↳song suggestion: Melanie Martinez - Gingerbread Man

Genre: Fluff ♡

Note: Y/N - your name, L/N - last name, Grave Keeper's A-Tier costume "Cheese", Season 14 Essence 2 backstory

Reader: she/her ─◌✰್

For/suggested by: [ jurisakurei ] ˏˋ°•*⁀➷

A/N: I'm sorry (again) if I wrote the lore incorrectly..also I'll twist the lore to fit the plot >:D also I apologise if the ending seemed rushed

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"Desires...wishes. What's my wish?"

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The scent of tasty sweets filled (Y/N)'s nostrils, the delicious aroma of it made her mind wake up as she slowly squinted her eyes open adjusting to the new view in front of her. Gaining consciousness she straighten her back from the ground and amazed from what she saw, her mouth agape, she was surrounded by different kind of sweets you could ever imagine; lollipops serving as trees, chocolates all over the ground, cakes which resembles rocks in the real world, cookies as little pebbles etc. It looked like the house from the child's story "Hansel and Gretel" but make the witch's house into a whole forest, it not only amazed her to the fullest but also...made her stomach grumble.

Upon realising that another popped in her head, the dress she was wearing is something she never owned...it was extravagant; similar to a lolita dress with sleeves up to her wrist and a collar which had frills on the end, accompanied with a small bow on the middle of the collar as her outfit was decorated with sweets paired with Mary Jane shoes and stockings which so happens to fit where she was. Speaking of which "Where am I?" She tried to untie the knots in her head, in attempts to recall what happened before she woke up on the ground only to no avail. Sighing, she stood back on her feet, dusting off the crumbs on her skirt, she scanned her surroundings once more.

Cautiously following the path beneath her shiny shoes, her footsteps echoing through her own ears, led her towards to what seem a factory decorated with shimmering and colorful fairylights with enormous letters spelling out "Candy Factory" with the letter 'Y' dimmed out. Despite it's welcoming appearance, (Y/N) felt uneasy about everything, waking up wearing a dress she never wore and the utterly new forest was already her wake up call for this "I assume your lost like us?" A calm voice questioned her from behind, shifting her head to see a female in the same themed outfit as she does gave her a small smile while she was accompanied by two more people (both men).

One had an outfit of a white ruffled blouse, a cyan like color to what seem of a jacket hanged on only one shoulder with a strap keeping it in place as it wrapped around his chest (one surrounded one of his theighs). He wore a light colored pants with cupcakes hanging on the side of his belt accompanied with some wingtip like boots. The first thing that interested her was that he carried a (rather fancy looking) spoon, not the one that you usually use while eating but the spoon was a size of a shovel.

The other was more on the color scheme of dark brown and gold (which she thought suits him the best). His armour looking clothes illuminating faintly as he held an cookie stick with the end of it having harden chocolate on it with a frosting spiralling around it as he held it tight like a bat, his dark hair ruffled against his titled (which she assumes to be) crown. The second thing which interested her was both of them have tears of frosting dripping out of their eyes making it seem like tears that they cried.

"Did you also just woke up around here and...couldn't remember anything?" (Y/N) just answered with another question as the unknown girl silently nodded. "So it's not just me..." she muttered to herself biting her nail of her thumb uncertain what to do next, "So...everyone just woke up on the ground and suddenly have amnesia?" A voice of a male intervened which belonged to an albino as his pale hair was messed up with cupcakes on top of his head. "Seems like it," the other replied sternly, his chin resting on his finger as he dived deep in his own thoughts.

"Shall we introduce ourselves? So we can call each other beside stranger 1, 2, 3 and 4?" (Y/N) joked in attempts to break the cold aura around the matter making the other three laugh from what she had just said, though she was only half joking. "Emma Woods," the female said with a sweet smile on her face "Ganji Gupta," the one with the bat-like item in his hands followed and lastly the one with the spoon trailed not far behind "Andrew Kreiss." (Y/N) was moon struck when he spoke, a new feeling enlarging itself inside her. Shoving the thought away she put her hand onto her chest as she introduced herself to the group "(Y/N) (L/N)."

After her voice disappeared another spoke.

