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User @/runawaystarss on twitter pointed out that the British existed in RGU and shared this screenshot
And I think about how that shaped RGU, especially with Akio and Anthy.
Again I know not a lot of thought was put into akio and anthy being SAsian by the creators, they just are because they thought it would be cool cause they liked Lalah sune
But I'm thinking about with how old akio and anthy are and how they're implied to be fallen divine beings. Do you think they could have possibly lived through the atrocities committed during British colonialism in south asia and they are the way that they are because those experiences shaped them too among other things?
Akio and Anthy are the only south asians in Ohtori academy, and in their young memories they seem to be the only south asians in a very euorpean setting. Why are they there?
I'm looking at anthy right now. She's gotta be like 6 or 7 years old here. Akio if I had to make a guess is 14. Even for a 7 year old she looks so tiny and scrawny. The dress she's wearing barely fits her despite clearly being for a girl her age. She's so little. I wondered why and I remembered for most of British colonialism in south Asia, there were a lot of famines throughout the years. Like there were two devastating Bengal famines that killed millions. How I interpret this is Akio and anthy fleeing from there to go find safety in some European place.
But another thing I find interesting is the clothing specifically. Look at Akio. He's wearing a European prince outfit that's nothing like what you'd see in desi culture. If we are to believe they are some divine beings that originated in South asia and not in Europe, he isn't wearing anything close to what a desi prince would wear. I like to think that he did this as a way to adapt to their new European setting for survival. Like he works overtime and practically tortures himself from a very young age to become the prince figure that Europeans would accept and eventually worship. At first it was for safety and security among them so that him and his sister could survive, but I wouldn't be surprised if the need to conform to European sensibilities got to his head. Like this is still a 14 year old boy here who is expected to protect all princesses (young girls ranging anywhere from children to young adults). Instead of y'know maybe their parents being responsible for them they push those expectations and give all of this unrestrained power to a young boy. What started as being in service as a knight figure to women for survival, ended up as a little boy getting a power trip over women. Because even if he was playing the prince role as a service to those above him, that is still a prince role he has over women as an absolute authority. Which to a 14 year old boy who lived in two very patriarchal societies could very quickly manifest into entitlement and enforcing patriarchal abuse. Because that's what society expects young boys to do
Now let's look at Anthy. Despite living in the same setting as Akio she is still in her raggedy clothes. Still scrawny, still unkempt. But also she still has alot more elements of her desi culture in her clothing like the bindi, the gold jewelry and even the red dress. I like to think that before they were struck with poverty, the dress was longer and better fitting and looked more regal. This is all she has left of it. But why? Why is she in still this bad of a condition if akio and her live together.
I like to think that because Anthy is still very young, she didn't feel the need to conform as quickly because she's still very attached to her desi roots. Additionally desi women are in this space they get despised by their own culture for adapting to western culture. Theyre seen as whores or people who think they're better than desi people who didnt conform to it. And they get scrutinized for it more than men who do. But at the same time Desi women who don't conform to western standards while living in the west are seen as strange, exotic and ugly by both their own people and people from the west. I like to think that since she saw her brother being forced to conform for survival, she thought it was her responsibility to preserve her desi roots and stick by them even if it lead to her being ridiculed or isolated
But here's the thing. In a world where princes protect princesses, Anthy doing this goes completely against that status quo. By doing this she removes herself from the catagory of being a princess. In a western world a prince is going to save a western princess. Not a desi one, and definately not an ordinary desi girl who is in poverty. By being related to Akio, it should by definition make her princess if he is a prince. But she isn't because she isn't a western princess. And Akio, in this universe has no incentive to save a desi princess over a western one. So he doesn't prioritize her. Hence why she is dressed the way she is compared to him. She is being neglected and othered.
It's heart breaking because despite all this she still loved and prioritizes her brother. She sees him suffering and how the world puts such high expectations on a young boy. And even if he doesn't protect her from the world, she protects him from it. But the world doesn't see this as a princess trying to protect her prince. Anthy isnt a princess to them because she never conformed to one.
And any woman who isn't a princess is a witch
But all that being said, Let's talk about the one time Anthy does conform to being a traditional princess when she's young . Adolescence of utena:
She wears a very regal, almost victorian white dress. Kinda like how Akio wears a white prince uniform. Her hair isn't naturally curly the way dark skinned south asian's usually are. It's straightened. She's white washed. I'm sure her being white washed has nothing to do with my analysis, AOU was a movie, I'm pretty sure she was white washed to cater to mainstream japanese audiance's because Asian countries aren't interested in stories with dark skinned female leads. But even then, This version of anthy looks closer to what a typical princess should be
Why now? Well what are the chances that AOU anthy conforms to typical princesshood in the universe where the prince no longer exists at all
How I interpret the character of AOU anthy is that while she's still 14, she's older mentally and more aware of the time loop. This Anthy has tried to go to the outside world multiple times in an attempt to find utena, and because of this isn't as sheltered. Now she didn't stay there long cause you need to remember that the world still despises her for taking dios away from them. But unlike before, Anthy is alone with no one to look out for her. No utena, no dios, no akio. No one
I think she too learned pretty fast that in order to survive she has to conform to western standards of princesshood. Hence why she is depicted this way in this timeloop.
I noticed that this Anthy while still neglected, abused and still a rose bride has more agency than RGU anthy. She's coy, she kisses utena the first time she meets her, she initiates sexual intimacy with utena. Alot of which she doesn't do in RGU. I think this change is because she was treated slightly better as a conformed princess/rose bride compared to her RGU counterpart who was constantly beaten and abused by everyone all the time.
And I think thats why there's also a difference in the way she finally leaves ohtori for good. In RGU she gets the courage to finally leave akio because Utena took on the swords for her thus letting her believe that someone loves her. But she is very passive agressive to akio when she does. She smiles at him, with disguist yes, but she still hides her true disguist as she leaves because that's how she's learned to express anger because of how everyone hated her all the time
AOU anthy however uses utena as a literal vehicle for her escape, takes agency by driving the car on her own path to freedom. Is stopped by akio, oh my god i forgot akio doesn't physically stop her in RGU but here she literally crushes her car and her path to stop her from leaving, because she keeps fighting back against him instead of being passive agressive. She scowls at him, she yells at him. All that build up of anger and resentment is finally taken out on him after years of abuse and attempts to leave.
That's not to say either anthy is in the wrong or right for leaving the way that they did. I just wanted to adress why I felt like AOU anthy had a bit more agency and how her upbringing here affected that. Feel free to disagree I'm just rambling after all
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I saw/read your dragon pregnancy fic and it reminded me of this image
So I thought I should share
OMG!! THAT'S THEM!! THAT'S WHAT THEIR BABIES LOOK LIKE!! Of course the live birth ones look more Baby dough like and they have slightly different colors than their parents-
BUT THIS IS DEF WHAT THE BABIES LOOK LIKE HATCHING OUTTA THE EGGS!!
I have an idea! So Hollyberry juice is basically just cookie version of beer right? So root beer is probably like REALLY strong alcohol! Burning Spice in an attempt to 'impress' his Desert Rose away from Pitaya, challenges Pitaya to a drinking contest. Who's winning!?
Ok this is actually really interesting and funny! Well considering that normal cookie things don't really affect dragons all too much, such as when SMC's magic couldn't work on Pitaya until after they transformed into a cookie, I think we all know who's winning. Also this reminds me of this meme with BS and Hollyberry here. Warnings for cookie version of alcohol consumption.
EDIT: Please drink responsibly people!
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It's probably a big party or such with everyone involved invited to try and resolve everything. White Lily and Pure Vanilla's idea. The dragons were OBVIOUSLY not happy with with and neither were most of their wives but SOMEHOW they were convinced siting most of the Beasts were going through some kind of reformation. Unfortunately they allowed Hollyberry to chose the location of this massive gathering and with Pitaya being the only dragon she knew, she chose somewhere Pitaya would've liked alone- A giant large tavern!
To her credit it wasn't a bad place. But it WAS rather big and spacious. Most of the dragons looked..not in the best of moods. Lotus was smiling but it was clearly forced. Longan was sitting silently in the corner feeling their eyelid twitch every few seconds being around so many cookies, the only thing stopping them from leaving was their mate hugging their side and reassuring them. Lychee looked bored out of their mind mindlessly floating after their mate(and giving death glares at the tag along puppy Shadow Milk-). Ananas was calm holding a single cup of juice they slowly sipped but they didn't seem to be enjoying this either. The only one truly in the spirits was Pitaya who was laughing with Hollyberry about the time she nearly cracked their head in two with her shield. Aside from the tention between the dragons and Beasts and the Ancients keeping a close eye on the situation, it seemed to be going ok.
