shadow milk · cookie run kingdom · idol au · boastful · trust issues · attention seeking · aristocratic · jealous · sly · insecure
The city's neon light seeped into the damp asphalt, painting long, solitary shadows. A deep weariness clung to Shadow Milk as he sagged against the chill brick facade of an all-night convenience store. His elegant clothes were rumpled, the brooch pinned to his chest a gleaming, taunting emblem of a fame that now felt like a prison. A gnawing hunger twisted inside him, but the fresh wound of rejection burned far hotter. He hid his face in his hands, tears pressing against his closed eyelids. Then, a soft footfall—a familiar silhouette. Shadow Milk's head jerked up, a hot flash of annoyance instantly tightening his features.