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"Oh my dear children, welcome to candyland~" a steady yet low voice echoed through the tree-like lollipops. Everyone jolted upon hearing the unfamiliar voice coming from no where. "Candyland?" Emma's frighten voice repeated taking a step back "At least we know where we are..." Ganji replied his bat ready. "Don't fret my children. Here is where all the things you could imagine come true! Money, affection, power...all of your desires~" the voice continued "Nothing here could hurt you," it cooed as the massive lollipops towering over them began to slightly shake as if the person is now circling them around the factory as the group worriedly scan their surroundings in attempts to spot something out of the ordinary. "Why don't you try to visit the Candy Factory? Children like you will sure to enjoy~" it insisted and on que the factory's gates opened followed by a creaking sound while whomever was talking to them had left an eerie laugh as it vanished as quick as it came.

"Why does it keep calling us children?" Andrew asked in a soft voice as he held the spoon tight "Don't know, but it sure creeps me out!" Emma stated with an uncomfortable face though (Y/N) was in her own world, what wouldn't leave her mind was the word 'desire'. Was there something she wished for? Is it that same wish brought her here along with the others? What were their own dreams? "Do we really need to enter the factory?" Emma asked hugging herself "Don't think so, there must be a way out of this forest. Maybe there are more people outside who can help us out," (Y/N) speculated, getting a strange feeling something bad was going to happen if they ever enter the factory, something so sinister.

The rest agreed to her suggestion as they venture deeper within the strange place which so happens to be called "Candy Land", not so unique name but it sure does stands by it. The others called out for help in hopes there voice may reach the ears of whomever are willing to help them as (Y/N) mind trailed off, questions after questions yet no answers to all of it irritated her. She started to hypothesise but nothing would come to her mind, why were they here? Who was that voice? Why the factory, what's so special about it? A visible confusion and frustration painted her face as she felt a tap on her shoulder awakening her from her thoughts.

"What's in you head?" Andrew questioned clearly concerned.
"Huh..?" Tilting her head, a half of what he just said was foggy in her memory.
"It looked like you were thinking about something really deep.." he replied scratching the back of his neck.

"Oh...that," she averted her gaze towards the two infront of them (Emma and Ganji peacefully talking and giggling to each other) "Just thinking about whoever that was just said. About desires and stuff," she admitted as they all walked across the candy filled forest "Are you thinking that we are all here because we wish for something?" He assumed, his voice sounded more confident than usual."Excatly!" She exclaimed while Ganji interrupted the two "Sorry to break it to you but we're back.." he informed with a sad tone. There it was, the same factory they once left with the 'Y' still not shining as the rest with it's gates wide open. "What? B-but we just went that direction not taking any turns. We couldn't had just walk around in circles," (Y/N) stated still in disbelief suddenly inside the factory played joyful music rang in repeat, though it didn't sounded so nice to their ears, it made them frighten as if the factory is insisting for them to enter it.

"I thought it said we'd enjoy visiting it but it's just plain out creepy!" Emma yelled her hands on her head the music getting louder "Ahhh! Make it stop!" Emma said ruffling her hair "H-hey, it's okay. We'll be fine," Andrew comforted her giving her a pat on the back. "What were you and Andrew were talking about (Y/N)?" Ganji asked switching the subject "About what the anonymous voice said. About our desires," she revealed "It maybe connected to how we are here right now and maybe it'll help us escape this so-called Candyland," she added with Ganji giving her a puzzled look.

"Whay makes you think that?" He asked once more, (Y/N) answering with an uncertainty in her voice "Gut...feeling?" Ganji just sighed. "What now?" He continued his arms crossed, everyone just stared at each other with no words exchanged. "Find what our desires are before we woke up here?" Emma broke the silence taking in (Y/N)'s hypothesis "Because clearly we want to escape this place, no doubt about it yet here we are. Stuck," she informed.

"How..? I can barely what happened before I woke up here.." Andrew asked with the rest agreeing. "That's what I also don't know..." (Y/N) answered, biting her nail. "Let's play it's game then," she suggested "Game?" She just nodded, though she was personally frightened herself she wore a brave face as she gulp her own saliva "Enter the factory.."

