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bishtmeenakshi · 1 year
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The Future of Consumer Electronics: Market Insights and Forecast
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Stay ahead in the ever-evolving consumer electronics market. Explore the latest trends, growth opportunities, and innovative technologies shaping the industry. Be a part of the future of electronics.
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aadeshmmr · 2 months
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The class, which was pioneered by multinational corporations such as LG and Samsung two decades ago, now includes Indian businesses such as Godrej and Onida, who must stock microwaves, which face a bleak future when compared to emerging categories such as washing machines and air conditioners.
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renubresearch · 3 months
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Europe Microwave Oven Market expected to be US$ 4.13 Billion by 2032
Europe Microwave Oven Market will reach to US$ 4.13 Billion by 2032 from US$ 3.00 Billion in 2023. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.62% from 2024 to 2032. Microwave ovens are essential kitchen appliances in Europe due to their efficiency and convenience. These compact gadgets use microwave radiation to quickly and gently warm meals, making them perfect for busy families and cooking…
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abhishekjagranplay · 2 years
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marketinsight12 · 2 years
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Microwave Oven Market Insights: Industry changing aspects, New Technologies and Forecast to 2028
Global Microwave Ovens market is estimated to be worth USD 16.98 Billion in 2021 and is projected to generate around USD 20.74 Billion by 2028, at a CAGR of 2.09% between 2022 to 2028.
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Microwave ovens are also called an electronic oven, an appliance that cooks food by means of high-frequency electromagnetic waves called microwaves. Microwave ovens are relatively small, box-shaped ovens that raise the temperature of food by subjecting it to a high-frequency electromagnetic field. Microwaves are absorbed by water, fats, sugars and some other molecules, whose consequent vibrations produce heat. The heating thus occurs inside the food, without heating the surrounding air; this greatly reduces cooking time, and baking and other cooking tasks that require hours in a conventional oven can be completed in minutes in a microwave oven.
The report Microwave Oven Market report provides an in-depth analysis of the Microwave Oven Market, including a detailed description of market growth and size, value, and the key opportunities in the market, as well as an outline of the factors that are and will be driving the industry's growth, taking previous growth patterns into account. The cost structure, market size, Sales, Gross Margin and Market Share, Price, Revenue, Size, Forecast, and Growth Rate are all calculated in the report. The income earned from the sale of This Study and technologies by various application industries is considered in the report.
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morgana-larkin · 5 months
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I wanna see some more love for our girl Chessy up in here, so I have a request for her. Would you be able to do a baking or cooking date with Chessy and the reader? I have a mommy kink (🫣) so I would love it if Chessy could be older (probably like her mid 30’s) and reader be a younger age (probably like mid 20’s).
They’re at the Parker household and both Hallie and Nick are out for the night, so it’s just Chessy and the reader in an established relationship (probably like 6-9 months) and Chessy finds out that the reader never learned how to cook so they just survive off of fast food. Chessy offers to teach her how to cook some spaghetti and reader accepts. So it’s just a bunch of fluffiness of Chessy and reader being adorable.
Orrrrrrrrrr (hear me out)
We could add some smut at the end if you’re down to do so. Have Chessy be a bit dom while cooking with reader and have her tug on the reader’s ponytail or call herself mommy and reader her little bunny or sum nickname like that. And then once they’re done with eating (the food) they move on to eating dessert (iykwim 🤭)
Anon, I love seeing love for Chessy too. And no need to be embarrassed ‘bout a mommy kink, most of us Lisa fans have it too lol. So I had to look up spaghetti recipes since I’m like reader and very limited cooking skills. As I’m limited to French toast and putting salmon in the oven lol. I got very distracted and bored when people tried teaching me how to cook due to my ADHD. So here it is! Not edited in the slightest and I hope you like it!
On another note: Happy May the Fourth! Happy Star Wars Day!
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You’re over at the Parker house, spending some much needed time with Chessy. The two of you kept running into each other at the market then decided to spend time together and quickly became friends. Then 7 months ago she asked you out on a date and you said yes right away. Chessy was a little wary about dating someone 15 years younger than her at first but since you were friends before for 6 months, she quickly got comfortable with it.
You’re both on the couch, cuddling, watching tv and making out. The Parker’s are out of town for the weekend so Chessy invited you over right away. The Parker’s have met you, about 3 months ago. When they found out that Chessy had a girlfriend they wanted to meet you to determine if you’re worthy of Chessy, to which they said you were.
Chessy pulls away from your lips and looks at you. “Hon, as much as I would love to keep kissing you, I should start on dinner.” She tells you.
“Noo, I haven’t had nearly as much kisses as I would like.” You whine and she giggles.
“Well how about you help with dinner and then you’ll have my lips back on yours quicker.” She suggests and you bite your lip and look down. “What is it?” She asked.
“Well I wouldn’t be much help, I would honestly just slow it down more.” You tell her and she quirks an eyebrow at you. “I don’t know how to cook, I usually just order out or get something I could pop in the microwave.” You admit.
“How come no one taught you how to cook?” Chessy asks, in disbelief that you don’t know how to cook.
“They tried but I was never interested and didn’t pay attention.” You told her.
“Hmm, would you be interested if I taught you?” She offers and you think about it.
“Well let’s see, being able to spend more time with you and being in close proximity to you. Ya I think it would grab my interest.” You tell her and she laughs.
“Well then come on, I’ll teach you how to make spaghetti.” She says and gets up.
“Why spaghetti?” You ask and she holds her hands out to you.
“Because it’s simple and that’s what I was going to make tonight.” She tells you as you put your hands in hers and she lifts you up.
You both go into the kitchen and she washes her hands. You wash your hands after, while she gets the ingredients out.
“Ok since you’re not used to cooking I won’t get you to cut up the onion, so I’ll get you to cut up this pepper instead.” She says to you and places a red pepper on a cutting board with a knife. You walk up and stand in front of the cutting board and look at the pepper, not knowing how to start. She looks at you confused. “You don’t know how to cut a pepper do you?” She asks and you shake your head. “Ok well first.” She starts as she picks up the knife and holds the pepper down. “You gotta cut the bottom and the head off.” She says as she cuts them off. “Then you gotta pull the middle of it out then you can rinse the pepper under water to get rid of all the seeds.” She says and hands you the pepper and you run it under water to get rid of the seeds. You bring it back and she instructs you how to cut it into little pieces. She hands you the knife and you start cutting it in pieces but she stops you. “That’s not the proper way to cut hon.” She says and stands behind you. “Here let mommy guide you.” She whispers in your ear and places her hands over yours. “You gotta cut like this baby.” She says and moves your hands to show you the proper way.
You continue to cut the peppers the way she showed you and she smiles at you. She goes and starts to cut the onion and you glance at her every once in awhile. After a minute you start to feel a sting in your eyes and you’re wondering why but you don’t say anything. Then after 30 seconds you start sniffling and your eyes are watery. You wipe your eyes with the back of your hand and you’re confused and you hear Chessy chuckle.
“Probably should have warned you hon, when cutting up onions, it stings your eyes.” She tells you and you look at her through watery eyes and can see that she’s barely affected.
“Then how come you seem fine?” You ask and she giggles.
“Cause I’m used to it.” She tells you. 30 seconds later and you stop cutting, your eyes are too watery to see and your eyes are stinging as well. You put the knife down and you wipe at your eyes again and sniffle. You didn’t see Chessy stopping and coming over to you until you feel something press against your eye and you flinch. “It’s paper towel, to wipe the tears away.” She says and you take it and wipe them off.
“How long until the onions stop stinging my eyes?” You ask.
“I’d say about 3 more minutes, I’m just about done. Just close your eyes for now.” She tells you and you nod and close your eyes. She goes back and finishes cutting up the onion in 2 minutes. She then walks over to where you are and plants a kiss on your lips. “It’s finished but give a few seconds to air out.” She tells you while wrapping her arms around your waist. After the stinging stops, you wipe your tears away and then open your eyes and you see Chessy smiling at you. “Hey beautiful.” She says and you smile back at her.
“Hi. I guess I’ll go back to cutting up the pepper.” You say and she lets you go. Chessy comes up behind you and wraps her arms around your waist again and puts her chin on your shoulder. She pulls your ponytail a bit and starts kissing your neck. “What are you doing?” You ask her.
“Just getting my taste of you.” She says slyly and pulls away when you start moaning. You give her a glare when she just goes back to having her hands around you like nothing happened.
You finish cutting up the pepper and Chessy walks over to the counter where everything is to make the sauce. You bring the pepper pieces over and she shows you how to add everything properly and then puts it on the stove to cook. She then gets you to add the spaghetti noodles in the pot and then you just have to watch over everything for a few minutes.
After 10 minutes Chessy turns the stove off and puts the noodles on the plates, then the sauce. “And there we go. That’s how you make spaghetti.” She tells you and you smile at making your first meal with Chessy.
“Wow, I can’t believe I just made spaghetti.” You say while beaming. You two sit down to eat and when you take your first bite, you beam again. “It seems to taste better.” You tell her and she smiles.
“It always tastes better if you make yourself something.” She says and you smile. You two eat the spaghetti while making conversation. After you’re done, Chessy does the dishes while you put the leftovers in containers. While Chessy is finishing the dishes, she starts a conversation with you. “So how was your cooking lesson?” She asks.
“It was good, it held my interest this time.” You tell her and she giggles.
“Maybe I’ll teach you how to make burgers next, those are quick and easy too. Have you made yourself tuna sandwiches?” She asks and you shake your head. “Seriously? That’s the easiest thing to make. You open the tin, you put it on the piece of bread and then you put another piece of bread on and you’re done.” She explains and you blush.
“I don’t know how to make anything. Well I guess I know how to make spaghetti and tuna sandwiches now.” You say and she shakes her head at you. She finishes the dishes and then dries her hands.
She walks up to you and puts her hands on your hips. “So how about we have some dessert now?” She whispers in your ear then gives a gentle bite to your ear.
“I like the sound of that.” You tell her.
