bloodyeverest

[bloodyeverest]

~ Info

Cross posted on Ao3 (Link here)

[Part one here]

TW : None

Genres : Fluff, slow burn

Fandom : Cookie Run Kingdom

Characters : Espresso, Madeleine, Latte, Gingerbrave

Ship : Espresso x Madeleine

HC : Madeleine adopted Custard

~ S ~ T ~ A ~ R ~ T ~~ 

~ Summary

Just like tears, a restraining order will run out as well. However..What if the one who filed it realized their mistake? What if the one who it was filed against was living happier now but still ever so longing for the other?

~ Prologue

It could take days, weeks, months, or years but glue will come off eventually and with that, the papers as well. As much as Madeleine may be denying his still throbbing love, he had to accept it. That said, no rule ever stated he couldn't find a new love, though not romantic but family like. Custard was needing a father and Madeleine was willing.

So now here they stand, son and father, ordering at the bakery until a familiar raven haired cookie trots his was in, Madeleine didn't fail to notice the intense smell of coffee however.

~ Start

"DADDD" Custard called "DADDD WAKE UP!" He called out again. Somehow failing to wake Madeleine up but definitely waking up the entire neighbor hood. "DADD!" It was 5 in the morning currently and the bakery was opening at 6. The bakery was introducing a new donut called the "Jelly Vanilla Donut" where it had jelly on the inside but frosted by vanilla frosting all other. No doubt it got all the kids, and even some adults, intensely interested in it. "FATHERR! BY THE KINGS ORDER, AWAKEN!" Custard had started to stomp at this point and finally waking him up a bit. Custard need and I mean need to get to the bakery on top else they other cookies might drain the donut stock out before the self-proclaimed 'All Mighty King' could have a taste. Finally, the blond haired fool woke enough to spit out some words. "Whats got you all worked up?" Madeleine said in a raspy voice, forgetting the promise he made Custard the day before. "THE DONUT! WE NEED TO GET THERE, DID YOU FORGET??" Custard cried like a spoiled child. "Ooh that" Madeleine replied after a few seconds of trying to remember. He slowly sat up in bed and pat Custard on the head. "Give me some time, by the divine, I shall not disappoint." Madeleine replied, his personality kicking in. Custard smiled brighter then even the divine could and ran out excitingly with a 'Alright!'

~

Ring ring, as expected, the pair of son and dad walked in, while later then expected, still on time. It was about seven forty-six in the morning. Madeleine still tired as ever but mustered up the strength to order. 'Espresso would enjoy this. Maybe I could bri-' Madeleine quickly coughed at that though. 'Why am I thinking of him, he filed a restraining order against me 3 years ago. Not like I can bring him some.' Not letting it show but Madeleine's mood, as well as his appetite, dropped faster then the news of the restraining order flowing through the kingdom. Once ordered, him and Custard went to take a seat. Not exactly right next to but still able to see out the window. Custard boasted about him being the king for the 100th time that hour but Madeleine never minded, he was just too cute to not pay attention to. This time however, the clouds of his mind drifted him away from reality leaving him on an auto response.

Madeleine looked to his left to see the calendar and his heart dropped, maybe up lifted? Who knows but what he knows is that the restraining order expired yesterday. As if on que, the filer walk into the bakery, Madeleine being on high alert did not falter to not notice. Madeleine's shock was not ignored by Custard. A 'dad?' went unnoticed by said father as the raven haired looked to look Madeleine in the eyes after ordering. Espresso quickly picked himself up enough to walk over. He tapped on the taller blond's shoulder which seemed to snap him out. "Madeleine cookie-" At the mention of his name, Madeleine crumbled faster then those he crumbled with his sword. "-May I talk to you outside?" Madeleine thought on those words but in the end accepted to.

~

It was winter and still early in the morning. The sharp cold air surrounded both of them. Espresso not effect thanks to being a hot "drink". "I-" Espresso started but hesitant. He stopped for a second to think, tears seeming to threaten to slip at any moment. Snow had started to fall, later then any cookie expected from the weather cast. Another thing had fell too, the crushing realization to Madeleine that he still loved Espresso to death and how Espresso loved Madeleine. All this time, Espresso slowly realized how stupid he was. How much worse he was without Madeleine but his pride kept him from ceasing the restraining order just to crawl into his comforting arms. "I'm sorry" Espresso whispered, a new shiny liquid made itself present on Espresso's face. "I'm sorry- I'm sorry for-" Espresso hiccupped trying to catch his breath. All Madeleine did was care for him yet Espresso punished him and push him away. "I'm sorry for pushing you away. I don't think I realized-" Another hicupped erupted. "How important you were to me. How much you helped me, and other things I can't list but the-" Espresso breathed in an out but before he could continue, Madeleine hugged him. The first one in years. "It's fine Espresso, I get it, I get it alright?" Some of Madeleine's tear started to form as Espresso hugged Madeleine tighter then Latte when he found out how much he loved Madeleine. Sucking in all his courage, Espresso went to confess but a certain cookie beat him to talking to Madeleine.

