#Specifically sliced white bread

[jupiter-reimagined]

i hate pickles and tomatoes……. for tomatoes it’s SUCH a texture thing and picked i just. dislike

onions are so chill tho ily onions

im getting a divorce

[bogkeep]

i actually think Norwegian Bread Culture is very fascinating. i think there's different Bread Culture Vibes all over europe, nay the whole world - but i am mostly familiar with europe so that is my point of Reference. i think a lot of cultures care a lot about making Good Bread, such as france, and i've always associated southern europe with Good Bread even though i've heard some conflicting anecdotes. eatern europe has perfected the art of sourdough and czech grocery stores have an incredible selection of cheap and tasty pastries.

norwegian bread culture is fascinating because bread is deeply central in like, our cultural food habits, but the bread is... not that great? like it's Fine. you can find incredible bread. but the Standard Norwegian Bread that is a constant of this country is called Kneipp and it's kind of a nothingbread. it's not as nothingbread as pure white toast, it's got some grains, but if i can pick among every delicious type of bread found in europe it's low on my list. the Bread itself is not that important. what's important is Brød med Pålegg (Bread with Toppings).

i recently saw a video by an american visiting norway commenting on our lacking cereal options, not in a mocking way but in a anthropologically curious way. it's just because cereal isn't that big here, it's all about Brød med Pålegg. it's the most common form of daily norwegian breakfast. it's the most common form of daily norwegian lunch. if you're a school kid in norway you're just eating so much bread all the time. when i started watchmaker school here in sweden, you could immediately tell who the norwegians were at lunch break because they all brought Brød med Pålegg while all the swedes had hot meals or at the very least some ostentatios sandwiches (or as they call it: smørgås! this is where you get smørgåsbord from, it means Sandwich Table). and there IS a difference between Brød med Pålegg and Smørgås.

common norwegian Pålegg/toppings options are: white cheese, brown cheese, salami, ham, caviar, norwegian nutella variations (HaPå, Nugatti), strawberry or raspberry jam, mackerel in tomato, cream cheese, capsicum slices, cucumber slices, mayonaisse, and a variation of spreadable pastes in addition to butter or margarine. there's many options, but i think this is the selection you're most likely to find at an after school lunch or events. you May combine these, but Watch Out! for some reason you mustn't go overboard. i distinctly remember not being allowed to have BOTH salami and cheese after school. cucumber slices are of course fair game to add on top of anything, but you must be humble and frugal lest you create a smørgås. like who do you think you are

genuinely did not expect bread slicing machines to make such a splash on my blog but i am always happy to educate about the pointless minutiae of my culture

[willowisdead345]

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧my safe foods✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

Big post of my safe foods!! With calories, so basically a big post of low cal and low fat foods that are basically all I eat... and I feel full, satisfied and have lost over 17 kg so eating them is working I guess??

under cut because this is looooong

Dairy products

Almond milk (instead of cream in cooking): 2 dl of "no sugar" almond milk is 26 kcal and tastes creamy in food, without the fat and kcals from that

fat free greek yogurt: the one I buy has 13 grams of protain and 65 kcal for 100 g, and my regular portion (1/3 package) is only 109 kcal

fat free quark: 10 grams of protein and 59 kcal for 100 g

skyr: (type of like yogurt I assume), naturally fat free and there are lots of flavored options. The one I eat (my favourite) is 16 g of protein and 94 kcal for the whole thing

sugar and fat free drinkable yogurt (with beneficial bacteria), really good for a snack or sweet craving but not very filling, mainly for just the taste (my safe one has strawberry flavour), it's 27 kcal for 100 g (which happens to also be the size of the bottle)

fat free cottage cheese: 63 kcal for 100 g (although it's also lactose free which lowers the calories), great for protein and can be blended into stuff if you can't deal with the texture (source: I can't)

proteins

Elk/moose meat: (edit part 2 because I have discovered that this is safe for me) 112 kcal for 100 g, a lot of protein and little fat. Also pretty ethical. I get mine from my grandparents, my grandfather enjoys hunting.

Tuna: canned tuna in water!! Forgot to add this and remembered only now, but I also consider tuna a "safe" protein to have, I use it in salads or sauces.

quorn: quorn is a mushroom and egg white based protein, without much of a taste and a texture like that of chicken. Huge recommendation for this if it's sold in your country. 89 kcal for 100 g and very low in fat!

egg white: 1 large egg white is 18 kcal, and contains no fat but does contain protein! seasoned with salt and pepper and fried without oil is my favourite way to have it. Note that the yolk does contain fat and has a lot more calories, so removing it is what I do

turkey slices: idk why but this is the only meat i'm not scared of, and it's a specific brand of turkey deli meat. 1% fat (probably why I'm not scared of it) and a 15 g slice is 13 kcal and it's meat, so a lot of protein. Goes well with lentil flatbread sandwiches!

lentils: have protein and work very well in soups and lentil flatbread/pancakes!! 100 g of dried red lentils has 118 kcal

dairy products: already covered but a lot of them have protein

"sides"

shirataki noodles: whole bag is 20 kcal, and contains 4 reasonable portions!! If you can deal with the texture, I definitely recommend!

Cauliflower: amazing vegetable, works as a base for soups, nuggets, a side for any meal, replacement for rice, literally anything... 25 kcal for 100 g, very, very good for volume eating!

green beans: really good in place of potato with meals, 31 kcal for 100 g and goes well boiled or air fried (or just stuck in the oven)

cucumber: with or without seasoning, goes really well as an easy side dish! One entire cucumber is 28 kcal!! try being hungry after eating an entire cucumber...

salad: great as a meal with a source of protein or as a side, calories vary for ingredients (ingredient I love include tomato, bell pepper, cucumber, lettuce, arugula and salt and pepper for seasoning)

homemade meals:

lentil flatbread/pancakes: made with 3 ingredients (egg white, lentils and water), have 50 kcal for 3 pieces (which is a reasonable portion). work both as a replacement for bread when had with savory toppings and pancakes when had with sweet toppings, basically very versatile! Made with a frying pan and no oil, they don't need oil

SOUPS!! Lentil soup (delicious) or my favourite, vegetable-cottage cheese-blended soup!! ingredients determine the calories, but usually they vary between 80-120 kcal per portion and I love soup as a nice (and filling!) dinner :)

sauces: (with shirataki noodles, cauliflower or green beans to skip the calories from potato or pasta), my favourites are tomato based, but cream based made with almond milk is also something I enjoy. calculate the calories for whatever you make

salads: with a protein a salad can be a filling meal! lettuce, cucumber, bell pepper and tomato are all pretty low calorie, meaning the portions of them can be massive and still under 100 kcal combined!! my favourite protein for salads is tuna (canned IN WATER), and of course seasoned with salt and black pepper (my favourite seasonings tbh)

vegetables

CAULIFLOWER!! best vegetable in my opinion. Makes a perfect replacement for potato as mash, rice, makes a good base for soups, is delicious oven fried with grill seasoning... just love cauliflower so much and get through about a head a week lol. 25 kcal for 100 g

broccoli: pretty nice in soups and as a side, 34 kcal for 100 g but pretty nice and low kcal for the volume

CARROTS!! 35 kcal for 100 grams, so a 200 gram bag is 70 kcal and will fill you up. I love carrots and have 200 g for lunch almost every day, and get through a LOT of carrots during other meals too! I love the taste and texture, and they are so low kcal for the volume. Huge recommendation, carrots are amazing, and zero fat!

leafy greens: my faves are arugula, spinach and lettuce. arugula and lettuce are the best in salads, and spinach is nice cooked. Depending on which one you have the kcal differ abvs

mushrooms: (i know, I know it's not a vegetable but still), 22 kcal for 100 grams! if you are like me and picky with textures, blended mushrooms taste pretty nice and it goes well in soups!

CUCUMBER: 28 kcal for an entire cucumber! i feel stuffed after half a cucumber, which is just 14 kcal... cucumber and grill seasoning is the best snack, I beg for you to try it. I get through like 4 cucumbers in a week lmao, love them and they are the best snack and volume food imho

bell pepper: goes well in salads or as a snack raw, 24 kcal for an entire bell pepper! and the texture is so satisfying if you're craving something crunchy

green beans: 31 kcal for 100 g, and it was already mentioned before as a good side, but it also works as "fries" when oven roasted and with grill seasoning

fruits and berries

tangerines: 40 kcal for a small tangerine! really easy as a snack and tastes really nice

kiwi: 42 kcal for one medium kiwi! and eaten with a spoon, you don't even need to peel it (just like scrape the kiwi out), kiwis are also sooo good when they are ripe

tomato: one medium tomato is 22 kcal, and is so good in salads. Also grilled, just grill the tomato until it's soft and it's so good

banana: one medium banana is 105 kcal, and the only way i have bananas is cooked. Just put it in a frying pan and heat on medium heat until it's cooked (no oil needed), it becomes so much sweeter and it's delicious.

strawberry: 32 kcal for 100 g, strawberries are great and taste so good. I love frozen strawberries especially, they are cheaper here and they last longer

raspberry: 53 kcal for 100 g, raspberries are better in taste than strawberries in my opinion, even though they are higher in calories. Go great with yogurt though!

cloudberries: they grow in swamps over here, i get mine from my grandparents lol. if offered, definitely do try them, they are good! 51 kcal for 100 g, and they are really good

desserts:

sugarfree "raspberry soup" (mehukeitto), basically just raspberry juice with a thickening agent, so can be eaten with a spoon. 8 kcal for 100 g, and I like having it as a dessert sometimes

sugarfree vanilla syrup: basically 0 kcal, goes great with yogurt or berries or lentil pancakes...

sugarfree cola: almost 0 kcal, and the best thing ever if you're craving something sweet!

rooibos: basically tea, except it's a different plant, and naturally caffeine free. It's also sweeter, and won't make you stay up at night so great before bed

coffee: not sweet unless you add sugarfree sweetener, but black coffee is pretty low in kcal (2 per cup), i love black coffee and have it each morning

artificial sweetener: nice in tea and a life saver if you need to bake something! The one I use is stevia based, but anything works

sugarfree juice: 1 kcal per 100 ml, and just another amazing thing to have in case of sweet cravings

others?

oatmeal, 40 g of dry oats is 145 kcal. best tip for oatmeal is to season it with salt, it is soo much better with a bit of salt! pretty high kcal though

rye bran, 16 kcal for a tablespoon and like 39 % fiber! goes well in yog if you are trying to make sure you get enough fiber

(baby) corn puffs: a portion is 30 grams and is a bit over 100 kcal! amazing texture, literally cheese puffs without cheese.

sugarfree gum: very low in kcal, and a great help to stop mindlessly eating and start mindlessly chewing instead, basically treat like snacks when watching a movie or the like

sugarfree cough drops: nice, especially if you are like me and are paranoid your breath smells. the ones I have are like 2 kcal for one, and sucking on them they last pretty long

sugarfree energy drinks: my favourite (and the one I always buy) is 15 kcal, but for example white monster tastes like lemonade and is 11 kcal for a can. caffeine also helps curb appetite!

grill seasoning: if you've read this far, you'll know that this is the best thing in combination with cucumber or cauliflower! Has stuff like paprika powder, salt and other spices that are soo good. of course also good for meat if that's what you want to eat. low kcal food does NOT need to be bland! i personally don't count seasoning with my calories (COUNT OIL THOUGH!!)

the end, thanks:) if you have others you want to add, comment or reblog or something, I want to know about all the cool foods out there!!

