sweet dreams !

elena leigh whitmore. baker & owner of the bake shoppe. character account for ashfordhq.

[shebakes]

ofmalin​:

“ all of the bread ?  you’re kidding me, el, ”   malin scoffs in feigned offense, as she swings her coat across the back of her chair. still, she can’t help but crack a smile, mimicking the expression on her friend’s features.   “ you’re the best though, because i am seriously starving. ”  unsurprisingly so, as your stomach  will  indeed rumble in desperation when skipping lunch in the midst of a stressful day at work. just one of many bad habits she picked up on within the chaos. she breathes a sigh of relief as she settles onto her seat, as elbows rest on the table, chin planted onto the palms of her hands.   “ now, tell me about your day. and  please  tell me it’s been better than mine. ”

“ yes   ,   all of the bread.   it’s been a long day. ”    though every day was a long day so that was truly no excuse.   she watches as the woman takes a seat across from her , resting her elbows on the table between them.    almost like clockwork another basked of bread was set down on the table   ,   the empty one being taken as the waiter took malin’s drink order.   as he scurried off she turned her attention back to the girl.    “ well if your day has been the shitty one i think we should start with that    ,   because my day was incredibly uneventful. ”

[shebakes]

blucmoonsx​:

when his cup was set on the counter and the order was called out, a petite brunette sped ahead to grab his cup. a flash of annoyance went through the male but as the woman realized she grabbed the wrong cup and promptly apologized while offering another he pushed down his annoyance. he turned to the brunette. ❝ it’s alright, i’ll take yours. by any chance, yours isn’t too sweet right?  ❞ hunter assumed like him the woman was in a hurry to be somewhere.

“ it’s a flat white with a hint of cinnamon , ”   she says   ,   embarrassed that she hadn’t been paying attention in the slightest.    “ you can give it a try   ...   but if you don’t like it please let me buy you another , ”    she says   ,   “ i swear i woke up with my head screwed on backwards today. ”   she shakes her head softly.   “ and please come next door and let me grab you a pastry or something , they’re fresh out the oven. ”

[shebakes]

andrcwohare​:

It happened in seconds really; His cup had been set on the counter, and moments later another hand had swooped his drink. He lifted his hand as if to stop her but stopped midway when she had raised the cup to her lips and taken a sip. It was then that the realization had hit her, and Andrew could only smile in response. “Honestly, if you enjoy the Hazelnut cappuccino then don’t worry at all because it’ll be like my drink didn’t go to waste.” he wasn’t worried, nor was he bothered by it. He just didn’t feel like waiting in line all over again seeing that there were customers already lining up. “Or I can just take your drink, what was it that you ordered?” he was sure her drink should be up for now. Consider it a spontaneous change, right?  

“ surprisingly i do , ”    she says with a chuckle as her actual drink was set on the counter a few moments later.    “ a flat white with a hint of cinnamon   ... ”   she says   ,    “ but i will happily order you another hazelnut cappuccino   ...    it’s quite good , i can see why you get it. ”    she hands him the cup so he can give it a try   ,   “ no hard feelings if you don’t like it.   and for stealing your coffee   ...    please come by the shop and grab a pastry. ”

[shebakes]

duckyarquette​:

         “  i’m going to say something controversial… i don’t like eggs. so that would be very disappointing.  “  ducky takes the cue of the door being held open and heads on in. blue hues look around for the counter before popping the box down.  “  is this full of eggs too  ?  heard cruella got a movie, you trying out for gaston’s  ?  “ 

“ actually yes , it is, ”   she can’t help but chuckle as he set the box down.    “ unfortunately not   ,   these particular eggs are going to become cakes   ...   or cupcakes    ....   maybe a danish or two. ”    typically she had most of these orders delivered but she ran out of supplies earlier than anticipated.   “ thank you for helping me  ,   i would have been out one hundred and forty four eggs.   alright   ,    tell me   -    what’s your favorite dessert flavor ?    you’ve earned it. ”

[shebakes]

jurvssics​:

❛  oh,  wow.  ❜  jude  said  even  before  taking  the  first  bite;  he’d  grown  so  used  to  elena’s  baking  it  almost  taste  like  a  mother’s  home  cooked  meal—  not  that  his  mother  had  ever  entered  their  kitchen  while  jude  was  growing  up,  of  course,  but  the  sentiment  was  still  familiar  to  him.  ❛  el,  marry  me.  ❜  he  asked,  devouring  the  whole  pastry  in  just  three  bites;  the  words  mean  nothing  and  they  both  know  it,  a  small  recurring  joke  jude  was  used  to  making  every  time  he  tried  something  new  at  the  bakery.  ❛  seriously,  marry  me  right  now.  this  is  way  too  good  to  be  true.  ❜

she can’t help but chuckle   ,    returning to stirring the contents of flour  ,    eggs   ,    milk   &    sugar  in the bowl.    “ so the myths are true , ”    she teases   ,   “ the way to a mans heart is with food. ”    of course she always welcomed critiques but she had to say   ...   she loved the praise far much more.    who wouldn’t ?     “ now why would i go and do that ?   i’m trying to rack up the number of proposals i get   ...   i think we’re on number thirteen.   that’s got to be some kind of record. ”

[shebakes]

WHERE ?    nitro.     WHEN ?    mid morning.    WHO ?    open.    

she’s quick to grab the coffee cup that’s set down on the pick - up counter.   so quick that she doesn’t bother to look at the name on the cup.   and even quicker to take a sip   ,    only then did she realize this was not her coffee.    “ shoot  , ”    she says    ,   glancing down at the name before meeting the gaze of the coffees rightful owner.    “ that’s what i get for being impatient , ”    she says   ,   “ let me buy you another. ”          @ashfordmisc​​

[shebakes]

“ over here ! ”    she waves at malin as she entered the restaurant   ,   offering her a smile.    “ i got here early   ...   which means the bread basket is empty , ”    she says   ,    gesturing towards the empty wire basket in the middle of the table.    “ but don’t worry   ,    i already ordered another. ”     ( starter for @ofmalin​ )

[shebakes]

austinhughes​:

“ on the house ?? what the hell are you trying to do ? give me a heart attack ? you know, too much excitement could do that to a guy. “ he jokingly warned, snatching one from the counter anyway. it didn’t matter how free or not free they were, no one could pull austin away from his raspberry cobbler. “ she’s obsessed with the color yellow and elsa from frozen. right now, she wants to be a doctor and a prima ballerina. i don’t know how to combine those worlds or how in the hell she did, but i’m not going to question it. “

“ believe it or not    –––––    a heart attack is not my goal here , ”    she says with a smile.    she writes down the color   ,    along with a few little notes.    cakes were kind of her thing.   well   ,    they were her favorite thing.   “ don’t worry   ,   i’ll figure something out , ”    she tells him with a swift nod.    “ how old is she turning now ? ”

[shebakes]

serendipitcus​:

OPEN STARTER. — kat x anyone ( @ashfordmisc​​ )

the bar was a happy place for a lot of people. depending on the mood, it could be the place one went to flirt, drink the night away, or even just blow off some steam. bartending at drift had become more than a means of survival for kat. most nights, it was actually kinda fun. interacting with the customers was a huge part of that.  kat was wiping down the bar when she heard someone push the doors open. it was still early in the evening, not quite time for the bar to open for the dinner rush. “getting an early jump on the evening crowd?” she hollered out to the person as she pushed her rag to the side. “unless you’re here to look at my beautiful face.” kat smirked.

“ i’m actually supposed to be meeting a friend   ... ”    that was the plan at least.    though elena was hardly surprised when she received a text from her friend saying she’d been stuck at work.    “ now if she shows up or not   ...   that’s anyones guess. ”    elena takes a seat at the bar , setting her bag down on the bar stool beside her.    “ but since i’m here already   ...   hwo about a gin and tonic ? ”

[dwight-schrutes]

#me

[shebakes]

audreyestrada​:

𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: jack rabbit gallery 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒: afternoon 𝑓𝑜𝑟: @ashfordmisc​

“you know,” audrey says to someone standing near her and looking at the same installation, “i’m all about artistic expression and everything, and art being subjective and all that, but this is just not it.” she’s grinning though as she looks at the sculpture of a male bust made from plaster, well put together, yes, but just so … “i’m sorry, but it literally looks like chuck norris, doesn’t it? i mean, it’s kind of creeping me out. am i the first one to notice this? what was the inspiration?”

