#fruity four text posts

[kurtkankle]

it’s time for… more fruity four text posts!

[buddiesronance]

[byler-alarmist]

Stranger Things is one big 80's movie fix-it fic.

It's Stand By Me, if they were brave enough to admit that Chris and Gordie were.in love

It's Pretty In Pink, if Andie and Duckie ended up together like they were supposed to

It's The Breakfast Club, if the teenagers were allowed to be very, very gay

Edit: even better, per the suggestion of @punkwillbyers, it's if Duckie was gay and Andie turned out to be queer, too

[sam-loves-seb]

the fruity four but make it hollywood au (1/x)

actor!steve who’s newly famous for his leading role in last year’s hit romantic comedy, everybody and their mother is in love with the guy, his face is on every fucking billboard across the country, he’s charming and funny and god is he attractive and eddie is so fucking over it.

eddie munson--lead singer and guitarist for successful metal band corroded coffin--doesn’t even know steve harrington but he’s annoyed by him nonetheless. by what, he’s not really sure. his success? his popularity? how his face is literally everywhere eddie turns? who knows! eddie writes him off as another one hit wonder actor who will flop in his next feature or burn out in the next five years from doing too much too fast and not being able to handle the workload or the stardom

but then he meets steve at some 30 under 30 in hollywood party, and he's not at all how eddie expected. they become sort of friends that night, and in the following weeks eddie starts to learn more about hollywood's newest heartthrob

like how steve never really wanted to be an A-list actor, how he never saw himself in the romcom game at first. he learns how steve got his start as a stunt double on a couple of decent coming of age/teenage hijinks action adventure films, how he spent most of his twenties absolutely broke, living paycheck to paycheck and constantly worried between jobs

how steve met his best friend robin (a makeup artist) on the set of his first real gig, and how he pulls her in to any and all of his projects now that he’s a big name (not that she isn’t talented in her own right, she’s damn good at what she does, but they've always looked out for each other like this in the near decade they've known each other). she's been his "date" on more than one red carpet this year, and every couple of months steve has to publicly squash the dating rumors that start to circle them

how steve met his ex-girlfriend nancy wheeler (yes, that nancy wheeler, picture perfect girl-next-door older sister on one of the most famous sitcoms of the last decade) when she starred in a movie where steve was her co-lead’s stunt double, how they dated for about a year and then broke up but stayed friends, even when she went through her rebellious phase and broke out of her cookie cutter miss-teen-perfect shell and had a bit of a "wild child" phase before settling into the indie film scene for a while and fading into the background for a couple of years

how steve never wanted to be an actor--like, not even a little bit--but on this one gig he flirted a little too much with this one casting director that he really liked, and then the next thing he knows he’s being cast as a supporting part in a six part mini series that sort of blew up one summer before everyone immediately forgot about it when fall programming began airing

fast forward a year or so and he’s still doing stunt work--with name recognition comes a steadier stream of gigs, so he's happy with what he's doing, he likes stunt work--when something goes wrong and he gets a pretty bad concussion (just another in a long line of them) and his agent tells him it might be time to hang it up for good for the sake of his health

but he doesn’t know what else to do, he has a little money saved from the mini series but it’s not enough and he needs a new plan, and robin--sweet, sweet robin--tells him about this movie she’s about to start working on where the male lead had to back out last minute and the directors are scrambling and she may have slipped steve’s headshot to the casting director when she caught him having a breakdown in the back room of the studio...

