Another Dark Steve AU bc he's a bean. Also, the Yellow Assistant is really attached to Dark here.
Dark gulped slightly as he noticed a certain yellow steve walk into the village. He knew he'd have to talk to him eventually, but at the same time, he was also positive he was about to get punched in the face.
"Heyyy, Yellow Assistant..."
To Dark's surprise, the Assistant smiled at him.
"Hey, little one. Happy told me I'd find you here. How are you doing?"
"I uh- listen, I'm sorry- I'm really sorry for everything-" Dark Steve tried to apologize, only to be cut off with a hug.
"I know. Don't worry, all is forgiven."
Tears welled up in Dark's eyes as he hugged back, mumbling sorry's and thank you's. The Yellow Assistant led him to a more quiet area of the village and sat him down on a bench, all while never letting him go. He waited until the younger steve calmed down a bit to start a conversation. It was pretty awkward at first, as Dark still couldn't wrap his head around being forgiven so easily, but as time went on, he began to loosen up little by little.
Lightning striked next to them, making the two steves jump and revealing their friend, an orange steve carrying several flowers in his arms.
"Hey there you two, sorry I'm late." Happy cheerfully waved as he walked over. "Here, I made flower crowns!"
The Yellow Assistant quickly picked one and put it on his head, then went to admire himself in a puddle. As he turned back to his friends, he was met with an adorable and somewhat funny sight. Dark Steve was holding one of the crowns in his hands and analyzing it wide-eyed like it was some sort of precious artifact.
"How do you do this...?" He whispered mesmerized as he held it closer to get a better look at it.
"Oh, it's not hard at all. You just pick a bunch of flowers and weave them together." Happy explained. "Do you like it?"
Dark put the crown on his head and nodded.
"Love it."
