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Oh no...
I've made the biggest mistake of my life.
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The room smelled of flowers and stars, the orange glow that came from the window is almost turning pink. The sheets dirty with his scent and petals. He slept on top of Astro's chest, covered by the lavender blanket the flower purrs and snores with a tranquility he'd never seen before from him.
Astro's eyes stayed focused on the ceiling, he couldn't bear to look at his face. So calm yet so far gone from the one he once knew.
Dandy's body cuddled Astro up to his neck, with his hot sleepy breathes and purrs vibrating against the moon's throat, he gulped. He was too warm under him, he felt like a volcano and a prey at the same time.
He knew what to expect when he stayed friends with him, helping him with his research and the Ichor Operation.
They all warned him.
And yet Astro didn't listen, he couldn't listen, not when Dandy was near. Somehow logic escaped him everytime, he'll say something bad then wrap it in pretty words and affection.
It always turned into affection and Astro would always melt into Dandy's mold. His narcolepsy always taken advantage of in arguments, Dandy knows he can't handle long conversations before starting to get sleepy, he would yawn and Dandy would offer a safe place to fell asleep in for a while.
In his warm arms, he would say the same horrible, horrible thing again.
"You're never going to leave, right Astro? We're best friends, Hm?"
His consciousness would fail him and he would say something stupid like always.
"Never....Dandy...You're my best friend too.....forever." Lines from the show they always said, it was a reflex at this point.
"Forever. Yes." Good answer.
Astro would always wake up in his room with a plate of cupcakes and hot cocoa. A post-it written, "See ya later!" With a doodle of a flower, he'd always keep them.
He doesn't know why.
He doesn't want to know anyway.
Dandy grumbled in his sleep, making biscuits with his paws he turned on the other side and nuzzled his face against Astro's torso. His t-shirt wrinkled.
Astro hushes him, stroking the sleeping toon's back in light circles before looking back at the ceiling. Humidity always built up in the corners of his room, being the colder one of the mains is both a curse and a blessing. Sighing, he closes his itchy eyes.
He vividly remembers the first time he saw one of those ichor capsules, the deep black in them reflected no light, as if the liquid swallowed it whole.
It stucked to his throat and he never forgot the taste.
Disgusting,
Tasty,
Chalky,
Sweet.
Flashbacks of him throwing up on the floor and crying the same substance out always got him off guard, as if a twisted saw him. Dandy got on his knees and asked him again and again how he felt.
How it felt inside him.
He doesn't remember the rest of that day, he just knows he's hungry a lot more since.
And cookies won't satisfy him.
Astro rolled his eyes, blushing deep blue against his better judgment. He also kissed him that day, even if his lips dripped ichor and his eyes were red with tears. He still smiled at him.
"As a reward! I knooowww you've been dying to! Hehe!"
Rewards... He'll be a liar if he said he didn't like them. He's only a toon after all... When Astro was able to find 10 more of those capsules, Dandy gifted him a whole cake with his face on it.
When he bought one of Delilah's notebooks, he got another kiss, on the cheek this time. And a grey milkshake as a thank you for being in a long run. It tasted chalky and fruity because of the blueberries and banana, he guessed.
He got better after, Dandy knows how certain fruits are filled with the vitamins needed for him to gain his energy back.
Sprout and Cosmo probably taught him.
And the most recent one was a bunch of files from the office floor, when he came to Dandy's shop in the lobby, the flower beamed in joy and let him watch dozens of tapes of the show with him in his room.
And once he felt tired, he shared Dandy's bed and they cuddled the entire night. Dandy even held him when he had hallucinations like he always did when he overworked himself, petting his head so so gently. — and by morning, gave him a sweet treat with pudding.
Dandy is always caring with him...
Said toon mumbled something under his breath and turned once again, this time on his stomach. Face flat in Astro's torso. "Hmm...wha' time i' is..."
"Hm? You're awake Dandy?... I- don't know what time is it, just that it's the afternoon..." Astro layed his arms on Dandy's back, hugging him loosely.
"Mmookay..." he snuggles Astro once more. Exhaling lazily.
"Do you want to get up...? Or should we stay like this a little-"
"Nah...Sprout will kill us if we miss dinner... And I have a run to supervise anywayy..." The main stood up from Astro's body. Sitting beside him, he stretched the sleep away.
"Oh..." Disappointment filled his voice but before he could say anything else—and while he was sitting up too—Dandy moved closer, abruptly kissing Astro.
"Dan-..!"
His hands cupped the moon's face, deepening the kiss.
Astro's mind fogged up, dazed. His eyes closed and mind ran wild, his limbs lost all sort of strength and he let Dandy topple him back down on his star pillow.
As always, Dandy's kisses were soft but only at the start, after a few seconds and choked breathes, they become hungry and searching. Possessive and addictive but also incredibly perfect.
Separation always pained him like the loss of a part of himself. Left gasping for air, Dandy slides down the tall bed and ruffled his petals.
Half lidded eye watched him groom himself, sideways Astro layed on his bed.
"Don't overthink it Astro! Bye bye!" The flower smiled, almost carefree. He closes the door behind him.
And the sheets still smelled like him.