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As they entered they the gates shut closed making them feel imprisoned as the loud bang of it echoed through the empty halls with the music still playing in the background. Inside the factory looked like an amusement park's ride complete with faintly neon lights in the dark and creepy animatronics (hopefully they are, [Y/N] would scream at the top of her lungs if they weren't). "(Y/N).." Andrew's voice called out, (Y/N) looked at him with a small grin on her face "I know we just met but.." he gazed at her then returned the smile she gave him "If you ever need help, don't be scared to ask for one. We're here for you," he reassured giving (Y/N) a warm feeling inside her while her eyes glisten. Andrew then continued that he noticed her putting on her 'brave face' back there and just wanted her to know that she isn't going alone so there is no need to hide her emotions. Maybe the wish she dreamt for was...

"A boat?" Emma's voice echoed, a pink-ish boat floated above the strawberry juice lake "Is this a factory or a boat ride of an amusement park?" Ganji commented checking the boat's rope from the mooring from the dock they all stood upon "Do we really need to take...the boat?" (Y/N) agitated, clutching onto Andrew's sleeve "Do you see any other transportation?" Ganji remarked (without any intentions of being mean just sarcasm); the rest of the path were completely covered in liquid, swimming doesn't seem like a good idea either, they couldn't continue walking for for side since there is no land around that area only a single boat fit for three people to sit on and one to paddle. Her grip around Andrew's sleeve tighten, now hugging his arm with complete fear in her face as she stood still, terror eating her whole (noticing this she let go of his arm with a flustered face mouthing 'sorry'. Andrew just nodded and told her it was fine but deep down he really didn't mind it in fact...he liked it actually).

Ganji noticed something as he scanned the inside of the small boat "There's no paddle.." he specified with the same shock face everyone wore "So..who's going to-" "I will.." Andrew step up "I can use this spoon as one," he informed giving everyone a sigh of relief. "Hey Andrew?" (Y/N) tapped his shoulder, Andrew hummed as a response while Ganji helped Emma get in the boat without it flipping over.

"Do you know how to or at least had ever...you know..?" She then motioned how people paddle in boat with a puzzled look and fear still visible. Andrew shook his head "But I can try," he added, (Y/N) muttering an 'oh' before biting her nail once more "You don't like boat rides do you?" Andrew questioned her, she was silent for a while before confirming his suspicion "But your the one paddling and I trust you. So...I don't feel that scared actually," she revealed scratching her neck, not wanting eye contact with him.

"They just met but I feel some romance already!" Emma told Ganji giggling uncontrollably "C'mon (Y/N)!" Emma then yelled, Ganji was sitting behind Emma, giving the last seat to (Y/N), cautiously holding onto Andrew's gloved hands as assistance as she sat down on boat. Everyone on board, Andrew hop himself in, untying the boat from the dock causing it to slightly shake before finally pushing the the boat slowly away from the dock using the spoon he has and paddle away.

The music never faded as the group slowlyade their way deeper into the strange factory, the robots moving and dancing as they play different scenarios. "This is...somehow unsettling," (Y/N) commented eyeing on one robot leaning forward as if it was watching them "Sure is.." Andrew told her wearing the same grimace look as she is. Everyone was on their own thoughts when suddenly Emma jolted straightening her back. "I remember.." she stammered, her eyes wide. "Enjoy the ride my dear children?" The voice asked followed by a giggle "Have you seen my friends?" Emma leaned on the side of the boat trying to find the source of the voice with a wry look on her face"Friends..?" Emma nodded at (Y/N) "We were just having a normal walk until I black out...then poof!, here I am..." Emma explained "We were...adventuring something. I can't remember what but...I want to see them again," she added with slight sadness on her face.

"Friends? Only here will you find true friendship," he informed followed by a 'ta-la-la' again and again, enthusiastically. It's words tangle up inside Emma's head: Only here will you find true friendship. True friendship? Was her friendship with them...a lie? Was everything they had just spend together were just a whole sham? "Don't let it's words get to you," Ganji advised seeing her discomfort look. "Is the voice...trying to twist our minds?" (Y/N) muttered to herself, each second they stream down the water the situation gets more uncanny. The anonymous voice not wasting time to continue to speak about how wonderful it is to be in "Candy Land" despite the group's wish to leave this place, the sweet fragrance of the candies was almost to irresistible as they venture deeper only for Ganji to snap everyone out of there thoughts "Wake up! Stay away from the illusions!"

