excessivelyalive:
Miriam has an odd way of going about things. It’s subtle at first, hidden behind these sweetness laden smiles that she seems so good at giving. In this case, she’s paying Cal near no mind, driving the cart here and there as she looks at everything from kitchen gadgets to mugs to small appliances. There’s nothing she’s dead set on, though, save for a fun looking set of salt and pepper shakers, alongside an electric kettle.
When Cal calls for her, she skids to a stop, pulling her weight backwards to stop the forward momentum put up by the cart. Hopping down from her spot, Miriam saunters over, half crouching so she can drape herself overtop Cal’s back.
“I think they’re both weird as hell, and I’d rather get spoons that look like they belong to a vampire if we’re going for off putting but not frightening sorts of vibes, you know? If we get fancy plates for special occasions or whatever, we can go full woodland creature there, for contrast. Actually wait-” Miriam wrinkles her nose. “Never mind. I hate that now. I think we should get brass colored silverware, but get nothing else that matches it.”
Reaching up, she pats the messy wrap of hair atop the other’s head, squishing it down and chuckling to herself. The lazy bump of her kissing the back of his head comes a moment later, before Miriam goes to pull herself back to standing.
“okay, but consider the following--” he wastes no time launching into debate mode, straightening up with a little shake of his head to put some volume back into his bun. “consider. okay. those decorate plates that old people put in locked display cabinets so their grandkids can’t get their grubby hands on them. those, except we put food on them, so you’re picking away at your sweet potato wedges and then, surprise, it’s revered angel lovelace smiling up at you.”
cal settles his hands on her hips before she can escape back to the cart, a kiss pressed to her forehead. “they came down to the city and made a whole series of commemorative memorabilia for it. it was kind of fucked up, but people really love orthodox angel bullshit, so of course it sold well. if there’s a thrift store here they probably have something similar.”
a sigh, airy and nowhere near as dramatic as usual. “brass silverware works, though. bronzeware.” there’s a longing gaze cast back at the Spoons of Personal Judgment. no. resist, calid saint. resist the dark urge. do not heed their siren call. look back at your girlfriend, squeeze her butt a little--for grounding purposes, obviously. “what else do real people put in their real kitchens, anyway? do we own enough pans? do we need to get a wok for the sake of authenticity?”











