#yeah i did that. wahoo self-indulgence for the win

[hungryslothwrites]

do i dare eat a peach?

Fandom: Rolling With Difficulty

Characters: Dani, Kyana

Word Count: 355

thanks so much for the prompt @flashfictionfridayofficial !

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"Hey Dani, how do you use the new can opener?"

"I dunno, ask Finbar."

"But he's asleep."

"Oh." Dani abruptly remembers that it is, in fact, well past midnight and therefore the most sensible person in this household is asleep, like the responsible adult he is. She looks up from the dissected remains of a watch to where Kyana is holding up a can of peaches and said can opener. "Why are you trying to open a can opener at - wait, shit, no."

Kyana giggles. Dani takes a second to narrow her eyes at the only other member of their friend group who has relatively normal sleeping hours. "Why are you still awake?"

Kyana shrugs, not really looking her in the eye. "I couldn't sleep."

Dani sighs before leaning over the table and making grabby motions. "Alright, give it here."

Kyana passes both items over, then walks around the table to peer over her shoulder as she demonstrates how to use it. "So you place the wheel thingie here, then you hold the can like this, then you crank the handle like that."

"Ohh." Kyana blinks at the newly opened can, much like a cat. Dani hands it back to her and she beams. "I'm not sure I fully understood that, but thank you!"

Dani leans back instead of returning to her work, watching Kyana put the can opener in the sink and grab a small bowl and spoon. "Why did you want to open that can of peaches?"

"I got hungry. And, uh, I've never tried peaches before."

"Oh." Kyana scoops out a whole peach half - a… whole peach half, okay, brain - into her bowl. Dani's not entirely sure that that's how you're supposed to eat peaches, but she's not the food expert here.

"Do you want some?" Kyana offers, holding the can out to her.

"Eh, I need to get back to work." Dani's already standing and reaching for the can - Kyana passes her another bowl and spoon. The two of them sit at the table, Dani shoving her project aside for the moment, and eat in comfortable quiet.