#teddaby

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@teddaby said: that's it ! yatta is banned from candy, for a WHOLE DAY. sprout would have said a week, but then he felt bad.

   “ SPROUUUTTTT … !! ” and of course yatta's taking the news very well, as expected — whining profusely, while being on hands and knees like she's dying. this keeps up, and she might just start sobbing. “ I'M SORRY !!! i didn't mean to spill ALL the gumballs in the kitchen !! PLEEEEEASE don't do this, please please please please pLEASE — !! ”

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@teddaby said: astro + sprout ! / he stands quietly , tugging at his scarf to self-soothe and he looks like he has something to say ...  conflicted , confused , and unsure of how to put his thoughts into words . if he even can , or if he even should , and sprout barely manages to utter only two words ,   "  ...  i'm sorry.  "

   “ sprout ? ” his voice is gentle, trying to catch the strawberry's attention without startling him, or drawing any unwanted attention his way. he recognizes that sort of behavior — not from sprout in particular, of course — but from many other toons exhibiting signs of anxiety, like bassie or squirm.

   concern is clear as day on his expression, and a hand nearly reaches out to him to provide some kind of comfort — but astro hesitates. in the end he opts not to — trying to avoid invading his space and potentially overwhelm him more. part of celestial toon expects sprout to simply turn tail and act as though he's fine and that it's nothing ( like he normally would ) , instead does sprout remain and speaks quietly, leaving the other a little surprised. both by the honesty, as well as his choice of words.

   astro's silent for a moment, left staring / trying to recall any sort of recent event that would prompt other's apology / only to be left drawing a blank as his head tilts to the side. oblivious to whatever the other feels guilty about. “ you have nothing to apologize for … is something wrong ? ”

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@teddaby said: astro + dyle !  /  " i see ... you're quite right, the tree has grown to the point of becoming bothersome. it would be a shame to eventually lose the only source of natural light down here, and moonlight , of course ... but there are only few solutions i can think of, and dandicus will likely object . i believe he planted it ... and has been watering it since closure, if no one else. it certainly hasn't been me. "

   “ mm … ” a little hum of acknowledgement given, their gaze not moving from staring up at the tree in question. beyond it being the glass ceiling / the only way any of the toons would be able to see the outside world / but covered by overgrown branches and leaves. blocking out the natural sunlight for the day, as well as a view of the stars at night — something astro personally would love to view once again.

   the look they wear isn't disappointment, per say … something more akin to melancholy, if anything. quite the problematic scenario indeed, if it comes down to dandy's word — of course he'd naturally object if it was something he personally planted & cared for. even if he agreed to have it trimmed at the very least, it's not like they had an easy way of doing so … flutter probably being the only one who could easily get up there, but that'd be a lot of work for her alone.

   “ i can try asking him, if that would maybe make it easier … ” not that the celestial toon expects to be an exception by any means, but they were quite close — probably enough to have better odds than dyle would. not that their tone indicates any confidence about it / their grip on the blanket surrounding them tightening. “ thank you anyway, dyle. ”

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      "" when have i not ? ""

   it's said like a jab , yet the woman is handing the other a freshly squeezed glass of orange juice , and even some food . how did this fool find out where she lived , no clue ––– she will eventually figure it out .

   "" you look like shit , by the way . ""

|| @teddaby // some meme i lost : " ahh, so you're taking pity on me, then? " / hisaki !

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@teddaby said: " i can't lose you, too. "   /   sprout + ...  either showtime or looey  :3  u choose !

   it's a heavy silence that hangs in the air. tempers between two toons previously flaring have now simmered into a frustrated quiet, but the tension is more than palpable — were anyone around, surely it'd feel like their sheer presence might be enough to reignite either of the two all over again.

   begrudgingly does showtime sit before sprout while getting absolutely covered in bandaging — another reckless run done without any sort of healer, despite sprout's protests — and while they've certainly suffered worse, it's still apparently enough to warrant his ire. he was just fine, and no one else was hurt ! what else could he possibly want ?! annoying ...

   though it seems sprout is the first to concede however, surprising the clown — ears previously angled back now perking up at his voice. his words specifically. rather than being met with another round of scoldings, it's more of an admission / a very vulnerable one at that, they knew.

   whatever irritation they still felt had melted away by now. ears flop forward / lashing of their tail stilling / expression falling into something more pensive. like they didn't realize how much they seemed to ... matter to him.

   “ you won't. ” finally spoken after a long while, half - lidded gaze off to the side. “ i promise. ”

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@teddaby said: “  why are you smiling at me like that?  ” / sprout + looey !

   he doesn't mean to laugh — really, he doesn't — but the sight before balloon animal makes it nigh impossible not to. tail wags behind him with a grin on his face, causing eyes to squint slightly with how wide it stretches. not making fun of him by any means / instead so endeared by how silly the other looks / it just slips out.

   “ you — you got a lil somethin' … ” looey gestures towards his own face, pointing at his clean cheek contrasting sprout's own. frosting — which, given that looey was invited to help with making and decorating cupcakes, would make sense — but how on earth sprout had managed to get any on his face was a mystery. a very entertaining one, obviously.

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@teddaby said: sprout is grabbing looey by the shirt so he can shake him ,  and not exactly gently either ,  so he has no excuse to not listen to him this time .  ( when is sprout ever this aggressive ?! ) ,   "  why can't you understand that i don't want you to get hurt ! " / hi remember when you wanted them to argue 🤭

   huh — ?! caught completely off guard, hands grab at sprout's wrists in a vain attempt at getting him to stop. a fruitless endeavor, of course / being shaken around so aggressively while being so much lighter than the average toon / as if he wasn't already lightheaded from being hurt beforehand.

   “ i — do — understand — !! ” spoken between each shake best that looey can manage. where was this aggression coming from ?! he knew sprout cared about everyone's well being, everyone knew that — but to go this far ? he's done far worse of a job distracting before and never got a reaction like this !

   “ but i — need — the speed — ” not that he expected that to be enough to satisfy the other toon ( in fact, he expected it to only make things worse ) . why couldn't he seem to understand he had to get hurt sometimes ?! “ stop — !! ”

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@teddaby replied: sorry looey he is that petty jNCJXNJDN. u will learn to distract at full health !!

   currently tugging on his ears — “ but it's so much easier for everyone to distract at two ! ”