#that's scone dough btw

[hollenka99]

Kart Competition

Another birthday fic for @septic-dr-schneep . When writing the first one, I realised it would have to take place before Jameson was born. And it didn’t feel right to exclude him entirely. So I ended up writing this too.

There was no denying it, they were in a bit of a predicament. Chase wanted the last helping. Although he was modest about it, Jameson wouldn't mind having it for himself as well. "Alright, this is a problem. I want the last cookie but so do you." "I honestly don't mind allowing you to have it." "You want it, don't try to act as if you don't. I've seen the way you've been eyeing it." Jameson gives a defeated huff at this. "So what do you propose we do? The most sensible course of action is probably to break-" "Rock, paper, scissors." The dapper man ponders. "Well, I suppose that's fair." The first round sees Chase serving a piece of paper, same as Jameson. Never mind, draws happen. Two rocks appear next. And again. They attempt scissors. Draw after draw after draw. Frustrated, Chase calls Marvin to oversee the game in the hope a witness will break the curse. It doesn't. They draw twice more. "Dude, stop copying me. One of us needs to win." "Chase, we honestly should just split-" "How about Mario Kart?" "Excuse me?" "Mario Kart, VS race. I don't think it's possible to draw with them." "Anything that will allow us to have some closure from this matter." Jameson shrugs. Once Marvin leaves them to it, they begin with Rainbow Road. It's not part of the competition. Chase simply wished to see how well they could fair on the track. He teases his brother about being too cautious with turns. The more skilled virtual driver has a shell launched at him. In an attempt to avoid it, he abruptly swerves off the track. Wordless shock becomes exclamations of mock betrayal. Jameson doubles over in laughter at his unexpected success. During one race, Jameson does far better than he predicts. Chase accidentally crashes into a bridge and struggles to maneuver his vehicle out of its situation. Jameson finds himself in first. A panicked yell warns him to be overtaken. He doesn't follow the advice and is blown up. "Sorry Jem, I tried to warn you." Chase apologises as he speeds past Jameson's kart while it recovers from the attack. The others assume Jameson gets his revenge when Chase shrieks out "You hit me with lightening one more time and I am throwing our Switch off Brighton Pier. It's like you're doing this on purpose." Marvin is threatened with a similar type of assault after making a comment encouraging Jameson to get another lightening bolt. Sweet Sweet Canyon is comprised of sweets, chocolate and so many sugary treats one bite of could probably give you hyperglycemia. Chase overtakes him purely so he can drop bananas in his way. Jameson doesn't listen to whatever Chase blathers on about, too busy doing his best to evade the obstacles instead. He misses the joke about getting his 5-a-day that is hilarious if Chase's laughter is anything to go by. The final course is Bowser's Castle. They are not neck and neck. Jameson is 5 places behind thanks to frequent misfortune with rolling boulders, fireballs and a spiked wrecking ball. There is no need for Chase to be fuelled by competitiveness as he gets ever closer to the finish line on his third lap. Just one more second and... "YES!" Chase jumps up in victory. He swings around to point at his finger at his brother. "In your face, Jameson." Jackie pokes his head around the door in response to the sudden noise. "We finally have a winner?" "Yes, I made Jem eat my dust so hard." "I may have had a better chance of success were it not for the projectile Chase launched at me." "For the last time, I was not responsible for that blue shell. I sent a red shell your way, sure. Not like it hit you." Chase frowns. "And I definitely had nothing to do with you driving off a cliff." "What was this competition about anyway? Marv said you tried to settle it by rock, paper, scissors first. What did you win, Chase?" "Oh, the last cookie." "Cookie?" "Yeah. I got this pack of white chocolate cookies on the way home. Only problem, it was a pack of 5. So we've been trying to work out who gets the last one." "Okay." Jackie goes quiet. "You said white chocolate, right?" "...Yeah." Chase takes a cautious step towards the eldest ego. "What about it?" "So, uh... I may have solved the problem." "How?" It is as pointed as it is short. "Look, I needed some sugar, it was there and-" "Oh, come on. Are you serious?!" "I'm sorry, okay. Really. I should have asked before just taking something from the kitchen. If you want, I'll get a new pack to make it up to you." The vlogger looks between his brothers. The confrontation slumps out of his shoulders. "No, I'll go." With an indecipherable mumble about forgetting something, Chase skulks off. "Well, looks like he's going then." "You could have just had a half each." Jackie comments offhandedly. Jameson rapidly twists around and extends an arm in exasperation. "Exactly. I attempted to suggest splitting it but he kept interrupting me." A smile creeps up. "Though I must admit, this may have been the best course of action. I did enjoy our little contest." In the evening, Jameson heads to his bedroom. He comes across a gift on his dresser that is accompanied by a post it note message. You did a great job today. You're really improving your Mario Kart skills. You should have these. Jameson sighs as he glances at the plate of cookies. Yes, he greatly appreciated the gesture. But there was no way he could stomach more treats. Perhaps tomorrow, he decides. Better yet, he could distribute it amongst his brothers so each got their fair share. Now where could he find a cover to keep them fresh?

