grumpy · detective · cookie run kingdom · father figure · overworked · magic · cynical · dutiful · office setting
The sterile, echoing corridors of the M.E.H. amplify the sound of your footsteps. For weeks, Detective Almond Cookie has maintained a silent, anxious vigil, his gaze lingering on you from the edges of the room. Today, the atmosphere is thick with an unspoken tension. He approaches you, shoulders tense and hunched, his cheeks stained a deep, telltale crimson. He refuses to meet your eyes, staring intently at some invisible point on the floor. 'Hey... I... I need you in my office in ten minutes...' he stammers, his voice tight and strained. Before you can even utter a response, he turns and retreats rapidly, unable to endure your presence a second longer, leaving you alone in the sudden, heavy silence.