“Good, because I’m craving something sweet.” She says and lifts you up with your legs and arms wrapped around her. She brings you upstairs and you start kissing her neck and she stumbles a little bit when you start sucking. She makes it to the bed and drops you on it. She straddles your hips and kisses you passionately. “Hmm, all I could think about for the past two hours is all the places I want to put my mouth on you.” She says and you can’t help but giggle. She pulls away and looks at you with a smile. “What’s got you giggling?”
“You. And the fact that you have become so addicted to sex since we started doing it a few months ago.” You tell her and you giggle again.
“Hm I think it’s more the fact that I’m addicted to you.” She tells you and of course she can’t help but tease you. “But if you don’t want to do it then…” she says as she goes to get off of you but you stop her.
“No no no no. I didn’t say that. I just found it funny and cute how addicted you became.” You backtracked and then you see her smirk and realise she was just teasing you and you fell for it. “You little shit.” You tell her and she laughs.
Before you can respond to her again, her lips are on your neck, kissing and sucking. She knows your body well by now, she knows what gets you going and what turns you off. She then goes for your shirt and takes it off quickly so she can return her lips to your skin as fast as possible. She then moves her lips down to your chest and sucks the skin there too, always wanting to mark so people know you’re taken. She then quickly unclips your bra and pulls it off so her lips can explore more of you. She pushes you back and you fall back on your back and she dives down and puts a nipple in her mouth, and instantly sucks and licks it. You start to buck your hips and she knows you’re gonna start begging any second now. She switches to the other nipple and it pulls a moan from you. You go to reach for her and pull her shirt off but she pins your hands down.
“I want to touch you.” You whine out and she smiles and pulls back from your nipple.
“Oh I know my pretty girl.” She says and purrs a bit as she touches all over your chest and stomach.
“So why can’t I touch you?” You ask her and smirks at you.
“Because I haven’t determined if you earned it yet.” She says so casually.
“But I obeyed you during the cooking lesson.” You pouted.
“Hmm, I guess you have a point there baby.” She told you then started unbuttoning her shirt, slowly. She undid the last button then took if off while watching your reaction the whole time. She loved your reactions to her body, she knows she might not be the prettiest girl in the world, but you make her feel like she is. You stared at her undressing in front of you, almost drooling when she was halfway done the buttons. When she took her shirt off, you immediately put your hands on her stomach and started touching her all over, you whined when the bra got in the way. She giggled and effortlessly unclipped her bra and took it off. She pushed you back down when you went to sit up to put them in your mouth and let out a whine and pout. You went and grabbed them but she pinned your hands above your head. However when pinning your hands, it got her chest to be. Right above your head and her boobs were right there and you lifted your head a bit and was able to suck on a nipple. She gasped and looked at you with her mouth hanging open. “Oh baby, hmm, I guess I’ll let you continue since you tried so hard and your mouth feels so good.” She says and you smile.
She started grinding her hips on you as you started sucking her nipples just how she likes the best. When she pulled back after you sucked the second nipple, she got off the bed and took your pants off. She got a surge of confidence when she saw a patch of wetness on your underwear before taking them off as well. She got on her knees and kissed your thighs before pressing a kiss to your clit and you bucked your hips. She dived in and licked your entrance and you moaned. On most days, she would normally take her time with your pussy but considering she’s been turned on for 2 hours, she doesn’t take her time. She goes right to your clit and starts licking and sucking on it and only stops when you’re right about to come. She pulls back and you look at her shocked.
“Don’t look at me like that. I want to make sure I fuck you good baby.” She says. She goes to her nightstand and pulls out a dildo and strap. She takes her pants and underwear off and then slides the strap on before putting the dildo in it. Once secure, she goes between your legs, grabs your hips, and slowly slides it in your entrance.
You gasp as she slides in more. When she’s in fully, she moans as the dildo hits her clit. She slides it in and out of you, slowly at first then picks up speed.
After about a minute of her pounding into you she starts rubbing your clit as she’s getting close to coming. When you start showing signs of being close, she leans over you and you immediately put your hands on her back and dig your nails in her skin a bit. Chessy knows you prefer to touch her when you’re close, a way to handle the stimulation.
“Go on baby, come for me.” Chessy tells you, knowing you’re just about too. Lo and behold, you come just after she says it. Seeing you come sends her right over the edge herself and then she carefully pulls out of you. She makes quick work in clearing you both up, she then takes the strap off, and climbs into bed with you and cuddles you.
“Thank you for the cooking lesson, and the sex.” You tell her after your body stopped shaking and she giggles.
“Of course hun, I can’t let my girl go starving, in both ways.” She tells you and you chuckle. She holds you tighter to her body, not wanting to ever let you go.
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himebushou · 2 years
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So! Suwa Rei has an OVEN:
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Which might not feel like such a big deal, except:
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[Text from Image 1: Most Japanese kitchens do not have large convection ovens like those common in the West. Instead, they have smaller fish grills, microwaves with built-in oven features, toaster ovens or similar. This difference is due to the traditional needs of Japanese cuisine and the smaller size of Japanese kitchens.
Text from Image 2: There are some Japanese homes with large Western-style ovens, but they are rare. Mostly, they're found in higher-end places and in homes marketed to expats. These ovens are a sort of status symbol, in that regard.]
(Source: escapetoasia dot net, 2021)
Kazuki's such a foodie he probably moved in for the oven alone, lol
But I suppose a Middle Eastern oil baron can afford such luxuries.
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ligbi · 3 months
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Now that we are in a dungeon meshi lull, I want to share the bread recipe I have been using every single week to have Saturday morning bread with my mother. It's essentially this recipe [x] but for people who have not yet tried their hands at baking, I'd like to break down the process so everyone can have a delicious treat.
To start you will need on hand:
Oven that can get to 425° F
Refrigerator that seals and stays cold
9x13 baking pan- glass or other
Salt- table
Sugar- normal
Flour- all purpose (normal)
Olive oil
Yeast
Either drinkable tap water that can get Hot or water and a microwave
Measuring spoons (teaspoon specifically)(the bigger but not biggest one if you have four)
Measuring cup
A large ceramic bowl
Spatula- the kind for scraping
Hand towels or tea towel- kitchen towels. Cheap towels
Pam or another spray oil (buttered flavored if you have that on accident) - optional but useful
Salt- big and crunchy - optional but useful
A piece of twine you can measure and cut, or a rubber band
Big spatula- flippy kind- optional but useful
Plates, napkins, cooling rack, oven mitts, sponge, dish soap balsamic, dipping bowl(s) - your call on what you need for eating and cleaning
Bread knife - or rip it with your hands like an animal. Or use a normal knife
I always start Thursday night- it takes about 20 minutes to prep, and then do the rest Saturday morning- 5 minutes of prep part 2 + 5 minutes of pre oven prep + 30 minutes of cook time. So the entire process is about 30 minutes and a lot of waiting.
To start, you will want to put two teaspoons of yeast into the ceramic bowl (clean). The glass jars of Fleishman can be found at most grocery and big box stores. If you do not want to buy a whole jar, one of the packets they have is about the right amount (they usually come in 3 packs).
Measure 2 cups of hot water. We want about 110° so too hot to touch comfortably but not scalding. You need your water hot to activate the yeast, but too hot will kill it.
Slowly pour the hot water over the yeast, and sprinkle in a pinch of sugar, and mix this brown water with a spatula (scraping kind) for about 10 seconds before letting it sit for 10 minutes. The yeast eats the sugar and the time allows the years to proof. After 10 minutes you will see a type of foam on top of the water, which is proof the yeast is active.
Measure out two cups of flour and add them to the yeast+water. King Arthur all purpose flour is just fine and dandy, you do not Need bread flour and King Arthur is employee owned.
On top of the flour, add two teaspoons of salt. You can use any salt, and can experiment with different flavor profiles. If you go to spice shops or even Renaissance Faires, you can find flavored salts that add a nice kick. You can also use regular normal table salt.
Use the spatula to mix the flour+salt into the water+yeast until you have a goo.
Add one more cup of flour and mix it in with the spatula. Add the last cup of flour and finish mixing it into a dough.
Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl and that everything is mixed in. The dough should be unable to hold shape well when pushing it into a ball, and there should be no visible white flour left in the dough.
Pour some olive oil around the dough into the bowl. You can eyeball this (1 tablespoon minimum)- you are not drowning the dough but you do want enough to cover the dough and then some. You can easily swap out olive oils for flavored and infused ones. There are a lot of bootleg oils on the market, but whatever you probably have on hand should be fine for your first bake.
Roll the dough around in the oil with the spatula to make sure it is fully covered. While you are not adding in olive oil properly, you can mix it in a little when oiling it up to make it nice.
Drape a kitchen towel over the top of the bowl so it is fully covered. Take your twine or string and tie it tightly at the top of the bowl and cut it it. This can be reused with this bowl in the future. If you do not have twine, a rubber band will also keep the towel in place. We just want to keep the breathable piece of fabric tight over the top of the bowl.
Stick the bowl in the fridge for like. A day- day and a half. If you started at 10pm Thursday night, it should now be about 10:20 with a spatula, measuring spoon, and measuring cup to clean up. The dough will slowly rise in the fridge and you can move onto the next steps after 24-48 hours.
I wake up at a stupid time like 6am on Saturday.
Spray the pam or other oil on the sides and bottom of the 9x13 pan. You can also just use a paper towel to rub olive oil on the sides. We just want everything greased.
Pour some olive oil on the bottom of the pan and tilt it around to cover the entire bottom. Start with a little and add more if needed. More is not bad- it will give the bread a nice crunch while still being soft inside.
Take the bowl out and use that spatula to gently pull the dough away from the sides of the bowl. The dough will have risen and will seem stringy when pulled away.
Slowly pour the dough into the greased pan until it plops out.
Shake it around a bit and maybe poke at it with the spatula to get it centered and not flipped over on itself. The dough will be expanding for the next 4 hours and you don't have to worry about spreading it in the pan.
Cover with a/the same tea towel and try to get it taut over the pan to keep the towel from touching and sticking to the dough. Trying to get the covers of the pan on top of the edges of the towel may work depending on the towel.
Set that aside for four hours. I go back to bed. At some point between here and the next step you should put some dish soap in your bowl and fill it with water. After a 20 minute soak its easy to wash it clean with a sponge.
