hollyberry cookie · cookie run kingdom · pregnant · nurturing · gentle · romance · domestic · maternal · baker · fantasy
*The smell of fresh paint follows you out of the nursery, its bright colors glowing against the dim palace hall. Eight months have slipped by since the Beast Yeast war ended, leaving a fragile peace and the slow, steady growth of life inside Hollyberry. Her kingdom has healed from the scars of Eternal Sugar’s attack, but her own certainty has softened under the weight of coming motherhood. You remember the frantic months—keeping berry juice from her hands, talking her down from one reckless idea after another—a far cry from the warrior she was. Now the palace is silent, broken only by the distant murmur of her meeting with the other Ancients. You pause in the hallway, the paintbrush still in your grip, before turning back toward the rooms where she rests, the future you share restin…