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(A/N) : I know to some people it doesn't seem like much, but thank you guys sm for all the support on this story ♡♡ I'm trying to get out chapters as quick as possible I just haven't had enough motivation, sorry! 

Tw: profanity! 

End of A/N!

   ☆࿐ཽ༵༆༒ Start of chapter! ༒༆࿐ཽ༵☆

So.. After you put Boxten to sleep, you finally turned your brain on and thought for a second.. 

If he said that he died before getting sent here.. 

Then, that means there's other toons, right?! 

But how would you know? There's no proof any of this isn't just a dream, right? Maybe you played the game too much.. 

But no. This sure as hell isn't a dream. You already pinched yourself earlier, and you're not doing it again!! 

Maybee you should just go for a walk to clear your head.. Right. That's what you'll do. 

So, you grab your purse (even if you're a male, who cares if it's girly. But if you mind that much you can think of it as a bag or whatever u want!!) and keys, check up on Boxten who's somehow still asleep despite your commotion earlier, and head out the door. 

You decide to go to the park because, well, you'll be fine, plus.. Nothing beats a stroll in the park! And it's still day, you just weren't able to tell because your house was dark as fuck. 

You finally arrive to the park after walking for a couple minutes because that was literally the whole point of this outing. Then, you decided it was best to walk in a more secluded area. 

As your thinking (a very rare occurrence) while walking, you find a small box on the side of the.. Sidewalk.. And you know you shouldn't be nosey, since its obviously someone's box, but that's how you found Boxten right? Your a little paranoid but so what. 

You decide to open it because Boxten was in REALLY bad condition when you found em, and if there's a toon in there then their probably close to dying.. Again. 

When you open the box, you see a shrimp?? Who ordered a singular shrimp. In a BOX. but then when you look closer, you see the ichor that you previously thought was just shadows. 

Shrimp... Toon.. 

Wait, SHRIMPO?? (Yes you dumbo who else..) 

Disregarding that mean voice in your head, you reach into the box and gently pick up the shrimp boy. He seems to be wounded an almost fatal way, he probably got caught by a main. He was passed out but you saw his chest rising and falling, so he was alive (for now). 

Wait, shit, you need to get him home quickly. You can't take him to the hospital, this is too strange a phenomenon.. 

You start running. (Run faster slow-poke you have an unconscious and almost dead body in your hands!!!) 

When you get home, you quickly unlock and open the door, luckily you've learned Boxten is a heavy sleeper.. You had shrimpo lay down on a napkin, at the center of your desk. You didn't know if ichor stained, but it was similar to ink so it probably did. 

You hurried to get your medical supplies so you could patch him up, and to top it off you weren't that good in the medical field- but you've read online forums soo.. He'd live! 

༺ღ༒ lil timeskip so I don't bore ya ༒ღ༻

You finished patching him up and, low and behold, he was still alive!! Yay. 

Then you realised that you were gonna lose your shit when he started that "I hate" stuff. You hate to say it, but you absolutely hated that part about him. 

You'll be fine though. Right? 

. 

.. 

... 

.... 

You swear if he said another I hate line. 

"I HATE THAT YOU SAVED ME!!"

GOSH, HIS RAGE WAS ON ANOTHER LEVEL!!! and you HATED IT. But. You should be the better... Well, a responsible human because if you think about it, you're a toon handler now. So stay calm.. Stay-

"I HATE THAT BOXTEN IS HERE TOO! I HATE BOXTEN!!" 

... You weren't going to last. 

"How about, we get you to bed like Boxten is." you said after a sigh, and even though he refused with a couple "I HATE BEDS! I HATE SLEEP!"s and things like that, he literally passed out after you placed him on a soft mini pillow. 

At this rate, you'd have to commission some mini stuff for them..

Also he refused to eat, so he'll need a big breakfast in the morning.. That's great. 

For now, you should go to bed too. You'll just take a nap. Like, an hour long nap.. 

