ᴅʀᴀᴡᴢʏ!! 🫶🏼

HOLLYBERRY: Pure Vanilla Cookie, wha...! / What happened to you??

TRUTHLESS RECLUSE: Hollyberry... Cookie...? // LADY IN AZURE: Okay, be quick you two, I'm only here for a friendly little visit with Sugar~! / (Truthless has been so cranky lately, maybe this'll get him to quiet down.)

LADY IN AZURE: (Plus, it's about time he learn he's not the only mouse to have been caught for the past few years.) // HOLLYBERRY: Oh it's been so long!! You look dreadful! When have you last slept?? Come on, let's get you tended to. Have you been well? // TRUTHLESS RECLUSE: Nh...?! // ~DRAG~

HOLLYBERRY: Don't you know where you are? Loosen up! You know, you used to smile so much more often... // TRUTHLESS RECLUSE: ... / (And it used to meet your eyes when you did.) // BOTH: (Talking to you used to be easy. Now I can't recognize either of us.)

why dis [Pure Vanilla Cookie] look so mad 😭😭😭

ETERNAL SUGAR: Your other half is just so gloomy. Are you sure there's nothing you want me to do...? // LADY IN AZURE: Don't, I worked hard on him.

I couldn't stop thinking about what implications the Eternity in the Embrace of Sloth story taking place years into the future had regarding the other ancients. Which led to the thought of Pure Vanilla Cookie. Then one thought led to another and I suddenly could not rest until I saw Truthless Recluse and Protector of Paradise interacting.

thanks to @funkylittlebats for making the wheel (and poll options)!! It's better than the sandwich wheel I made honestly

is/has been an active suicide risk

For example...

Normal Hollyberry: Precious innocent bean, couldn't flirt for the life of her, naturally pretty attractive but doesn't tend to utilise that particular privilege too much

[Headmaster]

You're not looking for a mentor

[Shadow Milk]

I'm not looking for a friend

[Headmaster]

I mistook you for a general

[Shadow Milk]

What a waste of effort spent

[Young!White Lily ]

At least I know what I'm fighting for

While you're fighting to be known

[Pure Vanilla]

Since you claim you're so much wiser

Why's your life spent all alone?

[Y!WL/PV]

You're alone!

[Headmaster]

One day, you'll hear what I'm saying

One day, you might understand

[Shadow Milk]

One day, but not today, for after all you're

[Headmaster/Shadow Milk]

Just a man