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It started when Eunho's descendant siblings saw fun videos on the Internet.
"Ah! This seems so fun!"
"I wanna make one too!"
"Do you think Euishin hyung will play with us?"
And of course, it continued when Hwang Jiho smelled something burning in the kitchen that he thought he had Eunho-descendant-proofed a year ago.
When Hwang Jiho checked on the kids and asked what they were doing when sure enough it was them, Hwang Jiho laughed, looking at their device with interest.
"Don't worry. This one can surely make a cake like that!"
"Really?! Hwangho-nim is amazing!"
"As expected of Hwangho-nim!"
"Can I take pictures?"
"Hahaha, of course! All of you may watch this one make this cake!"
"Yay!!"
And then, it ended as Jo Euishin was invited to the Tiger Mansion for a 'Snare-related surprise'.
"What is it, you geezer?" Jo Euishin asked in half-annoyance, but he could never get annoyed at anything related to Snare. "Where is Snare?" Jo Euishin looked around his voice softening as he remembered why he answered Hwang Jiho's n-th invitation to his mansion.
Hwang Jiho laughed, not minding Jo Euishin's antics as he pushed a gold cart towards Jo Euishin.
Jo Euishin looked at the cart quizzically before his eyes lit up at the sight of the large dome-covered dish sitting on the top of the gold cart.
Was his angel hiding underneath the cloche again?
How cute!
Jo Euishin was too stupid to know what the occasion was for, but as expected of his cute genius warrior! His angel was truly a genius!
Jo Euishin could already imagine his little angel popping out as Jo Euishin uncovered the cloche to see what was underneath. His angel would greet his unworthy self with a happy smile and wag of his tail-
?
Why was his angel not wagging?
Jo Euishin tilted his head as he uncovered the large dish to see his angel, but his angel not moving at all... No way! Was this? Jo Euishin thought he had seen something like this before, but had Hwang Jiho really...?
Jo Euishin admired the realistic cake version of his little angel. The soft white fur made of wispy icing, the adorable pink tongue and chocolate eyes. To think Hwang Jiho could actually capture all the details of his angel so well; Jo Euishin would have to rethink on Hwang Jiho's capabilities and talents- Hwang Jiho might actually be a genius too-
Swoosh.
...
("Ah.")
......
("Ahhhh!! Baekho-nim, what are you doing?!"
"Baekho-nim, we haven't agreed to cut it yet!!"
"I wanted more pictures of Euishin hyung looking at the cake!!"
"Damn it, Baekho! How dare you upset the descendants-"
"What Jeokho means is how dare you upset the descendants and use your sword on my creation."
"Wait! Shh, Jeokho, Hwangho! Euishin, look at Euishin!"
"Huh...? ...")
Jo Euishin blanked as the angel's head was suddenly cut off.
There was no blood, of course, just a fluffy cake cross-section, but-
But-
His angel-
Jo Euishin took a step forward, but fell to his knees, suddenly feeling weak.
His angel had died.
("Ahhh!!!! Look at what you did!! Jo Euishin's crying!!"
"Jo Euishin? Jo Euishin, are you alright? I can make another one."
"Euishin hyung/oppa?!"
"Jo Euishin-gun?!")
Hours later, after Jo Euishin was licked back to life by his frantic real angel and Eunho had promised to turn the next Real or Cake: Snare Edition that Hwang Jiho made into a card for Jo Euishin's forever preservation and collection, Eunho looked up from his hyung that he was hugging on the couch (he was hugging his hyung!) to the thing that caused all this.
"Hyung-nim." Eunho smiled gently. "I'm sure you know what I'm going to say, right?"
Baekho solemnly nodded, repentant.
"Never do that again." Eunho ordered. "And wipe that icing off your sword."