#sprink's treats

[makelikesprinkles]

Same as it ever was

no filter below the cut

I know this is pretty cliche but the classics work!

[makelikesprinkles]

This was too funny, I had to add

how do u imagine the Dynamic between dave and davepeta postgame. ik ur more of a dsprite fan than dp but i think it could/would be Very fascinating. plays a role in cracking daves eggy loking thign

i love both very dearly :) i draw dsprite a lot more partly bc of the self imposed sprite rules i made for my pc au. seb’s an exception, lets just say some kind of splinter bullshit happened lol.

pre retcon dave had that convo w jade abt ds. the way he talked abt him’s can be easily summarized by saing “hes me when it’s beneficial and not me when it makes me uncomfortable/ makes me need to confront some things.”

he’d totally just compartmentalize any interactions in that way lmfao. oh so youre a catbird sprite thing? alright im an ally do your thing bro i mean they. nepeta’s side of things wants to just PRY him open and the dave side’s like this is going to be so much fun. dps wants to fuck with him SOOO badly but also doesnt want him to run away from the egg crackification process. dave keeps avoiding dps not so casually but jade keeps looking at him disappointedly so they have to hang out. jade knows that theyre pulling something’s so tells dps to ease up on dave but thats literally an impossible ask.

dps explains some stuff about the gender thing bc dave is only casually interested. totally.

DAVE: so like a boy and a girl came together to make a nonbinary person?

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B//< ummm

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< something like that!

DAVE: i dunno it seems pretty clear cut

DAVE: oh shit unless the bird also had some kinda bird gender and shook things up

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: >B33< yeah i had to do all kinds of gender maths as soon as i came into existence

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< did you know bird gender and cat gender cancel each other out?

DAVE: no shit?

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< no that was a joke dump ass!

DAVE: i knew that

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< sure

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< well i dont think the bird had anything to do with the gender maths. or the sword

DAVE: sword gender…

DAVE: wait wasnt the bird a mama bird?

DAVE: seemed pretty intent on keeping our game egg to herself remember?

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B00< ohhh yeah

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< my bad

DAVE: you remember being a bird???

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< no comment

DAVE: oh shit thats not very dave of you

DAVE: any dave i know would jump right into a whole spiel about how tough life is as a single bird mom

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: >B33< well dave thats because… im not you!

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< we went over this before! lets go back to the gender thing

DAVE: yeah yeah

DAVE: ok gender

DAVE: so a human boy a troll girl a bird mom and a sword walk into two kernel sprites

DAVE: wait shit do the kernel sprite have genders too?

DAVE: kernel gend-

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: XOO< holy shit i think i get what equius went through

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< do you see what youre doing to me dave? youre making me sympathize with a sweaty and incredibly silly 13 year old troll boy

DAVE: haha youre funny as shit

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< thank you

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< yeah while the other components probably added some other gender stuff

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< it was mostly dave and nepeta’s gender that influenced mine

DAVE: yeah alright

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< like nepeta for example

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< grew up away from society and barely had to deal with the caste system

DAVE: sure

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< theres specifc roles assigned to each gender and caste but nepeta just didnt get the memo

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< despite the friend group being a pretty non hemoist

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B??< hemoist?

DAVE: sure hemoist

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< well despite the group being all “who gives a crap about your blood color and gender”

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< nepeta still felt like there was just something no one decided to tell him that dictated every interaction he had with everyone else

DAVE: yeah i totally get tha-

DAVE: wait “him”?

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< …

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: ‘833< what?

DAVE: wait was nepeta a boy???

DAVE: oh shit how did no one ever correct me this whole time-

DAVE: no wait pause

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: ‘B33< paws

DAVE: paws

DAVE: no stop that

DAVE: if nepeta’s a boy and im a boy…

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: ‘B33< …

DAVE: were you lying about the bird gender thing or???

