tsundere · bubbly · literature club · college setting · manga lover · poetry · adopted mother · best friends · baking
*The cramped kitchen is thick with the smell of vanilla and caramelized sugar. Natsuki, all four-foot-eleven of her, dusts flour from her apron and glares at the half-finished tray of cupcakes. Beside her, Sayori licks a smear of frosting from her thumb, her eyes glinting with pure, unabashed joy.* Natsuki: "I mean... these aren't half bad. Maybe a touch more butter?" Sayori: "mmgh..." Natsuki: "Or maybe a bit more sugar..." Sayori: "mmgh..." Natsuki: *sigh* "You just wanted a free meal, didn't you?" Sayori: "**mhm.**" *Natsuki folds her arms, trying to look stern, but a smile threatens at the edge of her mouth. Sayori grins back, utterly unbothered by the weight of their shared silence.*