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It was just another normal day for everyone in the competition. Wake up early, get ready, head out for the contest, all of that. Today's challenge was a cooking challenge, where the contestants would have to prepare a dish for someone on the other team. Tumblr got told, by Nokia, that the person she would be making a dish for was Pinterest. Same for Pinterest, as she had to make a dish for Tumblr. The rest of the teams got paired by Nokia just as Tumblr was getting nervous. Sure, Pinterest was their crush, but she didn't know what foods Pinterest liked! Nor was she a good cook! She started to panic a little, what would she make? Was there a recipe she could follow? Or worse, would Pinterest not like them anymore based on the dish and their horrible cooking skills?
Meanwhile, Pinterest was calm. Sure, she didn't know what foods Tumblr liked, but she was sure that she could still make something she would like. It couldn't be that difficult...right? I mean, she's great at cooking & baking, she has books upon books full of recipes, even some on her phone! It couldn't be difficult to find one single recipe for something Tumblr could like...or could it? No, of course it couldn't. Or maybe...Pinterest brushed it off, and took out her phone. She started to look at recipes, but she had to find one quick, before she ran out of time for the contest.
Meanwhile, Tumblr had settled on something simple, red velvet cupcakes. She thought that Pinterest would like red velvet, as, well, you know, it was red, just like her skin. Whatever, Tumblr still decided on that. She looked through the pantry that was there for the challenge, and found red velvet cake mix. Maybe this was going to be easier than she thought. It was simple, just follow the instructions on the back, do a little decorating, and she'd be done! Hopefully Pinterest would compliment them on the cupcakes...
Pinterest had finally settled on making Tumblr cheesecake. She remembered Tumblr telling her that she liked cheesecake once when they were in school. Hopefully Tumblr still liked cheesecake... Pinterest finally found a good recipe for cheesecake that she'd tried before, and it was the best cheesecake she'd had. She gathered the ingredients and started baking.
Nokia was watching over them, making sure no one sets anything on fire, as she know something was bound to go wrong. Surprisingly though, this time was less chaotic than she expected.
About 20 minutes later...
The oven beeped, and Tumblr got out her cupcakes and reached for the white icing, and started decorating. They looked ok, considering how she barely baked before, and she was doing surprisingly well decorating, as she had a steady hand due to years of sketching and drawing. She glanced over at Pinterest, fantasizing about if Pinterest liked her cupcakes.
Meanwhile, Pinterest was baking perfectly. Tumblr thought Wow, she's such a great baker..I wonder who she's baking for..Tumblr never thought in a million years that Pinterest would be so focused on baking for them, and she was convinced Nokia wouldn't pair them up like that.
As the timer ticked closer and closer to the end of the challenge, Tumblr got back to decorating, as she'd been watching Pinterest for almost 3 hours now, while Pinterest cursed under her breath. She took too long finding a recipe, and now there's little time to let the cheesecake cool. God!? Can't that cheesecake cool any faster!? Oh I am so going to need weed after this... She thought, trying to calm down without it.
The others had already finished their dishes, and were just plating them when Pinterest was finally able to take the cheesecake out of the fridge. She'd been working on this all day, and was...nervous when she took it out. It seemed fine, and she was relieved. She didn't know why she was so nervous. She normally never felt nervous at all.
Nokia announced the end of the challenge after the alarm went off. The applications went to their 'partner' they had to bake for, and Tumblr is blushing and stuttering before she even presents the cupcakes to Pinterest. Their palms are sweaty, and she's nervous as hell. She's really hoping that Pinterest will like them. For the icing, she's alternated between regular swirls with red and blue sprinkles, and a 'P' for Pinterest, much like how her body looks. Pinterest has added a few small fruits to the cheesecake, which are strawberries and blueberries. She's confident, and teases Tumblr for getting nervous.
"My, my. Looks like someone is nervous about me~" She teased, even patting Tumblrs head with her free hand. Tumblr blushed profusely, "I-i'm j-just nervous about my-my baking skills!" She exclaimed in embarrassment. "Sure, your 'baking skills' is all it is, huh?~" Pinterest continued to tease. "S-stop! I-i'm just...just really bad at baking!"
"Really? Well, I'll be the judge of that~" Pinterest then set down the platter with the cheesecake on a table and took one of the cupcakes. Tumblr was getting more and more nervous, and bit her lip. She watched as Pinterest unwrapped the cupcake lining and took a bite. God, she looked so beautiful to Tumblr. Pinterest made a small 'mmm' sound, chewing slowly. After she swallowed, she proceeded to say, "You know, you're not as horrible at baking as you think you are, Tumblelog.." in that low, alluring tone she always used. She then cut Tumblr a slice of the cheesecake and picked it up, trying to feed Tumblr by hand. At first, Tumblr blushed and refused, but eventually gave in. When she tasted the cheesecake the flavour exploded on her tongue.
Meanwhile, Instagram and Reddit witnessed the whole thing. Instagram was quick to start recording when it first started happening and had it all on video. Reddit was muttering things about them being lovebirds to Instagram.
Nokia announced the end of the challenge when the timer went off again. "Well, I suppose you're all safe from elimination today." Nokia said, sounding....disappointed? "Tallying up the votes, both your teams got a 28."
She disappeared, and the applications just went back to what they were doing before.Pinterest and Tumblr kept eating the desserts the other had made.
