-Josuke is alright with anything you do. He appreciates what you make, because it’s… you that made it. It’s as simple as that.
-He’d be thrilled to taste test any new recipe you chose to experiment with. He also likes watching you or helping around the kitchen, even if he’s more of a nuisance most of the time. He asks to lick the whisk or spatula and you can’t stop yourself from lecturing him. “You’ll get sick, Jojo,” at first, then it gets to something like “Josuke Higashikata, I’m telling you… You’ll throw up! … KNOCK IT OFF!”
-He does love overly sugary stuff. To compensate, he keeps his consumption limited to once or twice a week. Over time, your baked goods are the only desserts he actually wants to eat. That saves him money too, since he doesn’t have to buy from the convenient store as much anymore.
-He’s the type to eat chocolate cake with chocolate icing, oh and add chocolate sprinkles on top… That’s what he’d ask if you’re the one making his birthday cake.
-If you give him a treat as a surprise, he’ll be super grateful as always. He’ll hug you and kiss you innocently before asking if you want to share. He’d be even happier if you accepted his proposal, because spending time with you and having something new to bond about is the most important part for him. He appreciates the gift giving, but would one hundred percent prefer quality time.
-He’s, unsurprisingly, very picky with what he eats. It’s kinda ironic, because he doesn’t necessarily have good eating habits. He works a lot, gets distracted by it, and sometimes skips meals… The main reason he keeps some kind of discipline and eats healthy is because he values his physical condition and health.
-He’d try your treats once, then ask for the most sophisticated things you could possibly do. It’s a way for him to test you and see how well you can handle getting out of your comfort zone. He knows you don’t want to disappoint him, and he uses it against you. Well, ‘against’ is a strong word, at the end of the day you’re the one who’s going to become a chef.
-He has two types of moods when it comes to snacks or desserts: he eats a lot of them at once, or SELF CONTROL. Usually, the first applies to healthy options. He watches calories and if they don’t have much, he’ll indulge. But… Everyone has their limits… He gets a craving for sugar once in a while, that’s when self control is needed. And it’s torture. He knows that if he eats the whole plate of cookies in one night and you wake up with them gone, you’ll know. He knows you’ll know, you know he’ll know you'll know. He’d be busted, and just thinking about it embarrasses him. He would rather die than letting his partner know about this flaw.
-He likes light frosting or meringues, butter cookies, anything with red berries. But it has to be implemented in a complex composition, like in a mille-feuille, a gâteau Saint-Honoré, a soufflé, a macaron… Anything French, actually. French people are a pain in the ass (je m’en fous je suis Québécoise j’ai le droit de les insulter). He really got even more insufferable since he visited that country.
-He would tease you if you wanted to eat some of the pastries you gave him. “Well, you gave them to me. They are mine now, make your own.”
-He prefers cooking and doesn’t really feel the need to eat sweets most of the time, so eating your treats would be one of the first times he lets himself enjoy something of the sort in a while. He’s not the type to turn his nose up at anything you give him food wise, he’ll at least taste it. He’s not picky, so nothing goes to waste unless you really messed the recipe up.
-He kind of forgets about them until he walks in the kitchen. When he spots them and realises he’s a bit hungry, he’ll take one or a piece. There’s terms, though: not before supper, not if it’s an hour away from bedtime, not if it’s after he already went through his bathtime, not if he already brushed his teeth… Yes, he’s always this strict with himself. He likes living that way.
-He likes fancy or uncommon cookies the most, like almonds and cherries/cranberries, or orange zest. He also prefers lime tarts over lemon tarts, he swears they taste very different. Speaking of tarts… Pecan butter ones. He seems like such an old man whenever you see him eat that. But, if that’s what he wants, you don’t mind baking them for him.
-He doesn’t feel flattered per say when you offer him your desserts. He feels a small sense of relief, and he doesn’t know where it comes from. He’s the type to push introspection away, so he doesn’t think about it further, but he feels relief because you baking for him shows you’re here to stay.
-He prefers if you help him eat whatever is left. He knows he won’t want to eat the entirety of what you make by himself, and he doesn’t want to end up throwing food away. He lets you eat as much as you want, you’re the one who baked. It’s yours first and foremost, no matter if you said it was a gift for him.
