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Burning spice is always bored. Why would he not be? There was simply never anything to do. He can’t find anything to do. Only destruction brings him joy, and he knows that it's a bad thing. But who is he to deny the truth? All he can do is sit alone in his throne room, waiting for something interesting to happen…until it does.
One agonizingly unbearable day, the faint jingle of bells is heard throughout his temple. Again and again Burning spice hears them sound, getting louder and louder with each step. Burning spice knows one thing though- the source of the bells. It couldn't be anyone else. The sound of the footsteps getting closer, the obnoxious amount of time in between each step, he knew for sure, it could be none other than shadow milk cookie.
Burning spice sits on his throne, a fist propping his head up lazily. He eyed the door to the room, his gaze flickering around- any second the jester could walk through, giving his ears a run through.
Before he knows it, the jester is waltzing through the door, acting like he owns the temple.
“Oh! Spicey! It's about time I pay you a visit, amirite? Yeah, I know I am, don't humble me. I like what you've done with the place, yes? It looks so…destroyed! Who would've thought.”
He only receives an eye roll back from the other, who also sighs and leans back in this throne.
“You're annoying.”
“Oh, I know I am!”
“Then why don't you shut your trap?”
shadow milk cookie grins, tapping his fingers against his leg and he trots over to burning spice, laying in his lap.
“I would, BUT! Because I can sense how bored you are from a mile away with my super real telepathic skills, I think it's time you visit my spire, right?”
He only gets a glare in response, but it's good enough for him, right? Maybe. Burning spice doesn't know if he wants to go, because most of the time they end up making out in shadow milks bedroom, and the last thing he’s feeling right now is horny.
“Sooooo burny! What do you have to say?”
burning spice cookie hesitates. He could either go, probably have a nice time with Shadow milk- (he doesn't really know where he stands on their relationship right now…) Or, he could stay in his temple- bored out of his mind, with nothing to do but sulk about the opportunity he probably missed.
“...fine, I'll do it.”
Shadow milk cookie nearly jumps out of his seat in burning spices lap from excitement, very giddy at the answer he received.
“Oh, how delightful! I promise you, Red, your time will be well spent!”
Without even a moment to process, a portal is opened from under them- and burning spice falls right through, landing on his ass moments later outside of shadow milks spire.
Burning spice winces, scratching his neck.
“I don’t know about you, but that kind of hurt.”
“Oh sorry, do you need a pillow under you next time? A padded landing point?”
“Very funny milk.”
“I know I am! Thank you, really.”
Shadow milk revives a scoff at that comment, and he watches as burning spice stands up and stretches.
“So what do you want to show me? You never invite me over without real reason.”
Shadow milk giggles, like a giddy child.
“Oh, spicey! I just want to cure your boredom, and maybe you can have a little sleepover! Isn’t that nice of me to welcome you to stay at my place for a night?”
Burning spice cookie pauses, his mind already wandering. He knew shadow milk most likely didn’t mean it in that way, but due to their past experiences he couldn’t help but think of it that way. Whatever it was, he couldn’t care less. The jester was more of a nuisance that anything, so if he had to fuck him to get him to shut up, or just sleep in the same room as him, he didn’t care.
“…hello. You there big guy? Heyyyyy, talking to you!”
Shadow milk cookie pokes burning spice in the face, waving his hand around too.
“Oh- ….fine. I’ll spend the night. Just promise me you open your mouth half as much as you are now, got it?”
Shadow milk giggles more, nodding.
“Okay, fine, I’ll quit yapping. Anyways, cmon, let’s go!”
He then grabs burning spices arm, throwing him through yet another portal into the heart of his spire. Black sapphire cookie and Candy apple cookie are there, and they stop their conversation to stare. As shadow milk drags burning spice away, burning spice hears candy apple immediately start yelling how shadow milk, ‘gives everyone more attention than her.’ Whatever that was supposed to mean.
Burning spice just stares at his feet as he gets dragged along, bored out of his mind. There couldn't possibly be anything THAT cool, for shadow milk to drag him with such haste and energy. Before he knew it, he had stopped moving.
“...wh-”
“Here we are! The Yogurt river of rebirth!”
“...”
“This doesn't look like your bedroom-”
“Well no shit spicey. ANYWAYS! I'm sure you've heard all about this place, haven't you!”
“I haven’t.”
“...you're really good at ruining the mood.”
“So! You wanna go for a little swim?”
“...won't I drown?”
