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Wind archer was just walking around, patrolling the forest. It was a rather normal day, until it wasn't.
A rustle is heard in the bushes, and a tall, shadowy figure appears to be behind it.
Wind archer cautiously walked to the bush, bow and arrow in hand. As he was about to shoot, it pounces on him, and his weapons fly out of his hands.
"ACK, GET OFF ME!"
Wind archer exclaims as he struggles to get the creature off. He looks up, and realises who it is.
"You..! Why are you here, and why are you on me!"
Shadow milk giggles as he sits up, still on wind archer. He was practically pinning him down.
"Hey Archie! Long time no see!"
Shadow milk looked happy at the sight of wind archer.
"What do you want!"
Wind archer hissed as he tried to push shadow milk off. Everytime he tried, shadow milk would just lean in closer.
"Hm... so.. my spire just collapsed.. and I was wondering if I could temporarily stay with you..? I had nowhere else to go but here..!"
Shadow milk pouted and put a finger on his cheek, trying to act cute to deceive wind archer.
"I'm not falling for that. Your spire is perfectly fine, like how I'm perfectly fine without you! Go away!"
Wind archer snarled. He didn't seem to buy it.
"But Greenie..! My spire did collapse!"
Shadow milk frowned as he opened a portal to his spire, showing it completely destroyed.
"Well, can't you fix it? Your powers are perfectly fine!"
Wind archer stared at the rubble with a tense expression.
"My powers have weakened a lot after my spire collapsed.. I can barely even walk now!"
Shadow milk's face dropped even more as he closed the portal and placed his hand beside wind archer's forearm.
"I could even collapse on top of you right now!"
Shadow milk's hands wobbled a bit. He was going to fall.
Wind archer debated on if he should catch shadow milk or scurry off and let him
hit the floor. He thought for a few moments.
THUD!
Shadow milk falls on wind archer's chest.
"Sorry!"
Shadow milk hurriedly picks his head back up and gets off wind archer, then lies on the grass beside him. Wind archer looks at him in suspicion.
"I just feel a little.. lightheaded.. ya 'know.."
Shadow milk looked ill. He looked like he needed healing. Shadow milk wasnt one to trust, so wind archer couldn't just give in too easily.
'Shadow milk looks too genuine to be lying.'
Wind archer quickly shook that thought off, not letting his guard down for a dangerous being.
But must his frail, sensitive, empathetic heart let him ignore shadow milk?
Wind archer sat up, thinking of what to do first.
He then stood up and held out his hand to shadow milk. Shadow milk sat up, then looked at him in confusion.
"What do you want?"
"I want to help you up."
"What for?"
"Stand up. Please? Let me help you."
Wind archer stretched out his hand. Shadow milk reluctantly takes it, subtle disgust on his face. He didn't like wind archer that much, he was just desperate to find someone who could take him in and care for him until his powers strengthen. He wouldnt thank him anyways and just dip. Maybe he could even destroy the forest on his way out.
Wind archer helps shadow milk up.
"Follow me. Lets go to my home first, I'll heal you."
Wind archer lets go of shadow milks hand and walked away. As he was walking away, thinking shadow milk was following him, he hears a soft thud.
"A little help here?"
Shadow milk was on the ground, struggling to get up. Wind archer looks at him and sighs.
He then comes closer to shadow milk, and helps him up again. He realised just letting him walk wasnt the best idea as shadow milk could get hurt falling over again. He couldn't help him walk as shadow milk still couldn't walk. He thought for a moment, and decided he would carry shadow milk.
He scoops shadow milk up and carries him bridal style.
"Hey, hey! What'cha doing..?! Carrying me?!"
"Be thankful I'm helping you."
"Alright.. got no one else anyway.."
Shadow milk crossed his arms.
After some time, wind archer's pace grows faster. Shadow milk couldnt do anything but just hold on to wind archer and hope he doesn't trip.
Shadow milk placed his hand on wind archers chest subconsciously and dug his face in it. He was scared, he didn't know why. Maybe it was wind archer's speed. He felt safe in his arms for some reason. He didn't like that— he shouldn't feel like that with wind archer.