DAVEPETASPRITE^2:

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< yes dave. i really am part boy gender and part bird mom gender

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33< *SIGH* i think thats enough for today. i tried my best

DAVE: huh?

[sprinktripsy]

Tonight I eat like a Yank .

*ch omp*

It tastes like sugar (negativity).

[astergh0st]

Trick or treat!

*gives buckets full of rainbow sprinkes*

[makelikesprinkles]

Here he is in full emo glory! Thanks for responding to my ask, it reminded me I had this redesign collecting dust. It was wonderful getting to see you again!

Hey there! I just went down another rabbit hole of what I used to do on the website called Scratch, and I found you again because we did a design trade way back in 2017. You gave me a brown dog design that I ended up redesigning to almost unrecognizability, and while he is a character very dear to me, after seeing the original again, I think I will redesign him once more to have more of the pattern you gave me! You probably don't care haha, but I just wanted to reach out because I think it's awesome that we had one fleeting moment together on the internet. Your art is stunning now! You can answer this publicly or not, I just wanted to say something before we go our separate ways once more.

HELLOOO I REMEMBER YOU oh my gosh.. I think I remember that design too? Vaguely?? THATS SO COOL!! I'm really glad you've enjoyed him even after all this time :D I'd love to see the redesign when you do it!!

[demon-blood-youths]

~~Spreading valentine's day cheer/part 3~~

All the boys that liked Ink had presents for her while getting along but were friends. "Happy V-day Ink!" they said kindly to her.

Melinda was happy to see her friends having fun on this day but she was blushing to look to the side while having something for Jaron. She shows some roses, a card, and a mini heart chocolate cake she made. "Happy Valentine's day J..jaron." she mutters to close her eyes being shy.

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"Happy Valentine's day Miss Hellmare..I hope you have a nice day and..enjoy the treats." Hiroshi Kai was holding some roses to Hellmare while showing some chocolates. He was quiet but he was bowing his head.

~~In Philadelphia~~

Willow was meeting with Ethan but she was holding a home made Valentine's day basket but she was smiling to him. Showing some home made sweets all shaped in hearts. "Happy Valentine's day Ethan. Ummmm..I hope you like them. I made these for you. My team also made things for your team b..but..I hope you like them." she smiled bowing her head.

((And now to the Mun; Happy Valentine's day Dani mun. I Hope you have a wonderful day today.))

Melinda was happy to see her friends having fun on this day but she

------- Ink and the boys -------

"Aww thanks, guys! I got you some cake. I wasn't sure about what chocolates you liked. So I got you a Black Forrest cake. A large one I hope that makes you guys happy." Ink smiles at the boys who got her gifts, presenting a cake to them along with small gifts that is respective to each speak to their souls.

------- With Melinda ---

Jaron smiles when he meets Melinda once more. "Hey Melinda, happy V-Day!" Jaron got the gift to which he exchange with some flowers and a box of white chocolates.

------------ With Hiroshi Kai ---------

"Thank you so much, Hiroshi." Hellmare smiles happily before giving her gift to him. Chocolates in the shape of hearts and lovely peppermint teabugs. She hugs him. "Happy V-Day to you.

---- In Philadelphia with Willow ---

"Thank you, Willow." He smiles before showing his gift. A basket of cupcakes with chocolate pink-color frosting topped with sprinkes and a heart-shaped OX and buttercream inside. He got some flowers by using his wind ability to have flowers surrounding around her before hugging Willow. "If anything...I love them very much and so does my team." Ethan said.

[jjuxii]

𝐓𝐗𝐓 𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐅𝐒 — 𝐎𝐓𝟓

연준 : McDonalds

— You were really craving for McDonalds but realy wanted to save some money. While babbling about why McDonalds has the best fries and burgers, Yeonjun bolts out of the apartment with no note. You were genuinely confused at this point but then he barged in with groceries in his hands. “Craving for McDonalds?” Yeonjun asked while putting on his apron. He rolled up his sleeves then starts making Fries and burgers from SCRATCH. When he gave you the dish you almost took out your marriage papers cause what the heck? the taste and the overall plating was so beautiful and DELICIOUS. Honestly it tasted better than McDonalds.

