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Wind Archer Cookie, the cookie that was the wind itself, converted into a shape of a cookie, with the purpose of protecting the forest and banishing the darkness. His job as a guard was doing decent, but lately he’s been… a little distracted. Maybe very distracted. He keeps missing his shots, forgetting the path he’s supposed to take to travel, daydreaming about… craving for something warm? To be touched by warm hands.
He wasn’t sure why he kept thinking about that, but it has been disturbing his job. And Millennial Tree Cookie noticed. He specially noticed the frustration of the green one.
“Wind Archer, is there something bothering you?” Millennial Tree asked, the shorter one sitting down by a tree. “You can speak to me about it, I’ve noticed your recent behaviour.” He placed a hand on the wind’s shoulder.
Wind Archer stayed quiet for some time. He wasn’t sure if he should even try to explain something he didn’t even understand. “I do not know, I can’t protect the forest correctly, yet I can’t understand my own thoughts.” He sighed, frustrated. “What are your thoughts about?” The other one asked, sitting by Wind Archer.
“I’m not… sure. I sometimes think about…” He struggled to explain it, trying to think of the words he should use to describe his issue. “Take your time, it must be complicated for you.” Millennial Tree placed a hand on the other’s shoulder, patiently waiting for the other to speak up.
Wind Archer managed to collect his thoughts, and opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. He then tried to speak again. “... I always think about… some kind of warmth. Like if I imagined myself being wrapped around some kind of warm source. Or about…” He then went silent. Millennial Tree noticed his face turning a darker green tone, and laughed lightly as he noticed what was the issue.
“I don’t understand what’s so funny” The wind cookie tilted his head, listening to the quiet laughter from the one he protects. “Oh my dear faithful wind, are you possibly in love?” He asked with a soft smile. Wind Archer was a bit startled to hear those words. “In… love? But that’s not possible, my only purpose is to protect the forest and-” before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.
“You aren’t an emotionless creature, Wind Archer cookie. It is ok to feel things for other cookies, you can experience romantic affection towards other cookies.” He rubbed his thumb on the shorter’s shoulder as a sign of comfort. “Anyways… who’s the lucky cookie, hmm??” Millennial Tree asked. Wind Archer tried to hide his flustered face with his scarf, not sure what to answer.
The issue was that Wind Archer didn’t even know who he was in love with. “I… I don’t know, I just think about a warm presence, hot arms around me and… and just…” He didn’t know what to say next, he felt his face burn more as he realised who was his crush. And it had to be Fire Spirit. His stupid smug and laughter, constantly being on his mind. This wasn’t great.
“Warm presence, hot arms… Could it be the fiery one?” Millennial Tree asked, watching how Wind Archer’s fingers kept moving around his bow’s string, touching it like some instrument. He stayed silent, not wanting to look at Millennial Tree. But that was the answer he expected. “Oh that’s adorable now. Is that why you’ve spent more time with him these last few years?” Wind Archer looked at the other one, a bit confused of what he meant. “What do you mean?”. “You go to the dragon valley a lot recently. Is it because you want to see him?” Wind Archer could hear another faint laugh from Millennial Tree cookie. Was it that obvious…?
“It’s just a coincidence that I feel like that area should be checked…!” He tried to find an excuse, only to make the taller one laugh more. “Oh, is that so? Is it also a coincidence that you keep bringing him to the forest?” “He’s learning to not burn every tree he sees.” Wind Archer’s voice went quieter. Just the mere mention of him made his heart flutter with warmth. He never felt so embarrassed before, especially in front of the tree he admires the most.
“Well… since you want to be with him so badly, why won’t you go on a mission with him?” Wind Archer listened to his words, listening closely when he heard the word ‘mission’. “Since you’ve been very… distracted, I was going to ask you to go on your own to northeast, to beast yeast, but I hesitated because of your current issue. Why don't you go with Fire Spirit? Might be romantic.” Millennial Tree noticed the look the shorter one gave him, but he was considering the idea. “He might be useful, and maybe you’ll get less distracted.” Millennial Tree continued talking. Wind Archer would be lying if he said he disliked the idea.
“Would he agree to go though?” Wind Archer asked, looking at the bow on his lap. “I’m sure he will, he likes to spend time with you, doesn’t he?” Millennial Tree spoke softly, earning a small nod from Wind Archer. “Then go, search for the flame to accompany you through those dangerous lands. Stay safe, faithful wind.” Millennial Tree pats his back, which encourages the green one to get up and start walking away, looking for the cookie that was the fire itself.
Which didn't take that long. Fire Spirit was on the borders of the dragon valley, an unusual place for him to be. It was like he was deciding if he should take a visit to Wind Archer. The flames on his head seemed to grow brighter upon seeing the green wind approaching him. “Windy! What brings you here to the dragon valley? Are you going to ask me to accompany you to the forest again?” He spoke with his usual smug on his lips.
