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the-fluff-piece · 8 months

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Hi, I know you just filled in a request of mine, but I couldn't stop thinking abt this one scene from a book. Basically, it's where fem!reader sits on Ace's, Law, and Monsert Trio's lap while theh feed the fem!reader strawberries dipped in chocolate with whipped cream on top. (Pls. include ace, i'm a major simp for him)

The scene requested is meant like a mindfulness-exercise, so it's a lot about the sensory experience. So this will be 5 Scenes where I try not to be too repetitive about the strawberry and try to bring out what makes each of them unique and lovable. We are directly entering the scene, so don't ask me where the food comes from xD

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Since it took me AGES here's the first two scenes with extra Ace and I'll post monster three when finished

Here is

An exercise in mindfulness

Part 2 coming soon!

You're having a panic attack, a breakdown, you're hyperventilating and don't know what to do anymore. Good thing your one piece suitor knows how to deal with it

Law

As a doctor, he immediately saw what was going on. The cold sweat on your forehead, the quick breathing, the fear in your eyes. It pained him to see you like that, so his first instinct was to draw you close.

"I'm here baby" He breathed into your hair as his arms wrapped tightly around you. Being held felt good.

He gently lifted your shaking body to sit you down on his lap as he settled on his bed.

"I got you. Concentrate on breathing. That's it, slowly" He guided you to calm down a bit.

He sat with you for a while, just breathing, before reaching over to get something from the nightstand.

"Close your eyes, open your mouth" he ordered in a soft voice and you complied.

"Taste it" something cool and wet touched your tongue. It was sweet and creamy in your mouth.

"Open up and bite down" he said, and you closed your mouth around it and bit down. A stream of sweet and fruity juice filled your mouth, made sweeter by the cream and there were also chunks of something...

"Let it sit in your mouth, taste it" Law said in his soft, deep voice. It was always easy for you to listen to him. His voice was deep and dark, it sounded soft and rich, especially that close to your ear. It was like the chocolate you began to taste as it melted in your mouth and balanced the sourness of the strawberry and the sweet cream with its heavy chocolate flavour.

You swallowed.

"Can you tell me what it is?" you could feel his breath tickle your ear.

"A strawberry? With dark chocolate and cream" you said and felt a soft kiss to your forehead as focus returned to your world. You realised that he was holding your hand in his, fingers threaded, and that he was rocking you back and forth.

You opened your eyes and saw the rest of the strawberry in his long fingers. He dipped it deep in cream once again, getting some on his fingers as well.

When he offered it to you, you took the strawberry in your mouth but couldn't resist to get the cream from his fingers as well. As you kissed it from his fingers, there was a light shiver in his body.

Ace

As your commander, he was responsible for you and your wellbeing. Always there, always an open ear and an easy smile. So when fear clasped its hand around your throat, you ran to him, heaving and babbling nonsense.

"Woah, slow down" He put his hands on your shoulders and made you look at him.

"Did something happen?" He asked, suddenly very serious.

You told him what led to your panic attack. "It's just in my head, I'm so sorry" you gasped for air because you hadn't been breathing right.

Suddenly, Ace put something on your head. In the midst of your attack, you were confused.

"This is now your safety hat" he explained. As you watched his black, messy hair in the wind you realised- your wearing his signature hat now.

"Come here, I know what will calm you down. A little comfort food." He reached for a small Basket and sat cross legged on the floor. You sank to your knees and stayed there, unable to move.

"If you stay like that your knees will hurt" He tugged on your arms to draw you into his lap.

"You know what calmed my baby brother down everytime? Food." He smiled a broad, reassuring smile and gave you a strawberry. You swallowed it almost without chewing.

"Hey! Not so fast, concentrate a bit ok? It'll calm you down" He reached for another.

"Now slowly, one bite. Keep it in your mouth. Notice all those small seeds in its surface? And the texture inside?" His voice was calm, soothing, "very good. Now you can chew and swallow."

You gulped it down, your throat still narrow, but your heart was beating a little calmer.

"You're in luck I planned for some sweet dessert. I've prepared everything! Here's another" this time, he dipped it in cream.

"I like the cream, it somehow makes it more fruity!" He said as he took one himself.

"Not so fast" He reminded you and you concentrated really hard on being slow and patient.

"Good stuff, right?" Another strawberry vanished in his mouth.

"Want another?" He asked.

You nodded and opened your mouth for one more. It was so generously dipped in cream that a drop landed on your chin.

"My bad" Ace said and wiped the cream with his finger and licking it off. He watched you eat and gave you another, with an even bigger crown of cream.

As he moved it to your mouth, a big drop fell, right on your collarbone. You definitely were in the moment now, the cool drop was like a needle on your skin.

"Oopsie" He whispered with a broad smile and trailed his fingers down your collarbone, "I'm so sorry..."

"You don't sound sorry" you chuckled.

"There's that smile again" and gave you a soft kiss.

"You were very brave" He whispered into your ear.

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I hope the first part was to your liking! If you want something tweaked for the last three let me know ❤️

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makeitmingi · 3 months

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The Cat and Dog Game [Chapter 18]

Genre: Romance, Fluff, Comedy

Pairing: Yunho x Reader (y/n)

Characters: Chef!Reader, RestaurantOwner!Yunho, MaitreD!Hongjoong, Waiter!Yeosang, Waiter!San, Waiter!Mingi, SousChef!Seonghwa, SousChef!Wooyoung, PrepChef!Jongho

Summary: Yunho's dream was to open and run his own restaurant. But he doesn't know anything when it comes to cooking. Until you came along and accepted the job, bringing with you a small crew. How will the black cat tame the energetic golden retriever?

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"Hwa hwa, you know I love you the most, right?" You threw your arms around the male, hugging him with a sweetest grin that you could muster. Seonghwa raised an eyebrow as he stared at you, more like glared at you.

"Yeah right. The only time (y/n) tells Seonghwa hyung she loves him is to get out of trouble." Jongho snorted.

"Shut up, Jongho." You hissed.

"Be nice." Seonghwa hit the back of your head, making you sulk. Seeing this as the perfect opportunity, Wooyoung wrapped his arms around your waist to back hug you.

"Woo~" You squirmed. Seonghwa sighed, stroking your head. He knew that you already knew what he was going to say.

"Are you tired?" He asked.

"Not at all. It was nice and relaxing. I needed this, to keep myelf busy." You looked up at him. Seonghwa, Wooyoung and Jongho knew what you meant.

"Plus, Yunho is good company." You added. All 3 boys looked up at Yunho, who was just standing there, trying to eavesdrop and watch what was happening without being noticed. He blinked when he realised that all the stared were at him. Embarrassed that they knew he was there, he cleared his throat.

"He made sure I sat down to rest after. And you! You're interfering with my coffee drinking! Even made sweet innocent Yunho turn against me." You raised a hand to hit Seonghwa.

