Chubby Sterek Plot Bunny #5
So I've seen a lot of baker!Stiles stories, but what about baker!Derek?
Derek, in his white t-shirt and apron, spots of flour on his cheekbone, a white hat atop his prince hair, his biceps bulging as he kneads dough or moves trays from one rack to another. Derek's hands moving deftly as he forms bagels and loaves of bread, his back just damp enough with sweat that his tattoo can be seen between his shoulders, his muscles shifting as he hefts industrial bags of flour and sugar around.
Let's say Derek's bakery is in New York where Stiles is going to college, and Stiles starts going to the bakery every morning because it's near his dorm and also because Derek puts on a hell of a show! And Maybe getting a sugary flavored latte and a pastry (or three) every morning are starting to add up on Stiles's waist. Maybe Stiles can barely get his pants to button one morning, only to go to the bakery where a surly Derek offers him a free sample of a new pastry he wants to try selling. And when Stiles eats it, on top of the three danishes he's already enjoyed this morning, his pants button finally bursts, leaving Stiles embarrassed and Derek incredibly turned on.
Of course, Stiles flees and doesn't come back to the bakery for over a week, until he realizes that his moping and avoidance are costing him concentration when it comes to his school work. So Stiles finally man's up and goes back to the bakery, only to find that Derek keeps scowling at him through the window into the bakery's back area. And when Stiles gets embarrassed enough to leave, Derek chases him down. Derek hands Stiles a bag from the bakery and tells him that he noticed that he didn't get his usual breakfast and he didn't want him to go hungry. And while Stiles is a little surprised that Derek had been paying that much attention to him, he's also afraid that he's being made fun of.
"So, you think I'm too much of a pig to get by without my morning feed?" Stiles asks, angry to cover his embarrassment.
Derek's head jerks up, his eyes wide with surprise. "What? No,..."
But Stiles keeps talking, "I'm just a stupid college kid eating his way to the freshman fifteen because obviously I can't help myself around your pastries. After all, why else would I have let my belly get so big it burst my pants like that?"
Derek's face reddens and Stiles feels a sinking in his gut because oh crap, he was right!
"I..." Derek stutters, "...I think it's...kind of cute?" His voice is soft and his ears are bright red.
Stiles is flabbergasted. This...Greek god of a man with his sculpted marble arms and his tapered waist and his ASS THAT WON'T STOP thinks his belly is cute?
Derek's face gets even redder and Stiles realizes that maybe he said some of that out loud as a small smile creeps up Derek's face.
"I do. I think <I>you're</I> cute. I thought you were cute the first time you came into the bakery and you stared at our selection like you'd never seen a pastry before in your life. And when I realized that you were getting chubby from eating my pastries it...I...I thought it was kinda hot." Derek's soft voice becomes husky at the last couple of words in his confession.
And now it's Stiles turn to flush from embarrassment because he never realized that Derek liked him. And while he never thought about gaining weight as a turn on before, the way Derek phrased it, him getting chubby from Derek's baking...that's definitely something he might be into. And while Stiles has been having an internal crisis/sexual awakening, Derek has been standing there looking more and more uncomfortable at Stiles lack of response.
Eventually Derek decides retreat is the best option so he turns to go, softly saying "I'm sorry to make you uncomfortable. I won't bother you again."
But Stiles finally catches up to what's happening and grabs Derek's wrist before he can leave. "Wait, I'm sorry, dude. I...this is all new to me. Like it's not..something I've ever thought about before and it's kind of blowing my mind here. Could..." Stiles takes a deep breath, "...could we maybe talk about this sometime? Maybe go for a drink or a coffee or something?"
Derek's shoulders relax and he gives Stiles a small smile. "Sure. My number's on your bag"
Stiles looks down at the pastry bag Derek had handed him earlier to see a phone number scrawled under the bakery logo along with his name, Derek. And Stiles is suddenly feeling a lot better about everything if Derek had intended to give him his phone number in the first place.
Stiles looks back up at Derek, his smile wide. "Awesome, dude! I'll text you my schedule so we can figure out when to meet up?"
"Great. I, uh...I'm really excited about this. I mean, you know, excited about talking to you. About things. I mean..."
"Me too," Derek interrupts, smiling even wider.
Stiles nods, "okay, cool, well, I'll text you. Um, have a good rest of the day at work!"
"Thanks," Derek replies, "enjoy your classes," before turning around and returning to the bakery.
Stiles watches him the whole way, enjoying the view and wondering is this is the start of something incredible.