After some time, he fell asleep.
...
'Wake up..'
"Wake up!"
Shadow milk clings tighter onto wind archer cookie. Wind archer clears his throat.
Shadow milk's eyes flutter open as he turns his head toward wind archer, who was looking at him with a stern expression. Shadow milk gasps and jumps out of wind archer's arms, falling on the floor. Shadow milk forgets he couldn't stand up properly just yet, as his fragile body was lacking power and energy.
He lies on the floor and groans.
Wind archer opens a door, then picks him up.
"We're here. Are you awake now?"
Wind archer stared at shadow milk with a blank face.
"Of course I am!? How would a sleeping cookie just jump out of your arms?!"
Shadow milk exclaimed, he placed a finger on wind archer's cheek to ridicule him, then pouted.
Wind archer just scoffed and rolled his eyes.
He enters the house, and carefully lays shadow milk on the couch. He goes to his room to get healing items.
'Goodness, this guy's strong and patient! How can I piss him off... I'm bored!'
Shadow milk lay there, staring at the ceiling.
Wind archer comes back.
"Hey, you're fast."
Shadow milk chuckled as wind archer approached him. He kneels beside shadow milk, examining parts of his body.
He started off with his legs.
He noticed there were a couple of bruises and wounds. He carefully placed his hand on some of the smaller damages, and used his magic to heal them. He then moved on to the bigger damages.
It was awkward for shadow milk as wind archer was touching multiple parts of his leg, and most of his damages being on his thigh.
He then moved on to shadow milk's arms.
"Could you roll up your sleeve for me?"
Wind archer asked as he put his hands on the couch, and pointed at shadow milk's left arm.
"No!"
Shadow milk spat. He didn't want to show his arm.
"I'm just gonna check for damages."
Wind archer tilted his head to the side.
After a few tries of convincing, wind archer eventually gave up.
Wind archer looked out the window, and noticed the sun was setting. Wind archer goes to his room and takes out a blanket and a few pillows. He slides one of the pillows under shadow milks head, and one beside him. He tucked shadow milk in under the blanket.
"Hey greenie, isn't it a bit too early for bed? And I'm hungry! Go make me some food!"
Shadow milk demanded. Wind archer just stared.
"Please?"
Shadow milk sheepishly smiled.
Wind archer went to the kitchen and made two grilled cheese sandwiches, grilled in an oven toaster.
"What? This looks disgusting! I'm not eating this!"
Shadow milk cringed at the sight of the sandwich.
"Suit yourself."
Wind archer took a bite out of one of them, and a string of cheese appears.
Shadow milk got the strength to sit up, and gazed at wind archer finish it in a few bites.
"Do you wanna eat? Or not? If you don't want this, I can take it.."
Wind archer stared patiently.
"I don't want you eating my food!"
Shadow milk quickly took the sandwich off from the plate it was on, and took a bite. A similar thing happened to his sandwich, just like wind archer's. The sandwich was warm, and tasted good. After finishing, shadow milk wanted another one, but he couldn't say that. He thinks wind archer is going to ridicule him for being a hypocrite.
Shadow milk laid back down on the couch turned away from wind archer, and wrapped himself in the blanket given to him, and hugged the pillow. He could hear footsteps and the clink of the plate against the sink.
'Hm. How kind of Archie to.. take me in.'
Shadow milk curled up on the couch, thinking about wind archer's kindness. He fully expected wind archer to just leave him there, helpless and weak. He didn't intend to look vulnerable, but he did anyway. Maybe that's what made wind archer take him in.
Shadow milk soon fell asleep on the couch. It wasn't exactly as comfortable as his bed back in his realm, but he had a place to sleep in. Wind archer returns to his room, and goes to bed after cleaning himself up.
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A new day dawns, and wind archer gets up from bed. He goes to the living room, where shadow milk is seated.
"Awake already? Good morning."
Wind archer stretched in front of the doorway, then walked to the kitchen. It was pretty early, the sun hasn't fully risen. He wasn't expecting shadow milk to get up this early.
"Morning."
