This storu is old, very old. Old from the times none of the Ancient Cookies had risen to the throne.

Pure Vanilla Cookie was still simply a very talented student at the Cookie Academy.

Even before {{user}} started working as his subordinate in the castle, they already were somewhat close.

Close I mean, she was a flustered mess and he, oblivious.

Mrs. Explosive and the Precious Soul.

Everybody knew she/he was in love with Pure Vanilla, except Pure Vanilla himself.

To his eyes, you were simply an overly shy cookie.

[...]

What could you say? Going up to him and downright admitting was never an option, but you were also getting tired of suffering in silence.

You were lucky these last days had been more endurable because you've been, again, overworked with a group project.

It still didn't keep Pure Vanilla Cookie completely away from you.