[fisherrprince]

aight

medium cheddar: extremely hit or miss. my favorite brand is tillamook and im not biased about it. great to just munch on though, it's not really a cheese that wants or needs anything else. good base ingredient for like a grilled cheese. perfectly average 6/10.

sharp cheddar: i love extra sharp cheddar i love you looong aged white sharp cheddar FANTASTIC snack and best with some sweet apples or something. Needs a cracker or bread or some sweeter snack on the side. coastal cheddar from costco is good but can be a bit too sharp with lots of crystallization. 9/10. 

mozzarella: ok i dont like tillamook for this one. too dry. mozzarella is really not a cheese i like to eat by itself, i'm not a cheese stick fan and i really dislike the texture of wet mozzarella balls, but when it's good melted ON stuff it's good on stuff. 7/10 grilled pizza cheese pull

pepperjack: this is THEEEE cheese to grate for a recipe and sneak like 20 bites of the grated cheese. little pepper bits in there. I don't enjoy eating slices of it though. 7/10

parmesan: you cant go wrong with a little parma jawn............. best as a little accent on top of stuff. just makes whatever you're cooking a lil tastier. Not my favorite when the whole thing tastes of just parmesan though, it's kinda bitey. 8/10

cottage cheese: i cant stand cottage cheese. The texture is nasty and the combo of the texture with the flavor is nastier. 1/10

gruyere: french. INCREDIBLE on potatoes and in fondue and in little bits to snack on. Not an eating by itself cheese often but it doesnt have to be. I'd eat this grated on top of kinda anything savory. 9/10

gouda: i get this mixed up with gruyere all the time, but gouda is a bit harder and sweeter. a good salami cheese for your charcuterie. you see smoked gouda a lot which if thats YOUR deal thats cool but i dislike the taste of smoked things. 7/10

blue cheese: really really good cheese that is stymied by not going with a lot of stuff and not being super good to just eat on its own. it's a SHARP taste that gets in your nose. gorgonzola specifically is so good with pears and arugula except I'm mildly allergic to pears. BEST with steak gimme dat blue cheese butter STEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! would be 9/10 if it were not so particular. 7/10.

feta: bit of a weird texture but it makes salads and gyros ROCK so. it gets a pass. not that fancy on its own but i really do like it in a salad. 6/10. 

cream cheese: YEAAAAHHHHH BAGELLLLSSSS 9/10 i love bagels. also makes other dishes creamy (best part of cheese)

manchego: best with salami. not that impressive on its own, but that's because it's a harder cheese you eat with salami. 5/10, elevates meat but the meat does not elevate it

brie: somehow airplane brie is better than normal brie??? i don't eat this cheese unless it's on an airplane meal fr. which means i hardly ever eat brie. kinda weird tasting. 4/10

camembert: miraculous ladybug hyped me up for this cheese and i bought some and must have done it wrong or something because it doesn't smell and hardly tasted different from brie. I want to try it again so bad because gooey cheeses are like drool-worthy to me. hesitant 3/10 for being a disappointment

asiago: yknow an asiago bread is pretty good but ive never had asiago cheese on its own! 6/10? umami

cotija: BIG FAN of cotija. pile that stuff on my tacos thank you. i dont have the same problems as i do with feta maybe because you grate or crumble cotija real small in comparison? havent had it on anything but a taco though. 8/10 

goat cheese: also a big fan of goat cheese. you can fry it and its good, and you can put it in pasta and its good, you can eat it with crackers and it's good... not really good with meat, but it's sharper so that makes sense to me. 8/10 again

swiss cheese: i never really liked swiss cheese. unless its on my sandwich. OR! unless it's like specifically emmentaler and it's in my fondue. 4/10

provolone: SAME goes for provo LONE. makes french dip really good though, and is one of the classic salami cheeses. this is because it needs salt. 5/10 better than swiss

edam: this is babybel cheese, right? it's fine. good for snacking not for eating a lot of. 7/10

colby jack: this is literally cheddar but not. id rather have cheddar 5/10

ricotta: controversially, i love ricotta... it doesnt have a lot of flavor which makes eating it by itself unpleasant. HOWEVER!!!!!!!!!! in lasagne..? on top of sourdough with salt and garlic? in a kolache with jam?? i lvoe ricotta. i wish it didn't go bad so fast. or maybe it came in smaller packages. 8/10

american cheese: the only place this thing shines is ON BURGER. where it SHOULD BE, KIND OF ALWAYS. or on a bacon egg and cheese. those are the two places you always want american. situationally 8/10 but usually 4/10 i dont want it anywhere else

muenster: the best part of eating muenster cheese is eating the little slice that always seems to come off the edge when you take it out the package. otherwise it's a perfectly serviceable mild cheese, melts well, 6/10.

pecorino romano: like, parmesan's sharper saltier more fashion-forward cousin. use this in moderation imo it really has a Big Taste to it, but it makes carbonara nummy, 7/10

paneer: i have not HAD... paneer... but it LOOKS like it would be tasty. withholding judgement. 

gournay: i love those little boursin rounds you can just get at the store with the garlic and herbs. soft, savory, good on crackers 9/10

infused flavor cheeses: these are usually fresh cows milk cheeses that have like some kinda flavor or spice on them or rolled into them. All depends on the flavoring. The base cheese itself is usually real mild and creamy though, and I have good experiences with it! Also goes bad a bit fast though. Variable/10

theres other cheeses out there but i just realized ive been talking about cheese for a LOOONG TIIIMMMEEE. i like cheese though. big fan of it. if u think of some other cheese you really want an opinion on i will readily tell you

[cepheusgalaxy]

Easy IDs to do for beginners

[Plain text: Easy IDs to do for beginners /end PT.]

Disability Pride Month is here! And as so I think it'd be neat to incentive people to describe more images, as advocacy for acessibility.

But I get it that describing images (visual stuff) with *your own words* may seem a bit challenging, specially if you've never done that before, so I decided to gather some easy things you can describe to start!

1 - Text transcripts

What is a text transcrip? A text transcript is when you have an image whose only component is text, and you take the text from it and write it out for the people who for whatever reason can't acess the image themselves (like if they are blind and use a text-to-speech device to read what's on the screen for them and therefore can't recognize the text of an image, people with low vision that can't see average-sized text and configure theirs to display text in a bigger font, which doesn't work on images and it's too tiny for them to read...). An example of text transcript:

[ID: Text: An adult frog has a stout body, protruding eyes, anteriotly-attached tongue, limbs folded underneat, and no tail (the tail of tailed frogs is an) /end ID.]

(this is from the Wikipedia page on frogs.)

Text transcripts are easy to do because you only have to take the already existing text from an image and type it out. For longer text-only images, you can also use a text recognition AI tool, such as Google Lens, to select the text from you and then you just have to copy and paste it into the description.

2 - Memes

Despiste what you may think, most memes (specially 1-panel memes) are incredibly easy to describe, because they come from a well-known template. Take this one for an example:

[ID: The "Epic Handshake" meme. One of the people in the handshake is labelled "black people", and the other is labelled "tall people". The place where they shake hands has the caption "constantly being asked if you play basketball". /end ID.]

They are easy to describe because despiste having many elements, you can easily sum it all up in a few words, like "the loss meme", "the is this a pigeon meme", the "bernie sanders" meme, and so on. When you describe memes, you don't have to worry about every single detail, (@lierdumoa explains this better on this post) but only about 'what makes this meme funny?' If you are describing one, just describe which is the meme you're talking about, and how it differs from its template, like the captions or anyone's face that may have been edited in.

3 - One Single Thing

Images with "one single thing" are, I think, the easiest thing to describe on the world. When you describe things, what you're supposed to do is "describe what you see". If there's only one thing to see, then you can easily describe it! Quick example:

[ID: A banana. /end ID.]

See?

You could also describe this image as "a single yellow banana in a plain white background", but this extra information is not exactly important. One knows a banana is yellow. That is not unusual, and neither that nor the color of the background change anything in the image. So in these types of descriptions, you can keep things very short and simple, and deliver your message just as well.

An exception would be something like this:

[ID: A blue banana. /end ID.]

In this case, where there is something unusual about the object, describing it will be more useful. When you say "banana", one would assume the banana is yellow, so to clarify, you say that this specific banana is blue.

When you have other situations where your One Single Thing is unusual in some way, like a giant cat, a blue banana, or a rotten slice of bread, pointing out what their unusual characteristic is is the best way to go.

3.5 - A famous character of person

This one is actually similar to the One Single Thing type of ID. When you are describing, say, a random person or an oc, you'd want to describe things like their clothes, their hair color, etc., but in the case of an already well-known figure, like Naruto or Madonna, just saying their names delivers the message very well. Like this for example:

[ID: Taylor Swift, singing. /end ID.]

or

[ID: Alastor from Hazbin Hotel, leaning on his desk to pick up a cup. /end ID.]

