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christinebloodwrittings · 2 years

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Hello!!! May I request a Loki x female reader where y/n doesn't care for tea Loki seems like a tea kinda guy. Anyway shes tried to like tea, but it either tastes bland like barely falvored water or tastes bitter and bad. Her favorite is cheap candy cane green tea and she's kinda embarrassed to tell Loki that's her favorite. He's royalty hes used to quality tea not cheap low quality stuff.

You ask I write! Thank you so much for your request 💖💖

*My requests are open*

Pairing: Loki x Fem!reader

Summary: Are fancy things that good? Can't one just enjoy the simple things?

Warnings: Angst, fluff, Loki being an ass.

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Tea Party

When you were little, your father took you to a store. Everything looked big and colorful as you walked hand in hand with him, you were fascinated. He filled the shopping cart with everything that your family may need for the month, and in between all the groceries you saw a polar bear box fall.

You were obsessed with the box and how it smelled, you loved it so much your dad opened it and took out a teabag. Gosh! The sweet minty smell filled the kitchen, it was divine, “Here, but be careful it’s a bit hot, so blow gently” he instructed, pushing gently your green kitty mug towards you.

It was sweet, not so cloying nor minty enough to taste like toothpaste, it was lovely.

He say the way you smiled, so he bought you boxes and boxes of candy cane green tea, only to see your excitement when he opened it for you.

Even as an agent, after every mission you took out your kitty mug from the cupboard, a bag of either mint, cinnamon or vanilla, a spoonful of sugar, added water, and sat on the couch near the window to observe the city, even better if it was raining, the tower had the best views.

The warmth, it was like a hug, or maybe you were just tired and alone, but the truth was that you missed him, your dad.

“I’m gonna make some tea, Loki would you like some?” It was custom of yours; it brought a smile to his face to see that at least someone didn’t treated him like garbage, “Yes, thank you. Earl Grey please” in comparison his taste was fancy, both price and composition.

“Have you ever tasted Earl grey?” you shook your head, “Would you like to try some?” he didn’t added any sugar to his tea, that was something that made you hold back on his offer, but you didn’t wanted to seem impolite, so you nodded and received his cup on your hands.

It tasted worse than sock water.

“And?” he wanted to know your opinion, crap! “Uhm, it’s just not my thing, thank you” you placed his cup on his hands again. He had such a look on his eyes, would he be offended because you didn't like the tea? or could it be that you made faces when taking the sip? You wished you could read his mind, but you would have to pass twenty thousand barriers. In the end, you had different tastes, that was obviously valid, but maybe not in his mind.

“Maybe it’s because you tainted your tastebuds with that cheap stuff of yours” he mumbled, you heard him but pretended you didn’t.

It wasn’t the fist time someone had tried to pick on you because of the things you enjoyed, you were used to it, and still it didn’t bothered you a single bit. You were stronger, and the taste made the horrible feelings go away.

But, how the guy you like would understand? That his words hit you harder than anyone else’s. Maybe he hasn’t realized that you have something for him, you thought you were pretty obvious.

He tried a couple more times with different tea options, Black, Jasmine, Oolong, Chun Mee green tea, but it all tasted the same, bitter and earthy, like a dirt sort of flavor.

He lost it when he saw you taking out a bag from the candy cane tea box.

“Why you drink that rubbish?” you heard Loki chuckle, “I like it” you knew he was mocking you, but you took a stand as the bigger person and continued to do your thing. “It’s not even tea, it’s an insult to call it as such” he laughed again, drinking earl Grey Tea from his cup, “And? I like it, and that’s all that matters” ‘strong’ you repeated in your head, until he grabbed your arm keeping you from leaving the kitchen.

“Here, I’ll make you a cup of real tea” Loki dragged you inside, blocking the door, “Let go, Loki. Hey!” you protested, he snatched your mug from your hands and placed one of his plain white ones.

“Drink real tea the right way, here” you placed the cup on the counter and open your hand, “Give it back Loki, I mean it” you sounded stern and serious, but he laughed, “Not until you desist from this garbage” the tea went straight down the drain, and the teabag to the trash can.

“I’ll make more Loki, I don’t care, give me my mug” he sensed your desperation, your big mistake, because he used it to make his bargain serious, “Drink the tea, darling, it’s good for you and it doesn’t have as much chemicals” it made you so angry you wanted to cry, but sucked it up fast enough, “Give me my mug Loki, now!” your hands were shaking, your body visibly trembling from the impotence.

He chuckled, “Make me”. You approached him harshly and rapidly, he was fast to catch your arm with one hand and dodge your other one with his body, moving in circles in the squared kitchen. One unfortunate movement made him drop the mug, it crashed against the floor in millions of pieces.

You felt your heart stop.

“See what you do?” he exhaled, watching you pick up a few pieces from the floor, “Relax Y/n, it’s just a mug” he was being careless, intentionally or not it hurt you nonetheless, “I bet I can buy you a new one” but that was the blow that killed you.

You let out a shaky breath, stood up pushing him against the counter and left the kitchen with your eyes clouded in tears.

“You’re an idiot” Natasha entered the room, her arms crossed, “How come am I an idiot, Agent Romanoff?” he positioned against the counter, like trying to look like you didn’t just pushed him.

“That mug and tea has been her favorites forever, you shouldn't have done that” she said it just to spite him, he thought, “Come on, you must know if she has better taste” it slipped, making Nat laugh, “I hope so”.

Loki let out a funny ‘Wow’, thinking he had agreed with the agent, “I’m pretty glad we concur on someth-” but he earned a punch to his face. “I mean her taste in men, asshole” it was like he was missing something, “I beg your pardon?”.

“You heard me. That tea was something special she had with her dad, and that mug was the last thing she had from him before he died, it was her sixth birthday, a year prior to the shooting he died in” his blood froze inside his body, his stomach tightened and felt sick, “I…I didn’t know” now he was the one with the shaky hands.

“Fix this, or that scepter of yours will end up your intestines” Nat threatened, deep down being very serious.

But he clicked, he had to fix it. Not because of her threat, but because of two things. One, he hurt you, and two, the guilt would kill him. The guilt of the fact that he made you cry.

“Y/n?” he said after knocking your door, his voice almost cracked.

“Go away Loki” he opened the door either way, “Are you deaf or stupid? I don’t want you here” wrapped in your blanket you hugged a picture and a shard of the broken mug.

“Please listen, I didn’t know about your father” his stomach flipped inside him, your eyes were anger raw, he knew you restrained yourself from beating him up when you approached him.

“How amazing of you. You insult me, you annoy me, you don't stop until you break something that I had a lot of affection for. Natasha has told you, hasn't she? Fuck you Loki, I don't want to see you, I don't want to talk to you, and forget about me, good luck finding another one who treats you like a person in this place. I'm tired of you and your teasing” the world opened to him, he looked back months of conversations with you.

How lovely you always were with him, even though he was being horrible to you. Never losing that beautiful smile of yours, making sure you gave him the tea he wanted.

