#expresso crk

[glowstick-art]

found this beauty on tenor

[the-friendly-entity]

[ ~"Creeme Public meets the human"~ ] - Cookie Run

You are a Human who found the Earthbread! Meeting cookies all around! how do the cookies react to seeing a human in their kingdom?

Part 1 | Part 2

What contains? Very long post, Odyssey Chapter Spoilers(?, Very Deep Topics, Metion of kill and dead

Can be visualized as? Friendship Relation Ship (stableshed to the last two Parts), Cookies meeting you!

Sinse you adventure arround the Earthbread, Cookies are start to get comfortable arround you, Mostly the Cookies who live in the Custard Cookie III Kingdom, Others who as been accept you due the Aprovals of the Acient Cookies, as you progress being arround the cookies helping them and conviven with them, slowly they start to not be afreid of you, rather love to be with you!

Of corse due this your preces is well know by now by the cookies of all the kingdoms, talking about you most of the time, all this voices slowly go to other parts of the Earthbread more far away, arriving to the Cremee Public

It was not normal a Human convived with Cookies, the last thing regristed appart of the Witchers was the Wizards who was the only close human thing who treat Cookies as equals, but was for decades ago until they desapear

Due you unexpected arrival of the Cookies earth, this caugth the attencion of one specific group of cookies, The Council of Heroes

It was just matter of the time the Council hear about you due the cookies who spear the voice to the Creeme Public, they could not belive about a human in they world, but this rumors as been souding more and more, related to Acients and Gingerbrave itself, making less hard to belive it just make out or Fake

They worries soon has start to been discusted about you, why are you here? what you want? and what was you real intencion? this was one of the only chance to investagate about the humans/Witchers an understand more behind Cookie History Itself

And soon a letter from the Council arrive at the Custard Cookie III Kingdom, Surprising your Cookie friends due was writed for you

GingerBrave Cookie: "Dear Witcher, we invite you to our Republic to meet face to face and knowing more about you, this invitacion will be and purely with pacifist intencions, if you accept, we will make sure to make a place so we can talk comfortable without cause any troble, Sinsery the Council", Why they want to Meet [Y/N] Out of knowere?

-Gingerbrave says confused, due he dint talk to anyone from the Council to even tell about your existence-

Wizard Cookie: It very Obvius GingerBrave, They alredy hear about [Y/N] becuse of the adventure we have to meet the rest of the kingdoms and the acient cookies! [Y/N] Is in the radar of everyone cookies and everyone wants to know what REALLY [Y/N] is

Strawberry Cookie: Oh no, does that mean [Y/N] is in troble? but dint do anything bad to be call, does they want to hurt or do something bad to [Y/N]?

Custard Cookie III: Even if they try to do something with [Y/N], [Y/N] is under MY Kingdom protecion, if something happen to [Y/N] they have to deal with me!

-Custard Cookie III says a little angry and annoyed, after all you showed nothing but kindness and someone who there to help others, you win your place in Custard Coookie III Kingdom and as a reward you under his protecion-

As yourself you dint know what to think or say, you was worried all over again, what they want to do to you, does they want to hurt you? so many questions for you and the Cookies, but no much idea what to do

With this unknow circustances, letters as been send to the Acients to try to seek for anserws, the Acients dint like the Council start to intevied with all this situacion, mostly knowing they could do unmoral things to archive what they want or what they want to know

Due the circustances and knowing a "No" as a responde of the invitacion could cause problematic things in the future from part of the Council, they decide to the better decicion is accepting the invitacion, and mostly guard you to keep you safe and to keep eyes of what happen in the Republic

They never expect to have to deal with you sooner...or well, way sooner of they thougth, but they know you dint nothing wrong, you just attrack to many unwanted eyes, something start to also worried the Acients....

As with your small boat start to go to the cremet public with your cookie friends and acients on board, you head was full of questions, it was the same was with the acients yes but at the same time not, becuse the aceints was with you, feeling this was something way more heavy as was, wondering what happen once you arrive? the least you want is cause chaos or a drama, more and more thoughst was fully your mind was starting to hurt

Dark Cacao Cookie: I can see you worries Human, but think will not help your situacion, we wil make sure to keep everything in ease or for the woerse keep you protected

-Dark Cacao has noticed you expression of worried, something that caught you off guard due was focus in your thoguths-

Golden Cheese Cookie: Yea, what ever these guys want from you i will not let just take you for what ever they want

Pure Vanilla Cookie: What ever happens, you are safe with us [Y/N], we gonna make sure nothing bad happen to you

Thanks of the words of the acients, you feel a little better, what ever happens is right you not alone in this, just hoping things go out well..

