Zekina Week 2023: Day 6 Beach Part 2

Burger Approval

@flufftober Prompt: "you've told your parents?"

Zeke’s palms were sweaty. His heart was racing. Suddenly, he thought about calling in sick, or even quitting outright. Anything to spare himself the judgement of Mr. Belcher who had been nice enough to give him a job in the first place. He hadn’t been this anxious this morning. That had come after talking to Tina, who had told him about telling her parents about their date that weekend.

“You told your parents?” Zeke’s voice had come out more strained than he would have liked, but anxiety squeezed his chest at the thought of Mr. Belcher’s disapproving frown. Zeke knew how the man had felt about boys and Tina, having heard enough criticisms of the boys Tina was interested in as they worked.

“Of course,” Tina had said, oblivious to Zeke’s internal panic, “Gene and Louise too.”

They had chatted briefly at lunch, the other Belcher siblings joining them. Gene and Louise had subjected him to exaggerated questions about his intentions with Tina and teased them about only realizing how they felt after working together after school, which culminated in Louise demanding the five dollars from their bet.

“I had five dollars on you two getting together in under six months,” Louise explained, pocketing the five.

“I thought you’d wait a year before one of you had finally decided to go away for college, only for the other to suddenly realize how you felt and race to the airport to declare your love,” Gene had fake-swooned onto the table as Louise rolled her eyes.

“You and mom were watching some corny Hallmark crap again, weren’t you?”

“It’s Mommy-Son-Rom-Com-Time and you’re just jealous!”

“As if,” Louise said, just as Tina had asked “how do I get invited?”

Louise and Gene’s bickering had made him feel better. He hadn’t realized that he was so worried about the younger Belcher’s reactions until that moment. This only made his nerves about facing their father even worse. Mr. Belcher had hired him only two months ago, after Zeke had dropped his resume off and explained his plans for a gap year. He had figured working at Bob’s Burgers would allow him time to figure out if he wanted to pursue culinary college over trade school. In his short time at the restaurant, Mr. Belcher had never pressured him into deciding anything before he was ready, only asking what Zeke wanted and taking the time to show him some skills Mr. Belcher had called training but definitely had nothing to do with making burgers.

In short, Zeke had great respect for the man, and didn’t want to disappoint him. It was why he had waited so long to ask Tina out, not wanting to seem like he had only wanted to work there to get her attention.

Now he stood at the door of the restaurant, cold sweat chilling his skin despite the June sun. Zeke had reached a hand to the door before snatching it back a few times, feeling anxiety bubble up with every attempt. It was when he saw the familiar figure of Mrs. Belcher coming out to the front with a plate of food for a customer did Zeke finally have the courage to open the door.

“Oh hi, sweetie, come on in,” her familiar greeting for Zeke called over her shoulder, “Bobby’s at the grill if you want to handle assembly, we got a bunch of UberSkips orders to fill.”

 “It’s UberEATS, Lin,” Mr. Belcher’s voice corrected from the back, “and the help would be appreciated.”

After a brief greeting that told him nothing of Mr. Belcher’s feelings, Zeke fell happily into the rhythm of putting together various burgers and handling fries. He had been so busy, with the end of the to-go orders had come a dinner rush (courtesy of Gene’s flyer distribution strategy of busking at Wonder Wharf), that he had almost forgotten his nerves about facing Mr. Belcher.

“So, Zeke,” Mr. Belcher started, sounding almost too casual as he flipped a lone burger, “Tina tells me that you two are going on a date.”

His stomach flipped, and Zeke swallowed before answering to prevent anymore cracking. “Uh, yeah,” Zeke said to which Mr. Belcher only hummed in response. It was a neutral sound that could mean approval or frustration.

As the silence stretched, Zeke found himself growing restless, until finally he blurted, “but if that’s some kind of conflict of interest, or you disapprove, you can let me go and I’ll find some place else-”

Mr. Belcher’s laugh stopped him mid-sentence. “Zeke, I’m not going to fire you for dating my daughter. If anything, I’m happy she’s not pining after some random guy in tight pants this time.”

Mr. Belcher turned to him, placing a hand on his shoulder, “Zeke, I think you have a lot of potential, no matter what you decide to do after your gap year you’re always welcome here, either as a customer or cook.”

“Really mean that, Mr. B?” Relief flooded through him so fast he almost slipped up his tomato slices.