9:30 or 3 and a half hours later- pre-heat the over to 425° F. If you want Celsius or other measurements this whole time, its about 280 Celsius, 2 teaspoons is about 10 millimeters or .35 oz (dry) and 2 cups is 16 oz fluid.
MAKE SURE THE OVEN IS EMPTY FIRST. Other trays or pans will take some of the heat and the bake will be off.
Once the oven is done pre-heating (it should beep or have a light indicator for this) wash your hands really really well, and pour some more olive oil on top of the dough. You will carefully cover the top of the dough with oil by rubbing it over with your hands. Make sure it is fully covered. There may be bubbles on the top now- that means you've done it right till now. If not, that's fine it will still be good.
Take your big chunky salt (sea salt works well or chunky kosher salt) and sprinkle it on the dough. You do not want to go too heavy, but it will add a nice texture. If you have a salt container with the cracker thingy you turn to get it out, i do about 6-8 cracks while trying to move it up and down the dough.
Take your clean hands (because you washed after the oil and then again just now after the salt) and spread your fingers out and down like shitty claws. Dimple the bread with your fingers by just poking it a lot. Try to avoid the bubbles if you can for a nice look.
If you ever want to put something on top like rosemary or sliced tomatoes or whatever, now is the time. Not me though.
Stick that baby in the oven roughly center and set the timer for 30 minutes.
While it bakes, get your cooling rack/big plate/serving board out, and your oven mitts. And a bread knife/whatever knife you want to use. And a really big spatula (flipping kind).
When the 30 minutes is up, use the oven mitts to pull out the pan and put it on a heat resistant surface like the top of the oven. Take your big spatula and slide that bad boy down a side and try to wiggle it around until it's under the loaf. If you don't have a big spatula, you can always flip the bread out of the pan by dumping it out onto your rack/board/plate.
With the oven mitts, move the pan to your cooling rack and with one hand tilt it up and with the other use the spatula to slide the loaf out onto the rack.
Set the pan and spatula aside to wash later.
Take your cooling rack and put it amongst friends with the knife. Get some plates. If you have any balsamic vinegar and/or more olive oil for dipping, set that out too. Napkins. Drinks. Delicious in Dungeon on the tv. Live. Laugh. Love. Eat.
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kxowledge · 3 months
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which kitchen appliances have you been the most satisfied with?
[I rent, so I’m not interested in bigger appliances such as fridge/freezer/stovetop/oven. Will have a look at what’s best on the market when I buy a house, not now]
Strictly in terms of appliances, I’m very happy with the pasta machine I bought (Marcato Atlas 150) – it’s super easy to use. I can’t find fresh pasta in Norway so this is really great (if I was still in Italy, I don’t think I would have bought this). I also got many different attachments, the most important one (besides the one for tagliatelle) being the ravioli one (because again because I live in Norway and all ravioli options are horrible and cost a lot; considering I got the machine used, I can basically repay the cost by making 6 batches of ravioli).
Rice cooker and microwave are also super useful, but I got mine because of the ridiculous price (less than 5€) and not because I wanted a very specific model or brand. They work fine, I paid close to nothing, so overall I’m happy.
Cookware is where I have been so so glad about everything I’ve purchased. Specifically:  this 20cm non-stick pan with a diamond-based coating that is non-toxic (such convenient size), the fig-coloured dutch oven from le Creuset (my go-to for broths & tomato sauce), THIS SKILLET FROM DEMEYERE (amazing for cooking and so easy to clean). I’m also super happy about the Le Creuset minicocottes I have, which I use sometimes in the oven (e.g. garlic confit) and very often for holding sauces when serving [though I do want to switch one colour for another].
Also not technically an appliance, but I got around a month ago a baking sheet with a rack on top from NordicWare & it’s 10/10. Rack has several uses (dry during, resting steaks, etc.) and it does help baking things more evenly. And again, stainless steel is so so easy to clean and super durable.
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Mina x Tzuyu - Merry Christmas!
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A short smut-shot that was requested for a MiTzu so I did it for Christmas.
If you remember, this was a Sana x Dahyun fic for Valentine, BUT I changed it up.
ENJOY!!!
WORDS: 10,468
Sorry, it's a short one.
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Mina let herself into the apartment, kicking off her high-heels the second she set foot inside the door. 
She was taking the afternoon off; getting things ready for what she was hoping would be a night to remember.
The suit jacket was next to go, tossed haphazardly across the arm of the couch. She would need it again later but for now, it'd be too warm.
She'd been storing things away for this night ever since the first hints of cupids and candy hearts had hit the shelves.
Christmas Day was never a big deal for Mina and Tzuyu, to them it was just another day in the year. That was what was going to make tonight such a surprise.
There was no way Tzuyu would be expecting the night that Mina had been planning.
At least, she hoped not.
Tzuyu had a sixth sense when it came to Mina and her little schemes. The fact that Mina had an almost child-like enthusiasm for the world, in general, had a lot to do with it.
But she'd tried to be sneaky, stashing items in the closets or little nooks she knew Tzuyu would never look into. If anyone asked, she wasn't at all interested in the 'over-marketed, exploited' holiday that fell on February fourteenth of every year.
That was all about to change.
First things first, she had to start getting dinner ready. The chicken breasts were hiding in the back of the freezer and she pulled them out, unwrapped them, and sitting them in the microwave to defrost.
While that was going on she pulled out the dried cherries in amaretto she had mixed together before she'd left for work that morning.
They were definitely ready and she nearly did a little dance in the kitchen. This was going to be an amazing dinner and she hoped it tasted as good as it sounded.
She checked the chicken, frowning when she saw they were still partly frozen.
Resetting the microwave she started to sauté the celery and onion, mixing it with the cherries and breadcrumbs. Now that the stuffing was made she pulled the chicken out of the microwave, scooping the stuffing mixture into them and putting them into the oven.
For a moment Mina was afraid she wouldn't be able to get everything done before Tzuyu got home from work but she relaxed when she looked at the clock.
It wasn't nearly as late as it suddenly felt and she got to work on dessert, homemade chocolate-covered strawberries.
She'd picked out the best ones she could find at the grocery store the other day and nearly had to smack Tzuyu's hand to keep her from taking them to work in her lunch.
Breaking the chocolate into the top pan she started to hum, her stocking feet sliding across the tile as she moved to the tune in her head.
She stirred the chocolate as it melted, trying not to let her mind wander. The last thing she needed was to scorch the stuff and have to start over, that was for sure. There wasn't enough time for that.
She was running a mental checklist through her head when she heard a knock at the door. Hoping it was the flower delivery she turned down the burner, wiping her hands on a towel as she hurried to the door. Mina couldn't even see the man thanks to the bouquet he was holding and she laughed, taking the vase from him with a huge smile.
"Right on time, thank you!" she said, the flowers going on the end table for the time being so she could sign the delivery receipt and tipped him for his efforts as he thanked her and went off with a 'have a nice Christmas'.
Oh, she will.
Mina put the vase of flowers on the table and finished making dessert.
The chocolate was melted completely now and she turned off the heat, lining a cookie sheet with parchment paper to place the strawberries on once they were coated. As she dipped she was finally able to relax.
Everything was going perfectly so far, and she was certain that Tzuyu would be completely shocked by all the effort she had put in.
Creating a night like this was something that Mina had always wanted to do, but could never find the right time until now.
Strawberries were done and Mina was grateful that she'd cleaned out the fridge the previous weekend so there was a shelf to put the cookie sheet on.
She checked the chicken before making the honey glaze that was supposed to go on them, unable to keep from tasting it herself.
A wicked grin crossed her lips as she thought of all the other ways she could use any glaze that may be leftover, making another mental note to make sure she saved it.
Clad only in her navy blue skirt, white button-down, and bra, she went back into the kitchen, applying some of the glazes to the chicken, which was starting to turn a nice golden color.
She set the table, using the china Tzuyu had received as a housewarming gift from her grandmother.
The bouquet of roses and wildflowers was the centerpiece, and she added silverware and glasses to complete the look.
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That completed, Mina did a quick walk-through of the decoration of the living room.
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There.
Everything was set now, except for her.
Knowing she'd probably hurt the rose petals if she went back upstairs, Mina had thought to bring her make-up down that morning, sitting her little case in the second bathroom.
With everything else done she could concentrate on herself so she headed in there, checking herself out in the mirror.
Her make-up from the morning was still there so she just needed a little touching up so she got to work, applying just a little more blush and eye shadow along with the dark red lipstick she had purchased especially for tonight.
Mina unbuttoned her white shirt next, unsnapping her bra. This is where the bag she'd grabbed from upstairs came into play.
Mina had bought herself a red lace bra, the color almost exactly matching her lipstick. She put that on and looked at her reflection in the mirror.
There was just one thing missing, and Mina smiled to herself. Going back into the living room, she grabbed the suit jacket she'd discarded earlier.
She slipped it on, buttoning all three buttons so just a tiny bit of the bra peeked out.
She double-checked her reflection then and nodded. It looked even better than she'd hoped.
The champagne was chilling in a silver bucket and Mina was just applying the last round of glaze to the chicken when she heard the door open. 
"Welcome home, my love~" she called out from the kitchen, and in response, she got a gasp of surprise.
Smiling huge, she stepped out of the kitchen, batting her eyes in what she hoped was as innocent of a look as she could muster.
"What is it?" she asked as if nothing out of the ordinary was going on.
Tzuyu's eyes were wide when she saw Mina, and the surprised look on her face slowly changed into a wanting smile.
"Mina...we promised we wouldn't cook without the other." she said, taking off her coat.
Mina walked over, licking her lips.
"I know, but I couldn't help it. I just thought that I should do something special this year for my special wife. I'm sorry…"
The look on Tzuyu's face said she definitely didn't mind at all, but Mina couldn't help but feel a bit bad going behind her back.
"Hey, don't be. It's beautiful, everything is. I just hoped you didn't get stressed or something."
"Of course not, I was thinking about you after all."
This was going over better than she could have hoped. 
When Tzuyu grabbed her by the hips and pressed their bodies together, she wrapped her arms around Tzuyu's neck. 
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"But trust me, sweetie, you haven't seen anything yet."
Tzuyu leaned in, kissing her long and deep. Her hands immediately roamed to Mina's ass and she moaned when she realized that Mina was wearing nothing underneath her skirt.