Shadow milk watched wind archer get some ingredients.
"Could you make me another one of those things you made yesterday."
"Cheese sandwich?"
"That's what it's called? If so, then yes!"
"Alright. How many?"
"Uhm... like... three.."
"Surprised you can eat that much."
"Who do you think you are, underestimating me?"
"I'm Wind Archer Cookie; Guardian of the Forest. I have rights to express my thoughts."
"Fair."
"I'll go make your sandwich now. Well, sandwiches."
Wind archer takes out seven pieces of bread.
He makes three sandwiches and a half. He toasts them in the oven toaster.
Later on, they're ready. Wind archer takes the half for himself, then gives the three to shadow milk on a plate.
Shadow milk tried to take one of them. He was hungry.
"Let it cool down first— its still hot."
Wind archer grabs shadow milk's wrist.
"It could burn you."
Wind archer lets go as shadow milk tugged his hand away.
"You're literally holding one right now."
Shadow milk glared at wind archer.
"What? I can take it."
Wind archer takes a bite out of the smoking hot sandwich.
"That's hot.."
Shadow milk gazed.
Wind archer raised an eyebrow as he chewed.
"I mean the sandwich."
Shadow milk sheepishly smiles.
"You stink. Go take a bath."
Wind archer cringed at shadow milk's scent. Shadow milk smelled himself, and had the same expression.
"Hah.. so.. I can't stand yet... can you help me get to the bathroom..."
Shadow milk chuckled in embarrassment.
Wind archer shrugged and scooped him up. He heads to the bathroom and puts shadow milk on the closed lid of the toilet. Wind archer fills the tub with warm water.
Wind archer leaves the bathroom.
As he closes the door, he hears shadow milk call him.
"GREENBEAN! Help me here will ya?!"
Wind archer sighs and enters the bathroom. Shadow milk sits patiently on the toilet.
Wind archer helps shadow milk get to the tub, then leaves. Shadow milk removes his clothes, then washes himself.
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Later after, wind archer knocks on the door.
"You done?"
He asked against the door.
"Yeah!"
Shadow milk sat in the tub with a towel over him.
"May I come in?"
"Yes."
Wind archer opens the door slightly, some cold air coming in along with him.
Wind archer hands shadow milk clothes.
"Borrow these. It's mine."
Shadow milk looks at the clothes in wind archer's hands. Wind archer's clothes.
"Eugh! I'm not wearing your clothes!"
Shadow milk pushes it away. Wind archer noticed the cuts on shadow milk's arms.
He holds shadow milk's wrist, and puts his hand on some of the wounds. Shadow milk flinches at this, blinks, and they're gone. Shadow milk looks at wind archer, who had a worried face.
"Archie."
Shadow milk pulls his hand away. Wind archer snaps out of worry, and hands shadow milk the clothes.
"It's either you wear these or stay naked."
Shadow milk scoffs, and takes the clothes.
"GET OUT!"
"Okay"
Wind archer exits the bathroom and closes the door behind him. Shadow milk couldnt believe it. Not only he's in wind archer's house, wearing wind archer's clothes, but smells like him too. After changing, shadow milk calls wind archer to get him out.
"greenie?"
Shadow milk heard faint snoring from the other end.
Wind archer was asleep.
"ARCHIE!!"
Shadow milk hears a "what" through the door.
The door is opened, and wind archer comes in.
"Sorry."
Wind archer lifts shadow milk out of the tub, exits the bathroom, then places shadow milk on the couch. Shadow milk sat there as wind archer turned to the door.
"I'm going somewhere. Dont do anything stupid."
Wind archer takes his quiver and his bow.
"Where?"
"To Millennial Tree Cookie. I'll ask him for permission if I can stay home."
"Why?"
"I have to take care of someone."
"Who?"
Wind archer scoffs and walks out the door, then locks it behind him.
Shadow milk rolls his eyes and laid on the couch, then fell asleep.
.
.
Later on, a knock on the door is heard, and a jingle of keys. The doorknob turns, and wind archer comes in. Shadow milk sat up, expecting him.
"What?"
Shadow milk raised an eyebrow.
