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Cosmo stared at Sprout as he rubbed his arm shyly, “You’re staring again…” he mumbled quietly and looked to the side instead. His little cotton tail- well actually he had an icing bunny tail like Cocoa but whatever- his tail twitched a bit.
Sprout shook his head, “AH- hah… right. Uhm.. sorry…” he hid his mouth behind the bouquet of flowers as his leafy tail curled into an obvious heart. An awkward silence stretched as the two just stood there nervously.
The berry finally cleared his throat and held out the flowers to the other boy, “T-these are for you..” he mumbled nervously with a small smile as he blushed and looked away.
The roulade looked at the flowers and surprise and awe, his gaze softened as he smiled and took them. “Thanks.. They’re beautiful.” he said as he stepped down the stairs of his porch and stood next to Sprout.
Cosmo pulled the flowers close to his nose to smell them, he let out a dreamy sigh. The flowers were little white stargazer lilies paired with a few white honeysuckle. An interesting combo but the two combined smelled amazing.
“They reminded me of you, I would’ve gotten you moonflowers but Dandy was out of them-.. I think stargazer lilies fit you better though.” Sprout admitted sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his neck. “You picked these flowers because they remind you of me-?” Cosmo perked up in surprise.
“Yea..! I chose the stargazer lilies because I wanted to get you some related to space, plus they smell AMAZING! And the honeysuckles are just because you’re a sweetheart!” the berry explained cheerfully, his tail wagging proudly as his leafy cat ears- that were usually hidden in his hair- perked up.
“I know honeysuckles don’t seem to have anything to do with you being a sweetheart- but I chose them because the nectar is edible and it tastes REALLY sweet, like honey!” he continued and tilted his head slightly with a proud smile.
Cosmo stared at Sprout with wide eyes, his bunny ears perked up and his little bunny nose twitching. He stared at the taller boy blankly, his expression unreadable at first. Until…
“Ah- do you not like them..? W-we can return them if you wa- …!!” the taller boy waved his arms frantically before being rudely interrupted by Cosmo’s lips crashing into his. Oh my stars this is actually happening.
Sprout freaking Seedly is currently kissing his best friend Cosmo the Pastry!! Not on the knuckles, or the cheek, or the forehead! An ACTUAL kiss! FINALLY!!!
Cosmo pulled away, his smile looked all squiggly as he looked down shyly. “S-sorry… I probably should’ve-”
“Do it again.” Sprout deadpanned, he was blushing so hard that it looked concerning, his tail wagged so fast it became a blur. It literally knocked down a little plant pot near Cosmo’s driveway.
“Ah-... maybe later…” the roulade chuckled lightly and started walking, the berry shook his head and rushed to keep up with Cosmo. Before you ask, yes they left the plant pot on the floor.
The two just talked and walked, their hands intertwined as they animatedly chatted. During their walk they did get a few looks from people, they weren’t bad! Except… maybe Shrimpo’s look was bad… But all the others seemed kind!
Toodles tugged on Teagan’s dress and pointed, earning a smile from Teagan. Poppy and Goob were holding hands and skipping down the sidewalk, and when they saw Cosmo and Sprout they practically crashed into a sign together. Earning a scolding from Scraps and Looey for running.
And soon, the two approached an ice cream truck in the park. They had been walking for a while, occasionally poking their heads into a store or two because Cosmo saw a cute plushie he liked or Sprout saw a funny apron that said something like “Kiss the chef”.
They stood in line behind a group of toons that seemed familiar but Cosmo and Sprout weren’t paying enough attention to recognize them.
“So what flavor are you getting? I’ll pay for it, my treat!” Sprout offered with a smile, “Thanks Sprout.. I’ll pay you back sometime- Uhmmm…” the roulade replied as his eyes scanned the menu. “I don’t know actually..” he mumbled and tilted his head.
“Take your time! We can step out of line if you need us too!” the berry said as he looked at the menu as well. “Ooo they have salted caramel here!” he gasped.
“Should I get cotton candy or mint chocolate chip..?” the swiss roll asked the taller boy and glanced at him, “Ooo you can get cotton candy and like white chocolate chips and marshmallows!” Sprout suggested, “I feel like you’d like something like that!” (that is unironically my ice cream order wherever i go. No hate 🥺)
“Ooo that sounds yummy..! I’ll get that then..!” Cosmo smiled warmly, “What about you..? What are you getting..?” he asked curiously, “Hmmm… probably superman with rainbow sprinkles!” Sprout replied proudly.
“Pft- that sounds like a rainbow explosion…” the shorter boy giggled behind his hand, earning a playful glare from the other boy. “Oh shush! Your ice cream sounds like a unicorn's dream mixed with fairy dust!” Sprout scoffed.
“You chose my order you dummy!” Cosmo playfully nudged the other’s shoulder with his elbow.
The group in front of them turned around with their ice cream, and instantly froze.
Cosmo and Sprout looked ahead of them and froze as well.
This is awkward…
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Cosmo and Sprout sat on the bench with their ice creams, and the group of toons from the ice cream line stood in front of them. And who was in that group you might ask? Well only Cosmo and Sprout’s CLOSEST. FRIENDS.