"Naughty girl~" she murmured, their lips still together. "Someone is wanting my undivided attention tonight~"
That made Mina laugh and she nipped at Tzuyu's bottom lip, then licked the spot lightly.
"Like that's different from any other night?" She pulled back just a bit, sliding Tzuyu's jacket off, and leaving the puddle of black fabric on the floor.
She worked to open the two top buttons and the three lower ones of Tzuyu's shirt as well, so only one kept her from being completely exposed.
"Sit," she said, her eyes sparkling. "I'll get dinner out of the oven."
"Oh," Tzuyu asked, her voice teasing. "Does that mean I'll be calling for pizza before it's all over?”
Mina turned to look at her, the bowl of honey glaze in her hand.
"Come over here and I'll show you what I did." She pulled the chicken out of the oven and drizzled a little more of the glaze over them, inhaling and closing her eyes.
They looked and smelled delicious, and she was more than a little proud of herself. She didn't realize Tzuyu had actually come over until she felt two arms around her waist, nuzzling the back of her neck.
"What's this stuff?" Tzuyu asked, and Mina felt the bowl be taken from her hand. The glaze was still warm and she felt it get drizzled on her neck, only to be licked off by Tzuyu moments later.
She pressed back against her and smiled.
"It's a honey glaze," she replied, her eyes still closed. "Now go sit before we don't get to eat this dinner I slaved over."
"Oh yeah, turning on the oven seems like hard work," Tzuyu joked which earned a smacking on her butt from Mina as she went back to the table.
Mina grabbed the plates, putting one of the chicken on each of them, making an impromptu garnish with the glaze, and carrying them to the table.
She sat down next to Tzuyu and placed a hand on her thigh, squeezing slightly. Tzuyu looked at her and then looked at the prepared meal.
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"This looks amazing though," she said, covering Mina's hand with hers. "I can't believe you did all of this."
Mina shrugged, but a smile formed.
"I just thought it would be fun for us to do something special this year. Besides, it’s easy to surprise you."
"You definitely surprised me. I can't believe you kept it a secret, honestly. You're so bad at that."
Mina stuck out her tongue and ate some of the stuffing.
"So how was work?" Mina asked as Tzuyu shrugged.
"Same old, same old. You?" Mina shrugged back.
"Eh, nothing new either." Mina answered back as they both started to talk about their day of what went down.
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TIMESKIP
27 mins later
They sat there in silence until they were both finished, and Mina stood to clear the plates. Tzuyu started to protest but was silenced by Mina's look.
"You relax," she said. "I've got this. You just relax."
Tzuyu's eyebrow raised then but she said nothing. She waited until Mina was starting to wash the dishes before she moved, coming up behind her and sliding her arms around Mina's waist.
"What happens when your little plan has a diversion?" She kissed along Mina's neck, one hand sliding down and under the skirt, trailing up her thigh. "Can you handle someone messing up these big plans of yours?"
The hand pushed Mina's legs apart slightly and she gasped.
"Depends on what's happening to mess them up," she noted, leaning back against Tzuyu. The hand kept moving, fingers sliding between her lips, just grazing her clit. She moaned then, her head falling back, landing on Tzuyu's shoulder. "Like that? That's the kind of diversion up I don't mind."
"Keep doing the dishes," Tzuyu said, and Mina nearly pouted, although she obliged. It wasn't often that Tzuyu gave orders and for Mina, it was quite the turn-on. It didn't matter that it was just about the dishes with Tzuyu touching her there, there was no 'just' involved.
As she kept working, washing out the broiler pan she'd cooked the chicken in, Tzuyu rewarded her by sliding two fingers into her, finding her already wet.
"You were hoping for this," Tzuyu accused. "You wanted me to want you so bad that I just had to take you right here and now."
"Maybe," Mina replied coyly.
Yes, that was exactly what she was hoping for, but she wasn't about to admit it.
"Well you got what you wanted," Tzuyu said near Mina's ear, before biting the earlobe. "No panties means naughty things~ I think I know what my dessert is~"
Mina moaned, her hands gripping the counter when Tzuyu removed her fingers to rub her clit again.
"Keep doing that and I won't be able to stand, let alone wash the dishes." Tzuyu removed her fingers then, causing Mina to whimper. "Damm it, that's not fair Tzuyu!" Mina was frustrated now and she turned around, pulling Tzuyu against her and kissing her hard.
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Tzuyu had expected that since she knew wife extremely well. What she wasn't prepared for was the passion behind the kiss.
There was something different about it that Tzuyu couldn't quite put her finger on. Granted, she wasn't complaining about it, not in the slightest. 
She kissed Mina back, picked her up, and sat her on the counter.
She made a mental note to thank her personal trainer for that and then pushed Mina's skirt up her thighs, kissing her neck while teasing her clit with her fingers once more.
She could hear the change in Mina's breathing, the sound she knew meant that her lover was extremely turned on.
That just fueled the fire for Tzuyu and she pushed three fingers inside of Mina, her thumb rubbing her clit. 
Mina moaned Tzuyu's name and was silenced by a kiss, little murmurs escaping as Tzuyu's fingers moved in and out.
Mina was certain it wouldn't take long. 
Tzuyu knew where to curve her fingers and what angle worked best. She felt her body flush as Tzuyu kept working on her, her fingers curling around the counter so she wouldn't completely buck off the surface.
"So close," she gasped, feeling the tingling sensation that she knew so well. "Don't stop."
"Don't plan to," Tzuyu replied, sucking on Mina's lower lip.
Mina was slick, nearly dripping for the touch of Tzuyu's finger to her clit made Mina realize that she desperately wanted release, and she began raising and lowering her hips as Tzuyu finally entered her. 
She wanted more, and pushed against Tzuyu's hand, trying to force Tzuyu deeper into her. But Tzuyu dipped in just a little to get some moisture on her fingertips, and began to stroke the length of Mina's lips toward her clit. 
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She soon had Mina wet all over, sliding her finger back down and finally ending her teasing to slide her forefinger fully into Mina's pussy. Mina gasped and arched against Tzuyu's finger, beginning to kiss her frantically again at the same time.
Tzuyu curled her finger inside Mina's pussy and pulled it up and out slowly, then ran it to the top of Mina's lips and fully over Mina's clit.
She felt Mina's button under her finger and then slid back down to Mina's pussy. She slid a second finger into Mina, her forefinger and middle finger entering easily as she pressed her hand against Mina.
Tzuyu withdrew from Mina and brought her hand up to her mouth, sucking her forefinger into her mouth. Mina surprised her by putting out her tongue and then sucking Tzuyu's middle finger into her own mouth.
She could both taste Mina's juices as they kissed again as Tzuyu moved her hand back to Mina's pussy.
Tzuyu slid her two fingers back into Mina and began to use her thumb against her clit. As she rubbed and pushed her fingers in and out of Mina, Mina began to moan and broke their kiss, throwing her head back.
Kissing her neck and then up to her lips, Tzuyu began to vary her pace. She alternated between sometimes rubbing Mina's clit intensely with her thumb, sometimes pushing harder into Mina, and other times just lightly stroking Mina all over.
Each time she slowed, Mina pulled herself back up to kiss Tzuyu, but whenever Tzuyu pushed harder into her or the pace on her clit accelerated, she couldn't help but arch back to try to press her pussy against Tzuyu's hand. Mina began to stiffen under Tzuyu, and she began to murmur
"Tzuyu...Oh, Tzuyu...Yes... Oh.... Oh... Oh, don't stop, don't, don't stop..." Tzuyu accelerated her pace, pushing her fingers into Mina's pussy and continuing the pressure and circles on her clit with her thumb.
"Oh... Yes... there... right there... YES. Tzuyu TZU-" Mina suddenly stiffened under Tzuyu's fingers as her orgasm overtook her.
 She bucked against Tzuyu's hand and grabbed at Tzuyu to pull her into a hard kiss as she pushed her hips upward, pushing Tzuyu's hand against her even harder as she pushed herself up against Tzuyu's thigh.
Her thighs tightened, trapping Tzuyu's hand between them, her thrusts slowly slowing.
Finally, she fell back against the sink, relaxing her legs enough that Tzuyu could withdraw.
The two stood still for a few minutes, kissing occasionally.
"You're amazing, you know that..." Mina whispered to Tzuyu, looking into her eyes.
"Why thank you~ But I know that you're far from done yeah?" Mina smirked, "Do you have another surprise planned?"
"Bedroom."
"Alright," said Tzuyu. "But if that's where we're going, I don't think you're going to need this." She reached out to Mina's hips, and taking the top of Mina's skirt in hand, pushed it down past her hips. It fell to the ground, and Mina stood naked in front of Tzuyu.
Mina's pussy was now exposed, but Tzuyu only leaned forward and kissed Mina once more, her hand reaching behind to stroke Mina's lower back and run down over her butt, but Mina leaned back.
"Bedroom. Now." Mina was upright as Tzuyu giggled into her mouth and the two women walked down the hall, stopping to kiss every few feet, keeping in contact with each other as Tzuyu took Mina's hand and pulled her into the bedroom, but it wasn't far as Tzuyu pushed Mina into the nearby wall and put her arms around her, Tzuyu kissed her again, their bodies pressed together.
Then she broke the kiss, and Mina stepped away as they went towards the bed, but Mina stopped as did Tzuyu.
Mina turned to look in the mirror at her and Tzuyu.
"Mina?" Tzuyu looked back and forth as Mina smiled at Tzuyu.
"I love you," Mina murmured as Tzuyu smiled back.
"And I love you too."
Mina took a step and was about to kiss Tzuyu, but then slid around to stand behind her, pressing herself against Tzuyu's back.
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"Oh, your turn already..." Tzuyu grinned as Mina giggled.
"I have to make up for what you did to me~" Mina sweetly spoke in her ear.
Mina reached around Tzuyu while she placed her chin on Tzuyu's shoulder, watching the two of them in the mirror, and slid her hands up under Tzuyu's shirt.
Tzuyu reached down and pulled it off in one smooth motion, revealing her lacy pink bra with Mina's hands covering it. Mina began to trace a line on Tzuyu's skin along the top of her bra.
