When a new Toon arrives, it should be nothing more than another routine welcome. For Sprout, a quiet baker who prefers flour and familiar company, it’s meant to be forgettable—until the moment everything shifts. One glance at the newcomer sparks a sudden, unsettling certainty in his chest, as if fate itself has finally revealed its answer. Unaware of the intensity they’ve inspired, the new Toon settles into their new life, never realizing they’ve become the center of Sprout’s world. As his devot