sweetness of you (on my tongue)
Happy birthday @mininoire! Hope you have a great one! Beta’d by the incredible @silveryeet.
Adrien laughed as Luka marvelled over the guitars in the new music store. “How many guitars do you have at this point?”
“You can never have enough guitars,” Luka told him solemnly, which only made Adrien laugh harder.
“That’s why you’re always broke,” he informed his friend, who merely shrugged in acceptance. Adrien had to acquiesce to that logic and simply patted Luka on the back. “How long will you have to work to afford a new one?”
At that Luka’s face turned sour. “Too many shifts to count.”
“The guitars appreciate your sacrifice,” Adrien joked as Luka gave one last longing look to the new guitar of his dreams before they exited the shop. Luka would never leave if it were up to him, but the shopkeeper wasn’t a fan of them staring at the guitars for hours.
“Anything for my guitars.” Luka smiled back as they idly walked down the row of shops, trying to find someplace to hang out. They must have walked for quite a while when Adrien smelled it. It was an unknown scent, but it made Adrien’s stomach growl and his heart feel content.
He turned around wildly trying to figure out where the amazing scent was coming from. Luka patted him on the shoulder, looking a little out of breath. Adrien shot him a curious look.
“I walked halfway down the street before I realized you weren’t next to me,” Luka panted while giving Adrien an unimpressed look.
“Sorry,” Adrien muttered distractedly, still trying to sniff out the location of the scent. Luka put his hand on Adrien’s shoulder which helped ground him for a moment.
“What are you doing?” Luka asked, looking concerned.
“Don’t you smell that?” Adrien questioned a little desperately; the scent was fading fast. Luka sent him an inquisitive look. “The smell of warmth and home, of butter and starch.”
Luka blinked before turning around. “Are you talking about that bakery?” he pointed to a bright shop with the sign reading “Dupain-Cheng bakery.”
“Let’s go in,” Adrien decided, already dragging Luka behind him before the other boy had a chance to protest.
As soon as they entered the shop, Luka stopped dead in his tracks. Adrien had to apply extra force to pull Luka along to the counters of the bakery, his eyes already scanning the shelves for the source of the scent.
He rapidly scanned the counters stocked with goodies, but none of them were what Adrien was searching for. A spark of gold caught his eye and he turned around, only to stop dead in his tracks.
A platter of golden crescent moons appeared before his eyes. The big puffy pastries appeared to be beckoning him forth as Adrien walked towards them as if he were in a trance. Adrien felt like he was on a high as he breathed in the scent of that warm, buttery bread.
Beside him, Luka took in a sharp breath, only further proving to Adrien that the scent of the unknown treat was like an exquisite dream. It was a bit of a surprise; between the two of them, Adrien was the one obsessed with food, but this just proved the mystery bread had to be something special!
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