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simonvaswani:

If he was being honest, it had taken some time for Joey to grow on him. Joey was a nice enough guy, but he was reckless, immature, and a little naive to the way the world worked at the best of times. Despite it all, somehow, he’s become a little fond of him. He had a good heart, a good nature, and with a little patience, Simon figured he’d be able to help him learn a little. Even if that meant helping him learn how to cook. At first, he had a hard time imagining Joey didn’t know how to cook, or bake, but the more he thought of it the more it made sense. Joey was rich, and he always had been, which meant he hadn’t grown up having to cook for his parents, having to make sure he got it all just right.

For a while, Simon thought he’d been on track, he’d corrected him every time he strayed from the recipe, and he’d seemed to be getting it— but every time he turned back around he seemed to be fucking it up again. “Joe,” he stopped, putting his hand out to cover the bowl Joey was about to dump flour straight from the bag into. “The measuring cups are in the drawer, go get them.” He said softly, trying his best not to sound like a disappointed parent. He probably should’ve elaborated further on why he couldn’t just dump it in without checking how much to use, but he’d always been a man of few words.

Baking wasn’t entirely a forte of Joey’s, or really any type of cooking, but something not being in his wheel house hadn’t stopped him before so why would it when the topic of christmas cookies came up. It sounded fun and it couldn’t of been that hard, of course they wouldn’t be like the dozen and dozen of cookies that covered the christmas party dessert tables, but they were homemade they didn’t have to be. They just had to taste good and with all the ingredients collected already to do that it couldn’t be that easy to screw up, at least that’s what he thought. The reminders and comments steering him in a direction had probably been most of the conversation from Simon at this point and that gave him an inkling he hadn’t exactly being doing it the correct way. He was still optimistic however that he was doing it a way and that whatever off course actions he took the cookies would be alright.

He double checked the recipe to the side of the bowl and looked around for the measuring cups finding none of them laid out. Maybe they were in the sink used up, or maybe they never had them out. It was only two cups that wasn’t much he could probably eyeball it and the flour bag wasn’t over flowing it wouldn’t be hard to control. Just as about to pour the flour into the bowl a warning call of his name stopped him and if that hadn’t Simon hand would have made his two cups of flour go anywhere but the bowl. “ You sound like Ursula, ‘Busunge no don’t touch that it’s too hot, or Joey that doesn’t go in there’” Joey teased with a chuckle as he put the flour down and went to find the measuring cups. He opened a few of the drawers, finding some silverware in one, sauce packets and things in the other, but no measuring cups. “ You know, I think I could of eyeballed it, still have time to if you trust me.”

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aaitwo-deactivated20250816

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nicoletteheroux:

Nico felt even more comfortable when Joey followed her in getting comfortable, even scooting a little closer to her. In part, she wished he’d done so earlier. There was nothing Nico liked more than a good cuddle, especially while watching a movie, but she’d wanted to give him his space. An eyebrow raised subconsciously as she listened to him speak. She often wondered if he really thought the twilight films were masterpieces. They were good, sure, but calling it a masterpiece seemed a bit far fetched. Either way, she couldn’t help but laugh as he continued on. “They are pretty awful wigs, I wouldn’t blame her if that was actually why. I mean, really, you’d think for such a popular film they could’ve budgeted better.”

Much like Joey, Nico’s face twisted in confusion as she listened to him go on. His comments on his unrefined palette went unnoticed as she tried to get to the same conclusion he had about her wanting a steak. In all honesty, steak wasn’t a favorite of hers, and she really only ate it when her father took her out to dinner because it was what he ordered. “I’m sorry, I don’t understand, why a steak? I don’t…” she trailed off, his words finally clicking. “You mean a filet mignon? Très mignon means ‘very cute’. It was sarcasm,” she replied with a laugh, “I see your palette is neither refined in language or taste.” She let out a sigh, once again testing the waters. It was so much harder with other people now that she’d expanded her social life. With Gunnar it was easy, she knew him as well as she knew herself, and she never felt uneasy around him. Joey, however, she couldn’t tell what might or might not offend him.

“I do like spicy food,” she replied, allowing the earlier miscommunication to pass, “and sweet. I would like to try it. Do we have to leave for it, or can it come to us?”

