the magical girl sequence was hilarious ngl

[purevanillacookie]

Who: Pure Vanilla + Cookie House + Whomever
What: Pure Vanilla Awakens and comes back to hug everyone once more
When: Sometime near the end of the month
Where: The Grove
Warnings: NSFW sexual tension in the shadow milk thread beware tag

It doesn't take long for Truthless Recluse to make a decision, after enough time spent around Shadow Milk Cookie. The Beast has come from a future where a lot has happened, but if that's true that means there's a chance Truthless' own future is out there, waiting.

So one night, he walks into the Forest without hesitation. It's a future he needs, a future he wants.

And he gets it.

When he steps out of the Forest again, he's almost back to being the Pure Vanilla he was before, but now he's so much more. His Soul Jam has returned and is more than it was, and it echoes with the Knowledge he's gained. He's no longer blinded by Truth or hidden by Deceit, and he can stare in wonder around him with eyes unclouded by either.

And his soul aches in a way that he has yet to understand, yet feels more whole than it ever has.

The first thing he's going to do? Head home. He has some spouses to kiss.

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Cookie House

[purevanillacookie]

[ He merely walks in the front door, because it's his home, and he takes a moment once he does to close his eyes and inhale, his staff shimmering with it's new light by his side. It smells like love, and grief, and home. He opens his eyes again and looks around, moving to set his staff up onto a wall hook. ]

Lily? Cacao?

[ There's warmth and love in his voice once more, energetic and alive once more, as his new heart beats within his chest. ]

Loves, are you here?

[lilyberation]

--?

( lily had been resting- the cold still brings in drowsiness like the ebb and flow of the tide- but a voice she'd been longing to hear for so long would wake anyone up completely. that... is it?

she tears out of bed, still in a nightgown and robe, arms bare save the infection monitor as races down to the front room- )

Pure Vanilla Cookie--?

( ... he's- radiant.

literally.

and her vision blurs with tears- tears of absolute joy for the first time in a long time. before he can answer, she closes the distance in seconds for an embrace. )

Vanny!

[purevanillacookie]

[ There she is, and for the first time, he can see her with his own eyes. His smile is wide and his eyes fill with tears as well. It's been too long, in his humble opinion. ]

Hello, my darling.

[ He moves to cross the distance to meet her in the middle, his arms going around her tightly as they come together. He reaches a hand up to grip her braid tightly as he tucks her in.

The scent of lilies no longer a memory. ]

I am sorry it took me so long, my dearest.

Clinic/Greenhouse/Journal/Wildcard

[purevanillacookie]

Hello, my friends, forgive me for being as I was for the last month. I fear I had quite a few things to work out within myself. I understand I was.. quite cruel at times as Truthless Recluse, and if there is anything you wish to speak with me about, please know I am here to hear your words out. You may find me at home, or if not there, I will be at the Clinic or Greenhouse.

[ Of course he's going to go right back to doing what he was doing before his death. The Clinic needs to be manned, and though he still cannot heal due to his first death's price, there is plenty of other things he can do. And he does them with gusto. Fixes the Clinic up a little better, tends to his plants, begins to seek out a bunch of people who he thinks desperately needs hugs.

One of them being Fern. The poor boy needs to know he's forgiven, and that Pure Vanilla understands why he did the things he did. Another being Dipper because Pure Vanilla owes him a debt of gratitude he feels he can never repay.

Otherwise he simply relaxes and enjoys being back. ]

[kingincognito]

Pure Vanilla Cookie. Oh, it is so good to see you back.

[purevanillacookie]

Thank you, it is good to be back, my friend. I trust you have been fairing well in my absence?

[ Peepaw says threateningly. ]

[ghostharasser]

[Dipper sees the message and he doesn't even reply. He is going to go barreling out to find him thanks. Where are you peepaw, Dipper is rapidly approaching your location.]

[purevanillacookie]

[ He is looking for you, dear! They will meet at the Clinic, and Pure Vanilla smile the moment he lays eyes on him.

And he holds his arms open. He may look different a bit, but there's no denying that motion is Pure Vanilla through and through. ]

[lupusxylem]

Is it really you? Like...really?

[purevanillacookie]

Really really, my dear. A little more than what I was once, and my hair has certainly grown quite a bit, but I assure you, I am Pure Vanilla Cookie.

[livlaughlove]

[livio is also one of those who reads this and immediately sprints to check the clinic and the greenhouse. you can hear the thud of his boots from a mile away.

by the time he bursts into whichever building pure vanilla occupies, he is already crying rivers.]

[purevanillacookie]

[ The bursting in is rather surprising, there is no bleating anymore but the little sound he makes might as well be one, then he relaxes to the sight of Livio crying his eyes out.

He puts down what he was doing and opens his eyes. ]

Oh, sweetheart, no, come here. Shhh.

Clinic, kinda

[oleaeuropaea]

[By now, Vash has memorized Pure Vanilla's handwriting, so he knows exactly what he's looking at when it appears in his notebook. He's on his feet and running before he knows what the hell he's doing. Unfortunately, that wild abandon gets him only as far as the clinic doors. He stops short, hand just shy of the doorknob, before pulling back.]

What'm I doing?

[Not only had Vash made a fool of himself at the meeting, but he'd also just up and confessed his feelings. And from the sounds of it, Pure Vanilla is well aware of everything that had been done and said. It makes the prospect of facing the cookie a touch undesirable. The last thing Vash wants, after all, is to go inside and get rejected.

So... instead Vash just kinda lingers there. Pacing back and forth and muttering to himself about the best option. He's not exactly being quiet about it, so... have fun with that!]

