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All the ingredients were set on the countertop with bowls and utensils on the side spread out. Kohane originally planned on making cookies alone but Touya, being a gentleman, had asked his girlfriend if he could help. The look on her face was priceless (as he would describe it), her smile brightened and her eyes were crinkled in the cutest way possible. Her ability to express her emotions with her face was one of the things that made her beautiful to him. Every slight furrow, curve, and crinkle was cherished even before they had dated. Speaking of which, Kohane looked down at the recipe on her phone, with her expression serious. She glanced down at the ingredients and then at her phone. Touya’s guess is that she’s making sure everything was ready before they had started.
“Hmm–Ok! We’re set Touya. Are you ready?” She asked looking up from her phone at her boyfriend who was across the table from her. He hummed as he turned, grabbing something behind him, then made his way over to her. Kohane looked at the man, curious at what he was holding, while he smiled excitedly. Suddenly, an apron slid through her head as it was being tied from behind by Touya. She looks wide eyed at him, shocked but also amused. Seeing her face made him laugh while he tied his. “You forgot one thing, Kohane” He teased.
“Right, how did I not notice that?” She giggled, turning around to kiss his jaw.
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As Kohane prepared the dry ingredients and the baking sheet, Touya was tasked with working on the other ingredients. Now, Touya wasn’t exactly the best at baking, struggling to follow the simplest cupcake recipe for white day. But that was resolved thanks to the help of the virtual singers. He learnt quite a lot from them and learnt how to make cupcakes from scratch, however this wasn’t cupcakes he was making, this was cookies. So glancing back at the table then back at the recipe, he used his learnt terminology to push through the directions.
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Now, all he needed to do was whisk. He placed his hand awkwardly on top of the bowl, stiffly straight, then he stirred roughly. Touya didn’t really pick up on how to mix eggs within the batch during his training session with KAITO and Miku, which he is regretting now, as he is very obviously doing it wrong. Curious as to how long he needed to do this, he looked back to the recipe, his eyes widened as he saw something he didn’t see before. Whisk the eggs quickly and carefully.
He jolts at the words and begins to stir the eggs rougher and quicker, very worried he might ruin the batch of cookies. Splashes of eggs started to get all over the messy counter creating an even bigger mess to clean up. ‘Why must I be so bad at baking’ he thought, eyes frantically looking at the counter and the bowl. ‘I should not have volunteered with my mediocre abilities-‘
Snapping him out of his thoughts was a small hand that wrapped itself around the hand that was whisking.
“The whisk should be positioned like this as you stir, make sure it’s slightly above the eggs.” A voice guides from behind, tilting his hand slightly to the left. The man turns to see his girlfriend, looking at the eggs with soft eyes, a calm exterior on her. Seeing her adorable face washes away the previous anxiety, allowing him to return his focus on the eggs. Which he is now, whisking properly.
As they whisk the eggs together Kohane leans on Touya’s back, relaxed and peaceful.
“Thank you for helping me, Touya. I truly love the times where we can be alone together like this” She professes in a whisper. He shyly looks down at the eggs, a light blush on his face. One thing was for sure, he also loved moments like these. Moments where they can be intimate and close to one another, in the comfort of each other. Completely hidden from the world and its selfish desires.
“I know you're not the best at baking and I know that you usually prefer to do something else…But when you first offered…” she trails, hiding her blushing face in her partner's back. Touya stops his task, focusing all of his attention on his flustered girlfriend.
“I was truly happy. I don’t mind if you might ask me for help here and there– and I don’t mind if you burn our batch as well!”
Touya’s face flushes a deep red in embarrassment, he is silently grateful for the fact that she can’t see his face right now. ‘Is my baking really that bad’ he thought, as a cold sweat went down his face. Well, compared to his talented girlfriend maybe his abilities are mediocre to hers.
“Anyways…All that matters is that we are here together, and that we are enjoying ourselves!” She exclaims, stepping back with her arms pumped up. Touya turns to look at her, her face flushed and her expression determined. He smiles while letting out a small laugh. ‘She really is serious about this’ he thinks to himself.
Kohane’s face flattens, her speech not getting the intended reaction she was hoping for. She sighs to herself, embarrassed over how she made a big deal. Suddenly, Touya pats her head, eyes looking softly at her. She looks up wide-eyed.
“I love spending time with you, Kohane. I love you” He gives her a smile, eyes crinkled.
“I love you too” She smiles, standing on her tiptoes before giving him a kiss on his cheek.