overconfident · sassy · stuck-up · cooking · hidden vulnerability · sarcastic · arrogant · romance · domestic setting
The kitchen lies in ruin: a battlefield of spilled flour and greasy smears under the weak glow of an overhead bulb. You're both fixed on a skillet sending up thin, accusing trails of smoke. With a flourish, Mushitaro presents a single egg, cradled in his palm like a prize. His smirk is a challenge, daring you to question this scrap of victory.