#the dark cacao crew

[rain-cloudsky]

I truly am a danger to society-

[astral-cookiery]

Hugging Headcanons. || Ft: The Red Dragon Crew.

A/n: This has been in my drafts since uhh... July? Whoops. I scrolled down and saw that it was like. 95% complete and decided that I should finish it. Anyways, enjoy!

Hollyberry Cookie

She's the sort to hug without warning, as tightly as possible, and for as long as possible. No, you cannot escape until she sets you free. No, she is not fully conscious of her own strength. Wildberry Cookie has probably had to intervene to set you free at least once or twice before.

Despite her high status as both a queen and an Ancient, she does not stress formality hardly at all. Regardless of who you are, she will choose a hug over a handshake or formal greeting any day.

If you let her, she will pick you up. It does not matter if you are bigger than her. She will try, and unless you're for some reason slippery, she will succeed.

Yk that one scene with Dark Cacao where she kind of had him in a headlock? She probably does the same to others on occasion, just when she's feeling goofy, or if they're standoffish like DC is.

Pitaya Dragon Cookie

"Issss thisss some kind of trick, cookie?" - Bestie doesn't really recognize a gesture like that. They weren't exactly known to be the most peaceful before banding with Hollyberry Cookie, and thus didn't experience regular social things like a hug. How sad.

They would probably try to fight you if you hugged without warning. Trapping their arms like that? Bad idea. The great Greenish-Red Dragon can win any battle, regardless of disadvantages!

Oh, turns out Pitaya likes hugs quite a bit, once they get used to it. Have fun in the dirt, because they lean on you a little too much, unaware (or uncaring) that you can't quite support all their weight. Oh well, they don't care if they get dirty. If you really like laying in the dirt for some reason, try petting their hair while you're at it. Be warned, you will be staying there for quite a while.

Tail wags. You can hear the thumping of their spiky tail hitting any nearby objects while they hold you close. They really hold onto you too. Not quite as tightly as Hollyberry, but you won't be going anywhere.

Royal Margarine Cookie

Haaave fun boosting his ego. Because that's exactly what hugging him will do. The fangirls envy you, they didn't get a chance to hug him! No fair!

Buttercream might also rest her head on your shoulder sometimes, since she's decided that she likes you. Occasionally she accidentally knocks you over since she doesn't know her own strength. (And tbh a dragon is heavy.)

There was one time after fighting the red dragon that he just sorta. Aggressively hugged you (in private of course.) He hadn't seen you since before Dragon City was set aflame, and he was worried for your well being. Please hug him tightly back. He might cry.

I dunno, I feel like he pets your hair too. His arms probably rest across your shoulders and he just can't help but want to pet you for some reason.

Tarte Tatin Cookie

No, she will not set the cannon down. You get side-hugged, fool. Congratulations.

She's used to doing that sort of picturesque side-hug thing since she doesn't like to not have her cannon in her hands at any point in time, and since it's the most convenient when someone wants to take a photo with her.

It takes a very special person and a very special occasion to get her to put it down for once (like when the magma dragon was slain). It is at that point that she will give you a proper hug.

Rests her chin on your head, arms are folded across your shoulders. You can tell how tired she is after hunting dragons all day just from her tired sigh and the way she sort of tiredly leans against you.

Snapdragon Cookie

You do not hug the baby. The baby hugs you. Or at least they try.

They will fly full speed at you and then you have to catch them, or be tackle-hugged to the floor. If you don't stop them in time, they will happily tumble to the floor with you, squealing all the while.

Their arms are a little too short to wrap all the way around your torso, but they can hug your neck just fine.

Honestly, their aggressive hugging behavior gets directed at anyone. Pitaya Dragon Cookie finds it hilarious when they tackle cookies to the ground for the sake of a hug. Stop encouraging them.

[axellis]

good morning im politely requesting people look at my post abt how the ancients see each other

under the cut some closeups + a ton of additional thoughts

hollyberry + golden cheese are also part of the crew of 'thinking pv is a bit naive', but he's also the most emotionally intelligent out of all of them and incredibly empathetic and thats something they both respect a whole lot .

dark cacao on the flipside can see how much of a mental toll being empathetic can be

white lily seems to have the most "whole" thought of pv - which would make sense, she's been with him the longest and has seen every facet that is pv. but even still her worries that he's too trusting of her are eating away at her thoughts- as such a pv shapeshifter made of her subconscious Would be way more naive .

in my head white lily's pv would be the last shapeshifter and in order to tell the difference between them white lily would ask if he ever doubted her . the real pv would say that he definitely struggled and had been lost and confused- but ultimately trusts her above all else . vs the shapeshifter who would just say "no I'd never doubt you" .