After a long journy to the Creme Republic, you was surprised to find this huge city, you was expecting to be like the acients kingdoms, but this was other level, the place so white and clean and the water feel so clean so diferente of cand-ish water you was starting to get use to it

The firts one to "greeting" all of you was Capitan Carviar Cookie, who was waiting near the waters to scool you all where the concil is going to see you, he mostly was annoyed, he dint belive in the rumors, was too crazy to be real, a Witch in the cookie kingdom? it was too ridicolus, but the Council was too worried to be true he just follow them, so was a absotluly surprised seeing the rumors was true

even so, he let his surprised aside and soon you and the cookies was near, gides you where the Council is, a place was a little far away of the city, alredy your big size let the cokies of all the leves of the republic see you, was a little of panic and fear from all the cookies for this "giant monster", but the paladins make sure to keep everyone calm and go back of what they doing

Once there, it was justa improvise place the Council made to meet you, of corse was full of paladins, ready to charge the firts order was giving but a little away so not to scared you or treathing you

The Council itself was well, surprised, confused, and shoked and worried, they expected you was big, but not this big, seeing they faces of unconfrtable of you, not a big surrpsied...

Clotted Cream Cookie: welcome to the Creme Republic! i most apologuies for this aproche, we dint expect to meet you this way but due all the cookies was talking about you we wanted to meet you as soon as posible

-Clotted Cream Cookie was the firts one to spoke, even he show surrpised from your exitence he never show sing of unconfrotable or disgust from you-

Mulled Juice Cookie: so this is the witch everyone is talking about, i must confest, im impressed..

-says Mulled Juice Cookie, examinating you up and down with such interest, after all you just a alive legend it was only spook in books and old writings-

Sablé Cookie: i was expecting you know, the hat...the cat or crows...and a diferente style clothes

-remarks, as she see your clothes very....unapealing, unstilish, and to be true, is the only clothes you was wearing and cleaning all the time-

Capitan Caviar Cookie: i thougth you all was lose your mind when talk about the Witch, but now is insane its true, its just make it worse that it is

-Captian Caviar coment it with a rough voice, alredy his expression show nothing but unfriendly, seeing you as a danger itself-

For other hand Financier Cookie even dont show much her expression, she was full of worries inside, you was huge, and how you look it was clear it will be hard to put you down, but anything to keep Clotted Cream Cookie save even if have to risk her life

Vanilla Sugar Cookie: I Aaagreed! this Witch being in the Cookie Kingdom its dangerous!, We should put them down before do something horrendous to all our sweet cookies!

-fastly accusing, not really waiting to keep you being arround anylonger just becuse you here-

Custard Cookie: agreed as well! your exitence is such danger to all cookie kind and kingdoms as equal, god knows what you ploting to do with each one of us!

-Joining to the Accusecions, as the situacion soon being more and more intense-

Oyster Cookie: Can you guys calm yourselfs? the Witch just arrive and alredy want to put them down, not even give the chance to let them talk, this is unprofesional for the Council itself

-Says Oyster Cookie visible annoyed and disapointed of how this is taking from the cookies of the Council-

for you part, you just looking down sad, this is what you expected to happen, they just want you gone and seeing you as a danger, you hold yourself for not to cry to not cause more drama in this tense situacion

Gingerbrave Cookie: Uh..can you guys stop saying Witch to [Y/N]? they dont like to be call like that, you guys can call them as....human? is [Y/N] is ok with that!

-Gingerbrave Cookie looks at you for a confirmation, giving a nob to him, is better that just called witch-

Vanilla Sugar Cookie: Human!? and why we should call them like that!? is a Witch!