수빈 : tarts

— It was 1 in the afternoon. You were cuddling with Soobin, phone in hand watching chefs creating deserts. Soobin kept on side eyeing your screen and silently scoffed. “What?” You asked. “Nothing” Soobin replied. Minutes later you took a nap while Soobin silently gets up from the bed trying to not wake you up and headed to the kitchen. You then woke up from the smell of strawberries lingering inside the bedroom so you went down and see Soobin sprinking powdered sugar over the tarts. You clearly had heart eyes watching him plate the dish. The tarts tasted so heavenly no wonder why his patisserie was very popular in the country.

범규 : stay there and let me do the work

— You and Beomgyu were making dinner. While cutting the vegetables, your clumsy self accidentally cut your index finger. You hissed in pain and Beomgyu immediately went on nurse action then hurriedly grabbed the first aid kit. “Stay there and let me do the work.” He said after treating the cut. He was cutting the vegetables with laser precision, had this cute and hot focused look while checking the steak. When dinner was ready he got so over protective and insisted on feeding you so your “finger will heal faster”. It was a very peaceful Saturday dinner while rain was falling outside. All that you ever wanted.

태현 : i literally own a michelin star restaurant

— You went home from work and was immediately greeted by the aroma of the food Taehyun prepared. “Babe that looks so delicious?!” You said while getting a closer look at the dishes. “I just wanted to let you try a new recipe” Taehyun shrugged. When you tasted the dishes istg you were in HEAVEN. “How is this so tender? You’re so good at this!” You said while happily eating the steak. “Baby I literally own a michelin star restaurant”

���닝카이 : food critic

— “Oh hyuka what is this?” You went to the kitchen and see a whole feast on the table. “Are we expecting guests?” You asked. “Nope I just want you to comment about my dishes for my new restaurant!” He replied. You smiled at his cuteness and started tasting his food. “Ah you can add more salt in that,” “This one is so good the flavors are amazing” All of your honest critiques was taken note by Kai and when he applied your critiques and tips on the opening of his new restaurant, Almost all customers came back for more as his dishes were seasoned beautifully and cooked to perfection.

opening gerneral taglist soon!

[makelikesprinkles]

Homestuck triple baka but I swapped the characters to fit their colors

[meeraxnadar]

Can I confess that I have never done the hay ride? It always looks really uncomfortable so I've just avoided it. I think I spend more time looking at snacks than anything else. I'm Hindu but as strict as my parents were they could appreciate that Christmas is a big event and so they very much focused on the family aspect of the celebration. Of course it probably helps that we celebrated Diwali just a short time before so as children we had just had plenty of presents and treats so didn't mind not getting more. I am sure you will get plenty of chances to have an apple cider donut, it might even have little pumpkin Halloween sprinkes on it.

I've no doubt there will be changes, like anything there have been places that have come and gone. So I look forward to seeing the changes, but I look forward to the same old things I've always loved, like the hay ride that had never changed and I've done a million times but still have to do it at least once during the week. I'm definitely more team Christmas, but I'm also Jewish so I celebrate both and am lucky in that aspect. My mother wanted to make sure I got to celebrate both given my father always celebrated Christmas, so I have a soft spot for the both of them. Apple cider is just classic, get that with an apple cider donut? Ugh perfect combo for the fall, and I'll die on that hill.

[alittlebitfancynyc]

Totally forgot I have #pink sprinkles! What should I make? Leave your suggestions in the comments. #baking #treats #sweets #sweetmonday #sprinkes #makeitpink #brooklyn #homebound #bakingparty #prettylittlething #cake #cupcakes #cookies #sweettreats https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pNwrmDWwJ/?igshid=45n5x0odnzg2

[rat-of-the-day]

Rats can't digest grass

Rats can't eat Timothy hay or alfalfa hay. They can't digest dried grasses like rabbits and guinea pigs.