"Millennial Tree Cookie told me he'll take duty for how long."
Wind archer sets his weapons beside the door.
"How do my clothes fit? Are the shorts too loose? Is the hoodie itchy?"
Wind archer came closer to shadow milk and rolled up his sleeve. He proceeded to heal shadow milk's wounds.
"Hm. Fits just fine. Its quite.. comfortable I must say. But I don't like how it's your clothes, and it smells like you."
Shadow milk tugged his arm away and crossed his arms.
Wind archer stood there in silence.
"What'cha looking at?"
Shadow milk glared at wind archer.
"You're funny."
Wind archer chuckled. The first time he laughed at shadow milk.
Shadow milk's face lit up.
'Not even a joke.. but he laughed! I made someone laugh!'
Shadow milk didn't realise he was smiling. Only then he realised was when wind archer pointed it out.
"You're smiling. What for?"
Wind archer tilted his head to the side.
"Y-you laugh funny! Trying to sound quiet for what?"
Shadow milk immediately wiped the smile off his face.
"A guardian such as I, with duties on his shoulder should not laugh, knowing his job."
"ahaah... trying to sound nonchalant... you like me don't you? HAH!"
"I don't. I simply took you in because you looked pitiful. I guess you want to be left outside, all alone with nobody to take care of you.. boo hoo.."
Wind archer kneeled beside shadow milk.
"Kindly do not ridicule me in my own home."
Wind archer took a rough tone, as he moved closer to shadow milk's face. Shadow milk noticed his features, and examined them closely. He saw wind archer's gem. It was an emerald, but looked more like a peridot. He moved on to wind archer's eyes. It was oddly mesmerising, as the colour of his dark green eyes resembled the forest. He also noticed wind archer's long, white lashes. It was crazy to think they were natural, unlike shadow milk's. Shadow milk uses lash serum and lash extensions to increase the length of his lashes.
Wind archer pushed shadow milk's face away gently, as now, shadow milk is the one leaning.
Shadow milk's stomach gurgles, as he's hungry. The sun had set, and it was time for dinner.
"Hey Archie, could 'ya make me some dinner? I'm hungry."
Wind archer scoffed as shadow milk was ordering him around like his servant. He didn't mind though, as it was understandable. Shadow milk was used to having servants around to do things for him, and he was weak at this moment. Wind archer looks for ingredients, but finds nothing. Only ingredients for pasta.
"You want pasta?"
Wind archer turns around to look at shadow milk.
"Yeah."
Shadow milk was laying on the couch, with the blanket draped over his body.
Later on, the food was ready. Wind archer put it on the coffee table by the couch for shadow milk to eat.
Wind archer then gets clothes from his room, and goes to the bathroom.
Shadow milk was about to eat, until he remembers wind archer's words.
'Let it cool down first— it's still hot. It could burn you.'
Shadow milk hated how it was wind archer's words that he remembered, but it helped him anyway. Shadow milk could hear the sounds of water; wind archer was taking a shower.
Later on, as shadow milk was starting to eat, wind archer comes out of the shower, wearing different clothes. Wind archer goes to his room and closes the door.
After eating, shadow milk works on trying to stand up. He stands, takes a step, and falls back onto the couch. He groans and lays back down. He then drifts to sleep.
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A few weeks of quarrelling and care passes by, and shadow milk had grown stronger. Something else had grown in him, but he doesn't exactly know. Each time wind archer lays a finger on shadow milk, or when they brush shoulders, even just at the mere sight of him— shadow milk felt a fuzzy feeling inside of him; he hated it. He didn't want to feel this way toward wind archer. He's just a cookie he met in a laboratory. Shadow milk couldnt quite put a finger on what he was feeling, but he was certain it could be affection. Shadow milk looked in on what he was feeling toward wind archer, and how he acted around him, and everything led to love. He denied it.
Shadow milk shouldn't feel like this. He felt weak and vulnerable.
But, a side of him wanted to look like that to wind archer.
He craved affection, care, and touch.
He wanted to be loved, to be held,
But what would wind archer think?
...
