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a nice girl who is definitely your age ([personal profile] fishingforcompliments) wrote2020-06-06 12:53 pm
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-21 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ :unamused:

as yin yu pushes the garlic clove aside to mince ginger, instead, he pauses to look at flayn, and he just. sort of looks at her for a moment. it's a good thing she's focusing, and it's a good thing that he can't tell the look on his own face.

because for a minute there, he just looks so stupidly, ridiculously affectionate, watching her where she can't see. all of the flayn related warmth in his chest doubles to something so big it feels like he can't even breathe around it. it is the most ridiculously overwhelming feeling in the entire world, and there's a part of him that wants to run screaming in another direction and hide from it, while yet another just wants to stay forever and bask in the fact that someone like this made the mistake to think he was worth their time. it is only recently that he's started to tip towards favoring the latter.

...he feels ridiculous, is what he feels. yin yu has to shake his head as he returns to his own task, chiding himself mentally, and forcing himself to take a deep breath and focus on anything that is not that.

ginger, garlic, scallions. yin yu makes quick work of them, and pushes the last pile to the edge of the cutting board. ]
There.
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-21 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ this hetero bullshit is why yin yu had to die this week

ahem. he has to clear his throat, when he catches brief wind of flayn looking at him like that, and focuses on the task at hand. right. ]
...right. The first thing is to fry the spices, so, you'll need to pour a small amount of oil into the pan.

[ by now he's learned how to work the fancy stove well enough - old habits die hard, and he still prefers to eat his own food - and yin yu gestures to a fairly deep frying pan. ] It's key to make sure you don't over fry the spices, or they'll burn, and the flavor won't matter: it's best to pay close attention to time it correctly.

[ he goes ahead and does the oil part, able to eyeball it enough from experience and also a lack of measuring cups, flicks on the stove, and moves out of the way. ] Here, if you can watch the pan, I'll start adding the ingredients. You'll want to move the pan a bit to keep things from overcooking to take some direct heat off--you can move your wrist, or use something to stir it if they start to clump together too much.

The standard amount of peppers is closer to fifteen, but that may be a bit too much... just let me know when you want me to stop. [ he doesn't want flayn to hate it because it's too spicy, even if he prefers it that way... so, with that said! as the oil in the pan starts to heat up, yin yu adds the first few dried chili peppers and a handful of peppercorns from her side, standing close enough in case something lights on fire. or something. not that he thinks that will happen. (just best to be cautious, apparently.) ]
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-22 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... ]

...this dish is certainly full of it, then. [ ah... that's a little embarrassing to say, because of the implications... ahem! well. yin yu moves to add the next round of peppers in, and reaches over for a big wooden spoon to pass to flayn, clearing his throat.

anyway! ]
...Here. Do you see how these pieces in the middle are getting too dark? Use the spoon to push them to the outside.

[ the oil sizzles and crackles pleasantly, and yin yu gives his directions in his usual calm, gentle voice, moving his hand to gesture in the direction she should move the ingredients in the pan. ] You can move your wrist, to move the ingredients around in the pan, too.
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-22 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
It does, doesn't it?

[ for yin yu, it smells like home. home home, beyond ghost city, back in the west, where disciples would compete to eat the largest amount of peppers, where you could smell people cooking from their hearths and their windows. it's nostalgic, and it's really, really nice.

he adds in the last few peppers and waits for the fragrance of the spices to really start to bloom. ]
It's very easy to overcook these, so... you only want to fry these enough that all of those smells start to come out.

That should be enough--well done. [ the praise is genuine, and yin yu gives her an encouraging little smile. nothing is on fire and it smells good! win win.]

Next, I'll chop those since they've been fried. You can scoop them out of the pan with the spoon and set them here. [ gesturing at a cutting board!! and once that's done... ] Go ahead and set the pan back on the heat, and we'll put the celery in the oil, too.

You only want to cook it for a minute, perhaps a minute and a half at the very most: if you need to count down, that can make it a bit easier, too. [ and while keeping a careful eye on that, yin yu will go to quickly and coarsely chop up the spices. it smells like spicy heaven in here rn. ]
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-22 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ flayn fire emblem is cooking! look at that.

yin yu keeps a watchful eye on her to make sure things are going well, looking from the pan to flayn to make sure she's keeping track. the way she counts under her breath is charming - perhaps she'll charm the ingredients into behaving after all.

at the same time, he steps around her, easily manuevering through the small kitchen. he reaches over her head for a cabinet to grab a bowl, easily fitting in the tight space and setting into the side - ]
When you're finished, you can set the vegetables in there, and we'll start the broth.

[ so far, so good. it does smell quite good in here, already, and he settles to her other side with the ingredients he chopped earlier, ready to add them when the vegetables have been taken out. ] I thought you said you weren't very good at this, my lady.

