Ship: Ranpha/Rakshata Fandom: Love Live Major Tags: tags omitted Other Tags: tags omitted Word Count: 402 words
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Ranpha knocked on the door again, bouncing from foot to foot impatiently. True, it was past 9 but it shouldn’t be so late that Rakshata was asleep!
The door opened and Rakshata tilted her head to a side curiously at the sight of Ranpha still dressed in her delivery uniform with a wicker basket clutched to her chest.
“Oooh, what’s in there?” She asked as she sniffed the air. She’d already eaten but the rich, tempting smell that wafted out from the woven container made her stomach rumble with interest.
“Xiao Long Bao!” Ranpha said proudly as she entered. “Special flavored ones. Cheese, Szechaun and ginseng. That’s yellow, pink and green – we’re having a special pastel promotion and I got us a basket to share.”
“Mmm, sounds tasty! Thank you for the gift.” Rakshata quickly got out her plates along with a set of cutlery for each girl, then sat cross-legged on the floor. “It’s not a gift,” Ranpha said, laughter rippling from her lips as she stopped Rakshata’s abortive movement towards her wallet. “No, no, you don’t have to split the cost. You’re always making sweet curry and sharing it with me. I wanted to be the one to feed you for a change.”
“Oh!” A red flush colored Rakshata’s brown cheeks, followed very quickly be a smile. “Thank you, Ranpha! That’s very sweet of you.”
“Not a problem!” Rakshata picked up the chopsticks and gestured for Rakshata to copy her. “See, there’s a special way to eat xiao long bao. Pick it up with the chopsticks and put it on the spoon, then nibble just a little at the side – then all the soup spills out and so does the steam! You have to wait a bit for it to cool and then pop! You just put it all in your mouth and bite down.”
She demonstrated, closing her eyes in bliss as the hot, flavorful soup flooded her mouth and each successive bite released more of the pork and cheese juice inside the dumpling.
When she opened her eyes, Rakshata was chewing with her eyes shut and a wide smile on her smile. Rakshata swallowed and opened her eyes, smiling even more brightly when she realized Ranpha was watching her.
“It’s delicious!” She said delightedly, licking her lips to make sure none of the soup had dribbled out. “And so clever! I wonder if they make a curried version…”
FILL: TEAM PRINCE OF TENNIS, T
Fandom: Love Live
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted
Word Count: 402 words
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Ranpha knocked on the door again, bouncing from foot to foot impatiently. True, it was past 9 but it shouldn’t be so late that Rakshata was asleep!
The door opened and Rakshata tilted her head to a side curiously at the sight of Ranpha still dressed in her delivery uniform with a wicker basket clutched to her chest.
“Oooh, what’s in there?” She asked as she sniffed the air. She’d already eaten but the rich, tempting smell that wafted out from the woven container made her stomach rumble with interest.
“Xiao Long Bao!” Ranpha said proudly as she entered. “Special flavored ones. Cheese, Szechaun and ginseng. That’s yellow, pink and green – we’re having a special pastel promotion and I got us a basket to share.”
“Mmm, sounds tasty! Thank you for the gift.” Rakshata quickly got out her plates along with a set of cutlery for each girl, then sat cross-legged on the floor.
“It’s not a gift,” Ranpha said, laughter rippling from her lips as she stopped Rakshata’s abortive movement towards her wallet. “No, no, you don’t have to split the cost. You’re always making sweet curry and sharing it with me. I wanted to be the one to feed you for a change.”
“Oh!” A red flush colored Rakshata’s brown cheeks, followed very quickly be a smile. “Thank you, Ranpha! That’s very sweet of you.”
“Not a problem!” Rakshata picked up the chopsticks and gestured for Rakshata to copy her. “See, there’s a special way to eat xiao long bao. Pick it up with the chopsticks and put it on the spoon, then nibble just a little at the side – then all the soup spills out and so does the steam! You have to wait a bit for it to cool and then pop! You just put it all in your mouth and bite down.”
She demonstrated, closing her eyes in bliss as the hot, flavorful soup flooded her mouth and each successive bite released more of the pork and cheese juice inside the dumpling.
When she opened her eyes, Rakshata was chewing with her eyes shut and a wide smile on her smile. Rakshata swallowed and opened her eyes, smiling even more brightly when she realized Ranpha was watching her.
“It’s delicious!” She said delightedly, licking her lips to make sure none of the soup had dribbled out. “And so clever! I wonder if they make a curried version…”