In both of these cases, you technically could describe them as "a blonde woman with light skin...", "a cartoon character with animal ears and a suit..." but you will be more straight to the point if you just say "Taylor Swift" and "Alastor". In these cases, it's usually very useful to describe what they're doing as well, like "singing" and "leaning on his desk to pick up a cup", or whatever else.

An extra tip I can give you to describing characters in specific, is to point out if they are wearing anything different. With most cartoon characters, they usually have a signature outfit and hairstyle, that one would expect them to be in. So, similarly to the blue banana case, if they are wearing a different thing than they usually do, it comes in handy to state that in your description. Like this:

[ID: Sakura from Naruto wearing a nurse outfit. /end ID.]

Sakura's usual outfit is not a nurse one, so since she is wearing one, pointing it out is very helpful.

The last tip I have for describing characters is pointing out which franchise they are from. For example, if I just said "Sakura", you'd probably assume it was this one, since she is famous, but you wouldn't be able to be sure, because how many Sakuras are out there? So, saying "Emma from the X-Men" and "Emma from The Promised Neverland" is gonna be very helpful.

Helpful resources and final considerations:

A masterpost I did with many tutorials and tips for doing image descriptions in general

Why are image descriptions important (even for sighted people)?

And a few tips about formatting:

Putting "id" and "end id" at the start and at the end of your description is gonna help the people reading it to know where the description starts and where it ends, so they don't read, say, your caption, and think you are still talking about your description

Customized fonts, colored text, italics, bold text or tiny text aren't things you should do your ID in. Most customized fonts are pretty hard to understand, and most text-to-speech devices can't recognize them. Tiny text is hard to see for people who need big fonts, and italized text faces the same issue because it makes the words smaller. Full lines or paragraphs of colored text can cause eyestrain when people try to read them, and bolded text makes the edges of the words too close together and can make it even harder to read for people who have trouble reading already.

And that's it! Happy describing, folks!

[bungeepuppet]

Prompt: Hisoka is reminded of his mother. Rating: 15+ Words: 600 Note:  A drabble I should have posted on Mother's Day!

**Warnings for mentions of child neglect and allusions of human trafficking 💀

--

Hisoka's eyes are staring at something. It is a sliced baguette resting in a basket, cradled in white cloth. His stare is intense.

In his memories, he can see a woman’s hand gripping onto a loaf of bread desperately. He remembers being hungry, but knowing that not a bit of that bread would be for him.

Hisoka is sitting at a table with Illumi in a very expensive restaurant. The restaurant is at the top level of a skyscraper, and has a sweeping city view.

Illumi is talking about nothing in particular, and hasn’t noticed Hisoka’s lack of engagement. Hisoka realizes that he zoned out, lost in a very old memory. It is such a disgusting feeling to him.

“Illumi.”

Illumi pops another bite of his dinner into his mouth.

“Hm?”

“...♠”

Hisoka glances at the bread again before looking back to his date.

“How much are you worth to your parents, do you think?”

Illumi tilts his head at the odd question, but gives it some genuine thought. He rests a knuckle to his chin while he chews. After a moment of contemplating, he finally answers.

“I can’t give any exact amount, but by quick estimate, my services to the family can range from anywhere to the hundreds of billions to tens of trillions of jenny annually.” 

Despite his curtled mood, Hisoka’s nose still crinkles to crush a smile off his lips. Illumi was always so literate.

“That’s not exactly what I meant. ♠” “I mean…” “When you were born, what was your value to your parents? ♣” “How much would someone have had to offer in exchange for you?”

Illumi is confused by the string of questions, but is intrigued nonetheless.

“What reason would they have to sell their child?”

Hisoka can feel his chest chill, as if icy tar is dripping inside him.

“What if your mother was hungry? If she had no money?” “You don’t think under dire circumstances, that she would trade you for a fortune?”

“Hmm…” “My mother?”

Illumi thinks specifically about her.

“No. I don’t believe that she would need to in order to afford food or anything else.”

“Why’s that? ♠”

“Well…” “She is an assassin too, of course.” “If in a situation where she had no assets or resources, and I was an infant, she would easily be able to work a job in order to afford what she needed.”

“Ah, I see.”

Hisoka takes a sip from his drink. He can see her dirty nails clutching the small stack of jenny tight with joy. There is a feeling on his arm; the tight grip of someone’s hand, much larger than his. Tugging him. Tugging him away from her. 

There was so much distress, trying to free himself and return to her. Did she even look up at him again after they gave her the money?

“So, your mother would rather murder someone else than lose her child?”

“Of course.”

Illumi answers like it is so trivial. Hisoka should have expected that of someone with an assassin’s mindset, but still…

“...”

He takes another drink, then picks up a slice of the baguette to butter. He casually takes a bite and drops the memory back into the well it came from.

“You have a good mother. ♠”

Illumi smiles slightly at the comment.

“Yes.”

Illumi continues to talk, this time about random insights regarding his family.

(“My mother worked as an assassin even before she met my father. She is just as skilled as he is, but prefers to watch over my younger brothers now…”)

[overstuffd]

🌯🥞🍦🍫Hey there feedees on a budget 🍪🍬🍕🍟

I've had a few asks/messages from people recently about maximising their gains when they don't have a lot of cash to spend.

As someone who grew up feeding themselves and their family on a super tight budget, I have a lot of tips on this! So I thought I'd collect them here. I also definitely encourage people to add their own tips in the tags/comments.

As a note - I'm in the UK, so I've focused on foods that are widely available here. I'm also vegetarian, so sorry but I have no tips for meat. I've given rough calories per £ for some foods based on typical supermarket pricing, but they'll be cheaper at Lidl/Aldi/iceland.

I've broken things down by general tips for getting the most caloric value for your spend and specific foods to look out for. If these tips are helpful, please give them a reblog and share the knowledge - together we can make the world a little softer.

Tips for grocery shopping

The more prep you can do yourself, the less you'll spend. Everyone's energy, time and ability vary, but (with a few exceptions) buying ingredients and preparing them yourself will let you get more value.

Yellow stickers are life. For food you don't have to prepare yourself, visit the biggest nearby supermarket in the hour before they close. Check the bakery, dairy and ready meals sections, tons of soon-to-expire food will be marked down to nearly nothing. I've got a whole cake or a dozen doughnuts for less than 30p. If things are stalker than you'd like, they can make awesome cake shakes or be warmed in the microwave to go soft.

Simple carbs are cheap and high calorie. Try and include a mix of protein, carbs and fibrous fruits and veggies on your plate for good digestive health and energy, but things like white rice, pasta, potatoes and bread are going to help you gain the most weight for the lowest spend.

Try supermarket own brands. If there are certain foods or snacks you gravitate towards, try the own brand version. They're often made in the same factory as the brand, and sometimes they're the exact same thing.

Foods to look out for

All butter shortbread (1000 cal/£)

Delicious, no prep required and you can enjoy the indulgence of eating something that's all butter.

Plain greek yoghurt (500 cal/£)

Add it to soups, stews, curries and chillies to make them deliciously creamy and add bulk. Or, mix it with honey, peanut butter or jam for an easy sweet treat.

Frozen roast potatoes (850 cal/£)

They'll be cheaper if you make them from scratch, but if you're short on time frozen roasties make a cheap and delicious side to any dinner, especially with extra gravy.

Tortilla wraps (1500 cal/£)

Look for the basics/own brand version. Fill with your favourite sandwich fillings, wrap up proteins with plenty of sauce, smother them in peanut butter and fill them with sliced bananas.

Jam (1000 cal+/£)

These figures aren't even for the very cheapest stuff, but jam is great for sweet tooths. Put it on your tortillas, top your pancakes, add it to shakes for strawberry sweetness, enjoy it on toast or in porridge.

I will probably add more to this/do a part two soon. In the meantime, what are your favourite affordable and still tasty high calorie meals and snacks?

[separatist-apologist]

Will you share your pickle making recipes with us? - from a pickle lover

HIIIIII yes I would love to!!

You're gonna need a jar, first of all- something with a lid. You can buy these in your grocery store if you're in America (mine sell them in the baking aisle) or on the internet, or just reuse any old jar, honestly.

A lot of recipes will tell you to boil your brine. I don't do this. I don't think its necessary but I feel like if I don't add this preface, someone is gonna slide into my DMs about it so I'm just getting ahead of that hypothetical scenario. It genuinely does not matter imo- I've done it both ways, I barely notice a difference.

You need cucumbers. Again, recipes are gonna be hyper specific on the type of cucumber you need. It does not matter what kind you get, and I will die on this hill. If you can find a nice english cucumber (seedless), that's probably my choice but you know. In a pickle (PUN INTENDED) I've used whatever is available and they're still good.

OKAY ACTUAL RECIPE:

You'll need:

A mason jar is my preference but honestly whatever you have is fine

1/2 cup of water- room temperature is fine

1/2 cup of vinegar (regular WHITE vinegar or rice wine vinegar (it has a little more neutral of a taste imo but honestly I usually use white vinegar because I bought a costco sized jug of it) (i think apple cider vinegar would be too sweet for dill pickles but could be good for bread and butter? i've honestly never tried)

1 1/2 tablespoons (i am guessing, i never measure this) of sugar or sugar type substitute (maple syrup for example- i saw this on tiktok, it's pretty good)

1 1/2 tablespoon of salt (again, i measure this with my heart. Use any type of salt you like, i just use regular table salt because I always have that on hand)

if you like it a little spicy, add some red pepper flakes (use your beautiful intuition to tell yourself when to stop)

black pepper, again as much or as little as you personally prefer, I'm not here to tell you how to live your life

Garlic, honestly the more the better imo. Just peel it and then smash it with your pickle jar. We don't need to get beautiful and fancy with it

A bay leaf

DILL- either fresh dill- sprigs? leaves? whatever- you chop up yourself OR dried dill. Keep in mind you'll need more dried dill than fresh, so if you're using what you've got in your spice jars, just add a little extra. About a fourth of a cup (I never measure this?) ish it probably enough for fresh dill, more for dried.

step one. Aquire your cucumbers. The amount you use is going to depend on the size of your jar + the size of your cucumbers and how you're slicing them. I'm assuming we're doing chips and not spears, and that we're using smaller cucumbers. For that, you'll need about 2-3, but if you get a large cucumber (romance novel love interest type cucumber you know what im talking about) you only need one.

slice them into either spears or coins. I have a little cutter-outy-thingie that makes them into little wavy circles but that's not necessary. I just love gadgets that take up space.

measure everything but dill + garlic into a bowl and stir until the sugar and salt has dissolved. Takes like, a minute.