Except for one thing.
Reddish eyes stared hard at the opposite side of the room. Specifically at a certain pink dragon laughing loudly and had one arm lovingly around a lady cookie as beautiful as an oasis in a drought. HIS Desert Rose. The one whom escaped him so long ago cuddled up against the foolish magenta dragon! He felt his own anger broiling and his hand squeezed around the mug in his hands. What he would've give to tear the wings off that pesky knat and sweep her off her feet, but if he so much as looked at them wrong-..Well-...He glanced across the other side of the room to the yellow birdie who narrowed her eyes at him, tightening her hold on the spear in her hands. Well he'd have five ancients and dragons ready to dogpile him. Sigh. This was the worst day of his life outside of getting sealed in the tree! Now don't ask how he came up with this idea..He probably saw two random cookies trying to out-drink each other and a couple bar maids fawning over the winner. That gives him the idea to impress her. After all what can be more manly than winning a drinking content? Sigh. Yes. He is this crazy to try it.
"Master? Where are you going?" "You'll see, Nutmeg Tiger Cookie!" Golden Cheese was instantly on his heels along with his right hand minion as he walks right up to Pitaya and Hollyberry laughing together. However as soon as the dragon feels their mate flinch, their attitude completely changes from happy laughter to as cold as stone as Burning Spice stands before them smiling down at the two of them. Their mate pulled closer to their side as the majority stare at the Beast that dared to approach them. After a moment of smiling with Burning Spice smiling at them he huffed a laugh. "That was quite a battle you put up against me! Most don't walk away after they encounter the cookie of destruction. Actually most don't walk at all! Hahaha!" Pitaya narrowed their eyes at him. "Funny. I could sssay the sssame for thossse who daresss challenge the Red Dragon! Or Greenish-Red Dragon! You're only ssstill living becaussse I wasss feeling merciful that day." "HA! If that's what you want to go by!" A hiss escaped the pink dragon. "And what isss THAT sssuposssed to mean!?" Pitaya's loud voice caused most of the tavern to look over at the small group of people. Regular cookies, Ancients, Beasts, and Dragons alike. "Pitaya, calm down. He's only trying to rile you up into a fight." Hollyberry placed a hand on her friends shoulder pulling them back a little while also giving Burning Spice her own annoyed glare. "OOh! I'll be sure to tear off that pretty black mane of hisss and mount it on my cave wall if he insssissstsss!" "Ew. You are not scalping someone and hanging their hair on our wall!" Desert Rose finally spoke up from her hiding spot behind the dragon which immediately caught the Beast's attention as he glanced at her...and his gaze seemed to soften just slightly making the dragon hiss louder wings flaring up. "Jussst what are getting at!? You looking for a rematch!?"
-"A firey spirit! Ha! I like that! This just means it'll be more entertaining!" He then pointed towards the bar. "Why don't you put your treasure where your mouth is?" Pitaya rose a brow to where he was pointing. "..What are you talking about?" "I-..think he's challenging you to a drinking contest." "HA!! Why would I reduce myssself to doing sssomething asss ssstupid and immature asss that?" "Then you're admitting to being nothing but a pathetic little cookie imitating sugar gnome?" "SUGAR GNOME!?" Now the ENTIRE tavern was looking at the ruckus that was transpiring in the middle of the tavern. Even Longan who had been doing their best to blend into the darkness in the very back corner had ended up turning when they heard Pitaya screaming so loud it could've woken them up during their long slumber. With a flare of anger the dragon snarled pointing at the grinning Beast having successfully ragebaited the dragon into doing exactly what he wanted. "Very well! I'll show you that a dragon can bessst a cookie at anything! Even a ssstupid little drinking contessst!!" "HAHAHA!! I knew you wouldn't turn down a challenge!" Hollyberry looked intrigued and Desert Rose just-....Facepalmed. "So much for not being 'stupid and immature'. Pitaya, don't be an idiot and make a fool out of yourself." Pitaya actually paused when their mate grabbed their hand. "We came here to have a nice time. You don't have to embarrass yourself just because this guy challenges you to a drinking contest. He's just trying to make you look like a fool anyways like Hollyberry said. Let's just go enjoy the party somewhere else. Besides, I already know you're better than him anyways. That's all that matters." Pitaya looked almost ready to agree with her until the burning anger in Burning Spice got the better of him and he gave his own growl. "Then I win by default!" Instantly Pitaya's head snapped back to him. "WHAT?!" "You heard me!" He placed his hands on his hips. "You already agreed to it and backed out instantly like a coward! So that makes me winner by default! And I'm dedicating my victory to my beautiful Desert Rose-" "I NEVER SSSAID I BACKED OUT!! AND LIKE WITCHESSS I'M LETTING THE LIKESSS OF YOU DEDICATE ANYTHING TO MY MATE!!" He pointed at a nearby table. "I can hold more pintsss of hollyberry juice than you could destroy tonsss of rocksss! I accept your meager challenge and dedicate MY surefire win to MY mate!!" "Then let's put your claims to the test!! BARTENDER!!" The poor tiny cookie coward under the intense burning gaze of the dragon and beast. "BRING US PINTS OF THE STRONGEST HOLLYBERRY JUICE YOU HAVE!!" "AND DON'T SSSTOP BRINGING THEM UNTIL ONE OF USSS DROPSSS!! SSSPECIFCALLY HIM!!" "HA!! Now things have gotten interesting! Honey! Let's go watch the fools make bigger fools of themselves!" Lychee commented from somewhere as the two large cookies sat at opposite sides of one another. Desert Rose Facepalmed herself with a loud groan. "How come the ones attracted to me have to be the all brawn but no brains type?"
-In fact a whole crowd seemed to be gathering around the two as a nervous looking bar tender brings out pints of dark purple and pink hollyberry juice setting at least ten in front of each of them. "Destroy them, Spice!" A mischievous blueball shouted making Lychee shoot a death glare at him. "SNUFF HIM OUT, PITAYA!! SHOW HIM YOU'RE THE RED DRAGON!!" "Can't we all just calm down and talk about this!?" White Lily called from somewhere though she was ignored. "I refuse to have that Beast win! So you had better prove yourself, Dragon!!" "This is absolute nonsense!....That being said you'd better not fail at this, Pitaya!" Ananas's mate slapped their shoulder with a glare. "Ananas! You know better than that! Don't encourage this behavior!" "Put him in his place, Master!" Nutmeg Tiger glared calmly. "He is below you!" "C'MON, PITAYA!! This is child's play for you with all we've been through!" Hollyberry laughed. "Please don't encourage them!" Random cookies already started shouting taking sides and goding them on. The first pints of hollyberry juice were grabbed and both tilted their heads back downing pint after pint of the purple and pink liquids. The crowds cheered on the two as pint after pint was thrown back as the two of them grabbed the mugs and gulped them back-....
All the while Pitaya's mate watched arms crossed and scowling at the both of them.
Between the cheering and goading them on the sounds of mugs begging slammed into the table or dropped to the floor amongst them as the two swigged them back one after another, until the ten mugs each in front of them were gone. With one final gulp Burning Spice slammed his own mug on the ground smiling and panting slightly. "Not..bad..for a lizard!" Pitaya slammed their own mug to the side also breathing heavily. "Don't insssult..my presssence, Beassst!! I can out drink you anytime with any hollyberry juice!!" "HA! Is that so?! Then round two?!" SLAM!! The pink dragon's fist slammed down on the table."ROUND TWO FOR MY LADY'SSS HONOR!!" "BARTENDER!! ANOTHER ROUND!!" He smiled evilly. "BUT BRING US ROOT BEER INSTEAD!!" The crowd cheered louder. "WHOA!! Hold on a second!" Desert Rose grabbed Pitaya's shoulder looking concerned with made Burning Spice seeth more. "PITAYA, STOP IT!! YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME!!" She yelled at them over the crowd cheering. "Fear not! I've dealt with thingsss much worssse than a Beassst and hisss gamesss!!" "You've literally NEVER drank root beer before!! It's like ten times stronger than the strongest hollyberry juice! And I am not carrying you all the way home!" "HA! If this little weakling can't handle his juice and root beer-" The Beast smirked leaning across the table. "-perhaps you should reconsider your choice in partners!" "Fat chance!" "YOU HEAR THAT, LIZARD!! I HAVE A CHANCE!! AND IT'S FAT!!" "YOU SSSTAY AWAY FROM HER!! BRING ME THAT BLASSSTED ROOT BEER!!" Desert Rose hid her face in her hands as the poor shaking bartender cookie brought another twenty pints same as before only this time filled with the bubbly carbonated brown soda pop many cookies had trouble stomaching one pint of. The crowd a mix of excited anticipation and and worry. Burning Spice felt a tug on his arm from Nutmeg Tiger. "Master, is this a wise decision? You yourself had never consumed more than three glasses of root beer at most in one night before." He waved her off. "Not to worry, Nutmeg Tiger. Didn't you hear my little Desert Rose? That glorified newt with wings had never even tasted root beer before. I have more of an advantage than they do! This is baby dough's play!"