"I-I made her a h-hot chocolate." Yunho confirmed, a little flustered to hear you call him 'sweet' and 'innocent'.

"Good. Now let's get to work." Seonghwa said, patting your head and completely ignoring you.

"I only need to fill my pasta. I'm letting my galbi and broth simmer for as long as I can let it. My garnishes and toppings are prepared." You told them.

"I'll start on apps with you?" Jongho offered. You nodded, about to walk when you noticed Wooyoung still latched to your waist.

"Wooyoung! Let me go." You patted his back. He puckered his lips in a pout before he unwillingly let you go.

You wore your apron again and went to wash your knife. This night was slightly different. With everyone working on their own dish, there wasn't a clear sous, prep or head chef. All of you just split the shared tasks while working on your own.

"Oh, wait. Let me check on the ice cream." You put your knife down and went to churners to check the consistency of the ice cream. Once they were done, you put them in the freezer.

"What's for dessert?" Yunho asked.

"That was smoked milk and vanilla ice cream. We're serving that with red bean jelly cubes, pieces of injeolmi rice cake and an almond tuile."

"Like flavours of patbingsoo but elevated." Seonghwa informed. You nodded in confirmation.

"For Western dessert, we're doing a burnt white chocolate panna cotta with raspberry swirl meringues, a passionfruit coolis and fresh mango cubes over." Jongho added.

"That sounds really nice. But burnt white chocolate?" Yunho leaned forward on his hands.

"Well, not burnt. More caramelised. White chocolate on its own is very sweet. But cook it until it becomes brown and caramelised, the flavour is a lot better and easier to balance." Wooyoung explained. Yunho nodded in interest. You continued working on the appetisers with Jongho.

"Hweh crudo. Take the marinated fish slices and roll it up with pea shoots, scallions and shredded perilla leaf. Minari (Water dropwort) jeon." You listed.

"We need to prep gujeolpan (plate with small wraps and 9 delicacy toppings)." Jongho reminded.

"Right. Then the confit tomatoes with pickles." You checked.

"I'll do the roasted eggplant with black olive doenjang and ponzu. Almost done here." Wooyoung voiced out as he worked on his dish at his bench. The door opened, the others entering.

"We're here early to help!" San declared loudly with his arms raised. Hongjoong and Yeosang shushed him.

"You can help us with the appetisers. Get aprons and wash your hands." You said.

The 4 main kitchen crew took turns. After Seonghwa and Wooyoung stepped in to guide those that didn't know their way around the kitchen, you and Jongho could work on your mains.

"Yunho, want to help me with my pasta?" You asked. Yunho's head shot up, looking for where you were in the kitchen before leaving Mingi and his task to go to you. He smiled excitedly as he bounded over like a puppy.

"So we need to shred the meat for the pasta. This is the galbi. Take two forks and pull them apart." You demonstrated.

"I can do that! And that smells so good." He pointed to the galbi. Grabbing a tasting spoon, you let him indulge in a bite. But soon, you had others around.

"Hey!" Yunho protested as you fed San, Mingi, Yeosang and Hongjoong too.

"Alright, get back to work." He scolded them. You stayed beside Yunho, rolling out the pasta dough.

"You don't need to shred every single piece entirely. You can leave them in different size pieces." You told Yunho. He nodded with a hum, sneaking a bite before continuing.

"Stop stealing the food." You scolded him with a laugh. Yunho grinned cheekily.

"I want to do Yunho's job too." Hongjoong whined.

"No! It's my job." Yunho barked back. He liked working with you, like your personal sous chef. Yunho watched you measured the dough with a ruler and cut it. You took bites of meat that Yunho had already shredded and placed it in the middle before closing it, joining the ends together.

"Ooh, can I try?" Yunho asked with sparkling eyes. You nodded and Yunho put the forks down temporarily for you to slowly demonstrate how to fold the pasta dough.

"Not too much filling or it'll burst." You advised.

"Yeah, just like that. Press the two ends." You leaned over to see Yunho's one.

"I'll finish up here and continue that." He smiled proudly, putting it aside before finishing his previous job of shredding the meat. Once he was done, he helped you fold the pasta.

"I'm not as fast as you." He pouted.

"You just started. I would already say you're already doing a great job." You smiled.

"Thank you." Yunho blushed from your compliment. He continued to make the pasta with you. You momentarily stepped away to check the seolleongtang broth that was bubbling away on the stove, giving it a taste to make sure it was getting there.

"How is it?" Yunho asked when you stepped back into your original spot. You looked up at him and nodded, telling him how the progress of the stock has been.

Unbeknownst to the two of you, there were a few sets of eyes staring at the two of you chat in your little corner. It was like you were in your own bubble, smiling as you chatted and made the pasta together.

"That's cute." Wooyoung noted. Yeosang nodded in agreement. Hongjoong let out an affectionate chuckle.

"They're in their own world over there." San chuckled.

"They're just talking, how is that cute?" Mingi blinked, completely missing what everyone was talking about. Hongjoong patted Mingi's shoulder sympathetically.

"It's okay not to get it, Mingi ah." Hongjoong chuckled. Seonghwa stared for a second, unknowingly clenching his jaw.

"Seonghwa hyung?" Jongho called out, breaking his brain fog. The look Jongho cast him, Seonghwa knew he had been caught spiralling in his brain. He was reminding the elder that he wasn't alone in the room. Clearing his throat, Seonghwa focussed on the cutting baord in the front of him.

"We're done here. Anyone need help on anything?" You came back to the center of the kitchen where everyone was still working.

"Appetisers are almost done. Do you want to start the dessert components with me?" Seonghwa asked you in a gentle voice. You nodded your head.

"Let's get the panna cottas in the fridge to set." You both went to get the ingredients from the walk in and pantry.

"Thanks for all the help, guys. But if you need to go prepare the front for tonight. Just go ahead, we've got it handled." You said to the 5.

"We should bring in the washed plates for tonight." Yeosang said. He and San went out to bring the plates in for the kitchen crew to use to plate the food on.

"Who is working the pass tonight?" You asked.

"I can be the main. But we'll have to rotate from time to time." Wooyoung volunteered.

"Sure. Just tap out when you need someone to take over." Seonghwa and Jongho agreed. With a small crew, this was how you had to make things work. You couldn't afford to have one person just at one station the whole night.

Soon, the crew that works the front of the restaurant all were busy trying to set up for the night, leaving only a few in the ktichen to work with your kitchen crew.

"Actually, Mingi. I would love to speak with your mother about cooking eels, preparing and procuring them." You said.

"I'm sure she'll be happy to share that knowledge with you, (y/n). She loves talking about food." He chuckled.

"Maybe she can give me her eel supplier. I would love to explore it as an ingredient more. Surprisingly, I have not been that exposed to working with it." You sighed.