Shadow milk laid on the couch. It felt uncomfortable. The size of the couch was too small, and he could feel the springs press against him. Shadow milk could now walk, so he used that ability. He took a pillow, and walked over to wind archer's room. It was late at night, and he thought wind archer would be angry. He gave it a shot though. He knocked on the door, and called for wind archer.
"..Archie..?"
Shadow milk held the pillow close, seemingly nervous.
He hears quiet footsteps come closer, and soon, the door opened. Wind archer stood there, and rubbed his eyes.
"What do you need?"
Wind archer said, his voice slightly raspy from sleep— his head tilted to the side.
"..may I sleep with you.. the couch is kind of uncomfortable.."
Shadow milk held the pillow tighter. He waited for a response.
Shadow milk could see wind archer squint through the dark, the moonlight beaming in through the window softly illuminating the room.
Wind archer looks back at his bed, and back to shadow milk.
"Is it okay if my bed is messy?"
Wind archer took a step back. The bed had a couple of clothes and socks on it.
"Yes."
Shadow milk walked to wind archer's bed as wind archer made way for shadow milk to enter. Shadow milk sat on wind archer's bed. He had never entered this room before, and this room smelled different from the rest of the house. The room smelled like two different types of perfume, slight sweat, and the smell of wind archer's shampoo. Shadow milk liked the smell of wind archer's room.
It was delightful.
Wind archer lays back down on his bed, and curls up, facing the wall.
After a few minutes of looking around, shadow milk finally laid down beside wind archer, on his bed. Shadow milk felt exhilarated— he was laying in bed with the man he liked. Shadow milk coated himself in wind archer's covers, and smelled them.
' I never knew greenie's room could smell this amazing..! ahaha...'
Shadow milk's eyes fluttered close as he slowly drifted to sleep.
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The next morning, he woke up with arms around him. He thought it was just the covers, and he opened his eyes. There it was, the man of his dreams, hugging him. Shadow milk felt incredibly flustered, his face taking a bluer hue. He hugged wind archer back, but before he could fully wrap his arms around wind archer, he woke up.
Wind archer saw shadow milk and immediately backed away.
"Sorry..! I-I didn't know how this happened. I'm so sorry!"
Wind archer awkwardly apologises.
"It's okay. I felt cold anyway."
Shadow milk smiled at wind archer.
Shadow milk liked wind archer for a few days now. He had to confess, but he felt now wasn't the time.
Wind archer sat up and got the blankets off himself, and went outside the room to go to the bathroom then make breakfast in the kitchen.
Shadow milk sinks into wind archer's bed and sniffs his clothes and his covers, while kicking his feet and giggling. Shadow milk felt like he was in heaven, wearing wind archer's clothes, smelling his unwashed clothes, in his bed, and under his warm covers.
'what a shame I can't be with him. I'm nothing but an ememy he took in out of pity. If i confessed, I'd probably get kicked out.'
Shadow milk sighed, a few tears fall and his smile drops. He held wind archer's blanket closer, and felt ashamed.
Shadow milk soon fell asleep.
...
"Wake up."
Wind archer shook shadow milk gently to try waking him up.
Shadow milk's eyes fluttered open and he looked at wind archer. Shadow milk smelled the familiar scent of cheese sandwiches.
Shadow milk got out of bed, and headed directly to the kitchen. He sat at the table, and wind archer followed. Wind archer put a plate of three cheese sandwiches in front of shadow milk, and a glass of hot chocolate.
After eating, shadow milk asked wind archer for some cardboard and art materials. Wind archer looks in one of the drawers in his bedroom for materials and scissors, and got cardboard from behind his nightstand. He handed the materials to shadow milk.
"...thank you.."
Shadow milk took the materials from wind archer's hands.
"Wow, first time I've heard you say thank you. What's up with you? You've been.. a bit thankful..? Or something lately."
Wind archer raised an eyebrow and chuckled. Shadow milk smiled, a bit too gently than his usual wide, fake smiles. Wind archer could see shadow milk blushing a bit; odd. Wind archer leaves.
