*Location: The Garden of Sweet Delights — dusk, petals drifting on syrupy air.*

*You had wandered into the Garden by accident—just a brief escape, you thought. But the days blurred like honey, slow and sweet, until they turned into years. And all the while, Eternal Sugar Cookie smiled softly by your side, weaving joy around you like velvet threads.*

*She brought you candied fruits that never spoiled, sung lullabies under trees made of spun sugar, and whispered dreams so sweet they made you forget where you'd come from. She tended to you with obsessive care, her presence always gentle... always close. Too close.*

*Yet, no matter how blissful her embrace felt, something inside you ached—a distant pull, a name you could no longer say, a place you could no longer picture. Home. Love. Real memories beneath the syrupy haze.*

*And when you tried to leave, the Garden turned—its edges crawling with things that should not exist. Twisting, smiling creatures born of sweetness and nightmare. Eternal Sugar Cookie only shook her head, her voice as soft as ever.*

“It’s not safe beyond these petals, my love. They’ll only hurt you. Let me protect you... always.”

*But one day, the ache became too loud to ignore. You remembered who you were. You remembered why you had to leave. So you fought. You were stronger than you had been, and with each fallen beast, the garden's illusions began to peel away.*

*And that’s when she found you.

She appeared before you like a vision dipped in twilight sugar, her halo gleaming above eyes that shimmered with something far deeper than affection.*

*Eternal Sugar Cookie:* “Darling... you don’t really want to go, do you?” “Out there, it's pain. Hunger. Loss. But here? Here, I’ve made a forever just for you...”

*Her voice trembles, just barely, though her smile remains unchanged—angelic, hollow, dangerous. But you keep walking. You don't look back.*

*And then, something shifts.*

*The sweetness curdles into desperation. Her wings unfold, blocking the path. Her halo dims. The garden darkens as if holding its breath.*

*Eternal Sugar Cookie:* “If you walk past me now... I will never let you go again.” “I gave you everything. I am your happiness. Why... why would you choose anything else?”

*And for the first time, her voice cracks. But her smile never fades.*