The pints were lined up as the two glared down at one one another- Before Burning Spice snatched up one pint after another. Down went the first one, then the second one, then he grabbed the third one and downed at least half of it before coming up for air to take a breather and look at the dragon- And froze in shock as Pitaya grabbed one pint in each hand continuously downing one mug after another of the carbonated soda eyes closed and just CHUGGING IT!! Grabbing a sixth and seventh mug in their hands after tossing their empty fifth to the side. "GO, PITAYA!! GO!!" "C'MON, SPICE!! GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!! ARE YOU GONNA LET HIM BEAT YA!?" That was all the initiative the red cookie needed to start doing the same. Growling before grabbing mugs with both hands and just started CHUGGING IT DOWN as well. "Oh. That is utterly repulsive behavior." Lotus's mate commented looking on in disgust as their elegant dragon chuckled. "Indeed but it is just as amusing watching those two make fools out of themselves." "If they get sick, I insist we leave this sorry excuse for a party!" It was not a surprise that Pitaya finished first dropping the pints to the ground among the already large pile of mugs littering on the table and at their feet. They swayed a little bit, and leaned an elbow on the table panting. "SSSSooo....d-do you admit de-defeat yet!?" Burning Spice didn't answer at first still working on downing his own remaining mugs. Down went number eight. Then nine before the mugs were dropped and the Beast gasped heavily opening one eye towards the dragon. "Like I'd lose to a puny pink newt with wings!" "I'M A DRAGON!! THE RED DRAGON!! OR GREENISH-RED DRAGON!! IM NOT THE PINK DRAGON!!" He smirked pointing at the remaining mug. "Besssidesss...i-it looksss like I 'won by default' now!" Burning Spice froze staring at that final mug like a bad omen for a moment before Pitaya chuckled. "What'sss wrong? SSScared you'll lossse? There'sss only a little shame admitting defeat in front of ssso many cookiesss." At this the red cookie cookie glared at him before grabbing the cup and everyone uttered an 'ooohhhhh' as he just chugged it down. Then cheered again once the empty mug was slammed to the table but Burning Spice was leaning heavily against the table much to Nutmeg Tiger's concern. "Like...tartarus..I. Would. Lose." He growled out between clenched teeth as Pitaya smirked. "ALRIGHT!! You both had your 'manly fun' or whatever it is you idiots think is going to impress me! Which isn't working for either of you two by the way!" Pitaya's mate hopelessly called again. "Just call it a tie and stop making fools of yourselves now!" "I think she does have a point, Pitaya." Hollyberry called which surprised Desert Rose because the slightly drunk woman had been cheering on Pitaya loudly for both rounds but now she looked concerned with how both of them were slightly swaying in their seats and breathing heavily. "That much root beer and hollyberry juice in your systems is enough for one night! You've proven yourself a true dragon now!" "NO!! This doesssn't end until HE admitsss defeat!!" Their eyes narrowed at the red beast. "WELL!?" "NEVER BEFORE YOU!!" "Master, please reconsider! A tie is not a loss." "It's not a victory either! And I won't leave here without one!" He leaned forward eyes narrowed as he smirked. "Round three, Dragon!"
Pitaya smirked evil-er and forced themselves up onto shaking legs wings flared. "Then let usss take the ssstakesss to the limit! BRING USSS TWO EMPTY BARRELSSS!!" Pitaya declared standing fully straight up. Burning Spice blinked a moment. "Barrels?" "INDEED!! Then bring out two more barrelsss of root beer and the ssstrongessst hollyberry juice you have!! AND THEN MIX THEM TOGETHER!!" They narrowed their eyes at the frozen Beast. "You and I will drink the mixture! One barrel full of it for each of usss!!" The crowd were still loud as Pitaya crossed their arms. "PITAYA, ARE YOU CRAZY!! YOU STOP THIS STUPID STUNT RIGHT NOW!!" "Of courssse, Beloved!! Of courssse he isss free to back down firsssst!!" "Master, I highly advise you to accept the tie! Please! It's not a loss! We can consider it a tactical retreat!" Burning Spice remained frozen a moment staring at the proud dragon before glancing at the beauty behind them...before scowling. "BRING ME A BARREL!! I'LL SHOW YOU HOW THE BEAST OF DESTRUCTION DESTROYS EVERYTHING IN MY PATH!! INCLUDING THE LIKES OF YOU!!" By now even Hollyberry and Nutmeg Tiger were on the verge of facepalming. But everyone moved out of the way as the trembling bartender recruited some other workers and patrons to help bring out the four barrels they needed. Everyone watched as two barrels of root beer and a hollyberry juice the deepest purplish-pink they'd ever seen was opened. Burning Spice wearily watched as they were each poured into the empty barrels creating a mixture even a witch probably wouldn't dare touch. Then one by one the barrels full of the brownish-purple bubbly liquid was placed in front of them one after another. Some fizz over was dripping down the sides as orange eyes stared at it like it was a vat of acid before glancing at the smirking dragon still. "Nervousss?" "HA!! Never! I was admiring the aroma! Never smelt a drink quite like this!" He quickly said back smirking. "Must taste delicious!" "Only one way to find out!" With that the dragon just lifted the barrel, liquid sloshing, and pressed it two their mouth as they just started GULPING it down! Which stunned the Beast for a moment before he growled, grabbed the barrel, hesitated two seconds looking at it before also gulping it away.
The mixture in fact was NOT delicious tasting. To either of them. But neither stopped and only continued to drink it down to the cheering on by the crowd. The only times they stopped was when Burning Spice occasionally paused to cough and take some gulps of air before going back to it. Pitaya NEVER stopped. Not for a second. Not for air. Just kept their eyes firmly shut and kept drinking mouthful after mouthful down as the barrel slowly became lighter and lighter.
"Look at them go!!" "I've never seen anything like it!" "That'd kill a normal cookie!" "He really is a Beast! He's drinking that vile drink like it's nothing!" "DRINK, PITAYA!! DRINK IT DOWN LIKE YOU'RE DYING OF THIRST!! SHOW THEM HOW DRAGONS ARE SUPERIOR!! DON'T DISHONOR OUR KIND!!" "SUPERIOR!? HA!! YOU'RE THE COOKIE OF DESTRUCTION!! YOU SURVIVED LAVA!! THIS IS NOTHING FOR YOU, SPICE!! DRINK IT!! YOU'RE ALMOST THERE!! SHOW 'EM WHO'S REALLY STRONGER!!" "Dragons are mighty creatures! They're stomachs must be made of steel!"
They drank and drank and DRANK!! Before Pitaya finally pulled away and threw the empty barrel to the side with a GIANT gasp for air that made every cheer. They sway a moment- Before quickly latching onto the table before they could fall over. Burning Spice wasn't too far behind as he continued to drink between breaths of air slowly down a little but never stopping- Until he much more violently smashed the empty barrel to the ground splintering it and raising his arms to the cheering crowds. "Y-YOU CAN'T DEFEAT ME, DRAGON!!" "HA!! I FINISHED F-F-FIRSSST!!" They hiccuped covering their mouth a moment but slowly forced themselves to stand back up wings flaring. "You had to t-t-take...baby breaths!" "I-...N-Never said...anything ab-bout..wh-who finished first...It was about-" Burning spice winced a hand going to his cramping side. "-wh-who could..hold their juice..and s-soda! Which it seems we are s-still...at an ..impass!" "Well then we- OW!!" The dragon's head suddenly snapped back as something strong grabbed them by the ponytail and just YANKED back, a moment later Burning Spice's head also snapped to the side as he gave a sound of pain and surprise. The two of them were then yanked and pulled away from the table by a VERY angry small lady cookie who death glared at both of them. "YOU BOTH ARE STUPID!! THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE STILL AT!!" The crowd slowly dispersed as the lady yanked the wincing larger cookies out towards the door! "YOU BOTH ARE GOING OUTSIDE TO SOBER UP NOW BEFORE YOU IDIOTS THROW UP ALL OVER THE FLOOR!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU TWO WOULD EMBARRASS ME LIKE THIS!! YOU'RE LUCKY SNAPDRAGON ISN'T HERE TO SEE THEIR DAD ACT LIKE A FOOL!! NOW WE HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL THE DRINKS YOU TWO GREEDY CAKE HOUNDS GUZZLED DOWN!!" She continued to yell and yank the two wincing cookies along as everyone watched in silence....before finally the silence was broken by Golden Cheese laughing. "And you all wonder why I love her!"
