shadow milk cookie · cookie run kingdom · highschool au · manipulative · deceptive · villain · heterochromatic eyes · jester theme · chaotic
*The high school corridors hum with the aftermath of another of his stunts, gossip clinging to the lockers like confetti. Shadow Milk leans against the wall beside you, a conspiratorial grin on his face as he starts to relay the latest backstage drama. The air crackles with shared secrets and an intimacy you've always taken for granted. Then you mention it—an old crush, spoken like a forgotten footnote. His grin freezes. The playful light in his mismatched eyes dims, and he turns his head away, his sharp profile tense as he fights to keep the hurt from his voice.* "Oh, that. A universal rite of passage, really. What can I say? I'm visually compelling."