Wizard Cookie: Well..tenecly no, [Y/N] doesnt know nothing about magic, nor even do something, and has it proivide to perform any magic

Dark Cacao Cookie: if you guys stop whining about, what you guys want from the human? why the invitacion as i see you guys want nothing but kill them

Custard Cookie: as far im awared, we dint invited you, only the Witch to come to our republic

Hollyberry Cookie: yes yes, we awared we not part of this boring invitacion, but as you guys has to know as well, [Y/N] is under the acient responsability, so we cant just let some cookies do whatever they want with them

Golden Cheese Cookie: You hear that, we cant just let them alone knowing you guys are unpredicted of what gonna do

Clotted Cream Cookie: i must apologuies for our behavor, this is the firts time we deal with something like this, please forgive us such way and if can understand us

-Clotted Cream Cookie look at the acients cookies and you, mostly noticed you are sad and unconfortable with all this happening, wanted to at least cheer you up a little-

Vanilla Sugar Cookie: Mhp! well then, if the Human is under the Acients Responsability, why is not DEAD? why are letting this human being arround the cookies knowing could be such DANGER to our kind!

Pure Vanilla Cookie: We awared of everyones worried and concer, we are too when we meet [Y/N] as well, but as provide to us is nothing but a sweet human, there to help others and dont want to cause danger to anyone! helping cookies of the kingdom with simple needs and much much more!

Espresso Cookie: Mhm, we see it in our firts hand, we dint trust at firts and keep our distance, but as more days as passed, the human call [Y/N] as show us be nothing but not a dangerous treath, at last, just a cry baby

Madeline Cookie: Indeed! [Y/N] is a sweet sweet human! is always there for the cookies who need help! always liseng to my wonderfull stories! and always admiring my aparence hohoho!

Custard Cookie: you put to much trust to that human, you dont see can easly fool you all! just pretending to be nice as long can to earn everyone trust to strike when have the chance to doom us all! how foolish can you guys be!?

Dark Cacao Cookie: we are awared of that posibility, we are not blinded of the human is pretending to have the chance to attack us, that why is awared if anything suspicus do, will be put that down, that right?

-Dark Cacao Cookie looks at you for you confirmation, you nod at him, you still remember his warnings and in your insides promise to not disapoint him, after all you dont want to cause hurt to anyone-

Oyster Cookie: as how we are sure to acomplish such thing? is the witch, not to judge the streight of the acients, but i dont think it wil be easy to simplity put them down

-You look confused Oyster Cookie, you dont see yourself hard to be kill, more when knowing cookies can do magic it just a piece of cake, Oyster Cookie just look you back confused as well becuse of your exprresion-

Capitan Caviar Cookie: i Agreed, i fight with huge sea monsters before, but this is out of my own level i ever been

Pure Vanilla Cookie: if ever happens we have to put down [Y/N] with the help of White lilly we can put them down, or at least retain them until we decide to do with them

Clotted Cream Cookie: about White Lilly Cookie, if im alowed to say this, where is she?

-You just put a hurtfull expression, you still remember so vivid White lily expression, that horroble expression of horror and pain and agony-

Pure Vanilla Cookie: she....could not be here with us, but she count as well for anything related with [Y/N]

the Council look at each other, thinking all this information and what to do, is confusing situacion had to afront, difente buts and what ifs put on the table, what to proceed and what will be the best if everyone agreeds

Mulled Juice Cookie: well, let the human be arround, we have a alive legend arrounds us, why not give the chance?

Vanilla Sugar Cookie: EXCUSE ME!? ARE YOU LOSE YOUR MIND!

Clotted Cream Cookie: i agreed with Mulled Juice Cookie, the Acients alredy is taking care of the human situacion and ready to take actions if antyhing ocurrs, even so, we have a army of palidins with magic pearls can help to put the human down, if happen the case

Oyster Cookie: We can observe as well if this human is good as want to show, can also do task to provide they trust and good intencions if really want the effort to be

Clotted Cream Cookie: and we can investigate as well the Human, after all we dont know much about the humans appart of the old writings we have, this is our good only chance to understan better the humans kinds

Dark Cacao Cookie: of corse you did have to say that....

-Dark Cacao Cookie looks angry at Clotted Cream Cookie as alredy expected to say something like that, while Vanilla Sugar Cookie and Custard Cookie dont agreed of the idea have you arround among us-

Sablé Cookie: well, i will not denied i abostluly curous to understand such creature

Pure Vanilla Cookie: We alowed you investigate about [Y/N] but we not tolerate if you do something to [Y/N] is againts any morals, or will be taking actions as well

Expresso Cookie: If im alowed, i will be very honored to take the investigation of the human, i did my own investigation just observing the human behavor in the kingdom, i will of corse, follow the morals and no cause anything againts it the desires

Clotted Cream Cookie: Look like we arrive to a conclucion it benefids everyone, to make sure, everyone agreeds to this last desicion?