...and that's how steve gets his big break, starring in a well written romcom with an unknown cast that does big numbers at the box office, launching all of them into stardom overnight

and eddie is fascinated by all of this because, well, he thought steve was for sure a nepotism baby or some shit because he’s pretty sure steve grew up with money (he did, but he left it behind to move to LA and pursuit his dreams) and eddie just assumed his dad was a big name producer or something and that’s how steve got into all of this

so the two of them start hanging out and they become fast friends, always photographed getting coffee together trying to avoid the paparazzi or showing up to hollywood's hottest parties together (in an attempt to get both of their agents off their backs and actually show their faces in public) and buzzfeed starts to write these articles about how they're the most unlikely of friends

it takes them six months to start dating.

it takes another year before the press catches wind of it, and by that time they're already living together in a three bedroom luxury apartment in LA with robin and nancy sharing a place right down the hall. steve bought a ring. it sits in robin's sock drawer so eddie won't find it before steve's ready to pop the question

part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | ko-fi

[jus-let-me-read]

Fruity Four Texts

Ft. Ronance and Steddie with Platonic! Stobin

[fourswordsannotated]

[adankrivervalleynearyou]

fruity four as texts w me and my friends

[morganbritton132]

Okay but after that flight twitter threat. Do Eddie and Steve see that threat at some point? Who shows it to them? What are their reactions? Do the gossipy news pick the story up? Does Eddie get asked questions about it in interviews?

I Love it and I have so many questions

They do see it!

Steve actually sees it first because Robin saw it first. She sent him a screenshot of the thread, but conveniently left out the tweet where the person realized it was Eddie and Steve. She texted him like, “This you?”

Steve’s like, “Whoa, you can’t have a conversation anywhere nowadays. It’s worse than when the FBI was actively bugging our phones.”

Robin texts back, “Hi to the FBI agents currently bugging our phones.”  

Steve says, “Yeah, hi.”

And that’s that for Steve.

Eddie, however, tracks down the original thread and Corroded Coffin’s official twitter account responds with a picture of Eddie’s ‘vintage’ SpiceWorld Tour t-shirt that he got in ’98 when the fruity four went to their concert. He’s like, “Yeah, they’re not very metal but are you gonna tell me that The Lady’s a Vamp isn’t an absolute banger? I think not.”

Then he goes to bed.

And the internet does what it always does and jumps to a conclusion that’s based in nothing. People are trying to figure out if Eddie was sitting next to his husband or if there is a cheating scandal on the horizon. The OP doesn’t remember what Turtleneck looks like and Eddie hasn’t posted anything since he reminded people about his interview.

By morning, the gossip sites are running stories about his rampant cheating. Eddie is throwing away ten years of marriage to his sick frail husband for plane sex with – gasp – a woman! Or a younger man! Or John Travolta of all people.

Eddie responds to all this with a Tiktok.

In the video, he starts out filming an article on his laptop about how he’s in New York right now cheating on his husband. He pans from the article up to Steve shoving their stuff back into their suitcase. Steve’s hair is a mess. He’s half-dressed and clearly tired, and there’s a line of hickeys tracing up the scar on his neck.

Eddie zooms in on them before panning up to Steve’s face. Eddie says, “Babe, did you see this? I’m cheating on you.”

“What, right now?” Steve asked, clearly just humoring him. He deadpans, “I’m devastated.”

“Yeah, tell me about it. I thought I was coming to New York to do a silly little interview and spend some time with my husband but, nope. I’m currently having sex with – Matt Damon. Really? If I’m blowing up my marriage, it’s not with actor equivalent of plain toast.”

“I’m embarrassed for you.”

“Yeah, tell me about it.”  

[therian-database]

Hayyyy pookie!

It's ur Paul dano lover!!

This isn't very database related but more so an opinion!

I wanna make a subtle therian candle set! I just need 2 more animals (even though it's bad to be "generic" I do need 2 more animals and want them sorta generic for a therian!)

My two first ideas for this four candles candle set is:

Like a wolf: woodsy, line, tree

Like a fox: light bakery scent, maybe cinnamon-y?

(Logo will have a consistent wood bg with text saying: "LIKE A" at the top and then at the bottom the scent "fox" or "wolf" with the animal of that scent!)

I am gonna list scents I have so you can brainstorm bc ik ur good at it!

Nature sents (wood/forest and rainbow)

Fruit scents (guava, pear, apple strawberry, cucumber, etc)

Bakery scents (coming in today Aug 16th! Will dm u)

Beach/coast scents (also coming in today and will dm u!)

Srry this is so long! Luv uuuu!!

Hi pookie!!!!!