They will get intestinal blockages and die. If you have rats, ESPECIALLY BOYS, please be reading the ingredients of what you're feeding them from the pet store. Because so many US pet brands will label their product as suitable for rats and mice WHEN THEY ARE NOT!!!!! KAYTEE AND OXBOW ARE REALLY GUILTY OF THIS!!!

Its frustrating because today I literally saw a "small animal multivitamin" and I was looking at them because I thought to myself, crushing up a few multivitamin tablets and sprinking them throughout their food ought to be good, but no, the MAIN 2 INGREDIENTS (as is typically the case for most small animal treats listed as safe for rats and mice when they are NOT) were Timothy and alfalfa, and its like omfg u try to give ur rat a supplement and u literally are going to kill it??? Why oxbow why?

Its dumb, and it makes me pissed.

Sorry, I know that was a rant, I just worry because I think about all the people that aren't checking the ingredients or know that it's dangerous (which is completely fair if it says its safe for rats how are you supposed to know?) So please be safe and keep your rats safe too! Please please check the ingredients of food and treats to make sure its safe for them, Google and double check if you need to. It's honestly best to just avoid K*ytee and oxbow all together if you can.

Shout out to whoever makes those cute baked crunch treats like tiny friends farm is their name, when they say they're safe for rats, they actually are, thank yall!!

Tl;Dr please read ingredients before feeding anything to your rats, and honestly never buy from K*ytee again, if you can help it! Thanks 💖🐀

[friendscfmine]

There were less revealing ways to participate in exhibition kink, and Nimue would be perfect for some of those, like making her maintain her composure around other people while hiding the fact that she had a vibrator in.  She could be fully clothed for that one, leaving a lot up to people’s imagination.  There was also semi-public stuff, like fucking in bathrooms or behind trees, where no one could see anything but still hear her cute voice panting and trying to stifle moans.  It wasn’t like she would have to go all-in tits out immediately.  But they would talk about it more later.

Butters shook his head when she offered to pay for her own cupcake.  “Nah, I have money,” he said.  Ever since he was little, he’d had an entrepreneurial spirit, and because of that, he never had a shortage of cash on him.  Even when his parents grounded him and wouldn’t give him money for something he wanted, he usually found a way to get the kids in school to buy whatever off of him, once he was out of his parents’ sight.

“Besides, if you paid for your own, it would give you an excuse to be bad again.  This is supposed to be your reward for good behavior, remember?”  He nudged her with his elbow, and his turquoise eye glittered with amusement.  Her desire not to be a burden to others got in the way of the game they were playing as it often did, but that hardly mattered, as he was plenty willing to sidestep it.

“You should get your expensive one if you don’t want extra sprinks.  Whatever would be the biggest treat for you.  That’s the point of spoiling you a little bit.”

   Of course he would, it wouldn't be like him to just ignore that, as easy as it might be honestly. She'd be lying if she said she wasn't just a little bit nervous to discuss something like that though, especially with her usual fear of crowds or just being around people in general. She's also extremely self concious of her body and appearance, after all, Butters should know that much considering the first time they did anything she instinctively covered her body for a moment until she had relaxed enough. Of course she apologized about it afterwards, but if she did that to him the first time, who's to say how she'd respond being around more people?

   But that discussion was for another time, so were those thoughts, for now she pushes it to the back of her mind and turns her attention to Butters who seems to be distraught over the fact she didn't want extra sprinkles. No, she had a sweet tooth alright, but she had a specific kind of sweet tooth. She always has, and it seems he was about to find out since he wasn't giving her much of a choice but to actually order something she wants.

