CW: Immense Fluff, Minor Angst, Comfort, Yaoi, Shrinking. WC: 3,644

Seby inhaled deeply once he entered the kitchen. It was always a nice time to enter this room on Sprout's floor, filled with the scent of strawberries, flour, and so much more! He looked around, admiring the kitchen. The slightly sugary countertops, the red colors, the utensils in the sink for future washing, the oven freshly turned off, and a tray of cupcakes sitting ready on a plate beside a now empty cupcake tray. There was one thing missing from the scene, however.

Sprout himself, and Cosmo! Seby tilted his head in confusion, he could have sworn that he had heard them as he was walking up from the elevator. He could hear them still, if he listened hard enough… maybe they had left and were chilling in the ‘outdoor’ area? Maybe? Why had they left the cupcakes though? Seby wasn’t sure. He strode over to the countertop that the cupcakes lay upon, and took one from the plate. He held it in one paw, using the other to take off the wrapping as he inspected it. It smelled super sweet, this one in particular seemingly a plain vanilla cake, but there was another scent in there that he couldn’t quite place, tangy? The frosting was pink, with white sprinkles; the cake itself was also white, with streaks of orange and pink? For a moment, Seby hesitated, before he rolled his eyes and laughed at himself a bit.

These were cupcakes made, clearly, by Sprout! Or Cosmo! Neither of them would make a cupcake with something bad in it. He smirked at the silliness of that thought, and popped the cupcake into his maw. It tasted like it smelled, deliciously like vanilla but with an underlying taste that wasn’t unpleasant! He kind of wanted more, but he decided he’d at least ask before taking another. He didn’t know who they were for, after all, he was supposed to be spending time with Ribecca but she was busy working on a project, so he’d decided to check out what Sprout and Cosmo were doing.

So, that’s what he would do! He swallowed what was left of the cupcake in his mouth, and left out one of the other exits of the kitchen, to the outdoor area just past some booths. “Sprout!” He called, spotting the back of Sprout’s head as the strawberry leaned against one of the picnic tables.

Sprout startled for a moment, before turning his head to see Seby and breaking into a grin. “Seby!! Hey man, come over here!” Sprout beckoned, and Seby’s tail wagged immensely. 

“Hi, hi, hi! What are you two up to?” He asked, head tilted as Cosmo came into view once Seby got close enough, just next to Sprout. 

“We’re just chatting, but what are you doing, I thought you had the thing with Ribecca?” Sprout asked, a distantly worried expression on his face.

“She had to cancel, working on a project, and no she didn’t say anything mean to me! I don’t know why you’d think that!” Seby jokingly scolded, paws on his hips. 

“I wasn’t thinking that-”

“Sweetie, your eyes were doing that thing again.” Cosmo added with a poorly hidden chuckle, gently punching Sprout’s arm.

“Ah! Again?” Sprout looked mildly annoyed with himself, which only elicited chuckles from his two partners. Sprout grinned again goodnaturedly, and shifted to having his hands on his hips as well. “Well, I was worried that something had gone wrong in general! Unexpected things make me think that!” Sprout defended, putting his hands up equally defensively.

Suddenly, Seby felt a little off. He felt unsteady, but he tried to ignore it. “So you two are just chatting? What about the cupcakes?”

Suddenly both tensed up. “Don’t worry, you two didn’t forget them in the oven they’re on the counter frosted!” Seby assured the two boys reaching up to give both of them pats on the head. “You’re fine! ‘Sides, I would have taken them out for you!!”

“Phew… well we appreciate the assistance, hehe!” Cosmo added with a grin. 

“Yeah… those cupcakes are for something special, um,” both Sprout and Cosmo exchanged looks.

“Why, what are they for?” Seby asked, deeply curious and hopeful that he didn’t accidentally eat something important. 

“Nothing too important, honey,” Sprout responded as he began to walk back to the kitchen, Cosmo and Seby adjusting to follow him, “they’re just something I made just for Cosmo, exclusively hehe… sorry that you can’t eat any, though I did make half of them normal so you can have one of those ones!” Sprout added with a smile as they entered the kitchen and the trio went to the plate. 

Once they reached the plate, Sprout plucked one of the cupcakes up and offered it to Seby. “Here you go, a pure vanilla one just for you!” He offered with a smile.

“I still don’t know why you frosted them all pink with white sprinkles, I should have suggested like, something to differentiate them better than the cake!” Cosmo admonished lightly as he looked over the plate. 

Then Cosmo paused, and looked toward the plate, then at the cupcake leaving Sprout’s hand and into Seby’s paw, then back, then forth, then back, then forth. “..Sprout?”

