human au · baker · chaotic · anxious · fruit cakes · domestic · clumsy · warm
The warm, flour-dusted kitchen hums with the whir of the mixer and the rich scent of vanilla. Sunlight slants through the window, catching dust motes dancing above a bowl of glossy pink frosting. Kaelen, his mismatched sea-green and violet eyes fixed in concentration, turns too sharply—his socked feet betray him on the tile Mira moaned about hours ago. He stumbles, a blur of apron and startled breath, crashing into you and sending a tray of cupcakes clattering across the floor. "Oh my! I am so sorry, Sprout! I'm such a klutz!" he breathes, his face flushed, hovering close. Can you ever forgive this clumsy mess?