"DADD!! COME ON LETS EAT OUR DONUTS!" Custard yelled from the bakery's doors. Madeleine and Espresso broke apart, Madeleine wiped Espresso and his tears and went back inside to eat the donuts with Custard. 'Maybe another time. Just maybe.' Espresso comforted himself.

~

Now that the day was officially in motion, it was time for kid's playtime. As Latte was the kingdom's teacher, she was willing to take care and watch over them in town square as the divine paladin attended to his duties. "BYEE DADD!" Custard called out. Madeleine waved away and went to check with Gingerbrave for any missions. The paladin's mind however came lost into thought. Over the years, he still grieved for his unrequited love. He had found a family however with Custard, both abandoned but was able to form a family together. 'The suns bright today' Madeleine added as a quick pause to his thoughts. Whilst still dearly inlove, the divine would never forgive him if he were to invalidate that order. That is not what a divine one would do but he still couldn't ward off those nights he longed to hold Espresso in his arms or assist him in his experiments just to have to remind himself of the restrain. The day it happened, no one believe it at first. The divine paladin?! A restraining order against HIM of all cookies?! No one believe someone as good as Madeleine would seriously have something like this happen to him! A forceful stop came to a stop when he met up with Gingerbrace to discuss his mission.

However things were not all sunshine and rainbows on Espresso's end, well at first they were however over time Espresso had grew to love the care from Madeleine without realizing. Yeah maybe he accidentally destroyed some things here and there but it was overall fine, Madeleine always replaced him. The sunshines and rainbows quickly turned into a storm but the wizard's pride was too overwhelming to just undo it. Latte grew worried, she had been shut off by Espresso. He grew even more reclusive and secretive. The day he realized it was over, he sobbed for hours, he had to apologize to Madeleine.

Espresso had wanted to rip those glued papers with such harmful words written on them off Madeleine so badly and now was the chance to. He'd tear them all off if it meant Madeleine would hold him in his arms at least once.

~

Night time had long blanketed the kingdom but two cookies could not rest. One had to continue the confrontation at the bakery and the other wished as well. Madeleine where knew he could find Espresso but Espresso did not expect Madeline to be up now of all times. Madeleine aimfully roamed the town looking for the cookie. Quickly he succeed in it. "Espresso!" Madeleine yelled causing Espresso to whip around with an expression of pure shock. "Madeleine! What are you doing up?" Espresso asked. "I could ask you the same" The blond was quick to reply but he thought he already knew this time. This time was not the same however, Espresso was doing what every lovestruck anxious person did, walk aimlessly in the night to prepare for confessing their undying love. "That's-" Espresso choked a bit, his confidence and shock faltered to a blush. "That need not have explanation." He replied after collecting himself.

A few minutes of silence would go by however.

"Hey, can we talk?" Madeleine said finally. Espresso nodded "Follow me." He expressionlessly said, leading them to a nearby bench. Finally sat down now, Espresso realized how much his feet ached for it. "I wanted to continue and finally, on the divine's grace, settle this." There was a waver in Madeleine's voice. He was nervous and the feelings were reciprocated. Espresso gulped quietly, readying himself for this. 'You've had time. Just do it.' he told himself. "Madeleine, please let me formally apologize to you." The paladin was shocked at that, he of all people thought he needed to. "I do agree, you that day did cross the line however." Espresso stopped for a moment. "You've made such a big impact on my life that it's unexplainable. You treated me when time called and you helped me sleep. Over these years I've realized. Realized how much of a wreck I am with you. Will you please, please forgive me?" Espresso said, slightly shaking and on the verge of tears while the commander was star struck.

The paladin picked himself up finally. "Espresso." He started with the person in question flinching at the sound of his name. He looked at the ground, expectations set low for the first time in well- ever. The perfectionist always had high expectations but how could he have high expectations with this. He hurt the other and he deserves whatever comes. With such in the raven haired's mind, the blond continued finally. "You need not apologize-" Espresso whipped up to look up at Madeleine with even more shock then finding him up this late. "I deserved it and it would be in my best interest to apologize. I violated your privacy one too many times and that night, I crossed the line. I'm so sincerely sorry for that and on the divine's grace and your own, would you be willing to give this another shot?" Madeleine asked, reaching out his hand.

