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stykera) wrote in fandomhigh2024-01-23 08:45 am
In the Cupcake of Good and Evil, Tuesday 2nd Period [1/23]
Unfortunately, students, your classroom was not a music-free zone. However, you would be able to stuff baked goods in your mouth or the mouth of someone else to stop any singing that might occur! Your teachers weren’t singing yet, though. Give them time.
“Today,” Stark said before Summer could begin with anything truly horrible (or musical, or horribly musical), “we thought we might work on the cake itself.”
Summer lifted a little bit of a brow at Stark's attempt to get ahead of the situation, because surely, he had to know that that was pretty much like trying to get ahead of a train barreling down the tracks, right? But then she grinned and nodded. "That's right," she agreed. "Presentation and gimmicks'll only really get you so far, if the actual cake part of the cake is garbage. Unless, of course, that's what you're going for…."
Was that….was that music starting? That was definitely music starting, and instead of questioning it or thinking that maybe her phone had accidentally opened her Spotify or Pandora, Summer was apparently going to just jump right in and sing along.
"I pile on the candy," and to prove the lyrics, Summer pulled out a yet-undecorated cake and just dumped handfuls of candy pieces onto it, "It's such a pretty sight!
It makes the food taste dandy
But my tummy hurts all night.
"I'll put in some ingredients,
But keep the rest for me."
Giving the class a wink, she popped a mini-sized candy bar into her mouth, then shrugged, oh-so-innocent.
"I'm not just disobedient!
I'm careful, can't you see??"
Stark gave her a look before turning to face the class and then, of course, he also started singing in a gently chiding way.
“It's a piece of cake to bake a pretty cake
If the way is hazy
You gotta do the cooking by the book
You know you can't be lazy!”
He pointed to a cookbook on the counter, then looked at Summer and wagged a finger in her direction.
“Never use a messy recipe
The cake will end up crazy
If you do the cooking by the book
Then you'll have a cake”
He grinned now, holding out a hand towards Summer before opening his mouth to sing once more.
“We gotta have it made
You know that I love cake
Finally it's time to make a cake”
Summer gave that offered hand a skeptical look, but, ultimately, it did feel like the thing to do to just take it, so she did as she continued with the song.
"Making food is just like science," she sang, "with tools that blend and baste
And every fun appliances
Gives the food a different taste!"
Stark nodded approvingly along with Summer’s new lyrics, swinging their linked hands in time with the beat, before repeating the chorus. That was what a chorus was for, wasn’t it?
“It's a piece of cake to bake a pretty cake
If the way is hazy
You gotta do the cooking by the book
You know you can't be lazy!
Never use a messy recipe
The cake will end up crazy
If you do the cooking by the book
Then you'll have a cake
We gotta have it made
You know that I love cake
Finally it's time to make a cake
We gotta have it made
You know that I love cake
Finally it's time to make a–”
Yes, they really were going to end this with a very goofy high-five on the last word of the song. It was that kind of morning.
“Cake!”
Then….there was a pause. A long pause, almost as if Summer was afraid to open her mouth, despite the clear finality in that last word and that high-five at the end. And then, mustering up the bravery to chance it, she cleared her throat and stated, "Right. So that's a thing we're doing today, I guess. Cool. Very cool. I guess today's good and evil is all in how quietly you can manage to make them…."
So, good luck?
“Today,” Stark said before Summer could begin with anything truly horrible (or musical, or horribly musical), “we thought we might work on the cake itself.”
Summer lifted a little bit of a brow at Stark's attempt to get ahead of the situation, because surely, he had to know that that was pretty much like trying to get ahead of a train barreling down the tracks, right? But then she grinned and nodded. "That's right," she agreed. "Presentation and gimmicks'll only really get you so far, if the actual cake part of the cake is garbage. Unless, of course, that's what you're going for…."
Was that….was that music starting? That was definitely music starting, and instead of questioning it or thinking that maybe her phone had accidentally opened her Spotify or Pandora, Summer was apparently going to just jump right in and sing along.
"I pile on the candy," and to prove the lyrics, Summer pulled out a yet-undecorated cake and just dumped handfuls of candy pieces onto it, "It's such a pretty sight!
It makes the food taste dandy
But my tummy hurts all night.
"I'll put in some ingredients,
But keep the rest for me."
Giving the class a wink, she popped a mini-sized candy bar into her mouth, then shrugged, oh-so-innocent.
"I'm not just disobedient!
I'm careful, can't you see??"
Stark gave her a look before turning to face the class and then, of course, he also started singing in a gently chiding way.
“It's a piece of cake to bake a pretty cake
If the way is hazy
You gotta do the cooking by the book
You know you can't be lazy!”
He pointed to a cookbook on the counter, then looked at Summer and wagged a finger in her direction.
“Never use a messy recipe
The cake will end up crazy
If you do the cooking by the book
Then you'll have a cake”
He grinned now, holding out a hand towards Summer before opening his mouth to sing once more.
“We gotta have it made
You know that I love cake
Finally it's time to make a cake”
Summer gave that offered hand a skeptical look, but, ultimately, it did feel like the thing to do to just take it, so she did as she continued with the song.
"Making food is just like science," she sang, "with tools that blend and baste
And every fun appliances
Gives the food a different taste!"
Stark nodded approvingly along with Summer’s new lyrics, swinging their linked hands in time with the beat, before repeating the chorus. That was what a chorus was for, wasn’t it?
“It's a piece of cake to bake a pretty cake
If the way is hazy
You gotta do the cooking by the book
You know you can't be lazy!
Never use a messy recipe
The cake will end up crazy
If you do the cooking by the book
Then you'll have a cake
We gotta have it made
You know that I love cake
Finally it's time to make a cake
We gotta have it made
You know that I love cake
Finally it's time to make a–”
Yes, they really were going to end this with a very goofy high-five on the last word of the song. It was that kind of morning.
“Cake!”
Then….there was a pause. A long pause, almost as if Summer was afraid to open her mouth, despite the clear finality in that last word and that high-five at the end. And then, mustering up the bravery to chance it, she cleared her throat and stated, "Right. So that's a thing we're doing today, I guess. Cool. Very cool. I guess today's good and evil is all in how quietly you can manage to make them…."
So, good luck?