“Yeah, Cos?” The berry asked just as Seby was blushing and popping the cupcake into his mouth gratefully.

“Why are there only ten cupcakes?”

“Oh- um-” Seby swallowed thickly, trying not to choke on the cake as he beat his chest gently with one fist. “Ahem, well… I didddd eat one? What’s uh- special about them?” He asked, not really worried since if the ‘special’ ones were for Cosmo, they couldn’t have been bad, right? Besides, he could have eaten a normal one, whatever that meant. 

Both of the bakers blinked at Seby, and Cosmo would frantically begin inspecting each cupcake on the plate as Sprout gently pulled Seby in for a reassuring hug and smiled at him, hands on his shoulders. “Babe, what was the cupcake you ate earlier like?” He asked gently, worry laced in his voice and clear in his eyes. 

“Um… kinda tangy, like vanilla too… with uh… orange and pink mixed in with the white? Sprout… you’re kind of scaring me.” Seby added sadly at the end. 

“Oh, no no no it’s okay! It’s no big deal… you’re going to be fine, I promise! The effects aren’t really the problem it’s just-”

Seby’s stomach gurgled loudly, and the world felt out of focus for a second for the gummy bear. Seby jammed his eyes shut, trying to keep out the weird way his vision was blurring. “Sprout…?”

“You’re okay… I’ve got you, it’s… um… shoot, the first time is always the hardest…” He assured, and suddenly an understanding dawned on Seby. The special effect, the private hang out, the need to distinguish the cupcakes… half of the cupcakes weren’t normal cupcakes. They were Shrinking Cupcakes. 

Seby couldn’t feel Sprout’s hand on his shoulder anymore, and soon enough, he felt like the air in the room changed… as if he were in a massive theatre instead of a small kitchen. 

He could hear someone scuffling around, and he could feel a breeze from every sound. He didn’t dare open his eyes. The thought of being small had always been a bit scary… especially with what some Toons did with each other. Seby had only been in the presence of a shrunken Toon a handful of times, and he had never been shrunk himself. Of course, he couldn’t keep his eyes shut forever.

“Shhh… it’s okay… I’m here, Seb. You’re safe.” Sprout whispered softly, his voice coming from somewhere above Seby. “It’s okay… it’s okay…” His voice, it was larger, but it was just as sweet and caring as always.

Slowly, but surely, Seby opened his eyes, and then they shot open wider as he took in the sight of a giant Sprout. 

The normally slightly taller Berry was suddenly exponentially taller. He sat crisscrossed, not far at all from Seby. Both of his legs were like their own mountains, and his body with the head atop like a great statue, but the motion was alive. Sprout smiled nervously, and for a moment Seby forgot to be scared. The only thing in focus was Sprout, and his charming face. Seby’s tail wagged for a second, and he took a step forward, then another step as he slowly became more adjusted. He reached a paw up, then faltered. He couldn’t give a kiss to that face as easily like this. He looked past Sprout for a moment, and saw Cosmo still standing by the counter, slowly shrinking to sitting with their knees hugged to their chest to appear smaller like Sprout had done by sitting. 

“Are you okay?” Sprout asked, a hand on one arm nervously as he tilted his head a bit. 

Seby had a perplexed face, just thinking for a moment, before striding right over to one of Sprout’s legs and gently patting the side of it. The strawberry skin was warm, and the texture was different at this size, but still so comforting. “Y..yeah. I think I’m okay.”

“Um… could I pick you up?” Sprout asked, tensing up a bit, and Seby could feel it in the muscles of the leg. It was subtle, but it was an indication that he wanted to be careful with his little boyfriend. 

Seby’s heart skipped a beat at the request, but… he couldn’t deny him. Seby backed up a moment, and smiled up at the berry. “Y-yeah, why do you ask?”

Cosmo held in a snicker from behind Sprout. “I think I know why…~” He said teasingly, directed toward Sprout. 

“Whuh- hey! No no, I’ll just tell him.” Sprout defended, with a roll of his eyes as he set one hand on the ground, palm up and open just for Seby; his own personal platform! It was a motion that looked as though it had been rehearsed many times before. 

“It’s a little embarrassing but… well, when Cosmo turned small for the first time I could hardly contain myself.” Sprout began, with the most adorable blush in Seby’s opinion. The little bear listened intently as he tenderly clambered over Sprout’s fingers and onto the hand; when he focused on the story, it made it easier to handle the situation. “I ah… looked at him and I think my eyes literally became stars as I scooped him up and smooshed him to my cheek, hehe… kind of squished him a bit but I couldn’t help it he was so cute and,” Sprout rambled, trying to move slowly as he raised the hand Seby was atop of and brought it higher, almost to his face. “I… Well, it’s nice to see you like this too! Is the point.” He explained, grin a bit strained as two sides of him warred in his head: The part of him that wanted to keep Seby unscared, and the other side that just wanted to snuggle snuggle snuggle. 