“And to think that I came to like you, how stupid I am" he was truly frozen in place, “Leave” he didn’t move, “Y/n” you slapped him, “Say my name one more time Laufeyson, I swear I’ll break your jaw” he turned his face to look at you, apologetic, like a sad puppy.

But you couldn’t care less.

“Leave, NOW!” yelling at him did no good, he didn’t left, “Hit me, break my jaw like you said, I’m not moving” he opened his arms to it, so you punched him, a big mistake, his Jotun nature burn your hand, and aggravated the cut the shard of the mug had left on your palm.

“FUCK!” you hissed, “I deserved it” he was damn right, but he stopped self-pitying when he saw blood drip to the floor, “Let me see your hand” because of all the blood you complied, he made you sit on the bed and conjured a first aid kit to tend your wound.

“That’s what I get for punching a god” you hissed again, his bandaging skills sucked, but you had too much of a big heart to tell him. In the end he pressed his cold hand to the wound and your bruised knuckles to numb your hand a little.

“Better?” you nodded, “My hand? Yes, the situation? No” his hands were soft. “I didn’t know it was your favorite” his thumb caressed your hand.

“How could I tell you? You constantly called it cheap stuff or garbage, you made me feel embarrassed of liking something” First time he took into consideration what was happening to you, and since it was his fault, it hurt twice as much. Why hadn't he realized it before?

“I’m sorry” that’s all he could say.

“That’s how you made me feel, Loki” you made emphasis on your feelings, to make him see it, but again all he could say was: “I’m sorry”.

“Have I done something to you?” If you had to come to that conclusion, it was that he had been the worst shit ever. “No, I was an arse, I see that now” you nodded, “A big one”.

He cleaned a tear off your cheek, “How can I make it up to you?” by cupping your face he wanted to draw you closer, but it felt out of place.

“If you dare to buy me a new mug, I’ll burn you alive, Loki, mark my words” If you weren’t serious he would’ve laughed, “I won’t, I promise”, you leaning into his hand brought him a little piece, “Just stop making fun of the things I enjoy”, he built courage to lift his lips to your forehead, “Done”.

A few weeks passed, you reignited your tea routine with Loki, this time without his comments, and a bright new attitude.

“Y/n, fancy a cup of Tea?” he asked popping his head out the kitchen door. “Thank you, but I don’t like that fancy stuff you drink, you know that” he remembered laughing because you called Oolong sock water, he took it very well.

“Vanilla, cinnamon or mint?” he held a brand new box of your favorites, “Cinnamon, thank you”, a minute later he appeared in front of you with his hands behind his back; looked at you with a smile before he handed you a mug, “Here”, one that looked exactly like the one your father gave you.

“Shit, Loki I told you not to buy me a new mug!” three more seconds and you would’ve smashed the ceramics and the hot water on him, “Yes, but you didn’t said I couldn’t make one” you laughed at his statement, it almost brought you up tears.

“Good joke Loki, I’m missing the punchline, or that’s the part where I fall for your lies?” You said, but then Natasha tapped your shoulder, “I wish, but no. He’s telling the truth. He spent days making it and painting it” he made you a mug?.

“It’s ok if you don’t want it, I completely unders-” you took the mug from his hands, put it on the coffee table beside the couch, and seizing he slouched to stare into your eyes, you cupped his cheeks and kissed him.

His lips were soft, perhaps more than his hands, which held your hips against his and then hugged you with everything he had. His kiss became more passionate, your hands ruffled his hair and cupped the back of his head to deepen it.

"Thank you, it means a lot” you blurted out wholeheartedly before he caught your lips again, occasionally biting your bottom lip. “I should make good deeds more often”, you giggled, “Shut it, mischief”.

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Chinese Weight Loss Tea | Guide To It's Types and Benefits

There are a few various types of tea created in China from the leaves of the camellia sinensis plant. While these teas are completely produced using similar plant, they have fundamentally various attributes relying upon how they are handled. We'll cover a few normal sorts of Chinese tea, how they're made, and the set of experiences behind tea in China.