Sprout licked his ice cream as he swung his legs casually and looked around, his hand holding onto Cosmo’s tight. Meanwhile, Cosmo sat there nervously with his ice cream, looking up at the group nervously. “Sooooo… uhm… fancy meeting you guys here-”
“Cosmo.. Are you on a date with my brother…” Dandy narrowed his eyes suspiciously as his brows furrowed. “Maybe….?” the swiss roll awkwardly smiled. “I was not expecting this at all.” Vee commented.
“Have you guys con-fish-ed(confessed) yet?” Finn asked with an oblivious smile, Shelly giggled beside him with her hand interlocked with his. Finn smiled at her reaction.
“Kinda..? Sorta…?” Cosmo shrugged a bit, his ice cream melting onto his hand from how nervous and sweaty his hand was. Astro perked up and wrapped a napkin around Cosmo’s cone and held the ice cream for him. “Thanks..” Cosmo smiled warmly, Astro’s chest fluttered as he looked away guiltily.
“Oh my gosh Cosmo look, they gave me gummy bears as well!” Sprout said excitedly as he proudly showed Cosmo his ice cream which indeed had a few gummy bears on it. “That’s cool Sprout! Just keep eating-” Cosmo smiled back.
The berry kept obliviously licking his ice cream and talking with Finn and Shelly. Bassie stepped forward and stood near Dandy, “I didn’t know you guys were dating..!” she smiled softly, fidgeting with the hem of her skirt. Dandy nodded in agreement, “Yea! When did you guys start?”
“Oh- we aren’t- dating..” the roulade corrected nervously and took his ice cream from Astro’s stars and took a lick of it. Sprout choked on a gummy bear, Shelly quickly patted his back as he coughed. Cosmo, Bassie, and Astro all jumped in surprise at the sudden coughing sound, in sync as well!
“We-” another cough, “Aren’t dating…?!?” the berry coughed out the gummy bear onto a napkin and crumpled it up. Everyone looked at Cosmo who was now blushing, out of embarrassment or being flustered is still unknown.
“I- well- uhm- we- uh-” the roulade began choking on his words as everyone stared at him, expecting an answer. “Was that kiss earlier just to shut me up because I was rambling about flowers!?” Sprout gasped dramatically, everyone’s jaws dropped.
“WHAT KISS?!” Dandy whipped his head from Sprout to Cosmo, “You guys kissed..?” Vee raised an eyebrow, “W-what the feverfew..??” Bassie mumbled to herself quietly. (Hc: Bassie uses flower names to substitute for cussing. Feverfew = fuck.)
“OKAYWEGOTTAGOITWASNICETALKINGTOYOUGUYSOKAYBYE!!” Cosmo stood up abruptly and grabbed Sprout’s hand tightly, pulling him away from the group as he speedwalked. “WHA- HEY-!” Sprout flailed his arms as he was pulled away from his friends.
“Wha… What the fuck was that.” Vee stared into the distance as Sprout and Cosmo disappeared around the corner.
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Cosmo stormed up to his driveway, he let go of Sprout’s hand midway and panted due to speedwalking half the way here. He opened his door and began to step inside.
“Wait..!!” Sprout stepped closer and held the door open, Cosmo turned around and stared at him like a deer in headlights. “What happened back there..? You just ran off- are we really not dating..?” the taller boy asked, grabbing the other’s wrist and gently pulling him closer.
“Did you.. Think that's why we went on a date..?” Cosmo asked and stepped closer, “I- is that not what going on a date means..?” the berry titled his head in a confused manner, the shorter boy stared at him blankly. “No… going on a date doesn’t mean you’re dating…” he corrected Sprout.
“Ah… “ Sprout looked down and pondered for a minute, his hand moved from Cosmo’s wrist to his hand. He squeezed Cosmo’s hand tight as he thought for a moment. He finally looked up at Cosmo, “Do you wanna start dating?”
“Uhm.. maybe after a few dates.. I don’t know if I’m ready yet..” the roulade looked to the side shyly, expecting Sprout to just call this whole date thing off and leave. But instead, Sprout smiled at Cosmo, “Okay. I can wait.” he replied.
Cosmo looked at Sprout in surprise, “You- aren’t gonna just call this thing off and go find someone else to date..?” he tilted his head curiously. “Mm.. no..? Do you want me to..?” Sprout raised an eyebrow in concern. “No.. I want you to stay with me..” Cosmo replied.
“Then I’ll stay!” the berry smiled, “Ah..” the roulade stared at him blankly and looked to the side again. “Thanks.” he said softly and turned to his door, letting go of Sprout’s hand.
“Bye Cosmo!” Sprout waved with a warm smile, Cosmo turned around and stared for a moment, his usual frown curled into a small smile. “Bye Sprout.” he replied and stepped inside, he paused while closing the door, he opened it more and poked his head out again.
Sprout began walking down the driveway, humming carelessly to himself. “Sprout!” Cosmo called out, the berry paused and looked over his shoulder. “Thanks again.. For today..” the roulade said softly, “I.. uhm..” he looked down nervously.
“You don’t have to say ‘I love you’ if you don’t want to Cosmo.” Sprout chuckled softly and fully turned towards Cosmo, “Right… sorry..” Cosmo mumbled shamefully, “Don’t be. Nobody’s forcing you to say it.” the taller boy shrugged.
“Yeah..” Cosmo nodded and slowly retreated inside. Sprout stared at the door for a moment, then turned around and kept walking. Still humming carelessly.