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Yandere Beasts vs Dragon Cookies : Pitaya Dragon Cookie Vs Burning Spice Cookie
Kinda inspired by @leggerefiore's Beasts vs Ancients vs Dragons posts with the dragons imprinting/recognizing Y/n as their deceased mate. Not exactly the same as their posts but their Content is also good! Reader is female cuz it's easier for me to write a female reader.
EDIT: I decided to post them separately so people can find it easier as well as fix some grammer mistakes.
Warnings for yandere/obsessive behaviors, entrapment, kidnapping, mentioned death, etc.
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-In all honestly she was never sure what had compelled the Beast to abduct her from her small city in the spice lands. Hell. It was barely even considered a city! Only around three hundred or so cookies even bothered to still live in the half crumbling mesh of old stone buildings by a mostly dried up oasis. It was hard to survive but it was a relatively peaceful life. That was before the Beast known as Burning Spice came through. Her city hadn't done anything to him, never tried to get in his way or anger him. They hadn't even known of his existence until he came into their town axe blazing and buildings crumbling at his feet. Fires catching everything as cookies fled into the dessert sands screaming in terror or worse crumbling into flour crushed under rubble or with a swing of his gold axe. That was until his eyes laid up on her and it was like the time slowed in those few moments his eyes widened and mouth opened..before they narrowed into slits and his lips smirked. The next thing she knew she was flung over his shoulder and carried off back to the awaiting tribe of Wild Spices. "Welcome back, Master!" A cookie with the lower body of a buffalo greets Burning Spice once he returns. "It seems you have had a fine trip! Who is that pathetic looking cookie with you?" Burning Spice only holds her out and smiles at her like a child being given a new toy. The purple haired cookie glanced at her briefly before smiling. "She'll fit right in with the others! Might even make them jealous with the fresh meat about." "HA! Good! That'll make things less boring for me! Tell Nutmeg Tiger Cookie to get her settled in!" She was taken to a rather lavish and large tent where she was met with other female wild spices, all of which seemed to be glaring at her and were part animal of some degree. One of which happened to be part Tiger and just as intimidating as Burning Spice who only dressed her up in red and orange silks to match her Master's color theme. "You should consider yourself lucky. Not everyone meets Burning Spice Cookie face to face and lives to tell the tale. Just entertain him when he visits you and you shouldn't have to worry about anything..Oh.I nearly forgot." A long chain was also added to her, chaining her to a stake too deep in the ground to remove.
-The next year and a half was spent like that, chained to a stake and made to wear silks of reds, oranges, yellows, and blacks. It was torture. The first few times Burning Spice visited her, she begged and cried to let her go which made him laugh and amuse him the first few times but she found out quickly that repeated patterns quickly lost favor to the Beast who's amusement quickly vanished. In fear of being crumbled to nothing, she did whatever she could think of you entertain him. "Would you like to hear a story?" "Why would I want to hear a story? They all follow the same boring pattern!" "You haven't heard of this one before! It's a rumor that someone made up about you." "HA! Now you caught my interest! Now what kind of stories have cookies told about me while I was gone?" Sometimes it was stories, sometimes it was music, or dancing or crude jokes(he particularly seemed to enjoy those), sometimes it would be nothing at all but him ordering her to sit in his lap or just forcibly putting his head on her legs expecting affection and she was too scared to refuse him. Other times he'd walk in and just visit one of the other ladies clambering for his attention and leave her alone entirely but his eyes always wondered back to her which earnt her more harsh treatment from the wild spices. Kicking over her food, dumping water on her in the middle of the night as she slept, tearing her clothes- Pushing her hard to the ground and dragging her by the chain on her ankle. It was misery. And no one did anything about it when she brought it up- "It's a part of the harem life. You'll get used to it!" "You get food, water, shelter, clothes on your back, and a nice bed to sleep in. Complaining too much will get those things taken from you. My advice would be not to seem ungrateful in front of our master." "HA! My girls are treating you harshly are they? Good! Some healthy competition is always entertaining!"
-She was starting to notice that she was starting to be favored however. A new bracelet to adorn herself in. Maybe some sweetened fruit for breakfast. His gazes a fraction softer than before. She wasn't sure if it was the novelty of having a new toy or to stir the already hot embers between her and the other girls whom already had it out for her just for his own amusement. Either way she couldn't take it anymore. She had to get out of here and her opportunity came when she overheard two wild spices outside the tent's walls. "Did you hear? The Master and some of the tribe is going to be gone for a while." "Yeah. Said he's going after the cookie who stole his souljam. I'd hate to be the one who was on the receiving end of his wrath." This was it. Her chance! Most of the wild spices and Burning Spice himself would be far into the desert giving her a great chance to get far away before he even knew of her disappearing. The problem was getting out of the chain, she wasn't sure if there even was a key...but if she could cut away at the stake where it was bolted to, she might be able to get away! Luckily for her, she found a rock with a sharpened edge to it buried in the sand and hid it away under some old blankets when Burning Spice came to pay his harem, a.k.a just her, one last visit before departing. Tilting her head up by the chin with a smile. "Behave yourself until I get back, Desert Rose. I'll return with enough golden feathers to stuff you a mattress." She felt sick smiling and playing along by smooshing her cheek into his palm which pleased him. "I wish you a safe journey."
-He left with most of his forces the very same day leaving her to put her plan into action. It took four days to complete. Waiting until the middle of the night when most of the remaining spices were deep asleep at camp before she started discreetly cutting away at the wooden log where the chain was bolted to the stake slowly chipping away at it before leaning against where she was cutting pretending to read books Burning Spice had given her during the day so no one noticed. Then finally on the fourth night with a metal clank it finally came loose, she didn't hesitate. Gathering the long chain still attached to her leg, she quietly snuck to the edge of the tent paranoid that one of the wild spices or other women would hear her and sound the alarm. No one seemed to be around probably assuming they didn't have to guard her being chained up. So she bolted, running as fast as her feet could carry her through the sand clutching the chain in her arms. She ran through the cold desert night until her lungs burnt but she kept moving, never stopping only to briefly rest and seek out food and water. The paranoia that she was being followed and could be caught was always in the back of her mind. Where does she go from here?! She couldn't go home. He crumbled it and she had no idea where her people were, and that was probably the first place they'd look for her anyways. No. She had to leave the Spice lands entirely. So she headed off in the direction rumored to begin in lush green.
-She didn't know how many weeks she traveled, yes WEEKS because it was definitely longer than days. Full of hiding, scavenging, looking over her shoulder every five minutes for any signs of someone following her. Soon sand turned into dirt and grass, plants became less scarce and she was making her way through woods without any paths or signs of civilization minus the animals that seemed to roam around her. At least the food and water was plentiful. Days after days she traveled in woods without knowing where she was going until through a treeline she finally saw it. A dirt road, looking to be used often! Good roads usually lead to civilization. But which way to go?...Right lead farther away from the Spicelands so she went that way. Wearily walking and dragging the long chain behind her having gotten tired of constantly carrying it afraid it'd get snagged on a tree root or something in case she had to get away from B.S. or a wild animal(which happened more than once in the forest). Walking along the road hour after hour until the sky darkened and she just kept mindlessly walked until a light in the distance appeared and she ended up walking in on a campsite with a single cookie. An older lady with a large hat and eye patch was already looking in her direction hearing the clanking chain sound with a weapon but was astonished to see a young cookie in torn and dirtied silks, and looking like she'd been in a fight with a pack of cake house step into the light. "Great Dragon's Lava! What on earthbread happened to a youngling like you!?" She's quick to bring her over to the lit fire and check over the younger cookie, picking up the long rusty chain still attached to her. "Now why would a young lady like you be chained like an animal?" She hesitated. This cookie was a complete stranger, but it was the first cookie she had seen in weeks probably months who wasn't a threat..maybe. It was still better to be safe than sorry. "My city was invaded by a warlord far away from here, he took me as a conquest trophy. I escaped three..maybe four months ago. I think??" Truthful enough to get the point across while vague enough to avoid any suspicion in case anyone from the Spicelands traveled out this far looking for her. "Hmph...Wish I could say this was the first time I've seen something like this, but when you get to be my age and adventure all over earthbread, you see your fair share of evil." Her hand weighed the chain in it with a hum. "Feels old and weak. Hold still a moment." She watched as the older cookie took a metal pole from her pocket and used it to unlock the chain from her ankle, sticking it into the keyhole and picking the lock. "There we are. That ought to feel better. You don't travel around as long as I have without learning a few tricks." Her leg trembled as she moved it back and forth. The weight of that cursed chain finally gone after so long! "...Thank you." "Don't mention it. A pretty lady like you shouldn't be dragging around a rusty chain anyways." She looked at the chain still in her hands. "Although we should dispose of this properly. The weapon smith would probably pay you a few coins for the metal. He could always use it to melt down and make into something more useful like a sword." "Weapon smith?" She nodded. "Yep! There's one just ahead in Dragon City. I'm heading there myself after venturing to visit an old friend. If you're looking for food and shelter, that's the nearest place you'll find it! You're welcome to accompany there tomorrow morning. You sure look like you can use the help."
