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sashii my love! this event is so cute omg may i have day 12 + chocolate with Ace, please? Fem! or GN! reader is fine đ„ș thank you so much, bby i love youu â€ïž
Hi my lovely Lari!!! So here I am with this little scenario of the freckled sunshine for you! đ I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful holiday season!! (despite the blazing hot summer that we have to endure đ). Love you lots! đ
tw: none. some red eyes perhaps. based on Ace's favorite food being ghost pepper spaghetti. Peperoncini is the Italian term for ghost peppers, aglio e olio is the Italian term for garlic and oil. The image I chose for the banner was specifically chosen cause I wanted to portrait Ace's face while he looks at reader (I know he was looking at Sanji, but we are not here to discuss Ace's likings, at least not rn hahah)
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âShe is so pretty⊠she is working hard to cook an amazing meal, what did I do to deserve such an amazing lover?â Ace thinks, while resting her chin over his hand. He looks at her with eyes of pure love, of pure adoration. He, Ace, never thought of someone loving him, less taking care of him, or even spending Christmas with him.
But there she is, making him his favorite food for dinnerâŠ
You read a little diary Garp-san said it was Aceâs momâs. She had written the recipe for âghost pepper spaghettiâ there and even if Ace never tasted hers, for some reason that exact same dish turned out to be his favorite. And you sweat, what if you do it wrong? itâs gonna be the first time he tastes your cooking, cause after all youâve never been good with it. Not even Sanji-kunâs tips were able to help you. Ace never cared, but you did.
Several pots were already on the stove, boiling water for the noodles, a frying pan ready for you to sautĂ© the aglio e olio and the peperoncini resting right over the cooking table to be cut in halves. All according to Rouge annotations. And it didnât seem so difficult, yet you realize there is a missing ingredient over the table; parsley.
âWhat an idiotâ you mumble, taking your hand to your forehead. âWhatâs wrong babe? Do you need help?â Ace immediately asks from the table. You asked him not to come closer since this was going to be a surprise for him. âOh no, nothing darling! Itâs ok! Go sit in the dining room, food is about to be ready!â you act as everything was alright, and indeed it was, but you pressure yourself a lot when doing thisâŠ. after all, what if Rouge is looking at you from the sky, facepalming at your incompetence?...
You quickly run to the pantry for the damn parsley, because everybody has it in their houses, right? âItâs like a common spices, come onâ you whisper, while looking for the damn little jar that has that name on a tag. âWhat does it even look like?â you mumble, at this point hysterical.
And all of a sudden a certain smell comes wafting to your noseâŠ
âFUCK! THE HEAT!!â you shout, running to the remains of a ghost pepper sauce that more than red now looks carbon black. You throw the pan to the kitchen sink to cool off the stupid pot and take your hands to your face. Instant tears sprout from your eyes. âIâm an idiotâ once again, you mumble.
Ace comes to the rescue, âWhatâs wrong baby?â he asks, hugging you tight from behind. âIâm a failureâ you say, in between sobbing. âWhat? You arenât! You are my perfect love, donât ever say that!â he tells you, kissing your head and slowly turning you around.
You rest over his chest, without taking your hands off your face, but enjoying his warm embrace. âI canât even cook this; I tell you I amâ you mumble. âListen, I donât even know what parsley looks like, donât worryâ he says, poor man, he was trying to help you out, but made it worse. âWHAT IS IT ABOUT THE DAMN PARSLEY?â you grunt and rub your eyes to wipe your tears away.
But⊠Do you remember rule number one when cooking with peppers that Sanji told you? âName-swan, remember to use gloves or be extra careful if you cut ghost peppers barehand, do not take your hands to your eyes or they will burnâ
You begin to squirm, to jump and soon run to the sink. âAHHHH MY EYES!!!â âWHAT BABY, WHAT???â âMY EYES, BURN!!! THE FUCKING PEPPERS!!!â...
Some hours laterâŠ
âMake some space, baby!â Ace tells you while bringing the Big Macs you ordered with a big smile, as bright as the sun and those freckles like a starry sky. He places the tray over the table, and hands you your order. Outside itâs snowing heavily, and the lights from the streets blink in between the snowflakes. The fast-food restaurant isnât packed at all on Christmas eve, but there are some more people enjoying some burgers. Your eyes, a little red still, with no makeup, reflect over the windows of the place. Ace sits next to you, and jokes about putting some hot sauce on his burger.
âIâm sorry I burnt the dinnerâ you tell him, still sad. âIt was your momâs recipeâ. âDonât be sorry, my love. What about us trying to cook it again tomorrow? Together?â he tells you, with one of his cheeks puffed by the food. âBut I fucked up, look⊠we are eating on a Mc Donaldâs on Christmas eveâ. âIt doesnât matter where, it doesnât matter what I eat⊠the only thing that matters is to be right next to youâ Ace says, kissing your forehead.
âMerry Christmas, baby. I love youâ âMerry Christmas, Ace. I love you tooâ
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