"My mum's the right person to go to then. I should bring you to the restaurant one day." He replied.

"I'd love that." You had a small smile on your face.

"Let's cook the staff meal first. I have feeling we might end later than we usually do and we'll be too tired to cook for ourselves then." Seonghwa suggested. You checked the clock, about to decide what to whip up quickly for everyone but San and Mingi came over, volunteering to cook.

"You guys are busy enough. We'll take over and cook something up." San smiled.

"Thanks, guys." You, Seonghwa, Wooyoung and Jongho were very grateful that they stepped up and volunteered. San and Mingi were the best cooks out of the 5 so you weren't too worried.

"Shall we make curry rice?" Mingi suggested, holding the cubes of Korean curry up.

"I know how to make that." San laughed. The two began chopping vegetables, adding whatever meat they could find.

"Is anyone using these?" San came out of the walk in with a few packs of chicken thighs and sliced pork belly in his hands. You all shook your heads.

"I'll cook the rice. You start slicing the meat." Mingi instructed and went to get the rice cooker. The 4 of you made sure to be around them in case the two needed help. But San and Mingi were confident, they didn't want to ask for help.

"Mingi, sorry. Just a few minutes. Yunho needs another tall person to help." Hongjoong poked his head into the kitchen.

"Coming." Mingi went out.

"Hi, (y/n)ie." San smiled when you moved opposite him to check on the pasta that you made with Yunho earlier. You chuckled at the casual way he called you.

"Hi, Sannie." You returned the greeting. San looked up in surprise but smiled nonetheless, his dimple popping through.

"So are you excited for your parents to come tonight?" You asked him. He nodded.

"My parents live rather far in the countryside but when they visit, it is always a treat. I hope my older sister comes too. I miss all of them." San said.

"They must be really nice."

"They are. They treat everyone like their family." He laughed. You wondered what it must be like to have such a warm, welcoming family. Maybe your family would have been like that if your mother was still around. But even then, your father was someone that never liked you and your mother to be too friendly to others.

"(y/n)." Seonghwa called you. You looked up to see Seonghwa nodding over to where he was. Shooting San a small smile, you went over to him.

"Okay?" He whispered as you stood beside him. You let out a small hum, helping him with the dessert.

After a quick dinner, the kitchen was bustling for dinner service. You knew the parents came when the boys were all greeting them loudly and excitedly in the dining room.

"Hey." Yunho came in with all the parents behind him. You all stood up, bowing respectfully. He introduced whose parents were whose and the family members. Yunho's younger brother looked like him.

"Please, don't let us bother you. Or interrupt your flow." Mrs Song chuckled, waving a hand. She knew what it was like working in the kitchen, owning her own restaurant. You all returend to your food prep tasks.

"I'm Wooyoung. That's Seonghwa hyung, Jongho and (y/n)." Wooyoung, who was the closest, introduced all of you.

"(y/n). The head." Even if you were not looking at them, you felt all eyes fall on you. Jongho nodded at you, assuring that he could handle it. You straightened up and walked over.

"Nice to meet you." You bowed to them.

"Omo. You're so pretty." All the mothers flocked to you, cooing at you affectionately. You grew flustered, unsure of what to do or how to react.

"Okay, ommas. Let's give her some space." Yunho cut in, separating them from you. The fathers merely chuckled, shaking their heads while the mothers scolded Yunho.

"How talented you are. I heard you've been in many reputable kitchens at your age." Mrs Jeong said sweetly, holding your hand.

"Ah, no... It's all just for experience. I'm thankful for all the opportunities given to me." You gave an awkward smile. Yunho cleared his throat and his mother pulled away, shooting her son a look. You bowed your head and went back to help, not wanting to leave the others on their own for long.

"Alright, we shall let them get back to work. Let's go back out." Yunho ushered all of them out of the kitchen. He let a sigh, hoping his mother didn't scare you too much.

"What happened?" Mingi asked.

"Our mothers were smothering (y/n)." Yunho rolled his eyes as the parents took their seats.

"Hyung, (y/n) and those guys are so talented. Why would they want to work for you?" Gunho asked. Yunho shot his younger brother a flat look while Mr Jeong nudged his youngest son.

"Because I am an amazing boss, okay?" Yunho scoffed.

"Mmm, sure." Yeosang coughed. Hongjoong handed out the menus to the parents for them to see what they would like to order.

"Omma, order (y/n)'s dish. I helped make it." Yunho leaned over, pointing to which dish you made on the menu. Mrs Jeong nodded with a hum.

"Hyung helped make it? I'm so not going to order it." Gunho shook his head. Mingi snickered, reaching over to hi-five him. Yunho threatened to hit them. But in the presence of other customers, he wasn't going to.

"Order coming in for the VIP tables." Wooyoung warned as he started to read off the order slips that were coming through.

"Let's go." You all began to work on the appetisers together that would be served first. Wooyoung, at the pass, would finish up with sauces and garnishes before sending the plate out to be served.

"Service." Wooyoung put the plates out for the other boys to bring out to the table.

"Let's start getting ready for mains so we can fire once they are done with apps. In case we need to float." You said to everyone.

"How is it going in here?" Yunho came into the kitchen. You were straining your seolleongtang stock, getting it ready to plate the mains later.

"How are the appetisers?" Seonghwa asked, setting up his oven smoker with the tea leaves for his duck.

"Oh, they love it. Every single dish, I had to stop them from ordering seconds before the mains. But at least they're all excited for the mains now." Yunho grinned proudly. When you were done, you helped Jongho with setting up his binchotan grill for the cod fillets. Yunho came over to you.

"Need help?"

"No, we're good here. You should go out and be with your parents. In case they need anything." You put a hand on his arm. Yunho pouted but nodded, obediently leaving the kitchen.

"We can start firing the mains." Wooyoung said, having observed the dining room from his position at the pass.

"Gunho looks like Yunho. A younger version." You chuckled as you took the pasta out of the boiling water. You missed the odd look that your friends shot you.

"Cuter?" Jongho asked, wanting to add fuel to the fire.

"Maybe." You shrugged.

"What?!" The door burst open and Yunho yelled in disbelief, making you all jump in shock. Hongjoong, who was outside, bowed in apology to the surprised customers before hurriedly pushing Yunho in the kitchen.

"Geez, Yunho! There are customers! You can't just suddenly yell like that." He scolded in a hiss before exiting to return to the dining room.

"Yunho, don't do that. You're disrupting customers and it's not safe where we're working with knives here." You frowned.

"Wait, do you seriously think Gunho is cuter than me?" Yunho planted his hand on the counter, blocking your way with his body. Seonghwa, Wooyoung and Jongho snickered.

"Does it matter? Now, I need to plate my dish." You said, walking around him to go to the plates.

"Yes, it matters to me!" Yunho threw a tantrum, stomping his food as he whined.