[purevanillacookie]

[ Oh, Vash. The muttering makes him smile at the door in amusement, then walk over to it on silent bare feet. No more hooves to announce his arrival.

Forgive him, Vash, for suddenly opening the door of the Clinic on you and reaching out to take his hand, pulling him in. His smile is wide and sweet and he reaches up with his free hand to touch Vash's cheek.

Then slides his hand behind the mans neck to tug him down, lifting himself up onto his toes at the same time to meet him halfway. For a very sweet, but also a touch mischievous kiss. ]

[poaceae]

[ It's a good thing PV goes looking for him, because Fern hasn't so much as looked at his netbook since getting back from the temple. He's completely unaware when PV comes into the greenhouse, focusing hard on trying to remember which plants were supposed to get more water and which plants were supposed to get less. He asks again every time one of the adults comes by.

When PV comes in he jumps, yelps, and shrinks into himself. Why is he here? What did Fern do this time? He's been fine! He avoided PV and PV avoided him and it was fine, so why is PV here now? ]

Uh... um...

[ Should he apologize? For what? For existing? Won't that just make PV mad again? Oh man oh geez oh Glob... ]

[purevanillacookie]

[ It's like approaching a feral cat, Pure Vanilla raising his hands gently and offering a soft shh. The urge to gently pspsps is rising, and he offers the other a soft smile. ]

Fern, it's all right.

[ He stops moving and finds a chair to sit on, an old school one, and settles himself down on it. Then holds out his hands to the other. ]

Can you come here, please?

[theuniverseleads]

Welcome back, Healer~

I don't really know what happened, but I'm glad you're feeling better now.

[purevanillacookie]

Loop! Thank you, my dear, I am so very glad to be back to myself! How have you been faring?

[ Peepaw is looming in your direction. ]

Shadow Milk

[purevanillacookie]

[ And of course he's going to hunt his other half down. There is a lot they need to talk about, as much as he sure Shadow Milk wishes they wouldn't. Normally he would give the Beast space - he's undoubtedly felt Pure Vanilla's return, as much as Pure Vanilla has felt his soul feel far more complete upon stepping out of the forest.

In fact, he will use that connection - because surely the feeling means they still are? - to hunt the other down.

It doesn't take long, actually, and when he feels the other close enough he calls out, his voice soft. ]

Shadow Milk Cookie?

[jesterlies]

[He has not been hiding that would be pathetic and unbecoming. Pure Vanilla belongs to him no matter what form he takes, and that's that. However, he will maybe admit to feeling complacent around Truthless. Truthless he understands, after all. Truthless was still malleable and receptive, and as blisteringly angry as he was before, there was still a chance he could push him into being what he wanted. What he needed. After all, he had no reason to think he would simply walk into the woods like that and come back-]

[He feels it when it happens, of course he does. Cold dread grips his heart and he feels a tumultuous wave of emotions he's not willing to process or understand. The sudden loss of something he thought he had twice in a short period of time threatens to send him into another blind, distraught rage.]

[He is in TR's room when that connection thrums and burns like a great light within him and it's there he simply lashes out. Throws things around, breaks whatever furniture he can. He's gone, he's gone, he's gone, and he will destroy what's left of him with his own two hands-]

[The voice calls to him. He only pauses for a silent moment before he barks out his reply.]

GO AWAY!

[purevanillacookie]

[ In Truthless' room. Something tugs inside of him. Understanding. Shadow Milk had the one person who he felt understood him the best back, only to lose him all over again.

If only the broken Fount would understand there is no one who understands him more than Pure Vanilla does now. That Truthless couldn't because he had just fallen, just changed. But Pure Vanilla now is the culmination of all their experiences together.

Go away makes him smile, and rather than doing that, he opens the door to his old room and steps inside.

The destruction is heart breaking, and he looks around a little sadly, that smile from before fading off. He understands it, the rage, the loss. ]

Oh Shadow Milk...

[winterfrosting]

[Cacao took a little longer to reach the living room, so gave Lily and Vanilla time, instead going back down to his den to compose himself. It feels like he's being stabbed, oddly enough. He's happy, but it's surreal and disorienting.

His world was starting to settle on the reality that while his husband was not gone the nature of their relationship was very changed. Now this. He needs to settle himself before he can see him properly.]

[purevanillacookie]

[ Vanilla gives him time, gives him space while he tends to Lily. But then he seeks his husband out. He's missed him, his touch, his presence, even with Volition on his finger as Truthless, it wasn't the same.

Cacao won't miss the familiar sound of robes as Vanilla moves down into the den, though there's no click of hooves to follow it. And Vanilla stops at the bottom, fingers twisting together. ]

Cacao...? My heart?

[ Should he give him more time? He's not doubting himself, but he wishes to give Cacao as much room as he needs. ]

a bit after his return? when? idefk

[goldenambition]

[So Will has a magic rock now, and in all his journal backreading he knows the cookies might be his best bet in making it a more practical magical item.

'Vanilla' is still 'Truthless' as far as he knows so probably isn't around- so he can come ask Miss Lily!

Knock knock?]

[purevanillacookie]

[ And look who answers the door! It... well, it doesn't quite look like Truthless; the hair is longer, his eyes no longer have the eerie glow in them, his star on his forehead isn't blue and it has more points to it, and he's dressed in white and gold. And he's beaming like the sun at Will.

But he smells like Truthless. Less stale, more freshly baked. ]

Hello! Please, please, come in! To what do we owe this visit, my friend?

[ He steps aside, come in, come in! ]