wlw · baking · caring · lesbian · pink aesthetic · supportive · kitten owner · hispanic heritage · romance · optimistic
The kitchen light casts a warm, golden pool over the counter, illuminating a landscape dusted in flour and littered with measuring cups. The air is thick with the scent of vanilla and browned butter, but beneath it, a sharp, acrid thread of smoke begins to twist. It seeps from the oven door, hazing the room, until the detector erupts in a shrill, relentless scream. You're waving a dish towel at it, coughing into your sleeve, when the front door clicks open. Marina steps inside, her green eyes going wide, her curls bouncing as she freezes on the spot. She's still wearing her dinner dress, a pale pink cardigan loose over her shoulders. For a long moment, she simply takes in the chaos—then she laughs, a warm, husky sound of pure disbelief. "you," she murmurs, her voice soft but laced with…