Wind Archer stared at him for a bit, his heart growing warm and feeling its rhythm increasing. God, he was very in love with him. “... Actually, Millennial Tree Cookie told me to go to Beast-Yeast to discover what is going on there. And since I can’t go on my own, he requested me to go with you.” “Why me and not another guardian? Peculiar, if you ask me.” Wind Archer wasn’t expecting that answer from him. He grew nervous, he didn’t have another reason other than he wanted to be with the cookie he had feelings for.
“... well uh, because you are strong.” Fire Spirit heard his response, which surprised him. THE Wind Archer?? Saying he was strong?? He felt flattered. “I didn’t know you thought I was stronger than the other guardians. Alright then! I’ll accompany you.” Fire Spirit tried to speak like he was cool, but in reality he was very flustered to hear that Wind Archer preferred to go with him over any other cookie.
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On their way to Beast-Yeast, Wind Archer kept going the wrong direction. He was sure he knew where the way was, it’s just that Fire Spirit was talking so much, it distracted him. He walked to objects several times because he wasn’t watching where he was going. Too busy watching the flame’s face. Oh, to imagine having that face looking at him with affection, holding that face within his hands and feeling the warmth on his hands. To feel his lips against his face, or even his own lips…!
Then suddenly Wind Archer tripped over, falling over. “Windy, what the hell? This is like the fourth time you trip over something! You really gotta watch your step.” Fire Spirit spoke as he helped him get on his feet. His warm hands… They were so warm. Wind Archer just nods, unable to look at him.
“You weren’t kiddin’ that you said you were distracted, is there any reason you are like this??” Fire Spirit was somewhat concerned about his well being. And Wind Archer wasn’t capable of telling him the reason why. At least not yet. “Yeah, I uh. Don’t know why I’m like this.” “And you think I’m gonna believe that?? You gotta lock in bro”
Wind Archer was, once again, caught off guard. He just didn’t answer, mostly because both of them heard some rustling in the bushes. Anything in Beast-Yeast was very highly dangerous. But it was just a cookie, a cookie with white and red hair, a pair of wings and a small bow.
“Oh… what do my beautiful eyes see…!” The small cookie spoke, watching them closely. The cookie giggled, sighing as both guardians looked at each other for a moment to look at the cookie. “Aaaand what are you???” Fire Spirit asked, prepared to fight in case the cookie was hostile. “I am Pavlova cookie, and wherever there’s love, that’s where I’ll be!” Pavlova cookie didn’t look dangerous, or rather easy to deal with if he gets aggressive. Fire Spirit was confused, while Wind Archer was internally growing nervous. Could he know..:? No, there was no way.
“Okay buddy, I think you are confused. We are kinda busy here, so we don’t really have time to chit chat.” Fire Spirit spoke with a hint of annoyance. He just kept walking with Wind Archer, though they were being followed by Pavlova. “Oh, but I can’t just not let this one slide…! I just looove when two people like each other, yet they are both so scared to confess to each other…” Pavlova cookie spoke, making the other two alarmed.
“We should go now” Wind Archer sighed, hiding his face with his scarf. He unconsciously grabbed Fire Spirit’s arm, dragging him to continue walking. But even if they walked, or even tried to run, Pavlova cookie kept following them. “Wait! But you two can’t leave!” Pavlova flew alongside with them as he spoke. “Grabbing the hand of the one you love must be a great feeling… To grab the warm hand from the fiery one that melts your heart…” Wind Archer heard this, and noticed that he did grab his hand.
He started to panic a bit, immediately releasing his grip on Fire Spirit. “I didn’t mean to grab his hand.” The green one spoke, hoping he didn’t sound nervous. “Ah… You aren’t denying anything…! Oh how sweet is this love… The green fella that is reserved, yet you have SO MUCH love to give to the fiery one, who has a cold heart that needs to be warmed up!” Pavlova continued talking, his words making Fire Spirit and Wind Archer freeze. Fire Spirit’s flames started growing brighter, while Wind Archer tried to hide his face with his scarf.
“I’m not quite sure what are you on buddy, but like we said— We are busy. And we are not lovers at all! My.. My heart isn’t cold or anything, are you deadass?” There was a hint of nervousness in his voice. He chuckled lightly as he started to look at Wind Archer, who was trying to hide his flustered face. His flames just grew brighter, seeing that Wind Archer wasn’t saying anything.
“The awkward silence forming as you two realised you like each other… An intense slowburn between two immortal guardians!” Pavlova giggled, but immediately stopped when Wind Archer prepared his bow, and started pointing at the smaller cookie. “I don’t wish to hurt you, but I will feel forced to if you keep talking.” Wind Archer kept pointing at Pavlova, despite his hands shaking slightly. He didn’t understand why he was shaking, or what was the reason. Was it because he was nervous? Because his secret practically got revealed? He wasn't sure.
“Oh, but I’m only doing my job here! Seeing two cookies yearn for each other's touch, yet scared to tell eachother their feelings makes my own heart ache!” Pavlova tried to excuse himself. Only getting a groan from Fire Spirit. “ I heard enough .” And with that, Wind Archer shot his arrow, which almost missed and only slightly scratched Pavlova’s dough. Pavlova quickly started to fly away as Wind Archer tried to keep shooting him, though his aim was messed up. It was peculiar.