Tzuyu's nipples were visible through the thin material of the bra, and they hardened as Mina dipped her finger inside.
Mina stroked over each nipple, then stepped back far enough to reach down to unhook Tzuyu's bra.
Tzuyu reached up to hold her bra against her as Mina slid the straps down over Tzuyu's arms.
Then, holding Mina's gaze in the mirror, she slowly lowered her hands to reveal her naked breasts. 
Cupping them, Mina took Tzuyu's nipples between her fingers, beginning to roll them around.
She moved her head in and nuzzled Tzuyu's neck, planting a trail of kisses from the back of her neck up along the side to her jawbone, and then over Tzuyu's cheek and to her mouth as Tzuyu turned her head to capture Mina's lips with her own.
Reaching around, Tzuyu pulled Mina in for a hard kiss, and then released her to look back in the mirror.
She slid her own right hand up to her left breast where Mina had momentarily released the nipple, taking her own nipple between her thumb and forefinger and pulling it out while Mina watched.
As she stroked it, it became fully erect, and Tzuyu reached to bring Mina's hand back up to it.
"Mmmm," she murmured-
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-encouraging Mina as her wife began to give it more attention, squeezing harder and rolling it between her fingertips.
As she played with Tzuyu's left breast, Mina slid her right hand down over Tzuyu's belly. Reaching the top of Tzuyu's skirt, she fumbled with the button for a moment, but then got it open and reached lower as she pulled the zipper downward.
Releasing Tzuyu's breast, she reached down and caught Tzuyu's gaze in the mirror as she slowly pushed down Tzuyu's skirt with both hands. Tzuyu swallowed as her skirt fell, Mina's gaze following to settle on a red thong.
Watching her hand in the mirror, Mina ran her finger along the top of it, on Tzuyu's abdomen, and then stroked down over it.
As Mina's fingertips brushed over her mound, Tzuyu felt a rush of heat to her pussy. Needing more, and soon, she hooked her own fingers in the sides of her thong, pushing it off and letting it fall to the ground.
Mina's fingers hovered over her, and Tzuyu looked back into the mirror to see Mina still looking down to where she could now just see the top of Tzuyu's pussy in the mirror. Slowly, Mina slid her hand down towards Tzuyu's pussy, touching lightly.
Tzuyu wasn't totally shaved but had a small rectangle of hair above her slit. Mina ran her finger along the sides and through the short hair before continuing downward to finally touch Tzuyu's lips.
As Mina finally reached her pussy, Tzuyu turned her head and body slightly toward Mina, opening her lips for another kiss.
As their tongues touched, Mina found herself stroking Tzuyu's slit, sliding between her lips to find that she was very wet.
Mina began to run two fingers up and down inside Tzuyu's lips, then reached down enough to slide the tip of her finger into Tzuyu's pussy.
Tzuyu moaned into Mina's mouth, then broke their kiss to lean forward, putting her hands on Mina's body to hold herself as Mina began to rub up and down in earnest.
Mina watched Tzuyu's face in the mirror as she rubbed, finding Tzuyu's clit and rubbing her fingers up and down over it.
Tzuyu found herself pushing against Mina's hand, and as she kept her middle finger inside Tzuyu's lips, Mina began to rub against Tzuyu with her whole hand.
After a minute of watching Tzuyu push against her hand in the mirror, Mina shifted further to the side and brought her left hand back over Tzuyu's ass.
Sliding her hand between Tzuyu's cheeks and further down, Mina found Tzuyu's pussy from behind.
She slid one finger into Tzuyu easily as Tzuyu pushed back against her, eliciting an
"Oh!" as her finger penetrated deeply. Mina could see that Tzuyu was flushed, her hair hanging in front of her reddening face as Mina continued to work on her pussy.
She began to push the fingers of her left hand in and out of Tzuyu's pussy with a regular rhythm, pushing on Tzuyu's clit with her right each time she penetrated with her left.
Tzuyu leaned further, pushing her ass outward. Mina worked a second finger into Tzuyu from behind as Tzuyu began rocking back and forth between Mina's hands, her breathing becoming ragged.
"Yes... almost... keep.... OH! OH!" Tzuyu suddenly stiffened against Mina, her pussy spasming around Mina's fingers. Mina continued rubbing over Tzuyu's clit as Tzuyu rode her fingers through her orgasm, slowing as Tzuyu seemed to pull back from Mina's hand.
Tzuyu was spent, breathing hard, as Mina pulled her fingers out of Tzuyu. She leaned in to give Tzuyu a small kiss.
"You okay?"
"Oh, I'll be fine, just give me a sec," Tzuyu answered, out of breath. Feeling her wet fingers, she brought them up to her face, giving a lick up the side of one finger to taste Tzuyu's pussy. Mina heard a small gasp and turned to see Tzuyu watching her closely. 
"You know, watching ourselves was so hot Mina." Mina just smiled, looking into Tzuyu's eyes, and slid the whole length of her finger into her mouth.
Mina made a show of cleaning off both fingers that had been in Tzuyu while Tzuyu watched, mesmerized.
Then Mina leaned in to give Tzuyu a kiss, sharing the flavor she'd been enjoying. The two women kissed for a few more seconds, and then Tzuyu straightened. "Okay, now weren't we going to the bed?"
Mina laughed.
"Couldn't help myself," she said while managing to not look at all sorry while pulling Tzuyu's hand towards the bed.
Tzuyu smirked as Mina plopped down on it and opened her arms as Tzuyu responded by climbing onto the bed herself, however, Mina brought her hands to Tzuyu and yanked her down hard as Tzuyu yelped a bit onto the bed, lying with her face very close to Mina and glancing into her eyes.
Both giggled at the sudden action of Mina.
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But it wasn't long till Mina reached out and pushed Tzuyu's hair off her face before giving her another kiss, smaller this time. 
They lay there together for a few minutes, kissing gently, Tzuyu still warm from her orgasm and catching her energy.
Mina shivered again, not from cold this time, but from the intimacy of molding her naked curves to Tzuyu's.
She could feel their breasts touching, their belly...and then Tzuyu insinuated her leg between Mina's and grabbed her to pull her tight against her down there as well.
Mina could feel the flesh of Tzuyu's pussy as it touched her, and the heat from it. 
Her own pussy made contact with Tzuyu's leg, and she reflexively adjusted to get better contact, pushing back against Tzuyu.
Tzuyu smiled, and Mina gave her a hard kiss in response as she felt a new rush of heat to her pussy.
Laying pressed against one another, Tzuyu kissed Mina gently.
Mina found herself rocking slightly as they continued to kiss, her pussy moving against Tzuyu's leg, creating gentle friction. There was no urgency to her movement, just the closeness of soft and tender kisses, with both women relaxing and lying comfortably together.
"I like this," whispered Mina after a few minutes.
Tzuyu smiled. "It is nice, isn't it?"
Mina smiled back, licking Tzuyu's lower lip softly and Tzuyu kissed Mina back and expressed more through her lips than words could ever do. Her body pressed against Mina's as her tongue entered her mouth.
Everything in the world felt right for the two.
Mina held Tzuyu tightly as she enjoyed her lips.
She moaned as Tzuyu kissed her deeper and more passionately and Mina couldn't stop her hands from running up and down Tzuyu's body.
Everything about Tzuyu made Mina want her more in that moment. She couldn't stop her hands from going down and squeezing Tzuyu's hot little ass.
She then grabbed Tzuyu by the hair and pulled her in for a deep and passionate kiss. Mina accepted the challenge of fully committing herself to this moment.
Both ladies continued kissing deeply as their tongues met in the middle just as their energies crashed into each other.
Mina moved one of her hands from Tzuyu's hair back down to her ass and gave it a hard squeeze as Tzuyu moaned and returned the favor by grabbing Mina's ass.
Mina moaned louder while Tzuyu began rubbing Mina's ass while she kissed her. 
She then moved her hands up and down Mina's entire body, taking time to appreciate her ass as well as her body.
"You’re beautiful," hushed Tzuyu as she broke the kiss, “everything about you is," she added, as she began rubbing again while rolling on top of Mina and placed one of her hands up to the beautiful set of breasts she desired so much.
Despite Tzuyu's efforts to keep her relaxed, Mina squirmed and moaned uncontrollably from her touch as Tzuyu fondled her breasts, playfully twisting her nipples.
Mina could barely kiss Tzuyu with all the moaning she was doing and desired the sensation of having her body touched.
Tzuyu leaned towards Mina's chest and placed kisses all over as Mina's heart filled with love, Tzuyu looked into her eyes and said, "I love you Mina."
It wasn't often that Tzuyu was a romantic kind of person.
It'd take a lot to get her to be sweet and affectionate, but for Mina, her wife, it was easy as 1,2,3.
Mina couldn't take it anymore.
Tzuyu was just so perfect to her as well.
She could no longer stop her actions from showing just how grateful she was to have Tzuyu in her life and wrapped her arms around her wife and locked her lips with her gorgeous woman.
She brought Tzuyu down on top of her and they kissed deeper and more passionately than they had ever kissed anyone before.
Tzuyu took a full grasp of Mina's breasts, squeezing them as she stuck her tongue deep inside Mina's mouth.
Mina looked up at Tzuyu and…
"Thank you for making me feel special." She felt understood in a way she never felt before.
"You’re my wife after all," said Tzuyu, with a smile. Making Mina happy brought just as much joy to Tzuyu.
Mina looked into Tzuyu's eyes.
She could sense Tzuyu's desire to take care of her needs. Mina was so turned on and ready to be vulnerable with the beautiful woman. 
She was ready to let go of any inhibitions and follow her heart's desires.
Mina laid on her back and Tzuyu was on her side, pressing her body against Mina's, stroking her hair as she kissed Mina once again. 
Tzuyu then slid her hand underneath and began rubbing Mina's wet clit.
"You feel so good~" Mina exclaimed. 
The sensation of Tzuyu's touch was high already, but only Tzuyu was able to create more intense feelings.
"Yeah," said Tzuyu, as she continued rubbing, "you like that baby?"
"Yes~ I do~ I love it when you play with me~" moaned Mina. 