"(y/n)~" He whined when he realised that you were ignoring him. You plated each pasta on each plate, making sure the positions of each pasta was accurate and similar. He leaned down in front of you.

"(y/n), tell me I'm cuter than Gunho." He said. You rolled your eyes, patting his head to pacify him then walking to get the seolleongtang into a jug so you could pour it over the pasta. Yunho sulked, following you around like a puppy with separation anxiety. You poured the broth over, garnishing with two oils.

"Pass me the egg garnish." You instructed. Yunho sighed but handed the containers for you to put the garnishes over.

"Bring these out for service, will you?" You told him and went to prepare the other portions. Seonghwa, Wooyoung and Jongho called the others for service too.

"Yah. Don't just stand there. Keep moving." Mingi clicked his tongue as he carried the dishes in his hands.

"We might have a little lull time before dessets." Wooyoung said.

"(y/n). Tell me I'm better than Gunho." Yunho came in again, still pushing his agenda. You raised an eyebrow at him. He was seriously a pouty puppy.

"I don't know Gunho well enough to know if you're truly better than him. That's biased." You pointed out.

"True." San, who overheard, voiced in agreement. Yunho whipped around, glaring at San.

"Get out." He pointed at the door. San scoffed and rolled his eyes before going out. Turning back around, Yunho saw that you had slipped away. You were still doing the few orders for mains and appetisers that came in.

"Service." You handed the plates to Wooyoung. Yeosang came in to take them out to the dining room. Seonghwa and Jongho also served what they finished working on. Yunho brought them out.

"Let's take 5." Seonghwa suggested. You stepped out the back door for a breather. Yunho came back to find you missing.

"I'm just taking a breather, Yunho." You said when he stepped out of the back door.

"I know." He said, taking a seat beside you on the stoop. With his body practically brushing against yours, you didn't move away uncomfortably. You sat there in silence.

"Why were you so adament on me thinking you're better than Gunho? It doesn't matter what I think." You asked with a chuckle.

"No, it matters to me." Yunho said firmly.

"Why?"

"Because you can't like Gunho. I want to be the only one that you like." He frowned.

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rypnami · 2 months

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amortentia headcanons

idk i got to thinking about what you would smell if you were attracted to the different NPCs. not an original idea but i wanted to have fun! (image taken from google, i don’t know who made it sorry!)

sebastian: the strongest smell is that of smoke. it’s reminiscent of him teaching you confringo, as well as his self-proclaimed preference for more fiery forms of magic. you will also smell hints of ink, and parchment. it reminds you of all those late night study sessions you two have. there’s a hint of old books, like the time you snuck into the restricted section together.

ominis: you’ll smell a hint of his favourite hand lotion (because i hc he is a rabid lotion user). similar to sebastian’s, you’ll smell ink, although it will be more stale, as if it’s been sitting open for a few days, because he’s been too busy pondering just the right thing to write to you. it will smell like your favourite flower, which he took the time to find out and bring to you at almost any occasion, just because.

garreth: cinnamon rolls definitely, as garreth weasley is the living embodiment of a cinnamon roll. there would be a bit of a smoky smell, the aftermath of yet another potion disaster. it would smell woodsy, reminding you of hours spent together in the forbidden forest, looking for ingredients for his latest experiments. and, of course, fizzing whizbees, whatever they may smell like.

natty: you would smell the flower desert rose. also from matabeleland, it’s beautiful but deadly, much like natty. her amortentia would smell very outdoorsy, as you spend a lot of your time together on adventures through the forbidden forest, the highlands, wherever. there might be a bit of the smell of hippogriffs.

leander: the first thing you would smell is chocolate. that boy loves sweets, and always has some on him to share. there would be hints of broom wax, from how much you try to help him get better at balancing on a broom. you spend a lot of time together in the greenhouses, so you would likely also smell fresh soil and dittany leaves. there’s definitely the strong smell of butterbeer, which is his favourite drink.

amit: coffee. he has a crippling caffeine addiction due to being up late to study the stars, and that definitely comes out in his amortentia. it would smell a bit like citrus, as i hc he enjoys that kind of fruit and flavour in his tea. parchment is also definitely and underlying scent.

andrew: there would be a strong scent of your favourite tea- as a tea drinker, he would always go out of his way to also have a cup ready for you, especially if you were going to have a long study session. based on all the time you spend together in beasts class, it’s a certainty to have a hint of the smell of creature fur, although not unpleasant. also a bit like lavender, just because that’s the kind of vibe i get from him.

#queue #dividers by saradika #i know this is late for valentines SORRY #hogwarts legacy #sebastian sallow #ominis gaunt #garreth weasley #natty onai #leander prewett #amit thakkar #andrew larson #hp fandom #headcanon #harry potter headcanon

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fortheloveofarchons · 2 months

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Neuvillette bakes some macarons for the others...

Inspired by @onaxart_ on Instagram, Tiktok and Twitter!

Go check her out and give her a follow, her art is amazing!!

C.W. - A Neuvi/Wrio ship - Characters such as Aether, Paimon and Sigewinne are included - Fluff and domestic fluff - Baking - Cookies - Mentioned Navia, Clorinde and Furina

In the cosy embrace of the kitchen, lies a white-haired man humming a tune while he decorates his cookies. From his many years spent in Fontaine as a human, one of the things he noticed was the evolution of desserts. Although the Chief Justice does not indulge in desserts, his keen sense of perception allows him to understand the joy of sweet food that indulges in human society.

Rainbow Macarons, Coffee Bavarois, Pate de Fruit, Conch Madeleine, Fruity Trio, Blubber Profiterole, and Fontaine’s famous La Lettre a Focalors are truly artisan crafts in Fontainians’ kitchens.

As a token of appreciation for the upcoming holiday where people give their friends, families, and lovers their own gift of love, Neuvillette wishes to adapt himself into this special day by making some rainbow macarons. He has heard that making desserts can be a special occasion for humans. It can be a sign that someone’s birthday was afoot, or perhaps a festival. As such, desserts held special places in humans’ hearts, for their dedicated baking was an act of love, a way to show that they were special and worth celebrating.

Although Neuvillette does not understand how an individual could bring themselves to consume deep-fried foods like Fish and Chips, or oily food like Garlic Baguette, or even grilled food without a sauce to balance out the flavours.

He’ll never forget those Charcoal-Baked Ajikenakh Cakes, the most dehumidifying food he has ever seen. Truly the worst culprit in the Chief Justice’s eyes!

While he has heard that Miss Navia’s favourite hobby is making macarons and sharing them with the ones she cares deeply about, he could not possibly ask her for the recipe because he feels distant from her, as if he’s observing the starry night sky from the bottom of the deep lake. Even with Miss Navia’s apology for her emotional outburst and accusations of his cold-blooded heart, his heart still feels an uncomfortable tinge of guilt, for what has happened to her father.