   There was a lot of hesitation as she looks around to see if she spots something she's actually interested in. Fidgeting nervously, she does spot something, strawberry chocolate cupcakes that have strawberry filling inside. However, like usual she seems too nervous to point it out, sure it's not like it's expensive to the point it's unreasonable, but it was a little bit up there in price. 

"..Are you sure.. I mean I'm fine with anything. Plus the one I would actually want is a little pricy. Or I can just pay for it myself it's fine."

[theramseyloft]

5/27/21 Loft Notes

I really need to stop answering messages before doing loft work.

All I should be doing on my phone is field notes and photos until bird work is done.

Speaking of that, Spangle is flirting across the way with Vito.

Strutting in circles and show-off preening.

This gives me 0 clues to their sex. XD

Passenger approached me danger grunting when I gave her food!

She changed her mind half way and retreated, but feeling safe enough to tell me off is an improvement!

Bridget's poos are solid today.

I need to get Dolly, Wess, and Abbie's photos.

Then Mipha's and Pippin and Cookie's little son.

Then it's candling day for the first of Thistle and Mj's 7th clutch.

Abbie posed like a model.

Got Dolly.

Wess is still grazing.

Couture may be a young cock!

He was strutting circles around Lucy wooing her.

Got Wess and Mipha.

TM7-1 is fertile.

Making Thursday a training day.

Blue is in my bedroom on his harness.

We're just having chill time together.

Patron: "is he chilling by you or on you"

Beside my foot.

Actively looking around.

Patron: "Dani have MJ and Thistle thrown anything BUT indigo so far?"

Nope!

Patron: "what causes/is the chances of that?"

It's dominant, and she's likely homozygous.

Riddle shut down on the harness and needed to be brought down from his hiding place on my head to start doing bird things like preening and looking around.

Lesson learned.

Bringing him into the master bathroom in the carrier definitely helped.

Treats in the carrier and a few minutes to relax and eat some before coming out also helped.

But wearing the harness still put him in shut down for a few minutes.

We'll see how he responds to "Time to go to work!" Next.

Abbie was a lot less traumatized by her session yesterday.

She fussed when it was put on, but is contentedly exploring the bed and preening.

Going to apply that to Athena and Aphrodite.

Then Mipha, who just turned three weeks and is sorta-mobile.

One thing I have to work them over is the impulse to grab their belt or chest piece to  step through it.

Athena is a little unsettled by the harness, but actively inspecting her surroundings.

And she's off to explore.

Aphrodite is much more laid back than Athena.

She didn't struggle with the harness being put on and walks pretty comfortably in it.

She was loafed and preening on the other side of the bed..

Then she got up and flutterdanced for a second.

Now she's behind me, contentedly preening

Mipha fussed a little, but once it was on her, she stopped caring.

She is now comfortably loafed in my lap, checking the bedroom out and preening.

Tried to give her a treat, but she did NOT want it.

She did fiddle with some in a cup for a few seconds.

Scan is not old enough for harness work yet.

But we're working on encouraging a begging response instead of a snop response.

Scan: furious huffing, interspersed with snop Pops safflower into mouth Scan: immediately swallows

Lift Scan out of basket, defensive snopping dissipates.

Immediate feeding response out of the younger brother.

Patron: "What is snop?"

Peeps attempting threats to bite.

The click of their little beak shut makes a snop sound.

Scan's younger brother is extremely food motivated, and stopped snopping almost immediately.

He was happy to take treats from me the entire visit.

When I brought him back out, though, I noticed Sprinks masturbating furiously on her nest and peeps...

Neither peep was injured.

The rest of the day was spent socializing peeps on livestream.

[vinkumakkara]

blackjackvevo replied to your post “please show me ur most favoritest Zenigatas and i will silently judge...”