Shove your cucumbers into your jar. Again I'm assuming you're using coins, if you're using spears you need to leave about an inch or so of space between the mouth of the jar and your pickle tops. For coins, you want to make sure you have enough space that your liquid covers them entirely (same with spears but dont stack your coins to the top is what I'm getting at).

Once the cucumbers are in, add your dill (essential) + garlic (essential I will not hear anything else about it). The bay leaf also goes in, just shove that bad boy in there. this jar can fit so many spices.

Pour your liquid into your pickle jar and make sure pickles are fully submerged.

You don't need to get fancy with the sealing of the jar. I have never done this, and I can't verify that this is a good recipe for canning, so do so at your own risk (don't blame me if they turn out bad is what I'm saying).

Shove in the fridge. I think 3-5 days is the sweet spot, but if you lack self control, 3 hours is also fine. The longer you let them marinate, the better they taste. They last in the fridge for about a month, give or take ,but honestly I eat mine much faster than that.

These are just regular dill pickles! Once you get the hang of pickling, you can get pretty creative and "fancy" with them. I always make one regular dill, one spicy pickle because I grow peppers in the garden and slicing up 2-3 jalapenos is pretty tasty.

[gallusrostromegalus]

What are Loly and Menoly gonna be like? In the anime&manga they didn't seem to do much besides beating Orihime up and then getting beaten in turn.

Well, until last week I did not know they had canonical names, and I cannot reliably spell "melony" so in the fic they've been renamed Cici (the black haired one with pigtails) and Vivi (the blonde with the pixie cut) , which is much cuter and fits with Aizen's weird double letter thing.

In the fic, they're aware that working for Ulquiorra is UGH, like- so lame. I mean he's kinda cute in a wet kitten sorta way but then he opens his mouth and says the dumbest shit you've ever heard in you life and you also live with Grimmjow so that's a low bar but there he goes, whining about emotions again. Like- we have, like? Prozac? Gin specifically brought you prozac from the human world boss. For you. Specifically. Complaining about being sad and then refusing to do anything about it is like, turbo-lame, you know?

(I may have also given them valley girl accents.)

But anyway, Hime-chan is like, SO COOL. She smuggled like, a ton of stuff in from the human world without Aizen noticing! ...And like half her closet but it was like? Subterfuge? Aizen got sooooo distracted by her wearing like twenty layers of clothes it totally never occurred to him that she might have stuff in the pockets so she brought all kinds of like, candy and nail polish- look how sparkly it is!! Okay, she did also bring her homework and she's kind of a dork but like? That's part of like? The charm? She's so earnest it's kinda sweet and you feel bad, you know?

Anyway, she's totes generous too! Like once she worked out that she wasn't gonna freeze to death, she said that if there was anything we liked we could like, totally have it? And she's sooo smart about like, color-matching- I'm a winter, but Vivi is totally an autumn, and there's a trick to picking out the right pinks and OH-EM-GEE! She totally knows how to tailor clothes too because uh- she's a little overburdened in the chesticular department, you know? Yeah, you know- Anyway, that's where this wicked cool outfit came from!

So like anyway, the thing I came down here for is that Hime-chan is also like, SUPER-GREAT at cooking which is really awesome because the only other person here who knows how to cook is Mr. Tousen and as you know the culinary situation is DIRE- Vivi says that yesterday, she saw Gin just like. Unhinge his jaw and swallow a raw chicken whole. He. Didn't. Even. Take. The. Feathers. Off. And worse? Last week I saw Aizen eating slices of white bread with nothing but mayonnaise.

They weren't even toasted.

So like, understandably, Mr. Tousen is like, MEGA-DEPRESSED and stopped eating which is super-sad so Hime-chan is gonna throw like, a kitchen party to see if we can get him to eat and then she was like- "we should totally invite the other girls!" Because I guess that's what humans are like, but she's really sweet and and she's so smart and she's gonna make like- what did she call them? Oh yeah! Guava-and-bleu cheese macarons! I don't know what they actually like, are? But it'll be good! C'mon it's gonna be cool and fun and there's gonna be a guava please say you'll come?

Tier Harribel, who has been doing an excellent impression of a granite cliff face this whole conversation: ...

Cici: *^*

Tier: ...okay.

Cici: OHEMGEEEEEEYYYAAAY! THIS IS GONNA BE SO MUCH FUN THANK YOU OKAY I'LL SEE YOU AT LIKE SIXISH? BYEEE!

Franceska: ...dude, what?

Tier: I have no idea, but I am extremely bored and actually borderline curious about this 'guava' thing.

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for rearranging my brother’s groceries?

I (22M) am a senior in college, and my brother (18M) is a freshman at the same college. I’ll call my brother “Drew.” We’re living together in an apartment close to campus.

Drew and I have never been super close, since we don’t have a lot of interests in common, but we got along pretty well until now. Our parents thought him moving in with me would help him get settled, and I agreed. However, it seems that while Drew has been enjoying his newfound independence from our parents, he’s forgotten that he’s still sharing a living space.

I’ve been living away from my parents for the past two years now, and when I did live with them my room was down the hall from Drew’s so I didn’t hear him much unless our doors were both open. However, at our apartment we share a wall that’s way too thin, so I can hear him talking on the phone. He’s always been into gaming which I never had a problem with, but nearly every night he’s up till 2 or 3am chatting with his online friends. I think it’s great that he has these people, but I have morning classes and need to go to bed by midnight. Drew’s classes don’t start until the afternoon.

Before anyone says to just communicate, I have. I told him that the sound is bothering me and asked if he can try to keep it down after midnight. He kind of brushed me off and quieted down for a few nights, then went right back to normal. I asked my parents to talk to him but they said that this is up to us to figure out. I’ve tried earplugs, white noise, etc and none of it has helped. After our second chat didn’t go anywhere, I decided I would have to do something else.

My first thought was to eat breakfast loudly, but Drew is a very heavy sleeper so this had no impact. I thought about unplugging the router when I go to bed, but figured he would just turn it right back on again. Finally, I came to a solution.

For many years, Drew has always had the same breakfast of eggs and toast. He always eats his eggs in a very specific order from the carton. I decided that for every night he keeps me up late, I will start rearranging his eggs in the carton. The first day I did this he didn’t notice, since he was already running late for class. The next day, however, he texted me very angrily. I told him that until he stopped keeping me up late, I’m going to keep moving his eggs. I kept this up for a week before he started hiding his eggs further into the fridge.

At this point, I decided to escalate a little. Along with moving the eggs around, I started swapping the positions of his bottles and cans one at a time. Still no progress, and the tension in our place was getting more and more intense every day. I even started rearranging the slices of his bread when finally he blew up on me. He told me that having to hunt down his groceries in the fridge every day was making him extremely stressed and interfering with his classes. I replied that not being able to sleep was stressing me out as well. He told me that since a lot of his friends are in other time zones, super late at night is the only time the can talk. At that point I had to go to work and I got a text later from our mom asking me to please try to be more understanding. I don’t feel like I’m an asshole since I already tried to communicate clearly, but what do you guys think?

TL;DR Brother keeping me up past my bedtime, tried to talk to him normally, he didn't listen, so I'm rearranging his groceries as revenge

What are these acronyms?

[watchingyoufromthestars]

Teens as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse because Freddie brought it up and I love character assignments

First Horseman, Conquest/Glory: Normal

Glory can align to Pride, which from the Hell arc we know as Normal’s greatest sin. This is the White Rider, the color of which in the Bible is associated with righteousness; being morally right is a big part of the Oak characterization. A random side note of the twins using bows during the betrayal, this guy uses a bow, not that connected to Normal besides being his dad(s). Another interpretation of the First Horseman is as Pestilence, or infectious disease or plague, and he’s an Oak that’s explanatory enough for that. And he’s our resident stinky boy (even though it seems like everyone even the cast has forgotten that Normal DOES shower he just doesn’t know how to do laundry correctly but alas).

Second Horseman, War: Taylor

The Red Horse. In some translations, the color is specifically a “fiery” red, which fits perfectly with our little literal demon child. The rider wields a sword, which is the weapon Taylor is associated with the most from his wide array of survivalist gear. There’s also the association with bloodshed, which there has been for everyone, but I’d say most heavily with Taylor’s family at specifically Willy’s hands, who is currently in the position of God. He killed Glenn, decapitated Taylor, and also chopped off Nicky’s other arm (though none of those actually bled). I forget where I was going with that point is that actually a connection? Whatever.

Third Horseman, Famine: Lincoln

Not an actual reason for assigning him this, but this is the Third one and Link is a #3 kind of guy. He hates the number four because “that’s how many family members it’d be if his dad's got another kid”. The actual assignment may feel like a bit of a stretch but it makes sense to me. The Black Rider carries a scale, representing how bread would be weighed during the famine. They’ve also been interpreted as Scales of Justice. Applying this is Lincoln, I see it as the end to ep37 and Link’s feelings towards Grant as they are currently. Link is struggling to let his love for his father and hatred towards his actions coexist. He broke the garlic knot out of love, but he said he never wants to speak to Grant again. The garlic knot is his bread that he weighs in decision of how to approach his relationship with Grant, and he instead sliced it like the Gordian Knot and removed himself as a son and refers to Grant as a coworker.

Fourth Horseman, Death: Scary

Death surrounds Scary, that was my first thought when assigning. From Tony to Terry, and without going into depth about them because just mentioning them should be enough, Scary and Willy’s hand in her life has been more associated with Death than any of the other teens. Death is also the only rider explicitly given a name, and I’ll connect that to how she ‘rebrands’ herself as a goth punk seeker of darkness and going by an entirely different name upon introduction/throughout the series.

And that’s all 🫶 I love doing character assignments they’re so fun. There wasn’t that much to work from so they’re pretty simple reasons for assigning but I feel like the reasons fit enough.

