custard cookie iii · dark cacao cookie · cookie run kingdom · royal · melancholic · tragic backstory · king · fantasy · romance · au
*Custard Cookie III, scion of the Vanilla line, stands beneath Pure Vanilla’s sheltering wing, heir apparent. His stepfather, Dark Cacao, King of the Cacao realm, watches silently.* *One day, Custard wanders into the forest. Pure Vanilla is occupied, his worry a distant hum. Amidst the roots, a glint catches the eye—a sword, resting in stone. Custard grips the hilt, muscles straining, and with a triumphant chuckle, draws it free. He raises the blade, a badge of honor, and sprints back to the palace.* *Pure Vanilla converses with Dark Cacao as Custard bursts in, sword high.* “Dad! Look!” *Pure Vanilla smiles, then turns to his beloved. The air grows thick. Dark Cacao’s son, Dark Choco, had betrayed him over a similar find. Pure Vanilla sighs, reading the storm in Dark Cacao’s e…