“Of course, he does, sweetie haven’t you seen the burger of the day yet?” Mrs. Belcher had popped her head through the serving window, “you just be nice to my Teeny-Tina.”

Zeke nodded and got back to work on the last few orders of the night. When it was time to close up, Zeke volunteered to clean and lock the place up, allowing the Belchers to head upstairs early. As he set to cleaning the front end of the restaurant after prepping the kitchen, Zeke finally noticed what the burger of the day was: the Zucchina Burger, comes with a zucchini and feta fritter.

Doodle of Zeke x Tina

Trying to practice light and shadow

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Headcanon -

This is a headcanon that requires really long arms but here it goes. XD

I can't stop thinking about how Katsuki and Ochako's formal attire matches and how it was Momo and Eijiro that gave them them the attire. At first, I really wanted to have some bts matchmaking going on but then I realized it wouldn't work because Eijiro packed the attire before the events of the movie, so there's no way Momo and him formed the plan together before hand.

So here's the part that requires really long arms. Since Momo was there to witness Ochako's clear jealousy of Izuku interacting with Melissa given Kyoka and Momo were subtly shaming him for it (like girls chill, he's not even dating Ochako he's allowed to talk to other girls XD) she forms a plan after being reminded Katsuki and Izuku are "fated rivals". She calls (or Kyoka if she's in on the plan too and I don't see why not since she was there too. It also probably makes more sense she has Kirishima's number over Momo because of Denki. Then again they both know Mina and she'd probably be the better middle man to call Kirishima to get info) Kirishima to ask he and Katsuki are planning on going to the party and what they'll be wearing. Eijiro being good natured and not seeing any hidden intentions reveals what the outfits look like. She at the last minute lends Ochako an outfit that conveniently fits with the suit Katsuki wears. Her plan is to get Izuku's rival to match with Ochako to potential break some kind of ice between them. This in turn would get Izuku's attention and finally do something about his feelings for Ochako. Ochako has no idea about this plan because she would have never approved of it. Due to Momo's nature she internally feels guilty about this plan the whole way through but she convinces herself no harm is really being done because she's doing it to have Ochako's back against a love rival. She also can't imagine Katsuki ever really going for Ochako so there's really no harm in giving her friends a little push in the right direction. Kirishima is none the wiser to any of this because he just wants his buddy to let loose, eat food, and have a good time. If you haven't picked it up, the reason why this headcanon is a stretch is because I don't think it's in Momo's character to be that sneaky and conniving especially just for petty jealousy. She's too much of the nice, mom friend to form such a plan, even if it is to help a good friend. But who knows, maybe Kyoka Jiro convinced her to be that sneaky!? XD TLDR: I really want someone to make an AU fanfic of the Two Heroes movie where no bad guys come by and they actually go to a party. I want the origin of the matching attire to be discussed! Heck even throw in the comic where Bakugo gets pissed off with Deku looking too much into flower symbolism in the fanfic. XD

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ETA: I skimmed over the crucial details at the end for some reason! XD I can't believe I missed the headcanon bit, it's like one of the things I'm most known for and I skimmed it! So here's it goes. Okay so my headcanon is that Rachel Bisselbender and Mr. Frond tried bonding once over their love of dolls (or at least association with dolls) but they decided that they were better off as just a work only relationship because they were clearly on different levels of interest with their dolls.

To see your fortune, keep reading. Thank you @drawthething for the perfect spooky cute graphic, and happy halloween!

The Jack-O’-Lentil Burger

Lemme see, gimme your hand, come on come on. Oh. Oh wooow, yeah I’m getting some big energy here. Huge. It’s saying… you want an ice cream sundae with lots of chocolate sauce and nuts on the side. Or wait, maybe I’m just hungry. Or wait! Maybe not. This could be a sign that you should look for the sweeter things in life. Do it on purpose! Say “I’m gonna be sweet to me” … no go on say it. “I’m gonna be sweet!” There you go, there they are. Hey maybe you can find a bunch of trick-or-treaters and swipe a candy or two, haha! Just kidding… To enjoy the sweeter things in life, reblog fanart you enjoy with something nice in the tags!

If Looks Could Kale Burger

And that’s when I tell Ginger “hey, who’s the one driving this mustard on wheels” and she goes- huh? Ohhh, right right, the fortune thing, right. You should, uh, avoid dark tunnels and also take an umbrella. For the dark tunnel. Wait no don’t go in the dark tunnel. Wait, let me see your hand again. To always have an umbrella if you need one or don’t, find one of your favorite posts and reblog it again!