After all, human emotions are not like water. They do not settle quickly once agitated, nor do they naturally incline towards equilibrium.

Perhaps, by making these human treats himself, could he understand more about the human experience of trying something new. He has been indulging himself in ceramics, perhaps baking would be something he would be interested in the future.

With careful consideration, he decided that making cookies would be best instead of macarons. After putting the cookies on a tray, Neuvillette’s dark blue eyes sparkle as he watches the cookies slowly bake inside of the oven. While he waits for them to finish baking, he thinks about who he wishes to send the desserts to.

One for Wriothesley, and of course, we can’t forget Sigewinne . His eyebrows knit as he remembers. The traveller and Paimon are no exception, and I mustn't leave out Miss Navia and Miss Clorinde. Unfortunately, I only made a small batch, so I don’t have enough to distribute to the Melusines and the others that have aided in preventing the prophecy… A shame.

Ding!

Oh, it’s done.

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Aether didn’t know what the occasion was when Neuvillette invited him to the Fortress of Meropide.

Did something happen?

Why would Monsieur Neuvillette ask me to visit him in this place?

Unless… Does this concern the Duke?

Although his heart is certain that this letter would most likely involve Wriothesley, this was not what the traveller had expected when the white haired man gave him a small bag of heart-shaped cookies in Wriothesley’s office.

“Monsieur Neuvillette, this is…” Aether blinks once, twice, and then looks down at his hands, staring at the colourful cookies made by the Chief Justice of Fontaine. Next to him, Paimon is practically drooling from her gifted bag as well, her eyes sparkling with joy from seeing such sweet delicacies in her tiny hands.

“Well well,” Wriothesley holds the bag of heart-shaped cookies close to his face with one hand, his other hand resting on his waist, eyeing Neuvillette with a smirk. “I never thought that there would come the time where the Chief Justice of Fontaine would give us something sweet.”

“I…” Neuvillette coughs, then folds his arms defensively, making his stance. “I made them myself, and there is nothing wrong in indulging in human festivities.”

That only made Wriothesley raise an eyebrow to him.

Meanwhile, Sigewinne has already unwrapped her bag, her eyes widening at the sight of the pink and white cookies that nestled inside like precious jewels. Each one was a work of art, its smooth surface adorned with pink and white chocolate cream and delicate dustings of powdered sugar.

“Can we eat it now?” Paimon flies down to look at Sigewinne’s bag, her excitement increases from smelling the freshly baked desserts.

“Of course you can.” Neuvillette says, reaching a hand out for them to try. “Please, help yourself. I hope the flavour is to your liking.”

Without hesitation, everyone slowly unwraps their own bag, and plucks out one of the cookies of the bag. While Aether, Paimon and Sigewinne happily take a bite, Wriothesley hesitates for a few seconds, looking down at his cookie...

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buffetlicious · 5 months

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Japan's top-selling conveyor belt sushi chain Sushiro (スシロー) opened its first Southeast Asia outlet in Singapore on the Aug 19, 2019. I have wanted to visit it but somehow I have been putting it off due to it not being near where I am staying, that is until their Causeway Point branch opened.

I started off with three red plates (S$2.20++) and a gold plate (S$3.80++). The Broiled Mackerel Oshizushi with Mentai is topped with a thick piece of fish brushed with savoury sweet sauce. A refreshing shiso (perilla) leaf sits between the fish and rice. Hidden within the rice are seasoned pollack roe (mentaiko) which imparted the briny umami flavours.

Next up, Spear Squid with Ponzu Jelly has two whole squids sitting atop their rice ball, topped with jellies and scallions. I read that the translucent squids are allowed to age for about a day to let the flesh turn white and acquire a sweet flavour. The ponzu jellies offered a lovely balanced sweet, sour and salty flavour to the otherwise plain mollusk.

When I ordered the Salmon with Basil Cheese, I was kind of skeptical on how this combination would work out. Popped the sushi into the mouth and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it tasted. The fish, cheese sauce, finely chopped basil leaves and the searing worked to bring out the best in flavours.

The Swordfish Sushi is plain looking after the all the colourful toppings that came before it. But it does make up with sweet and firm flesh, not forgetting to mention the tiny dollop of wasabi hidden underneath it.

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hookedonhuge · 1 year

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Kok-E-Mons (Kocky Monsters): The PEC Type

Kok-E-Mon Intro and Explanation Here:

Overview:

The Pec Type (and its two big, bouncy mounds of muscle) tend to come in two distinct flavours. The first of these thrives in matchups where it has the physical disadvantage, such as when facing Bulge Types who indulge in thrusting their lengthy spear between this Type’s mountainous chest or while facing Arm and Tongue Types that tease this Type’s tender nips. This variant balances this out with high Stamina and Beefiness totals. The flipside of this is the more assertive alternative, who utilises the fact that no Type resists a Pec Type attack to deliver crushing blows. In addition, this style of Pec Type can bring the protein guzzling Bulk Type to its knees by feeding them some of its sweet, delicious man-milk. This offensive version also tends towards greater Strength and Aggression values.

Type Matchup:

Strong against: Bulk Types

Weak against: Bulge, Ass, Tongue and Arm Types

Resisted by: N/A

Resists: Hairy and Bulk Types

Examples:

Two Pec Types turning into Bulk Types after drinking too much of each other’s man milk:

A promiscuous Pec Type demonstrating how it wants a Bulge Type to strike them:

#kokemon #kok e mon #kocky monsters #huge pecs #beefy chest #beefy pecs

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cheese-ception · 1 year

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Xìngrén dòufu

杏仁豆腐 [ xìngrén dòufu ] means almond tofu warnings: none word-count: 324

Xiao tastes exactly like you'd imagine. Centuries of consuming nothing but dreams and almond tofu infused his very essence with an ever-present sweetness, with just a hint of bitter undertone to balance out the flavour. He is much like said dessert – brought to being by meticulous effort, refined to perfection by years upon years of dedicated practice, in order to truly bring out all the hidden potential. Much unlike the dish, however, there is nothing modest or unassuming about the conqueror of demons. He may be a man of few words and wants but when he truly sets his mind on something, he does so without hesitation – and so it happens that the something he's after is none other than you. His courting dance is slow – careful steps weave through the time you share; the tentative strokes you exchange brief and feather-light as he leads you down the road of this unlikely romance. When you finally kiss, it is truly something else. Eyelids fluttering shut, his gentle hand guides you closer still, to rest at the small of your back, the warm tip of his tongue coaxing your lips apart. A surge of joy courses through your spine, pulse thundering in your ears. But at the same time you feel at peace. Enveloped in his strong arms like in a safe haven, amidst the storm of your very mind. You entertain his advances, welcoming the eager, loving licks with which he proceeds to explore your mouth, sighing softly in a tone so full of affection and heat, that it makes your whole world burn brighter than a thousand lanterns. He's devoured countless sinful treats, to the point of sheer absurdity. Yet if you convinced him to tell you about it, he would profess that none of them have ever tasted sweeter to him than you do. Greedy, for once, he claims your lips over and over, indulging you both in a moment of mutual bliss. And you too could swear nothing else could compare. Or that it really has to.