Chinese Weight Loss Tea |Guide To It's Types and Benefits

• The History of Tea in China

Tea has a rich history in China extending back hundreds of years. While both legend and archeological exploration demonstrate that tea might have been consumed in China as far back as quite a while back, its status as a well known staple for the two elites and everyday citizens emerged throughout many years. By the seventh century Tang tradition, not with standing, tea had turned into a necessary piece of Chinese life, and specific development techniques, formal arrangements, and social importance had created around tea. Today, China is as yet one of the biggest makers of tea on the planet, creating dark tea, green tea, white tea, oolong tea, pu-erh tea, and that's just the beginning. • Camellia sinensis var. sinensis Camellia sinensis var. sinensis is the varietal of the tea plant most usually filled in China. Local to China (sinensis is Latin for "from China"), this tea varietal is commonly more modest and more fragile, with a somewhat lower caffeine content. Conversely, teas produced using the Indian assamica varietal are bigger and more strong, with a somewhat higher caffeine content. • Chinese Green Tea Chinese green teas are ordinarily skillet terminated not long after they are collected, which ends oxidation and jelly the green tone and the light, verdant taste of the tea. • Chun Mee Otherwise called "valuable eyebrow" tea due to the state of the leaf, this exemplary Chinese green tea has a particular plum-like flavor and rich taste that is better and mellower than many green teas. • Dragon Well Broadly considered among the best green teas on the planet, this hand-created natural tea tastes nutty, hearty smell and reviving taste. Mythical serpent Well is additionally here and there alluded to as Longjing tea. • Gun Powder From a home west of Hangzhou, this exemplary explosive green tea has a full body and soaks into a dim green alcohol. With its smooth, generous flavor, it holds up well to rehashed implantations. "Explosive" tea gets its name from the firmly rolled, shot like appearance of the leaves, not from its flavor! • Jasmin Yin Cloud Jasmine Yin Cloud is a Chinese green tea gently scented with jasmine blooms. The tea is painstakingly dried close newly picked jasmine blossoms, giving the tea leaves a powerful botanical fragrance. Jasmine Yin Cloud is tasty served hot, yet in addition makes a superb chilled tea. • Chinese Black Tea Chinese dark teas will generally be somewhat lighter and milder than different kinds of dark tea, and are exquisite when taken all alone with no requirement for milk or sugar. In China, these teas are designated "red tea," with "dark tea" alluding just to matured and aged teas, for example, pu-erh. Chinese dark teas are completely oxidised, which permits the passes on to become dark and grants a rich, marginally malty character. • China Keemun Filled in China's Anhui Territory, this handcrafted, restricted creation Keemun tea has a fairly smoky flavor with hot notes. It has a smooth person and soaks into a lovely golden red. • Lapsang Souchong With its unmistakable smoky qualities, this naturally developed Lapsang Souchong tea is profoundly sweet-smelling with a smooth, fresh person. Suggestive of open air fires or even costly stogies, this work of art, rich tea fills the mouth with an out of the blue sweet pine flavor. • Golden Yunnan A brilliant, coppery, full-bodied tea from the renowned Yunnan territory of China. This tea blends into a delicate, adjusted cup with charming, somewhat peppery notes. A brilliant illustration of a high-grade Chinese dark tea with bountiful brilliant tips. • Slimming Properties of Green Teas Because of its extraordinary diuretic limit , really great for individuals experience the ill effects of liquid maintenance to drink green tea, which inclines toward the disposal of poisons, in this manner assisting with shedding pounds in a better manner. Vitamin B1, C and caffeine can advance the emission of gastric juice, which advances absorption and fat decrease. The catechins in green tea are cell reinforcements, which assist with further developing digestion and rummage free extremists for weight reduction. • When is the best time to drink green tea for weight loss? The best time for green tea to assist us with getting in shape is to drink a cup or two preceding practicing . Concentrates on show that EGCG (the catechin in green tea) joined with caffeine, required an hour and a half before work out, fundamentally expands the pace of fat oxidation during exercise. It is prudent to search for a green tea with an elevated degree of this catechin so that its thinning power is more noteworthy. The temperature of the water and the resting time can be expanded to extricate more caffeine and EGCg. Both EGCg and caffeine are severe, so some green tea may not taste exceptionally wonderful. • Chinese White Tea Lovely and inconspicuous, prepared white tea really has a light yellow tone. While not much is been aware of white tea's beginnings, it has been delighted in China for many years. White tea was especially valued in magnificent China, and was appreciated by artists, court authorities, and even heads! • Bashan Silver Tip From the Chongqing Area of China, this exceptionally uncommon tea is the top grade of white tea accessible. It has a fragile, clean taste faintly suggestive of new apples, with a reviving waiting flavor. Exceptionally low in caffeine and very high in cell reinforcements. • Jasmine Silver Needle Natural Bai Hao Silver Needle tea leaves are scented with new jasmine blooms to make an even tea with the enticing botanical taste of jasmine. This great quality tea offers one of the most magnificent tea-drinking encounters that anyone could hope to find! • White Peony Comprising of the two buds and leaves that are essentially air-dried after they are collected, this unpretentious white tea is otherwise called Pai Mu Dan, and has a flower fragrance and smooth taste. Natural, exceptionally high in cell reinforcements, and extremely low in caffeine, White Peony is a pre-dominant quality tea from the Fujian Territory of China. • Mango Pear Mango Pear begins with a base of White Peony white tea, and adds mango blocks, apple pieces, and pear for a light, refreshingly fruity white tea. Mango Pear is low in caffeine and high in cell reinforcements, making it the ideal tea for a midday shot in the arm when you're needing something sweet. This tea is additionally amazing chilled! • White tea slimming properties Concentrates on show that white tea really restrains the development of new fat cells , which are known as adipocytes. Since the development of new fat cells is diminished, weight gain is likewise decreased. It assembles fat from mature fat cells and helps eliminate abundance fat from the body. Researchers consider this the "counter heftiness impacts." This additionally limits the capacity of fats in the body. White tea represses and prepares fat, yet additionally invigorates lipolysis , the muscle versus fat's consuming cycle. Like green tea, white tea is a decent wellspring of caffeine and catechins like EGCG. These two mixtures might have a synergistic impact that assists the body with consuming fat and invigorate digestion. • When to drink white tea to lose weight It is prescribed to drink three cups of white tea consistently after the fundamental feasts to get the most extreme advantage. • Chinese Oolong Tea China and Taiwan are the most popular creating nations in this present reality. The moniker "oolong" is an English literal interpretation of the Chinese "wulong," significance dark mythical serpent. In China, oolong teas are at times additionally alluded to as dull green teas. Chinese tea creation arrives at back hundreds of years, specifically among the geographic areas of Fujian and Guangdong. Inside Fuijan, tea creation is bunched around the region of the Wuyi Mountains and Anxi Province. Oolong teas are firmly connected with Gongfu Cha, a customary Chinese tea function where tea leaves go through numerous progressive imbuements to attract out various subtleties flavor. • Fin Ti Kuan Yin Oolong Fine Ti Kuan Yin is a profoundly valued Chinese oolong with a light, flower taste suggestive of orchids. This tea brews up a smooth, fragrant brilliant yellow alcohol with a flower character and a sprinkle of pleasantness. The leaves spread out as they steep, and can be implanted many times over. • Milk Oolong Valued for its smooth aroma and taste, this Milk Oolong is created by hand in the Fujian Territory of China, inside the Prefecture of Quanzhou. These hand-moved leaves are a rich olive-green variety that blends into a brilliant green alcohol. This somewhat new cultivar of tea has the particular, smooth rich flavor looked for by the individuals who appreciate specialty oolong. • Ginseng Oolong Our ginseng oolong tea comes in the exemplary type of little moved bundles of tea leaves, which are covered with ginseng, and mixed with licorice root. This pleasant oolong brews into a normally botanical cup, like a Ti Kuan Yin oolong, yet with a smidgen of flavor. This mix is notable in China for its numerous medical advantages, and is in some cases called "Ruler's Tea" or "Head Oolong." • Oolong Tea Slimming Properties It speeds up digestion by dependent upon 10% thanks to its high satisfied of catechins, a part that is a tremendous wellspring of cell reinforcements with a thermogenic impact. With them, the body consumes calories and fat to deliver intensity and overview food, which increments energy consumption. It is a savor rich caffeine , the main substance experimentally demonstrated to speed up fat consuming effectively. Stay away from weighty assimilations that frequently forestall a level stomach . This is because of its germicide properties, which kill every one of the awful micro-organisms, which keeps up with great wellbeing and the appropriate working of the stomach related framework. It helps increment the pH levels of the gastro-intestinal system , which additionally advances better processing and forestalls stomach ulcers, bacterial diseases, and indigestion. A sound stomach related framework assists with weight reduction. It controls glucose levels , builds satiety and blocks the ingestion of sugars and fats. • When should Oolong tea be taken for weight loss? Oolong tea in China is frequently served at lunch for its capacity to help processing, which is extremely useful in the event that you've had an oily lunch. Nonetheless, the best season of day to drink Oolong tea is somewhere in the range of 25 and 35 minutes after a dinner , since it forestalls the retention of iron in the event that it is taken not long previously or after feasts. • When Not To Drink Oolong Tea It ought to never be tipsy while starving , as the caffeine and different properties of the leaves of this assortment will have an exceptionally impressive and quick impact that can cause wooziness, furious stomach, or even uneasiness. • Chinese Pu-erh Tea Pu-erh is a kind of heicha, or Chinese dark tea. In China, what westerners regularly allude to as dark tea is called red tea, with dark tea alluding just to teas, for example, pu-erh that are matured and matured subsequent to having gone through the oxidation cycle. The tea is named after the city of Pu-erh in Yunnan territory, a renowned general store for heicha in supreme China. Lining Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam in the south-western piece of China, Yunnan territory had broad exchange connections toward the west and all through Asia during majestic times. Today, just tea starting from Yunnan territory is lawfully permitted to be sold as pu-erh, and a large part of the tea is as yet handled in the city of Pu-erh itself! • Leaf Pu-erh A hearty, rich flavor recognizes this Chinese pu-erh tea from standard dark teas. At times sold in blocks or cakes, our natural Pu-erh tea is leaf style, making it helpful and simple to use without losing any of the hearty flavor you anticipate from Pu-erh. Matured teas are remembered to offer numerous medical advantages as well as heaps of cancer prevention agents and moderate caffeine. • Caramel Pu-erh This lavishly seasoned pu-erh consolidates the sweet wantonness of caramel with the gritty, staleness of a matured pu-erh to make something likened to dessert in a teacup. Smooth with a normally sweet completion, this tea is warming and thick - ideal for a midday shot in the arm. Superb with a sprinkle of milk. • Cinnamon Pu-erh Cinnamon, ginger, and orange strip join impeccably with pu-erh to make a sanitizing mix that likewise warms and reestablishes you. This reasonable mix has a tasty, rich flavor, yet in addition offers benefits from fixings generally remembered to help processing and backing wellbeing. • Pu-erh tea slimming properties It's perfect for weight reduction as it can keep your body from delivering fat through its capacity to altogether diminish unsaturated fat blend (the cycle that makes muscle to fat ratio). It additionally Read the full article

