rec: starstruck (wip)

For the record, if the Taming of the Shrewesque fic isn't updated soon, something tragic is going to happen. I have no idea how the people who have been reading this since like, May aren't burning cities or threatening hunger strikes or something. Has no one attempted blackmail or bribery? What are you waiting for?

Wait, there may be people who aren't reading this yet. Oh, you.

Direct links to all four threads in the aianonlovefest:

Starstruck - thread one, thread two, thread three and thread four, AIRPS, Adam/Kris. Yes, you have to follow it through comments. Yes, that would in a sane world be annoying. This is not a sane world. This is an awesome world that trust me, you really won't care until you realize there is no more. Then you know, tragedy.

In which aivilo_18 hates me and sent me a link so I, too, could connect with feeling like a heroin addict in withdrawal in a really big way (I sent it to svmadelyn, so this is actually turning into a The Ring-like situation, except a.) giving it to other people doesn't help and b.) no one crawls out of any electronic devices, which is good, because now I'm creeping myself out, let's ignore this segue now, please). I love this story stupidly and I think have memorized key passages and have a Pavlovian response to the parts that involve food (ie I snack) and possibly an interest in wine? I don't--like wine. And yet.

Oh, and I posted In the Land of the Delta, AIRPS, Adam/Kris yesterday to LJ. Forgot about that.

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[akavertigo.livejournal.com]

I read "pasty" and "pastry" and, hey hey, look at that: prompt #19.

19) Love Cake, Ahoy! Another bugger set the Magic Is Real, Nobody Cares universe. Kris is a baker with an anything but ordinary specialty: lurv aphrodisiac. Legal and temporary, the edible charms are an expensive, but common, tool in the social sphere. Kris' skill is such that he can tailor any sweet to serve the occasion and as a result he has a steady and loyal customer base.

Kris also has much more rare talent: he can bake lover tells, a cake that when consumed by lovers shows if they're meant to be. A master baker puts all the heart's desires into the dough; if your lover matches those desire, you'll know two bites in. Sadly, as eating the supernatural dessert also reveals if true love isn't on the menu thus leading to more break ups than weddings, and nicknaming the recipe the Last Dessert.

(Still with me? Excellent!)

Cue Adam! Longtime consumer, sort'a buddy and Kris' teeny-tiny undisclosed crush. Kris has been glazing and frosting Adam's love life for nearly three years without error and complaint--until the day Adam asks for a cake to help ID his soulmate. Apparently, after three years of the high life he's ready to settle.

Kris isn't.

Suddenly his soufflés are exploding, the cupcakes are revolting, and no muffin tin is safe. This doesn't mean Kris doesn't try his hardest to bake Adam's heart desire into reality. Adam gets more determined with every taste test that ends in disappointment, but Kris gets more frantic every time the oven timer rings.

[neednotwant.livejournal.com]

I love you and this is brilliant, but THIS DOES NOT TAKE AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT I AM CEMENTING YOUR SQUEAKY HIDING HOLE.

[akavertigo.livejournal.com]

But that's where I keep my YuGiOh cards!

[neednotwant.livejournal.com]

I will cement this hole uncaring and gleeful. You'll see.