[therealblondebucky]

Chapter 7 of Not The Only One - A Winter Soldier Story

Rating: Teen to Mature

Word Count: 3.4K

Warnings: Canon-typical violence (with more specifics in the tags) and discussion about a traumatic real-world event towards the end.

June 26, 2016

No one slept well, but I had a feeling it had to do with more than just the poor bedding situation.

Steve got up and left the apartment at dawn. Once the door closed behind him, I cautiously opened one eye.

"Doll, are you awake?" Bucky whispered.

"Yeah?"

He rolled over to face me and gave a small smile. "Morning."

"Morning," I returned the greeting. "Do you know where Steve went?"

Bucky shook his head and we both went quiet for a couple minutes as the early morning stillness wrapped itself around us.

"Bucky?"

"Mmhm," he grunted in acknowledgment.

"Was I a good fighter?" I asked quietly.

His first response was a sad laugh and a wistful smile. "You were the best."

I waited for him to continue.

"You handed my ass to me more than once, including yesterday."

Frowning, I asked, "I fought you yesterday?"

He nodded. "Nearly beat me to death."

"Oh my God! I'm so sorry! I don't remember doing that."

"Listen, it's okay," he assured me. "You were scared and confused. Could've happened to anyone."

My shame and embarrassment shut me up while I berated myself. How could I have come so close to taking the life of someone who has shown kindness to me?

As sunlight steadily crept into the apartment, I saw the damage that had been done to his face—the damage I had caused.

"Bucky, I'm so sorry," I breathed.

"Don't worry about it." He tried to comfort me by saying, "You didn't do all of this. I was already pretty beaten up before you got a hold of me."

I had not only hurt someone who was trying to help me but also injured a man with one arm who had recently been assaulted.

Angry with myself, I began violently picking at my fingernails. The light brought my attention to the dirt and blood that was caked under them. Even after last night's shower, a red tinge clung to the skin around each nail.

I asked suddenly, "Do you have any nail clippers?"

"I assume Steve has some in his hygiene kit," Bucky said as he got up and went over to the bags in the corner of the room.

After a minute of rummaging, Bucky handed me the desired item.

"Sorry, I got my blood on you, Doll," he apologized once he saw my left hand.

"It's not just yours," I thought to myself.

I remained silent, unsure how to respond to someone apologizing to me because I had wrongly attacked them.

"Oh, I almost forgot," Bucky murmured before pulling something else out of Steve's things. "Little soap on the nail brush and some scrubbing, and everything should come right off."

"Uh - thanks," I faltered and then made my escape to the bathroom.

I made quick work of cutting off my five fingernails. After running the nail brush over my bar of soap, I scrubbed my fingers until they burned with pain.

I was able to breathe easier now that there literally was no blood on my hands. After splashing cold water on my face, I looked up into the shabby mirror. Common sense told me that the face that stared back at me was my own, yet I did not recognize it.

Steve and Bucky were both standing around the small kitchen island when I came out of the bathroom.

Steve called out cheerfully, "Good morning! I have breakfast!"

"Sandwiches?" I asked with a raised eyebrow after looking at the food laid out before the two men.

"Breakfast sandwiches. I would have got coffee to go with them, except these were kind of expensive," he replied.

I unwrapped the wax paper from around the bundle Steve handed me. Generous slices of warm whole grain bread, tender cuts of dark roast beef, thick pieces of juicy red tomato, and rich slices of creamy white Swiss cheese made an appealing and hearty combination.

After sinking my teeth into the sandwich, I told the two boys, "I have a lot of questions."

Steve nodded. "I'm sure you do."

"First off, where are we?"

"Odesa, Ukraine," was the answer.

I asked, "Okay. How did you two find me?"

"Steve and I got you out of a facility in Siberia two days ago," answered Bucky.

Steve added, "A man named Zemo came there to kill you."

Bucky's sad blue eyes met mine as he said, "You've been frozen for nearly 25 years, Doll."

"W-what? Frozen? 25 years? The hell are you talking about?" I choked out.

"You are a Super Soldier just like us. And for the past 25 years, you have been in a Cryostasis Chamber, which kept you in a state of suspended animation by lowering your entire body temperature to absolute zero," Steve elaborated.

In barely a whisper, I said, "So, I've been unconscious for the past 25 years?"

The pair nodded simultaneously.

"Then what year is it?"

Steve replied, "It's 2016."

"20? 2016?" I stuttered the information I could hardly comprehend.

"I know it must be a shock to you. There's a lot you need to catch up on," Steve told me. "But we'll get you up to speed."

Turning to Steve, Bucky asked, "Are you going to start with the Avengers or -"

I cut him off. "What's the 'Avengers'?"

Bucky chuckled, "You are probably the last person on Earth not to know who the Avengers are."

"It's sort of an 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes' type of thing," explained Steve.

"That's not overtly arrogant at all," I muttered.

Steve laughed. "I'm just on the team. I didn't come up with the name. Fury did."

"Fury?"

"Nick Fury, former director of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Steve's answer only left me with more questions.

"Who is Shield?"

"S.H.I.E.L.D. was the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division. It was an American-based extra-governmental military counter-terrorism and intelligence agency tasked with maintaining both national and global security. It was founded after World War II and was the most powerful and secret military intelligence agency on Earth for decades."

"Oh."

Steve continued, "Nick Fury was the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and founder of the Avengers Initiative. His goal was to form a team of 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes' to protect the world from whatever threats it might be faced with."

"Was he able to do it?" I asked, curiosity welling up inside of me.

Steve smiled. "Yes, he was. Six members were recruited. Tony, Thor, Natasha, Clint, Bruce, and myself."

The way he said the names told me these were obviously important people, but I did not recognize any of them.

"But you wouldn't know who any of those people are. So I'll just go through the list and tell you about each of them."

I nodded in agreement and continued eating my sandwich.

"Tony Stark was the very young and extremely successful C.E.O. of Stark Industries, which sold advanced weaponry until 2009 when he was kidnapped by a terrorist group in Afghanistan. They wanted him to make them a weapon and held him captive for three months. He did build a weapon, only he used it against them to escape to freedom instead of handing it over. Eventually, he perfected the design and became known as 'Iron Man.'"

Steve handed me a small, flat device with a screen. There was a picture of a well-dressed man with a unique goatee and a flashy smile. Steve swiped to the right, and then there was a picture of a red and gold armor suit with a hand extended out in front of it. A circle of light came from its palm, and another light was set in the center of its chest.

"He wears a suit of armor?" I asked.

"Yes," Steve confirmed.

"What's he like?"

"Eccentric genius, outgoing perfectionist, cocky billionaire, showy playboy, sarcastic pragmatist, and a brave fighter. Tony is a lot of things. He has his flaws and demons, but he is a good man and a good friend." Steve paused. "We just don't always see eye-to-eye."

I could tell that Steve and Tony had a close bond, but for some reason, right now, they were far from being on good terms with each other.

Talking about Tony unsettled something in Steve, so he moved right along, saying, "Then there is Thor Odinson. He is strong, blond, royalty, a few thousand years old, a mighty warrior, and has this hammer that lets him control lightning and thunder. You might know him from Norse mythology."

My mouth hung open for a moment until I remembered my manners. I swallowed my bite of food before blurting out, "Mythology?! He's a god?!"

"No, he is an Asgardian. Centuries ago, when he came to visit Earth, the Norse people mistook him for a god, and that is why he and his family are in Norse Mythology," Steve corrected me kindly.

"Oh... What's an Ass-guard-again?" I hesitated.

Bucky tried to hide his laughter but failed.

"Someone from Asgard," Steve stated.

"Ass-guard?"

My question drew more laughter from Bucky; even Steve was having a hard time keeping a straight face.

Steve replied, "It's one of the Nine Realms."

"The Nine Realms?"

These answers to my questions only confused me.

"It's a little complicated. He's not from Earth. Sometimes, he can be out of place here and have a temper, but ultimately, he wants to do what's right and keep things peaceful."

Steve swiped again at the little picture box, and a picture of a tall, muscular man with a beard and long blonde hair wearing an interesting maroon sports blazer appeared.

"No wonder they thought he was a god," I said under my breath.

Bucky and Steve chuckled before the latter changed it to another photo. In this one, the blond man was wearing a red cape and a set of armor unlike any I had ever seen. He was holding a large silver hammer in his hand like it was nothing.

"Next is Natasha Romanoff, aka the Black Widow. Raised from infancy in a Russian-run 'academy' called the Red Room, the girls there were made into the best spies and assassins possible. She graduated top of her class, and because of that, the K.G.B. recruited her, but fortunately, she ended up switching sides and defecting to S.H.I.E.L.D."

Steve showed me a picture of a beautiful red-headed woman wearing a formal suit.

Running my finger along the image, I felt a connection with her.

"And her Russian name?" I asked in a whisper.

For once, Steve did not have an answer to my question.

"Наталья Романов," Bucky replied. ["Natalia Romanov."]

"You must mean 'Наталья Романова,'" I corrected him. "'Романов' is the male form of the last name. 'Романова' is the female form." ["Natalia Romanova."] ["Romanov"] ["Romanova"]

Bucky just shrugged.

"What is she like?"

Steve changed the screen to a picture of her in a black full-body tactical suit before answering, "She's smart, funny, strong, and a huge flirt, but once she trusts you, she will always be there for you."

"I wish I could meet her."

"I hope that you will get to very soon," Steve said with a sad smile before moving on.

"Couldn't forget Natasha's best friend: Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye. He was an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., or I should say assassin of S.H.I.E.L.D. and still is a master marksman. Clint can do more with a bow and arrow than anyone else I've ever met can do with a gun," Steve told me before showing me a picture of an unassuming man in jeans and a long-sleeved flannel.

Confused, I asked, "So he's just a regular guy who is good at archery?"

Steve chuckled, "No. He is also a skilled martial artist, acrobat, and spy, not to mention a very valuable member of the team."

The next picture was of the same man wearing a black sleeveless uniform and holding a bow loaded with three arrows.

"Clint is brilliant, humorous, very competitive, extremely loyal, a caring friend, and a loving family man," Steve stated.