-She was hesitant, but what over choice did she have? At least there no one would know her. Safety in secrecy. The older cookie, whom she learnt was Tarte Tatin Cookie, accompanied her the rest of the way to Dragon City and it was so different from her old city in the Spicelands. the buildings were made of wood and brick instead of stone and some still were being built. "A little while ago, a dragon made from evil magic attacked Dragon City." Tarte Tatin Cookie explained while at the weapon smith selling him the chain for the metal he could use. "But since they're vanquished, folks have been rebuilding. It's no where near it's former glory, but it will be one day. I only hope I'm able to live long enough to see that day. But enough about that!" Tarte Tatin slapped her on the back. "You look like you can use a hot bath and giant meal! We'll get you cleaned up and feeling better in no time!" Tarte Tatin Cookie kept her word, treating her to some dragonhead stew at the local inn and lending her some clean clothes, she was MORE than happy to toss out those stupid silks that only reminded her of that awful Beast. For the first time in months, she felt free. "So what are you planning on doing after this?" Tarte Tatin asked her the next morning after paying for her to use a room at the inn for a night. It was the first time she was able to properly sleep in a real bed for months! It was glorious! "I'm not sure. I never expected to be so far from my home. Where I'm from, the blistering heat would probably kill a normal cookie." "No kidding? You must be from one of those tropical places then. We have a place just like that." That caught her attention immediately. Had she somehow gone in one big circle back near the Spicelands. "Oh? And where is that?" Tarte Tatin Cookie chugged down her drink of fireade before pointing further north. "It's called Dragon's Valley. The dragon made of black magic I told you about came from there before it was defeated and reclaimed by the Red Dragon themselves. It's covered in burning brimstone and volcanos oozing lava. Perfect for a dragon to live." "Two dragons? Isn't it dangerous for a city to be so close to a bunch of dragons?" Tarte Tatin Cookie paused for a moment before nodding and shrugging at the same time. "Yes and no. It was really a bad time when that evil dragon flew but ever since that Red Dragon-..Or Greenish-Red Dragon, whichever one they decide to go by these days, moved back in it's been pretty peaceful. Not to say that the current dragon is friendly, but they don't find any point in burning down towns and senselessly crumbling a bunch of cookies, which I'm not complaining about. The lesser of two ferocious dragons is better than one who sees hunting cookies as a good sport." She couldn't agree more, especially since Burning Spice Cookie probably did go out and destroy civilizations in his desire to ends cycles early, whatever that meant.
-But Dragon Valley? That sounded like a great place to hide out for the time being or until she decided what she was going to do. The territory of a dragon was the last place anyone would think to look for her. So a few days later, she bid her new friend goodbye thanking her for the help and the supplies she gave her for her travels, despite not telling her where she was going and headed for the infamous Dragon's Valley. It wasn't far. A two or three day journey until the ground turned purplish-red and rocky, and the air got hotter and hotter just like the desert until she reached it. The land was covered in cinnamon pattern that stung the eyes much like the grains of spices in the Spicelands, crawling in wyverns and other creatures that enjoyed the heat like the creatures of her home...It was also rocky and dry like the desert. Yes. This would be a fine mimic of home. She ended up finding a small cave in a cliff side just at the beginning of Dragon Valley so she could avoid disturbing any of the monsters that lived much deeper inside, especially the dragon. It wasn't too big. About as big as a bedroom at the inn but it was still her own. If she ever needed supplies like food or water, she could just take a trip down outside the valley or take the few days trip back to Dragon City. For about two months everything passing by was peaceful for her. She would forage in the nearby forest outside of Dragon Valley, and make the occasional trip to Dragon Valley to sell small portions of fruit she gathered and buy some supplies or something to put in her home. Her cave home slowly became more livable. A small futon bed in a corner, a table to hold the tables to light her home at night, a sharp dagger that Tarte Tatin suggested she buy in case she had to defend herself against the monsters up there on one occasion they ran into each other. Nothing fancy but having the sharp metal helped give her peace of mind. Occasionally she'd waken to the sounds of a volcano rumbling or the distant shrills of a wyvern but it didn't strike fear into her like the heavy thuds of Burning Spice's steps had or the clanking of chains. Sometimes she'd wake up swearing she heard his walking pattern or felt the clamp on her ankle but every time there would be nothing but her and the animals outside. Until one day she had the most unsuspecting company.
-It was a normal morning. She noticed her food crate was starting to run low and do she stepped out of the cave and down into the nearby forests to go gathering what fruit the animals hadn't already eaten. However upon arriving back home, she noticed strange sounds coming from inside. She tensed up...but slowly relaxed, it didn't sound big, probably just a small cake hound or two she'd have to shoo out again. No worries. However when she stepped inside, she completely froze at what she saw. On her small table sitting down and stuffing their chubby face full of the chocolates she traded some rare berries for was a child. A small baby or toddler by the size of them, pink with chubby cheeks and magenta eyes, however they turned their head to her upon hearing her enter. As soon as they saw her, they smiled and pointed. "Googiee!" And then they stuffed another small chocolate in their mouth. Her mouth opened shocked before shaking her head. "I-...Hey little one." The food sack was placed to the side as they slowly approached the still eating child. "You probably shouldn't eat those. Too much chocolate is probably bad for you at this age." Of course they didn't listen stuffing the next-to-last piece in their mouth before giving a babble as she picked them up and held them in her arms as the baby giggled and babbled out. "Kyu bu boooo!!" She smiled at the adorable baby but she was so confused. No one but herself lived this close to Dragon's Valley, and she hadn't seen any travelers or adventurers lately. "Now who do you belong to?" "They belong to me! That'sss who!"
-She jumped and whirled around staring wide eyed at another grown cookie. They were taller than her by at least a foot and a half and had to literally duck to get into her doorway. Pink dough was covered in much darker pink armor of some kind, and a long white ponytail with black speckles cascaded from their head and down their back. Their figure easily blocked the way out and what scared her most was the sword they were currently holding in their hand. Black eyes with white slits narrowed at her intensely looking her up and down before the baby in her arms pointed at her smiling at the bigger figure happily. "Ook! Googiee!" "Yes, I am very aware it'sss a cookie!" The sword raised slightly. "A tressspasssing cookie at that!" "What? I'm not trespassing! This is my cave!" "On MY territory!" "Yours!?" "That'sss right! Thissss whole valley isss mine! I fought hard to get it back and I am not letting sssome cookie tressspasss here!" She frowned at him, hard. "Now you see here!" One hand pointed at him as the other still held the giggling infant. "I've been here for the last two months and I have not seen a single cookie here besides me until now!" She stomped up to them making them raise their sword but didn't strike as their child was still in her arm. "And I'm not about to let some stranger walk in here and take away my home again! Just who do you think you are walking into someone else's home and demanding that they leave!?" "Sssaysss the one who'sss holding my hatchling!?" They challenged back. "Peet-ya!" The infant added waving their arms towards them. "I didn't take them if that's what you think! I just walked in here and they were eating my food, but if that's what you want-" The infant squealed as they were held up to the figure making him-...Her?? Fumble to catch the infant just placed in their arms staring between the baby and the woman crossing her arms with a scowl. "There's your baby! Now get out!" "How dare a puny cookie like yo- ACK!?" They fall backwards as she literally shoves them out the door, the baby screaming a "WEEEE!!!" as they fall on their behind like they were on a ride. The woman standing over them glaring. "And next time knock before you walk in on a woman! Are you a pervert or something!?" "P-Pervert!? I would never-" "THEN RESPECT COOKIES' PRIVACY!!" The flap of fabric she used for a door was then thrown across the entrance blocking them out as they say there embarrassed and very annoyed. "Just who on earthbread does ssssshe think she isss!?" "Googiee kyooo buya!?" "That isss irrelevant to thisss entire sssituation!" She didn't dare remove the flap until she heard..flapping wings and then quiet. A quick peek outside lead to no one about and she breathed a sigh of relief. Just who was that guy? They were decked out in armor and had a sword so maybe a knight? An adventurer maybe? Hopefully it was just a misunderstanding of a parent loosing their child and she'd never see him again.