And now there was another moment of silence. Fire Spirit’s flames being bright and large, and Wind Archer’s body language showed that he was nervous. Awkward even.
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“... Is it true?” The fiery one spoke first after some more silence. Wind Archer decided to maintain his silence.
“I’m not a big fan that you are being so quiet, Windy” Fire Spirit spoke a bit quieter, his red eyes looking at the green cookie besides him, who refused to even look at him. “I apologise, I’m just thinking.” He finally spoke up.
“Thinking about what? About what happened?” The eternal flame asked again, trying to look at his friend. “... Your flames were growing bright when he kept mentioning that we were—” Fire Spirit then interrupted him, laughing nervously “I-I didn’t— I was just frustrated at that kid! It didn’t… it didn’t mean anything at all, why would it mean anything???” He kept laughing lightly, but his laughter died out when Wind Archer removed the scarf from covering part of his face, revealing a dark green blush on his cheeks.
“I’ll… I’ll be honest then. I uh, I like you. A lot.” Wind Archer mumbled, not looking at the other one. He could see that the flame was growing bright though. “... deadass??” Fire Spirit blinked, not believing what he was hearing. Wind Archer just chuckled, always being a secret fan of the flame’s vocabulary. “Yes, I suppose I’m ‘deadass’”
…
Another awkward silence.
“... Do you, uh—” “Yes I love you so much oh my days what the HELL” Fire Spirit was warmer. Even warmer than how he usually was. And it was noticeable. Wind Archer just looked at him for a bit, blinking before starting to laugh. Fire Spirit wasn’t understanding why he was laughing, but he decided to join him. “You are just— amazing, you surprise me everyday, Fiery.” The pet name definitely awakened something inside Fire Spirit.
“I’m gonna crumble” Fire Spirit spoke without thinking. Wind Archer quickly grew concerned. “NOT IN A BAD WAY— oh fuck, I’m just— I’m happy, I just—” Fire Spirit kept laughing nervously, only to start panicking when Wind Archer got closer to him. They both seemed clueless on what to do next. Wind Archer moved his hands, wanting to touch him, but unsure where. He ended up wrapping his arms around his body, giving him a hug.
And it sure was a warm hug. Fire Spirit hugged him back, leaning his face to the green shoulder, burying his face on his clothes. Wind Archer liked it, it was a warmth wrapped around him, in a quite literal sense. And it was perfect. There was no need to exchange words for now, both of them just wanted to enjoy this moment. It felt right, and warm. His pure heart was melting in the best way possible. Wind Archer always imagined how it would feel to hug Fire Spirit, and now he knew. And damn it was great. So great and warm… He didn’t want to separate.
“... And um, would you… Want to kiss… or…” The flame suggested, mumbling against his shoulder. He didn’t even notice he left some burn marks on it. “Do you want to?” Wind Archer replied with a question, creating a small silence. “... I really wanna kiss” “Then we can” Fire Spirit took a deep breath, nodding slowly as he moved his head to look at his new lover.
There was a small issue though: None of them ever kissed before.
“.... Uh, how do you…?” Wind Archer just realised he had no romantic experience, neither did the other. “I think you kinda just… uhhhh” Fire Spirit tried to move his face closer to the other. The wind cookie could feel the warmth of the flame’s face warm him up. It was very romantic
It would’ve been more romantic if Fire Spirit didn’t accidentally bonk their foreheads against each other.
Embarrassed, Fire Spirit tried to apologise, crumbling from the embarrassment. “Oh my days— Oh I’m SO STUPID I’m so sorry dawg— I-I didn’t mean to—” Wind Archer then just bursted out laughing, not being able to control his usual seriousness any longer. This was just too silly. “Nono, it’s— It’s fine! Really, I just— haha, how did you even manage to do that??” Wind Archer never laughed like that before, which was amusing for Fire Spirit to watch. He guessed nobody ever watched him laugh like this, not even Millennial Tree Cookie. He felt like a very important person to Wind Archer.
Eventually, Wind Archer’s laugh died down. “Oh, that was just— hilarious, haha…” He then noticed he broke from his usual personality, and how Fire Spirit was staring at him. There was a look in his eyes: admiration, and obviously love. “Ok, let me try this time then…” Wind Archer mumbled, unsure of how to kiss. But he did see several creatures do something similar to this. He just leaned closely to his face, placing a soft yet tender kiss on the fire’s lips. Which caused Fire Spirit flame’s to suddenly burst.
It burnt Wind Archer’s lips a bit, but it felt good. Before Fire Spirit could apologise, Wind Archer leaned for more. It was a great feeling— Amazing even. He kept kissing him constantly. On his face, his lips, his cheeks… Anywhere to make the flame squeak quietly at each touch of his soft lips against his burning skin. It drove him crazy, in the best way possible.
They both even forgot they are supposed to be on a mission.