🌱 Sprout || 🍓 Berryfunny 🎈|| DANDY'S WORLD

Sprout stood by the high window in the throne room, his hands clasped behind his back. He looked out at the sunlit garden, but his thoughts weren't focused on flowers. For the past six months, he'd been trying to convince himself it was just a crush. That he liked Louis as a guy who played the role of a jester well. But with each passing day, with each casual glance at Louis, this "crush" was transforming into something that frightened him with its depth.

When familiar footsteps echoed through the hall, Sprout flinched. He turned around, his heart skipping a beat.

The yellow ball with long ears and multicolored cheeks moved through the room with that light, almost dancing gait that made Sprout forget how to breathe. That positive and kind smile, the cheerful wagging of its tail, the fleeting glance of Sprout's gaze with Louis's beautiful eyes...

Sprout quickly looked away, feeling his freckles begin to burn slightly. He quickly collected his thoughts and said

• Louis...

His voice sounded a little more excited than he had intended.

• You... uh... are early today.

He tried to force his face into his usual regal composure, but a storm raged within him. He wanted to come closer. He wanted to ask how his day had been, how he had slept. But instead, he simply stood there, unsure what to do with his hands, his eyes, or even himself.