fandomhigh | Cupcake Skirmishes, Thursday 8/13

Yesterday’s shenanigans had inspired Stark to plan for cupcakes that smelled fresh and delightful and absolutely nothing like that grease covered pole. Don’t worry, no lard or fish guts or leftover grease here. Especially no fish guts.

That’s why Stark was at the front of the room with the covered box of secret ingredients. Although you might be able to tell by the smell what today’s ingredient was before it was revealed.

“Welcome back. Today we have another variety of ingredients. All related but not all the same.” He removed the towel and began removing items from the box. “Mints! Candies and more candies and extracts and mint cookies and fresh mint leaves.”

Once he was done removing them there were packages of Thin Mints, mint Oreos, Andes candies, crushed peppermints, mint flavored chocolate chips, fresh mint leaves, peppermint and mint extracts ~~and some other moddable stuff~~.

“Some people like mint with chocolate. Some do not. You might also try vanilla and mint, or lemon and mint, or white chocolate and mint since that’s not at all the same as dark or milk chocolate. As always there are clean aprons available, your ovens are preheated, and feel free to team up if you wish.”

[ooc is ~~coming~~ up, go bake something or something]

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"True enough," Liam said. "Which, if you'd told me three years ago I'd be one of the people offering said guidance, I would've laughed. And laughed."

Steve's smile widened. "What did you think you'd be doing here instead?"

Liam shrugged. "No idea," he admitted. "Which was kind of the point. I'd never really had the chance to just have a life of my own, before."

"I understand that," Steve said, nodding. "How'd you like it?"

"It was different," Liam conceded. "Took a while to get used to- not having a purpose, I guess?" Last year, especially, he'd really struggled with that. "On the other hand, not constantly having to worry about coworkers figuring out who," or what, "I really am is relaxing."

Steve smiled. "I still have a bunch of obligations," he admitted, "but having people see past the Cap persona is a problem at home."

"I'm legally dead back home, so no obligations, but getting spotted would be weird so I've tried to stay as low-key as possible the few times I've gone back," Liam said, making a face. "But having people expect you to be 'Captain America' all the time sounds exhausting."

"It is sometimes," Steve admitted. "It's fine with little kids, but the fanboying from grown adults can be a lot."

"And then there's the ones who look at you like they're picturing you in their bed."

Sorry, Steve. Sometimes Liam had a tendency to be a bit on the blunter side.

Steve made a face. "They're so grabby, too."

Liam’s face mirrored Steve’s own, because ugh.

“The first time I ran into someone like that I had no idea what was going on, or what I was supposed to do.” Liam confessed, looking a little sheepish.

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Steve gave him an equally sheepish look. "I was in the wrong century," he said. "They'd only ever looked like that at my pal Bucky, and even then anything above a kiss was very fresh."

It took Liam a moment to remember what Steve had told him about being pretty sickly before he'd gotten all superhero-y, because Steve now was so obviously worth a second look. And a third. And- well, that was part of the problem, wasn't it? "Us twenty-first century folks are downright scandalous," he deadpanned.

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"That's what I've learned," Steve said, smiling as he blushed. "Tony takes special pleasure in pushing the boundaries."

Liam couldn’t help the teasing little grin that appeared at that. “I’m sure that bothers you terribly.”

"Depends on where he decides to push," Steve said.

Liam blinked, expression turning somewhat more serious. “Really?”

"He likes making me blush," Steve said, "which isn't all that difficult, as you might have noticed."

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