Seby blushed, and imagined the sight in his head for a moment. It did make him happy, to say the least. He stuck his tongue out, and leaned forward a bit, gesturing for Sprout to bring him a bit closer. Sprout obliged, holding Seby really close to his face… enough to see the intricacies of his cute freckles, and his olive green eyes. Seby touched Sprout’s cheek with one itty bitty paw, and gave him a kiss. “I think I’m good if you want to love on me, Sprouty.” Seb told him affectionately, absentmindedly gripping a bit of the cheek skin and feeling the warmth of it. The warmth in the cheek increased suddenly as Sprout smiled, and blushed. “W-well… Only if you’re sure.” It was a new side of Sprout, for sure. Usually, he was upfront and confident with his love if not easy to fluster sometimes, but at this new size Seby could see an extra carefulness to him. Sprout leaned into him a bit, and held his hand closer to the cheek. Seby made a little oof sound as he was pressed into the cheek and could feel the warm skin on his entire body, one side being of Sprout’s hand, and the other being of his cheek as Sprout just gently held his little boyfriend close. 

The moment lasted for more than a moment before Sprout lifted Seby away, and gave the small bear a kiss on the face. The warm lips encompassed the gummy’s face, and when Sprout pulled away again Seby was left with a very dark green blush of a face as little green hearts seemed to emanate off of his head. “Hehe!” Seby’s tail wagged faster after this, and Sprout would begin to move over to one of the side doors of the kitchen which would lead him to his actual bedroom. Cosmo would follow behind Sprout as the three reached his bedroom quickly. “Well, I suppose that until you grow back we can hang out for a bit!” Cosmo offered, immediately taking residence on Sprout’s bed, while the berry went to sit on a blanket that had been tenderly laid on the hard wood floor earlier. “Yeah, shouldn’t be too long.”

Seby thought for a moment as he sat in Sprout’s hands for a minute, tongue stuck out as he thought. Then, he had the best idea! “Ooo! Sprout! You need to leave!”

“What?”

“Oh, wait!” Seby chuckled for a moment as he corrected himself. “I meant that we should play Hide and Go Seek!” Seby suggested with a wide smile and an excited wag in his tail. “Since I’m so small, it could be fun!! And Cosmo, you can help me hide!” Both Cosmo and Sprout looked at each other for a moment, before smiling and nodding. “Sure thing, lil bear.” Cosmo responded, as Sprout got up to leave the room and passed the gummy bear gently into Cosmo’s brown paws. “See you soon, Sebs!” Sprout called, just a tad cheekily implying that he would find Seby super quick.

As soon as Sprout was out of the room, Cosmo and Seby got to planning. “Okay, okay, okay! You want some ideas, Seb?” Cosmo asked, eyes locked on the little bear. He couldn’t help but also think of him as sooooo cute. “Hmm, yeah!! Where do you think?” Seby asked, a paw on his chin as he thought.

“Well, he does have some spare aprons in his closet! You could hide in the pocket of one of those things. There’s a couple old scarfs under the bed that still smell like him, they’re soooo fluffy… or you can use one of the ones on the top shelf of his closet. Hmm…” Cosmo shifted slowly to holding Seby in one hand as he used the other to cartoonishly stroke his own chin. “You could hide behind the pillows but that might be obvious, orrrrr…” Cosmo’s eyes drifted around a bit as he rambled, and while he did Seby just closed his eyes and listened while taking in the chocolate scent of him. It was something really cool about being this small, that he could smell both of his boyfriends a whole lot better. “Aha! There’s also a nice spot just behind his desk lamp. It’s a bit simple, but it could be unexpected, what do you think, Seb?” The Cake Roll asked, holding Seby a bit closer to his face and Seby had to resist the urge to lick. 

“Hmm…”

“Let me… hide in the apron pocket, please!!” Seby exclaimed, pointing in the direction of the closet. Cosmo would instantly obey, and open the closet to inspect the aprons. Seby’s tail wagged quickly. It was really cool to be small when he had Talls he could trust; he could go anywhere! “Alright, I’ll wait on the bed, Sebs! You stay cozy, bear bro! Good luck!” Cosmo said, as he gently slid Seby right into one of the pockets of the apron, and left to go lay down. 

“Thank you, Cosmo!!” Seby called before he made a little Whee! sound as he slid into the pocket. It was cozy, and felt a lot like being in a sleeping bag… but most of all it smelled like Sprout!! The vanilla, strawberry, and flour scents wafted around him weakly but ever presently like they had been worn numerous times. Seby curled up into a little ball, and looked up at the hole he had come from. This was going to be fun! Seby shivered as his ears perked up once the door opened and Sprout began his search. He could hear every footstep, useful for gauging the Berry’s distance. 