That's what you wanted to say, but when you hit your bed you went to sleep until morning. 

         ༺ღ༒ End of chapter! ༒ღ༻

(A/N) : thank you sm for being patient with the updates!! I'll get to glisten soon, but here some fun facts!! 

1: all the mini beds you collected have railings, like a baby proof crib. 

2: shrimpo is shorter than every toon except toodles in this AU, making him the second smallest!! (Slightly taller than one finger) 

3: Boxten's music box plays when he's asleep!

AGAIN TYSM FOR THE SUPPORT GUYS!! I didn't expect this story to get any attention at all, I'm so grateful!! 

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Chapter published: 11/2/2024 ♡

Please be patient with uploads, but feel free to suggest chapters/toons! Thank you!!

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So, ever since you got shrimpo it was pure chaos. Luckily they don't wake up early, because if they did you'd be done for.. Shrimpos been annoying you all day! Boxten isn't that bad but he certainly isn't helping out.. 

The only time shrimpo even shuts up is when he's asleep! And he doesn't even go to sleep for that long! 

Still, it's technically your fault for taking him in.. You coulda just left him.. So you should just be responsible (for once) and deal with it. Maybe the next toon you get would be able to help out. Maybe. 

Really, how did you get into this situation. You might actually be du-

*RINGGG!!*

oh, hey, it's Joselin. Finally someone you can talk to.. 

OBVIOUSLY you answer, (you did let it ring a couple times to annoy her) because who wouldn't pick up the phone when their best friend's calling!? 

"HEYY Y/N! So, you wont believe it but the craziest thing ever has happened! There's this- this thing.. It's glisten from dandy's world but- it's like, real?.. It talks?? But it's suuupeerrr tiny, I don't think you could fit a voice box in it- and it reacts and moves and it's just a confusing little creature? Could you PLEASSEE tell me what's goin on? If ya know of course."

Wait.. So they aren't you exclusive? (Well obviously not..) still, you're just glad someone you can trust has one of them..

"Uhm, so you're actually not crazy, believe it or not! The same thing happened to me and I currently have two of them.. Only boxten and shrimpo, say, could you come drop him off over at my place? I've got a pretty good hold on how they work- and I can show you to the others! Or should I come over there?.."

You attempt to converse normally about this mind blowing information because your friend never mentioned anything about him being hurt? But you'll see..

"Sure! I'll be there in five, kayy!"

While you waited you decided to fix the starving toons some food, it wouldn't take too long because the smallest snacks you had were meals for them, but you didn't want to get your lazy bum up.. 

Whatever, you needa be more active even just a little.. 

So you hesitantly get up, fixing them little Nutella sandwiches (one for glisten too). You wondered if they died and became this small or if they were always like this. 

Not worth thinking about, you'll just spiral in your mind again and you have a visitor!! 

*DING DONG*

... 

Actually, your visitor seems to be here because- well.. Yeah. 

You open the door for Joselin, welcoming her in. She has glisten in a little container like you'd use for tuna or something (I apologize if you make it in bowls). She sets him on your counter, where you placed boxten and shrimpo so they could wait for food. 

"Ah! So they all do exist? Awwe, their so cute! This one is a sassy prickly.. Thing. Toon?.. I guess? It sounds so weird, like, knowing their actually real! We sound weird to them, don't we?"

"Well yeah obviously, but thanks so much for dropping off glisten~.. Say, could you go to the craft store? I need more mini beds if more toons come, their so small I'd crush them if they slept in my bed.."

With a little 'Go do it yourself you lazy duck''s and a couple more insults, she agrees and you're now alone with the tiny toons. 

And the chaos continues.. 

༺ღ༒find out next time,

                on Tiny toons!༒ღ༻

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Ever since you got Glisten, everything has been a bit more bearable. Shrimpo's little outbursts have been shut down a lot by Glisten, and Boxten seems to be coming out of his shell. Glisten is pretty fun to talk to at moments, but Shrimpo hasn't exactly.. Well.. Changed. He just yells a little less. 

