Espresseleine

"ESPRESSO COOKIE! Have you been waiting long? I am here to save you!"

- Madeleine Cookie.

Espresseleine is the slash ship between Espresso Cookie and Madeleine Cookie from the Cookie Run fandom.

We've Never Met
"We've Never Met" is a bond that can be unlocked if the player obtains both cookies. The story states that the two were elected to search for a "treasure of legends past" by the Parfaedian community. On the day of their departure, Madeleine greets Espresso for the first time and greets him amicably, but Espresso is rude and dismissive, offending him. It's implied Espresso holds disdain for Madeleine because of his strong contempt for Light Magic, but it's still unclear as to why he feels this way.

Couldn't Care Less... And Yet
"Couldn't Care Less... And Yet" is a quest that triggers once the player levels both Madeleine and Espresso up to level 10. Though the two of them seem to have become more well-acquainted since "We've Never Met," Espresso still dislikes Madeleine all the same.

The quest has the player complete multiple tasks while following a story line revolving around the cookies building a puppet theater for the kingdom. One cut-scene between tasks shows Espresso going off on his own to collect resources, but not returning. Alchemist Cookie realizes that it was too dangerous for him to go alone into the wild, and Madeleine volunteers to go out and save him.

Madeleine finds Espresso in the wilderness, and he happily exclaims that he's there to rescue him. Espresso retorts that he was the one saving Madeleine, because he was doing all the work. However, Espresso admits to Madeleine that he may be more useful than Espresso had initiallly believed, and proceeds to work with him to get past the enemies in the forest and make it back to the kingdom.

Upon their return, both of them insist that the other receive treatment for his wounds first. In the final cut-scene after the completion of the quest, it shows the cookies planning a party. Espresso is asked whether he will attend, and at first declines, but after Madeleine announces he will come, Espresso reluctantly agrees as well. Further in the cut-scene during the party, Espresso asks who brought sugarcoated donuts, the abruptly gives a somewhat indignant reaction after it is revealed Madeleine brought them.

GNOMED
In S1 EP.1, the two are seen getting up in the morning side by side. This doesn't confirm it, but it lead some fans to believe that they live in the same house... apparently with Almond Cookie and a sugar gnome.

In S2 EP. 11, Madeleine Cookie tells the gnome about how Espresso Cookie needs to sleep from working so hard. Espresso Cookie tells the gnome that he's fine because he drinks coffee to keep him up. The two start arguing until the gnome puts sugarcoated donuts in their mouth and share a picnic with them. This isn't the first time Madeleine showed concern for Espresso Cookie's sleep schedule.

Other Official Content

 * The CRK twitter account posted Madeleine and Espresso for Valentine's Day. They also posted that same image on Random Act of Kindness Day.


 * One of Gingerbrave's official Instagram accounts posted art of Madeleine Cookie thinking about what outfits he should wear, one of the outfits being Espresso Cookie's lab coat.


 * Gingerbrave's Instagram posted a conversation between the two to preview the LINE stickers. Madeleine Cookie invites him to tea in the blessing of light, and Espresso declines his offer. Espresso has Madeleine's contact name as "light magic moron"


 * A comic on Cookie Run Kingdom's twitter shows Espersso Cookie rolling his eyes as he hears Madeleine yelling from outside the window. The caption says that Espresso Cookie looks jealous.


 * An old Sea Fairy Cookie package shows Madeleine and Espresso Cookie's chibi art blushing at each other. The package isn't available anymore, but a screenshot can be found here.


 * A tweet on Gingerbrave's twitter shows a conversation between Madeleine Cookie and Espresso Cookie. The end of the tweet translates to "Seeing they're together all the time, maybe they are good friends?"


 * An official post on Gingerbrave's Twitter shows Espresso Cookie nervously sweating while reading #Cookieletter fan mail that translates to "Madeleine and Espresso get married" repeatedly. This was meant to poke fun at people in the thread telling them to make Espresseleine canon. Another #Cookieletter addressed to Madeleine Cookie asked if he is Espresso Cookie’s friend. The response letter said "All the cookies of this kingdom, including Espresso Cookie, are under my protection."

Quotes
"Is it not the first time for both of them to have left the homeland? Is it not the perfect opportunity to accomplish great feats together? Yet the two cannot share even a simple conversation, let alone be seen together for more than a second. Why, oh why, Madeleine Cookie constantly ponders aloud. Perhaps one day, the two adventurers can… discuss the matter upfront."

- "We've Never Met" Bond Story


 * Espresso — "Ah, I must inquire about one thing. Who brought the sugarcoated donuts? They are quite scrumptious."
 * Alchemist — "Oh, those? I did. Madeleine Cookie asked me to bring some before the party."
 * Alchemist — "Sounds like you two have similar tastes too."
 * Espresso — "... ... ..."
 * Espresso — "The laws of probability state that... Never mind. Nothing ever goes to plan with that Cookie involved."
 * — Couldn't Care Less... And Yet.

Fanon
Espresseleine is one of the most popular ships within the Cookie Run: Kingdom community because of how much canon content there is of the two both inside and outside of the game; they're often paired together in promotional art, package art, comics posted by official accounts, and even some merchandise. There are currently over 450 Espresseleine fanfictions on A03. Due to the ship fuel provided by both the bond and quest centered on these two characters, a recurring theme in fanworks are of one of the two--usually Espresso--being hurt and rescued by the other, or repairing their past relationship.

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Trivia

 * One of the cookie cards in Cookie Run's Magic Oven has Madeleine and Espresso Cookie with speech bubbles.


 * Interestingly, The Smithy's Clientele shows that Madeleine cares about himself more than he cares about a princess's safety. Though he did take the time to save Espresso in "Couldn't Care Less... and Yet"


 * Nam Doh-hyeong (Madeleine Cookie's Korean voice actor) voted for Madeleine and Espresso Cookie on the question "Which two Cookies do you think would enjoy each other's company the most?"