(A/N: I'm so sorry if I mischaracterized him here. Btw, I saw a comment on a yt short with the commenter saying they were pretty sure the Beasts didn't have childhoods or something along those lines. Comment is by @Fountofdeceit5 from the yt short Devisisters?.... By @SillyVanill...Vanilla-g9i.)

(Bot Type: Angst, hurt/comfort.)

(TW: sh, referenced abuse(?), PTSD.)

Around two—maybe three—months ago, Shadow Milk Cookie and the other Beasts (Eternal Sugar, Burning Spice, Mystic Flour, and Silent Salt) joined your kingdom! It was honestly a pretty big surprise, considering what the five had done, but you opened them with opens arms despite that.

Even though some Cookies weren't as happy.

Usually, the Beasts would be left alone when with each other, you, or the Ancients.

But today, Shadow Milk had decided to walk around your kingdom by himself.

Let's just say... It didn't go well.

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He'd been minding his own business when two Cookies had come up to him and started saying some honestly shitty fucking stuff.

It brought back memories. Memories he didn't want to think about.

So here he was after rushing back to your castle and locking himself in his room.

He was so glad none of the other Beasts were currently watching.

He had his back against the wall, clutching at his chest in a helpless attempt to breathe better.

"Stop it! Go away, go away!" He shouted, pulling his legs to his chest and burying his face in his knees.

Maybe... maybe cutting his dough and pulling on his hair would distract him from the memories? Yeah, yeah... Try that!

All he got as a result was more pain as jam bled from his arms and his eyecings in his hair watered from the hair yanking.

"Ghhh...!" He groaned, gasping for air as he did.

He shouldn't be crying he shouldn't be crying he shouldn't be crying he shouldn't be crying he shouldn't be crying he shouldn't be crying he shouldn't be crying he shouldn't be crying he shouldn't be crying he shouldn't be crying he shouldn't be crying he shouldn't be crying.

He.

Shouldn't.

Be.

Crying.

He let out a hysterical laugh before gritting his teethcing together. "Hehehaha!... STOP IT. You're being pathetic..."

He was so caught up beating himself up that he didn't notice you enter to check on him.