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. In the story, they were both elected to search for a "treasure of legends past". On the day of their departure, Madeleine Cookie was offended by how dismissive his companion was. Espresso Cookie hints that this is because of his strong contempt towards Light Magic. It may soon be revealed why he feels this way about Madeleine Cookie.

Couldn't Care Less... And Yet
"Couldn't Care Less... And Yet" is a quest in Cookie Run Kingdom that needs both Madeleine Cookie and Espresso Cookie at level 10 to unlock. Their relationship seems to have changed since "We've Never Met". The quest's story line follows multiple tasks to complete in order to build a puppet show for the cookies' 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, and Madeleine volunteers to go out to save him.

After rescuing Espresso Cookie, Madeleine exclaims that he had saved him (Espresso), Espresso corrects him, saying that he was the one who saved his life instead of his. Espresso Cookie admits to Madeleine that "Perhaps you are not as useless as I initially judged.", then tells Madeleine to "Break through their (the enemy's) lines,", and that he will "Cover you (Madeleine) from the rear". Upon their return, both of them insist that the other receive treatment for their 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.

Fanon
Espresseleine is one of the more 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. In fact, a lot of them hint a friendship, or even a romantic relationship between the two. They're often paired together in promotional art, package art, comics posted by official accounts and some merchandise appearances. 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

 * 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."


 * 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?"


 * 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"