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#just.. using elliot's stove without permission making himself at home hdvjs
unolunar-a · 4 years
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@𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏 ​  ♡ '𝒆𝒅
𝐈𝐍  𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐄  𝐎𝐅  𝐀𝐍  𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐏𝐒𝐄 ,  or perhaps to spite ,  he finds himself stood stooped over off-white stovetop still radiating warmth leftover against his skin ,  spatula scrape against metal to plastic plateware ,  greens  &  reds mingled in yellow ,  the smell of oil  &  cheese in the air .  work a little more  PRECISE  than one’s used too ,  too large fingers grasping too small knives ,  utensils ,  ingredients ,  more accustomed to mere egg scrambled with a lob of milk  &  salt  &  pepper ,  but  𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 ,  𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬  ——  all that .
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          plated pair of amateur  OMELETTES .  eggs ,  tomatoes ,  peppers ,  onions ,  cheese  ——  elaborate enough to qualify ,  if he does say so himself .  still ,  it’s with hunched shoulders  &  eyes trained on what’s served instead of to whom when he sits across from his youngest smallest brother  &  sets the fork  &  dish of smaller portion  (  though ,  still sizeable ;  better  SAFE  than sorry when it comes to feeding any of his siblings  )  in front of him .  a beat ,  &  he seats himself across ,  already prodding the food  (  it smells good ,  at least  )  &  watching the steam rise before taking a bite without a word .
          he pretends it definitely doesn’t burn his throat on the way down .
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