Her sexy little body squirmed around as the brown-haired beauty continued tickling her clit Tzuyu giggled as her wife squirmed. 
"K-kiss me..." Mina moaned continuously. 
She couldn't control her body with the sensation she was feeling. 
"I-I want to k-kiss you!" she finally said, between as Tzuyu placed her lips on Mina's, not letting her catch her breath. 
Their tongues played with one another's as Tzuyu continued to tickle Mina's wet little clit. 
Mina hung on to Tzuyu, submitting herself to the woman that made her feel so sexy as she squirmed and pulled Tzuyu in tight, and reached around Tzuyu's body to squeeze her ass.
"Hmm~ play with me too~"
With Mina's other hand, she palmed one of Tzuyu's tits. 
"Hmm!" "Hmm~"
Tzuyu was now moaning just as much as Mina was while she continued to rub her clit.
Suddenly Mina's lips released as her head snapped back and she let out a long moan. 
"UGHHHHHHHHH!" she moaned, as her eyes crossed from the pleasure of a large orgasm.
Mina closed her eyes as she breathed heavily.
She was left satisfied as her body released the pressure of another intense orgasm.
Tzuyu was genuinely happy to give her beautiful friend the pleasure she deserved.
She continued to pet Mina's soaking wet pussy as she held her with care and placed a soft kiss on Mina's forehead as she watched her catch her breath.
"Wow..."
"I really enjoy making you cum," Tzuyu whispered. "May I do it again?"
"Please," Mina begged, as she blushed and Tzuyu giggled.
Then their kissing accelerated, and Tzuyu began to push back a little more against Mina's slow movements. Already damp, Mina knew she was getting wetter, and wondered if Tzuyu could feel it.
Mina's hand trailed down to stroke Tzuyu's breast, then further down around her and to her butt, rubbing over it. Tzuyu's hand was already on Mina's ass from before, pulling her in and holding her to keep their contact.
As the two began to move together, Tzuyu began to squeeze Mina's ass more firmly. Mina could feel her cheeks separating as Tzuyu pulled her in close.
Mina found herself beginning to rock a bit more purposefully against Tzuyu.
She hooked her leg up higher, trying to press her pussy more firmly against Tzuyu's leg. As she did this, Tzuyu's hand slid further back from rubbing Mina's buttock, and her fingers grazed over Mina's pussy from the back.
She began lightly stroking Mina's pussy, running her fingers up and down her slit, over the skin of her outer lips. From this angle Tzuyu was just able to sneak her finger inside Mina's lips, barely enough to tease, pulling out to stroke Mina's lips again.
As she ran her fingers up and down, Tzuyu's fingers touched Mina's anus at the top of the trail of her fingers. Tzuyu touched very lightly at first, not knowing how Mina would react.
But when Mina continued to move against her without reacting, Tzuyu began to include Mina's asshole into the path her fingers were taking, touching it lightly, running her fingers down and slightly between her lips, down further almost to where Mina's body was connected to Tzuyu's, and back again.
Each time Tzuyu dipped into Mina's pussy, Mina tried to push back against her hand while still keeping her clit pressed against Tzuyu's leg.
After a minute, Tzuyu shifted her body, breaking their kiss so that she could pull Mina up a little more and effectively slide down a little farther to reach Mina better from behind.
Now she could actually slide her finger into Mina's pussy, still not deep, but enough for Mina to feel her inside.
Tzuyu could feel just how wet Mina had gotten as she continued to rock against Tzuyu's hip as Tzuyu's fingers moved in and out in rhythm with her rocking.
Mina was breathing heavily as Tzuyu touched her, feeling a slow buildup to an orgasm that was still a ways off, but which she could see coming.
Mostly it was the pressure on her clit that was getting her there, but Tzuyu's teasing behind her was delightful agony. She really wanted Tzuyu deep in her, but it just wasn't going to happen from this angle.
Tzuyu continued to finger Mina's pussy, alternately penetrating and withdrawing just to stroke the outside, from Mina's asshole down past her pussy towards her clit. 
From her movements pushing back against her, Tzuyu knew that Mina was excited and wanted more, but she was enjoying just this level of touch.
She shifted to focus a bit more on her touch on Mina's ass along with her pussy, and when Mina didn't object to repeated stroking, she pushed on her asshole slightly.
Just as when Tzuyu dipped into her pussy, Mina pushed back against this pressure, giving Tzuyu a green light to play a bit more. She dipped back into Mina's pussy and began to spread Mina's wetness over her anus.
Putting a little pressure on Mina's rosebud, Tzuyu could feel the muscle resist as she pushed. Tzuyu felt Mina let out a breath, and pulled back from her far enough to glance up at Mina's face and murmur,
"Is this okay?" Mina's eyes were closed, and she just gave a jerky nod.
Tzuyu dipped her finger into Mina's pussy one more time, getting it thoroughly slick, then returned to start sliding it into Mina's asshole.
Angling her finger, she began to slip in, pausing as her first knuckle reached the edge of Mina's anus. 
Tzuyu loved the feeling of entering Mina, her tight ring clenching her finger, so much tighter than her pussy. 
She pushed further, her first knuckle pushing past Mina's ring, then her second.
Mina groaned as she felt open to Tzuyu, and Tzuyu felt herself penetrate to Mina's core, feeling the heat inside Mina's ass.
Pushing back as Tzuyu entered her, Mina was almost gasping as she felt Tzuyu penetrate her this way.
The dual sensations of her pussy rubbing on Tzuyu's hip coupled with the pressure in her ass were remarkable, and she could feel her orgasm, which seemed distant just a moment ago, rising rapidly.
She began bucking harder against Tzuyu, trying to get more pressure and friction on her swollen clit, and also wanting Tzuyu to push further into her ass.
"More..." she gasped, and Tzuyu obliged by pushing her finger into Mina's ass as deep as she could, pulling Mina against her as she did. The sensations built rapidly, and Mina felt herself go over the edge, pushing hard against Tzuyu as Tzuyu pulled her ass tight.
"Oh god," she burst out. "Oh, Oh, Tzuyu... Oh!" Mina bucked against Tzuyu once more, then twice, her asshole clenching around Tzuyu's finger as her orgasm rushed through her.
Tzuyu kept her finger in Mina's ass as her thrusts against Tzuyu slowed. 
When Mina had slowed to just gentle rocking against Tzuyu, Tzuyu slowly pulled her finger from Mina and she gave another small gasp as she felt Tzuyu pull out, leaving her with a strange feeling of emptiness.
Tzuyu shifted, rolling Mina off of her leg and onto the bed next to her, still keeping contact with her hand on Mina's ass.
Tilting her head up, she gave Mina a small kiss. But then, before Mina could come down all the way from her orgasm, Tzuyu began to move downward.
She kissed Mina's breast but then continued further, trailing kisses down Mina's belly. Mina's tummy gave a lurch as she realized where Tzuyu must be going.
Tzuyu shifted further and slid her body down the bed. 
Taking Mina's legs in her hands, she opened Mina to her gaze, and without further ado, lowered her head to Mina's pussy.
Tzuyu kissed Mina's pussy lips gently, planting one kiss on each side, adding one above her clit. But then Tzuyu took her hands and spread Mina open.
Mina gasped as she felt Tzuyu's breath on her clit, and then almost immediately felt the soft sensation of Tzuyu's tongue running up her pussy. Mina moaned at the sensation.
Tzuyu then slid her tongue back down and into Mina's pussy, pushing it deep into her, her nose pressing on Mina's clit. 
"Hmm~ Tzu~ Tzu!"
Mina felt another rush of heat to her pussy as Tzuyu commenced licking her with long strokes from top to bottom, dipping her tongue into her pussy, and stroking up to trail her tongue over Mina's clit.
Tzuyu was gentle at first, lapping over Mina's clit with long, slow strokes, using the soft top of her tongue...till she stopped.
Mina looked down at Tzuyu pulling her head back.
"Hmm...we should experience it together," Tzuyu stopped her action and Mina understood her.
So Tzuyu didn't hesitate to straddle Mina's face and lower her dripping wet sex to her mouth, or to lower herself as well and align her mouth with Mina's pussy as well.
Tongues swiped against each other, and they both moaned loudly before returning to their meals. 
Mina swirled the very tip of her tongue around Tzuyu's clit, making the blonde's body shudder against hers. 
"Hmm~"
"Hmph~"
Tzuyu once again started doing things she knows she'd like, and just listened to Mina's always heated reactions to find out what she likes specifically.
Within a minute the entire room melted away from them, and everything about their lives including each other. 
Their shared body heat made them sweat more, and even while their mouths feasted on each other, their hands squeezed and caressed whatever they could reach. 
"God you taste so good Tzuyu~"
"You as well Mina~ I could eat you all day if I could~"
Mina had more of an advantage with the touching since Tzuyu was on top, but neither one of them seemed to mind when she grasped Tzuyu's adding in her hands and squeezed them to add to the stimulation.
Tzuyu briefly hoped that no one could hear them in their apartment because they were not quiet at all, even being muffled into each other's snatches.
Mina let out a scream into Tzuyu's pussy when she felt her teeth on her clit, and Tzuyu was humping Mina'a face with loud, panting breaths that sounded like she was hyperventilating. 
All that mattered at that moment as how they felt together, and how much they wanted to continue to feel together. 
The long gentle strokes, the delicate hands alternately touching the other lightly and pulling the other open added up to something that was somehow different, but which was bringing them to the edge fast.
Tzuyu began lifting and lowering her hip trying to get Mina's tongue to just the right spot.
When Mina finally sucked her clit into her mouth, Tzuyu jolted with ecstasy and clamped down on Mina's head, signaling she was right on target, feeling Mina's tongue really went to work on her clit.
Knowing what had happened before, Tzuyu reached under Mina with one hand to slide her forefinger finger back into Mina's ass, pushing in as far as she could.
Mina gave out a loud, incoherent noise, and with that she came again, her pussy bucking against Tzuyu's face, her ass coming off the bed and pushing down on Tzuyu's hand.
"Hmph!"
Tzuyu pulled Mina tight to her mouth, her tongue continuing to work over Mina's clit. Mina's legs clenched around Tzuyu's head, her ass tightening on Tzuyu's finger again.