After wind archer left, shadow milk sketched out a little character on the cardboard; it was wind archer. It looked better than his other drawings of other cookies, wind archer looked better, and had more effort put into him. shadow milk cut the drawing out, and added a popsicle stick behind it. He then drew himself, and did the same thing he did to the wind archer cutout. He had puppets— cutouts now.
He played with them, and did a little play.
He made different scenarios. The shadow milk cutout confesses his love to the wind archer cutout and gets rejected, and the opposite of that. He played every bad thing that could happen if he confessed to wind archer.
Shadow milk felt like it was actually happening in real life; wind archer rejecting shadow milk and kicking him out, wind archer hurting shadow milk, wind archer getting with someone else, and many more.
It felt so real, shadow milk's heart ached for the little cutout version of him and started crying.
Tears fall on the table and some of the props he made for the puppets. Drops of tears land on the ink of the colouring materials he used on the papers, smudging the colours and messing them up.
After a while, shadow milk decided he'd want to cook lunch for wind archer. With whatever ingredients he found in the kitchen, he cooked up a delicious meal.
He walked over to wind archer's room, and knocked. Wind archer opened the door, and smelled the scent of food in the air.
"Huh? Did you cook?"
Wind archer scratched his head.
"Yes— I figured I'd cook for you this time."
"Why?"
"Well... you've been taking care of me... Maybe I'd repay the favour somehow!"
"What..? Why are you like this all of a sudden?"
Wind archer looked shadow milk up and down. Shadow milk had that same warm smile he had earlier. It was weird. Why was such cookie suddenly acting like this? He must be plotting!
Shadow milk moved out of the way and walked with wind archer to the kitchen.
Wind archer looked at the food. It looked good, and smelled good.
He took out a fork and smelled the food.
'Smells fine. Could this be some.. special poison?'
"Did you poison this?"
Wind archer asked in suspicion.
"No? Why would I!"
Shadow milk playfully raised his hands.
Wind archer sighed and took a bite. It tasted good.
Maybe this wasn't poisoned.
After he finished the food, shadow milk took the plate and washed the dishes.
"What are you doing this for?! Shouldn't it be me doing all this?"
Wind archer crossed his arms.
"Well~ I just don't want you to be tired~!"
Shadow milk hummed as he washed the dishes.
Wind archer rolled his eyes and went to his room.
"Dont do anything stupid, and don't be clumsy."
Wind archer closed the door.
"Yes, Archie~!"
Shadow milk put the dishes away after washing them.
Wind archer stood behind his bedroom door, confused.
Why was shadow milk doing this?
Was he doomed to fall under shadow milk's manipulation?
Wind archer sighed and sat by his desk. He picked up a pencil and took a sheet of paper. He then started drawing a forest scenery from memory. It was a part of the dessert forest, and he wanted to see if he truly remembered that specific part.
It started off good, the pencil acted well.
Then it started to go downhill while drawing the leaves.
One mistake after another.
Wind archer was frustrated. He couldn't get it right. The pencil was too rough, and too thick.
"Just..!"
The tip snapped, and the eraser ripped the paper.
Wind archer sighed, a bit too heavily. He plopped onto his bed and laid there, curled up.
...
Wind archer woke up. It was already night. He could smell the scent of food seeping in through the crack of his door. He opened the door, and saw shadow milk. He was about to knock, and accidentally knocked on wind archer's face.
"-Ack! What did you do that for?!"
Wind archer put his hand on his gem.
"I— sorry!"
Shadow milk cupped his hand on wind archer's cheek, and checked for any damages. Wind archer clearly didnt have any damages; he just wanted to be close to wind archer.
"Hey, what.. are you doing..?"
Wind archer put his hand on shadow milk's. Shadow milk started blushing, and he turned away.
"Dinner's ready..!"
Shadow milk walked over to the kitchen. Wind archer smiled. He was starting to grow fond of shadow milk. He was just.. confused.
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A few days pass by. Shadow milk was completely okay. He can now rebuild his spire, but he just chose not to. Wind archer didn't have any suspicion, but had seen shadow milk open portals and use his magic to get things that were out of reach. He didn't mind shadow milk staying over, he can clean and watch his house when he's doing his duties. Shadow milk was also now kinder, patient, and caring.