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夏のお茶🍃🍵 Summer tea🍃🍵 •Moruno Té verde (Gunpowder), Chun mee, menta (hierbabuena), aceite de hierbabuena. •Fruit Explosion Infusión de 14 frutas: Pera, plátano, manzana, hibisco, melocotón, guayaba, melón, mandarina, mora, fruta de la pasión, arándano, pomelo, granada, kiwi y fresa. •Berry Fields Mezcla de Té Negro, manzana, escaramujo, remolacha, semillas de escaramujo, hojas de fresas, fresa, arándano, frambuesa, saúco y grosella roja. Perfectos para tomar fríos 🍹 @teashop_es #お茶 #夏 #teashop #tea #te #tefrio #berryfields #fruitexplosion #moruno (en Guadalajara, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfzGOtoM-zw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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fuckyeahteatime · 6 years

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#fuckyeahteatime #tea #hot tea #chun mee green #tea steeper #green tea #caffeine #clear glass mug #glass mug #mug

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ratetea · 6 years

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This is a chun mee (precious eyebrows) green tea from China.

This tea is named for the gently-curled shape of the leaves, which sometimes resemble little eyebrows.

Photo © Alex Zorach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

#tea #green tea #loose tea #chun mee #precious eyebrows

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Favourite Plant-based Dining Establishments in Singapore

I’ve decided to come up with a list of my favourite local plant-based dining establishments (in terms of overall food quality and variety) and respective favourite dishes, mostly for my own reference but which others can use as a guide as well. This is a work in progress and will be continually updated.

#1 nomVnom

Favourite dishes: tempeh burgers, chickpea curry udon*, shacha udon, kimchi udon, black pepper udon*, truffled mushroom soup, corn soup, ice cream (matcha, houjicha, mango)^, muffins, custard tarts (*Tai Seng outlet only; ^Clarke Quay outlet only)

Vegan

Price: $$$

Locations: North, East, Central

#2 WellSmoocht

Favourite dishes: panini sandwiches, lasagne, waffles, cakes, ice cream (rose coconut, hazelnut, vanilla)

Vegan

Price: $$$

Locations: Central

#3 Gokul Vegetarian Restaurant

Favourite dishes: mee siam, lontong*, wanton mee, bee hoon goreng, Indian rojak, vegetable jalfrezi*, poori set, bhatura set (*can omit dairy on request)

Lacto-vegetarian

Price: $$$

Locations: Central

#4 SunnyChoice

Favourite dishes: satay bee hoon, lor mee, pumpkin brown rice, olive fried rice, pineapple fried rice, thunder tea rice, banana bread

Vegan (except for some drinks with honey)

Price: $$

Locations: West, Central

#5 D'life Signature

Favourite dishes: xiang chun fried rice, ginger fried rice, nasi goreng mamak, gong bao abalone mushroom rice, Hong Kong noodles, hericium mushroom rendang, fruit rojak

Lacto-vegetarian

Price: $$

Locations: Central

#6 Create Healthy Lifestyle

Favourite dishes: Hokkien mee (special item), nasi lemak (special item), eggplant minced pork brown rice (special item), cold tofu salad

Lacto-ovo-vegetarian

Price: $$

Locations: Central

#7 Sauté-san

Favourite dishes: soy milk miso ramen, pumpkin minced mushroom spaghetti, cold soba with dipping sauce, cold soba salad with roasted sesame sauce, agedashi tofu, kimchi pancake, ice cream (maoshanwang durian, dark chocolate)

Lacto-ovo-vegetarian

Price: $$$

Locations: Central

#8 Daily Green

Favourite dishes: signature mee pok, signature porridge, dry hor fun (can omit egg on request)

Ovo-vegetarian

Price: $

Locations: North, East, West, Central

#9 Sove

Favourite dishes: aloo achari*, rajma masala*, basil tofu rice, pumpkin carrot soup (*can omit dairy on request)

Lacto-vegetarian

Price: $$$

Locations: Central

#10 Vege Pot

Favourite dishes: sambal tempeh rice, yam bee hoon soup, ginger mee sua, disanxian, fried ngoh hiang, Thai-style tofu

Ovo-vegetarian

Price: $$

Locations: Central

#11 The Plant Food

Favourite dishes: creamy truffle udon, creamy tomato udon, Thai red curry rice, toast with savoury dips, hot matcha latte, hot turmeric latte (available on request)

Vegan

Price: $$$

Locations: Central

#12 Pine Tree Cafe

Favourite dishes: Nyonya laksa (special item), abacus (special item), hericium mushroom rice

Lacto-vegetarian

Price: $$

Locations: Central

#13 The Kind Bowl

Favourite dishes: pho, spicy noodle soup, banh mi, iced latte

Vegan

Price: $$$

Locations: North, North-East, Central

#14 Green on Earth

Favourite dishes: mala xiang guo, sweet and sour abalone mushroom, mushroom udon

Lacto-vegetarian

Price: $$

Locations: West

#15 Blooming Sprouts

Favourite dishes: tom yam spaghetti, basil pesto spaghetti, mala spaghetti, spaghetti arrabbiata, spaghetti bolognese

Lacto-vegetarian

Price: $$

Locations: Central

#16 SHU Vegetarian

Favourite dishes: mala fried rice (available on request), braised meat rice

Lacto-ovo-vegetarian

Price: $

Locations: North, North-East, West, Central

#17 Divine Realm Vegetarian Restaurant

Favourite dishes: Shan Dong stuffed pancake, guotie, siew mai

Lacto-vegetarian

Price: $

Locations: North-East

#18 New Fut Kai Vegetarian

Favourite dishes: zhajiangmian, sambal mushroom rice bowl, Marmite root veggies rice bowl

