004 // it's the most shoujo time of the year

[cardcaptured]

[Normally, Xiaolang doesn't do this.

Normally, Xiaolang's much more tight-lipped about his personal life, his romantic matters, because... well. He's a fourteen year old boy, an easily embarrassed one at that, and he'd die before giving people ammo to tease him with!!

But his amplified Wood Monkey traits-- hard-working, curious, and communicative-- has worn down his barriers quite a bit, leading him to post something under li xiaolang that he's probably going to regret come the twilight hours:]

What's something good to do with someone for Valentine's Day? Or what's something romantic you'd like someone to do for you?

[... ... ... is he making a Valentine's date idea list? Yes. Is he going to try to do all of them? EXTRA YES.]

Comments

[cardcaptured]

That sounds pretty good. Maybe with a vinegar dressing or something? But you're right, though-- it's probably better to keep it simple so we don't have too much work on our hands.

That said... a cake might take a while, so we'd probably have to make it first, or pick one up someplace else. Though there might be cake recipes where you don't have to bake them...?

[keystaff]

Yes, that would be fine. No need to make it too complicated. Just some basic, simple ingredients and a dressing.

One we wouldn't need to bake? There is cheesecake! I mean, if we wanted to make one and that might be cheaper than buying one from the bakery.

[cardcaptured]

Cheesecake... the rare ones take a few hours to set, but if we take it out after dinner, that could work? And I've had practice making them before...

[Although that practice also involved impressing a certain someone for White Day last year, something that he did very well at...

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... no, he's not turning red thinking about the 'hanyaan'. Nope. Absolutely NOT.

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... but making another cheesecake is very much worth it if she made that noise again--]

Anyway, I'd be fine with making it, if you are. The dinner itself doesn't take too long since it's all stir-frying, for the most part.

[keystaff]

Right! As long as we figure it before and give it time to set, it could work out. That way we could just bring it out after dinner and it would ready.

[Either she forgot or she is trying not to bring up her love of cake and her floaty happy reactions to it.]