It was great he could change shadow milk. He was proud of him.
...
It was night.
Shadow milk laid on the couch, thinking.
He was thinking about multiple things.
'Should I stay, or return to the spire?'
'Wind Archer Cookie..'
'I hate how I feel... so.. vulnerable..'
'Hm.. Wind Archer Cookie is so kind to me! He's also so...heh.. cute..!'
'It's been so long since I started liking him. I think... two weeks..! I should confess..'
Shadow milk sat up, thinking of what to tell wind archer.
Shadow milk decided to just tell him without a script, straight from the heart.
Wind archer just showered and was about to go to his room, until shadow milk stopped him.
"Wait!"
Shadow milk blurted out, not even seeing wind archer half naked, wearing only a towel.
Wind archer looked back at shadow milk. Shadow milk immediately hid behind the couch in embarrassment.
"Sorry! Didn't notice you had nothing on..!"
Shadow milk blushed and didn't dare look back.
"haha, that's alright. My fault for forgetting my clothes."
Wind archer chuckled as he entered his room.
After changing, wind archer went back outside.
"So..anything you needed to say?"
Wind archer put his hands on the couch's armrest.
"I..have a confession."
Shadow milk looked down, and twiddled his thumbs.
"So.. uh... I cant put this into the exact words but... I-I feel a deep sense of.. affection toward you, Wind Archer Cookie."
Shadow milk slightly smiled, then his smile disappeared after thinking of rejection.
Wind archer's eyes widen in shock.
"You're lying, aren't you?"
Wind archer sighed.
"No.. I would never lie to you. Never again. I.. genuinely like you— I need you.. I want to be loved by you, I want to feel your embrace and..."
Shadow milk's eyes well up. He felt so vulnerable, he felt so weak.
'What shallow emotions.'
Shadow milk felt rejection. He wasn't even turned down yet.
He was about to cry, until he felt an arm wrap around his shoulders.
"You.. like.. me?"
Wind archer pointed to shadow milk, then to himself.
"..yes..."
Shadow milk sniffled, as he subconsciously leaned on wind archer.
"Well... I've been feeling the same lately."
Wind archer smiled.
"I think.. I like you too. When we first met, I.. hated you.. because you looked evil. You were a cookie of darkness. My first impression of you was an evil cookie who fed.. vessels of dough into a harbinger of chaos and destruction."
Wind archer sighed.
"Well, you are evil, but.. maybe we could work it out. Maybe then you'll get more friends..! Heard you were lonely and needed some help. My job is to purify evil and banish the darkness.. so maybe I could try that on you. Although an arrow may not work, maybe I can."
Wind archer hopefully smiled, and took shadow milk's hands in his.
"...do you want to be my boyfriend?! Please!"
Shadow milk awkwardly blurted out, not even thinking before he spoke.
"..yes."
Wind archer leaned in, and kissed shadow milk.
His eyes widen in surprise.
A deep blue blush immediately covers shadow milk's whole face, and his heart pounded in shock and excitement. He then closed his eyes, and melted into the kiss. Wind archer's lips were soft against his. The kiss was soft and gentle. Maybe wind archer knew shadow milk was gentle, and actually took time to learn that. Shadow milk's face felt hot; his jam in his face. He didn't know how much he was blushing, but his face was burning like fire.
Soon after, wind archer pulled away. Although the kiss was gentle, shadow milk was left breathless. He leaned his head on wind archer's chest, and hugged him tight.
"I love you, Wind Archer Cookie."
Shadow milk rubbed his face on wind archer's chest. It was awkward, but wind archer hugged him back.
"I love you too, Shadow Milk Cookie."
Wind archer smiled, and kissed shadow milk's forehead.
Later on, they went to bed, together.
"Goodnight.. I.. love you."
Wind archer hugged shadow milk, shadow milk hugging him back.
"Goodnight.. I love you too."
Shadow milk nuzzled wind archer's chest and smiled.
They slept in each other's arms, excited for a new life together that awaits them.