Only a few weeks after meeting Deerling, Espurr started to develop feelings for the deer. She didn’t quite recognize these feelings, as she had never had a crush before, but she definitely felt that something was off.

However, Espurr had noticed before that Deerling seemed to spend a lot of time with Goomy. The two were good friends, but Espurr was worried that they might become more than that.

Still, she was happy for Deerling. So, when Valentine’s Day rolled around a couple weeks later, she found a bouquet of flowers and told Deerling to give them to Goomy.

Deerling was confused, but she did as Espurr asked and gave the flowers to Goomy.

Goomy, of course, was flattered, but he saw that something was off. Deerling was smiling, but there was a reluctance in her eyes. Goomy interrogated his friend on why she looked unhappy, and eventually she spilled.

Deerling cared for Goomy, of course. But … she liked someone else. She liked Espurr.

Goomy, suspecting as much, offered Deerling to help her with her crush. She accepted.

Later that day, Goomy gave Deerling a new bouquet of flowers, this one with a note in it, but he commanded her not to read it. He told her to give it to Espurr, and if she was too shy, she could just tell her that it was thanks for getting her a bouquet for Goomy.

But when Deerling gave her the bouquet, Espurr read the note first. It read:

“Happy Valentine’s Day!! I’m hella gay for you, but I’m too shy to admit it! So I had Goomy write this note for me so I wouldn’t have to say it to your face!”

When Espurr turned the note around so that Deerling could read it, she almost fainted.

But after calming down the poor deer, Espurr confessed to her, too. So the two got together that day, and they’ve been dating ever since.

And it’s all thanks to Goomy.