#septic dr schneep #happy (belated) birthday rilia! #sorry it's so late #hope you enjoy it #jameson jackson #chase brody #mario kart #cookies #oh btw when I say cookies #I mean the british definition #what americans call a cookie is a biscuit to me #and your biscuits are our scones #so I'm not exactly sure what you would call a soft bit of flat dough with chocolate chips inside #idk #it's 3am here so I don't have much thinking power left

[unactive-shroom]

⩨͢ Baking With Venti

⋮ Character: Venti/Barbatos

⋮ Warnings: Lots of food mentions, loads of spelling errors

⋮ Fandom: Genshin Impact

⋮ Format: headcannons + one shot

⋮ A/n: i cant hear out if one ear :( and im trying anew format? yeah. Requests are open btw :)

↳ Headcannons

Good luck.

You’ll need it.

“Hmm? Oh yes, i *know* it says 2 cups of sugar. Why do i have 4? Isnt it obvious? It needs to be sweeter!!”

He constantly is trying to double the mix so you have more when its baked

He’s very stubborn aswell, inisiting that he knows the recipe better.

“Im an *archon*, y/n. I think i know how to make scones better than you. …...oh, we’re making cookies? Um… i was just testing your baking knowledge.”

Will eat the dough/mix

Guaranteed to make you laugh at every few minites

Please explain to him why you cant just guess what you need.

He has tried to microwave a spoon before to “see what happens”

↳ One shot

You ran a finger down the recipe book, double checking that you have everything you need. As a surprise fir venti, you were going to make jam tarts, using the apple jam that you had made a few days ago. You had just gotten a bowl out of the cupboard when the front door swung open and you heard “y/nnn!! Im back~!”

Oh. Oh no. The last time venti had baked with you it was a disaster that ended up with several pancakes stuck to the roof, flour everywhere, and egg mix in your hair. Dont get me wrong, you love venti and all, but he cant cook to save his life.

“Oh, youre home early, i thought you’d be another hour!” You called out him, signalling you were in the kitchen. “Hmmhm, i changed my mind. Missed you.” He said simply, walking into the kitchen.

He froze when he saw you and the ingredients behind you. “Ooooo what are you cooking? Can i help? I promise i wont add anything this time!”

“Venti, you said that last time and added a bottle of dandelion wine into the mix. Inti the BREAD mix. I dont know if i can trust you” you said with a sigh.

He winced at the memory. “How was *i* supposed to know it was for a charity bake?”

“Because i *told* you, venti.”

“Alright, fair. But this time i promise i wont mess anything up.”

“No”

“Y/nnnnn” he whined, wrapping his arms around you.

In the end, venti got his way and you both prepared to cook.

Apart from venti eating the dough raw and stealing spoonfuls of jam, it went pretty well. Until, of course, you put the tarts in the oven, and started doing the dishes while venti cleaned yhe countertop and table. After a few minutes, you began to smell burning, and looked over at the tarts. *someone* had turned the oven up full blast, and the tarts were already burning.