"So, you wanna hang out, Tumblelog?" Pinterest asked Tumblr. "S-sure. W-where do you w-wanna go?" Tumblr questioned. Pinterest just wordlessly took her hand and started leading her somewhere. Tumblr immediately blushed, but let Pinterest hold her hand the way there. Her hand is so warm..and soft...I wonder how the rest of her skin feels...Tumblr blushed harder at her own thoughts.
After about 10 minutes of leading (and handholding!) Pinterest finally slowed down. They were far from everyone else, and they were at a lake. Pinterest sat down against a tree, and pulled Tumblr down with her, and their legs brushed.
For hours, they just sat there, talking about everything and nothing at the same time. Eventually, Pinterest brought up Tumblrs sketching.
"You know what, Tumblr? I've always wondered what you draw in that sketchbook of yours..." Tumblr froze. She was torn between showing Pinterest her drawings, and refusing to. "I-it's really nothing...important..." she laughed nervously. "Are you sure? If you're drawing so much, I'm sure it's important to you." Pinterest asked. Tumblr was starting to sweat, knowing what she'd drawn. "W-well, yeah-" Pinterest pulled out Tumblrs sketchbook from their messenger bag.
"O-oh, uhm, how'd you know it was in my bag-w-wait-!" Pinterest was halfway through opening it. Tumblr closed the sketchbook with their hand. "Y-you don't want to look in there...t-trust me..." she laughed nervously.
"Oh? And why's that?" Pinterest looked at Tumblr with big eyes, feigning sadness for being denied. Tumblr stuttered, but couldn't resist that sad face of Pinterest's, but she also didn't want to let Pinterest see those...explicit drawings she'd made. "U-uhm, o-okay...well...I suppose you can look, b-but I'll pick the pages.." Tumblr gently took her sketchbook back, and started flipping through the pages, trying to find one that quite literally wasn't her and Pinterest. She eventually found a sketch of a drink, and showed Pinterest, covering the other page with her navy blue hand.
"You're...really good at drawing. Why don't you want me to see the rest of the pages?" Pinterest inquired. "W-well....uhm...they're just of...f-fantasies...you wouldn't be interested.." Tumblr answered. Pinterest gently put her hand over Tumblrs, specifically the one covering the other drawings. "Darling, I'm interested in all of your drawings..." Pinterest said in that deep, captivating voice. Tumblr blushed profusely, and Pinterest gently removed Tumblrs hand from the page. Tumblr froze, as she'd forgotten what she'd drawn there. She looked at the page, and it was an innocent drawing of them holding hands with Pinterest. "O-oh....uhm...." Pinterest smirked "Ah, so that's what you've been drawing? Us?"
"J-just as friends! Y-you know...you're my closest...friend..." Tumblr lied, hoping Pinterest won't flip the page. "Oh, sure." Pinterest dragged out her words "As friends." Pinterest then turned the page, seeing a glimpse of a drawing- "Oh fuck-shit-" Tumblr grabbed her sketchbook back and shut it quickly. "Y-yeah, well...you know...heheh...." Tumblr mumbled, blushing hard.
"Why are you hiding your art from me? You were just letting me look, what happened?" Pinterest questioned. "U-uhm...well..that's a private drawing...heh..." Tumblr felt a lump in her throat from how nervous she was. "Oh? Now I'm definitely curious, Tumblr..." Tumblr started to internally panic. "U-uhm...well....I-i....c-can you promise not to laugh....?" Tumblr had finally decided that she trusted Pinterest enough to let her see her feelings drawn out on paper.
"I promise, my dear-" "J-just call me Tumblr.." Tumblr reopened her sketchbook and let Pinterest see all of her sketches--Well, at least up until the explicit ones. She nervously watched Pinterests expressions, biting her lip due to nerves. "S-so, uhm...what do you think...?"
"Tumblr, these are amazing! Why didn't you show me these earlier?" Pinterest inquired. "W-well...uhm...I was just..waiting for the right moment...b-because..uhm..." Well, here it goes... Tumblr thought. "I-i've liked you....for a long time now. I-i've been...scared that you wouldn't like me back and I-i wanted to be sure you actually liked me before confessing.." Tumblr fidgeted with their hands as they waited for Pinterests response. Oh god, I just ruined years worth of friendship! She'll never talk to me again, she'll hate me, she'll- Their thoughts were cut off as Pinterest finally answered. "Oh Tumblr...I've been waiting for you to say that." Pinterest said, tone barely louder than a whisper. "W-what?" Tumblr responded, her tone even quieter.
"Tumblr, I've liked you since high-school. But I was letting my pride get in the way of my feelings. Truth is, I've been too much of a coward to actually ask you out. I tease you constantly because that's the only way I could show my emotions without everyone else calling me lovesick and shit like that." Pinterest confessed, her tone low and vulnerable.
"S-so...uhm...i-in that case, do you want to be my girlfriend?..." Tumblr asked nervously. "Yes. Yes, of course. I've wanted to be your girlfriend for so long." Pinterest said, her heart pounding fast. She then pulled Tumblr into her arms, and kissed her gently. Tumblr had never seen Pinterest so...vulnerable. Tumblr felt like their heart was gonna burst from joy. She kissed her back, and their heartbeats synchronized.