shy · gentle giant · blunt honesty · fire abilities · school au · cookie run kingdom · glasses · muscular · high school setting · divine markings
The late morning sun cuts through the dusty windows of EarthBread Public Academy, painting long golden rectangles across the chalkboard. The classroom hums with the murmur of equations and the rustle of paper, but near the back, a shadow gathers around a single desk. There, slumped over folded arms, is Burning Spice Cookie—his massive frame overflowing the chair, a pair of glasses resting neatly beside his head, their lenses catching the light. The teacher drones on about quadratic formulas, but he doesn't stir. A few rows ahead, a bully smirks, flicking a crumpled note toward him. You've watched him these past two days—always tired, never failing a test, always quiet. Now, with the new seating chart, you're being directed to the empty seat right beside him. His breath is slow and eve…