All I can think is wtf does a rainbow smell like???

Anyways here's some ideas:

Like a sloth: tropical, fruity scents, with some woodsy ones mixed in? (Guava, strawberry, cucumber, wood/forest)

Like a cat: probably bakery vibes, some woodsy scents, def feeling like a honey scent would go well! ���^•ﻌ��^ฅ

Like a shark: beach vibes!! Salty, fresh scents that make you feel like ur underwater! Maybe some cucumber in there?

Like a dragon: campfire scents, anything that feels spicy, like nutmeg or cinnamon scented candles, and wood/forest :3

Like a bear: woodsy scents, maybe a salty beachy scent, some bakery scents!

Anyways love you pookie!!!!

P.S.

You need a new personality. Ik Paul dano is hot but please post smth else (;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)

[a-very-tired-raven]

OKAY, FINALLY, THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!! Welcome, my Grills, Dills, and Nonbinary Eels, to my pride art event!

This is how its all gonna go down! Im going to be doing a pride drawing, of my Oc Ameryllis. Due to some of you wanting to help out in some way, I'll be accepting your OWN drawings of him.

This will go up untill the 18th, which gives you all about a week to submit them.

All references I have of Ameryllis will be posted below, along with text descriptions because my handwriting is shit lmao. You do NOT have to participate if you dont want to.

Also, drawing your own ocs with him is welcome! I dont care what your drawings are, as long as they involve my fruity child. Feel free to ask any questions if needed!!! Also, buckle up, this is a long post. Alrighty *cracks fingers one at a time* Here we go!

A small description of Ameryllis to help get into his character: He was orginally my dolortale metta. Hes long since became his own character(though i may still use him as his orginal role), and i have unfortunately lost his metta design.

Anywho, Ameryllis represents the stage of acceptance in the stages of grief, hence the flowers hes named after. He has a GREAT love for theater, and uses this to help the undergound cope. He might seem stuck up and arrogant at glance, but this isnt the case. Though its incredibly hard to crack open his shell and see the real him. At first, hes a little cold, and hardly ever smiles, this making him hard to read as his emotions are very subtle, though his smug and dramatic demeanor shines through anyhow. Once you get to know him better, you'll find him showing that ever so slight smile more often, and youll see that hes really a total sweetheart, even if he has trouble showing it.( TSUNDERE). Even so hes very much a bitch, one that takes pride in how he dresses, and knows how to appreciate himself. ENOUGH OF THAT, BACK TO THE REFFS!!!!

Description: a large drawing of Ameryllis. There are notes above and beside. The notes are:

•The shorter hair on his left has a splityed part, resembling a triangle or curve.

• Permanent blush across Cheeks and Nose.

• Nose has slight darker color/highlight

• Freckles go across face, and above left brow, and go down the neck in a tight line before spreading a little.

• Cross earring.

Description: A large group of Ameryllis drawings, in the middle is an Outfit description labled 'Fit Check!' Notes surrounding these clothes follow:

• An arrow pointing to a yellow undershirt. The only thing visible when the shirt is worn are the classic puffy sleeves.

• An arrow pointing at a pair of black dress pants, with pockets in the back. To the right id an arrow pointing at a black hair tie.

• The unmarked clothing consists of a back tie/bow, a black cross earring, and a purple vest.

Description 1: Four upclose pictures of Ameryllis sketches. The first features Ameryllis tilting his head in a sly manner, with a grin, showing off a new look, which involves his hair somehow being even more curly then usual. Hes also replying to somehow not shown, saying "What else can I say? I like it~"

Description 2: The second sketch consists of Ameryllis saying his lines on stage, prefroming one of his plays or musicals. While his lines are blurred, his hair is tied for once.

Description 3: A drawing of Ameryllis. His facial expression has him looking in some sort of frustration. Nothing else is shown, so its not clear on if hes pissed at someone, or just done with everything. His hair is clipped into some sort of bun, with some hair hanging lose.

Description 4: A drawing of Ameryllis making a wry comment in mockery to someone not shown. The comment happens to be "Thats just too bad~". He has a pouty expression, seeming to be taunting someone.