“It’s true, I wouldn’t blame her either, but it’d never get her out of it.” Joe nodded in agreement with her. For as much as Joey indulged in the things of the arts, and how many people in the various fields in it, especially in media, he didn’t quiet know how it all worked. He jumped so often from fascination to fascination, holding on to some details, but not all of it. “ I don’t think they expected it to be so popular, but then it blew up, the film industry does like to underestimate the power of teen fans.” He added, as much as he enjoyed the arts it was a place that was rather pretentious, it’s why he had so much enjoyment of insisting and seeing it all as art. “ To their credit though, I do think some of the wigs got better over time, not great, but not as bad as Jacob’s first.”

With the confusion that twisted on her face it was clear that he’d gotten something wrong, or maybe she was really contemplating what he’d said about the food. His eyes flicked downward as he waited to find out which, a little less confident in his interpretation of what she said. “ Well, you-” He’d open his mouth to explain what he’d meant a bit further, but was cut off as the realization hit her. Joey gave a shake of his head as Nico explained and let out a hearty laugh, he’d been so off base he couldn’t help, but laugh at himself. “ Very cute, right, I see. ” He said after his laughter died down. He hadn’t really done well in language classes, it wasn’t much his thing, he might of even taken some french once, if he did though it clearly hadn’t stuck. Subtitles were a god send for him when it came to the foreign films whenever one came across things. Joey contemplated a joke about how he made up for the lack of refinement in other areas, like in women and films, a little joke and compliment for her, but wasn’t sure it’d land. He didn’t want her feeling pressured in anyway and while they’d known each other awhile Nico mostly had stuck to herself for awhile and might not know it was just a teasing compliment. “ Maybe, but unrefined in a charming way, in a very Très mignon way, yes?” Joey joked, nudging into her lightly offering her a smile to let her know no hard feelings.

Joey leaned into the couch getting more comfortable, well even more comfortable and waved his phone a bit before he unlocked it to find the delivery app that had his favorite place on it. “ Luckily, with modern development we won’t have to go past the door, we can just sit nice and cozy while we wait.” He answered, pulling up the restaurant and it’s menu for Nico, then offering his phone to her. “ Here, go ahead and look, I’ll add what I want after you’re done, but I will be getting spring rolls and mango sticky rice for us to share.”

#replies;; nico #nico 001

sofuckingchuffed

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chuckaf

Allow me to set the mood.

josephbrand

@flor-kennedy @norathompson

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nicoletteheroux:

The fact that his response had been not only genuine, but immediate as well had Nico’s body relaxing and her smile growing. It seemed that he always knew the right thing to say– at least, almost always. Sometimes he could be a real idiot. Regardless, it seemed that he really did want her to spend time with her, and with his reassurance she was happy to stay. She took the moment to get comfortable, now that she knew she wasn’t going to be getting up any time soon. She uncurled her legs from her body and propped them up on the coffee table, stretching her arms above her head at the same time. “I don’t know why she wouldn’t want to. They’re cinematic masterpieces, truly.” she laughed, though she wouldn’t deny there was an air of truth to it. She’d actually quite liked the first one, maybe not so much the rest of them, but the first at least.

Her smile faltered a little when Joey mentioned making an exception, unsure of whether or not he was serious or joking. The inflection in his voice indicated it was a joke, but it seemed the room was kept fairly clean. Maybe not as much as her own house, but still cleaner than others. Either way, the second time she could tell it was absolutely a joke. “Tres mignon,” she smirked with a roll of her eyes, “I don’t think there’s any decent French cuisine around here, and I don’t trust you to appreciate it the way you should.” Pulling her legs back up to her chest, she rested her head on the back of the couch as she considered the options he’d given her. She didn’t want to make things too hard for him, so Pizza seemed to be the easiest, but she wasn’t really in the mood. Reminding herself that he probably wouldn’t mind complicated, she offered a response “I’ve never had Thai food before, is it good?”

Not long after the words had left his mouth had Nico seemed to untangle and stretch finding a new comfortable position. It seemed she was satisfied enough with his answer to stay and make herself comfortable, relenting to wherever the night took them, which was for sure at the very least two more twilight movies. Joey followed her, scooting a little closer towards Nico, not too close not that he thought she’d mind either way, but just enough so his legs could lay lazily on the coffee table as well. “ Apparently you can get sick of a masterpiece after the 100th watch or something like that.” He laughed, thinking about how the enjoyment of the movie had snowballed into whatever it was to him now. They were good, they had their flaws of course, but every movie did. Some of the greatest seemed boring sometimes, or too much blood and gore, but they did for the most part always have something despite their flaws, and twilights was that it was fun- and a masterpiece. “ But sometimes I like to make up reasons, like she has a keen interest in wigs and hates the ones they used, or doesn’t like how they promote the killing of mountain lions. My favorite is her secret feud with Robert Pattinson after he cut in front of her at a self check out.” Joey mused, sinking lower into the couch, getting more comfortable.

