#I'm a tea connoisseur so I'm interested in what kind of tea he loves

[immoralimmortals]

we hop-skip-jump back with more akatsuki questions! we hope your days have been grand and your songs sweet, tak(?)

if the akatsuki were exposed to the cuisines of our modern, international world, what would each of them gravitate to? would hidan be lured by the cooking of the southern american states, creole, the sausages and cuts and grinds of europe, the whole beasts of the pacific? would itachi look at italian cuisine and feel a deep pang of nostalgia of how sasuke would like this fare? what would these tongues make of our world's bounty?

Hello again! Yes, I'm Tak uvu Some more cusine headcanons for you, dear!:

Honestly I think you nailed Hidan right off the bat. I think he's a connoisseur of meat in specific, if given the time and lack of killing people (so only a world with no Jashin. Probably). I can imagine him, Deidara, and sometimes Kisame having a hot sauce drinking contest. Kakuzu would show up and blow them out of the water once and never participate again. I think Hidan would like beef jerky and pork rinds.

My dad is obsessed with the Red Lobster food chain and now I'm thinking about how Kisame would genuinely enjoy himself while everyone else is only there for cheddar bay biscuits.

My dad just bought at least 100$ worth of Red Lobster gift cards once finding out they're going out of business HE KEEPS ASKING ME OUT TO RED LOBSTER SOMEONE FUCKING HELP M

I've already said in a prior post that Deidara would be OBSESSED with pop rocks. Wouldn't be surprised if he seeks out other kinds of food that give specific sensations, hence the hot sauce bit just now. He'd love carbonated drinks, too. He can bullshit his way into convincing you that yes, Monster Energy Drink *does* require a sophisticated flavor palate! He'd try anything if it had a novelty factor, at least one he can take seriously.

Perhaps obviously I can see Itachi especially enjoying the vast variety of teas that one can acquire in the modern world. My personal favorites tend to be rooibos blends, so I'd like to give him a cup. God, he'd be a great cafe owner. Literal coffee shop AU type of man. I want him to tell me about the floral notes in this morning blend of green tea from the Himalayas. I wanna own a combination tea shop and bakery with him, that'd be the dream.

Kakuzu strikes me as a hardy, heavy food kind of guy. Stews and meats and breads. He'd probably like corned beef and cabbage and potatoes. ...Sorry my Irish in me is coming out. Gravitates to comfort food that keeps you full and warm.

Nagato and Konan are...interesting ones to consider, because whenever I think about them and food I just can't stop thinking about how formative starvation must have been for them. I think they can get overwhelmed by seasonings really fast, anything especially salty or sugary or what have you is in small portions. I don't think they'd deal well with the fact that the most available foods in some societies are saturated with flavor that's overcompensating for shitty processed food. I think if you gave Nagato a bottle of Sunny D it might actually kill him.

Sasori can't taste shit, I think, but if he did he's one of those assholes with PIN POINT PRECISION. Wine connoisseur. Chocolate connoisseur. Will intellectually wreck your shit if you tell him you're making spaghetti and serve him angel hair.

I think Obito would get really disappointed if you told him you were going to get mochi and you came back with the kind you get from the grocery store.

Zetsu still eats people, I can only presume. He might be interested in foods related to "stranger" body parts, brain cheese and haggis, that sort of thing.

Side note: several years ago when I first entered my never-ending Akatsuki phase, I read a really, really cute self insert or reader insert fic where the Akatsuki came to the "real world" and they watched Spongebob and Kisame made what the story described as an adorable face as he was shown how a soda can works. I've been looking for it and my heart yearns to reread. If you happen to find it, please let me know!

[royal-loki]

Things I adore about this gif - Tom fumbles closing the cabinet door - He drinks Twinings Earl Grey Decaffeinated tea which makes me think he either gets jittery from too much caffeine or he likes to drink it before bed - The Nike+ SportWatch that he used to always wear   - How tall he is compared to his kitchen counter - A great gif to represent what Tom would be like if you came over for dinner and he was making you tea and a baked potato 

[thekatebridgerton]

You’re right about Theo’s character being one dimensional. Maybe this changes in the third season, but right now, his relationship with Eloise feels rushed. No hate on the shippers though. It’s just not my cup of tea.

honestly same. Its not my cup of tea either.

(Theloise shippers, skip this post) the rest of you press the keep reading button

If Theo is given an interesting backstory or at least a family in s3, I'll think about considering him a character. but so far. he's one dimensional as ever.

Because I understand that People seem to like him a lot with Eloise. I see a lot of comments of people who want them together. And I'm sure I have Theloise shippers who follow me (because I do post Bridgerton stuff unrelated to Theloise that people agree with) so I try not to accidentally make their dash toxic.

From what I've seen Theloise shippers do seem to be more numerous and vocal than Philoise shippers. So good for them. But as I've said before it takes a certain kind of laid back unaffected person to ship Philoise and we don't often make a big deal out of being Philoise shippers, (believe it or not, most Philoise shippers have a similar personality to each other and that's because it takes a certain kind of specific wine connoisseur to like that ship)

Altough I really find it hard not to correct the collective misconception that Eloise wasn't doing something wrong when she was meeting Theo. And I have to restrain myself from pointing out that she was being a monumentally stupid teenager who bailed on pretty important events (thrown by very powerful people), and the wedding of her brother! to meet this guy.

The idea that people think that kind of irresponsible selfish stupid stunts are romantic, make me a little angry. Just a little bit.

See that on her neck! those are diamonds, see the shadow of the carriage behind her? that's her family's Lamborghini and the footmen watching the carriage? those are her family's servants who probably earn more than Theo will ever see in his life by just the act of driving HER around. See the dress she's wearing. That's expensive silk embroidered by an even more expensive genius modiste. (love you Genevieve, my favorite boss babe)

The actual romantic miracle of that scene is that she didn't get mugged. And that people aren't staring at her neck. I'm staring at her neck! those diamonds are pretty!.

And dear readers. I don't hate the ship. Or Theo. he's a fine for the one dimensional character with no real backstory that he is.

But I do hate the way Eloise irresponsibility and lack of common sense is seen as romantic. As though her getting Theo sacked would have been funny. As tough she never loved her family or could confide in them about the places she was going and the young man she was falling inlove with.

But that would open the question: why is Penelope Eloise' only friend and Daphne herself seems to have none? maybe.. this stubborn tendency of the Bridgertons to do what they want regardless of the advice from the people who love them, is the reason. Anthony was following the trend to the letter in s2.

I certainly would be frustrated with a friend like show Eloise on moments like that. Charming as she is.

And before I start on a longer tirade, I'll leave the tea here