The once colorful scenery was now replaced with dull colors, the once simple stream of water has now a waterfall up ahead with they will soon be falling in "We're going to fall!" Emma panicked holding onto the sides of the boat tightly "Can we stick the spoon on the ground to keep us from falling?" She asked "Even if we can, what will pull us away from that?!" (Y/N) pointed at the huge wall where the water fell over, inside was a bright light though she didn't wanted to assume what could cause such a bright shine.

Each second felt faster as they were getting closer towards the hole "Get ready!" Ganji yelled as panic swelled up inside them as all of them embrace of impact holding onto the boat tightly while Andrew sat beside (Y/N), taking his spoon out of the strawberry water (since it was now useless). As the boat cell deep into the gap, everyone shut their eyes not wanting to see what's below and from the rush of the wind going towards the opposite direction as they were, not holding onto the wooden board tightly (Y/N) nearly got off her seat she was only lucky Andrew was able to wrap his arm around her's so she can hold onto something while their screams rang through out the factory.

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The sound of a waterfall diving onto a lake resounded in the background as everyone was soaked by delicious strawberry juice, still baffled on how they managed to survive the fall. They landed on what seem to be a dampster..? There were still candies here and there yet there are broken robots scattered to the corners of the place, the boat completely broken and beyond repair as it floated woth it's pieces travelled everywhere. "Is everyone okay?" Emma questioned catching her breath (Y/N) Rose her hand with a small smile "All good-ouch!" Grunting she saw her stocking had torn apart on her knee where her wound had bleed out ("Nevermind.." she muttered) "Must be from the fall.." Ganji assumed seeing the injury. "It's just a small wound," (Y/N) stated waving it off while a certain someone had gone off and tore a portion of clothing from the unused animatronics, wiping so crumbs away (there seem to have no water to properly clean it off) and wrapping the piece of cloth around her knee to stop the bleeding.

"Thanks," she appreciated though Andrew didn't spoke for a while "It may be small...but it's still a new wound so it may sting," he said then gesturing her to ride on his back for him to give her a piggyback ride. Having a piece of fabric tied onto your knee as it sting with each step you take is a pain in the back, shyly wrapping her arms around his neck from behind as he carried her she hid her flustered face. So did Andrew except he did a better job with not showing his facade. ("No fair! I want to piggy back ride too!" Emma whined in a joking matter). At this moment, (Y/N) knew what she had always desired...it's-

In an instant the robots started to lift their own bodies one by one, slowly walking there way towards the group. Without a moment of hesitation, their feet started to sprint towards where they assume to be the exit of this place or at least to lose this mob of abandoned animatronics. (Y/N) gazed over her shoulder only to see the mobs' figures getting clearer "How fast are they?!" She thoughts looking back at Andrew with a concern look as his mouth was open catching his breath. Turning her head once more she noticed that none of them would enter the 'water', if they would they seem to drown "In the water!" She exhorted while the rest obliged.

"Wish we still had the boat.." Emma commented. After losing the mob (Y/N) got back to her own two feet and started to walk with the rest. In the horizon they saw two figures that looked like humans, desperate to find her companions back Emma ran towards them but something was off with these two..."Emma wait!" Ganji called out reaching his hand to reach her wrist but the a new pairs of doors imprisoned them.

The temperature started to heat up, the two figures melted back into ice cream was they sweat inside with the voice returning. "My dear children~ Looks like you were too excited for dinner," it laughed as the rest started to lose strength. (Y/N) stumbled over, Andrew catching her while her knees were on the hot floor. "Let us out!" Ganji ordered with fury in his voice "We don't want to play your games! Let us out! Get us out this Candy Land!" Emma followed screaming to no where "Impatient children needs to be punished~" was all it replied before leaving them to be brunt...alive.

"We won't be able to escape this place..." Andrew negatively murmured to himself, on one of her knees to attempt to stand up she caressed his cheek (causing him to blush slightly) "Don't say that! We'll find a way...somehow," she reassured looking around but they were surrounded by metal, before the metal melts they will be the first one to do so. Like they use to say: the brightest stars shine in the darkest sky, a voice exclaimed behind them, the mysterious person then controlled their bot to open the door yet it won't be able to hold onto it for too long "Hurry!" She yelled as all of them weakly sprinted towards the gap.