i didnt have room for it but i think dark cacao also recognizes hollyberrys seriousness . if you get drunk with someone enough times you'll start to piece together the really vulnerable moments you had with eachother . i think hollyberry and dark cacao have the closest relationship and im not saying this because im in love with both of them

golden cheese has a bit of a recollection issue and you can see that with hollyberry + cacao the most. golden cheese reminisces a Lot and that affects how she remembers the othera . hollyberrys is a bit of a trickier thing but in this instance golden cheese doesnt remember the braids. she knows hollyberry has a different outfit than before but doesn't pay it much mind

you might have noticed the pattern at this point of pure vanilla having a bit of a cutesy interpretation of all the ancients. he loves his friends so much that he has a bit of a harder time being critical of them. he thinks dark cacaos seriousness/grumpiness is endearing. to be honest its partly an inverse of shadow milks interpretation of the ancients (simple and positive vs simple and negative) but that wasnt entirely intentional. just interesting to notate now that im thinking of it

hollyberrys dark cacao is a bit of an inverse also to what i was talking about with dark cacaos hollyberry . shes seen the sweeter more heartfelt side of dark cacao and that shines through to her

if it wasnt for the outfit + hair, golden cheese's dark cacao would have probably been the last shape shifter standing

and i will stand by the dragon cacao headcanon till the day i die

golden cheese's was fun to think about bc of the little details that are different between the different shapeshifters- specifically in the neck area (bc thays the only portion you guys get to see) . dark cacaos is a bit more of a hanbok style, white lily has a turtleneck thing kind of happening, etc etc. i think pure vanilla has the most accurate idea of what she looks like .

i think white lilys interestingly enough would be the last one standing because i honestly dont think her golden cheese would even be talking with her :(( so we'd only really find out the difference when white lily's gc is forced to talk to her . white lily thinks that gc hates her and wants her gone but golden cheese's feelings are wayy wayyy more complicated. golden cheese doesn't want white lily gone she Is glad that she's back but its also hard. everything she loves is gone right now . but she's going to find a way to get it back- and if white lily can help than maybe that'll rekindle their relationship.

the cuteification beam still reaches for white lily despite how much pv knows her . i doubt this would help with white lilys feelings that pv is being naive bc shes looking at a shapeshifter based off of pvs subconscious and that subconscious is showing so mucy nostalgia it probably hurts

hollyberry in the past probably really babied white lily + pure vanilla because she Knows theyre not eating . shes observant as hell and will always demand they have at least one bite of something in order to figure out if they're Really "not hungry".

the last one would probably land on golden cheese's bc again . her feelings are complicated and as such her subconscious would showcase that multifaceted issue of "knowing this is your friend and also knowing your friend is responsible for your kingdoms destruction".

[mercy-love-joy]

Happy Birthday, Cuppajj!

I may not have the ability to draw at the moment but I can write!

Happy Birthday @cuppajj

It was relatively peaceful; no explosions or fireworks, no earth-shattering earthquakes (not yet at least), and sitting in front of them was a cake. Delicately frosted with white and pinkish-purple frosting with the frost-writing spelling out 'Happy Birthday!' and the individual sat happily in front of the cake.

Cuppajj sat at the table safely in a fire-proof house that could withstand the flames of a dragon. They happily sat at the table with their eyes gleaming happily as the iconic birthday song played around them with friends. The friends clapped and cheered as the artist leaned forward and blew out the candles.

The smoke wafted in the air like incense trailing up to the heavens, the friends clapped and one brought out a cake knife to cut into. The first piece went to the artist who thanked their friends and waited for everyone to have a slice.

Everything was perfect. Cake was handed out. Friends were laughing and cracking jokes only the group will understand.

Until a timer went off.

Everyone went silent, looking at Cuppajj's phone as it buzzed and sang a dainty tune. Everyone turned to Cuppajj who inhaled slowly, their face forming to one of deep concentration; their brow furrowing, their jaw clenched, and their eyes shadowed by their floofy hair. The friends set their cakes aside and saluted the artist as they set their cake to the side, picking up their tablet and pen- straightening their posture while their chin touched their chest.

"You know what you must do," one friend commented, patting the artist's shoulder. Cuppajj nodded their head and snapped their head to the door of the home, their movements were stiff but if you looked into their eyes, then you would see the fire burning in their eyes as they opened the door, ready to spar with the God of Destruction.

They closed the door and raised their leg, arms spreading out to brace their precious items. The artist smashed their foot into the ground, causing a shock and snapping the earth in a cataclysmic **boom** and the artist was projected from the ground to the air.

Ready to fight the Beast himself.

Meanwhile...

Burning Spice Cookie sipped on some spiced tea while Mystic Flour Cookie brushed Cloud Haetae Cookie. "Excited for the premiere?" The pup asked the Beast. "Hm? Oh yeah, DevSis says everyone is losing their mind about it. Although Shadow Milk Cookie is still pouting." the Beast of Apathy shrugged, "There's nothing we can do about it. Besides, rumor says that he'll be "released" in the game at the 4th Anniversary. But nothing is confirmed." The Beast of Destruction hummed. The doors opened to reveal Golden Cheese Cookie rolling her neck while Nutmeg Tiger walked behind her.

"Hey Golden Cheese, General," The Beast greeted. "Oh hey, did you finish recording your solo scenes early?" Golden Cheese Cookie asked, heading over to a table full of drinks and she offered a glass to the tiger centaur cookie. Nutmeg Tiger Cookie shook her head and kneeled down to hug Cloud Haetae Cookie in their Haetae form.