Lacto-ovo-vegetarian

Price: $$

Locations: Central

#19 VeganBliss

Favourite dishes: char kway teow

Vegan

Price: $$

Locations: East

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Top 5 past hyperfixations? Fictional worlds? Types of tea? Places in Hungary? (shamelessly fishing for places to visit without having to cross the border with that one hehe) Albums tha tmean a lot to you personally?

oh i love these questions thank you so much!! 🧡

top 5 past hyperfixations

okay the music hyperfixations never really go away but i did have a massive jefferson airplane phase that feels like a lifetime ago

harry potter, i got into it very late and it only lasted like a year but i was very obsessed with it for someone who only read/watched it to impress someone they had a crush on

ancient egypt? i've had various mythology phases over the years but egyptian's the oldest one and the one i've sadly not thought much about for some time now

hair the musical/film

okay you may actually be a little old to have read it when it came out but időfutár 😌

top 5 favourite fictional worlds

middle-earth i'm so predictable i'm sorry

the world atla is set in? admittedly it's a bit of a jumbled up mess of different cultures but i love it a lot :')

westeros i suppose? the people are shit and i'd probably end up dead in a ditch after two days but there are some really pretty locations and i'd be lying if i said i wouldn't love to see the dragons!!

a little unspecific, but the studio ghibli world? especially spirited away and howl's moving castle, gotta love the dragons and all the spirits and the cluttered colourful rooms and the endless fields filled with flowers??

and finally i'm not super into marvel anymore but tbh i'd still love to visit asgard! i only got into marvel because i obviously also had a norse mythology phass so despite the obvious differences i fell very much in love when i first watched the thor movies

top 5 favourite types of tea

green tea, especially chun mee

spearmint tea

earl grey

i love white tea in general but i have this box of clipper white tea with vanilla and a very adorable dragon on the box i adore

tbh any type of fruit tea with berries?

top 5 favourite places in hungary

i'm sorry to disappoint but i'm definitely not the right person to ask for interesting travel destinations, i've hardly been anywhere so this list is going to be terribly boring i'm afraid

budapest obviously

eger

hajdúszoboszló but i'm biased because i have family there, i'm not sure it's all that objectively interesting unless you're really into going to the spa?

pécs

gárdony, but once again that's probably more the nostalgia speaking

top 5 albums that mean a lot to me personally

electric warrior by t. rex

ziggy stardust by david bowie

high as hope by florence + the machine

harvest by neil young

goodbye yellow brick road by elton john

put “top 5” anything in my ask and i will answer

#asks #passingthetime

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a-n-t-i-glamour · 7 years

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Got some Chun Mee green tea from a local teashop 💚🍵💚

#tea #green tea #chun Mee

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lbteas · 3 months

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Chun mee green tea is rich in vitamin C and tea polyphenols, which helps enhance immunity. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and can effectively relieve thirst and eliminate fatigue.

#tea blending techniques #chun mee tea #chun mee green tea #blended tea #chun mee 41022 #chun mee 100g #chun mee 200g #chun mee tea manufacturer #chun mee 41022 manufacturer

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attackfish · 4 years

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I'm sorry, you have a Chicago Speakeasy AU ??? That sounds amazing ???

Hahahaha, you fell into my carefully constructed trap, my trap to get you to request this universe, a trap I constructed by... Telling you this universe existed. Continued from: [Link], [Link], and [Link].

Modern Woman

The one good thing about working nights was that her days were her own, or at least they were as much as any time could be when she worked for Azula. The morning sun was just high enough to pour into the narrow street as she wound her way to the address she had wheedled out of Lee, her roommate, who worked as Azula's social secretary.

"Don't tell Azula," she had begged.

"Azula will find out," Lee had warned her. "But she won't find out from me."

Which really was all she could ask for.

The teashop was open, but there were few customers. Once it had been a place to meet, to conduct business, to play games and gamble small amounts on cards, and for old men to complain together about how much harder it had been when they were young, and these young people today were so spoiled. But no one had the money for a drink that wouldn't fill their bellies or take away their sorrows. So Iroh did his best with cheap food and good manners.

And help from his brother, in exchange for Zuko's freedom.

Mai sat down and when Iroh made his waddling way over to her, she ordered a pot of tea. She was lucky. Crime always paid, even, especially, in times like these.

She wondered what she looked like to him, Chinese blouse over an American skirt, silk and stiff cotton, hair in curls and a bun, hands folded in her lap. She fit in and yet she didn't, but either way, she looked nothing like the dark and alluring singer in a mobbed up high class underground bar. She wondered if she was anything like what he imagined when Zuko had told him about her. Certainly he couldn't guess who she was.

He order surprised him, she could tell. She did her best to smile. "When you have a moment, I would like to speak to you. I'm Tsong Mai."

His eyebrows went up as thr rest of his head went down in a nod. "I will be right back."

She watched him talk with the other patrons and fetch them bowls of rice and pickled radishes, and then watched him disappear into the kitchen and reappear with a teapot and cups. He sat himself across from her and poured them each a cup of tea. When Mai brought it to her lips, she found it wasn't the chun mee she had ordered, but instead a much finer jasmine than she had any right to drink.

"Are you here to ask my permission to marry my nephew?" Iroh smiled at her kindly, but knowingly. It would have been easier to bear if she knew what he thought he knew. "That's not how they do things, even in America."

"No, I am not asking your permission." She let the words sink in.

"I hope you don't feel insulted if I tell you I think you are making a terrible mistake."

"I'm not." She sipped her tea. "I'm also not marrying your nephew."

"That is not what my nephew tells me."

Mai did her best to keep the shock off her face. "Someday. I want to marry him. We have talked about it, when things get better, but neither Zuko nor I... Someday."

Iroh nodded, like he understood. She hoped be did. She hoped somebody did.

"I don't want to be the one to tie him to his father or Azula."

"That is very wise." He looked tired as he drank his own tea, and weighed down.

"Don't think I'm being selfless. I don't want to be tied to Ozai or Azula either."

He smiled. It only made him look more tired. "It's only selfish if it comes at somebody else's expense, Miss Tsong. Can I call you Mai?"

"Always."

He reached over and patted her hand. "I know it must be hard for you, Mai, and for my nephew, but I think you are being very wise, and very brave."

Her cup was empty. Iroh refilled it for her. "Thank you."

"Did my nephew send you down here to speak to me?"

"No," Mai confessed. "He doesn't know I'm here. I got the addreess from Ty Lee. She's my roommate. She's Azula's social secretary."

"Ah." He picked up his cup. "I remember when she and her sisters were born. It was in the papers, seven identical girls, born to a family in Chicago's Chinatown. My father did not like that. Mr. Ty worked for him. He thought it would bring too much attention."

Mai wondered what Iroh and Ozai's father would have thought about the Blue Dragon night club, or his son's wife's death. It seemed like all Ozai and Azula ever did was draw attention.