-The concul nods in agreedment, even Vanilla Sugar Cookie and Custard Cookie but mostly becuse not have much choice due they out of numbers-

Oyster Cookie: before we finish, please human, there something you want to tell us here the concil?

You look surrpised, you get use to it others talk for you and keep quiet, so this was very diferent, now having the attencion of all cookies, Acients and Cookie friends as well, you take a deep breath, and decide to spooke

"I...[Y/N] i promise to show my trust to all cookie kind, to show i not here for any bad intencion what so ever, if i had to pay for the prise of my actions, i will without any resistance to be take my head off"

All cookies present was shoked, was not expected shut shoked words would you say, understanding you ok to take the responsibility to be put down if you do something is againts the morals

Clotted Cream Cookie: very well, i think this will be all for today, thank you for accept our invitacion, and i aploguies of how things as turn out, we hope our next time we see faces be less like happen today

The Acient cookies are glad this is finally over and things dint go out of hand, You too are glad this is over, you really just go back to the kingdom and rest from this tension, as Gingerbrave cookie celebrates everything utnr out well

The comeback home was at least better, Gingerbrave, Wizard and the Aceints helping you feel better after shut tense situacion, just hoping things in the furute be more brighter and be now becarefull, now that cookies eyes on you

For Espresso Cookie, now he have a huge investigation to do about your kind, he of corse will not rush things and take slow the investigation and not do nothing will make you unconfortable

And Madelin Cookie is sad could not meet his family, he would love to show you arround the Creme Republic and be in his sweet home, he know his family will love you not matter what you are

in the end, even if things go a little heavy, everything turn out ok

Mille-feuille Cookie: Our Gold.....is finally here

[hugemilkshake]

This is based on what happened to MyCookie can I please request for a Child Reader holding Burning Spice Cookie's Battle Axe infront of her Teachers?(Almond Cookie, Latte Cookie & Espresso Cookie?)

(PS: There reason for it is it's for protection)

Even if it is for protection you probably shouldn’t. I don’t think any of them get paid enough to deal with an axe welding child

[abyssalcookie]

I was wondering if you could draw Espresso Cookie? You don't have to (obviously) but it's for the thing you posted a bit ago. It's still open, right?

Here's one I drew over my vacation last year. I hope you like him.

Not bad! Now as I said I would do;

Expresso, extremely arrogant and stuck-up when I first got to know him. But at the end he seems to mean well.

Tho, I don't get the appeal of this guy, I do have to say I really like his design. The guy knows how to dress. TBH he's like me in the mornings too, I need my caffeine.

[madsgotmadagain]

ok but my recent gacha luck tho???

This has been in the span of wesnday afternoon to this morning. Hello?? DARK CACAO COOKIE?? MY FIRST ANCIENT??

I'm so happy but at the same time I feel like my lucks gonna do a complete 180 and I'm not gonna pull any new cookies for like a month lol

[lilacthebooklover]

why am i actually getting addicted to cookie run. this wasn't supposed to happen. send help.

[botenbooty]

I LOVE THIS COOKIE!!!!!

Loved him since I started playing, in February. Literally been on team since I got him. I can't put it into words I love him so much.

(bte idk crk lore someone pls explain)

ALSO MERRY CHRISTMAS

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[podaliedja]

TMA Cookie Run "somewhere else" AU

This is basically just, what if somewhere else was Cookie Run Kingdom (because cookie run is all I can think about right now).

Jonathan Sims is Matcha Expresso and Martin Blackwood is English Breakfast Tea (?? Possibly??? Its still open to change).

Another rift in reality has opened in the CRK universe and two cookies have wondered out. Gingerbrave and friends are the first to meet the cookies and welcome them into the cookie kingdom, but the legendaries already sense somthing deeply wrong with the world.

I'm still working through the AU but I'm thinking that a slightly milder form of the fears have entered with jmart and now the cookies have to find out how to restructure life around that. There's already magic and stuff so I'm sure many things can be counteracted but there would be more of a threat. Enchantress Cookie would definitely become an avatar of the slaughter.