“Oh-“ venti began, before running to turn off the oven.

Needless to say, the tarts were burned pretty badly. Venti did apologise though, but he insisted the tarts were fine. Just a little crispy. To proce his point he bit into one, before wincing and spitting it out.

“Okay, im sorry. The jam tastes nice though! 10/10

#venti x reader #venti genshin impact #gi venti #venti gi #venti x yn #venti x you #gi venti x reader #genshin impact venti #venti #venti gi x reader #genshin x reader #genshin impact x reader

[onf-headcanons]

ONF in Cafe AU

(Establishment)

A/N : 200 followers special!! This different universe from Baker Yuto

Settings : A total brand new universe where they just gather by pure coincidence. Or an alternate universe where ONF later when their contract ended, they gathered to open a cafe once Yuto return to Korea from graduating his bakery course back in Japan. Hyojin, Seungjun and Jaeyoung helped by researching how to register+open business in Korea.

Roles

Yuto : The bread maker

Seungjun : Barista

Hyojin & Jaeyoung : Chief waiter and in charge of cashier

Minkyun : Assisting waiter and more of a helper in the kitchen preparing ingredients

Changyoon : In charge of other menus such as sandwiches/bagel sandwich and dessert

Reader : could be part timer or the regular guest (bonus a fan of ONF as well)

Bonus : Minseok might occasionally drop by to visit or Minseok as another member in the kitchen (i mean have you seen his IG???!!!!!)

Headcanons

As Yuto is more of a bread lover, the cafe would be a bakery+cafe style eatery.

The menu is made and proposed by all 6 of them. Also before they start running business, the kitchen gang has already tried making food to do taste test. (Including WM family)

The menu is written in Korean, English and Japanese.

Yuto would keep trying on making the best bread so he would experiment with different options such as more milk or less flour

Hyojin would always give ideas to improvise. And members trust Hyojin's thoughts because he is such a foodie XD

Seungjun would research and practice on his barista skills.

Changyoon would do graphic design of the menu

Minkyun and Jaeyoung would go out to find spot to rent and open cafe

Once the cafe is opened, this is how they run it.

Because of ONF's nature, I personally think they will test the timing of business by doing a few around of simulations.

This would be suggested by Changyoon and agreed by the leaders

So before they opened, they really tried it out at the empty cafe and simulated with full house for 3~5 days straight. Then they are content with the current timing as below.

I also think Seungjun Jaeyoung and Yuto would keep suggesting adjustments on the timing.

Especially Seungjun and Yuto. Seungjun in the bystander view because he is the barista and Yuto sharing the perspective on what timing those outside kitchen should alert those in the kitchen. They would run timer using their phone.

Bakery closes on 6pm, tidying done by 7:15pm, head out for dinner or simple dinner by whipping up some left over ingredients.

Grocery shopping on 8:45pm or 9pm, headback for cafe for preparations if necessary

Next day 6am at cafe to do early preparations, bakery side and morning take away opens on 7:30am,

10:00am opens for eat in + buffet, they do not do dinner so closes at 6pm and repeat for every day.

They closes on big event public holidays, end of the year+new year.

(They will get quick lunch by ingredients whipped up from the kitchen. Hyojin will switch with Jaeyoung, Seungjun will switch with the part timer, Yuto will get quick bites while waiting for dough to rise, Changyoon and Minkyun will switch)

(BTW this is just reference from my weak experience working on restaurant)

There are 5 walkie talkies. Hyojin, Seungjun and Jaeyoung have 1 each, 1 at the cashier and another is at the kitchen with speakers. This is for them to communicate and alert each other about the crowd and also any food items that are running out.

BTW should we are using the Minseok as one of the member in kitchen, he did not join immediately. But he do drop by to support his hyungs and being the 2nd food taster.

His hyungs and Yuto are a bit reluctant to recruit him but, to their surprise, Minsk volunteered himself.

And oh boy his hyungs all in awe at how good this baby boy's cooking is!!!