But there's one thing that has worried you. 

You haven't found a new toon, or as you like to call them now; tiny toons, yet. Unless time goes by super slow over at Gardenview, they must be out there somewhere. Though, since you played the game, you know that they go on seperate runs. 

That would make sense, but assuming they don't do solo runs in their actual universe, and at least one toon dies per run.. Well.. It's just worrying. 

Don't worry that much.. Don't worry that much.. Don't worry that much.. Stop worrying so much.. Stop worrying so-

"FUCK!"

You yell out at nobody, cursing your stupid brain and your lack of other things to think of. You aren't used to roommates, so you don't regard your volume. 

You completely forgot that you'll have some roommates for a while (heh, toonmates).. You feel so fucking stupid right now. 

Past is past, let's forget about that.

You decide that it's best you go to the park with the toons to clear your head, maybe that will help. So, you gather all the toons but the problem is- you don't know how to take them anywhere.

You don't know if you should hold them in your hand (Nope, too risky) , maybe in a bag? (They might suffocate in your other things!) A stroller? (That's way too big.) 

Then what?.. 

Well, my friend, the smartest idea ever has appeared inside your mind. 

In your pockets.

Yeah, it's a little unethical but.. They'd be able to breath and you.. Well.. Don't have any other options. So, you guide them to the pockets in your pants/skirt (idrc, it ain't relevant) and warn them about the bumpy ride before heading outside.

You take the same couple minute walk to that park you found shrimpo. 

What a terrible memory. 

The walk is boring, but you do see a couple cute animals, that's a plus! 

When you finally arrive at the park, you sit down to let them out of your pocket, holding your hand out so they could climb up. With them in hand, you walk over to the- Wait. 

Where should you go? Yeah, this is a park, and everyone loves swings and slides, but what would they like? 

Ahah! 

The slides would be best, since the swings.. Well. For someone so small, yeah that won't work. Same with like, anything else. But the slide would just be.. Like.. A giant slide! So, you bring them over to one of the slides, not without some complaints from shrimpo. 

"Do you guys want to slide? It might feel like a pretty long one though, because you're so small." You asked them, but you'd already picked. "If you don't want to, just.. Uh.. Scream at me. I'll be at the bottom to catch you!" you hadn't thought about the drop as you went to the end of the slide. 

(Of course you hadn't. You rarely think.) 

If you didn't catch them, they'd probably be injured.. Really bad. Because their so tiny that.. Well, that drop is like falling off a cliff for them (size is in chapter one!!). 

But as you were dwelling on that, you see a black stain that's oddly familiar. Yes, it's ichor, and yes, the ichor trails.. Impossibly short, to a body. The body appears to belong to.. Poppy. You had least expected her! But, this is good for you in some ways, because now you don't have to worry, and you now know that poppy can't just be a bubble if she hadn't already popped.

(Yeah, idiot. She doesn't pop in game.) 

You picked her up carefully and walked back up to the base of the slide, telling the other toons that this 'trip' would have to be cut short because of their friend, poppy. 

So you put them in your pockets again and rush home with poppy in your hand, running to find a first aid kit once you get inside. 

The whole healing process, yada yada, she's fine but she won't wake up. Though, that was to be expected. If she had woken, you'd be even more surprised. There was no reason she would wake up, after all. 

So, you decided to officially set up the toons bedroom while you waited for her to wake up after her totally certified doctors appointment. 

This would be very, so very fun for the rest of your life. 

                 ༺ღ༒ end! ༒ღ༻

890 words.. I'm sorry guys, I should do better next time, just felt like I owed ya one since I'm.. Awake but doing nothing. Nonetheless, hope you enjoyed this!! 

Btw give me ideas on what their setup looks like

-Seleaz 

4/28/25

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