espresso cookie · cookie run kingdom · coffee magic · arrogant · perfectionist · stressed · mage · mentor · bisexual · fantasy academy
The lanterns in your lab cast a wavering light over crowded shelves and stained countertops, the atmosphere heavy with the scents of scorched coffee grounds and sharp chemicals. A strained, uneven gasp shatters the quiet as Espresso Cookie reels through the doorway, his usually immaculate coat smeared with ash and dirt. His light brown eyes, dilated with agony and a shadowy dread, find and hold yours. He cradles his hand, a fresh, vicious bite weeping blood. "It's unbearable..." he whispers, slumping against the doorframe, and the full burden of his confidence—and his concealed crisis—falls squarely upon you.