[ it's going quite well! ]
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-23 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ .... cute.

very cute. yin yu smiles, just briefly, and ducks his head, shaking it. ]


Nothing. Let's move on, shall we? [ time to get back to work! that is to say, starting the broth. as the celery's transferred, he move back to the pan to add a little more oil. ] We'll move what I cut in here, and then... the chili paste, and powder. After that, it'll just need water, and we can leave it to boil.

[ really, the convenience of these ingredients simply existing in this form is kind of nice. one could get used to the conveniences of modern life. yin yu goes for the carefully chopped ingredients from before, and adds them, letting them sizzle pleasantly in the oil for a little while. it's starting to smell really wonderful, now, the scent of spices complex and familiar, homely. after that comes the chilis he chopped, and the powder.. ]

And, if you could, my lady, fill that cup with water there, and pour it in the pan for me. [ it's nice to have another hand. a helpful one! ] It won't take long after this, so if you can bring the fish over with you, too. We'll be eating soon.
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-24 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
It does. [ he gives her a smile, immediately, warm and soft, a little fond.

this is very domestic. yin yu has never had to cook for anyone but himself -- in the past, he would help with chores in the sect, and then as a god, he never had to cook for himself, only participate in feasts or eat what servants and middle officials brought him. cooking is one of the many skills he had to learn as he adapted and struggled with his new life post-banishment, and it's really nice, to be able to share the kitchen with someone else. ]


...Truth be told, it is my favorite. [ his mouth quirks up a little further, fond with old nostalgia instead of bitter, something soft about him as he looks at the mixture on the stove, waiting for it to bubble. it's nice to feel good about something from his homeland, instead of just feeling empty. ] It is not difficult to make, but it is a dish that I have not gotten to really eat properly in some time. There's no sense in making something this large, if it's only going to be for myself.

[ in front of them, the mixture begins to boil. thankfully: that felt very personal, and while he's not as uncomfortable talking about it as he could be (as he used to be), it is still a little close to the chest.

so! directions. yes. ]
...You can start adding the fish in, now. Try to do it slowly, so it doesn't splash. It'll need to cook for about ten minutes.
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-24 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oh. well.

that's... right along the lines of what he was thinking, yeah. his ears start to turn red, and yin yu dips his head, hand coming up briefly to hide the way his mouth seems to curl up into a smile without his permission. embarrassing. ]


...I hope that you will like it, my lady. [ and that it will taste better with her around. a meal enjoyed with others is a luxury, let alone a meal to be enjoyed with someone important.

(the spicier the dish, the more love it's made with.)

he supervises until she's all out of fish slices, still looking at the pan. ]
...If... there's something that you really like to eat, I'm sure we could learn to make it, too. [ together. if she liked. ]
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-25 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
Let's. [ since they made his favorite this time! perhaps after whatever nightmare the trial will have this week... flayn will surely need some cheering up.

just a few more minutes! he leans over the pan for a moment, grabbing a spoon of his own to push the slices of fish around for a bit. we're gonna fast forward a little and say it's done. ]


...alright, I think we're ready. There's some rice in that pot, there. If you scoop out the amount you want, we can serve this and eat.

[ time for a cooking dinner date. yin yu gives her a smile as he pulls down bowls for either of them, handing one to flayn. ] You did very well, my lady.
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-25 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh. he was about to do the same, so flayn beating him to it surprises him. yin yu blinks, a little owlishly.

but it fades after a second. as he's come to associate with flayn, his heart jumps in his chest -- it's the little kindness that she shows, the little things that she does, that always seem to knock him for a loop.

he ducks his head, sheepish. ]
...Two scoops, please.
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-25 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ silly...! she's so cute. ]

I.. can tell you when to stop. [ that seems appropriate. yin yu shifts a little closer to her to watch - the kitchen is small enough that it's a bit of a tight squeeze, but that's alright. ]

...There. [ after an appropriate enough amount is doled out, he'll hold his hands out for his bowl, with a polite duck of his head. ] Thank you, my lady.
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-25 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ she's so cute.

there's a brief moment where yin yu hesitates, reaching for the bowl, head still ducked down as he takes it...

...and then, quickly, darts in to press a kiss to her cheek. it's just a peck, half a second long, and he pulls back quickly, his face going red. ]


I'll -- get the table ready. [ FLEES ]
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-25 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ aaaaa why did he do that. because he wanted to? she probably wouldn't have wanted that. she was in the middle of doing something! yin yu spends the next minute or so setting out plates and utensils - a couple of pairs of chopsticks, a spoon or two, his shoulders hunched up to his ears. maybe it was fine, though? it's flayn, and she...

after his internal monologue of being useless at this leads yin yu to this conclusion, he ends up just peeking back at flayn to get a glimpse at her disapp--no, at her absolutely radiant smile.

oh.

...oh.

if it's possible, his face turns even redder, and yin yu has to hide a bashful smile of his own, down at the table, his heart doing a backflip. stupid. he can't turn back and look at her again or he might die. (haha). ]
...um, if you're ready, my lady.

[ aaaaa ]
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