Martin is unfinished cause my dumbass did this on MS Paint which then crashed and took martin with it :")

[glowstick-art]

i have too much power

@reddthetoaststealer

[imhere143]

I'M FINALLY FREE!!! So which means that I will have more time to express some of my ideas so i will share some things and doodles from GROS au

(Yeah this is me changing my style to see if this benefits me)

Here are some sketches from our coprotagonists, Strawberry Crepe and Custard the III! Some of them are from raw versions of GROS and some not far in the past. I'm not proud of the last one, I'm not used to colored pencils but I will try more in the future. Soo, some facts.

Pure Vainilla still exists in this AU!!!! Just that he is now traveling abroad because of… emergency.

Gingerbread and his gang become very famous around EarthBread, they are now called the Modern Heroes, for saving their world from the forces of evil.

They finally defeated DE.

But, where is her body? Perhaps in Beast Yeast, guarded by the fairy folk.

Beast Yeast events happened in a different time than normal CRK timeline, who knows if this happened in the past or future.

For 4 years, the two co-protags weren't in contact, but as we know, they finally met up.

Custard is now officially in the House of Custard, even if they don't like to be there.

Expresso still works with SC, he is a more calmed version of himself but he still doesn't like milk in coffee.

SC adopted some traits of Espresso, sadly some aren't healthy like for example they are workaholic. Yeah, they may cry while they aren't being watched.

SC IS NONBINARY!!! AND USES THEY/THEM PRONOUNS!!! And Custard… emm… they are still figuring it out. Probably for the best. In the present, he is using he/him but doesn't mind others.

Yeah, I still need to organize some thoughts around it, but I'm sure that this will work. I'm preparing for the next update of the designs for the gang. And maybe a small part of lore. WELL SEE YA!

[someonebeatyoutothisuser]

Ight, so with the whole U.S. situation and the fact that my rights may or may not be stripped away from me, let's talk about something else.

Let's be real, beast-yeast could've been better, but it was slightly just... Unexpected and kinda just...

So, let's talk about some things they could've done in favor of that update!

(these are my opinions btw.)

Explaining what the fuck horrors strawberry cookie just saw.

Now, let's be real, strawberry SAW a cookie get eaten, but it is not mentioned enough, and I feel as if it just never really happened, but I feel like she deserves a side story on how that overall affected her and her daily life, how she lives knowing what she had seen, and probably what she heard, because a lot of shit could've been going on at the moment and honestly I feel like the writers just forgot it happened and decided to just say "Fuck it" and never mention it

Going more in depth about GingerBrave's and Dark enchantress's dynamic and about the one line in ep 10 timeless kingdom.

Now, I know GingerBrave has about enough spotlight, but it's the words "You of all cookies dare to defy me?" That gets the community, it opens up possibilities and some questions that could be answered through that and perhaps could give the words some back story and maybe reveal more about why dark enchantress said that and how these two might have something a bit more than just an enemy viewpoint of one another. Plus, it might go in depth on how GingerBrave isn't just some plain ass cookie, and might open up some interesting character about him and perhaps why he thinks so lowly of himself.

Giving the cookies of darkness backstories.

When I say back stories, I do mean how they met dark enchantress cookie and kinda how they managed to form the whole gang, and primarily how they became evil exactly.

Giving other cookies some (Well deserved) side stories.

It's self explanatory, but some cookies just DESERVE a side story yk... Like rebel cookie or some tension between a few cookies, like Expresso and butter roll cookie.

Going more in depth about the ancients friendship.

Mainly how white lily formerly being dark enchantress cookie (Or the concept) affected them and going over how the ancients think of one another in actual depth, and perhaps even reveal some past relationships or tension they have with one another.

MORE DRAGON COOKIES...

There is ONE cookie in the fucking dragon category. Can we get some more along with some backstories bruh... This is depressing. And it's been like this for what, a year? We should get some more.

A boss rush concept.

Listen, the gameplay is getting uninteresting and guilds need more going on so, here's where you fight old bosses with your friends and maybe as an extra challenge, you don't know whose character is whose and each person gets one negative effect that stays with them till the end of the game. As an extra, everyone gets one character and only the host and two of the first members get to pick a treasure so crk doesn't get boring as shit, and it's a max of 5 people.