"Yep, DevSis said they wanted us to film the last scene for "part one" after your scenes were finished. How did it go?" The avian shrugged, "Eh, I could've done better at some scenes but Smoked Cheese said I should save my energy for "part two". You think they'll drop an "ascending costume" for me? Like Dark Cacao Cookie?"

The spicy cookie shrugged, sipping his tea. "It's possible. I know a lot of people were over the moon about your release- by the way, happy belated birthday." The Golden Queen bowed and headed over to sit at the table.

Then a sudden boom shook the room.

The Master raised her head at the ceiling while Golden Cheese Cookie frowned at the shaking lights, "The hell was that? Did the crew blow up the "lab" again with Butter Roll Cookie again?" Burning Spice Cookie frowned, his dark brows furrowing then perked up. His wicked grin spread upon his face as he chugged the last of his tea. "Excuse me," he pardoned and stepped out of the break room.

Golden Cheese looked at Mystic Flour Cookie who shrugged.

Cuppajj slammed into the crust of the earth with a heavy boom, their tablet, and pen perfectly intact as they stood up, straightening themselves as they stared at the warrior of spice. Burning Spice Cookie wielding his weapon of a two-headed axe, his golden teeth glinting in the sun as smoke poured around the duo. "I see you've returned, here to fight me?" He challenged. Cuppajj lifted their tablet and pen like a violist would draw their bow to their violin.

The warrior readied his position with his weapon raised. They stared for a moment, then a heavier boom followed after their battle commenced.

[lilacartsmadsion]

Some mural art making. (If you can call it murals)

I haven’t made one of these since DV AU lmao.

The reason the rest of the Ovenbreak crew isn’t there is because I’m having a hard time trying to pick out the backgrounds for each of them.

Wizard’s fine, but Strawberry and Gingerbright are a toughy.

Anyways…

For the updates I’m going to be probably spamming this account with ‘That Time I Adopted A God AU’ for a bit, so keep up with the lore that might await.

But ultimately I decided not to work on the Legendaries.

Currently, I know little-to-nothing about their lore and I barely have time to comprehend all the information. the best lore I have is Frost Queen and Moonlight And because my Wifi sucks I haven’t been playing Cookie Run Kingdom in a while.

I do have designs for Sea Fairy and Moonlight Cookie so that’s probably going to be in the near future.

I’ll be giving more info about the kingdoms and the cookies as well as the lore for the Ancients in this AU. Since DCA is the main character (Because of the Au obviously)

I will note that this AU will heavily focus on Dark Cacao and his relationship with Nameless/Gingerbrave. Both in his god and mortal form.

The Beasts will also be heavily involved in this AU.

[peacekeeperangel]

The CRK Pirate OC Challenge!

Hello everyone! So I've set up a little list of prompts for writing/drawing for all these Pirates I've been seeing wandering across my field as of late. But I'm going to make it a little more interesting.

If possible please either pick up four Six-Sided dice or use this dice generator and roll out a random number- that number will be your prompt! Cause pirates live on chance y'see?

If you take this challenge please do not read your options before you roll, but if you are uncomfortable with the result do go ahead and re-roll. Thank you and I hope you enjoy these prompts

1. Lunch! Your crew is having a meal in the ship’s mess. Do they behave themselves? What are they eating? BONUS: you show either the Cooking process or the cleanup

2. Dead End Race- your oc is sailing in competition with other oc pirate crews! (Bonus: What is the prize at the end?)

3. Your Crew have somehow made it to the Vanilla Kingdom! Costume swap for the win? (Note: If you don’t follow the CRK game/lore feel free to re-roll)

4. Soon May the Wellerman Come~ pick an appropriately sea-themed song for this prompt!

5. UNO REVERSO! Your OC has done a complete 180! What do they look/act like now?

6. Someone on the Crew has done a Naughty. How does your OC punish their sailor? 7. Sea Monster Attack! It’s up to your OC’s crew to save their ship. How does it go?

8. Your OC has gotten sick. Who looks after them and do they behave as a patient? BONUS: How’d they get sick anyway?

9. Your Crew have somehow made it to the Hollyberry Kingdom! Costume Swap for the win? (Note: if you don’t follow the CRK game/lore feel free to re-roll) 10. Someone needs to look after the Cannons. Does it go well or does it go poorly? 11. Bananas and Coconuts. No I will not explain further, your OC must deal with Bananas and Coconuts.

12. Your OC encounters a pool of water that turns everything it touches into solid gold. How did they discover it and how do they deal with it? 13. Your OC encounters a very snooty treacherous noble who has your OC dead to rights. How does your character Jack Sparrow their way out of this one?

14. Draw your OC as a human/meme. If you’re doing this as a writing challenge then you must write a story with as many dad jokes as possible!

15. Drinking Contest! Team up with a friend and have your OC’s in a drinking competition! Decide the winner by rolling a six-sided die, the winner will be whoever rolls higher! (Note: if you’re too nervous to ask anyone, please re-roll)

16. Your OC got into a bind and now must use their Charisma to escape. Are they successful or cringey?

17. Your Crew have somehow made it to the Dark Cacao Kingdom! Costume Change FTW? (Note: if you do not follow the CRK game/lore feel free to roll for a new prompt!)

