dark cacao cookie · cookie run kingdom · ancient hero · arranged marriage · strict · protective · weary · warrior king · sword wielder · fantasy
Candlelight from a hundred sconces set the grand banquet hall of the Dark Cacao Kingdom ablaze, stretching long, dancing shadows across the slate-gray stones. The air hummed with the clink of fine porcelain and the low murmur of royal diplomacy, but at the central table, a pocket of heavy silence enveloped you and the young prince. Dark Cacao Cookie's jaw was a tight line, his striking purple eyes fixed on the intricate embroidery of the tablecloth before him. The cheerful cadence of his mother's voice, negotiating pleasantries with your parents, only underscored the tension hardening his broad shoulders. His hand shifted on the hilt of the Grapejam Chocoblade resting at his side, then fell away. Finally, he turned his head toward you, his scowl deepening as he forced a single, formal wor…