Timekeeper + croissant cookie introduction.

We had a cameo of croissant, might as well introduce her and timekeeper, and perhaps they could know of the ovenbreak timeline and perhaps break 4th wall or even just compare certain stuff from ovenbreak to kingdom and vise versa cause it would be funny, and also twizzly gummy cookie being aware of this because I think it's just better that way. And an introduction to the TBD.

More on custard cookie the third and what the fuck is going on with his family tree and why the hell we found him in a forest.

I'm talking about the exact context + reason. Because like listen, it's just unexplained and not talked about (due to the fact that devsisters just brushed it off) and I think I just need it answered on who is this boy's mother and how the hell he got in the dumbass Forest.

And that's the few things I personally think should've happened in favor of beast-yeast.

[mnoxsk]

Expresso Cookie in the Classy Ceremonial costume with extra melanin :) 

(this took almost 5 hours so lawd have mercy)

[vampire-fanboy]

HEY YALL i made a new sprite edit <3 this is the thing i mentioned hehe

its... a timekeeper espresso!! its not like- a fusion of timekeeper and espresso, its more-so ‘what if espresso was timekeeper’ !!!! its purely for funsies so

i made this cuz i rlly like espresso (me am) and timekeeper is my fave legendary!! so!! :D

HOPE U ENJOY I AM VERY PROUD OF THIS!!!!!! accidental halloween vibe but im not complaining cuz i luv halloween so

also credits to this one edit for the half cog and coffee beans in the back!! i cannot find it for the life of it but credit to them for giving me inspo on that  😭

[DO NOT tag as id/kin/me etc.]

[smashing-cookies-archives]

also ive seen so many people talk about this specific frame n i love to see it its great like omfg

ive seen people be like ‘omg he knows how espressos bed looks’ like hJHJGD

people say theyre living together and yknow what i just have to agree im sorry

(can i say its cute to think of espresso having a pink themed bed like?? hello?? get me that shit it looks so cute??)

[homestuckprisms]

War.

Flowers.

Chaos.

Blood.

Horror.

Explosions.

"Y/N! Y/N, We... We can still leave! We don't have to stay here!" Madeleine Cookie yelled to you, shaking you rapidly. A look of desperation spread across his face. He knew you both needed to leave, as quickly as possible.

"But what about all those people? You— I— We need to save them! They'll die if we don't!" So righteous. Isn't that all you wanted? To save others? You were a good person, he saw that in you.

He was a nice person, too, you thought.

But nice does not always mean brave or courageous.

He shook his head disbelievingly, how could you stay now? You'll die, he'll die, you'll both die.

He's a coward.

He can't lose you.

Please don't do this.

"We can't."

"We can't? How could you say that?! They'll—"

"No, Y/N! There's no saving them! We need to save ourselves."

He's selfish. He knows he is. He can remember Expresso telling him that a while ago.

If only Expresso was still here.

If only.

If only everyone was still alive.

But you're here. That's what counts. And he loved you. Why can't you understand he's doing this for you? For your safety?

"I'm not leaving them!" You shouted, shoving him away from you. He looked betrayed. He felt horrible, he was horrible. But he could accept that.

As long as you were here.

"Listen... listen, Y/N... they're gone. There's nothing more we can possibly do." Madeleine's voice was hushed, desperate, almost pleading. He wanted to save you and himself. Maybe then you could both live with each other happily.

You let his answer sink in. Maybe it was the truth, but you didn't care. You couldn't let your friends suffer anymore.

"I've got a plan, Madeleine." You muttered, walking towards the butchered battle field. You knew that this would well end up in your death, but it didn't matter.

He followed close behind you, "No, Y/N, don't-"

"There's nothing you can say that'll make me change my mind."

You had found what you were looking for. An explosive device, piercing a white color in the ground. It was due to explode in only three minutes. If you could fight long enough to distract the enemy, maybe you could toss it over.

And then they would explode.

"Y/N, WATCH OUT!"

Sometimes,

nice does mean brave.

Blood splattered onto the ground, and all over you.

You couldn't believe it.

"Madeleine!"

"...Ah, didn't I warn you? It's not safe, I said... we have to save ourselves, I said..."

He was interrupted by a horrid coughing fit, causing him to cry in pain.