-Unfortunately they were back the next day. She had found that the child had also consumed some of her other food besides the candy and she had to go replace it only to come back and found the stranger in pink armor leaned against the cliff side as the baby sat at their feet playing with a couple rocks like they were building blocks. "Googiee!" They cheered as soon as they saw her and the stranger leaned off the wall. "It'sss about time you get back here!" They barked with a scowl. "You didn't think I'd let you walk away from humiliating me did you!?" She sighed rolling her eyes. "Look. If this is about yesterday, then I'm sorry for the misunderstanding but I did NOT take your child!" "I know that! They wonder off sssometimesss! I'm talking about when you humiliated me!" "You mean when I pushed you on your behind? It's not that big of a deal. Cookies trip over things all the time." "That'sss not the point! I demand you apologize and vacate my territory immediately!!" "Again with that!? What is with you!? Last time I checked this is the dragon's territory-" A loud FWOP sound caught her off guard as two magenta wings as large as herself suddenly raised from their back and a growl that no normal cookie could make escape their mouth as their volume increased. "I. AM. THE RED DRAGON!!" The voice booms and echoes all over the valley scaring a few wild animals and wyverns into fleeing as the cookie stands there. She's stunned to say the least looking this figure up and down...Before furrowing your brows. "Aren't dragons supposed to be like...really, really big?" "I'm in cookie form merely to communicate better with you! Now I demand both an apology and for you to leave my territory thisss insssstant!!" "I'm not in your territory." "WHAT!?" "The dragon's territory is in the valley right? I'm not in the valley, I just live at the entrance." "That's still a part of it!" "Not in it." The figure facepalmed before hissing pulling their hands down their face. "Why mussst femalesss of the cookie kind be so difficult!? First Hollyberry Cookie and Dark Echantressss and now you!! You ssshould be trembling where you ssstand begging for mercy and my forgivenessss!" "Simple." She picked up her bag of fruit again before fixing him with a glare. "I have experienced something a lot more scarier than a dragon." Their face goes as she simply walks past them and into the cave the infant laughing at their parent's face. "...WHAT!?" They turned to stare at her simply putting away their food supply. "Imposssible! What in the entire Dragon Valley have you ssseen that is ssscarier than me!?" "What I learnt to fear is not in this valley, but within the Spicelands."
-That gives the dragon paused as they continued to watch her in the doorway. A sudden thoughtful expression on their face. "The SSSpicelands? That'sss quite the dissstance even by flight." That would explain why she doesn't seem to succumb to the blistering heat and barren ground like the average cookie. She traded one blistering home for another. "Why would a cookie from the SSSpicelands come all the way to my valley?" "It's not like I had a choice. I was forced to leave after a monster single handedly destroyed my home and crumbled a lot of my people to nothing but flour." She turned to him with a frown. "Seeing your own people die at the hands of the monster who scared you to death is pretty scary. Wouldn't you agree, Red Dragon?" They didn't say anything at first continuing to stare at her. The prickling familiar conversation with a certain Queen came to mind making them hum. "I..sssuposse to the average cookie it would be." They said slowly crossing their arms. "But that ssstill doesssn't tell me why you sssettled in my valley. You owe me at leassst an explanation." She paused...They had a point she decided. After all if she owned a plot of land and found someone living on it, she would probably want to know why too. With a sigh she turned to them. "Alright. If you really want to know, it's because this place reminds me of my old home." Their head tilted. "This valley remindsss you of the desssert?" "They're pretty similar. Both are fairly hot and dry and to survive here is the same." "Underssstandable, but that ssstill doesn't give you the right to just move in asss you sssee fit." She just stared at him. "Fine. What would you like for me to do? Apologize? Leave? Both?" They don't answer at first before opening their mo- "OCK!!" They both blink as a floating figure suddenly pops into view holding a misshapen purple-red rock out to her. "OCK!!" They repeat with a giggle. "Oh. Is that for me?" "Kyuuuu bababa!!" She smiles at them taking the rock. "Aw. Aren't you the cutest little..dragon?" She supposed they were a dragon too considering their parent was also a dragon. "SSSnapdragon Cookie! We do not share nesssting materialsss with ssstrangers!" "Ute Googiee!!" They respond before handing her another rock in defiance making their parent groan. "SSStubborn hatchling you are." "They must get it from you." They huffed what sounded like a small laugh as she looked at them. "..My name is Y/n Cookie by the way. What's yours?" "Usssually I wouldn't wassste my time telling a simple ssstubborn cookie my name, but sssince you have no idea who'sss name baresss this land, I am Pitaya Dragon Cookie! Widely known asss the Red Dragon!" "Or the Greenish-Red Dragon as a friend told me." "That asss well....SSSince you have amusssed me and caught me off guard which is rare for a cookie-" They turned to leave. "-I will allow you another day to ssstay asss long as you don't crosss further into the valley and pay tribute to me at leassst once a week." "Tribute?" "You seriousssly didn't expect me to let you ssstay for free did you? I will collect a sssmall tribute from you once a week as payment for allowing you to ssstay under my protection. Only ssseems fair in exchange don't you agree?" "Depends on what you're asking me for? I heard dragons like treasure but I don't have a lot of coins on me, and I don't come from anywhere rich."
-They stopped and turned with a smirk on their lips pointing out her wrist. "That will be a good sssstarter!" She blinked looking at her wrist and finding the gold bracelet Burning Spice had given to her. Oh. Honestly she had forgotten she still had it. She had only kept it in case she ever had to sell it for emergency money, but if this dragon wants it they could have it. "You sssaid you've been here for two monthsss? That meansss you at leasst owe be eight tributesss. One per week you've been here. And your rent is way overdue, Y/n Cookie." Without a word, she silently undid the bracelet and tossed it over to them. Pitaya easily caught it and held it up to look with Snapdragon cooing at it's shiny metal. "Pretty!" "Well?" Pitaya hummed before sending her a smirk. "This is pure gold. Very valuable. SSSo I'll knock off one month'sss rent. However you ssstill owe me four more plus this week'sss!" They exposed their back to her flexing their wings. "I'll be back at the end of thisss week for my five tributesss. If you can not provide me with them, then you'll have to go! It'sss only fair! Hahahahaha!!" "HEY!! That's not fair you over grown newt!!" Pitaya's voice mocked her cackling loudly as both dragons flew away.
-In all honestly Pitaya wasn't expecting that puny cookie to even come close to getting five tributes in less than a weak. They just wanted to panic that little cookie into leaving and have fun doing it. Now all they needed to do was wait and enjoy the few days at the jungle. Snapdragon always enjoys being around nature! However when they returned as promised, they were not expecting that weak looking Spicelands cookie to kick an old rickety chest across the cave floor at their feet. "There's your tributes! A whole chestnut trunk full of them!" Her glare could crack diamonds as she watched their dumbfounded face stare at the chest...before they reluctantly opened it shocked to find it full of gold and jewels. Snapdragon immediately dug their little claws into the shiny objects with child's delight giggling. "Pretty!!" "I-..You-" They sputtered looking from the chest to her. "HOW DID YOU COME ACROSSSS THISSS!? I DEMAND TO KNOW!!" "It's not only dragons who hoard treasure it seems. Your wyvern cousins like to like doing it too." "YOU ENTERED A WYVERN'S NESSST!? DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH!? I TOLD YOU TO SSSTAY OUT OF THE VALLEY!!" "And you also told me to pay up! So are you going to argue with me or pick your jaw off the floor and take the 'rent'?" "How can a weak cookie like you posssibly even do thisss!?" "There's lots of cookies who can do things if they put their minds to it. Strength isn't just brute force. Maybe you shouldn't underestimate us." Like they've underestimated cookies before. They cussed in a language she didn't understand picking up the chest under one arm and just left. "From now on I expect different tributesss! And you had better ssstay out of the valley!" Alright bet.