18. Things are getting Lovecraftian around here. How does your OC cope with the squishy horribleness of it all?

19. A Captain must go down with their ship. Depict the last stand of your OC

20. Mutiny on board! What does your OC do? 21. Your Crew has Made it to the Golden Cheese Kingdom! Costume change for the win? (Note: if you don’t follow CRK game/lore feel free to re-roll)

22. GIANT BOULDER! AKA, your OC’s Indiana Jones moment. How do they handle it?

23. Depict your OC’s proudest moment.

24. Time for bed. Depict your OC sleeping (Bonus: Make it Wholesome/spicy as you see fit) EDIT BONUS: If you have Completed all 24 Prompts you must have the dreaded CABIN FEVER! Draw/write your OC concequences suffering Cabin Fever

[inoreuct]

zosan caretaking fluff feat. hair washing, banter and very soft vibes. dinner is served.

Sanji sighed, sliding down until the back of his head pressed against the lip of the bathtub. The water was toeing the line between too hot and just right and he'd poured in enough lavender emulsion to coat it with dense, heady bubbles; they tickled his chin as he let his eyes slip shut.

It had been such a long day.

He'd been rudely woken up by the sound of a cannonball crashing through their hull, tossed out of his bunk a second later when the enemy ship rammed into their side; having to fight moments after being startled awake had already put him in a horrid mood, and then he'd realised that the galley had taken damage and he would have to restock more than half of everything he'd had in there. The fridge had lost power too so he'd had to cook all the meat that had thawed (which, to be fair, was never a problem with Luffy around) but then his whole crew had scattered during their supply run and he'd lugged a shit-ton of food back to the Sunny himself and now his brain was buzzing and his everything was aching and he was pretty sure he had gunpowder in his hair.

The steam filled his lungs when he breathed in, damp and dense and warm, settling heavy as he trailed his fingers through the milky water. His neck hurt from staring down at goods all day and he could feel the beginning of a tension headache behind his eyeballs. It was a small blessing that he had the bathroom to himself—

The door creaked open.

Goddammit. Sanji sucked down a fortifying breath before he looked up— and relaxed, because thankfully, the one possible person he might be able to tolerate at the moment was sliding inside with one arm behind his back.

Zoro pushed the door shut with his heel, loose pants wrapped low around his hips and hair already darkening from the humidity. "Hi."

"Hello, marimo," Sanji sighed, tilting his head to the side. He watched as Zoro trudged over and stuck his free hand into the water before yanking it back with a muffled hiss.

"That's hot."

"Nearly enough to boil a lobster," the cook agreed mildly, eyebrows flashing up as he turned his head to track Zoro pulling up a stool, lazy and languid. "Now did you need anything, or are you just here to kill off more of my brain cells?"

Zoro gave him a dry look.

A heavy exhale slipped from Sanji's nose before he reached behind him, fingers brushing Zoro's elbow and sliding down to take his hand. He spread the swordsman's fingers out, tracing over hard-earned callouses with featherlight swirls. "I'm sorry, mon chou," he sighed, letting his temple fall against Zoro's knuckles. "Just... tired, is all."

"I know." Zoro flipped his palm, rubbing a thumb over Sanji's cheekbone before pulling away. "Brought you something."

Sanji heard the sound of glass being picked up and nearly turned before he was presented with a dark, stout bottle, the labelling font reminiscent of chalk on a blackboard. "Pirate Blend," he read, huffing a chuckle. Fitting. "No glass?"

"As if you won't finish the whole thing."

He let out a faux-indignant gasp, reaching out to whack the back of his hand against Zoro's bare chest. "Ass."

"That was my tit, cook. Think the steam's getting to your head."

The laugh that peeled its way out of Sanji's throat was sticky with exhaustion, steeped through with lavender suds and underpinned by the ache in his muscles as he popped the cork with his teeth and took a swig. "...Where did you get this?"

"There was a tasting booth in the market. Thought you'd like this one."

"You thought right," Sanji admitted, lifting the bottle to his mouth again and letting the wine coat his tongue; a red by the taste of it, with a nearly savoury spiced vanilla and dark, syrupy cacao, a rich core of sweet berry, an almost silky hint of dry tannin. He held out the bottle, but Zoro shook his head with a soft quirk of his mouth.

"Got it for you, swirly."

The cook smirked. "Suit yourself. So that's where you ran off to while poor little me was stuck doing all the heavy lifting," he lamented, sighing and emphasising it with an exaggerated sip.

"Not just that."

He heard twine sliding across waxed paper, packaging rustling as it was unfolded—

The water sloshed as Sanji set his bottle down and turned around, holding onto the edge of the tub as Zoro pulled the last bit of paper away to reveal the set of soaps in his lap.

The cook's breath caught. Each of the five bars clearly had a different scent, and a design to match; the one with green and cream swirls was matcha, surely, and the translucent one with rose petals was obviously rose. One more was oat and honey, and the one with a herb sprig on top was definitely rosemary mint— But the last one was plain brown, mild enough that his nose couldn't pick out what it was supposed to be. "Marimo."

"Hm?"

"How much did these cost?"

Zoro shot him a smug grin. "Just a couple of logs that needed chopping... And some charm."