You ran over to him, the device still in your arms. Maybe you could still save him? He couldn't die, you didn't want to lose him now. Even though it was painful, he smiled at your worried expression.

"Y/N, I am damaged," he whispered to you weakly.

"...Far too damaged."

Madeleine looked at you wistfully, cupping your cheek in his hand.

"But you're not beyond repair."

He took the explosive out of your arms carefully, now holding it to his chest. Despite every single aching pain in his body, he stood up, and he smiled.

"Stick around here." He mumbled, facing the ground. He couldn't bear to look at you now, after the things he had said. He felt ashamed. "Make things better."

He looked up at you, forcing a grin.

"'Cause you beat me fair and square."

You couldn't believe what you were hearing - what you were seeing - any of it. It all felt unreal.

He couldn't die.

You loved him.

"Please stand back now," Madeleine requested. You did as told, and backed away slowly. "…Little further." He said again. You looked at him solemnly, but you still followed his demand.

Two minutes.

"Don't know what this thing will do."

You covered your mouth, knowing what he was hinting at. He couldn't. Then he would die, and you didn't want him to die. And you knew he didn't want to die either. But he wanted to do it for you.

Madeleine stepped back a bit himself, "I hope you miss me… wish you'd kiss me," at this point, his smile was no longer feigned. "Then you'd know I worship you." He was happy to die if it was for you.

You couldn't speak. There was nothing to say, but you wanted to say something. Did he love you all this time? For how long? He didn't have to sacrifice himself for everyone else's sake, much less yours.

"I'll trade my life for yours." He said coarsely, his voice rough, but still having a solemn tone to it.

You gasped, eyes widening, "Oh my god…"

Madeleine Cookie, the cookie you'd always known to be so amazing and great, was now facing you, weak and on his final stand. You reached out to him slowly, as if to try and prevent him from doing what he was about to do, but you knew it wouldn't really work.

One minute left.

"…And once I disappear," He muttered, starting to sniffle a small bit.

"Wait, hold on!" You shouted, tears beginning to fall down your face.

"Clean up the mess down here!" Madeleine shouted once more, small water falls now streaming down his face rapidly.

"Not this way!" You protested, almost in a small plea did you ask him not to do this. Tears rolled down your face, making their way to the ground quickly.

For once last time, he would smile.

"Our love is God."

For all the sorrow.

"Our love is God."

For all the bloodshed.

"Our love is God."

For all the agony.

"Our love is God."

For all the things he didn't do.

You winced harshly, your face was wet from crying, you were terrified and scared of what would happen next. Madeleine was the only one you had left, and here he was, giving it all up for you.

You flashed him one of the most hopeless of smiles. It was flimsy, pitiful, and half-baked, but you truly hoped in your heart that after this day, everything would turn out fine for everyone. Even Madeleine, even knowing he would die after this.

Famous last words? Madeleine’s cocky words rung through your brain. The words he used to say when he would absolutely wreck you at fighting, or beat you in the most menial of challenges.

He was an amazing person.

And he deserves peace at last, even if it's not peace spent with you as the days slowly go by.

"Say hi to God."

Then and there, that's how you watched the man you loved die. The flames spread furiously, outraged, burning everything in its sight. The explosion had destroyed everything. Your home was gone. The people you loved, your friends, all of it was gone.

It was only you here.

As it was always meant to be.

"Y/N? Dear me, look at you! And this mess all around. What happened? Was there a large fight? My, my, there's nothing left here…"

Turning around, it was a sight for sore eyes. One to behold.

"Expresso?" You questioned softly, tears almost pricking your eyes. You could've started crying again if it wasn't for the fact you couldn't anymore. He gave you a warm smile, though too warm for you to accept right away.

"Didn't you here about what happened? They found us, Dark Enchantress Cookie's forces, and…" You trailed off, looking at the ground. Remembering made you feel horrible.

"It's all gone?" Expresso finished.

"Even him. Even Madeleine's gone."

The silence you were both under made you uncomfortable. Expresso's presence also made you feel a bit on edge, but you were mostly consumed in the gratefulness of him being alive.

He shook his head, "You're dirty, you know. It's important to look well in front of your company, and you are in terrible need of a bath." He said to you, turning back and walking the other way.

"Follow me. I suppose you need help remembering the way it all actually happened… again."