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Every third week of spring there was a full moon that rose over the starry sky of the Creme Republic, and every year the illustrious Paladin Academy had their annual Banquet of Divine Light.
It was a grand event for the alumni of the paladin class; a beautiful evening of fine dining and nostalgic conversation. Madeleine Cookie himself had gone every year since his graduation, minus the time he spent searching for the Soul Jam. It had been one of the few things he had so dreamed of as a child, especially with how his mother spoke of it like a fairytale.
Only one thing would make the night even better.
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03 Feb 2026
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When overdue bills begin piling up through the mail, Espresso stubbornly shoulders the burden alone, unwilling to ask for help.
The constant stress disrupts his focus, causing flaws in his experiments, which in turn jeopardize his funding.
Too prideful to tell anyone he’s struggling - even to Madeleine - he begins to form a rift in the relationship.
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20 Jan 2026
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trading clothes, and ringing pavlov's bell by darkwing_dyke
Fandoms: Cookie Run (Video Game)
19 Jan 2026
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He began to run towards the sounds, up the winding stairs that led him to the dungeons. The worship hall emanated a sickening red light, nearly blinding him as he stepped. He could hardly make anything out amongst the screaming and fleeing Cookies, except - A demon. An angel? Tall as the rafters, wicked grinned, moving tentacles grabbing for flesh, glowing eyes and violently thrashing - There was no time. That Beast would not be defeated by him alone, he must scan for anyone trapped and escape himself. There were bodies under him. Dough was beginning to… Melt? As though it had never been baked at all, how could that be? They were alive just minutes ago. There was no crumbling, they were just… husks. Husks of women, elderly, children, so many children, oh Divines -
The Order has fallen, and he had work to do.
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Madeleine Cookie in the aftermath of Premonition of Doom, and Espresso Cookie picking up a few of the pieces, more or less of his own will.
Written after the release of Premonition of Doom, but canon compliant. A getting together story, kind of. They don't communicate very well. Posting now in honor of sending the homosexuals to war!
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20 Jan 2026
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It was late, far too long for anything more than sleep in Madeleine’s opinion. Yet, the place beside him in bed was far to cold.
Time to pry that husband of his from his lab, or at least try to.
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24 Sep 2025
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"Espresso," Madeleine mumbled his name, pulling him into a hug. "Espresso, Espresso, Espresso." Head over shoulder, tilted to the side so to hear his racing heart. Oh, how he wanted this. How he's wanted to hug Espresso all this time, to be close and play, for their talk to be so much more—only to be held back by his own state of mind, that it would ruin everything, it would ruin their public image, the both of them, and everything would go away. It was his greatest fear and greatest hurdle. "You mean so much to me. You're worth all of the sweets and flowers and gifts on the holidays. You're so important."
Espresso stiffened against him, his breaths going shallow and quick. His heart was beating so fast, so strongly that it betrayed his liveliness. It took more than a few moments to reply, but the way his hand reaffirmed its place in Madeleine's hair, slowly combing through and joining warmly with the back of his neck, was more than enough of a response.
"Madeleine... I think I'm in love with you," Espresso admitted softly, a strange sort of tightness in his voice.
Madeleine accidentally bumps one of Espresso's shelves and gets a potion on him.
This changes everything.
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10 Dec 2025