friendly competition. you and qifrey compete for first place. no tw just flufff ~600 words
"it's dinner time you too!", tetia beamed, excitement making her jump in place as she held the doorknob.
coco opted to follow after tetia, stepping out of her new room, and agott naturally stayed behind.
"they're gonna like mine better, trust me", you nodded smugly, hands planted on your hips.
"confident aren't you?", qifrey chuckled finding your competitiveness almost endearing. "but the girls will be the judge of that".
and as if on queue, tetia and coco came in. two dishes laid on the table with steam still diffusing and filling the room with a warm and homely smell.
"you two took forever", richeh muttered already sat, composed, and ready to eat.
"i was only gone for five minutes", tetia pouted.
"take a seat my little judges", you guided the two girls over to the table.
"judges?", coco questioned.
the dishes were the same, only difference being you made one and qifrey made the other. the girls enjoyed you two's cooking equally as they've claimed in the past, but today would be the day a winner would be decided once and for all.
"think of it as a friendly competition", qifrey rested his cheek against his palm, elbow grounded on the table where you sat opposite him.
"minus the friendly bit", you said under your breath before clapping your hands together. "alright, begin!".
the three wasted no time in digging into both dishes. you leaned forward in anticipation as you studied their expressions closely.
"this one!", simultaneously richeh pointed to yours and tetia pointed to qifrey's.
coco on the other hand bit her lips with furrowed brows. she didn't want to disappoint you or qifrey, she'd only just settled in a while ago. "i can't choose..they're both so yummy".
just before you could respond, agott came in clearly drawn by all the commotion. "what are you all doing?".
"tiebreaker!", you got up and rushed over to the girls' table, handing the startled girl a plate. on one side was yours and the other side qifrey's.
she sighed. she figured she did owe you for helping her perfect and enhance her spells the past few days..
she picked up the spoon and sampled both dishes. you shuffled back to your seat and waited expectantly.
"this one", she pointed at yours.
"yes!", you flailed your arms in the air, a bright grin spreading across your face and stool under you fighting to stay upright. you pointed at qifrey. "you lost!"
"i did indeed", he admitted easily.
"then why'd you look so happy?".
he laughed. "your smile is quite contagious, so much so that i almost forgot i lost". it left his lips like any ordinary sentence.
your face warmed. you went quiet.
"master y/n's in love", tetia squealed.
"really?!", coco blushed, hands over her mouth.
"really", richeh nodded quietly.
"could you be any louder", agott rolled her eyes.
"but don't tell master qifrey! we all promised her we'd swear to secrecy", tetia giggled, placing a finger up to her lips.
"you can't say things like that..", your head fell into your folded arms so only the table would see the sorry state your face was in.
qifrey blinked in confusion. "what did i say?", he turned to the girls for some kind of answer but none was given to him.
tetia zipped her lips and threw the imaginary key over her shoulder, richeh gave him a thumbs up (whatever that meant), coco gushed over the whole situation and agott averted her gaze in respect of your secret.
he'd surely consult olruggio about this later.
a/n. im glad the tiktok edits convinced me to watch wha cause its defo not an anime i’d normally watch but im obsessed 😼