Funny moment when Seungjun caught Hyojin eyes are gleaming with bliss after Hyojin tasted Minseok's food. And then only the other hyungs swarming over wanting to taste Minseok's cooking lol

(Hyojin already numb due to so many times food tasting lol but cos he loves to eat he still finishes all the samples. But Minseok's cooking was a breather for him at that exact moment)

Also Changyoon has an idea that putting surveys on each table and let guests to fill in. When they submit to cashier, they might get coupons (?) or maybe discounts about 83%

Or maybe some collectibles and when they got all six stickers, they get 83% discount? (its flexible)

The cafe gains popularity because of the quality and due to good looks of chief waiters and barista.

Also, I think in their menu, (should this is the contract ended ONF universe), they might integrate the member recommendations, it is flexible either food or drink. Or maybe both

Hyojin definitely going to recommend 2 smoothies.

Changyoon would recommend pasta and dessert

Minkyun will go for a sandwich

Jaeyoung might recommend Yuto's sourdough bruschetta

Seungjun will recommend one type of latte

And Yuto will recommend 1 or 2 breads found at bakery/buffet corner. But for menu he would give out tips like which bread type goes better with which cheese or jam

（BTW I think its cute should they use their mascot deer, shark, maltese, gorilla, cat and bread as avatar/icon that appear at recommendations!）

And on their birthday, (this could be Seungjun's idea) there will be a 83% discount sticker placed on the recommended food/drink by the member.

And since we talked about menu...

Again its a bread themed cafe, so the main would be bread, brunch and all day breakfast.

Bread type (buffet) : mini croissants, mini buns, scones, baguette, bagel, white loaf, sourdough

Bread type (bakery) : croissant, buns, garlic bread, scones, baguette, bagel, red bean bun, packed bread loafs

Let me explain about buffet first.

Buffet is for brunch+lunch, which starts on 10:30am to 2pm. Its a 90 minutes course. In that course you can pick 1 of each option of bread, salad, toppings, sides (sausages, hams, cheese and baked beans) and also random desserts.

They offer butter (salted and unsalted), 3 to 4 types of jams (strawberry, mixed fruit and marmalade), variety of paste to go with bread (mashed avocado and Parmesan garlic pesto). also Nutella

For buffet, beverage there already stocked variety of juices, warm coffee and tea (that are already prepared earlier) and fresh water

Cheese they will go for cheddar, Havarti, Feta, Mozarella and brown cheese.

Should you don't go for buffet, they have eat in cafe menu. Which are separately made set meals that comes with beverage. Like sandwiches, bagel sandwiches, spaghetti/pastas, or bruschetta with topping of your choice (6 the most)

Seungjun would prepare freshly brewed coffee, latte, tea, frappe and even smoothie.

Desserts are all simple desserts, like mini tarts and mini cupcake. For specially ordered ones would non baked stuffs that Changyoon and Minkyun made early in the morning and stored in fridge (because dont wanna clash with Yuto baking should any bread nearly sold out. Also can have more flexible timing should Yuto need help they can back up)

Initially, Changyoon will always make extra desserts by x2.5 amount, especially mini tarts or mini cupcakes at the buffet area. He is a worry wart.

BTW the bell Changyoon presented Yuto during OnDaeJeon? Its later used at the cafe lol. As the alert tool for waiters that food is done come and take it

I think on early years, at most 2 years, they are not going to do delivery or food app order service just yet.

But they will run an Instagram or twitter account for the cafe and using it just like how they are doing with they current twitter account. Promoting food and giving out random recommendations also a glimpse of their daily lifes running the cafe and bakery

I think Changyoon would upload a pic of seasonal fruit and a teaser for new seasonal dessert? And then lol it will sometimes plot twist ends up being seasonal beverage that made by Seungjun lol

Should Minseok is not a member running the cafe, the boys consult with him occasionally about adding new seasonal,time limited items.

Also Hyojin and Yuto being the photographer taking picture of the food. Oops I forgot, the pictures of food items in menu are both taken by them too!

Minkyun will bring along one of his fave part timer to do emergency grocery shopping should he needed a hand.