His eyebrows furrowed at her words, he never really learned french nor did he really catch on despite Nico using it, but within context it sounded like filet mignon which words he did know, so he figured it must be a french dish of something similar. “ Tres mignon? Well I don’t know enough about if there is any french food that can compare, nor if my palate will ever be as refined as yours, but we can probably find you a good steak somewhere I have faith in New York in that at least.” Joey replied, confident he’d been barking up at least the right tree and if that had been what Nico was after he could find it. He could probably find french food too, though he might just suggest they go to France if she really didn’t believe they could, that was probably too much for a simple movie night though. “ Thai food? Oh, yeah it’s great they play with the sweet and spicy well. If you like curries at all the have great ones, and then the noodles and soups... really if you like Chinese or Indianan, it’s kind of a mix of elements and flavors from both.”

#replies;; nico #nico 001 #im so sorry hes being a dumb but im dying

nicoletteheroux:

Nico turned to look at Joey, a small smile appearing on her lips behind the blanket she had around her body. “You want to?” she asked softly. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to, she just couldn’t imagine that he wanted to. Joey’s company was always welcome, but she had a hard time believing her company was. None of the twilight films were particularly long, but he was right– they’d have to watch both parts consecutively, which meant he’d be stuck with her for a couple hours more. “If you really mean it, I don’t mind,” she offered, allowing him an out if he was only suggesting it to be nice.

“But if you do, we could always watch the movie and eat dinner at the same time? Unless you have a ‘no food on the couch’ rule.”

He’d say Nico was too polite, or maybe a bit more sheltered seeming than some of them, and that’s why her words came across as if she thought her presence was a burden to be around. However, he couldn’t really argue that knowing if she was around long enough she’d just crawl into his bed and never leave, so it really left that she thought that might be the truth. It was a sad thought, and his smile faltered at it, but he did his best to cover it up fast giving her hardly any time to notice. “Of course , I don’t mind.” Joey respond quickly, with a genuine assurance and his wide smile spreading. “You know I take any chance I get to make one of you sit through Twilight. I’m sure Flo will probably thank you for letting it be you and not her this time.” He added, keeping it on the lighter side.

She had a point, there really was nothing stopping them from just eating and watching, they’d really only pause to make their order and possibly to pick it up from the door. “ I wouldn’t normally do this, but for the sake of cinema I may be able to allow us to eat on the couch, but you know I’m not normally that kind of guy as you can tell.” Joey joked, looking exaggeratedly around the room, the joke falling a bit as it was mostly clean except a few cups and blankets brought out for tonight. Flo really did do a good job of following the tornado he left and making sure you’d never notice it. “ So, dinner then.. what should we get? Thai? Sushi? Pizza? Italian?.... French?” The last suggestion leaving his mouth in a slightly higher pitch than the rest, he was a bit unsure, but it was too funny not to suggest even if it was more of a sit at the restaurant food.

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josephbrand

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@flor-kennedy

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Location: Joseph’s apartment || @nicoletteheroux

The credits to eclipse scrolled across the screen marking the end of the third movie they’d watched today. It probably wasn’t what Nico had been thinking when he’d ask if she was free earlier, but perhaps she had known. He’d become a bit known for the urging of watching movies, and twilight was so obviously a fall movie it always came, and before they’d done anything they were friends first. Well, they were still friends, at least with how he saw it and he was sure that Nico felt that same. Joey shifted, his eyes moving from the screen to Nico sat wrapped in a blanket on his couch. She looked even smaller this way, but he supposed anyone you put it she looked small. She was one of the shortest in the group, and never did he feel more tall than next to her and Bridie.

“So, do you want to start breaking dawn now? We’d have to do both at once so it’s a bit more of a commitment.” He asked, adding the additional context to let her know what she was getting into. “ Or I think it’s probably late enough for dinner if you’re hungry?”