“ i thought he did look a bit familiar , ”    elena replies    ,    glancing once more over the tedious details.    she didn’t consider herself an art critic in the slightest    ,    an admirer at best.    her artistic talents were not with a paint brush   ,   but with sugar instead.    “   i do see the chuck norris resemblance , ”    she says with the slightest of shrugs.    “ perhaps he was the inspiration. ”

[shebakes]

austinhughes​:

as austin made his way inside the bake shoppe, he noticed a raspberry scent that seemed to permeate throughout the shop, a scent that reminded him of his hometown in washington: the good parts of it, at least. “ it’s not my special day for another three months. “ he joked. “ i was just gonna come in to order a cake for my daughter’s birthday at the end of the month, but if you’re gonna keep making stuff like this, maybe i’ll stick around. “ he smiled.

“ go ahead and grab one   ...    on the house , ”    she says with a smile    ,   gesturing to the platters at the end of the counter.    “ well you’ve come to the perfect place.   how old is she turning ? ”    elena questions    ,    pulling out her notepad to take down some details.     “ and of course   ...   what’s her favorite color ? ”

[shebakes]

tragxics​:

luca let out a long exhale as he tried to take stock of what they had while the normal cooks were working. in the flurry of the kitchen, he almost didn’t hear elena come in, but the smell of baked goods caught his nose and he looked up. “thanks. i’ll just have roslin take them– um, roslin?” the sous chef swept by and took the packages of sweets out of elena’s hand in record time. “let’s settle the bill outside,” luca said as he walked past elena and out of the hubub of the kitchen. “sorry, it’s just so noisy in there.”

the kitchen was chaotic   ,    though it would be around this hour.    the boxes were lifted out of her arms in a swift motion   ,   leaving her to adjust the bag on her shoulder.    once they are outside and the door is shut behind them she takes a breath   ,     “ looks like it.   business must be booming. ”    good thing she’d brought extras.    “ i threw in some new things i’ve been working on   ,   thought this would be a good place to try them out.   no charge of course. ”  

[shebakes]

duckyarquette​:

          ducky hates how he’s so quick to move and help before the other has even finished talking. maybe it’s the days of being a roadie kicking in and rushing to help catch lights or shift amps without a second thought.   “  we all overestimate every now and again, keeps things interesting.  “  ducky takes the box, lifting it so part rests on his shoulder and the rest in his palm.   “  i can take a bag or two, pinky swear i won’t steal nothin’.  “

it’s a relief when he takes the box from her hand  ,   making it far easier for her to reach for her keys and unlock the store door.    “ well even if you did   ,   i think you’d be quite disappointed with what’s in the bags. ”    plastic bags filled with nothing but eggs and baking powder.    “ unless you have  particular fancy for eggs , ”    she says.    she manages to get the door open and holds it open behind her so he can make his way inside.    “ just on the counter is fine , ”    she says    ,   gesturing to the countertop. 

[shebakes]

“ it really is your lucky day , ”     she says with a grin on her face   ,   gesturing towards the end of the counter as the door shut behind him.     “ two words : mini cobblers , ”    she announces    ,    “ and i’m fairly certain there’s some raspberry left. ”    ( starter for @austinhughes​ )

[fyjennalouisecoleman]

The Serpent 1x03

[shebakes]

being short staffed for the week meant elena was spending more time than usual at the shop.    though she didn’t necessarily mind   ––––     it gave her some free time to work on some new recipes she’d been holding off on.    spotting a familiar face walking through the door she wiped her floured hands on her apron.    “ just in time , ”    she says    ,    a smile curving on her lips.    “ cream cheese danishes fresh from the oven. ”    she gestures to the platter set out on the counter.    “ you get to be the first judge. ”     ( starter for @jurvssics​ )