Ok. The unpopular opinion in comparison to everyone else: manga Zenigata. Original bastard man. Mamo and pink jacket comes close tho.

well u should definitely say it because comic Zenigata from hte original comic series is in fact in my top three all time favoritest Zenigatas

while hte characterisation and relationship dynamic changes they did for the animations tilted cartoon Zeni towards more of a bumbling comic relief often way past the point of actually being funny, the original is hands down the funniest Zeni exactly because he’s not just treated as a screaming speed bump by Lupin but rather a proper adversary who poses a real threat. he’s so goddamn smug and sadistic and uncaring of Lupin’s or his crew’s wellbeing and it’s entirely deserved. i think the Tokyopop translations made him even better honestly because they got so creative with how foul-mouthed he is, i love seeing people go from the cartoons to reading the comic and completely lose their shits because of the way he speaks. i always find myself sprinking in some of that og Zeni sadistic glee into my cartoon Zenigata stuff even tho i love how he’s a big gay softy otherwise becus its just so good and would balance the character out so nicely

when it comes to the visuals he just perfectly encapsulates that gritty, noirish cartoon detective look, something that i honestly feel is often sorely missing in the cartoon Zeni designs. i really love the unique way MP usually outlined his nose, namely by shading the side facing the viewer rather than the one facing away as you’d expect - it’s an effect that hasn’t really been replicated in any of the animation and i think that’s one of the reasons that no cartoon Zenigata design has ever felt like it has truly captured the look of the original just right. i also enjoy his ugly (but apparently expensive) patterned suit jacket he has literally worn since his university days, maybe it was his late dad’s lol

as a final note the way he uses his legs for physical comedy is A++++, i love it when he literally kicks Lupin’s ass and would like to see it in the cartoons, 10/10 and a parrot badge

now Mamo!Zenigata might not be the highlight of the movie for me but there’s something really refreshing about a Zenigata who’s literally out for Lupin’s blood (while also kinda admitting that he wouldn’t want to live anymore either if he wasn’t alive...) i’ve been very 50/50 on how i feel about the inclusion of his daughter and implied wife but i think i am leaning towards liking it just because i think it’s so funny that a character who’s treated as the ultimate anime dad is in fact, a really terrible father when he actually canonically has a child. mamo!Zenigata is basically like green jacket Zeni taken to an absolute extreme with his obsession with Lupin and that’s fun and good

this Zeni’s design was apparently based on the original green jacket one as well (based solely on how some slightly revised green jacket concept art is so often passed off as concept art for this movie) and while it doesn’t really show in the final product, the visuals in this movie are one of the things that elevated it to being one of my absolute fave Lupin animations overall so i enjoy Aoki’s design work on this Zeni too even if it’s not my favorite. i love the sophisticated pale green shirt that adds some color to hte otherwise typical browns and tans of his outfit

finally Mamo!Lupin is explicitly horny for his Zenigata and i think thats absolutely wonderful, this one gets a 10/10

[stxr-bxster]

To be completely fair, Trotters wasn’t the only person involved to be guilty of looking at someone with a particularly ridiculous expression. The tiny green creature perched precariously on the edge of an open garbage can at the back of the bakery had a very “deer in the headlights” look to her, exaggerated by her wide orange eyes, staring unblinkingly back at the...

Krigg’s gaping mouth slowly closed, a stray flick of her long tongue over the corner of her mouth mopping up some of the sugar sprinking that had been deposited there by her last bite out of the garbage donut. To be fair, she had no idea WHAT was staring at her, exactly. Wasn’t human though, she was sure of that much, despite it enjoying a canned drink and having a grasp on how to dress itself, sort of. That disguise was not convincing, unless standing exactly fifty meters away in a dark alleyway.

Well, the very least, it looked shocked enough that there MAYBE was a way for her to get out of that situation without having to stew in her remarkable ability to break the prime directive. Stars blast that delicious sugary treat for making her attention to her surroundings lapse!

“Go home, brother. You’re too drunk for this.” Krigg hasarded, trying her best to sound matter-of-fact.

