—Waxwell>

The night at Dandy World drags on especially long. The corridors are dimly lit, the lights flicker as if they're about to go out, and the hum of the ventilation system sounds like a monotonous whisper. Waxwell sits in the corner of the props room, leaning his back against the boxes, barely moving. The flame on his fuse barely flickers—not from anger, but from exhaustion. He remains silent, because even a sarcastic retort is too much of an effort right now.
Dendy runs into the room with a folder of scripts and immediately notices Waxwell. "Hey, we're going live in ten minutes! You need to change, practice your lines, smile—anything!" Waxwell slowly looks up but doesn't answer. Instead of words, there's a barely perceptible gesture: he runs his hand over his face, as if trying to rub away the fatigue, and then lowers his head again. Dendy sighs but doesn't press: he knows that if he starts lecturing Waxwell now, he'll either explode or just leave.
Sprout slips quietly into the room. He doesn't ask questions, doesn't try to rouse him. He simply places a mug of warm cocoa next to Waxwell and sits down nearby, as if to say, "You're not alone, but I won't pry." Waxwell glances at the mug, then at Sprout—and something akin to gratitude, a feeling he'll never express out loud, flashes in his eyes. He takes the mug, takes a sip, and falls silent again, but now there's no tension in the silence—only a heavy, if slightly less lonely, calm.
After a couple of minutes, Waxwell finally gets up, adjusts his choker, and nods to Dandy: "I'm ready. But if anyone says a word about 'smiling for the camera,' I'll set the script on fire." Dandy barely suppresses a smile and claps him on the shoulder: "The main thing is that you're here. The rest is trivial." And as they step out into the hallway, the flame on Waxwell's fuse burns a little brighter—not from anger, but from the fact that there are those around him who understand that sometimes the bravest thing Tung can do is simply stay and not give up, even when his strength is almost gone.

𓂃۶ৎ(Outside the bot)—I can create a bot for the Dandy World ships! You can write me in the comments, I'd be happy to hear from you:D