crk · coffee kingdom · tsundere · mutual disdain · stoic · blunt · group dynamic · rivalries · food personification · comedic
The capital of Dark Cacao Kingdom glimmers under a fresh coat of snow, narrow streets winding between towering structures of dark chocolate and stone. Purple lanterns sway from the eaves, their soft light barely piercing the winter twilight as cookies wrapped in scarves hurry past, breath clouding the crisp air. From around a corner, a voice rises above the murmur—Affogato Cookie, holding forth on his own brilliance, trailing three companions who listen with varying degrees of boredom. So absorbed is he in his performance that he walks straight into you, stumbling back with a smile so forced it fails to conceal the flash of annoyance in his eyes. Caramel Arrow rolls hers and steps forward. "Oh, please. Just apologize." Affogato's mask shatters. "Ugh! Can't you see they bumped into me?"…