"You." The cook blinked, stretching out like a cat to rest his chin on his hands, lips twitching as he tried to hide his awed smile. "Charm."

"Oi! I can be charming when I want to be!" The swordsman scowled at Sanji's fond, disbelieving scoff. "I charmed you, didn't I?"

"Yes, well—" Sanji felt a little breathless, buoyant, like if he let go of the tub he'd float with no effort at all. "Yes, I suppose you did." He held still, heart fluttering in the hollow of his throat as Zoro's face softened, leaning forward to poke at something in his hair.

"You've got gunpowder in your bangs."

"I— Ugh, I know!" he complained, rolling over with a dramatic sigh.

"Well, hurry up and pick one, then!"

"Pick one?" Sanji lurched up again, bubbles sloshing everywhere, eyes flicking between Zoro and the soaps. "I can't just pick one, they all smell so good and they're too pretty to—"

"Oh, for the love of— Curly, can you just pick one and let me wash your hair?" Zoro deadpanned, crossing his arms over his chest and completely oblivious to the way he'd just made Sanji's entire system freeze, the inconsiderate moss-headed bastard.

If a cannonball crashed into their ship again, Sanji wouldn't have noticed. If the Sunny was sinking, he wouldn't have cared. He was much too preoccupied with staring at the man sitting in front of him, skin flushed with the warmth, green hair mussed as it always was, soaps that he'd bought for Sanji on a whim in his lap. The cook's fingers dug into the edge of the tub and gripped until ceramic squeaked. Zoro wanted to wash his hair.

Zoro's throat bobbed as he swallowed, clearly fighting the urge to look away. "Look, if you don't want—"

"No!" Sanji yelped, startling himself enough that he nearly clapped his hands over his own mouth. "No, I— This one," he breathed, reaching for the plain brown bar and pressing it into Zoro's palm. "This one." He knew that he probably looked nearly shocked, eyes so wide it must have been unsettling, but his chest ached something fierce when he breathed in deep down all the way to his gut and he couldn't help it. His water must have been getting cold by now but he didn't feel it at all.

Zoro's lashes fluttered as he shifted in his seat, carefully wrapping the rest of the soaps up and placing them aside. "Okay, then. Turn around."

Sanji flipped, sitting still as Zoro gently pulled the tie from his hair and slipped it around his own wrist, holding back a shiver when calloused hands cupped his face to guide him nearer the running tap. The water seemed warm, but not warmer than Zoro himself; the swordsman always seemed to run ridiculously hot and Sanji—

"Relax," Zoro murmured, his hand broad and steady against the back of Sanji's head. "I've got you, cook. Lean back."

And Sanji was slowly coming to realise that he was loathe to deny Zoro anything, so he did. He let his weight sink back against Zoro's hand, trusting the swordsman to hold him up, letting his eyes close as Zoro carefully poured water over his scalp until his curls were soaked. He didn't open them even as he was pushed back up, settling comfortably in the tub as Zoro lathered the soap in his hands. What remaining suds left in the tub lapped at his collarbones; the water was a soothing pressure all around his torso, and he didn't bother hiding his soft sigh when Zoro's fingers slid into his hair.

"S'getting long." Firm fingertips started scrubbing at his scalp, kneading into spots of tension Sanji didn't even know he had. "You gonna cut it?"

"Mm? No," he sighed, shuddering when Zoro dragged his thumbs up from his nape. "Think I w'na grow it out."

Zoro hummed at that, tipping the cook's head to the side. "You'll look pretty."

"I know I will. And you'll tell me every day."

"Oh, will I, now?"

"Mhm."

The swordsman scoffed without any bite, doing something with his fingers that made Sanji melt. "You're so cocky."

"Mhm," Sanji mumbled again, not even bothering to find out what he was agreeing to. He had better things to focus on. "Just... keep doing that."

He heard Zoro chuckle and then pretty much zoned out completely, tension bleeding from his muscles, letting Zoro move his head this way and that. His bathwater was tepid at this point; he didn't care. Zoro's hands were big and warm and as the bubbles drifted down to his shoulders, he finally realised what this bar was scented with.

Sandalwood suffused his senses, a deep creamy sweetness with an undercurrent of leather and earth. With what little wherewithal he had left, Sanji decided that it suited Zoro more than it did him. Maybe he'd try to convince the mosshead to take it for himself. A few kisses should be bribery enough. Fingertips dug beneath the bones just behind his ears, working until the ache dissipated, and Sanji felt his shoulders slump because God, that felt good.

He didn't know how long he sat there, drifting blissfully between sleep and Zoro's fingers scrubbing at his crown, gingerly detangling his hair, but if you had to ask him his answer would be not long enough. His eyes fluttered open when Zoro tapped his cheek, and he squinted at the light. "Wh—"

"Wake up, baby. Gotta rinse."

The pet name made something tucked inside his ribcage pull tight like a gasp, but Sanji just closed his eyes again. "Just a while longer..."

Zoro chuckled as Sanji's head lolled in his palm. "We should get you to bed."

"Noooooo." Was he whining? This was ridiculous. He really didn't care.

"You're a spoiled prince," Zoro said matter-of-factly.