"I wonder what Mr. Ty thinks about his daughters working for Azula," Iroh sighed. "I don't think this is the life he wanted for them."

"I don't know too much about the others," Mai said, as reassuringly as she was capable of. "Azula doesn't keep them close, which is a good thing at least, but Lee is much smarter than she pretends she is. She'll make it out of this okay."

"I'm sure you will too." He put his hand over hers. "And someday, I hope I can call you my daughter-in-law."

"I'm marrying your nephew, not your son."

"Oh, aren't you?" He winked at her.

#avatar the last airbender #atla mai #atla maiko #zumai #uncle iroh #posts i created #do you want to ask a question it doesn't have to be a question #mai doesn't hate you #i ship iroh/tea #everything changed when fish's fic attacked

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Having Tea - The Health Rewards

Herbal teas happen to be used for centuries to stop minor ailments. Whether or not you suspect which they really have specific medicinal benefits, another thing the teas really have can be a high vitamin content. Why not substitute your coffee or diet drink for the delicious fruity tea instead. That knows, they own those hidden health advantages after all. 1. Anise Teas are antioxidant rich and it is thought to relieve stomach ache and flatulence. 2. Apple Tea is also antioxidant rich. 3. Anise Fennel & Caraway Tea is said to have some of benefits. You are able to to help remedy stomach ache, relieve flatulence, help relieve griping pain and indigestion. It is usually accustomed to encourage milk supply when breastfeeding so when a remedy for colic and digestive disorders. 4. Aniseed, fennel & licorice teas are believed to help ease the pain sensation of rheumatism. You are able to to help digestion, help relieve griping pain plus indigestion. The teas are thought to provide relief from stomach ulcers, improve digestion, and may help with headache reduction. 5. Apple & Cinnamon tea has a high level of antioxidants. It's utilized to help with the symptoms of colds. It is also accustomed to ease flatulence, the sense of nausea, diarrhoea, and painful menstrual periods.

6. Apple & Ginger teas are an effective antioxidant. It's accustomed to treat upset stomachs, travel sickness, general low-grade fevers. It is usually used as a digestive aid. Enable reduce dizziness and limit flatulence. 7. Artichoke Tea includes a very high antioxidant level. The teas are also employed to aid digestion. They have already been utilized to strengthen the liver and the gallbladder function. 8. Bai Mu Dan tea carries a fuller flavour and has more potency than normal white tea. 9. Blueberry & Acai tea has several health advantages on account of its high levels of antioxidants. 10. Breathe Deep tea helps remove the airways and relaxes one's body. 11. Camomile tea's health advantages can include the lowering of anxiety and insomnia. 12. Camomile & Spearmint tea is thought to reduce anxiety and insomnia. It is usually used to ease a stomach ache and reduce nausea. It has already been utilized to treat heartburn and mild indigestion. 13. Caraway Teas are an excellent remedy for colic, it may counteract a reduction of appetite which enable it to calm digestive disorders. 14. Cat's Claw Tea is used as an anti-inflammatory and it is told provide immune support. 15. Chamomile, fennel & marshmallow teas are drank in order to relieve bloating. It's also said to alleviate tension, help relieve griping and indigestion pain and encourages milk supply when breastfeeding. 16. Cho-Yung Teas are drank as a way to promote fat loss. 17. Chun Mee China Teas has high degrees of antioxidants. A number of its health advantages might include fat loss and improved cholesterol levels. 18. Cinnamon tea is believed to give relief from colds, flatulence, nausea, diarrhoea, or painful menstrual periods. 19. Cinnamon, cardamom & ginger tea may relieve indigestion, prevent stomach pain, colds, flatulence, nausea, diarrhoea, or painful menstrual periods. 20. Classic Earl Grey is really a tea that contains oil of bergamot, or perhaps the flavour of bergamot. More information about che ngon tu 1976 net page: look at this now.

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Walking Wounded - Chapter Sixty-Three

Before noon Anne had already received the summons to court and reviewed the charges against her. In summation, the accusations were that she had participated with Loche of her own free will and even taken the lead in some of his torturous pastimes. The thought of it was chilling. She’d had to remind herself, very firmly, that there was no way this could stand up in court. Even a cursory examination of the evidence would show that it was impossible for her to have been in collusion with Loche.

Wouldn’t it?

Her accusers weren’t named, but Loche had to be behind it. And he wasn’t stupid by any means. Was it only a last chance to hurt her before he lost power over her completely? She didn’t think he was given to that sort of idiocy the way Tarenn was.

When Jim woke, she tried to put on a smile, but it didn’t fool him. He came out into the kitchen, saw her hands shaking as she set up breakfast, and just said, “Show me.” With a flour-smutched hand, Anne tapped out her access code on the padd on the table, and then left him to read. Mason would kill her for letting Jim have free access to her personal profile, but she couldn’t care just then. She busied herself with breakfast.

When she heard him set the padd down and stand, she tried to laugh. “Well, at least we won’t have to worry about getting bored,” she said.

A kiss on her shoulder stilled her, Jim’s hands sliding around her waist and pulling her back against him. “Can I send that on to a few of the crew? I’d like them to be aware so that they can prepare to testify on your behalf.”

“Do you think they will?” Anne asked. Nyota would. Spock might. The rest…

To his credit as a human being, he didn’t react as if it was a silly question. “They will.” Jim kissed the top of her head. “Even if they didn’t know you, they would still do it. It’s the right thing to do.”

“Let’s not mention this in the same breath as the party,” Anne murmured, feeling a little better. “I’d rather not feel like one or the other was pity.”

“No one who knows you pities you,” Jim said.

She pressed back against him for a moment, and then pulled away. “Breakfast will be ready in a few moments. Would you like to eat out on the balcony?”

“Sure,” Jim said, backing off. She heard him picking up the pad, the soft thump of his fingers on the screen as he sent off messages, and concentrated hard on making sure the oil didn’t get too hot, even though it didn’t need that much concentration.

By the time she brought out the beignets, topped with a snowy mound of icing sugar, he had finished with the padd and was wandering outside, looking at her garden. Anne was fairly sure he didn’t know quite what he was looking at, except for the few plants that were self-explanatory like the potted orange tree and the tomatoes. “Come and eat,” she said, setting down the tray. When he looked questioningly at her, she said, “You’ve had these before, but you don’t know it.”

“Well, I know what coffee is,” he said, picking up the mug as he sat down. When he sipped at it, his eyebrows rose at the unusual bitterness. “What’s in this?”

“It’s New Orleans style, café chicorée. Let me know if you don’t like it, and I’ll make you some regular coffee.”

“Huh.” Jim sipped it again, testing it. “No, it’s good. Nice for a change. Did that make it onto the synth database?”

“Yes, of course, along with my teas. I can’t imagine why Chun Mee had been missed. I know you don’t usually take cream and sugar, but please, let me add some. You’ll want it this time.” She picked up the small pitcher of cream.

He pushed his cup toward her. “You’re the boss when it comes to food. If you say you prefer something, I know there’s a reason.”