Espresso sat there, stunned. He'd expect Madeleine to reject him, not apologize to him. Espresso looked at Madeleine's hand and took it nearly instantly and cupped it with both hands. Espresso cried tears of pure joy and happiness. "I accept it." Espresso said while putting his hands, and Madeline's, to his forehead. "And maybe, we can start off as.." Espresso stopped his sentence, not wanting to continue it and looking off to the side. "As lovers?" Madeleine finished for him. "Of course. I love you more than the Divine nor I could confess or express." Madeleine said, cupping Espresso's left cheek and kissing his nose. Espresso giggled, finally smiling for the first time in 2.5 years. "I love you just the same Madeleine." Finally had Espresso called him something else then any type of name like 'Annoyance'. Both cookie, as red as Red Velvet's hair streaks. No, dare I say even redder. With the moon still hanging in the sky, Madeleine decided to say one more thing, as they leaned in further. "I hope you're good with kids cause I have a son at home." Espresso chuckled. "I'm sure I'm not but anything to be able to share the same bed." With enough said, the new found lovers longings had come to an ending as they kissed under the moonlight.

Torn and glued papers finally now being picked up to form new loving ones to be stuck on.

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Glued Papers

~ Info

Cross posted on Ao3 (Link here)

TW : None

Genres : Angst. heartbreak Fandom : Cookie Run Kingdom Characters : Espresso, Madeleine, Almond(Mentioned), Latte

Ships : Espresso x Madeleine

~ S ~ T ~ A ~ R ~ T ~

~ Summary 

Espresso's words were like paper having been written on and he had used glue made from poison to glue it it to Madeleine.

All Madeleine wanted to do was help but sometimes help can cross the line of what's right and wrong.

~Prologue

You know how paper sticks to glue? You also probably know how you can write stuff to that paper. You can write some vile stuff on paper and this is how it was to Madeleine. Always protecting and caring for Espresso when he needed to. Yet Espresso would only his mouth to say hurtful connected words.

'I did not need help from such an annoyance'

'I'M FINE! You are not my mother nor any type of family or important to me in any way.'

'All you are to me is an annoyance'

Madeleine may wear armor to protect himself, all that armor becomes all but a basic sheet when compared to Espresso's words. He'd never shown it on the outside but those butterflies in his stomach would turn into butterfly knives when he ever heard those words.

'Useless Madeleine'

'Can't even help Espresso'

He'd think. No cookie understood as all they saw was a man who was spiteful and a man who didn't seem to let it hit him. But those papers would glue so well to him.

~Start

The sun was just coming out from it's long hide and seek game. Madeleine had stepped outside into the air with a box of freshly baked donuts and cakes. He set his direction to the opposite side of the town, where Espresso cookie rested or where he should be testing. Knowing that cookie, he was up all night trying to perfect his coffee and with the new drink in Sparkling's bar coming up soon, he had no time to rest. Espresso and Sparkling had come onto an agreement to make a new coffee-beer beverage? Coming from the testing cookies, including Madeleine, it was still being tested and tasted very very weird. Espresso had only agreed upon it for money, you know that thing you earn and doesn't just appear. Yeah.

Madeleine crossed many cookies while lost in thought, he nearly passed Espresso's house but he manage to catch it just barely. He spun on his heels to knock on the door. *knock* *knock* Nothing came. 'Maybe he's asleep?' Madeleine thought, he was about to retreat with a sign before the door opened. There appeared a messy haired, fairly pissed off, Espresso cookie. "WHAT WOULD YOU POSSIBLE NEED?" He snapped "Well you sound pissed" Madeleine laughed. As he looked in, he saw broken equipment, he knew he did it again. Just his luck to barge in on an experiment and ruin it. "Nice observations, are you finally the one to take over Almond Cookie's #1 detective spot?" Espresso cookie snapped sarcastically "Tell me what a annoyance like you is doing here?!"Madeleine simply laughed, yet another paper having been written with a bloodied knife glued to him. "May I come in?" Madeleine said, trying to sound unbothered, Espresso sighed and made space.

Madeleine walked in. Espresso house was, not surprisingly, a mess of experiments and books. He walked around the corner to find the kitchen and succeed in so. Espresso followed him. The tension in the air could nearly be mistaken for a cake's mass. Madeleine looked to the side and coughed slightly, still keeping up a smile despite the butterflies marrying a knife to add to their names. How Madeleine wished he could marry Espresso. He drafted that thought as he looked down onto the box to tell Espresso cookie about the food. "Knowing you, dear Espresso cookie, you have yet to eat nor sleep." Madeleine started with an already grumbling Espresso across from him. "So I graciously spared my time to help you eat and sleep!" Madeleine was putting up the same act. How he wanted to draft into sea to never see it again when he was around Espresso but he couldn't. Espresso hated him. The act was a protective layer to him, to avoid getting hurt and while it worked fairly well to protect against everyone else, especially back in the Republic. It wasn't with Espresso, it was a tear through paper to Espresso.