Description: A Chibi drawing of Ameryllis.

Description: Two drawings of Ameryllis. The first features said character portraying an unapologetic manner, despite both shrugging and his words. His usual orange eye, is now red in an artistic choice, trying to convay that whoever he was speaking to is looking at someone dangerous. He has a sly grin while saying 'Opps~' which is implying he did something to someone in a ruthless manner.

The second drawing features a side profile of Ameryllis.

(1/2) I will reblog this in just a moment with a couple more drawings, along with the picrew i made his design in so you have a color pallet.

[nataliescatorccio]

a creation for every month of 2022

post your favorite or most popular post from each month this year (it’s okay to skip months).

i was tagged by @petersevan and absolutely loved doing this last year so very excited to have the chance to reflect on things this year!

january:

> favourite: yennefer look book > most popular: geralt ‘hmm’ of rivia returns

february:

> favourite: jaskier: a bard’s tale > most popular: yenskier: correct or incorrect?

march:

> favourite: yenralt in emojis > most popular: kantony + newton

april:

> favourite: how to court your future wife > most popular: anthony cannot compute

may:

> favourite: max + running up that hill > most popular: leia organa

june:

> favourite: a bee in your bonnet > most popular: first kill + text posts

july:

> favourite: the ladies of the continent > most popular: fruity four: a summary

august:

> favourite: klaus + non-binary colours > most popular: eddie + tattoos

september:

> favourite: the umbrella academy + powers > most popular: rhaenyra and harwin

october:

> favourite: rhaenyra: then and now > most popular: geralt + fuck

november:

> favourite: wednesday + nicknames > most popular: enid + wearing lesbian colours

december:

> favourite: yenskier > most popular: jenna & emma on wenclair

tagging: @lamberts @ughmerlin @arthurpendragonns @ivashkovadrian @zoya-nazyalenskys @aryastaark @wenclair @natalia-dyer @seance @capinejghafa @viktorhargreeves & anyone else who sees this and would like to do it!

[kurtkankle]

[pluttskutt]

wip files game

thank you @ehlaaaaaaaa for the tag <3

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigue them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPS.

I won't be tagging as many people as I've got wips since I'll stick to my tag list for games but let's go! I'll be doing this from my Scrivener folder :) Which, I noticed, is actually pretty descriptive pfff ha

10 things i hate about you steddie

amnesia au

Daughters Of the Sea

fantasy series

fruity four spooky

mermaid au

nano 2022

Oneshots

piano man

rotten to the core

text fic

tigers

toy soldier

trans steve

what binds us

taglist below cut + open tag! tell me if you want to be added or removed, thank you :) a tag doesn't mean you have to do the game!

@saltysupercomputer @ehlaaaaaaaa @kayedium-writes @helathorloki @saphoblin @toribookworm22 @odysseywritings @blockedwriterqueendom @oh-no-another-idea @cljordan-imperium @minutiaewriter @perasperaadastrawriting @writingpotato07 @asher-orion-writes @wallacejwriting @cherrybombfangirlwrites @calicojackofficial @pure-solomon @alesseia @nightmarishnotifs @iced-ginger-tea

[ariapmdeol]

8:11 anon here again. Wow. W o w. Brain empty but just. Wow.

Went through all the endings and then had to go back to Arrival Point S to cope with all the other ones. And, as expected, the first ending and S destroyed me. Cried at least two times. My god. It's been a while since media made me cry, and I certainly didn't expect to get so emotionally invested in CoE.

However! I have questions!! Spoiler-y ones? If you don't mind, of course. Sorry if it's a lot?? I'm definitely going to re-watch everything again to connect whatever is left.

First off: is there a "canon" ending? Surely S is what everyone wishes to be canon (although E is pretty good too, in its own way, definitely wouldn't want it to be canon, though) but is there a defined one by the developers? Actually, what even is the first ending gotten before S?

Second: what triggers change the endings? I figure that for deaths it's mostly a matter of wasting time, which is really neat and genuinely puts urgency into the situation.