Hyojin and Jaeyoung will try to help customer to decide by suggesting recommendation

Also Hyojin, who would sometimes keep an eye on how customer do combination on their food and get inspiration from it then later try to propose to the team.

As chief waiters, both Hyojin and Jaeyoung would always during at the cashier, asking customers should they have any suggestions or proposal (even if they submitted the survey). Values communications and feedback between staff and customers.

Also Seungjun will help out keeping an eye in case they miss out someone trying to call a waiter. Later after a year of profits, they upgraded to bell calling service type, press a button and they come serve you in a minute.

Initially, Hyojin and Jaeyoung would make use of walkie talkie to recite orders that they get so that Seungjun, Yuto, Changyoon and Minkyun can get them

After maybe a couple months of profit, they upgraded it to tablets. while the walkie talkie is used as mentioned above, to alert regarding to run out/sold out food items.

Also, once reached closing hours, I think they will also have a brief meeting. Especially for waiters team. I think Hyojin would guide and critique on performance.

In overall it is very warm to work with ONF but you have to keep up because they are also strict.

I can see should they know part timers birthday, they would wish them. Maybe Changyoon/Minseok will shove special dessert or pasta for them.

It will be funny that some fans went there hoping to see Yuto, Changyoon and Minkyun but they are busy, do not want to disappoint, Hyojin and Seungjun might try to call them out using walkie talkie. (only apply to the contract end universe)

Oh I had a thought, maybe not the public knows that Minseok joined? I think maybe its also Minseok's terms and conditions because he does not want the spotlight he just wanna help running the business

Also should WM family drop by to visit, the first word as they enter the door, both sides will go “Aigooooo~~~~!!!” (Refer to RTK where Oh My Girl drops by to check out ONF for TWML practise)

Should that happen, its a big day for the fans

BUT!!! I can think ONF cafe later be the hangout spot for WM family? like member’s birthday? lets go to ONF cafe! Because Yuto baked a cake specially for us!! and off they go~ 

I mean its a great deal, considering Yuto’s love for bread and he did not sell customised cakes. So its personalised stuff he made for those he cared about.

That is why mostly the gathering will happen after 6pm or

Maybe WM managers drop by to pick up the special cake

Also, Yuto let part timers to have leftover breads or desserts at bakery and buffet area for free. His hyungs agreed because you should not waste food. Plus freshly made bread are their selling point so they won't recycle them.

A/N : gonna stop here and should there is more, I might do a part 2~!

#onf #cafe au #onf headcanons #onf imagines #onf headcanon #onf scenarios

[wild-aloof-rebel]

So I know this isn’t a baking blog, but I also know your twitter handle is Leslie the baker, so I feel like you have some sort of baking knowledge. I’m very interested in making some scones during quarantine (so far it’s been a lot of cakes, and I don’t even like cake, ugh, some cookies, and a batch of bagels which turned out surprisingly good). I am hoping you maybe have a scone recipe you’d be willing to share, I have tried making them once with fresh raspberries, from my backyard

sure! i used to be the manager/baker of a coffee shop, and this is the scone recipe i used there. (it’s for sweet scones, btw, not savory ones.)

1/2 cup unsalted butter

2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup sour cream

mix-ins (chocolate chips, fruit, nuts, etc.)

half-and-half

coarse sugar (optional)

Freeze butter for about an hour. Then grate, and store in freezer again until ready to use.

Preheat oven to 400° F.

In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and lemon zest, if using. 

Cut grated butter into flour mixture. (A pastry cutter works best, but you can use two forks/knives if needed. You can also use your hands, but as that will warm up the butter more, put the flour mixture in the refrigerator for 15 minutes after this step.)

In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, mix together milk and sour cream. Then fold milk mixture into flour mixture.

Gently stir in any mix-ins. I usually use about a cup, but you can adjust to suit your needs. If you’re using fruit, be sure it isn’t too wet (you can coat it in a little flour if needed), and try not to break things like berries, as they’ll add extra moisture to your dough.

