Title: baking together
Rating: G
Fandom: Fire Emblem Three Houses
Relationship: Annette Fantine Dominic/Lysithea von Ordelia
Wordcount: 590
Short summary: Annette and Lysithea bake together
Annette hummed happily as she strolled to the kitchens, thinking about spending this overcast afternoon baking something sweet for Lysithea, only to find that said person she wanted to make cake for was already in the process of making a cake herself. She laughed. Great minds did indeed think alike.
“Lysithea!” she greeted.
“Annette?” Lysithea whipped her head around. “Don’t surprise me like that!” She gripped a measuring cup tightly.
“Oh, sorry.” Annette smiled apologetically. She grabbed an apron. “Let me help out.”
“But…”
“It’d be more fun if we bake together, right?”
Lysithea relented, passing the recipe to Annette to look over. The recipe was for a two-layer orange cream cake. Orange…as in Annette’s hair color? When Annette looked up at Lysithea she noted the pink blush across her cheeks.
“I’ve never had orange cake before, but it sounds delicious,” Annette said. “I can’t wait to try it!”
The only big difference baking with Lysithea instead of with Mercedes was the intensity of the gaze Lysithea had while she was baking. Not that Mercedes’ soft smile and relaxed attitude was a bad thing (Annette would never turn down making sweets with Mercedes), but Annette just knew that Lysithea was intense about this because of how much she loved cake.
Once the two pans of cake were in the oven, Lysithea finally relaxed a bit. “It’s great to bake with someone who appreciates cake as much as me,” she said as they began to tidy up the counters.
“Yes, I think we might be equal in this one aspect,” Annette replied. Claiming she was as good as Lysithea at other things would be a stretch, but here she was confident.
Lysithea laughed. “This is a competition I don’t need to win. Enjoying cake is best with others who love it too.” She huffed. “Did you know that when I gave Felix some cake, he gave it to someone else? The nerve!”
Annette laughed. It was easy to imagine Felix’s dour face. “Felix is too ashamed about liking sweets because they look ‘girly’ but he’s missing out.”
“Definitely.”
They next moved to washing the dirty dishes and every time Lysithea handed Annette a bowl or utensil to dry, they shared a smile. Yes, it was definitely better to bake with Lysithea than alone. Once they finished the dishes, there was not much to do but wait until the cakes finished baking. Annette took this moment of quiet time to take Lysithea’s hand. “I would eat any cake you gave to me, Lysithea.”
Lysithea grinned. “I always have excellent cake.” Squeezing Annette’s hand back she added softly, “I would trust any cake you fed me as well.”
Annette leaned in, bringing their faces closer together, and Lysithea’s eyes closed in anticipation, only for the timer to go off. They were both blushing as they broke apart to retrieve the cakes from the oven.
“It smells so good. I can’t wait!” Annette exclaimed as the two cakes were set out to cool. Lysithea tested them with a toothpick. Now all they had to do was wait for the cakes to cool before frosting them. “How should I distract myself from indulging these wonderful smelling cakes?”
Annette didn’t realize how her words could be interpreted until Lysithea grabbed her face and pulled it towards her. Well, Annette supposed she had no issues with this whatsoever, returning Lysithea’s kiss with equal intensity. Baking with Lysithea topped off with a kiss? This might be the best way to spend her down time on a cloudy day.