SherCotton

SherCotton is the friendship between Cotton Cookie and Sherbet Cookie from the Cookie Run fandom.

Canon
Sherbet Cookie is introduced as a close and dear friend of Cotton Cookie, who unfortunately fell ill and could not leave his home. This mysterious illness caused him to manifest ice on object surfaces that he touched. Cotton Cookie visited him daily to take care of him and ensure his health and well-being. Sherbet Cookie expressed his beliefs that he was targeted by the Frost Witch, although Cotton Cookie assured him that the Frost Witch was not real, being thought up only to scare children.

Cotton Cookie arrives at Sherbet Cookie's home the next day like usual, only to find him missing. She went out into the cold weather and saw him in the distance, covered by a raging blizzard and accompanied by a mysterious entity. Cotton Cookie identified the individual as the Frost Witch, and so started her journey to rescue her missing friend.

Cotton Cookie ventured through the blizzard in search of her friend, but the excessive sheer cold of the environment caused her to grow weaker until she fell unconscious. Cotton Cookie woke up from her unconscious state, to find herself in Frost Queen Cookie's castle. She is greeted by Frost Queen Cookie, who tells her that venturing at such harsh areas are dangerous and foolish. In front of Cotton Cookie is a comatose Sherbet Cookie, who didn't answer to Cotton Cookie's cries.

Cotton Cookie confronted the witch about the curse that overtook Sherbet Cookie, in which the witch replied that his state of weakness isn't a curse nor an illness, but is just a part of the cycle of life. Specific cookies were chosen to become Frost Children, those who are fated to dissolve into snow and become one with the white terrain, but only those with a genuine willingness in their hearts are appointed. Cotton Cookie came to the realization that he had always wished to become one with the snow, but she begged to the witch for a way to prevent the fate. The witch stated that there is no way to stop a phase in the life cycle, but is still able to temporarily discontinue Sherbet Cookie's fate using the Wind Flower.

Cotton Cookie agreed to the challenge and set out on the snowy mountains and cliffs to find the flower. Although having been injured throughout the conquest many times, Cotton Cookie remained strong and continued to go after the flower for him. Soon enough, Cotton Cookie successfully acquired the wind flower and returned to the castle to Sherbet, leaving the Frost Witch surprised. With the power of the wind flower, Cotton Cookie had a momentary conversation with him.

Sherbet Cookie had always thought of becoming a snowflake in the snow, and that throughout his state of body and mind, he only sees darkness and snow, but would see a soft yellow light following him. He realizes that the light is Cotton Cookie who always stayed by his side, and that he never felt alone. Cotton Cookie reciprocate the feeling, stating how Cotton Cookie never felt alone with Sherbet Cookie and wishes to always stay by his side. Soon enough, Sherbet Cookie's time has arrived, and he bid farewell to Cotton Cookie, leaving one last request for her to always remember him. Sherbet Cookie succumbed to the cycle of life and dissolved into snow, with Cotton Cookie only being able to watch and bid farewell tearfully to him.

However, much to the shock of Frost Queen Cookie and Cotton Cookie, Sherbet Cookie reformed from the snow and was reborn as a new being, a herald of nature. Upon seeing his new vessel, Sherbet Cookie expresses extreme joy, as he can finally go anywhere he desired. Seeing his happiness, Cotton Cookie finally understood all that happened, and accepted their fate. Frost Queen Cookie tells Sherbet Cookie to travel far away and live his dream, and that he would soon find his role in nature, just as Frost Queen Cookie had found hers. Sherbet Cookie promises to always remember Cotton Cookie and her guiding lantern, before finally departing.

Quotes
"Sometimes, she mentions a Cookie dear to her: her serene, calm face lightens up, making the listener wonder... what happened? Will we ever learn that someone out there is keeping a piece of these snowy plains in their heart? And that a warm yellow light of the tiny lantern will always shine for that special someone. Always."

- Cotton Cookie's Description

Fanon
isn't a particularly popular ship in the fandom. However, there are a few fan art and fanfictions for them. Some people also tend to see this ship platonic only, as they are portrayed as minors in the Frost Crystals event. Most fanfictions of them tend to be angst, but a majority of people also tend to make an AU where Sherbet is alive and well.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Sherbet Cookie makes a brief reappearance in the One Year of Cookie Run: Kingdom event, silently watching an older Cotton Cookie tend to the sheep. Only Cotton Cookie's sheep Melly appears to see him, while Cotton Cookie herself does not.
 * Cotton Cookie's April Fools 2022 Sprite has Sherbet Cookie's spirit shown behind her.
 * Cotton Cookie appears to be based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen. She is an analogue to the protagonist, Gerda, while Frost Queen Cookie is the titular Queen and Sherbet Cookie is the spirited-away Kai.