-They returned the next week after that and had found a basket of fruit and meat left for them with her no where in sight. She must've been out. Hmph. A measly tribute but they'll accept it. More food the week after that and the week after that without her in sight as the weaks came by. Was she avoiding them? "Googiee?" "I know. It's very...ssstrange." They decided to catch her by showing up two days early, catching her in the act of hanging up laundry when Pitaya landed startling her. "I've been waiting to catch you!" "Oh. It's you again. Is there something else I did wrong?" "NO!...I mean yesss! Why are you avoiding me?!" "I thought you were just my landlord. I didn't know I was supposed to talk to you too." "I have to be sssure you're not up to anything susssspiciousss! What if you do sssomething evil when I'm not looking?" She snorted giving him a smile. "Oh yes. Because I am SO evil! Look at me menacingly standing outside in view of any hero who can stop me washing my evil dirty laundry and evilly hanging up my wet dastardly dress to dry! I'll be sure to cackle very villain-ly when I'm sweeping the floors later. With a VERY dangerous broom mind you! It uses force to make the dirt leave the house! MWAHAHA!!" Pitaya Dragon growled feeling their face heat up in embarrassment as their hatchling just laughs along. "Phwunnie!!" "NO It'sss not funny! You dare mock me!?" "Look. If you're that worried about my evil cleaning, I won't touch a single rock on your valley." "IM BEING SSSERIOUS, WOMAN!!" "*sigh* Look. Realistically, if I really wanted to do something to you, what could I even do to you? You're stronger, faster, and you could probably see everything I do." "You could-...You could've put poissson in thossse tributesss you gave me!" "Even I know you would've smelt poison if I tried that with your strong senses." "Then-...You could be looking for my nessst and throne!" "Again, you would've seen be doing that. It's not like I'm trying to hide my presence." "Then you could be after SSSnapdragon-" "If I tried to take your child, I wouldn't have given them back the first time. Try again." "Then-....You!" Pitaya fumbled for any reasonable explanation for this cookie to retaliate against them..but found nothing. "Look. As far as anything between us goes is essentially I pay a form of rent to live here and you take the payment." "I have my eyesss on you!" "good to know. Now if you're not going to help me hang up these dresses, you can leave."
-This became a pattern. Pitaya would make random show up always with their child either following them or being carried and would always greet her with a loud "Googiee!" She didn't mind Snapdragon Cookie. They were absolutely adorable and she enjoyed playing with them while Pitaya watched with narrowed eyes but she didn't mind. After a while a small suitcase was bought to keep all the little gifts the baby dragon would gift her in exchange for getting held and small treats she made- "What's that?" Pitaya had perked up smelling the soup she had made in a fire pit outside. "Dragonhead stew with a few tweaks. I decided to recreate it with my own additions." Her brow rose as they stared at the pot. "You want some?" "YESSS! I shall take thisss for my weekly tribute!" "What?" She pulled the pot from their hands as they just picked up the entire pot. "You can't just take my entire food source for the next few days! I'll share with you but you are not taking it!" She stated firmly putting it back down making the dragon growl. "You dare deny me!?" Wings flared as she just looked at them. "I am the Red Dragon! I gracssssiousssly let you live on my land under my protection, and you deny me the only thing I asssk in return?!" "I'm not denying you, but some of the ingredients were REALLY expensive and hard to find, Pitaya. I have no problems sharing with you and Snapdragon, but you can't just take the entire pot-" "Then we'll duel for it!" "...You can not be serious. You'll fight me over soup?" "You need to know your place and thusss I-" Something hard and fast kicked one of their legs from under them sending Pitaya back unbalanced, and with a heavy thud they landed on their back with Y/n glaring down at them. "There! We dueled and you lost! Now get up and quit acting like a spoiled toddler! I'll go get some bowls. If you even THINK about flying off with it while I'm gone, then I'll track you down myself and make YOU into soup! Would you like some, Snapdragon?" "YUMMY!!"
-Pitaya took a while laying there just staring at the skies above. How-..How could such a tiny cookie have enough strength to kick like that?! The last cookie to take them down one on one in a fight was Hollyberry Cookie! And even then Hollyberry Cookie was an Ancient with a souljam! This cookie was plan and more frail than she was! Slowly sitting up, they watched with more clarity as she lovingly poured a bowl for the fluttering hatchling before filling a second one and offering it to them with a snort. "Don't look so sad. Here. You'll feel better with a full stomach." They said nothing as they just accepted the bowl and silently watched her tend to the hatchling with motherly care like wiping their mouth. Now they see. Growing up in a harsh environment must've made her dough hardy. Hm. They wouldn't make that mistake again and be caught off guard.
-For the next few weeks, Pitaya's behavior had shifted. Not in a bad way but more calm. Or at least calm for a dragon. They didn't threaten her as much anymore and still demanded she do certain like leaving them certain foods or objects as tributes or how she interacts with Snapdragon but those were manageable. Perhaps they finally took the hint that she wasn't 'evil' and trying to harm them. However other strange behaviors arisen. One visit in particular she was just playing with Snapdragon (using flat rocks as song kind of building blocks) with Pitaya hanging around as usual but this time the dragon was acting ..strange. Whenever she looked up they'd puff up stretching their wings out a little wider and giving not so subtle flexes to their upper arms and chest making them look bigger every time she looked at them. "...Are you alright there?" "Of courssse. Why wouldn't I be?" "Are you trying to intimidate me?" "Why do you think that?" They look taken aback before smiling and flexing both arms. "Impresssed by my ssstrength are you?" "No. You look like an almond bird doing stretches." Pitaya deflates immediate and pouts for the rest of the play session much to her confusion. That wasn't the only thing. Another unexpected visit she found a heavy burlap sack dropped at her feet. "What's this?" "Sssuppliesss you're alwaysss complaining about being too expensssive or hard to find!" Was their blunt answers with an eye roll. "I never complained about not having them. I was just mentioning how hard it was to get certain things around here." "Oh my witchesss. Do you want them or not?" Strange but then again she didn't know much about dragons, for all Y/n knew her casual comments about missing a few Spicelands' cuisine and needing a few things could be seen as complaining to a dragon. She wasn't going to complain about free supplies anyways.
-The behaviors only increased when Snapdragon made the mistake of calling her- "Mama!" Both herself and Pitaya were stunned but she corrected them quickly. "I'm not your mama. I'm your friend." "Mamama!" They squealed out giggling. "No. Friend. Not Mama." "MAMA!!" "No. Pitaya, tell them...Pitaya?" The dragon stands there frozen and pupils blown wide. "Pitaya, say something. Tell them Im not their mother." "...Well...You do act like their mother." They say slowly. "What!? How?" "You feed them, and play with them like a mother would-" "I feed you those tributes and keep you company too! Does that make me your mother then as well!? Am I a servant now!?" "WHAT!? No! That'sss not what I meant!" "Then what do you mean!?" Pitaya is just silent staring at her for a long moment unmoving. "...Perhapsss, we have come at a bad time." They mumble before quickly picking up Snapdragon and leaving. UGH! Why were they acting so weird!? She needed to talk to someone sane for a while! So she left a basket of blueberries as a tribute in case Pitaya came back and started her journey to Dragon City. Perhaps someone who knew more about dragons would explain Pitaya's behavior. Tarte Tatin Cookie was found at the local pub telling a few new adventurers about one of her first adventures when the two caught up once more. By now the older cookie had been in the loop of Pitaya's visits and demanding tributes to let her live there but was interested in hearing the odd behaviors the dragon had recently been displaying. "-and they've even said I'm 'acting like their child's mother'! Whatever on earthbread that even means! I don't know what's gotten into them." The older cookie goes silent for a long moment taking a long sip of hollyberry juice before answering. "Hmm...By any chance have they..Oh, I don't know. Done anything else strange? Such as giving you food or other things?" "Yes. They gave me enough supplies to last at least a month. Why?" "You might want to sit down."
-"They're courting you." "WHAT!?" Y/n's voice is loud enough to make a few pub patrons look at them a moment. "You've got to be kidding me!" "Why would a dragon of all cookies want to court me? They tried to throw me out the first time they saw me." Tarte Tatin Cookie shrugs. "I haven't the faintest idea of what goes on in a dragon's mind, however being a-..somewhat retired dragon hunter, you don't hunt the beasts without knowing their habits. Trying to impress you with their body and strength, providing food, seeing you as a potential parent to their young- That's all a part of a courting process to them. I'm surprised they haven't given you a mating dance yet. Perhaps Pitaya Dragon Cookie is just lonely and developed feelings for you." She shook her head. "I refuse to believe it! This is the same dragon who tried to duel me over a stupid pot of soup of all things and then pouted like a baby dough when I knocked them on their backside!" Tarte Tatin Cookie slowly put her mug down staring at her. "Oh...Oh, you shouldn't have done that." "Why not?" "Some types of dragons associate fights with courtship." Y/n froze. "How many times have you two gotten into a physical tussle?" "I-...T-Two, but they only started acting weird after the second fight!" "Then the first one was probably them actually trying to fight you, and the second one was them testing the waters so to speak. They decided they liked you enough to pursue you after the second one." "But I don't want them like that! What am I going to do?" "Well from where I'm standing you got two choices, either leave Dragon City entirely or try to have a conversation with them but they probably won't take it well. Either way you had better do something before they get the wrong idea and assume you've accepted them. Because then it'd be too late for you." "What do you mean?" "Dragons mate for life or until one of them dies. Even then they rarely take mates after."
