the foxes + getting invited on a tv baking competition for charity (yes this was inspired by gbbo yes there is no reality in which this would even happen and yes i decided to make one)
the way the show works is each of the foxes picked a charity to represent, and the audience can donate to any of them while watching through a link
but the winner will also be given $10,000 for their specific organization at the end
all the foxes get their own work station, and they are not allowed to sabotage/otherwise interfere with each other but they may help/encourage if they so choose
their challenge is: make an elaborate three-tiered cake with at least three different flavors, and it has to be exy themed
the cameras float around to get comments from the foxes as they start getting to work
people that are here to have fun and maybe win: nicky, renee, matt
people who are here to win: allison, kevin, aaron, dan
people who are just here: neil, andrew
neil, immediately: âi am, as the kids say, lost in the sauceâÂ
kevin feels the same but heâd never admit that out loud so heâs just frowning down at the hyper organized 10-page packet he prepared with the recipe and incredibly detailed diagrams
allison is running around in sky high stilettos and somehow making it work
the cameras keep on zooming in on them because itâs just so impressive and she bends down to look into the lens and say âi know theyâre nice (theyâre jimmy choo) but you know whatâs nicer? my caramel buttercreamâÂ
the producers ask nicky how heâs planning to capture the exy theme
âmy first thought was my flavors should be blood, sweat, and tears but that, like, wonât taste good at allâÂ
renee is totally in her element, humming a little to herself and gently encouraging her friends while they lose their minds
sheâs describing her cake with great detail and all matt has to say about his is âitâs gonna be sweet, i guessâÂ
dan and matt keep on helping each other even though they kinda shouldnât be and they know they shouldnât be but itâs literally just such a reflex for them at this point in their relationship
matt stretches out on his stomach on the ground by the oven, ankles crossed, singing âplease bake well please bake well please-â âbabe you have decorations to makeâ âoh wait youâre so rightâ
kevin, to the cameras: âdan just let matt borrow her vanilla extract, they should be disqualifiedâ *five seconds later* âneil can i have that spoon-âÂ
aaron is a 5 foot tall ball of stress and competitiveness and he is whisking up a meringue like itâs the last thing heâll ever do
what is andrew doing during all of this? reading his recipe, following it, doing what you do when you make a cake, completely ignoring everyone else but also antagonizing them as much as possible
andrew, with sarcasm: âyou can do it, aaron!âÂ
aaron, with spite:Â âi cannot do it, thanksâ
*neil stares into the camera*
nicky burns the top layer of one of his cakes but he canât find his knife so he panics and thatâs how he ends up trying to saw through it with scissors while matt guides him even though he literally has a knife
itâsâŚ.not a very even slice
(andrew snatched nickyâs knife while he was walking to the fridge, no one noticed)
dan is making an exy helmet out of rice krispy treats because âthatâs how they do it on cake bossâÂ
neil has very fine motor skills and very steady hands so heâs piping icing like heâs been doing it his whole life and everyone is so jealous
allison burns her finger trying to make ganache and renee drops everything to go check on her and make sure sheâs okay and theyâre being so cute and disgustingly in love
andrew, slapping globs of frosting all over his cake: âlosersâÂ
neil, cuts his finger while shaping fondant: âowâÂ
andrew, teleporting over:Â âyou IDIOT-â
matt tells kevin his cake is burning even though all his cakes are out of the oven and currently being assembled but he still freaks out anyways
the five minute warning is given and several people scream at the exact same time for the same amount of time
aaron: âwe have to stop spending time with each otherâÂ
all of the foxes manage to finish a cake (or something resembling one) and present it to the judges
people whose cakes taste and look good: renee, andrew, aaron
people whose cakes look good: allison, neil, kevin
people whose cakes taste good: matt, dan
people whose cakes are neither: nicky (he tried his best)
renee designed her cake so that all the layers have been covered in a super artsy collage of rackets, jerseys, helmets, and PSU foxes flags, so she wins
the producers decide to include some âcandid footageâ as the credits are rolling, and itâs all the foxes trying each otherâs cakes before the crew cleans up
andrew takes tiny bites of everyoneâs, but when he gets to reneeâs he cuts a fat slice and she smiles at him
matt tries neilâs and he LOVES it and the cameras zoom in on matt gushing over it while neil beams up at him all proud and happy