"Finally, there is Bruce Banner, the most gifted scientist of this century."

"A scientist?" I asked, unimpressed, looking at the picture of a very average man who wore glasses and a purple button-up.

In response to my question, Steve pulled up a picture of a huge, green, muscular monster.

"Holy crap! What is that thing?!"

Steve said, "He's the Hulk, a strong and primitive-minded creature who is fueled by rage. Bruce was exposed to high levels of gamma radiation, which changed his body and mind. Bruce and Hulk are both always in there; it's just a matter of who is in control."

"So he can turn into that whenever he wants?"

"He has to be triggered to transform into the Hulk," Steve explained.

Concerned, I asked, "But every time he gets angry, does he change?"

"Not necessarily. Bruce has gained considerable control over the Hulk and is still learning about him. Bruce is very intelligent, sometimes shy, and always kind."

"In 2012, Thor's adopted brother, Loki, entered the Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility in the Mojave Desert via some kind of portal; used a Scepter to mind control several agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., including Clint Barton; stole the Tesseract; and destroyed the facility and the surrounding area," Steve recalled.

"The Tess-er-act?"

Steve explained grimly, "It's a blue cube with unmatched power."

I nodded, and he continued.

"Fury met with the World Security Council, and they told him to forget about the Avengers Initiative, but he went through with it anyway."

"Natasha recruited Bruce, Fury recruited me, and Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. recruited Tony."

"Natasha, Bruce, and I were brought onto S.H.I.E.L.D.'s first Helicarrier, which is a flying command center and an aircraft carrier. We found Loki in Germany, forcing a crowd of people to kneel before him. Tony and I were able to bring Loki into custody."

"That was the first time Tony and I ever met," Steve said quietly, reminiscing over the memory.

He ended the moment by resuming his story.

"Anyways, Thor boarded our Quinjet and took Loki with him. Tony and I followed. It took a bit of convincing, but Thor agreed to join us."

"When we returned to the Helicarrier, Loki was put in a cell and we discussed what Loki's plan was. Natasha interrogated Loki, while Tony and I separately but simultaneously discovered that Fury's 'Phase Two' was using the Tesseract to create weapons. We all had a big argument." Steve shook his head at this recollection.

"Clint and the other brainwashed agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. attacked the Helicarrier and took out one of our engines. It took a while, but Tony and I fixed the engine. The attack triggered Bruce to turn into the Hulk, and Natasha had to flee for her life. Thor stopped Hulk from hurting anyone until they were able to get him off of the Helicarrier, and he turned back into Banner unharmed."

"Loki escaped and then tricked Thor into his former cell. Agent Coulson tried to save Thor, but Loki ended up killing him."

I noticed a tear slide down Steve's face.

"Loki then ejected a still-trapped Thor from the Helicarrier. Fortunately, Thor was able to escape uninjured, but Loki got away."

"Fury told Tony and I that Agent Coulson was dead, and he also came clean to us about how his true plan was the Avengers Initiative, not Phase Two."

"Natasha had to fight and restrain Barton until he was finally free of Loki's control." Steve paused after saying this, as if the weight of his own words would not allow him to speak.

A moment later, he carried on, "Tony and I discussed Agent Coulson's death and realized Loki planned to open up a portal above Stark Tower in New York City."

"I found Clint and Natasha, and we took a Quinjet, which is an advanced piece of S.H.I.E.L.D. aircraft, and followed Tony to New York City."

"Tony tried to talk to Doctor Erik Selvig, a renowned astrophysicist and also another one of Loki's personal puppets at the time, about shutting down the portal device he had created using the Tesseract, but it didn't work. So Tony took off his suit and faced off against Loki mind to mind."

"It didn't go well. When Loki couldn't control Tony with the Scepter, he just threw him out the window. Tony was able to get into one of his suits and not fall to his death, but the portal had opened, and Loki's alien army had already arrived."

"Thor took his turn at confronting Loki, but to no avail. Loki took out one of the Quinjet's engines, and we were forced to crash land."

"Sirens were going off everywhere. The police officers and firefighters were doing all they could. Debris dust was thick on everything. The aliens just kept coming. Seventy-four civilians died, along with several NYPD officers and National Guard members, though I don't remember the numbers for them," Steve said quietly with a faraway look in his eyes.

No one spoke until Bucky gently said, "It's okay, Steve. What happened next?"

Steve blinked a couple of times. "umm- Thor and Bruce joined us. Bruce turned into the Hulk. I helped Natasha catch a ride up to the top of Stark Tower."

"There were a bunch of civilians cornered in this bank. The aliens had this bomb. It went off and blew me out of a window. I think I ended up landing on a car," Steve laughed dryly.

"Selvig was free of Loki's mind control when Natasha finally made it to the top of Stark Tower. He told her how to shut down the portal. And Hulk beat Loki down."

"The World Security Council decided to nuke New York City as the solution to the alien problem."

"I'm sorry! They decided to 'nuke' New York City?!" I interrupted.

Steve nodded and continued, "Tony took the nuke up and into the portal even though it was a suicide mission. When Tony hadn't come back out, Natasha was forced to close the portal. His suit had run out of power, but thankfully he free fell back to Earth before the portal fully closed. Once Tony came to, we finished our business with Loki."

"Thor took the Tesseract and Loki back to Asgard. We all went our separate ways after that. The world has never been the same since that day," Steve finished.

"Why would someone attack New York like that?" I asked soberly.

Steve and Bucky looked at each other.

"Actually, this wasn't the first time New York has been attacked since you were put under," replied Steve.

"On September 11, 2001, nineteen members of the terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airliners. One plane crashed into the World Trade Center North Tower. The second crashed into the World Trade Center South Tower. The third plane was flown into the Pentagon."

"The fourth plane's target was either the Capitol building or the White House, but it never made it to either. The crew and passengers of the flight fought against the hijackers after they had learned about the fates of the three other hijacked planes. When the hijackers realized that the passengers and crew would likely overcome them and gain control of the plane, they rolled the plane and intentionally crashed it, which killed everyone on board."

"Both of the towers ended up catching on fire and came down. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, over 25,000 were injured, and we will probably never know how many got sick or even died because of all of the contaminants and carcinogens that were in the air," Steve said, his voice filled with nothing but sadness.

I had no words. I could not even cry. I was in so much shock over the tragedy.

In a firm tone, Bucky said, "I think that's enough history for today."

I do not remember much about the rest of that day.

Steve went out again and did not return until after dark.

Bucky made himself a peanut butter sandwich around noon and offered me one, but I declined.

Steve brought back three thrifted sleeping bags, some basic groceries, and three takeout servings of okroshka. The cold summer soup was good, but I only ate my portion to appease Steve and not because I was hungry.

As I crawled into my sleeping bag that night, so many thoughts churned in my head.

- I had hurt someone and had no recollection of it.

- Someone had tried to kill me.

- I had missed 25 years of living.

- A beautiful city and the innocent lives of its people had been devastated by evil men.

[alulangel]

french toast // G // deancas // 1459 words // prompt: figuring out

read on ao3

It happens gently, with a soft landing.

Dean dips the slice of bread–I need brioche, Sammy, yeah dude that specifically–into the bowl of egg and milk.  Little daubs of cinnamon (and just a dash of nutmeg, okay, this bitch is fancy) float on top, clinging to the bread as he lifts it out.  He lets the bread drip for a moment, wet droplets falling back into the bowl. From his fingertips, too, and he feels it wet and cold.

He puts it into the hot, buttery pan and it sizzles, starting to cook.

“That smells good,” a gruff voice says behind him.  “Are you making breakfast?”

Dean looks over his shoulder.  Cas squints at him, sipping from a mug filled with rich black coffee.  “Morning, sunshine,” he says, and he can’t keep the smile out of his voice.  “Yeah, I’m making french toast.  Brioche french toast, so you better strap in.  It’s good as hell.”

Cas hums.  “Breakfast of champions?” he asks, echoing something he’s heard Dean say before.

And Dean has to turn back around and watch the pan, unable to keep from grinning.  His cheeks are going to get sore from all the damn smiling he’s been doing lately.

Since Cas came back.

“Yeah,” he says.  “Breakfast of champions.  We gotta expand your human palette.”

Cas shuffles closer.  “What’s in it?”

He stands near, but not so close they’re touching, better with personal space now that he’s human.  Dean can still feel him, sleep-warmed and loose-limbed, a calming presence at his back.  His shoulders go tingly with awareness and he rolls them, clearing his throat.  “You get some bread–and you can use whatever, but I like the brioche like we got here, or it’s real good with challah, too, and then you get an egg, splash of milk, and add some vanilla and cinnamon.”  He licks his lips and glances backwards at Cas.  “And I added a little nutmeg too, y’know?  Don’t gotta, though.”

Cas breathes deep.  “It smells very good.”  He takes another sip of his coffee, and Dean can hear him sigh with quiet pleasure after he swallows.  “Thank you, Dean.”

“Yeah, man,” he says, feeling lit up and warm at doing something for Cas, getting to take care of him.  “No problem.”

After another moment of observation, Cas goes and sits down.  Dean finishes the first piece and sticks it on a plate, then dips and cooks the second slice.  He wipes his hands on a dishtowel, then throws it over his shoulder, taking the plate to Cas.

“Breakfast is served,” he says, grinning at Cas and winking.  As soon as he does it, unintentional though it was, he regrets it, heat climbing up the back of his neck.  “Uh, gimme just a second to make mine and I’ll sit and eat with you.”

Cas smiles back at him.  “Okay, Dean.”

He hurries back to the stovetop, glad that he doesn’t have to look at Cas.  He wishes he’d stayed, though, just to watch him take that first bite.  He’s gotten his first piece submerged in the eggy mixture when he remembers something.  “Oh, hey,” he says.  He shakes off the bread and tosses it into the pan.  “Forgot this.”  He grabs the syrup from the fridge and plops it in front of Cas.  “Syrup.  You can get a little bowl for dipping, or drizzle it over ‘em like pancakes.”

Cas takes a bite, and Dean watches as his straight, white teeth show past his lips.  His head tilts as he chews, staring at the bottle of syrup.  “I don’t know, Dean.  This is already excellent.  I don’t know that your french toast needs anything else.”