"You need not worry while I'm here!" Madeleine added after a train ride of thoughts. Espresso grumbled but ate anyways.

~

Madeleine headed to town square. Not for a fan meet up but a private meeting between him and Latte. He needed to talk to her about Espresso. If he couldn't get through then Latte could. While the drink was a major success, it was also a major success in insomnia. Espresso was staying up for dangerously longer and there needed to be an intervention.

"Yoo~ Hoo~ over here!" Latte called from a chair by the bakery. Madeleine twisted his head to see her and started to walk towards her. "Hey" He simply said whilst sitting down. "Hello, let's get straight to the point." Latte started, taking a sip from a sweetened coffee. "In your letter, it stated that due to the success of the new beverage, Espresso has been using it to sustain himself for a longer time but has gotten worse, so much more worse." She simplified, Madeleine nodded. "Oh dear" she huffed under her breath in a worried tone. "Well" She started, standing up from her chair and pushing in, "I shall work on him with that." She finished. Madeleine nodded wordlessly but that was enough. Latte had started her venture to Espresso's house.

While she worked on that. Madeleine's thoughts had started to chase its own tail. He was worried, what if Espresso got mad at him? Was he going too far? No no, nonsense, Espresso was not taking himself into consideration, he needed to be taken care of like always.

~

Madeleine awoke to an angry pounding at his door. He shook off sleep in a panic, I mean who wouldn't if there was an angry pounding at his door at... At when? At 5am. Why 5am? He shook off that question when the pounding got worse and worse. He rushed down to open to find a even-more pissed off Espresso from a few days ago. He was literally red and producing steam. "MADELEINE" He screamed. Madeleine, still relatively tired, backed up as Espresso followed him and slammed the door shut. "W-what!?" Madeleine said, for once letting a shaky tone get to his voice. "DID YOU SERIOUSLY TELL MY FUCKING SISTER ABOUT MY SLEEP HABITS?!" He screamed. The thoughts from the day earlier flowing into his head. Espresso was pissed and he had a right to be.

Madeleine was a tattle tail, he was quiet. "ANSWER ME YOU PIECE OF SHIT" Espresso screamed in his face, Madeleine obviously shocked. Espresso saw him shaking and backed off. "Tell me." Espresso interrogated. Madeleine swallowed his saliva. "Yes" He answered, trying to collect the mental fragments of himself that was thrown on the ground. He started another sentence his usually protective layer but lot more shaky. "Espresso dear, you were harming yourself with those habits, a knight like me could not stand by." Madeleine tried to sound confident and like his usually kind self but failed. "YOU DONT TALK TO MY SISTER FOR THAT!" Espresso snapped, Madeleine about to argue you back but Espresso started another sentence. "YOU TALK TO ME! ARE YOU AWARE OF HOW FUCKING USELESS YOU ARE!?" Espresso caught a breath before continuing. "NOT ONLY DO YOU DESTROY MY EQUIPMENT BUT GO BEHIND MY BACK TO FUCKING HANDLE THINGS SUCH AS THIS IN A DRASTICALLY WRONG WAY." Madeleine tried to talk. To apologize but failed. "AND I SWEAT IF I HEAR A STUPID FAKE APOLOGY FROM YOU JUST TO SOOTH OUR RELATIONSHIP, IT WILL NOT WORK." Madeleine gulped, he felt so so very dizzy. "DO YOU NOT KNOW HOW I FEEL?" Those butterflies in his stomach turning to knives. "I'VE HATED YOU FOR SO FUCKING LONG AND-" Madeleine wanted to crawl up under his covers, to hide away. "-YOU DO THIS. ARE YOU BLIND OR JUST FUCKING STUPID?!" Tears spilled from Madeleine's eyes. "DO NOT CONTACT ME AND LEAVE ME ALONE, I AM FILING FOR A RESTRAINING ORDER." Espresso screamed as he stomped out and slammed the door. More papers than he could count were glued to him in that singular morning, drowning him.

~

Madeleine loved Espresso to death but reciprocation was not there. True to his word, a restraining order was filed. Madeleine crossed the line. For days had he sobbed, wishing this was a nightmare and not reality, he was cuddled up to Espresso peacefully. He was not. This was real, so real like the injuries he's sustained in battle. Cookies would come to check up on them. Notably Almond, he had understood how it felt having his own child runaway from him. Someone they both loved so much leaving them and not contacting them. Maybe one day, just one day, he could hold Espresso in his arms and tell him how beautiful, smart, talented and much more he was, how long the list went only god would be aware of. That was a far away dream as he lied in his bed in deserved grief. The glued papers, wouldn't come off for a while but this time it was spiked glue.

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