#that's not just 'uhh idk he actually uses a kettle and then does some martin secret thing to it that makes it delicious' | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

gammija · 3 years

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it's not that Jon doesn't know how to make tea in theory, or that he microwaves it or something- he's british, he has a kettle and knows how to use it

it's just that when hes got the water, he just puts it in a mug, dunks the first teabag he finds in it with a spoonful of sugar, and takes it to his desk, and then forgets about it so by the time he thinks "Ah right I had tea" it's lukewarm and way too bitter.

when Martin brings him tea, Jon is still prone to forgetting it, but Martin already takes out the teabag beforehand and may even pay attention to the best temperature to steep various teas, so even turned cold it's already an improvement

#but not worth the effort to get up and get a new cup so he just drinks it like that #he also doesn't think he has a preference for any one kind of tea. not enough at least to buy anything other than earl grey #maybe a breakfast tea #tma #tma s2 #Jonathan #martin might even put a lot more sugar in precisely because its likely gonna turn cold #and cold drinks and food need more sugar to taste sweet #the magnus archives #Jonathan sims #EDIT oh hang on british people (can) also put milk in their tea dont they?#uhhhh ok jon just doesnt bother with that while martin sometimes does #or the other way around depending on if you think tea with milk tastes better or worse #or martin actually knows which teas go with milk and which dont #srry i dont know anything about milk with tea except for a chai latte #also for the record im not saying 'steeping tea at the correct temperature' is something required for a decent cup #its just something you can give martin thats actually a concrete thing for making 'better' tea #that's not just 'uhh idk he actually uses a kettle and then does some martin secret thing to it that makes it delicious'#do not archive

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