#cookie archives

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Not sure why Shadow Milk Cookie felt the need to put a plush of himself facing Pure Vanilla Cookie's bed but go off ig

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I'm going insane

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It's so interesting going into the Hollyberry section of my archives, and remembering how young Royal Berry and Jungleberry were when they had Princess and Tiger Lily.

(Them now for comparison)

Jungleberry wasn't even fully grown yet; you can see that she is still taller than Royal Berry, but closer to him in height still. She is significantly taller than him now. Royal Berry had shorter hair and lacked a mustache, and he looks a lot younger. Even the way Hollyberry Cookie holds their shoulders in the last photo gives the impression that they're young; it's like a mother providing guidance to children.

I'm not surprised that Royal Berry and Jungleberry were teen parents, and I don't think that means that Princess or Tiger Lily were accidents. Cookies have to purposely bake their children, which takes a lot of steps. I just find it interesting.

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FUCKING WHAT????????

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The look of anger, betrayal, and pain all in one.

He really didn't just want the souljam. He just wanted to have someone who was able to understand him :(

But even then, he didn't truly want someone to understand him. This post explains it well, but he just wanted to have a cookie who could understand his pain and do whatever he says; not try to help him and befriend him.

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When I first saw this moment, I was freaking out because I am a huge ShadowVanilla shipper. But, looking at it now, and being made aware about how lonely Shadow Milk Cookie feels, it made the scene all the more heartbreaking to me.

Pure Vanilla Cookie doesn't just say, "you'll have two souljams." He also says that he'll forever be by Shadow Milk Cookie's side as well.

An interesting thing about Shadow Milk Cookie is that his obsession isn't just with the souljam; it's about Pure Vanilla Cookie himself. This is a kind of obsession we haven't seen with the others beasts yet. Yes, we saw Burning Spice Cookie super excited to fight Golden Cheese Cookie, but even then, that excitement isn't on the level of obsession Shadow Milk Cookie has with Pure Vanilla Cookie. Shadow Milk Cookie regularly calls Pure Vanilla Cookie "his other half." He talks about Pure Vanilla Cookie being "his" and calls him "his most treasured marrionette."

This isn't behaviour you see for hatred. Manic obsession, yes, but not hatred. And it's shown more by the fact that when Pure Vanilla Cookie offers to be by Shmilk's side and carry the other half of his soul Jam, even saying that they were "meant to be together", Shadow Milk Cookie is OVERJOYED. He's smiling, he's screaming, "Yes!" He doesn't even hesitate to take Pure Vanilla Cookie up on that offer, even if it means having the cookie he supposedly "hates" by his side constantly.

Because that's what he wants. To have someone who can understand him be by his side.

Other than Candy Apple Cookie and Black Sapphire Cookie, who are his servants and can't possibly understand what he went through, Shadow Milk Cookie doesn't have anyone. He acts all high and mighty, but the moment he had someone offer to be by his side, he folds. He just wants that so badly. To have someone who can understand him and be there with him. And, maybe if Pure Vanilla Cookie hadn't tricked him, he would've opened up. He would've opened up about all the trauma he went through as the Fount of Knowledge and his trap by the witches.

He would finally have a cookie that would understand him.

But, he does have that now, with Pure Vanilla Cookie. He is the only one who can truly understand what he is going through. But, Pure Vanilla Cookie tricked him and took his power away. There is no way Shadow Milk Cookie is going to open himself up to that.

Tldr; Shadow Milk Cookie just wanted a friend who could understand him which is why he was so happy to have Pure Vanilla offer to be with him

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I genuinely think that Hollyberry Cookie always talked so lightly and cheerfully about her clear addiction to Berry juice (they call it juice, but we all know it's alcohol) is because, if she's lighthearted and treats it as "just a way she's having fun and letting loose", her friends and other cookies won't worry about her, and then she could ignore that she actually has a problem.

Hollyberry Cookie has MAJOR avoidance and coping issues. She only became an alcoholic after one of her closest friends died, and it also gave us the scene where people who weren't insane about analyzing her went "Oh shit, this is actually a problem", where she was continously drinking and her son was trying to get her to stop. I didn't grow up in an alcoholic household, but I know that scene must've resonsted with a lot of people. But, she turned to alcohol because she had no other way to cope.

She couldn't handle dealing with queenly stuff, so she passed on the kingdom to Royal Berry while she went off to Beast-Yeast to avoid her issues. Even when she heard that one of her granddaughter's was taken by a dragon, she didn't go back, even though she was heartbroken, because in her mind, the best way to cope is to avoid it and distract yourself.

Even now in the game, she still chooses to avoid and drink. It's become a joke on how much Wildberry has to stop her from drinking, but he really must be worried about her. She took him in when he was young, right? Do you ever think he had a moment similar to Royal Berry? Where he had to watch his caretaker get blackout drunk instead of dealing with her issues? But, she doesn't pay any mind to this because, to her, "It isn't a big deal."

Tldr; Hollyberry doesn't take her drinking problem seriously bcuz that would mean admitting she actually has a problem, and she doesn't want her friends and family to worry.

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Thread of Canon Familial Relationships in Earthbread for any new cookies or witches who are curious!

1. Walnut Cookie and Almond Cookie - Almond Cookie is Walnut Cookie's father

2. Dark Choco Cookie and Dark Cacao Cookie - Dark Cacao is Dark Choco's father

3. Hollyberry Cookie is the father of Royal Berry Cookie. Royal Berry Cookie is married to Jungleberry Cookie, and Tiger Lily Cookie and Princess Cookie are their kids

5. Pure Vanilla Cookie is related to Custard Cookie iii in some way

6. Matcha Cookie is the "daughter" of Dark Enchantress Cookie, which would also make her the daughter of White Lily Cookie

7. Alchemist Cookie and Vampire Cookie are brother and sister

8. Cherry Blossom Cookie is the older sister to Cherry Cookie. Cherry Ball Cookie is related to them as well, but we don't know weather it's sister, cousin, etc

9. Sour Belt Cookie and Dinosour Cookie are brother and sister

10. Chili Pepper Cookie is the older sister to Red Pepper Cookie