"Your fault." Sanji discreetly cracked one eye open to gauge the swordsman's reaction and immediately closed it when he saw Zoro's expression, sucking in a hitched breath.

That was enough devotion in a glance to kill a man, and it tore through Sanji like a fucking bullet. Right through the ribs, in and out faster than he could stop it, so quick that he didn't even realise until his love was bleeding out of him, all over his hands, filling his mouth, colouring his teeth, honeyed at the back of his throat and finally he'd be able to see how much of it his heart held. He didn't mind. He didn't think he ever would, actually; he'd fill this bathtub with red if it meant that Zoro would see. If it meant that he would understand how every time he looked at Sanji like that it felt like he had Sanji's heart in his fist, his lungs in a vice, his goddamn life under his thumb.

Sanji had come to terms with it long ago. He put his soul in these battle-scarred hands every day and he trusted them to be gentle because he knew that they could, they would be, for him. Even now, Zoro took his weight easily, one palm at his nape and the other stopping suds from getting into his eyes and it meant far too much for something so simple, but that was just how it worked, wasn't it?

The cook swallowed hard, allowing himself one more moment before pushing up so Zoro wouldn't accidentally waterboard him. It would possibly be hilarious but he might also very possibly just die, considering how low his guard was. The thought made him laugh a little, strained with how his head was tipped back; he saw Zoro give him a weird look upside-down and decided that he was either more tired than he'd thought or he'd had more of the wine than he'd realised.

Zoro rinsed his hair quickly, but he was no less meticulous than he had been at the beginning. It was something that Sanji had refused to admit he admired at first, that single-minded intensity regarding the things Zoro cared about, and oh, wasn't that a thought? That he belonged within that distinction now. Sanji pulled his knees to his chest when the swordsman leaned over to grab the towel he had set out, scrunching the cook's hair dry as best he could and then dropping the fluffy white cloth over his head just to make him laugh.

The bottle of wine was relatively full when Sanji picked it up, holding it up to the light as Zoro dried his hair. "Guess I didn't finish it after all."

"Yeah, well." Zoro shrugged as he took it from him to put aside and tugged gently on a stray curl. "Nobody's gonna want it now that it has your spit in it."

Sanji scoffed. "You'd still drink it. You'd drink any booze."

"...Yeah, I would."

Zoro's eyes were a soft grey as he stood up. Sanji had a feeling that he could have left out the second part of that statement and the answer would still be the same.

He let Zoro pull him up out of the tub, wrap him in the towel and hold open the pair of briefs he'd left for him to step into. He held his arms up as Zoro pulled his soft sleep shirt over his head, brazen as if he didn't know full well the shirt was Zoro's to begin with. If it were any other time he might have protested against being helped to dress like a child— but for now he'd just refuse to admit that he enjoyed it, enjoyed being cared for, even in minute ways like this. Plausible deniability and all that.

Sanji didn't resist as the swordsman took his hand, leading him back to the men's quarters and tugging the covers up for him, patting them into place around his shoulders as he settled. The bed dipped by his hip where Zoro sat, and Sanji sighed as his damp bangs were brushed away from his face. Zoro liked seeing both his eyes, he'd noticed. Maybe he'd start wearing his hair back more often.

"Goodnight, cook," Zoro whispered, leaning down to press a soft kiss to Sanji's temple.

Sanji's brain was full of cotton and sandalwood suds. He squeezed over underneath the blankets, cupping Zoro's face in his palms. "Stay."

The swordsman laughed under his breath. "Haven't showered."

Sanji considered letting him in anyway, but yep, nope, guess his brain wasn't that full of cotton. "Make it quick," he ordered, the effect broken by the massive yawn that interrupted his last word. Pulling Zoro down for a proper kiss was easier than breathing, the press of their lips just enough to wrap warmth over his skin like a blanket. "And use the soap from just now."

Zoro huffed at the words murmured against his mouth. "Spoiled."

"Your fault," Sanji yawned again, jabbing a finger into Zoro's chest before waving him away.

He heard his boyfriend's rumble of a laugh, smiled into his pillow as Zoro's acquiescence was brushed over his cheek, before the lamp was turned down and the door opened and shut. He'd been serious about Zoro being quick; they both slept better when they shared a bunk, and today had been more than enough of a shitshow for them to have earned a good night's rest.

Sanji snuggled down, fully intent on waiting.

He was asleep between one breath and the next.

(And if he woke briefly to curl closer when Zoro slid half-asleep into bed behind him, clean and warm and smelling of sandalwood, well. Neither of them would remember it in the morning.)

thank you for reading! part 2 where sanji takes care of zoro is already in the works, so keep your eyes peeled if you're interested :)

[moonstonexgallery]

Alrighty!! We got OCs, y'all!~

Coffee Jelly Cookie

A bright smile from the visitor of the Crème Republic, and The Salty Shark's new crewmate, this cookie is the support, and peaceful one of the crew, making sure their friends are okay in the end, the magical starfishes they create shine brightly to lead the way during night time while out at the sea, this friendly cookie would be by anyone's side, and lift up anyone's hopes, and spirits when they're brought down, especially with a warm welcoming demeanor, and a gold heart.