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#xiao #xiao genshin impact #genshin impact #genshin impact fanfics #xiao x you #xiao x reader #genshin #alatus #yaksha #vigilant yaksha #genshin impact imagines #genshin impact hcs

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storiesofsvu · 2 years

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Spring Carnival

Derek Morgan x fem!reader Warnings: language maybe? just a lil fluff drabble. Covers the spring carnival square for bingo!

You were honestly amazed when spring rolled around and Derek actually had a little bit of extra time on his hands. Between work, and the warmer weather the more optimal temperatures for renovating houses, you hadn’t expected it at all. Instead as the air finally began to warm, the sunshine and days lasting longer and longer, flowers fully in bloom, you were able to have more regular date nights. You’d have a nice dinner ready and waiting for Derek when he showed up at your place after a day of work, or he’d take you out on the town for a nice weekend evening out.

This weekend he nudged you awake earlier than normal, prompting you to get in the shower while he got breakfast ready. Once you were dressed, you wandered out to the kitchen to find a pancake breakfast fresh off the stove ready and waiting, the coffee pot steaming, your favourite creamer beside your prized mug. You let out a happy shriek, wrapping yourself around Derek, peppering him in kisses that he chuckled at,

“C’mon, let’s get some food into you, we’ve got a big day ahead of us baby girl.”

“Oh really?” You questioned over your first bite of pancake and he grinned across the table at you.

“Carnival’s in town, did you forget already?”

With a small giggle from you he leant in, stealing a syrupy sticky kiss, breakfast taking priority once again, because he was right, it would be a very long and fun filled day.

The grounds were full, but not too crowded, warm but not too hot, a very gentle breeze blowing through the air, bringing the smells of deep fried goodness, fresh food, and weird delicacies meant only to be consumed on fair grounds. Derek wrapped an arm around you, pressing a kiss to the top of your head that you smiled at, reaching to link your hands together, able to weave through the crowds easily.

Less than ten steps later you found the mini donuts, and didn’t even have to ask, barely looking at your boyfriend before he was tugging you toward the line. Sprinkles of cinnamon and sugar stuck to your lips and fingers as you groaned over the delicious, once a year treat. Finding a nearby lemonade stand you grabbed your favourites and perused a couple of aisles of shopping and games while you ate, Derek tossing an arm around your shoulders, occasionally stealing a bite of a mini donut, or offering to feed you a powdered one instead.

“Where to sweetness?” He asked, tossing the wrappers into the trash and your face lit up.

“Rides!!” You squealed, pouncing back at him and he let out a low rumble of a chuckle, the grin staying on his face as you moved to buy tickets to hit up the best rides the midway could give you.

Derek’s personal favourites were the more intense ones, the coasters and zippers where you clung tightly to him, screams a little more than ones of intense joy. He’d tuck you into his shoulder, assuring you that he’s got you, and you’d let out a little nervous laugh that he found was incredibly adorable. It was always reassuring when you got off the ride and your cheeks were split in a wide grin, asking if you could ride again and he knew you weren’t actually that scared. You loved the cheesy fun house style rides, making him stop for multiple selfies along the way, though he was more than happy to snap pics of your smiling face, anything to see you happy. You dragged him to a couple of the more kiddie rides, but he still laughed his way through them.

Once you’d conquered the fair grounds for your adrenaline rushes, you alternated between food booths and games. Deep fried Oreos while you swapped off who tossed some darts at balloons, taco in a bag while you watched Derek shoot hoops for the biggest prize they had (which of course he won just for you, sly grin on his cheeks). Specialty flavoured ice creams only available at the carnival, homemade mash up flavours of creamy fudge. Fresh fruit kebabs to balance things out, mixed in with a few beers here and there to combat the heat of the day.

Derek cheered you on in all the games you wanted to play, and you made a brief stop in at your absolute favourite rides as the sky started to darken. You picked up some last minute snacks, sodas and beers as you made your way to the grassy field near the back of the grounds, the perfect spot to watch the nightly fireworks. You dropped into the grass, settling in between Derek’s lap, the oversized giraffe he’d won you in your arms in front of you. You snuggled into his embrace, shivering slightly in the cool breeze and he chuckled, nuzzling himself into your neck, showering it with sticky kisses.

He couldn’t help but smile down at the happy grin on your face, the sparkling in your eyes as they reflected the fireworks in the night sky. Moments like this, days like this, they were always the ones that meant the most to him. You loved him completely unconditionally, and he returned it just as much. He loved his work, his hobbies, and you loved him with those as well, never making a fuss over things. You had your own lives, but those days when the two of you got to come together like this just truly took the cake.

Derek gently tugged you up from the grass when the fireworks were finally done, laughing at the way you let out a tired whine.

“M’tired….” You pouted, “don’t wanna walk all the way back.”

“Lucky you’re cute.” He teased with a prod to your side before turning his back to you and crouching down, “hop on baby girl.”

You let out a little giggle, as sleepy as it was before wrapping yourself around his back, legs securing around his waist before he stood to his full height and began to make his way back the car. The stuffed giraffe swaying in front of him (that you’d affectionately named Gerard), every so often you would rip a small handful of cotton candy out from the bag and offer it to your boyfriend, giggling as his lips would wrap around your fingers, sucking the sticky sweetness from them. You’d swat against his shoulder when he playfully stole the bite that was meant for you and he’d simply tease you that that was his payment for the ride, that he needed the extra energy for the trip.

Back at the car he dropped you to your feet, wrapping a steady arm around you so you didn’t teeter on your sore legs. You let out a happy hum, wrapping your arms around him and popping up onto your toes for a kiss.

“Thank you for today baby. It was so much fun.”

“Anything for you sweetness.” He replied with a grin, quickly snagging another kiss before you let out a heavy yawn and he laughed, “alright, lets get you into the car before you pass out on me.”

“I love you Derek.”

“I love you too baby.”

_________________ @lovebishoplosamiguelgalindos @mysticfalls01 @barbasbodaciousbeard @sia2raw @dxtery @alexusonfire @bumblebear30 @haarrrys @fandom-princess-forevermore @clarawatson

#derek morgan #criminal minds #derek morgan one shot #derek morgan fluff #kattsbdaybingo2022 #derek morgan fanfiction #criminal minds x reader #criminal minds fanfiction #derek morgan x reader

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thefrontofmymind · 2 years

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Cooking with Argyle Headcanons (Argyle x gn!Reader)

a/n: hey everyone ik i haven't written anything in a while,,,,,(hospital brainrot lmao) i've been working on this for a while and i want get going on this again!!! thanks to @aurumbelis my darling who shares my love for argyle <;33

WARNINGS: there's allusion to smut in this, but like barely,,,basically if you don't want to read it just skip the last dot point. also mentions of weed, its argyle what did you expect???