Carefully fold in half-and-half a splash at a time, as needed, until a sticky dough is formed.

If you want drop scones, scoop spoonfuls of dough onto a lightly greased baking sheet. (I always used a 2 oz ice cream scoop for this.) If you prefer triangle-shaped scones, turn out dough onto well-floured surface and gently pat into an 8″ round disc; then cut into triangles, like a pizza, and place each scone on a lightly greased baking sheet.

Brush tops of scones with a little half-and-half, and sprinkle with coarse sugar, if desired. 

Bake at 400° F for 20 to 25 minutes.

#food tw #elizabethanne44 #replies #with your raspberries i would def make sure they're very dry before you put them in #(like not freshly washed) #and def coat them in flour #then just be very careful as you mix them so they don't break all over the place #hope that helps!

[exrayspex]

so i crashed around 10 last night but when i got up not long ago and checked the croissant dough it was actually looking pretty good! i think i thought i messed up way worse than i actually did, i think it'll make them a little less neat and perhaps not quite as fluffy but otherwise fine? anyway, resting did me and the dough some good, and i just finished giving it a book turn and popped it back in the fridge! if i'm still awake in an hour i'll stick it in the freezer for a few minutes and then do another letter turn, then there's just the final refrigeration for like 6+ hours and i get to roll it out and shape them! after that they'll still need to proof for a while, probably overnight if i don't end up having to do the final chill overnight. then i will bake them!

#food mention #It just had me cut away dough till i saw butter yesterday and i had to cut away so much i was worried #but i think they'll still be good and i overestimated my error #bc i had no problems rolling it out and doing the book turn #which btw is SO COOL i'm so glad i know how to do that now! #ideally i'll have the energy to do the final chill today and i can make the scones while that's happening #fingers crossed #if not then i can nap during the chill #i'd really like to just need to pop them in the oven tomorrow

[boozybaker]

So one of the things I was really proud of was the maple bacon scones that I made. 

They are Definitely what I would not call scones in the traditional sense, they taste more like a savory biscuit, but they are So Freaking Good. In fact they don’t even need the maple finish!

What I did learn from them is a few things:

1. Frozen butter and frozen metal bowls are best.  We want to keep this dough COLD.  I sliced the butter up into small slivers, like you are slicing a carrot. Freezing the butter overnight helped me out, and there was a noticeable difference.

2. Crumble that bacon.  I did not get my bacon to the fully crispy stage, but I countered that by finely chopping the bacon into little pieces. The bigger pieces may look nicer but the smaller bits help to evenly distribute the bacon flavor. I also used Maple Bourbon Bacon for that quality Bacon Flavor.

3. I need to find a better alternative to the maple icing.  The recipe called for Maple Flavor rather than Maple Syrup and it is Noticeable. The maple flavor is sickly sweet and something I greatly associate with Cheap Maple Icing you can buy by the bucket. I will let you know how my search goes.

Here is the Recipe btw:

https://bakingmischief.com/2016/11/09/bacon-scones-with-maple-glaze/

Would I do this again? Abso-friggin-lutely

#maple bacon scones #recipes #scones #not boozy

[thedarcydichotomy]

My character will react to your character winning mine after a long bidding war with another bidder where the price got pretty high.