Class: Magic

Rarity: Epic

Skill: Starfish Swarm

Sand Dollar Cookie

Once a Cacao Watcher at the Dark Cacao Kingdom, they faced off the Living Abyss, with only bow, and arrow, and now a cookie who was beached with no memory, until they met a captain of a ship they've never seen before, they were unable to respond when they were asked "What's your name?", they couldn't remember their name, all they remember is fighting off the Licorice Seas, and feeling pain from their eye from the living sea, after their situation was heard, the captain offered them a spot in his crew, and dubbing them as their new alias, and a sand dollar eyepatch that was given as a gift.

Class: Charge

Rarity: Epic

Skill: The Arrows of Bravery

Mocha Mudpie Cookie

A swift, and tough at times cookie who is here to heal others when they are hurt or sick, but will not hesitate to defend herself, and her friends, especially with a sword, she used to travel the seas alone, until she found a crew that would take her in, she had not trust them at first, until she knew they were harmless, and more welcoming than she thought, and that she'd never travel by herself without help from her friends, as long as she has their backs.

Class: Support

Rarity: Epic

Skill: "Watch your head, fella!"

Just expect some relationship charts later XD

Anyways, hope y'all enjoy the three stooges-/j

EXTRAS

The Lineup

Separate Vectors

[aquarius-cookie-jar]

They're here! Character icons for the main Dark Cacao Kingdom oc crew! (More to be added one day).

Berry Choco's slight redesign is in the works, but this is what he looks like so far.

Also, I'm still thinking of a name for this au btw.

[light-of-passion]

@cookieofearthbread

A mug was set down in front of the knight, as well as a plate of jellies. The mug wasn't full of the usual, as much as Hollyberry Cookie believed that Financier Cookie could use a good drink of berry juice. Rather, it was tea; hot, warm, comforting.

How many meetings did the council have at this point about everything coming out of Beast-Yeast? The follow-ups with Golden Cheese and Dark Cacao? The near radio silence from Pure Vanilla and his expedition crew...

Oh, she'd lost count.

But everyone was tired, everyone was exhausted. And as always, Hollyberry was worrying over everyone present.

"How long has it been since you've eaten, Financier Cookie? Slept at all?" She couldn't help but worry. Two things never dulled with time with her.. He lust for adventure, and her strong bonds of motherhood. The later she often wished she could have taught to a certain old blowhard...

[possesseddarkcacao]

Ok I just gotta send in this ask:

*when dark cacao recognizes dark choco and the others at taco bell, screaming match ensues while dark cacao and mystic flour start trying to drag dark choco back while the two watchers and dark choco fight back. It's just pure chaos.*

Taco bell worker cookie: .....I don't get paid enough to deal with this.

Manager of taco bell: *to the whole crew.* IF YOU BREAK ANY OF THE TABLES OR CHAIRS OR LAY EVEN THE SLIGHTEST DENT OR CUT ON OUR SODA MACHINES, YOURE PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS!!!

(pray for the staff y'all, it's gonna be a long night for them-)

[anitoko-17294]

that one pizza place employee who’d cut their pay to make sure someone got their pizza for free

Context:

Dark Choco, C. Arrow, C. Chip and Affagato order a pizza from a restaurant that does the "If we don’t deliver your pizza in 5 minutes, it’s free," thing, and so they think of the most hilarious and creative ways to make sure the pizza is at the door after the 5 minute mark, yet despite their best efforts, the pizza still gets to the door before the 5 minute mark, tears from the dark cacao crew ensue, so Pizza Cookie decides to pay for the pizza for them

[pinkvaquita]

Ok so i kinda already said this in a reblog of my own post. But I think people can see it if I do that so I just delete it and copy it here I guess

Ok fuck it, i'm doing this shit

So... OH MY FUCKING GOD AND HEAVEN AND WHOEVER THE FUCK IS UP THERE.

Like just imagen this for a second. Golden Cheese is having contact with actual alive people after who knows how long. And yeah, she probably is not reciving them well right now (at least ffom what we have seen in the update, everything that happens next is still unsure) and probably she is gonna be to attatched to her fake reality for some time before going with Pure Vanilla.

But she is probably gonna have some extra time in her path back to Pure Vanilla and the others Ancients to process and mentally prepare herself a little (obviously not totally) for this. Black Raisin and Adventurer said that it took them days to get to the Golden Cheese kingdom ruins. So is also gonna take them days to return.

Wich means she is gonna have plenty of time to hang around the crew. And defenetly I am gonna also make a post about Olive and Adventurer making her thousands of question about the past and Black Raisin and their whole dynamic of one being extremely poor and the other extremely rich. (That also is INCREDIBLY interesting) But let's center in my fucking favorite theme.

THE CHILDREN

Like. You are giving her two kids who just kicked her ass and pull the strings of her heart. She is gonna be impressed, REALLY impressed. And probably is gonna try to also be impressive to them. Flying around, doing cool stuff and telling them her best stories. With maybe a little bit (TOO much) of exaggeration.

But also, her motherly birdbrain instintcs and logic is gonna make her question why THE FUCK Pure Vanilla send two children to this job. To go negotiate with an inmortal being and face who knows how many dangers.