Dean ducks his head, pleased, and says “Well, yeah, of course it’s awesome, Cas.  Doesn’t mean you can’t add a little extra sweetness.”

He finishes his own breakfast and then takes it to the table.  Cas has been working through his two slices with slow, methodical bites, looking like he’s studying the texture and composition of every piece.  

“Better than molecules?”

“Yes.”  Cas smiles at him, a little crooked and so human–and so Cas, goddamnit–that something in Dean’s chest cracks open.  “Much.  You should make french toast a regular part of our breakfast rotation.”  And then his smile goes a little tender, his eyes soften, and he goes back to his food.

For a moment, Dean just watches him eat.

It still feels unreal sometimes, to see Cas there in front of him.  Watching Cas go that final time, watching the Empty take him, had been one of the worst moments of Dean’s life.  And it’s not like he’s lacking in moments to choose from, his life has been one hot and ready buffet of trauma from the time he was four years old.  But something about losing Cas had felt like losing Sam, like a piece of him had been irrevocably taken from him.  He’d sat on the floor in the dungeon and had to reckon with that, with what it meant to lose Cas, with what it meant to be faced with the full, honest force of Cas’s love.  Somehow, despite everything they had been through and every wound they had ever given the other, Cas loved him.  Cas loved him.  And Dean had wanted to honor that love, had forced himself to get up and go to Sam and Jack and stop Chuck once and for all.  And they’d done it.  And behind it all, in this new foundational part of himself, Cas had loved him.

When they’d gotten him back, Dean hadn’t quite been able to believe it.  It seemed too good to be true.  Things didn’t work out like that, not for Winchesters.  Dean had found one of his people, his family, and then lost him.  So it goes.  But then he’d come back and Dean had him again.

Dean had found his person again.

There is a blob of syrup on the corner of Cas’s mouth.  He’d made a little puddle of it on the edge of his plate, and had dragged a few bites through to try it.  Dean stares for a moment.  He can see himself in his mind’s eye, grabbing a napkin and swiping at it.  He can see himself leaning forward and using the pad of his thumb to smear it across Cas’s lips and cheek, more a hindrance than a help.  

And then he thinks I want to eat breakfast with him every morning for the rest of our lives.

The realization hits him suddenly, but with no impact.  It’s as if he always knew.  It lands as delicately as a petal cupped in his palm, as softly as snow falling on his shoulder.  He’s not sure what took him so long to figure it out.  Cas is his person.

Dean loves him, too.

“What the hell, man,” he teases, “you’ve got syrup all over your face.  I gotta teach you how to eat, too?”

Cas glares at him and Dean laughs.  “It’s right—” He gestures to his mouth.  Cas wipes at the wrong side.

“Syrup is messy, Dean, I told you I didn’t need it.”

“It’s still there.”

Cas wipes harder, still the wrong side.  “I don’t think—”

“You’re not even close, let me just…”

“I’m fine, Dean, I don’t need—”

Dean leans over the table and kisses him, right on the corner of his warm, plush mouth.  He tastes like syrup.  It feels thick and warm like syrup, too.  Like breakfast together everyday.  Like finding your person and getting to keep them.  Like home.

“Oh,” Cas breathes as Dean pulls away.  His eyes are wide and his lips are parted.

“Still there,” Dean says.  He sucks his thumb into his mouth to wet it and then scrubs at the sticky corner of Cas’s mouth.

“Dean,” he says, frowning.  He tries to bat him away, but Dean pushes back and scrubs harder.  “Dean, that’s not helping.”

His hand moves from Cas’s face to the back of his neck.  He lets it rest there, gentle, as he leans closer.  “Think you can get it yourself, then?”  Cas is staring at his mouth.  He bites the swell of his bottom lip, just for the little shock of pleasure from watching Cas notice.  “Can’t leave your face all sticky.”  He leans closer.  “I just want to help.”

Cas cups his cheek with one large, warm palm.  “It’s okay, Dean.”  He pulls him in for one quick, hard kiss.  It lasts barely a moment, like a just in case, like Cas wants to take what he can before Dean pulls away again.  But Dean’s not going anywhere.  They’re still so close that their noses brush.  Still so close that Dean can feel when he smiles.  “I think I’ve got it.”

[hexbimbo]

DBD Favorite Food HC:

Survivors

Dwight Fairfield

Cheese Pizza.

No more no less.

Thinks pepperoni is “too spicy.”

Pizza What! Had 25% lifetime employee discount.

Meg Thomas

Doesn’t particularly care about her diet as much due to her active lifestyle.

Probably needs more calories than the average person because she’s always on the move.

A good hearty veggie burger is enough for Meg.

Claudette Morel

Ham and Cheese Sandwich.

No crust, untoasted, on white bread.

Toasted bread makes her teeth hurt.

Cut into triangles for maximum efficiency.

Jake Park

In the ~lore~ he is shown to have affinity for Korean Barbecue Ribs.

Really enjoys smoked meats and canned veggies

Canned Artichokes. Boom.

Nea Karlson

Energy drinks.

Probably consumed with some rock candy for extra ✨sizzle✨.

Has attempted to down a can and crush it with her forehead (failed)

Laurie Stroade

Apple pie.

Something all American and sweet.

A nice dollop of vanilla ice cream too please!

Ace Visconti

Would probably tell you some fancy name that makes you feel broke.

More likely a home cooked meal by his Mom

Thinks that high rollers shouldn’t be associated with low class dishes of a foreign country.

I’ll go with Alfajores. Especially the ones dipped with a little chocolate.

William “Bill” Overbeck

Tv dinner with a cold beer

Preferably a Salisbury steak one 🔥🔥🔥

Over boiled canned peas with a slice of buttered bread ain’t bad either.

Feng Min

Candy and chips seems too obvious yknow?

~Lore~ also mentions her being an alcoholic but that’s not really a “favorite” is it?

Probably sponsored a limited edition soft drink that she really liked.

David King

Toad in the hole.

“Classic British “cuisine””

Surprisingly not a fan of a good chippy

Too much oil for his diet

Quentin Smith

Yknow those hard candies in strawberry wrapping old people give on Halloween?

Those

Those 💯

Especially ones with little soft center

David Tapp

Chinese food.

Crab Rangoons was always his go too.

Especially slathered in duck sauce. (Sweet and sour)

Kate Denson

Sun flower seeds.

Perfect snack for wildness jam seshs.

Would be trail mix if she didn’t only eat the chocolate.

Adam Francis

Connivence store meals

Have you see the pre-made meal game in Japan?

~Lore~ mentions that he enjoyed spending his weekends at high end restaurants too.

Big fan of Japanese food.

Jeffery “Jeff” Johansen

Pancakes. Maybe with some blueberry if he’s feeling fancy.

Nice slab of butter in between each layer.

Likes the syrup to soak into a the pancakes for a bit.

Beard definitely catches the sticky crumbs.

Jane Romero

Grilled Chicken and Beet Salad.

Sprinkle some walnuts and goat cheese for extra yummy flavor.

Probably enjoyed with a tasty raspberry or apple vinaigrette.

Ashley J. Williams

Edibles.

Relax kid! He’s just joshing ya’!

Cow tails are pretty groovy.

But he wouldn’t say no to a few special brownies.

Nancy Wheeler

She looks boring as hell

Vanilla ice cream with cherry shell.

Not that flavorful but sweet enough it’s a treat.

Steve Harrington

Root beer float.

Mid tbh.

Enjoys the idea of sharing it with someone via two straws at a sleepy diner.

Yui Kimura

Street food.

Takoyaki to be specific.

Her gang spent a lot of time muscling about in the narrow streets of Tokyo. Easy access to cheap and piping hot food.

Likes eating with her hands.

Zarina Kassir

Felt like she wasn’t as appreciative of her “foreign” lunches as she could’ve been as a kid.

Makes an effort to recreate her childhood meals but lacks the “mom touch.”

Always on the move for the next big story, this film maker enjoys celery and carrots.

Cheryl Mason

Dry Cereal.

Just something to pick at through out the day.

Not too sweet either. Something whole grain works for her.

Felix Richter

Heavily salted potato salad.

Boil some proses till tender, throw in some mayo, lemon juice, parsley, dash of sugar, salt ‘n pepper and you, my friend, have got it ON 🔥🔥🔥

The side dish you’re forced to try but end up digging.

Élodie Rakoto

Hachis Parmentier. Served with a cucumber salad.

“Classic French “cuisine.””

About as tasty as you would expect.

Easy to prepare and easy to eat. (Kinda)

Yun- Jin Lee

Fancy foods for the fancy lady.

Western food has a soft spot in her cold, unfeeling heart.

Mushroom risotto and seared scallops.

Jill Valentine

BLT hold the mayo.

Wavy chips make a good side.

Maintains a firm diet.

Leon S. Kennedy

I raise you one: Ham, Cheese, Egg croissant.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner all in one.

And available at many fast food places.

Had one with a runny egg yoke and - lord.

Mikaela Reid

Lavender Matcha Boba.

Her tastes buds soared.

Too bad it was a limited time promotional item.

Jonah Vasquez

Caesar Salad Wrap with Ranch.

Maybe with a small lil fruit cup.

Overall very healthy 👍.

Yoichi Asakawa

Hamburg with cheese.

I don’t really know a lot about him tbh.

Seems like he has a well balanced diet.

Probably eats it with a cabbage garnish.

Haddie Kaur

Eggs.

Fried eggs served over spiced watermelon rinds are 👌.

Can’t go wrong with an eggs and cheese.

Ada Wong

I can’t really imagine her eating??

My mind says she probably collects antique wine but I can’t really picture her drinking either.

I’ll go with mussoli.

Rebecca Chambers

Macarons!

Expensive? Yes. Shareable? Also yes!

“Oh! Those look just like a smiling hamburger!”

Vittorio Toscano

Cheese and bread.

Maybe- MAYBE a little watered down wine.

Not like a charcuterie board. More Skyrim “going ham on a wheel of cheese and bread”.

Thalita Lyra

Grilled Pineapple.

Dusted with some brown sugar and grilled on an open flame is 🤤.

Likes it tender. Undercooked, firm pineapple makes her sad.