@stxr-bxster liked for a starter

Trotters sniffed at the empty drink can in his hand. No, there probably wasn't anything wrong with it. Then why the hell was he seeing some sort of little green person?

He couldn't say he didn't believe in aliens, considering that stranger things -such as himself- exist. But he certainly haven't counted on running into one that's so...obviously an alien. Well, it was also obvious he wasn't human if one took even a couple of seconds to look at his legs and feet but whatever.

He's just kinda gawking at her really.

[cdelphiki]

please write some casual tim and damian when you get the chance! love your writing!

Out of all the stuff I wanted to work on tonight, this is what I ended up doing.  😂  Thank you, anon.  I hope you enjoy this completely pointless Tim & Damian fluff.  

“Eww,” Tim said, interrupting Damian’s thoughts as he worked through his Algebra homework at the kitchen counter, “How can you eat that?”

Damian scowled, resisting the urge to snap his pencil in half in frustration.  Not only was it a mechanical pencil, and would likely take a bit of effort and cause injury if he were to snap it, it was his last one.  He had no idea where his pencils kept going, but he was down to just one and it needed to last at least until next Tuesday, when Alfred went to the store.  

After taking a breath, Damian continued on to the next step of his equation and took another bite of his celery and peanut butter.  

“You are ruining perfectly good peanut butter with that abomination of a vegetable,” Tim continued, rummaging through the cupboard, clinking together the bowls as he pulled one down, “why would you do such a thing?”

“If you don’t mind,” Damian said, through clenched teeth, “I am trying to do my homework.”

Tim dropped the bowl down on the counter across from Damian, then went and pulled out a spoon.  Damian was fairly certain Tim was making as much noise as possible as he did so, since he seemed to push around every single utensil in the drawer before pulling a spoon from the bottom of the pile.  

“Math, huh?  I know some math about celery.  Did you know, celery is 95% water and 100% not pizza?”

At that, Damian dropped his pencil in his textbook and glared over at Tim.  He promised Father he wouldn’t fight with Tim.  That had been part of the conditions when Tim moved back to the Manor.  He’d been against the idiot moving in, of course, but no one cared what his opinion was.  Apparently, Drake being 16 meant he was too young to be living alone, so Damian had to suck it up.  For two years.

Which meant he had to suck it up now.  And not fight with Tim.  

Damian screamed inside his head, then said with a flat voice, “Your math is sound but the point you are making is stupid.”  

Tim’s lips twitched, then he spun around and opened the freezer, “Anyway, is Alfred making you eat that crap?  Ice cream is a way better after school snack.”

“No,” Damian said patiently.  At least, he thought he sounded patient.  He probably had what Dick called his ‘murder face’ on. “He is not. I chose it because peanut butter is an excellent source of protein, and ice cream is nothing but sugar.”

“But why the celery?” Tim asked, after tossing two different flavors of ice cream on the counter and turning toward the pantry. 

“How would you suggest I eat the peanut butter?”

“With a spoon?” Tim said incredulously, “like a normal person.”

Damian scrunched his nose at that and picked up the jar of peanut butter, “That is disgusting. You don’t eat it straight out of the jar, do you?”

“Well, yeah kind of. But I get a fresh spoon for each scoop, relax.”  

“Tt.”  Damian set the jar back down and took another bite of his celery, which he’d already spread some peanut butter on with his knife.  

“Why don’t we have any fu…ricken sprinkles!” Tim shouted, knocking something over in the pantry. 

“Are you done yet?  I would like to finish my homework this year.”

“Harr harr.  No, I’m not done.  Where are the sprinkles?” Tim demanded, still rustling around in the pantry.  Had Alfred been in the kitchen, Tim would have already been kicked out, Damian was sure.  He was making quite the mess. 

“Why would we have sprinkles?” 

“Why would we have…” Tim repeated in horror, “because sprinkles are happiness in an edible form.  You can’t eat an ice cream sundae without sprinkes!” 