She maybe is gonna ask about them to the other adults in the place, trying to find answers about this. And flip her shit when she hears that this is not the first time this happens.

Golden Cheese: ... You are fucking telling me that this two were also in a dragon fight, a fight against Dark Enchantresss herself, a civil war in the Dark Cacao kingdom and the rescue of Pure Vanilla himself!

Black Raisin: Yeah, there were also Strawberry and Custar-

Golden Cheese: THERE ARE MORE KIDS INVOLVED!?????

So now. We have a woman trying to be the cool aunt for Wizard and Gingerbrave and all the other involved in her search, but also wanting to be protective with them because of how much shit this two have seen. And those thoughts cause her a inner fight that I wished so much I could see.

[cookiesrunaus-whitelily]

Since there is the living together arc, I was wondering, are there more arcs? which ones?

Well yes there are, some are still in the works and I won't say much as I don't want to spoil anything, so here are some of the ones I've been working on.

Hollyberry kingdom Arc and Dark Cacao Arc:

They are essentially the same, just a few differences. One of them I already showed you in one of my Tiger Lily and Princess drawings, where they meet. Affogato was never Dark Cacao's advisor, so the kingdom is fine and Caramel was never exiled. Dark Cacao's plot may have more details since Affogato and Dark Choco are like two pillars in this arc, so I'm seeing how to form the story.

The Heroes Arc Council:

Affogato will participate in this one - I'm still deciding if Dark Choco should join as well or not. The connection between Affogato and White Lily will be revealed. Light Cream will be taken on by the elders for her connection to St. Pastry. Grey Pearl and Affogato meet again. Grand Madeleine and Light Cream have their meeting with Affogato. Clotted Cream learns of his true origin. Dark Enchantress' attack makes Madeleine find out who he really is.

Purelily children would also have their bows:

St. Pastry's Arc - Pastry would find documents about her birth and her species, so after a fight with the reverend mother, she wants to escape and find her true origin, as well as find an intruder.

Darkness Arc - Red Velvet and Matcha would be rescued or run away from Dark Enchantress, finally being taken in by Pure Vanilla and reunited with their siblings (still deciding).

Clover Arc (still in process)

Cream Puff's Bow (still in process)

And I'm considering doing separate stories from two stories I want to do. They will be like two subplots. Which are The Legend of the Duskgloom Sea and The Legend of the Red Dragon.

The Legend of the Duskgloom Sea will be about Grey Pearl returning to Tearcrown at Peppermint Cookie's request to save Sorbet Shark. He would go with Caviar, Oyster, Peppermint and the crew of the Salt Shark. Grey Pearl would have her arc of trauma and redemption.

In Legend of the Red Dragon it would be the original plot with some details changed and with the addition of Rambutan. Rambutan would go to the dragon valley with the objective of finding some clue of his mother and see if the hunters are not planning anything against his home. Royal Margarine would be his traveling companion. There would be family problems and angst.

I even think a story of Rambutan, the dragons, Pitaya, Holly and the rest of the family reconnecting, or confronting Molten Lava Cookie's grandson (yep, I didn't forget about them!) as another subplot would be great.

I have a lot of ideas and I don't know where to start, please help.

[little-noko]

SOMEHOW I keep forgetting to post this and I have no idea why XD

We've been working hard on this piece and I'm genuinely proud of how it came out ! Has some of you know my best friend and I ADORE cookie run and we wanted to do something special for one of our favorite kingdom. So here it is, a Dark Cacao Kingdom hoodie ! Each sleeves featuring some of the citizen of this kindom such as Caramel Arrow, Affogato, Milk, Licorice, Crunchy Chip and Dark Choco !

We had so much fun designing this and we hope you guys like it too !

You can purchase this hoodie on the loading crew crafts store !

Art(c) @little-noko & @alainaprana Cookie Run(c) DevSisters

[lilacartsmadsion]

I haven’t worked on it in a while since I introduced it but here’s my Manhwa Inspired Cookie Run AU:

That time I adopted a god

(Or…maybe that’s just regular anime titles)

Context: An AU where the Witches were vanquished a long time ago, when the second batch of Cookies (The Oven Breakers since that’s what I call them) defeated them. Stopping them from eating anymore cookies. The OvenBreakers, last of the Cookies baked by the Witches took the powers of each Witch and became what could be considered Divine. Now with their new powers and divinity they rule Earthbread with benevolence, creating gods and mortals to maintain the realm and its peace.

One day, falling from the sky, a Star of the Divine crashed into the Dark Cacao Kingdom, revealing the presence of a child touched by the Divine.

Simpler explanation:

Gingerbrave and crew (For the sake of the AU Gingerbrave and Crew are much older than probably the Beasts) become gods after defeating the Witches. Absorbing their power in order to obtain these godly roles.

And then one day Gingerbrave just says ‘Fuck it, I’m living in the mortal realm’ and crashes down to Earthbread.

This AU is once again, Dark Cacao centered, because I love Dark Cacao, screw you.

‘gods’ in this AU:

Dozer

Gingerbrave

Gingerbright

Strawberry Cookie

Wizard Cookie.

I might edit their names to fit more ‘godly’ ones but here’s the AU.