When Darcy found out Tony had thrown her on the not-even proverbial chopping block of the charity auction, she’d spent a solid ten minutes in Riley’s ear bitching about it. Her complaints had finally petered out as she’d accepted that the situation was what it was and it was for charity after all.And, she supposed, if anyone got too handsy she could taze them (of break their hand, but Riley didn’t know her capable of that so she didn’t mention it). As the day of the auction grew closer, Tony made remarks about her wardrobe, her presentation, little things designed to tick her off just enough she’d snark at him without resorting to throwing things. It all led to her finally shouting at him that if he wanted her to glam up then he could fork out the money to get her a new outfit.Which was how she found herself being pointed towards a garment bag in his workhop the next day, and Tony casually telling her she could say thanks once she opened it.(She did say thanks. To Pepper. Because no doubt she’d done the actual work to find and buy the dress. Tony did get blueberry scones the next morning though, a wordless thanks for what he’d done.)So it was Darcy found herself stepping up onto a brightly lit runway to take a walk and do a twirl and generally try and look like as appealing a date as possible in her vintage-style swing dress. She may have twirled a couple of times because she liked the way the skirt flared.The bidding started off with a few voices chiming in, making the price climb much more rapidly than she’d have expected. Darcy flushed, pleased but at the same time mortified. There were actual models and celebrities in the auction lineup that night, she should have been the low ticket item on the bill.It didn’t take too long for the rabble of voices to die away though, until there were only two left. Two who it seemed didn’t want to quit. As soon as one lifted their paddle and shouted a number the other was doing the same, their bids leapfrogging each other over and over and over again.Squinting through the vibrant stage lighting, Darcy felt her jaw drop. Sure, she’d bitched to Riley about this whole thing, but that was all it was meant as - an ear for her to whine in. Riley, obviously took it another way given how he was sat at one of the tables, his posture shifting from laid back to tense as his arm shot up again and again.Her flush got darker and she only just resisted the urge to bury her face in her hands. Because she’d happily hang out with Riley any day, any time, and he really didn’t need to be throwing (a lot) of his money down to buy her time. Or save her from whatever awfulness was waiting for her if won by someone else.She watched Riley for half a minute, in shock, fingers twitching trying to signal him to STOP for the love of gods she wasn’t worth that kind of dough to anyone, but especially not him. Curiosity finally got the better of her though and her gaze shifted across the room to the other voice still in the bidding mix.There was no stopping the facepalm then. Thankfully the movement hid the curl of her lip, but it was a close thing. The other man was notorious. He was young enough and goodlooking enough, but he had the reputation for being a bit of a skeeve and throwing his money around to get away with it. That wasn’t what really made Darcy wince though. He also had the reputation for getting what he wanted and not giving in until he got it, even if that meant blowing a small fortune. What she’d ever done to make him decide he wanted her (especially given the other people up for auction that night) was beyond her. The one time they’d met she hadn’t exactly been pleasant to him.But then maybe that was it. The one time they’d met she’d been by Tony’s side in Pepper’s absence. And everyone knew what Tony Stark had everyone else wanted.Despite feeling extremely guilty about how much this venture was going to put Riley out of pocket, Darcy turned beseeching eyes on him not to give up. Her eyes then turned to Pepper, lingering by the side of the stage and shooting filthy looks at Mr-Rich-and-Full-Of-It, even as he was shooting filthy looks at Riley each time his bid was one-upped.The auctioneer was ping-ponging between the two men so rapidly he was barely understandable, and the room tittered at the spectacle of it all. And then quite suddenly it was all over. A waiter had been passing the table and Rich-Guy’s paddle had flung up and slapped the man’s tray of drinks, which had promptly come down on his head.He jumped to his feet, dripping and swearing harshly. The auctioneer tried to call his attention back, to keep the auction moving, but Pepper had rushed over and had a firm grip on his arm, leading him out of the room, murmuring about getting him cleaned up. Looking a little lost the auctioneer turned back to Riley. With a small smirk, Riley flicked his paddle in the air one more time and the hammer came down. Darcy wasn’t even thinking when she jumped off the stage and dashed over to Riley and threw herself at him, grabbing his face and planting one firmly on his lips.“Holy shit, you are totally my hero!” She babbled, ignoring the commotion her dash had caused. That was followed up by a punch to his arm. “What the hell were you thinking, bidding that kind of money! Holy shit!”Pepper was back and by their sides, a hand going to Riley’s shoulder.“I appreciate the circumstances Darcy, but we really need to keep the night going. Could you sit down?” Her push on Riley was enough to get him down into his seat and Darcy threw Pepper a mouthed thanks before dropping herself into Riley’s lap as the auctioneer called the room back to order, made a joke about the calamity of the last minute, and promptly pushed on introducing the next girl.“I’m not done telling you off for wasting your money, btw,” Darcy whispered in his ear as a new round of bidding started up around them.