- gonna start off with saying his mum taught him everything he knows about cooking–from a young age she thought it was important that he and his sisters learn how to provide for themselves in their adult lives, so she started them early (because I also headcanon that he has like 4 sisters and is the only boy in his family, and he’s right in the middle of the five (thanks liz sweetie xxx))

- and he is a KING in the kitchen, you guys saw what he was like when he was making the pizza at Surfer Boy in Nevada; that level of care and precision with every meal he makes

- he LOVES making stuff from his culture, Birria, Torta ahogada (I feel like he’d be obsessed with these, specifically), Pacholas, all that kinda stuff! And he loves being able to teach YOU how to cook them as well, like he was taught when he was young

- I’d say a big part of his passion for food also comes from the Cooking Channel, he watches it when he’s stoned and absolutely loves it

- speaking of stoned, he is the KING of snacks for when he (and you, if you smoke) gets the munchies. Like I don’t know how he does it but somehow he manages to combine the perfect amount of corn chips, cheese, pickles, hot sauce, and probably some pineapple as well, let's be real, into the most perfect nachos to snack on, and he LOVES to make homemade pizza as well

- he loves cooking for you–he’d sit you up on the counter next to the stove and have you taste everything as he’s making it, asking you if you think it needs more salt or some cheese or some spice that he can’t quite put his finger on (9 times out of ten, its paprika. man’s favourite spice is for sure paprika)

- and for EVERY anniversary, your birthday, and even just a friday night, he’ll set out a romantic dinner for you, i’m talking candles, roses, love songs playing on his old stereo, the whole shebang. And he’d make you spaghetti and meatballs, and try to get you to do the Lady and the Tramp thing with him, which of course you would, because it makes him smile

- he also loves making food to bring to school with him, because the cafeteria food is garbage. And he’ll make extra to give to you as well, and then when the Byers move to Lenora, he makes even more extra to give to Jonathan, Will, and El, and the five of you occasionally have little picnics outside if you all so happen to have the same lunch period

(here's the slightly smutty dot point)

- basically, he’s just a fucking genius in the kitchen–you don’t know how he does it! even when he’s zooted out of his goddamn mind, he nevers burns anything, all the flavours are perfectly balanced, and he’s happy because he gets to hear you moan from enjoyment (if he’s being honest, he’d do anything you asked just to hear those sweet noises erupt from your throat, eyes closed in pleasure, which ever way you want to take that…)

#stranger things #stranger things s4 #argyle #argyle x reader #argyle headcanons #argyle imagine #argyle fic

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I gotta, I have too. I have more thoughts.

Who in Ateez & SKZ do you think would be into shotgunning & how would they do it?

I know we've already talked about Hongjoong, wooyoung & bang chan but I'm sure there are other members we haven't thought about.

Oooo I hope you know how happy seeing this ask in my inbox made me. Like seriously, I've been wanting to talk about this for a hot minute.

So, for Ateez, we've already got Hongjoong and Woo. But let me propose to you: Yunho and Yeosang.

Yunho's a vaper. I have absolutely no basis for this, like literally none, but I feel like if he was going to, he'd vape. I feel like he likes sweeter flavours. And you're so sweet to him, so the combination of your sweetness and whatever sweet flavour he's got going on makes his head spin. He probably brought up shotgunning once to you as a mild, lame joke, but when he saw the way you practically shut down at the idea he definitely had to try it. He's probably really sweet when he does it bc I'm so soft for boyfriend Yunho you're on his lap, one of his hands on your hips to keep you balanced and he definitely gives you little sweet kisses in between each exhale of smoke into your mouth. Sometimes you have sex during, sometimes you don't. But you always end up making out, the vape long forgotten.

Now for Yeosang. Idk if this is going to be unpopular or not and perhaps this is pure self indulgence, but like, I'm doing it anyway. Shotgunning. With. Yeosang. Imagine it for me please.

I'm not entirely sure what he'd smoke, I really don't know, but whatever it is it's always going to be better when the smoke is passed from Yeosang's mouth to yours. I feel like he'd be a bit embarrassed about doing it at first, or even suggesting it. But as soon as he sees that you're down and into it, there's no stopping him. He's gonna be addicted to the way you look and feel while he exhales into your mouth. I feel like he'd do it while having sex too. Like you're riding him and he presses you even closer so he can blow some smoke into your mouth? I think I just died at the mental image

Also like, you can't tell me he wouldn't like being on the recieving end of it either.

As for Stray Kids.

I have six words.

Han Jisung, Lee Minho, Yang Jeongin.

I cannot think shotgunning without thinking about these three.

Especially Jisung. Man has that stoner frat boy energy on lock and I am going to use that to my advantage.

He's definitely the type to shotgun a blunt. Sure you could just pass it between the two of you, but where's the fun in that? Nah he's gonna be exhaling into your mouth before bringing you into the messiest, most passionate kiss he possibly can. Spit slicked and swollen lips pressed against yours, tongues sliding together, hips bumping against each other. Tell me that doesn't sound like an absolute dream. You can't, because it is definitely a dream. It's giggly and messy and passionate and perfect. And it's so Jisung. Ugh I want that man so badly.

And Minho. I feel like Minho likes to be on the recieving end of it. Idk I have this really clear image of Minho on his knees, chin tilted up by your hand as you exhale the smoke from your cigarette into his mouth. That would be his shit.

And Minho's absolutely fucking you afterwards. No ifs ands or buts about it. The whole thing would drive him insane. And get him incredibly hard.

Now Jeongin, similar to Chan, kind of strikes me as a party vaper.

So maybe you're sat with him somewhere outside while he vapes. Neither of you really wanting to be with all the people, so you're fine with just this. And Jeongin would turn to you to ask if you want to try something. At your nod he'd take a deep hit and then lean down to blow the smoke into your mouth, testing the waters and giving you a soft kiss once he'd finished.

And anyone who walked past the two of you that night would absolutely see you sharing kisses and smoke as you sat there together. And you'd definitely make it a regular occurrence.

This ended up being longer than I anticipated but oh well, I had thoughts and I hope you enjoyed them!

#kpop smut #hard thoughts with rose #rose's mailbox 📬#stray kids smut #ateez smut #ateez hard hours #stray kids hard hours #kpop hard hours #jeong yunho smut #kang yeosang smut #han jisung smut #lee know smut #yang jeongin smut

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gross-text-adventures · 7 months

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Karkat: Activate dessert menu

Hot fudge

This path contains content relating to stuffing and weight gain.

Karkat: Try the Hot Fudge

Maybe it's just that he skipped breakfast, or maybe it's curiosity, but Karkat feels like something warm. Fuck it - food is food.