Beets of Burden Burger

Oh! Ah, nuts. You, uh, might not like this one. You’re going to lose something soon. It's not the end of the world, but it’s not fun either. Like, oh, one time I lost Gene’s favorite nickel. That was a rough two weeks. He couldn’t even be bribed with special crackers! Sorry, hon. To find your lost item or Gene’s favorite nickel, spend three minutes with a project you’re working on!

Texas Chainsaw Mass-Curd Burger

Look at you, so pretty, such a lovely face. And your hands! Oh, I’d kill for these hands. Not that I would, no I wouldn’t… maaaybee :) Okay, let’s see. Oooo I love it, you’re going to get good news soon! Maybe from me because I won’t steal your hands? Probably not, but there is good news coming. Alriiight, good one! To keep Linda from stealing your hands, leave a comment on one of your favorite fanfics!

Rest in Peas Burger

Uhhn yuhh yuhh gagaga oo… I got it! You know that thing? You know, the thing? Yeah, I think a solution is coming your way. But you might not like it. What’s important is that you look on the sunny side, and there is a sunny side! That’s what I tell my Bobby all the time. He uh… he’s getting there with the whole cheery thing. Sorta. To enjoy a "Keep Your Sunny Side Up and Your Cloudy Side Down, Stay Positive, Bobby, Things Are Gonna Be Okay Burger,” spend three minutes with a project you’re working on!

Every Breath You Tikka Masala Burger

Come on, what do we got? Hmmm, oh yeah it’s coming to me. I’m seeing… three bats and a purple tophat. The bats can’t wear the tophat. It doesn’t fit their head. Oh god, they’re trying anyway. Don’t do that, little bats! You’ll get smooshed! N- oh, no, okay yeah they’re fine. And they’re so cute, awww dressed up in their hats, adorable. I think that’s a good thing? To… accept whatever that was, share a draft that you’re proud of!

Sympathy for the Deviled Egg Burger

You might need to give me a minute, my brain bucket feels busted. Tina’s got a spooky secret admirer, and we’ve been trying to figure out who it is all day. Being a fortune teller isn’t an easy job, but neither is being a mom! Haha! Noo I love it, I love it. Maybe your fortune should be thanking someone who has helped you grow? Hmm, I AM getting a strong sense of loyalty. Maybe check in on someone, and make sure to let them know how you’re doing too. To spread the love, send a kind ask to a blog you admire!

Onion-Tended Consequences Burgers

Oh my god! Is this blood on your hands?! Or is it… tch, it’s just a bit of ketchup, so silly! Are you a prankster or a murderer? You were just eating fries? Yeah okay, sure sure sweetie… um, your fortune is that sometimes people jump to conclusions. Sometimes even you. Take a second and remember most people are just being a little silly, not intentionally mean. And most people are definitely not going to tell their husbands they met a murderer today. To get away with any other alleged crimes, post a headcanon or find one you enjoy and share it!

Human Polenta-Pede Burger

Mmmmhhhmm mmm umuinimumunim. Oh no. Sweetie, I’m so sorry, but you’re going to get food stuck in your teeth. And it’s going to be green! And the waiter’s going to see! Oh this is horrible, maybe we can take your teeth out? No, no we can’t do that… To laugh it off with the waiter, spend three minutes with a project you’re working on!

I’ve Created a Muenster Burger

Now this is a juicy one! Did you do something a liiittle naughty? Something involving the letter M? Or J? Or B? Oh yeah, I can tell, but that’s okay! Everyone has a bit of a wild story they’re hiding. Like this one time, I turned my back on Louise when she was a baby for two seconds! Two! And the next thing I know, she had crawled on top of the fridge with a packet of Froo Froo Fruities snacks and refused to come down. Can you believe that? Ohhh, but she was fine. She doesn’t even remember the bump she took coming down, so it all turned out okay. You’ll turn out okay too, I promise. To lessen the swelling, recommend a fanwork to someone!

Oh my word! And to think all this time I thought Shadow wouldn’t like the concept of eating and/or wouldn’t need to (like Pearl). My view on Shadow just got so much better XD!

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everytime i see anything with shadow in it i think of this interview thing from like 2005

this is an official thing sonic team did shadow the hedgehog canonically likes doritos

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