“Don’t you think you are being a tad dramatic,” Damian said dryly, rolling his eyes as he slathered his last piece of celery with peanut butter. 

“No,” Tim shouted, “look.  I’m not saying this house’s lack of sprinkles is the reason none of you ever smile.  But there is a very clear correlation, don’t you agree?”

All Damian could do was roll his eyes.  “Sprinkes are not that good.”

“You have clearly never had so many rainbow sprinkles on a scoop of ice cream that you cannot see the ice cream.  If you’d experienced the pure joy that is a rainbow-”

“Drake,” Damian cut in, “shut up.”

“No. We need sprinkes,” Tim grabbed the ice cream and shoved it back into the freezer, then spun to face Damian, “Go get your coat, brat, we’re going to the store.”

“I am not accompanying you to the store.”

“Yes you are.  You need more happiness in your life, and lucky for you Walmart sells it for 2.49 a jar.”

“It is 15º Fahrenheit outside.”

“And?” Tim asked, looking at Damian expectantly.  As if Damian were going to hop up and go get his stupid coat like Tim demanded.  

“I am not eating ice cream in the middle of winter.”

“The temperature outside has nothing to do with the deliciousness that is ice cream.  Go get your coat.”

“No.  I need to finish my homework.  Go to the store by yourself.”

“I don’t want to,” Tim whined, and honestly, how was it Tim was the one closer to adulthood out of the two of them? “Apples go good with peanut butter.  I’ll buy you some apples if you come with me.”

“We have apples.”

“Then why did you pick celery!”

Damian angrily twisted the lid back on the peanut butter, then got up to put it back in the fridge. The sooner Tim left, the sooner he’d be able to finish his homework and leave.  Go off and hang out with Jon.  Or just hide in his room until patrol. Anything to avoid tolerating annoying brothers. 

“Have you ever had the chocolate sauce that freezes on ice cream?” Tim asked, his tone curious now, instead of annoying and whiny and grating and ugh.  Damian really didn’t like having to deal with annoying brothers.

“No.” 

“It’s good. You pour it all over the ice cream and it hardens.  Then you have to smack it with your spoon in order to eat it.  It cracks into several pieces.  And if you put sprinkles on it before it hardens, the sprinkles freeze in it.”

That actually sounded pretty cool, Damian hated to admit.  He wasn’t a huge fan of sweets, but simple vanilla ice cream with a little chocolate syrup was one of his favorite treats.  And a chocolate syrup that froze sounded… decent.  

“Does it end up tasting like chocolate chips?”

“Way better,” Tim said, grinning, “We can get some of that, too.  They have all sorts of flavors.  I’ll let you pick.”

Damian spent a long minute scrutinizing Tim.  Staring at him with narrowed eyes.  Because going with him to the store would be…. He wasn’t sure.  It was something brothers did.  And it would be like admitting they were brothers, wouldn’t it?

But they were brothers.  And the promise of cool freezy chocolate sauce…

“I need more pencils,” Damian said, sliding back down off the stool he was sitting on, “and we need plain vanilla ice cream.  We only have those candy-filled abominations you and Grayson prefer.”

This time, Tim’s smile was so wide his teeth showed as he said, “All right.  And sprinkes.  All the sprinkles.”

- - -

“It’s good, right?” Tim asked, later that afternoon as they both sat on the couch, eating their sundaes and watching some ridiculous action film Tim purchased.  

Damian took another bite of his ice cream, which was just a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream with a lot of the chocolate sauce and half a spoon of sprinkles on it.  Half a spoon.  Not half a jar like Tim had put on his.  

“It is acceptable.”  

“Told you.  Way better than that not pizza you were eating earlier.”

Damian snorted, then took another bite to hide it as he suppressed the smile his lips were itching to show.  Because it was a dumb joke and did not deserve laughter. 

“See.  I told you sprinkles were happiness.”

“Shut up, Drake.”