Taking one of the bowls, he holds it under the tureen and turns the spout, watching the gloopy brown stuff pour out in globs and splatters. He waits until the bowl is half full before picking up a spoon, sitting down at the nearest metal bench, and ferrying an exploratory mouthful past his lips.

Holy shit.

There's no way to describe the flavour of this shit. Karkat slides his tongue around his mouth, trying to catch every drop of fudge from between his teeth and behind his gums. It's obscenely chocolatey, more mellow than sweet so it goes down easily without having to brace for the taste. It's hotter than his own body runs, warming his throat as it goes down and causing a flush to rise in his cheeks just from the act of eating it.

Obviously he needs more. Once his bowl is scraped clean he gets up once more, serving himself a full bowl this time and eating it right at the window - it's not like there's a line, after all.

The second bowl goes down as easily as the first, as does the third. With no need to chew and barely any resistance in any one swallow, Karkat loses himself in the experience of eating, taking his fill from every bowl and going right back for more.

At least, until a loud gwwORP catches his attention.

The moment the stupor breaks, Karkat lurches slightly, his bowl clattering to the floor as both hands grip the serving window for balance. He swallows more forcefully, an uncomfortable feeling rising up his throat as he listens to the gurgling continue below him.

Of course, it's his own stomach. Carefully bringing one hand to it, Karkat winces as he makes contact with a slight but firm protrusion beneath his navel. It hardly makes his sweater ride up, but it speaks to far more indulgence than Karkat thought himself willing to perform. How long was he eating?

With no natural light or clocks on the wall, he only has his own body to tell him that. His stomach is concealable but sensitive, seemingly just starting to digest his first bowl of fudge. The heat of it has suffused through his face and middle, his flush small but impossible to hide as it warms his cheeks and middle. Any change to his centre of gravity makes the meal's worth of hot fudge inside him shift about with disconcerting gworps and gllrps.

He's definitely eaten enough. He isn't anything resembling hungry any more, he's had a try of the fudge, and he has much more important things to do down here than sample desserts.

He doubts he's even eaten half the fudge in that fucking vat.

EAT MORE | END DESSERT

GO BACK

#karkat text adventure #weight gain content

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dinner @ CQ Noodle & Bubble

CQ Noodle & Bubble (where CQ is short for "Chong Qing") - a Chinese noodle place on 104th Street. I had thought it took the location of another noodle place but no, I was wrong. The one I was thinking of still exists haha

Clara & I came here for our Christmas dinner last month. We came on a Tues late afternoon around 4:30. Once you open the door & walk in, you'll breath in a mix of Sichuan spice & sweet bubble(/bubbletea powder?) aroma. It's quite the mix of fragrances!

So the reason why we came was bcos. .. I suggested it. TBH, I'm not big on the whole Sichuan spice/mala flavour. I wanted to come & try the cocunut mango slush. I can't remember where/how I discovered that this place has this item. .. but it's not a common item on menus here. I don't think the English name gives an accurate description of this drink but tranditionally, this dessert-drink contains mango, pomelo (some places replace it with grapefruit), sago (the small white kind; NOT the large black sago pearls in bbt), coconut milk & milk/cream.

Their main menu (photo I took in-store).

I say the main menu bcos this was the double-sided laminated sheet (with the drinks) but they also this page-protector bundle(?) that had other menu items as well. I didn't take pictures of that unfortunately. But it had basically colour-photocopied pages of some appitizers, like marinated cucumbers, braised egg, wings, along with some seasonal items, I would say. Clara has been here before & she said she did not see this 'other' menu last time she came.

Interior. I didn't get a full-view shot bcos there were other customers during our time there. My attention was drawn to the chopstick holder & the fact that each table has a bottle of vinegar! In case you're wondering what's so special about the chopstick holder. .. they actually used a Knorr chicken essence powder container lol Google that if you don't know what that is!

My sad drink. . . . . .

It came & I as like . .. is this the right one??? It is so pale in colour & there's no sago pieces; no visible mango. .. I guess they did say slush so maybe it's all like blended??? But that name, then, would be completely not applicable.

I don't usually inquire about items at a restaurant after it arrives art the table but I ended up asking about it. I was like where is the grapefruit/pomelo topping??? The staff said they ran out & asked if I wanted other toppings as well, in which I refused. I left the drink untouched/unpoked on the side as Clara & I waited for our mains. When the staff came by to bring our food, she offered to have the drink be taken off the bill if I didn't like it. & I said, it's okay (bcos. .. I'm just not that kind of person). -.-"

BUT I must say, it turned out to be "useful" bcos. ..

Our noodles were large-portioned & NUMBLING-LY SPICY!

Clara's intestine (mild spicy) noodles & my braised beef (medium spicy) noodles.

One sniff & your sinus will be cleared lol

I'm quite good at spicy foods but this was just . .. kinda painful. I'm not good with Sichuan spice but thought mild might be too mild so I went for the safe "medium" but then . .. few bites in, I was regretting it a little xD therefore, it was actually a good thing I kept the slush bcos I needed it! I honestly couldn't tell if it was actually watered down or if it was quite sweet bcos truthfully speaking, my mouth was all numb & tingly. Anything cold just felt cold, you know, & offered temporary relief.

That being said, noodles were great. Beef was great! Their meat had a nice balance of lean & fatty parts. & for these reasons, I finished it despite being uncomfortable lol

We also got a side of chicken & mushroom wontons in soup to share. It's not really a side but a main menu item but when it's shared by 2, it's a good portion as a side. I didn't like this very much. I have high standards for wontons bcos our homemade ones are really good (store bought wrapper with my mom's filling). I think I just grew up eating my mom's so anything diff, even if it's the same ingredients, it's just not the same. I found the filling quite stiff & there wasn't much mushrooms in it (ie: felt like a ball of dry meat). OR maybe northern Chinese wontons are like this! I'm not sure! The broth was also not flavourful; just very strong in sesame oil. Sesame oil doesn't have much of a savoury flvaour, it's a condiment, really. So the soup was quite bland =(

Would I come again?... I don't know.

I'm usually quite decisive but the reason I don't know is bcos I have other menu items that I'm intersted in but I really didn't enjoy this meal as a whole. So a visit #2 is =/ would it also be disappointing? Or would it blow my mind?? I wanna try the hot pot beef noodles & the Yunnan coffee bcos. .. it's coffee! Like is the bean from Yunnan? Is it powdered instant coffee that's labeled "Yunnan coffee"? lol they don't have a particular brewing method so. .. I am interested in what kind of Yunnan coffee they serve.

What do you think? Revisit? or no?

I mean, it's probably worth another try & if it's disappointing again, I'll stop lol

#food #friends #dinner #christmas dinner #chinese food #chinese noodles #sichuan spice #chongqing noodles #chongqing #noodles #wonton

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