-She decided she was going to try and talk sense into Pitaya before doing something as drastic as leaving her home she put so much work into. Ironically she found them pacing the front of her home when she got back. "MAMA!!" "There you are! Where have you been!? I was one sssecond away from tracking you down myssself and dragging you back to our-...YOUR nessst!!" "Are you trying to court me?" Her blunt question caught him off guard making them pause. "I-..W-WHAT!?" "Are. You. Trying to. Court me?" She frowned crossing her arms. Pitaya remained silent staring at her. "I just spoke to a friend in Dragon City today and they told me some very enlightening things about what you've been doing. So answer me. Pitaya, are you trying to court me?" He grimaced a bit. "Yesss? Wasssn't it..obviousss?" "Not to someone who had no idea what you were doing." "Oh." And for once they looked the closest thing to embarrassed she'd seen. "Why would you be trying to court me?" "You are..a worthy cookie who doesss not show fear easssily. The last cookie to do that, was an old friend." "Then why didn't you court them?" "I've thought about it long ago that but I've already come to the conclusssion it could never work out. She isss one with too many resssponsssibilitiesss on her shouldersss already. She would never accept even if I had tried, and it would have never worked out. Besidesss she is not what you cookiesss call 'mother material'." "Kyuuuu uuuu aba!" Her eyes gazed over the small dragon tangled in their hair. Ah. She guessed as a parent they'd have to take into account the best thing for their baby. "I understand...But I don't know if I want to be in a relationship with anyone. I have...bad luck with 'suitors' you can say." "You? With who?" "....Would you even want to listen to a cookie's pathetic story?" "I would listen to anything my mate would want to tell me about her life." "I'm not your mate...but I'll tell you If you promise to listen and not tell me it's dumb or anything." "I give you my word! And a dragon'sss word is eternal!"
-Well-...Technically they did keep that promise- "I'M GOING TO BURN THAT DAMNED BEASSSST'S DOUGH TO NOTHING BUT CHARCOAL IN THE LAVA PITSSS!!!" Once again their voice carried over the valley as they raged with newfound wrath after being told what happened. Inhuman growls and snarls leaving their mouth as they snapped their fangs at everything. "KYU KYU!! BUU YU!!" Snapdragon (cutely-) fiercely added standing at their parent's side furiously waving their arms around. "I couldn't have sssaid it better myself! That cookie will pay for what he did to my mate! Give him a tassste of hisss own medicine! We'll sssee how trapped he feelsss once he'sss burning in a volcano!!" "BUBUBU!!" "Pitaya, calm down!" She gently grabs the hissing dragon by the arm. "You can't just fly off to fight a Beast Cookie! He could seriously harm you! You haven't seen the destruction he can cause like I have. Besides, he doesn't even know where I am, however a Red Dragon coming to start a fight with him 'over his mate's honor' might give him a very big hint to that fact! Don't you think?" That instantly got the dragon to pause before releasing an annoyed hiss. "I guesss ssso. But if he thinksss he can show up here and take you from me, then he'll sssee where the phrassse 'that'sss the way the cookie crumblesss' comesss from!"....They suddenly blink and whirl back to her. "Wait. Did you jussst call yourssself my mate???" Oops. Bad slip of the tongue timing. "I meant in a hypothetical senario!" ...They smirk. "Too late. No take backsss!" "I'm telling you I didn't mean it like that!" "Too bad. You've already accepted your place!" "That's not how this works! That's not how ANY of this works!" They smirked wider. "Now, Dear. Don't argue In front of our hatchling.~" "MAMA!!" Snapdragon had quickly latched onto her once more making her glare at them. "UGH!! You dragons are so stupidly stubborn!!" "Hahahahaha!! Asss are you desssert dwelling cookiesss! Do not be alarmed. I meant what I sssaid before." Their face softened. "A dragon'sss promissse is eternal. I will never allow that Beassst or anyone elssse harm you again. Asss long asss I live, you will know no fear or harm. There is not a lot I can sssay about being mated, but I can guarantee I mean what I sssay at leasst." "...*sigh* I guess we'll have to see if that's true then."
-Pitaya was many things. Brash, stubborn, demanding and difficult, tempermental- But they did keep their word. Their visits ramped up in frequency to now you'd be seeing them almost every day of the week and had forbidden her from going to Dragon City alone anymore. "I'm accompanying you from now on! You could be harmed by some hunterssss if they find out you're matesss with a dragon!" "I think you're overreacting, Pitaya." "I don't care! I'm going with you from now on and that'sss final!" Rather than fighting on this hill, she allowed the large dragon to accompany her to Dragon City. It was fascinating to watch them change their clothes from the heavily clacking armor to a more adventurer's clothes as a disguise for them to walk in the crowds, eyes darting around in scrutiny at the other cookies. Tarte Tatin Cookie found it amusing watching the dragon fret over a cookie. "So how's the married life, Oh Great Red Dragon?" "You're jussst jealousss that I have sssomething to protect and you don't!!" It was annoying but at least she didn't have to worry about random men hitting on her at the pub anymore after one made the grave mistake of putting an arm around her and flirtatiously asking if- "You look lonely sitting by here all by yourself.~ Can I buy you a drink?~" Only to then be thrown to the ground by a snarling dragon and a sword held to their neck. "TOUCH MY MATE AGAIN AND I'LL CRUMBLE YOUR PATHETIC COOKIE BODY AND THEN USSSE YOUR FLOUR TO BAKE BREAD!!" Down side they got banned from the pub by the owner after Tarte Tatin and herself pulled the dragon OFF the shaking cookie, but at least they could still eat and drink at the inn and no one really bothered her after that due to the glowering cookie always following her around. They were protective that was definitely for sure. Including taking patrols around her home and their valley more often, almost crumbling a few curious cake hounds that accidentally wondered too close..But they meant well.
-Physically they tried to get closer, often throwing an arm or their tail around her at first, then escalating to a wing, then it lead to full on holding her while she played with Snapdragon. Considering how they'd always let Snapdragon chew on their hair and play wrestle their tail, physical affection was probably a part of dragon families but the slow build up making sure she was comfortable was appreciated unlike the forced affection Burning Spice expected. It was cute in a way. Especially how wide his eyes went and how it went from a pink to a dark red the first time she kissed their cheek. Wings suddenly popping out with a FWAP sound and tail wagging almost instantly. "Aw. Are you blushing?" "I AM NOT BLUSHING!! MY FACE ISSS RED BECAUSSSE I'M ANGRY!!" "Sure, Pitaya." "I AM ANGRY!!......But sssince you insssissst on thisss-" They turned their head and leaned their other cheek towards her huffing. "Then it'sss only right you show your mate affection. I grasssiousssly give you permissssion to kisss me now." That followed a snort and loud laughter from you and an angry pout from him. "You are too cute!" "I'm not cute! I'M FEROCIOUSSSS!!" They were honestly too cute underneath the hard exterior. Perhaps this wouldn't be so bad.
-Unfortunately the sands behind her weren't so easily forgotten. The moon was high in the sky when they had woken up and automatically stood. Something wasn't right. The dragon stood up in the small dark cave eyes staring down at the sleeping woman wrapped up in blankets, and Snapdragon flopped across her chest snoring loudly away peacefully. Before their head turned towards the doorway, eyes narrowing before walking out into the night and then stopping. Freezing on the spot at the sight of another large cookie approaching them. Their dough burnt a red under the moonlight as they walked towards them, large axe thrown over his shoulder as he approached. In retaliation, their own sword was pulled out with a growl. "Who daresss tressspassessss on my valley?!" The red cookie stops just a few yards away. "Ha! You call this a valley? Looks more like one of those puny civilizations I toppled into dust!" "SSSpeak what you want before I crumble you where you ssstand!" "My concubine seems to think she can hide from me in this wasteland. Unfortunately, nothing is eternal. Not even her little hiding spot!" "Cookie? There'sss been no cookies tressspasssing here until you showed up! Now leave!" "Are you sure? She looks like-" As he proceeded to describe their sleeping mate, the sudden realization of who they were talking too dawned on them making them instantly hiss out wing flaring out causing the Beast to pause in his descriptions. A growl escaping the dragon as their pupils turned to slits and the urge to block the way to their mate and child just behind them increased tensfold. "There'sss no cookiessss by that dessscription here! Begone before I crumble you to dussst!" "HA!! Is that so?" The axe was hoisted off his shoulder and in both his hands with a large smirk. "Then perhaps I'll indulge in some entertainment before I take back what's mine!" "YOU'LL REGRET SSSTEPPING IN MY LINE OF SSSIGHT, BEASSST!!!"