Connected to that, what's the blue-colored person speaking at the end of most endings? The one who "guides" the player on what they missed to try again?

Third: honestly what (and who) the hell is Kanou. Man shows up as quickly as he dies, reappears in like two endings, commits suicide in both. Is he just the local cryptid? A doll? There's something going on with him, between the Told You So death, the text about murdering coworkers at a previous lab, and his corpse disappearing (and, in specific endings, showing up as...human? Dialogue specifies that)

Fourth: you mention the DLC, but also Hermits Room and Interlude, however I don't see them in the playlist? Do they have to be played specifically as there's no uploads?

Fifth: wow Utsugi is so incredibly fruity. My god that guy is gay, good for him, good for him. That's not a question just need to state it. Also Sanemitsu being emotionally not there ever and Atou threatening him every five seconds. Peak dynamic, love them all so much. Shinano being happy. S ending my beloved

Sixth: I heard something about a...cipher? An art book cipher? Or an ARG? Idk but if you're willing to explain.

That's...it? Surely I have more questions but these are the main ones I can think of now. Again, sorry if this is a lot???

And!! Enjoy 8:11 whenever you get the time for it!! It was so fun to play and mind-boggling.

CONGRATS ON FINISHING AAAA!! i'll answer all these in order!! let me know if you need clarification on anything <3

Yes, there is a 'Canon' Ending'. S+ is considered the canonical ending! This actually answers the other part of this question: the Ch 8 Arrival point S goes through S (Future), which directly leads into S+ (Empyrean Point). The two endings are connected, and S needs to happen in order to achieve S+! OH ALSO. THERE ARE POST-S CHANGES, which i will put under the cut bc I have collected them <3 These technically happen in S+, but we don't see them bc we only check back in when Atou is in ch 8 already. The DLC (Records of Sanemitsu Isoi) takes place almost exactly 3 years after S+. (These are shown in the playlist after the Ch 4, 6, and 7 extras <3).

ENDING FLAGS: Fun bonus fact: the purple text will tell you what you missed, and this changes based on what you did wrong! S Root: get all the info, don't let anyone die. A Root: keep everyone alive but don't get all the info. Ensure that you have charged Shinano's Phone B Root: everyone alive but Shinano's phone was not charged or unlocked. C Root: Succeed in saving Yanagi. Fail in Saving Karen D Root: Succeed in Saving Karen. Fail in saving Yanagi E Root: EVERYONE DIES!! YIPPEEE Mx. Purple Text is something that you'll learn about in the DLC, so I'll RAFO you for now (Read and find out). It is purple specifically! (though i also made that interpeted it as blue at first sdajkldsjkal)

Kanou Flag: in Chapter Four, you can read Yuusuke Aiba's Journal without Kanou (this is shown in the extras for chapter 4). This starts the kanou flag. This is what triggers a couple of small changes surrounding Kanou (the quick flash of him in ch 6 comes to mind) and grants access to the kanou elevator scene. TLDR Kanou was infected with cells, which let him live a little longer, but not enough to grant abilities. They talk about dying as a 'human' because if he lives longer, his cells will morb and he'll become a doll or a creature. He also gives us a Note that says something like 'live for me'. This note gives us a buff during the origin beta boss fight (his "curse" protects atou <3)

The first Five records of the DLC (+ the intro) are in the playlist! for anything beyond that point, contact me here, on discord (@ ariapmdeol), or on twitter (@ AriaPMDEoL ) and I'll help you!

