‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ where cookie or not , your health is important . ”`‍‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ med huffs , but waves meds hand . ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ i … unfortunately was put on bed rest for a bit , but im doing well now ! ”`‍

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ it wasn’t voluntary … but i suppose you are right . im doing much better than then . ”`‍ baumkuchen tilts meds head . ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ you were thinking of me ? why ? ”`‍

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ ma’am , please … ”`‍ they take a deep breath , planting their hands on the sides as they slowly stand on two feet . in a quick maneuver , they seat the eldest of the two of them . ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ … wasnt so hard , was it ? ”`‍

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ oh … im sorry , dear . i didnt mean to worry you , i promise . ”`‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ resting meds hand ontop of devil cookies head . ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ i missed you too . ”`‍

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ only … when you’re done with it . ”`‍‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ they chide with a smile , raising the blanket over her before finally sitting down . it was a relief near instantly — resting a hand over their burning knee .

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ khhh — oh , don’t flatter me too much … its just my home . what else would i do than help ? ”`‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ smiling sweetly , med adjusts their braces before ungloving one hand , pressing it to her forehead .‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ hmmm … ”`‍

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ oh , elder vanilla sugar … you’re heating up so quickly ... have you had anything to eat , ma’am ? ”`‍ worry immediately filling them . praise is … less important than vanilla sugars well being .

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ well , that won’t do ! i’ll make you some soup and find you some jellies , ma’am . ”`‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ bowing their head .

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ frowning , though nodding . it made sense , but they had hoped that hadn’t been the case . ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ … still , we must try something . you'll accidentally starve yourself if you dont try . ”`‍

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ unless it was such a matter of urgency that i couldn’t , i would . ”`‍ rubbing their head . truly cat like …

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ it wasn’t awful . ive been quarantined like that before . my students and fellow doctors visited me though , so i wasn’t entirely alone . the worst part was letting others do my work . ”`‍

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ no no , it’s not that . theyve learned so much and so well … its just — i like my job , same as you . its what gets me outside , talking to people . seeing people i can relate to . ”`‍

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ `“ who let him out of his retirement home — ”`‍

/ yknow my muse is coming back when i have ideas for rants

/ i’ll be back , eventually ! but i literally cannot run kingdom effectively on my device to keep up with the story .

/ drags from lollipop … cookie run verse … thats a name i havent heard in a hot second