he descends to earthbread like a falling star.
the hole in the sky seals itself up promptly — seamless and silent, easily written off as a trick of the light. the cookie's body is limp and lifeless; eyes closed, head lolling, tendrils trailing behind him like streamers. ( a doll, discarded by its fickle master to the bottom of some dusty toybox. ) he slows, only a fraction of a second before he touches the ground. a field of milkcrowns blooms where there was once only grass — lush and thick and carrying a faint, sweet scent. it cushions his fall. perhaps not well, but enough that the cookie's body isn't immediately shattered upon impact.
through the cloud of petals, there is a flicker of blue-tinted light. and then, a maiden. the lady in azure — or is it? her form seems blurry around the edges; less solid than she appears when it is a certain beast who dons her face. the very same beast who currently lays in the field of milkcrowns with a hole punched through his chest, staining white petals with his jam. ❝ hmph! well, so much for the finest playwright, poet, director, actor and clown. ❞ she crosses her arms, leaning over him with a sneer. his dough looks stale and lifeless; he isn't breathing. ❝ yanno, maybe if you actually listened to your good old pal, THEEE light of deceit, you wouldn't be in this sorry state! but nooo — the only one allowed to control the narrative is YOU, riiight? well, wouldja look at how THAT turned out! ❞ she throws up her hands. predictably, shadow milk doesn't respond. the soul jam pinches the bridge of her nose with a groan. ❝ ... and now, you've gotten ME dragged into this mess, too. ❞ she drags her hand down her face, peering at the body over the tips of her fingers. then, exhales a sigh.
❝ such an ungrateful little pest... ❞ she reaches out, palm hovering over his chest. ❝ if you make me regret throwing my lot in with you, i'll never forgive you for it... so you better use whatever's left of that clever brain to work a miracle, oh maestro of deceit — because a miracle is what it's going to take to fix this. ❞
her body dissolves into threads of azure light. they fly to the cookie's collar, solidifying into a familiar gemstone.
shadow milk starts to breathe again.
@boundforgreatness woe plotted starter be upon ye.
