Renato Lyra

Rice. Rice never changes.

Goes well with cheesy stroganoff.

Wash it down with a fizzy drink.

Probably doesn’t eat much else tbh. Classic ‘Tism 😎

Gabriel Soma

Due to his memories being fake it’s hard to tell if he actually likes the food or just THINKS he likes it.

Probably likes hotdogs.

His Mom would always get him some to nom on during baseball game.

Hates pork hotdogs.

Nic Cage

Apparently is irl favorites are KFC and champagne.

Sounds about right.

Seems like a memer and would get a baja blast if his kids suggested it.

Ellen Ripely

Freeze dried ice cream sandwiches.

Or crackers.

Likes the crunch and long shelf life both can provide.

Alan Wake

Scrambled eggs, buttered toast, and black coffee.

You ever such a rough morning you gotta process what’s on your plate for 10 minutes?

Likes his eggs salty.

Sable Ward

DIY spooky treats!

“Mummy Dogs” are croissant wrapped hotdogs and “candied eyeballs” are tangulu grapes.

Probably had an edgy phase of “only liking black coffee.”

“How can you even enjoy the natural taste of coffee with all that sugar and milk??”

Killers:

Evan McMillian

Boiled Dinner.

Throw some cabbage, pastrami, and bacon in bag with some seasonings.

(Read: salt and pepper).

Delicious for 1800 palettes.

Phillip Ojomo

Canned beans.

Eating them straight from the can hit different after a long day of crushing cars.

Knows how to open any can with a spoon alone.

Max Thompson Jr

Biscuits and Gravy.

Was usually served the slop version as a kid.

Tries to re-create it a bit more “not bad”.

Sally Smithson

Johnny cakes.

Probably also likes food with not okay names.

Like “Injun Bread” 🫤.

Micheal Myers

Chips and Cola.

Eats more to survive than for comfort.

A lot of victims tend to be teenagers relaxing on Halloween with an assortment of junk food goodies.

Chips in bowl and a half empty cup of cola are very tasty snacks when he’s on the move.

Lisa Sherwood

I’m not sure if it’s ever explicitly said but I head-cannon her as being from New Orleans.

Craw fish is tried and true banger.

Even in her “Hag” form, she enjoys slurping them up raw.

Herman Carter

Black Coffee.

Wakes up early to enjoy some time alone with his mug.

Maybe dips a crostini in.

Anna

Bear.

Anna likes her food in a very particular way, almost OCD with her eating habits.

Refuses to eat until she “earns” the right to eat.

Bear is the perfect challenge.

Bubba Sawyer

Chili.

Add a dollop of cheddar jack cheese on top for a pop of color.

Likes dipping bread into it.

No spoon required.

Freddy Krueger

Apple slices.

A nice juicy apple was refreshing on a hot summers day working in the garden.

Now, the juices sting his skin.

Amanda Young

Fast food.

If you ever worked the morning shift at a fast food place yknow the crack heads be jonesing out in the corner booth.

Post Recovery, I think greasy fast food helps settle her stomach.

Jeffery Hawk

Corn dogs if he’s mad, cotton candy if he’s sad.

Or both if you wanna meet an early grave.

Either way, eats way too much for his body to properly digest and often is constipated.

Rin Yamaoka

Natto.

Sticky fermented beans beloved by Japan.

Kinda icky but it’s a staple there.

Frank, Julie, Susie, Joey

Frank likes hot chocolate.

Julie likes loaded fries.

Susie likes sprinkles.

Joey likes red slushies.

Adris

Mutton and dates.

A holy meal for a holy woman.

Not too sure if the Babylonians had honey ( I think they did) she’d probably slather it on.

Danny Johnson

French fries.

Perfect finger food while typing up the next big story.

Tries dipping it in the blood of his victims to be “edgy.”

Decided against it as it could implement him to the crimes (credit card, receipts, DNA etc).

Demogorgan

Enjoys nibbling on plants.

More of a sensory thing than taste.

They tickle all the right places in its mouth.

Kazan Yamaoka

Pickled Veggies

Great for traveling and very nutritious .

Probably would be a meat dish but I’d imagine he was very disciplined with his diet.

Caleb Quinn

Lambs Fry.

Also likes snacking on bar peanuts.

His favorite part is the eye ball.

Pyramid Head

I don’t think he can eat.

Doesn’t he have a tongue??

Likes flicking it over the inside of his helmet.

Likes the metallic taste of rust.

Talbot Grimes

Haggis.

“Classic Scottish “cuisine””.

Would cry eating it as child.

Also likes hibiscus tea for the anti oxidants ☝️.

Charlotte and Victor Deshayes

Food was hard to come by growing up.

Survived off of scraps.

One time they were lucky to come across very tasty meat.

Their mom said it was “honeyed” whatever that meant.

Ji-woon Hak

Champagne.

Definitely pours it over himself to watch it stream through his abs.

Enjoys dropping a fruit in to dive after.

Nemesis T-Type

Nemesis is technically a meat suit being piloted by a parasite (that’s what his tentacle thing is.)

Kinda feeds off the body it’s piloting.

Like a fungi to a tree (which is bananas, look it up.)

Elliot Spencer

Scabs.

Especially likes the thicker variety that peel clean off.

Bonus points if it’s has that soft, goey white stuff in it.

Carmina Mora

Caldino de congrio.

Hot as fuck.

Eel hits different.

Sadako Yamamura

Rice.

Nothing special.

A plain bowl of rice lightly salted is a good meal in itself.

Maybe a peice of unseasoned fish.

Dredge

Fingernails.

Enjoys chewing on its “hands” and hearing that sweet, sweet crunch.

Sometimes chews on the fingernails of deceased survivors to see if it can taste what they’ve previously eaten.

Albert Wesker

Sultans Delight.

A creamy eggplant mixture topped with some braised lamb.

Doesn’t really take the time to enjoy it.

Give him 7 minutes tops.

Tarhos Kovács

Preserved fish.

The extremely salted filets cook up real quick for a tasty dish.

Was always a treat when he found a barrel of them in his raids.

Adrianna Imai

Guarana.

Enjoys it especially as a mixer.

Her mini fridge is always stocked with some.

HUX-A7-13

“Eating” is an organic thing.

No thanks.

Does have a favorite type of electricity.

Enjoys the smell of carbon.

Xenomorph

Human.

As an apex predators, Aliens enjoy killing everything that catches their eye.

I imagine our Alien in particular developed a taste for human flesh.

Charles Lee Ray

Swedish Meatballs.

Some meatballs are better than others.

But they like, gotta be seasoned super well. Not like a dash of Italian herbs and you call it day.

Unknown

Bone marrow.

Likes to suck them out of chicken bones.

Or human bones.

[pupwashing]

Haiaiiiiiii it’s 🐰 today in the shower all i could think about was mouthwashing cast as various pastries/baked goods so i thought mayhaps you’d enjoy the thought

Curly- Cupcake 🧁 a classic, everyone likes it, hard to fuck up ermm a little plain but that’s okay

Jimmy- Muffin (lack of muffin emoji..) , the cupcake’s less preferred counterpart🥹 grainy and not as sweet but just as versatile. (Specifically Banana nut muffin cuz i like them😋😋)

Anya- BAGEL🥯 , I’m confident in this one. Tasty, well liked, but often overlooked. Sweet or savory depending on your palate.

Daisuke- 🥧 i had to think long and hard about this one but i’ve come to the conclusion that he’d be a pie. Misunderstood due to commercializing so most people don’t actually know what a good one tastes like but once you have a professional you can’t go back.

Swansea- 🍞 A simple loaf of white bread. Overlooked under appreciated but who do you go to first when you want a sandwich? Mhm. Sliced bread. (Unless ur fancy but whatevvv)

🐰 anon signing off…

THESE ARE SO GOOD ACTUALLY OMG.. I love banana nut muffins too nonnie :3 so it makes sense for jimmy to be one.. if no one else wants him, I’ll take him!!

curly’s def a vanilla cupcake w rainbow sprinkles. plain, but classic!

anya being a bagel is actually so real.. i’d have her with strawberry cream cheese

daisuke would definitely be pie. ive only had sweet potato pie and i wasnt really a fan but i’d love to have fresh apple pie from a bakery

swansea would DEFINITELY be a loaf of bread. it’s plain and old, but RELIABLE. plus, you always need it when you dont have it. I feel like swansea is that type of guy

[tiar-vn]

you already know im gonna be sending asks 🙏🙏 HI KIIKO LMAO take your time answering this but. the people must know

what are some of yaki’s likes/dislikes? could be about anything— favorite/least favorite foods, drinks, activities (even if by ‘activities’ its just types of work </3 hashtag give yaki a break 2024)

also can i brush his hair for him…,… i used to have long hair yaki i know how to brush it without yanking at it/having it hurt….. Hello,..

HELLO EDEN!! I'm trying to be professional but it's hard, I keep thinking about spamming shrimp photos sighhhhh

Regarding food preference, Yaki prefers a warm meal with lots of spices!! To say he doesn't have a problem eating spicy food; most of the time, the food at the convent can get quite.. bland, to say the least. Yaki manages to snack on something during the afternoon and then cooks for himself at night!! (unlike the other people who eat whatever the kitchen has to offer at that moment, that's also because they don't know that many recipes and decide to stick with a simple bread and soup meal).

Specifically Yaki likes thai red curry with chicken, bamboo bits and a side of white rice (giving him my fav dish HAHA). As for a drink, I think he'd quite like orange juice!! Or anything orange based as well.. same would go for a favorite dessert!! Orange fruit tarts, cake with orange slices, orange smoothie ETC… he's a fan of that fruit ok??? Favorite activity— he really likes reading :)

Yaki is not really a picky eater, but he doesn't really like.. squishy/gelatin based foods?? For example pudding or aspic if that makes sense!! He'll eat it of course but it's not really something he consumes normally. Least favorite drink would be alcohol of any kind— WELL if he has to, he drinks some during the dinners with the other convent members (tho after that he throws the remaining wine in the cup away). Least favorite activity is probably knitting/sewing! He actually quite likes the result of it but the amount of times he wounded his hands with the needle is incredible..

Yaki is more than happy to let you brush his hair!