Mina returned the favor as she groped one of Tzuyu's firm ass cheeks and the other hand to stimulate Tzuyu's clit as she tongues her pussy.
"Hmm~"
Tongues licked and probed, teeth bit and raked, and bodies writhed and shook, but always together.
"Oh shi-Tzu-Tzu-" Mina clamped her thighs together and Tzuyu knew she was about to come once more.
"I'm not ready Mina, faster!" Tzuyu begged as Mina swiftly paced herself to eat her wife out and join her.
It ended with their hips pushing against each other's mouths frantically, strangled moans of delight muffled by their unwillingness to pull away from their feast, heads buried between thighs like that's where they were always meant to be, and skin-searing fire shooting through their veins.
"Ahh! I-I'm gonna cum! Tzu, if you keep- AHH!"
"I-I can't hold back anymore either! I'm-ahh~~!" 
Both on the dot, came inside each other's inviting mouth as much as outside, slurping every drop they could.
It was an incredible moment, memories created from sensation more than anything else. 
That is what they would remember more, the feeling of being together. 
When they finally had enough energy to pull away, they lay down on opposite ends of the bed, but they were still looking at each other, smiling and already speaking as if they didn't just have one of the best orgasms of their lives.
"Wow..."
"I know...but we're not done," Tzuyu huffed as Mina grinned.
"Good, come here...I think I should return the favor~"
As Mina asked, Tzuyu positioned herself against Mina, head to head and Mina brought her in to kiss her hard.
Tzuyu moved her leg off of Mina and rolled onto her back. Opening her legs just a bit, Mina reached down and looked Tzuyu in the eyes.
Mina began stroking her, Tzuyu's eyes fluttering as she touched her clit. 
She played with her for a minute and then leaned in to kiss her, the kiss fueling the sensation in her pussy as Mina shifted so that she was lying on her side, bringing her other hand up to Tzuyu's breast as she played with her breasts.
Glancing down, Mina decided it was her move and adjusted her head down to lick Tzuyu's nipples. 
Extending her tongue slightly, Mina's licks were tentative at first, just a flick of her tongue on Tzuyu's nipple, and a slow drag of the flat of her tongue under it.
But then as she took Tzuyu's left nipple fully into her mouth, running her tongue over it with more force, Mina was sastified at the sensation of it hardening under her tongue.
She began running her tongue in circles around Tzuyu's nipple, on her areola, sometimes sucking the whole top of Tzuyu's breast into her mouth.
"Hmm~ Mina~"
Tzuyu shivered slightly, the sensations from her breast reaching her pussy and her clit. Mina was enjoying playing, feeling the smooth skin of Tzuyu's breast under her tongue.
Mina moved her hand to Tzuyu's right breast, tweaking Tzuyu's nipple until it was hard, her mouth simultaneously busy on Tzuyu's left breast.
Mina could feel Tzuyu's arm moving as she masturbated. Mina leaned upward to kiss Tzuyu again on her lips, and then moved her left hand downward, sliding down Tzuyu's arm towards her hand.
She covered Tzuyu's hand in her own, feeling Tzuyu rubbing her clit, another finger lodged between her lips.
After a moment Tzuyu pulled her hand from her pussy to take Mina's hand in her own. Mina could feel that Tzuyu's fingers were very wet as she guided Mina's hand to her pussy.
Tzuyu placed her hand over Mina's, pushing it down to her pussy, covering Mina's fingers with her own and almost pushing Mina's finger inside her.
The two women began to play with Tzuyu's pussy together.
With Mina's finger inside Tzuyu, she was free to rub her clit again, but after a moment they switched, with Mina bringing her wet fingers up to rub Tzuyu's clit while Tzuyu opened her legs further to slide two fingers inside herself.
Mina felt herself getting excited again as she touched Tzuyu. Feeling her fingers play in another woman, feeling the slick skin of Tzuyu's pussy, was keeping her on the edge.
Her excitement brought her to the last thing she wanted.
Mina broke from kissing Tzuyu.
"Bring your fingers up," she whispered.
Tzuyu slowly brought her hand up between them, bringing her fingers up to Mina's lips. 
Mina put out her tongue, licking up the side of Tzuyu's finger, then slowly sucking Tzuyu's finger into her mouth.
Licking it clean in her mouth, she then removed it and kissed Tzuyu, sharing the taste.
Tzuyu's taste was slightly stronger than Mina's, but with the same unmistakable tang of sex and excitement. Releasing Tzuyu's hand, which Tzuyu promptly moved back to her pussy, Mina then began to slide down Tzuyu's body.
Reaching Tzuyu's pussy, she positioned herself with her head on Tzuyu's thigh to watch Tzuyu's fingers work over her clit, dipping between her lips and back up.
"Ahh~ Ahh~"
Tzuyu's fingers were working faster now, her own excitement building as she knew Mina was watching, inches away.
Tzuyu put her hand on Mina's head, stroking her hair, wanting to encourage Mina but not push her too far, or too fast.
Mina brought her left hand back to Tzuyu's pussy, playing at the opening of Tzuyu's pussy, seeing Tzuyu's flesh glistening.
Moving closer, she breathed in, Tzuyu's aroma hitting her and making her stomach tense. She blew out, knowing that her breath would tickle, and feeling Tzuyu's hand in her hair exerting very slight pressure and she watched her shiver as she felt Mina's breath between her legs. 
Turning to her silky smooth legs, Mina placed a lingering kiss on the inside of her left thigh, and gradually kissed her way up the inside of her leg, getting close to her hot mound but not touching it.
Tzuyu was sighing while Mina kissed her and she saw that Tzuyu's pussy was slowly opening of its own volition.
Repeating her movements on her other leg, Mina slowly kissed her way up again, loving the soft skin on her lips as she moved toward her goal.
She could hear Tzuyu's moans as she moved closer to her pussy again, and her hips were pushing up, eager for Mina to touch the most intimate part of her young sexy body.
She placed her hands on the inside of her legs to keep Tzuyu exposed to her and she moved forward and slowly licked along her pussy lips.
"Oh yes~ Mina~" Tzuyu exclaimed as her body shook at the first touch of her pussy.
Mina used her tongue on her, running it across her outer lips, teasing her, licking around her entrance but avoiding it and her clitoris, letting the anticipation build. As the moans got louder she placed her mouth over her sweet pussy entrance and licked around it before plunging her tongue into her.
The musky and sweet taste of her sex overwhelmed Mina for a moment as she entered her body with her tongue, and Mina paused, her tongue inside her.
The feeling of Tzuyu's flesh surrounded her and was rewarded with a moan and a sweet, salty taste as she reached Tzuyu's inner core. She tried licking up between Tzuyu's lips, sucking Tzuyu's lip into her mouth.
At the same time, Tzuyu cried out and tried to close her legs at the sudden invasion but Mina's determined hands kept her legs apart and her pussy exposed to her.
"Ahh hehe~ Hmm so good~"
Mina reveled in the control she had over Tzuyu and she started thrusting her tongue into her tight pussy and licking inside her hot body.
Soon Tzuyu was arching her back and shouting out Mina's name as she fucked her sweet pussy with her tongue.
Mina knew she wouldn't last much longer and I knew what I could do to make her orgasm more powerful. She pulled back from her pussy and before Tzuyu could miss her, she pressed two fingers against her glistening pussy entrance.
Her fingers easily pushed into her, parting her pussy lips so Mina could thrust them deep inside her, deeper than her tongue could reach.
Tzuyu shrieked, "Ahhhh, fuck that's good!~" at the feel of her fingers stroking inside her pussy.
Mina looked up, and it was a beautiful sight.
Tzuyu had her eyes closed and was playing with her breasts, her mouth open as she moaned loudly every time Mina pushed deep inside her young body.
Mina continued to probe her pussy, her fingers rubbing her pussy walls with every thrust into her, and she soon found the pace which helped her get closer and closer to her orgasm.
Now Tzuyu was just mumbling, 
"Yes, yes, yes," 
in time with the stroking of her fingers inside her as Mina could see her clitoris clearly peeking out from its soft protective lips.
Gradually her cries became louder and louder and Mina could feel her pussy get hotter and hotter from her attention.
Timing the moment Mina moved her head closer to her, still with her fingers penetrating her tight pussy.
Knowing she was about to cum, reaching up to hold Tzuyu's hand in her own, Mina suddenly flicked her tongue across Tzuyu's engorged clitoris.
Just that light touch of Mina's tongue on her set Tzuyu over the edge.
She could feel Tzuyu clutching her hand, squeezing it tight as Mina licked her clit.
Not knowing exactly what to do, Mina just did what she knew she liked, giving wide licks followed by more intense pressure.
When she hit a good spot, Tzuyu murmured encouragement, and Mina began to hit the right spot over and over.
Tzuyu felt her orgasm coming, and she began to grip Mina's hand even tighter and gave voice to the sensations in her clit in the form of a long incoherent noise.
It had been a while since the two could commit intercourse, and hearing Tzuyu, that she was going to cum on her face, brought Mina a smirk to know that she still had it.
Tzuyu's hips began rocking, her hand just holding Mina's head as she forced herself against her tongue. Her breathing accelerated, her chest heaving as her stomach rose and fell in time to the thrusts of her hips.
"Ahhhh, I'm cumming, oh yes, oh yes, ahhhhhh!!" Tzuyu finally shrieked as her climax consumed her and her body writhed under her touch.
Mina continued to gently lick across her clit while she came although she found it hard to keep close with all of Tzuyu's bucking and writhing on the bed.
Mina had to firmly hold her thin waist to stop her from moving too far away from her as she kept licking her sweet pussy. 
It was such a sexy feeling to know that she had made her sexy girlfriend cum so hard and so quickly.
Tzuyu's climax darted from one peak to another, a constant rush of euphoria that threatened to overwhelm her. 
Slowly her breathing calmed and Tzuyu slumped back on the mattress.
"Incredible..."
She thrust her hips up, holding her position as she came, falling back to the bed as shudders coursed through her body. 
Mina kept her tongue on Tzuyu's clit, flicking over it as fast as she could now as Tzuyu held her head tight against her.
As Tzuyu's shudders slowed, Mina reverted to a few long, slow licks, helping Tzuyu come back down to earth gently.
