I got the idea for the first part of this fic, the interaction between reader and Senator Cretak, and it rooted itself so deeply in my brain that I could literally hear it in her voice (specifically Megan Cole's Cretak, who I am deeply in love with đ
). Anyway, here's another entry for the December Prompt List by @creativepromptsforwriting. Tagging the folks I knew usually love that good Romulan shit! @deepspacedukat @bigblissandlove1 @sleepycat82 @starrynightgardens @horta-in-charge
Eaha'le translates to "sweetness" in Rihan.
December 8: Sweets (Senator Kimara Cretak x GN!Reader)
Warnings: none; pure fucking fluff; not beta'd we die like men. | Words: ~620
âAnd, what did you say this was called again?â Kimara asked as she sat, slightly wide-eyed, at your motherâs kitchen table, the few brown crumbs dusting her lips begging you to kiss them off.
You laughed and wiped your floured hands on the towel slung over your shoulder before taking a seat across from her, the Christmas platter of shaped cookies resting between you.
âGingerbread,â you reminded her.
âIt is⌠spicy,â she murmured, reaching for another Human man-shaped cookie. âBut also sweet.â She studied it intently before gingerly taking a bite.
She nodded thoughtfully. âThis is excellent,â she mumbled around the cookie in her mouth.
More of your laughter bubbled over â while you never imagined youâd refer to a Romulan partner as âadorableâ, Kimaraâs curiosity was endearing and it made her all the more lovely to you.
You knew, of course, about the Senatorâs penchant for sweets. In the time youâd known her, sheâd never passed up an opportunity to try a new confection. Sheâd actually introduced you to jumja sticks after youâd arrived on Deep Space 9.
But being back in your family home on Earth for Christmas meant introducing Kimara to scads of novel, handmade Terran desserts â so far, thereâd been some hits and some misses. She wasnât a fan of sweet potato pie, which youâd lamented dramatically, or peanut butter fudge. But sheâd eaten enough lemon bars to make herself sick and was âdelightedâ by the lightness of your profiteroles. Gingerbread, it would seem, was another hit.
âIâm glad you like it,â you offered. âItâs a pretty traditional Christmas dessert, around here anyway.â
A loud clinking carried across the kitchen as your mother entered, carrying a tilting stack of ceramic casserole dishes. She swore loudly as she caught her hip on the corner of the counter and dumped the pile of pans on the countertop in annoyance.
âIâm fixinâ to make my famous banana puddinâ, Kimmy,â she divulged, leaning against the counter with one hand on her hip. You snorted lightly at your motherâs diminutive nickname for your dignified, Senate office-holding partner. Kimara glanced between you and your mother, her eyes still wide.
âBananas are a sweet, custardy kind of fruit â and in banana pudding, you slice up bananas and layer them with cream and crispy vanilla cookies,â you filled in.
âAnd mineâs the best,â your mother added, fluffing her hair a bit. âWon the blue ribbon at the holiday bake-off for the last three years.â
âThat sounds like an exceptional accomplishment,â Kimara replied earnestly, and you reached for her hand over the table to give it a squeeze. Her kindness never ceased to amaze you â it was unexpected from someone whoâd previously described the Romulansâ âwell-earnedâ arrogance to you.
âI look forward to trying it,â she added with a respectful incline of her head.
âOh, youâre too sweet, Kimmy.â Your mother flushed and began making a racket as she shuffled her dishes around and started setting out ingredients.
A timer sounded from beside the oven and you ruefully pulled yourself from your Senatorâs grasp to pull your thumbprint cookies out of the oven. Navigating around your motherâs chaos in the kitchen, you set your cookies to cool and poured a cup of tea each for you and Kimara. As you turned toward the table, you spotted her finishing her third gingerbread cookie and chided her softly.
âYouâll make yourself sick again,â you warned around a grin, setting the cups on the table and seating yourself beside your partner.Â
This time you couldnât help it, leaning in to kiss away the specks of gingerbread clinging to her soft lips, your eyes fluttering closed as she kissed you back, spice and sparks crackling to life between you.Â