Anne poured in the cream, using far more than she would under any other circumstances. The coffee paled to the shade of a muddy river, and Anne added sugar, mixing her own mug the same way. “I’m not as good as the Café du Monde, but then, it’s survived hundreds of years just being a coffee and doughnut place. Mine aren’t as good, but I try.”

Jim scoffed at her and took a bite of a beignet, icing sugar falling everywhere. He evidently came to the conclusion that it was delicious. “I should have guessed you were French,” he said, looking up at her. “Paris. New Orleans. Tahiti. Vietnam. All historically influenced by France. Let me guess, you lived in Quebec too, or on Martinique?”

“Caught,” Anne said, grinning. “If it ever comes up, I can tell you where the most perfect beach on any world is, and when to go to have it all to yourself. I got such a sunburn. Black sand that looked like stars, and angelfish that played around my ankles.” She paused, then added, “Bring a rebreather. You’ll want to look under the water.”

“Being planetside does have its advantages,” Kirk said. “I’d love to visit the ocean again. Maybe I will, once I--”

The padd chimed, indicating a videocall. It was probably Nyota. Anne waited for Jim’s nod, and then answered it.

She nearly dropped the padd. There, on the screen, was a face she hadn’t seen in more than half her life. She felt the blood drain from her cheeks. “Maman,” she said weakly.

“Ne penses-tu pas qu’il est temps pour toi de rentrer à la maison?” That same, sharp-featured face looked out at her, framed by crow-black waves.

Jim knew something was wrong. Before he could say anything, Anne waved him off. “Je ne veux plus jamais te revoir, ni parler. Laisse-moi tranquille. Adieu.” She blanked the screen of the padd so hard that it shook in her hands, and set it on the table, far from her.

“Why don’t I watch your calls today?” Jim asked, having caught the gist of the exchange. “I’ll bounce any I don’t like.”

“S'il te plaît,” Anne said, her voice still unsteady, and then realized she hadn’t spoken English. “Please do. You know my login, yes?”

He made a little embarrassed face, meant to cheer her. “It’s not like I meant to learn it…”

Anne laughed, feeling her steadiness flowing back. “It’s not a problem. I’ll have to change my comm code now that she knows. This is the first time I’ve spoken to her since I was a child.”

“Then you’re good at hiding. It’s kind of unnerving that she hasn’t given up.”

“You don’t know her. She won’t give up.” Shaking off the chill she’d gotten, Anne stood. “I think this coffee needs some rum. I’ll be back in a moment.”

Once inside, she set out the rum, then walked to the washroom to cry, just a little, before she had to go back out.

As he’d expected, Kirk heard the padd chime again. He glanced inside. Anne had walked off somewhere. Hopefully she would take a while. He answered the message and found himself looking at an older, softer version of Anne. Coal-black hair, not swept into one of the smooth twists Anne preferred, but stylishly framing her face. Color of her eyes indistinguishable, beyond that they were dark. As he watched they flicked instantly from a hard sternness to friendly and open. Kirk returned her gaze evenly, having seen that sort of facile switch far too often.

The woman said something in French, smiling at him, and Kirk shook his head. “Sorry. I don’t speak it.” He did, a little, but he wasn’t about to give anything away. The softening of those sharp features should have made her seem more approachable than Anne, but something about her would have made him wary even if he hadn’t known anything about her. An air of severity, despite her prettiness. Maybe just that what few wrinkles she had were all in the wrong places for smiling.

“How embarrassing,” the woman said. British accent. Mellow, pleasant voice, not as low as Anne’s. “Anne has not introduced us. Please forgive her rudeness. I’m Marie Sauvageot.”

Kirk purposely took a beat too long to respond, a beat during which he saw a flicker of impatience in her eyes. That decided his course of action. “I’m afraid I’ve heard more than enough about you, ma’am. I’ve no interest in a conversation except to say that you won’t be speaking to Anne, and this comm code will be canceled today. Now, if you’ll excuse me--”

It was a mistake to be polite; the woman interrupted him immediately. “I know you must feel you are trying to protect her, but I’m her mother. Whatever happened in the past, it’s unfair not to give me a chance to make it right, unfair of her and unfair of you.”

“Fine. If you have something to say, you can say it to me. If you choose not to say it to me, you won’t get to say it at all.” Kirk sat back in his chair, waiting to see whether the woman would attempt to prove him to be bluffing.

“I’m not going to air our family grievances to a stranger. Please let me speak to my daughter; this is none of your concern,” the woman said, looking stung. Different tactics than he remembered from his stepfather, but they had the same goals: persuasion, isolation, control of the terms of engagement. He idly decided that he would rather have a shark for a mother in law. No wonder Anne’s file wasn't quite accurate, if she had to deal with this following her around.

“I’m not going to stoop to arguing about it. If you need to know who I am, you can look up my record with Starfleet-- Kirk, James T., serial number SC 937-0176 CEC. In fact, I encourage you to do so. I also encourage you to remember that harassment is a crime and I am a Starfleet officer. Now, Anne’s made her wishes clear, and I’ve witnessed it. I’ll be logging this with UFPJ immediately. If you have any questions, you can request further information from Justice.” He paused, looking her over. She only seemed even more hurt, and for a moment he wondered if he had been too harsh-- but immediately reminded himself that the first thing she’d done was insult Anne, and the second had been to dismiss Anne’s wishes. Definitely not a great start, especially when the woman presumably didn’t know anything about him or his relationship to Anne. “Have I made myself clear?”

Her frown deepened fractionally, her words coming slowly. “If you insist, there is very little I can do regarding it, though I worry for my daughter's happiness with someone so heartless toward her family.”

She didn’t believe him. Well, that was her prerogative. He shifted back in his chair, deliberately letting the viewscreen catch a glimpse of his bare shoulder. “Goodbye, belle-maman. I hope we don’t hear from you again.” He was careful not to let his tone become insulting.

That broke her composure. She scowled at him, blanking the screen herself. Kirk set down the padd and sipped his coffee. Disturbing. If he hadn’t already been so protective of Anne, would he have tried to avoid the issue? If he hadn’t understood what Anne had lived with on some level, would he have tried to argue her mother’s case? And, perhaps even more unsettling, if they hadn’t been caught up in this pattern of rescuing and being rescued, would he have implied that their relationship was more permanent than it actually was? What did that say about his motivations? What did it say about what he wanted?

Maybe Claudia was right. But did it matter?

Kirk realized he was staring blankly at the padd, and shook his head. He was still logged into Anne’s civilian profile; might as well press on. He searched up Mason’s code, noting the man’s full name and address of residence as a matter of habit, and gave Mason a wide, insolent grin when the man answered. “Hi there. Anne’s comm code needs changing, and it needs to be forwarded on to UFPJ and Starfleet, as well as whatever contacts she needs to keep in touch with.”

Mason answered stiffly, “I’m not sure what you expect me to do without her verbal or signatory authorization.”