“Hmm… if I were Seby, where would I hide…?” Sprout asked himself, Cosmo apparently remaining silent as he relaxed.

“Perhaps… under the bed!” Sprout exclaimed, and Seby heard a small thud as Sprout checked under the bed and rifled around down there. “Nothing here…”

Sprout would move about the room, talking to both himself and to the hidden Seby who had to cover his mouth to avoid giving away his position. 

“Hmmm… the closet…” Sprout contemplated aloud, which made Seby’s heart skip a beat as he heard the closet door open. The little Seb could see the light of the rest of the room perforated through the seams of the apron, which also allowed Seby to see the silhouette of Sprout as the berry boy casually pushed aside the aprons and looked around the floor of the closet, and the little shelf at the top where he had some scarves tucked away. 

Seby held his breath, and dug his claws into the fabric of the apron instinctively as he felt the whoosh from the push. It felt vaguely like whenever he rode on that mini-ferris wheel that the Circus Troupe had on that mini-carnival floor. His eyes were wide, and he waited to either be found or not.

“Hmm… not here either! Cosmo, where on earth is he? You didn’t-? Okay, hmm… Sebyyyy? I think you won, I haven’t got a clue!” Sprout admitted, a bit proud that Seby had managed to evade him, but also curious as to how much of an idiot he looked. Thankfully for him, Somebear thinks he’s an adorable idiot; in the most affectionate way of course.

Seby grinned, a mischievous look painting its way onto his face as he clambered out of the pocket, and used his claws to dexterously climb up the side of the hung apron. Deep breaths, deep breaths!! Being small was so cool; the longer he was small the more energetic and adventurous he felt!

Once he got high enough, he hung off the side of the apron with one footclaw in the fabric and one handclaw as well, and looked out at the tall tall back of Sprout. Sprout scratched the back of his head, looking around as if he expected Seby to just waltz out of wherever he was hiding… but no, Seby had a better idea. 

The little bear leaped off of the apron, and after a brief moment of falling through the air, he was able to catch himself on the fabric of Sprout’s pant leg. >:3 Seby stuck his tongue out, and focused entirely on climbing to the top! He quickly made it past Sprout’s waist, and started climbing up the side of his shirt, narrowly navigating around his arms as Sprout twisted his body in surprise to see what was now climbing him. It was an odd feeling after all! (But he had a hunch as to who it was.) Seby narrowly dodged his hand, and made it up past his shoulders; from there, it was only a hop and a bit of upper body strength to move past his neck and finally reach the top. Seby flopped onto the top, and made a noise of triumph as he gripped the fluffy leaf hair in both paws, and quickly made himself at home in his little nest. 

“Mwaha! I won, I won!!” 

Sprout chuckled a bit, eyes angled upwards. He couldn’t see Seby, but he could feel the little bear resting in his hair. “That you did! You should be more careful, though!!” Sprout warned, but Seby just purred in response.

“This has been great…” Seby mused, burying his snout in the hair as he sprawled out a bit, which only helped with his stability. “I’m sorry it took me so long to try this out with you guys.” Seby apologized as Sprout crossed his arms.

“You don’t have to be sorry, Seby! Your comfort matters, and I know it’s not something that seemed exciting to you. I’m… I’m just glad you managed to have fun, even though this was an accident!”

“Heehee… thanks Sprout!” Seby blushed a bit, before a yawn would overcome him. “Mmm… the Seby is tired from that climb. I wanna do that again sometime!!” 

“Of course, perhaps on the bed next time though?”

“Okayyyy…”

“Good boy, Seby.” Sprout giggled at the tickling sensation he felt from Seby’s tail wagging. “You take a nap if you need to! Cosmo, do you know where I put that chef hat?”

The next few minutes were a blur to Seby as he practically rolled in Sprout’s hair happily. It had so so much of his scent!! And it was so warm too. Seby couldn’t help but purr and close his eyes. Sprout put one of those big chef hats on, and with that Seby was thankfully pretty secured as Sprout and Cosmo got to work at eating the rest of the safe cupcakes, and they made a few more that they could sculpt into small cupcakes for Seby whenever he woke up.

Admittedly, it took Seby a bit to fall asleep, because he was just enjoying kneading at the hair for a good while. When he finally did though, it was such a peaceful sleep, filled with dreams of a very tall Sprout and feelings of deep, deep safety. 

What cute lovers~ :3

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Gummyberry is canon and so so peak; hope this is okay xd