UTSUGI FOREVERRR HE'S SO. he makes me so emotional i love you noriyuki utsugi. Sanemitsu my darling my beloved he is trying but he also sucks so much <333 i love him. The Reiji-Sanemitsu-Haruki family means so much to me. they make me emotional UEEEE. S and S+ make me explode,,

YES there are ciphers!! there's an official artbook for COE (which unfortunately isn't being sold right now orz orz) Which has a few ciphers in it! The one that i was looking at is HORRIFICALLY warped (i genuinely don't think we were actually meant to solve it LMAO) but I solved it and a friend was kind enough to translate it for us! There is also a Cipher in DLC, and a few others in the DLC 2020 credits! I have solutions to all of those as well. It's less 'ARG' and more "here's some information hidden behind a cipher." They're not REQUIRED reading but they help a lot with theorizing, and I've been finding it to be a lot of fun :D

I CANNOT WAIT TO PLAY 8:11 I AM VERY EXCITED HEHEHE

OK POST S CHANGES ( you'll have seen one of these before). These are sorted by chapter. DON'T WORRY IF THESE DON'T MAKE SENSE TO YOU YET.

CHAPTER 1.

"You want to forget the rat without a head" has been changed from Red to Purple.

CHAPTER 4.

There is an Item on the floor in chapter 4 (the room that you have to walk through in order to get to Aiba's journal) which reads "Zero Does not Exist".

Chapter 6:

This document has been replaced, the first time you look at it, by a document by CODE:DANTE. This one is a little long so you can DM me and I'll grab it for you!

Chapter 7:

ok so. this is shown in A root but it's not an A root thing, it's a Post S root thing (it's because of how the YT translator got their endings, dw abt it). All mentions of Seodore Riddle have been removed

This text has changed (both in normal vision and in Vision shift. it reads:[normal vision text] 'This is not the start of a nightmare but the end of a peaceful dream' and 'but what will you see when you wake' is added post S. [purple text] 'Aare you enjoying this divine comedy?' with 'i'm glad, you've enjoyed the love of god' added post S.

^this section was translated by tumblr user hermitroom!

[blood-and-wine-ao3]

The chapter 1 link!

https://www.archiveofourown.org/works/48321235/chapters/121869772

(I'm posting the old chapters as well, so they can also be accessed here :])

Chapter text below the cut!

Tommy got home from work, slipping out of his battered trainers and closing the door behind him.

"Toms! Missed you!" A small, familiar voice came from inside the living room.

"Ayyy! Big Clem!" Tommy grinned, making his way to its source.

The living room was a simple affair. A brown leather sofa faced a large-ish TV on the wall, and a big armchair rested comfortably next to a table that held a moth vivarium. A dining table with four chairs sat behind the sofa. On the mantelpiece was all manner of trinkets, photos, and gadgets. The kitchen linked to the living room, and the fridge was covered in drawings and tab sheets and tattoo designs and whatever the hell else.

Tommy walked to the armchair, flumping down into it. "How are you, the biggest of big moths?"

"Fine, thank you! How was work, big guy?" Clementine replied.

"It was alright," Tommy shrugged. "D'you wanna fly around for a bit while I grab you something to eat?"

"That would be lovely, thank you!" she said.

Tommy loosened the lid of the vivarium, taking it off and letting Clementine take to the air. She was a beautiful mottled red-brown moth, about 6 inches in her wingspan, with fluffy orange antennae and beady black eyes. Tommy stood up, Clementine stretching her wings and flying about his head, and walked to the fridge.

"Right, we've got an apple, some cucumber, and some lettuce from the caesar salad Wil made-"

"You know I hate lettuce, Tommy!" Clementine had no human facial expressions, but you could hear the pout in her voice.

"I know you do, Clem. Apple and cucumber it is." Tommy smiled in reply. 

Tommy grabbed a knife from the drawer and the apple, sitting back down in the armchair and skinning it. A thick spiral of apple skin developed, and Tommy breathed in the fruity sweet scent of the juice.

"Aren't you forgetting something, Toms?" Clementine asked.

"Oh- yeah," Tommy put the apple down, breaking off the spiral of skin and placing it waxy side down on the table as he fished a lighter out of his pocket. He struck it, the orange flame staying lit when he took his thumb off of the flint and raised it to the air.

Without a second thought, Clementine dove into the flame, setting alight as she fluttered around in the fire.

"Alright, I'm done," she said, flying out of the flame still alight as Tommy lowered the lighter again and flipped it shut, extinguishing the flame while Clementine sat on a charred spot on the table as she went out.

