SparklingHerb

SparklingHerb is the slash ship between Sparkling Cookie and Herb Cookie from the Cookie Run fandom.

Herb Cookie's New Plant
Sparkling Cookie makes a small appearance in Herb Cookie's dedicated story in Cookie Run: Kingdom, named Herb Cookie's New Plant. At the start of the story, Herb Cookie is seen taking care of some flowers near the town, when Sparkling Cookie spots him. He says that he likes his flowers, and Herb Cookie thanks him, saying it's his favorite hobby. He says to Sparkling Cookie that he should try gardening too, in which Sparkling Cookie replies that he would try it, but he doesn't have a garden to start it. He says that maybe he should look into flowers that can be grown indoors. Herb Cookie says that this is a great idea and he will make a flower pot for him.

Juice Bar Regulars
In the Bond story "Juice Bar Regulars", Herb Cookie makes his way to Sparkling's Juice Bar after hearing of a new concoction of herb tea. Before he can receive it, however, Vampire Cookie appears and starts making conversation with him out of the blue. Just as Herb sees a means of escape, Mint Choco Cookie appears next to them and asks Herb if he has any suggestions for a new drink.

Sparkling Cookie ends up joining the conversation as well, as he wouldn't be Sparkling if he didn't suggest refreshments for his regulars. Their conversation arrives at Sparkling's newly-crafted blends. Somehow, the suave bartender convinced all three of the Cookies to return another day for a tasting. The promise was made so swiftly with no chance to interject. But one last effort did manage to succeed: they would meet earlier in the day.

The story implies that the Cookies present are a group of friends, and they kept meeting after that day.

Quotes
"Hello, Herb Cookie! I like your flowers!"

- Herb Cookie's New Plant

Fanon
On AO3, the ship has over 100 works. The ship started to gain more attention in Cookie Run Kingdom, since they didn't interact a lot in Ovenbreak. Despite their limited interactions, on the Korean community of Cookie Run, this ship is pretty famous, having a lot of fan content, including fan animated videos, fanarts, and fanworks. On the Western community, the popularity of the ship also remains, despite not having as much prevalence compared to the Korean community. It's a common headcanon to depict Sparkling Cookie making drinks with Herb's flowers, or simply watching him gardening, amused.

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Trivia

 * On Feb 20, 2022, the Official Cookie Run Twitter Account shared a picture of two cosplayers of Sparkling Cookie and Herb Cookie together in a bar with the caption "SparklingCookie's regulars can always rely on him for a drink recommendation!"