@tamthingdraws said:
( yummy ) {marliena & kid keon mayhaps? :> } memes for kid muses. accepting.
HE REMEMBERS IT, HE DOES, but that did not stop his mother from tucking the recipe card into the pocket of his little suit regardless when he left for his playdate with rus.
but rus is still at lessons. keon promised he would make his mama's favorite for him and marliena, so he shall, even if he must keep rus's plate warm with fire until he gets back. it is a long process with which he needs quite a bit of help from the older woman — sole meunière, a dish charlie brought with her from the coast, delicate fish fillets fried in butter and lemon juice. ma lets me use the knife. keon's hands are deft and his movements are careful, lacking all of kimber's impulsivity and fire. he chops the parsley while marliena does the touchier work of removing the fish from the pan, and afterwards, he makes rus's plate first — always place the chopped herbs to the side, ma said, or they'll wilt in the heat. your guest can sprinkle it on from this tiny bowl. see? a little flame conjured by his magic burns above the plate to keep it enveloped in gentle warmth as he and marliena sit at the table to eat. he can't help but look over at the empty chair, the worry clear on his face, but he does not verbalize it. ❝ i hope you like it, ❞ he says instead, turning back to give marliena a brave smile. ❝ mama's family is from the coast. she says the fish tastes better there. ❞