"Alright, I'm all sanitised," she grinned. "Flames Above, you always look so scared when I do that. I can't get hurt by it, but I can't touch water. I'm just getting clean, Tom."

"I know, I have had you for 10 years now." Tommy laughed. "It just freaks me out, because I very much do get hurt by fire."

"Imagine," she giggled. "Hurt by fire like a dweeb."

"I'm not a dweeb, I'm a Big Man, I will have you know-"

"Tommy, I met you when you were nine, I'm well within my right to call you a dweeb."

"Agree to disagree." Tommy grinned, taking a chunk off of the apple and placing it on the table next to Clementine, who descended on the fruit with fervour.

"Flames I love apples." she hummed.

"I am aware, Clem." Tommy chuckled, grabbing the spiral of apple skin and nibbling it down to nothing, leaving the apple on the side in case Clementine wanted any more after her chunk was done.

"I better start on the mac n' cheese before Wil wakes up," Tommy grumbled, walking over to the kitchen and opening the cupboards.

"If i remember, cheese sauce is flour, butter, milk, and cheese." the moth said.

"Yup," Tommy confirmed, grabbing the ingredients, a saucepan, a frying pan, and a pot. He put the saucepan on the hob to heat, and filled the pot with water, pouring the macaroni into it, followed by a dash of oil and a bit of salt so the pasta tasted better and didn't stick. He put the pot on the hob, and put the butter into the now-hot saucepan to melt. He poked it around, and once it was melted, he added a bit of the flour in. He mixed it well, adding more flour in once it was smooth. Once all the flour was mixed with the butter, it started to bubble and almost foam.

"Y'know, in my 30 years in this world, I have never been able to understand how you humans can harness the Great Flame so easily to create nourishment for yourselves. It just doesn't compute to me, and I don't think it ever will." Clementine marveled.

"It's just cooking, honestly. I can't really explain it." Tommy shrugged. "This is just a roux-" he shook the pan containing the butter-flour foam, "And this is just a sauce." He added half of the milk to it, dissolving the foam into the mix.

Clementine chirped in disagreement. "No, it's almost art. The way you mix things and time things and put it all together at the end to eat, it's like a dance."

"I guess," Tommy reasoned, adding the rest of the milk into the sauce.

There came a yawn from the bedroom off to the side, and out stumbled Wilbur in black sweatpants and a baggy band shirt, hair disheveled, beanieless. His glasses sat at a weird angle, probably because he slept in them.

"Evening, Big Dubs," Tommy called. "Mac and cheese'll be ready in 10."

"Thanks, Toms," Wilbur yawned. "Y'know, ever since I started doing night shifts, we haven't had to have a bed-couch sleeping rota."

"I know, it's great," Tommy grinned. "You're at work when I'm asleep, and I'm asleep while you're at work."

"You just said the same thing twice," the taller noted.

"You know what I meant, though." he replied.

Clementine flew around Wilbur excitedly, a blur of wing and antennae.

"Hey Clem,"

"HI WILBUR!!" she enthused.

"She says hi," Tommy translated.

"I forgot he can't hear me," Clementine laughed.

Wilbur stretched as Tommy added an ungodly amount of grated cheese into the sauce and stirred it to melt. While it was melting, Tommy checked the pasta. It was done, so he moved it off the heat and strained it with the pot lid. By the time he did this, all of the cheese had melted, and he poured the now-cheese sauce into the macaroni.

"Alright, Wil, serve yourself," Tommy announced, at which point Wilbur stood up from his spot on the couch, and grabbed himself a portion of the mac and cheese, Tommy following and then putting the leftover into plastic tubs and putting them in the fridge.

The meal passed with banter and laughs, but soon it was time for Wilbur to head to work, so while Tommy cleared the plates and Clementine took a nap, Wilbur got dressed.

"Bye Wil!"

Wilbur had a bad feeling about tonight.

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been thinking a lot about how ashamed i used to be for using ao3 and tumblr. but like ao3 survives solely off of user support and dedication to fandom, that shits beautiful.