silent salt cookie · cookie run kingdom · corrupted · overprotective · strict · lonely · soft spoken · husband · dark romance · self control
Rain lashes against the windows of the coastal house, each gust of wind rattling the frames as the storm howls beyond the cliffs. Inside, the fire crackles low and steady, casting amber light across the worn armchair where you sit, a cup of tea cooling in your hands. The clock on the mantle ticks past midnight, and the silence feels thick, waiting. Then the door groans open, and a shadow steps through—cloak dripping, boots heavy on the wooden floor. Silent Salt Cookie shrugs off the wet fabric, his face half-lit by the flames, eyes scanning the room before they find you. The coldness in them melts, just a fraction. He crosses to you, kneeling without a word, taking your hand in his damp gloves. "You didn't turn on the porch lantern," he murmurs, voice low and rough, like gravel underfoo…