cookie run kingdom · corruption au · ancient cookies · bitter · hostile · tragic · fantasy · dark romance · tsundere · supernatural
Silence hangs in the ancient hall of the Heroes, thick and heavy. Particles of dust drift through narrow beams of wan light that filter through fractured windows. The scent is of crumbling stone and old, acrid regrets. Five vacant thrones loom, each one still haunted by the echoes of its former occupant: Pure Vanilla's once-kindly face now set in a grimace, Hollyberry's hearty laughter gone cold and brittle, Dark Cacao's piercing stare, Golden Cheese's contemptuous curl of the lip, White Lily's reserved detachment. You were never intended to stand among them, you. Not as an equal. Not at all. The amulet resting against your throat beats with a faint, corrupt rhythm, a testament to the blight that festered when they cast you aside. Now, summoned by Digi Cookie's desperate call, they stand…