“Why would you?”
“....I don't believe in deceit and all that boring stuff?”
“...oohhhhh yeah. Well I can give you a floatie!”
“...fine.”
Shadow milk opens a portal and reaches in, pulling out a large floatie and throwing it out into the river.
“...I kinda need it near me to climb on it.”
Burning spice says, crossing his arms and staring at shadow milk.
“....”
Shadow milk just gives burning spice an unimpressed expression.
“WELL I KNOW THAT.”
“Then can I have it near the shore so I don't drown?”
“No.”
“....I want to rip your vocal chords out.”
“Awh!! So cute”
Burning spice just sighs and grabs the branch of a tree, pulling the floatie inland before actually sitting on it. Shadow milk just climbs into the rushing waters without changing his clothes, and he disappears into the water for a bit. Just when burning spice is starting to wonder if he drowned (he wouldn't be sad about it), shadow milk emerges wearing a swimsuit.
“...what the hell happened when you were under the water?”
“I may or may not have been pretending to be a fish for a good bit before I actually changed into my swimsuit!”
“...weirdo.”
“Hey, I'm not weird! Have you seen Eternal sugars place! She has fruits with teeth and eyes growing on them…it's…uhm... interesting for sure!”
“You're still weird.”
“I'll take it as a compliment!”
Shadow milk swims over to where burning spice is, leaning against his floatie.
“Soooo, what have you been doing?”
“...destroying, being bored, and getting the shit beat out of me by a golden bird.”
“...oh. That's uhm….delightful!”
“...I'm gonna shove my hand up your ass if you don't let me relax.”
“..I haven't even said much jeez.”
Shadow milk floats away for a bit, sitting on a rock and staring at burning spice as he just kinda…lays there. It baffles him how someone as loud and violent as him can ever be so relaxed, but he doesn't know everything- oh wait he does. Shit, well, he's just confused we can say.
“...hey spicey!”
“What.”
“Do you ever get tired after destroying all day? Like, do you ever just wanna go to your bed and flop down on it because you can’t do anything?
“...my souljam makes it so that literally can't happen.”
“...right…. sorry!”
Shadow milk continues to stare at burning spice as he rolls over on his side, sticking his hand into the water.
“...are you okay burning spice? You seem a bit.,, out of it, to say.”
“Yeah. Just sleepy.”
“We can go up to my room if you want to then! You can tuck yourself into bed if you want-”
“..yeah, sure. Whatever.”
Burning spice cookie pulls himself to land, climbing out of his floatie and stretching, before immediately slouching over.
“...your posture is kinda….”
“I know, blue.”
“Okay, don't kill me.”
Shadow milk cookie grabs Burning spices hand, walking slowly up to his room near the top of the spire, so the other didn't fall behind. He wondered as he walked, could he have accidentally cast a spell on Burning spice to make him sleepy? No, that couldn't be it, he would know. Maybe it was true that the warrior simply was just sleepy. Whatever it was, he couldn't care less as he opened the door to his chambers. He watches as burning spice walks to his bed, sitting on it and grabbing the waist of his pants*
“WAIT-” shadow milk objects.
“What.”
“Do you really HAVE to sleep naked.”
“It's comfortable.”
“Well yeah, but I don't want you sleeping naked in my bed. You can wear boxers or something too, you don't HAVE to wear your pants.”
“...the fuck are boxers?”
“SHUT UP AND GO PUT THESE ON.”
Shadow milk cookie spawns a pair and throws them at burning spices face, crossing his arms.
“Jeez, fine.”
Burning spice walks out of the room for a bit, returning moments later and climbing into shadow milks bed.
“How tired are you exactly, red?”
“Quite a bit,”
“...alright…”
Shadow milk climbs into the bed with burning spice, wrapping his limbs around the larger cookie and nuzzling his face into his chest.
“..clingy much?” Burning spice says, giving shadow milk a pat on the head.
“I know, but it's either this or we can do..other things.”
Shadow milk giggles after saying this- god his laugh was annoying, but it..can be comforting at times.
“Yeah…shut up…”
Burning spice grabs shadow milks face and lifts it up, giving him a gentle kiss on the forehead. This seems to do the job, because shadow milk seems to malfunction right away, his eyes widening.
“...ohhh!”
Shadow milk kicks his feet, a faint blush spreading across his face,
“...hey red?”
“Yeah?”
“Do you love me?”
“...yes shadow milk, I do.”