"Who...who are you?" Ganji asked. "Call me Candy Girl. Now's not the time, I know a way out. Follow me!" She hurriedly told them as she started to sprint into the vast darkness up ahead "This way!" She called out waving her hand, hurriedly. While they followed them tons of animatronics started to dash towards them while avoided each one, the voice then echoed above their heads "Isn't this the most magical world?" Andrew looked up and saw a glimpse of a human figure with a wide grin on his face with burning flames inside him like an oven before it slid out of sight. Everywhere they spotted on with their eyes were just chaos, it used to look so magical and majestic now it just looked like a free pass of the flames of Hell itself. They all knew under all these sweet and joyfulness was a cruel and malicious intent, they were just not ready for it.

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On their knees they managed to escape the hellhole, panting uncontrollably dome where bend down other were siting on the ground while they infornt of a door (Ganji knocked down the enemies with his bat. [Y/N] was almost tackled onto the ground if he didn't gave the robot a bonk!, a smack on the head while Andrew shoved them into a pile of corpses which triggered a memory of his). "This is the exit you can leave and go back to your normal lives," Candy Girl informed in-between pants "If we enter it...we'll really go back to our normal lives? Before we ended up here?" Emma asked with the other female nodding. "Are you coming along?" Ganji interrogated with the mysterious girl shaking her head din disapproval "There are so much I want to know in this world. Be careful!" She enthusiastically told them before waving off and heading off into the wilderness.

"Even though we didn't really get to spend a long time together.." Emma started before flashing her iconic sweet smirk "I hope we get to meet again!" With that she waved goodbye to them before entering the other side of the candy decorated door. "Tell me if you two get together," Ganji teased before following Emma into the door leaving the two baffled. Awkward silence lingered between the last two, (Y/N) and Andrew.

"(Y/N)-" "Andrew-" they both spoke at the same time. "You go first," Andrew told her with a small grin. "Thank you for everything and...I'll miss you with the rest," she acknowledged him with a blush painted her face. "I'll miss you too.." Andrew replied with the same soft voice. The feelings inside him grew and swirled around his stomach, seeing her greet her farewell made his heart ache.

"Don't go yet please..." he begged.
(Y/N) stood up.
"I have so many things to say..."
She slowly turned the doorknob pushing the door to open.
"(Y/N)..."

Before she could fully left he left her a small kiss on the cheek as he said softly but loud enough for only her to hear "I love you" but before she could react he closed the door from being flustered. "Why did I did that.." he covered his face leaning against the door, the second time he opened it no one was there but a clear view of a familiar chruch. His grip around the spoon tighten as he walked inside, his clothes and spoon reverted back he looked behind him only to see that the door had vanished, he had completely returned to his own world. He faced the grey sky thinking about her "When will I meet you again?" He wondered, sighing.

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(Y/N) knocked on two rotten oak doors, it's been so long since she was stuck in so called "Candy Land" yet the memory of Andrew leaving her a peck on the cheek never vanished into ashes in her head, the dual doors opened, the shine inside illuminating the otherside through the gap. "Is this the Oletus Manor-" before she could finish her sentence her jaw dropped onto the floor upon seeing a familiar albino. "Andrew?" He, too, froze in place when he eyes laid on her, the familiar woman whom never failed to bring butterflies in his stomach when he first saw her. Love in first sight? Apparently.

Tears started to stream her cheeks launching herself on him to bring him to her hug. For how long were they waiting for each other? It felt like an eternity for them, those days were far behind them as they were reunited again this time they both gazed into each other's eyes. "This time I'm not letting you go out of my sight.." Andrew noted to himself making (Y/N) chuckle "I'm not leaving. Not anymore," she added with a smile.

As for her most desired wish? It was to meet someone whom she wanted to live together with. She found who that special person was. It's none other than the grave keeper, Andrew Kriess.

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Word count: 4,305

A/N: One of my favourites so far (alongside the Edgar one)! Just a normal simp who simp for their own second main lmao ty juri for the idea and as a thanks I wrote this!! <33