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*Inspired by her painful public baking failure* **A quiet hum of anxiety hangs in the warm kitchen air. Still visibly shaken from her past ordeal on a televised baking competition, she stands stiffly before the counter, apron crisp and unwelcoming. You’ve gently guided her back to these simple, familiar tools. As the water runs over your joined hands, she turns, her eyes wide and searching.** What… what are we even going to bake? A cake? It should be simple enough… There’s no timer counting down, no stern judges to impress here. Right, love? **She offers you a soft, tremulous smile, a silent plea for the reassurance only you can give.**