I wonder what Hopper would think of caramel popcorn. Like, he finds a human fairground and manages to get his hands on some. I know most insects enjoy sweet food and all.
I'm gonna try and clear out these asks and drafts that I never finished XD oops...
But, Hopper LOVES caramel. I get a caramel and hazelnut iced latte from Dunkin' every now and then (every day) and he tried it and absolutely fell in love with it.
So much so that I came up with a new signature latte flavor at the restaurant I work at called the "Hopper" and it's got caramel, coconut, and hazelnut flavoring in it.
He hasn't tried caramel popcorn before though, so I'll give him that experience:
There was a special event the Circus Bugs gave news of to the colony. It was happening in the City during the summer. A "one-time-only" event, as Slim had put it.
They had quite the time dragging Hopper and Atta there. The former was just not fond of being around others and the latter was too fixated on her royal obligations. After a few twists and pulls--figuratively and literally--the gang managed to get both parties to attend the event.
The second they got there, Flik had rushed off with Molt in tow the second he saw the toothpick Ferris Wheel in the center. Bugs swung haphazardly in the water bottlecaps that served as the seats as the machine rotated on its axis.
The other Circus Bugs were performing for a large crowd and P.T. had not been lenient this time to allow them a day to enjoy the events with the gang, but Atta was learning to compensate without Gypsy or Rosie to have a girl's day with.
Hopper begrudgingly trudged behind her and Dot as they walked through the City. "How long are we gonna be here?"
"We just got here," Atta rolled her eyes. "C'mon, lighten up. I'd rather be with the girls so be grateful I'm not leaving you to stand alone somewhere."
The grasshopper huffed, giving a mocking bow, "I am forever in your debt, Your Majesty."
"Alright, then as a way to pay it off; pretend like you're having a good time."
Dot bounced up and down excitedly, "Atta! Atta! Atta! At--"
"What?" She quickly pushed the younger's head down so she'd stop jumping.
The girl pointed at one of the concession stands, "Can we try one of the human snacks? We never eat anything other than grain and fruit!" Her tone became a slight whine as she pulled on Atta's arm.
Atta sighed, "Fine, but don't tell mom I let you eat that stuff. I don't think any of the elders trust human food."
"Promise!" Quickly, she was gone and up on her tippy toes with the owner of the stand. The beetle handed her a strange piece of food. It looked yellow with a golden coat crystallized over it. She hurried back to them, her mouth full, "You gotta try it!"
The girl looked sheepish and swallowed, "Sorry. You guys have to try it! It's sweet and salty!"
"Didn't think those two things went together," Hopper wrinkled his nose.
The Queen couldn't help but comment as the opportunity presented itself, "Just like us," she sneered at him.
Hopper tauntingly grinned at her, "Obviously I'm the sweet one."
"You always have been a pain in my molar."
He opened his mouth to retort, but came up short, "That was kinda good, not gonna lie." He focused back on Dot as she pushed the morsel toward him, "Did he say what it was?"
"He said the humans called it ca-...carmamamel...popcorn?" She made a 'blah' sound, lolling her tongue out at the mispronunciation. "Something like that," she laughed.
Hopper cautiously took a bit from her, eyeing it (ha) before popping it in his mouth. Atta had a tiny piece in her hand too but waited to see if Hopper keeled over before trying it.
"Oh my gosh," his entire demeanor did a back-flip and he nudged Atta's shoulder, "this is amazing!"
"Really?" She looked at her own morsel and gingerly ate it. "Huh...not bad."
"Not bad?" Hopper looked affronted. "Sweetheart, I think I just died and went to Heaven. Is there more?"
Dot giggled, pointing to the stand, "He's got plenty."
Hopper took Atta by the wrist and hurried over to the stand. She blinked in surprise, "What are we doing?"
"I wanna get two without looking suspicious, so just pretend you're eating the other one."
Not gonna lie, I almost forgot how much I love writing for this fandom π and this was really fun to write!
BTW, ya'll probably don't care about the movie "UglyDolls" but that's the new fandom I've become obsessed with. I have a WIP novel on Wattpad called "Backstitch" revolving around the movie if ya'll are interested.
ALSO ALSO, I am STILL UPDATING the Bugs Life novel. DO NOT PANIC (I don't know if ya'll really liked it or not, but I figured 200+ reads has to mean something, right?)
I'm reverting back to my old style of writing outlines because the new method I tried at the beginning of the novel isn't as efficient for me as my old style. So, now I'm going back and making outlines for the chapters, drafting, editing, reviewing, and the process takes at least a week to do for each chapter, so just bear with me.
Despite it being on Wattpad and for a down-the-drain fandom, I take my writing very seriously and want it to be the best I can do XD
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY AS WELL
