ᝰ.ᐟ SUGAR FUELED MORNINGS
warnings : not proofread, tooth rotting fluff
Denji doesn’t really mean to walk into the bakery.
Actually, he was just following the smell of freshly baked bread and sugar like a cartoon character led by a wiggly invisible trail of scent.
Don’t blame him though, I mean anybody would’ve been doing that if you’re out here walking in the streets with an empty stomach at 6 in the morning.
And before he knows it, he’s standing infront of a glass display case, eyes wide opened, mouth practically watering at the beautifully crafted delicacies infront of him. His eyes settle on the variety of different baked goods infront of him, everything lined up delicately waiting for customers to eat them.
He’s never been in a place that’s feels so…cozy. He feels like he could just sleep on the spot..! The sunlight streams through the curtains, painting honey-gold stripes across on the wooden floors. Heck, there’s even some smooth jazz music playing in the background! What kind of whimsical heaven is this?! The whole place smells like vanilla and coffee…
He continues to look around the store until his eyes land on you. You’re behind the counter, tying your apron on as you hum along to the music playing in the background, completely unaware of denji staring at you like you’re another perfect piece of freshly baked goods on display.
As he keeps on staring, he notices that you have a little smudge of flour on your cheek implying that you have been preparing the baked goods on display. Damn, so it’s all authentic huh? Usually some people would be stingy about it and re-use old bread just so they could sell it… denji thinks he might actually be dreaming right now
Sooner enough, you finally notice him after finishing tying up your apron. You glance up on him and you greet him. “Good morning sir! What could I get you today?” You smile at him, awaiting his answer. Yeah he’s doomed.
Not only the baked goods are looking so damn fine, even the baker itself looks fine too. He’s completely doomed.
He dosent even know if he has brought enough money with him and he swore that he’s just going for a morning walk around town. It’s so damn embarrassing admitting that he just came here to stare at the displayed food.
“Hello?” You ask him, noticing and taking note that he’s kind of lost in thought. You can’t help but wonder what he’s thinking about. “How can I help you sir?”
Help him? Yeah he could probably use all kinds of help but instead he just blurts out, “Uhh— yeah! I mean— I just came in ‘cause it smelled good..”
You smile, oh frick— you’re even cuter when you smile. “That’s a very good reason to come in! What can I get ya’ for today?”
He laughs nervously, scratching the back of his neck. “I don’t really, uh… know how this kinda stuff works. Like, with you know… bakeries? Is there, like, a… best thing?”
Your eyes lit up, and suddenly you’re leaning forward over the counter like you’re telling him a secret. “Actually, the strawberry cream buns just came out of the oven. I personally think that they’re the best!”
Denji’s stomach made an embarrassingly loud growl. “I’ll take that one!” He says a little too quickly. Honestly, it dosent matter what you would recommend him.. as long as you were the one recommending it to him.
You laugh at his reaction. “Alright! I’ll be back in just a moment!” Denji watches the way you move — so easy and carefree. He kind of starts to feel that this is all unreal.
When you came back, you handed him the delicately wrapped box. Denji fumbles to get his wallet, he’s so nervous right now he even forgot to ask how much was it. “Since you’re a first timer here….” You winked at him. “This one is on the house!”
He blinks and then stares at you dumb foundedly. “Wait— are you actually serious?”
You giggled. “Just promise me that you’ll come back!”
Denji grins, feeling his chest go all warm and fizzy. “Yeah. Yeah, I promise.”
Denji leaves the bakery a few minutes later after a small chat with you. His heart is fluttering in a way that’s got nothing to do with sugar.
And sure enough, Denji will make sure to keep his promise.
haha I missed writing for my goat denji
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