Good man. No beating around the bush, just a pretty straightforward British go-fuck-yourself that Kirk recognized from his time in London. “No need to get your back hair up. She’s just bringing out breakfast, she’ll talk to you in a sec.” Maybe now wasn’t the time to mention that she had gone to get a drink; Mason seemed like the type who might object on the grounds of her potential inebriation even if she hadn’t touched the rum yet. “I just thought I might also ask, though I’ll understand if you don’t answer, if anyone could plausibly have gotten access to her comm code. Starfleet wouldn’t have given it out. It’s not a matter of public record. That leaves me, you, and her personal friends as potential leaks.”

Mason froze, his expression turning to an uncomfortable mixture of anger and guilt, his scowl thunderous. “La bête sauvage called, didn’t she? That bloody cunt. I’m aware of how she obtained Ms. Hardesty’s comm code; I passed it on to her myself in desperation, when I was making my inquiries into Ms. Hardesty’s disappearance. That woman has a talent for chasing Anne down, and I thought--”

Kirk nodded. As a desperation move, that was plausible enough now that he’d seen Anne’s mother firsthand. “No need to explain. I’m just glad you know the source of her information.” He heard the door slide open then and looked up-- Anne was carrying the rum in one hand and two glasses of ice with the other. Her eyes looked a little red. “Hey. I hope I didn’t overstep, but I’ve got Mason on the comm here regarding the two calls we just received.”

“She called again, huh?” Anne asked, and Kirk was relieved to hear that her voice was steady. She set the rum and glasses down on the table. “I thought she would. Did she leave a message?”

“Not... as such,” Kirk answered. “I let her know that she could contact Justice if she was unclear on laws about harassment.”

Ambiguous emotions tugged at Anne’s expression until it finally settled into humor. Bending down, she brushed a kiss on his temple. “You’re such a dragon, cher.” He knew that wasn’t a wholehearted endorsement of his actions, but she didn’t seem upset; he held up the padd and she took it from him with a little smile, then spoke to Mason. “I would imagine Jim’s told you about the situation.”

“I am fully aware of the details. You have no need for concern on this front,” Mason said stiffly.

“Good. Please take care of it by whatever means you feel necessary. If you have any questions, you know where I am.” Mason signed off, and Anne sighed, then poured a slug of rum into each glass and sat down. Handing one to Kirk, she said, “It’s all right, but I do wish you hadn’t spoken to her.”

Why had he answered the call? It hadn’t been necessary. “It’s not an excuse, but it’s frustrating to keep on slamming headfirst into situations where I can’t just… react.”

“I know. You still have to be so careful of me, even though I’ve come so far already. I can’t imagine how much it must chafe.” Anne shook her head, laughing abruptly. “I hope it was satisfying to take some of that out on her.”

And there she went, being perceptive again. “If I say yes, does that mean I can do it again? Because I could definitely blow off some steam.”

To his surprise, her laugh became more heartfelt. “Are you sure you wouldn’t prefer working on that case of champagne? Dodging flying shards of glass has so much more potential for enjoyment.”

“You’re not wrong,” he answered. “I should see whether Bones ever got back to me.” After a moment, he decided he couldn’t quite let the topic rest, however; he added, “In case it ever becomes an issue, I… may have implied that we were married at some point during that conversation.”

She was quiet for a long moment, and he worried a little until he realized that she was biting back her amusement. “You are… incredible, James Tiberius Kirk. I can’t believe your nerve. Of all the things you could have said, you picked that?”

“It seemed like the most direct way to--”

“I get it, I get it. I’m just not sure how you knew I wouldn’t rip your face off for that, because trust me, if anyone else had ever done that, I would.” Snickering, she clinked her glass against his and tossed back some rum. “I should find some way to tell your friends. They would stage an intervention, and it would serve you right.”

“Nah, they’d close frequencies. Too weird for them, even Bones.” He considered briefly. “Spock would get it. He can be surprisingly good at letting people jump to conclusions when he wants to be.”

“I had gotten that impression, yes. I’m glad he’s your friend, otherwise I’d worry for you.” Nudging his rum toward him, Anne took a deep breath, then flashed him a smile. “All right. Well, let’s just forget about all this. Let’s get drunk and fuck.”

He couldn’t argue. That was infinitely better than any alternative he could think of. “Sounds fantastic.”

“These violent delights have violent ends,” Anne mused, staring at the ceiling of their bedroom as Jim made his way over to the bed, kicking aside shards of green glass as he walked. The case of champagne had shown up shortly after that phone call; they'd spent the rest of that day and part of this one amusing themselves with it, and other things.

“No more Shakespeare,” he sighed as he collapsed onto the bed. “Spock quotes Shakespeare too often for me to be okay with that.” He dropped a beignet from the day before onto her stomach. “Eat something.”

Anne sighed and picked up the beignet, throwing it across the room. “It’s cold. I’m not a barbarian.”

As she had known, he didn’t take offense. “What, are we ordering in? I don’t know where the powerwall is in here.”

“Somewhere,” Anne said, waving vaguely and letting her hand fall back above her head. “This is going to hurt. Eventually.”

“We’re too drunk for it to hurt,” he said.

“And not drunk enough. Yet.” Abruptly, she pushed herself up on one elbow, looking down at him. “I did used to know a guy--”

“Save it. If you really want to find him, we’ll look for him when we sober up.” Even when denying her, he was too beautiful.

“I could be in rehabilitation by then,” Anne muttered, but after a moment of thought, she relented, dropping back to the bed.

“Not gonna happen,” Jim said.

There was a short silence while Anne contemplated this, and then she waved at one of the walls. The viewscreen appeared. “Music. Classical Pop. Sugary horseshit.” The apartment began to play something terrible.

“Your categories are great,” Jim observed.

“Thank Dr. McCoy.” Rolling over, Anne threw her leg over Jim’s waist and pushed herself up, looking down at him with her hands planted on his chest. “We have four bottles of champagne left. Are we going to drink them, or are we going to find somewhere else to explode them?”

Frowning up at her in pretended offense, Jim answered, “I haven’t exploded one since the third bottle.”

“I was getting so good at ducking too,” Anne said, leaning down, letting her hair fall around his face, her lips brushing his.

His body arched beneath her. “We have days. We can do whatever we want.”

He had to go to Command. He’d have to testify. She’d have to be present for her investigation. There were the trials to think of. They didn't have days. “Yes,” she said, giving in to the fiction.

If it was something they both wished was true, did that mean it wasn’t a lie?

Three or four eternities later, Anne lay on Jim’s chest, still breathing hard, his arm thrown over her, and a deliciously hazy afterglow suffusing her body. In a moment, she knew she would have to get up and get them painkillers, water, vitamin supplements, or they would pay for it when they sobered up. In a moment, she’d have to start the laundry and arrange the cleaning service to take care of their mess. In a moment. Without thinking about it, she said, “I’m going to go see Claudia tomorrow.”

His reply was neither surprised nor disapproving. “Better tell her now.” After a moment, he amended his statement. “Message her, I mean. She’ll have your hide if you drunk-dial her.”

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