However...
Mina wasn't done.
She had Tzuyu in this position and was addicted to Tzuyu's tongue.
Mina quickly hovered over Tzuyu as she watched Mina grab her arms.
"What are you-" 
And before Tzuyu could answer, Mina guided her wife's arms up and kneeling on top of them to simultaneously straddle Tzuyu's face and pin her down.
"Hehe, how horny are you today Mina~" Tzuyu chuckled, some uncertainty in her voice as she tried squirming underneath the weight. 
"It's your fault for that,"
Mina reached down to stroke her wife's hair, meeting her eyes, and Tzuyu gave her a small nod. 
"Well I ain't going to say no to eating you again~" Tzuyu grinned as Mina chuckled.
Biting her lip, Mina lowered herself onto her wife's face and inhaled sharply as a hot tongue pushed through her folds. 
"Ah yes~"
A few licks collected her wetness, then Tzuyu settled into a well-practiced pace that made Mina moan. Her wife knew just what she liked, and Mina tangled one hand in Tzuyu's wavy hair as she leaned back on the other, basking in the sensations.
"That's it, baby..." Mina groaned, clutching at her wife's head as pleasure set her nerves alight. 
It felt so different to be the one in control. 
Tzuyu was usually the one to be taking the charge, but Mina can and will attack back and boy was it unbelievably hot to Tzuyu when she did.
Though Mina's relaxed demeanor was adorable, this was a knockout.
Judging by the dampness of her wife's pussy and the eager tongue on her clit, Tzuyu was enjoying it too, though her wriggling suggested she was desperate for a little attention of her own. 
Mina shifted the hand she was leaning back on to rub Tzuyu's slit, smiling when her wife moaned against her pussy and lifted her hips into the touch.
"Hmm, you look so hot under me~" Mina murmured, slipping her fingers to gently stroke Tzuyu's wet folds and circle her clit with teasing slowness. 
She used the hand in her wife's hair to pull her close, and Tzuyu grumbled indistinctly before beginning to flutter her tongue over Mina's most sensitive point once more. 
She returned to rubbing Tzuyu's clit, firm passes with the slick pads of her fingers that made her wife moan. 
It didn't take long for Mina's orgasm to near. 
"Ah Tzu! Again!" 
Tzuyu's skilled tongue and the unfamiliar but intoxicating thrill of dominance had a hot tension ready to snap inside her. 
Mina quickened her fingers, trying to hold back from her peak and using her knowledge of her lover's body to bring her wife to the edge with her.
She was the only one to tip over, though, and Tzuyu whined in disappointment as Mina let out a low moan. 
"Ohh fuck! Tzu! Ahh! Ahh...~"
She clutched at Tzuyu's hair, wave after wave of bliss rocking her body and leaving her weak. Her legs tensed and spasmed, her stomach flexing with each bolt of pleasure.
Mina moved to the side, slipping her fingers out from Tzuyu's soaking pussy and laid on the side of Tzuyu, whose face was dripping with her juices.
"You look so hot..."
 And Mina didn't hesitate to kiss her as Tzuyu kissed her back.
"Hmm~"
"Mphh~"
Both of them moaned into each other's mouths as they molded and fit together so perfectly, and the soft, pliant globes of either breasts pressed against their own.
Their bodies writhed, flesh against supple flesh, as their lips met and parted too many times to keep count. 
But it was such a different kiss in comparison to everything else that night. 
Lips pressed together so softly that if it wasn't for the lovely tingling sensation that spread throughout their bodies, they wouldn't even register the contact. 
Mina drew out Tzuyu's tongue with her own, memories of exactly what each other's tongues can do lit their senses ablaze, and neither one seemed content to be in the other's mouth for long before switching sides.
Their bodies never stopped moving completely, and every second of contact only seemed to add fuel to the kiss that was overwhelming them both.
But they understood that it was their love for another, a love that can't be replicated by another.
When they finally stopped kissing, their lips stayed just centimeters from each other for a while longer, both of them hoping one would continue the kiss. 
"Mina..." Tzuyu said so softly that Mina barely recognized the voice. 
She never knew that one word could be filled with so much feeling and the fact that it was her name that was said made it so much more poignant. 
"I truly love you..."
Mina smiled at her wife and graced her hand up to play with her hair.
"I know, and I love you too Tzuyu. We're going to spend the rest of our lives together, I'm not letting you go for anything." Mina uttered back as Tzuyu's face lit up.
That once-in-a-blue-moon expression that only Mina could achieve.
"Neither I to you Mina," Tzuyu said back and scooted closer to her wife and both girls enjoyed each other's presence, regaining the energy that they lost in their love.
Closing her eyes as she slid one of her legs between Mina's so they were entwined at the ankles, Mina leaned up and gave a peck on Tzuyu's forehead.
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"Merry Christmas Tzuyu."
"Merry Christmas Mina."
And the two cuddled up, eyes shut, and let the exhaustion take them away.
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And that's that!
So not much to say, but Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everyone!
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New Year's Eve, 1986
Summary: Steve cooks dinner for The Party on New Year's Eve while wearing his mother's old "Kiss The Cook" apron.
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Artwork by the talented @yendts​!
The apron isn’t even his. His dad had given it to Steve’s mom when he was in grade school as a joke. Cooking was a rare affair in the Harrington household, but when the nanny was out sick or unavailable due to prior commitments, Mrs. Harrington would muster the will to prepare a bowl of cereal or a plate of scrambled eggs and toast for her son before he ran out the door to catch the bus. Regardless of the dish's simplicity, she was adamant about wearing an apron to avoid staining her fancy silk shirts or lace-adorned blouses. Up until a certain point, before Steve was deemed old enough to use a stove or face a full day of school on a single granola bar, she would entertain his insistence at planting a boyish peck on the apple of her cheek when she hooked the apron on her neck and secured the strings around her fine waist. As Steve grew in age, height, and ability, those light and heartwarming moments between mother and son became less and less frequent. By high school, he was relying on chalky protein bars in the morning, school lunches, and cold pizza or TV dinners that required a microwave and a quick stir. 
Things are different now. Hawkins is different. Steve is different. 
The town, while no longer the gateway to hell, borders on desolation. Those wealthy enough to vacate put their houses on the market or took the hit and fled within days and even hours of the supposed earthquake—including Steve’s parents. He came home one day following a shift at Family Video to find a FOR SALE sign pitched in the front yard without a word from his parents. Robin helped him box his belongings and Eddie offered the wide belly of his van to transport his belongings to a two-bedroom apartment in his price range. 
So while many have retreated to supposed greener pastures, The Party remains. Steve’s not certain Hawkins will be his home forever, but for now, it’s where he needs and wants to be. The determination to see Dustin, Max, Lucas, and even Mike fucking Wheeler survive high school and live out their weird, awkward, and nerdy teenage years with some semblance of peace keeps him steady and focused. And the distraction of caring keeps the pain that nips at his heels from rising any higher. 
That’s why tonight, on New Year’s Eve, he isn’t getting blasted at a bar or cozying up with some stranger at a house party. Instead, he’s in his cramped apartment kitchen managing a nearly full stove and a blistering oven while “Manic Monday” by The Bangles plays on the radio. Sweat is beading at his temples along his hairline from the forced warmth the appliances are emitting. He uses the tea towel draped across his broad shoulder to dab the moisture up before snatching the wooden spoon that’s laying across the bubbling water to stir the softening pasta. He’s not sure if everyone even likes chicken alfredo or what teen will stomach a side of roasted broccoli, but he knows Max is hardpressed for a homecooked meal, Robin likes to consider herself cultured and will force down anything, and there’s nothing a quick swat to the side of Dustin’s big head can’t cure. As for Eddie, he seems content to scarf down whatever he happens upon—dry cereal, lukewarm beer, a gourmet meal, a can of cold beans. The guy eats like he’s not sure when the opportunity will present itself again—and doesn’t that make Steve’s insides twist and his heart clench. 
They arrive in a flurry. Cold air from the hallway rushes into the kitchen every time the door is shoved open without a knock. At this point, they all have keys, Steve both desperate to avoid silence and eager to give them all a getaway when needed. Sure, he regrets the decision on the occasion that Dustin uses it to host a game of Dungeons and Dragons without warning, but he doesn’t mind when those impromptu game nights lead to Eddie playing a new record for Steve in the living room after the campaign comes to a close. In those instances, it’s common for Steve and Eddie to doze off on the blue plaid couch given to him by Robin’s parents until one of them jerks awake from a nightmare or a neighbor slamming a door shut. More often than not, Steve is the one to wake, and after he chugs a glass of water in hopes of settling his nerves, he grabs the sherpa blanket from the hall closet and drapes it across Eddie’s prone form.
He doesn’t know who will stay tonight, but he used what was left of his last paycheck to buy a few more blankets and pillows just in case he has a full house of drowsy kids and friends. 
They all greet Steve in their own unique and annoying ways. 
“Is that broccoli I smell? Steve, my mom feeds me enough vegetables, dude.” Dustin complains with a whiny tone. 
Lucas tells him about what basketball skill he’s on the verge of mastering; Erica rolls her eyes with so much piss and vinegar that it has him questioning how she hasn’t lost an eyeball yet. 
Max grunts out a “hey” as she uses a cane to maneuver the small space. 
The carpool crowd of the Wheeler siblings, Byers siblings, El, and Argyle patter in with such a subdued and quiet energy that he barely notices until Jonathan’s pat on the back causes him to crane his neck around. 
Before he can turn back to the simmering alfredo sauce, Robin is lifting herself onto the only space of open, clean countertop next to him. She gives his shoulder a flick, sticks a finger in the sauce, offers a nod of approval, and starts yammering about her day with more details than his brain can compute. Regardless, he does his best to keep up and nods when he loses track of the narrative. 
Eddie is the last to arrive, and Steve certainly notices enough to turn around and away from the steaming stove. The metalhead shoots through the door like a loose canon, bouncing on the balls of his feet as he kicks off his weathered sneakers. They land half on the mat and half on the tiled floor as he announces his presence with an abundance of zest and enthusiasm. Nancy catches sight and bends down to shift them over. Steve laughs and turns back to the sink where he needs to drain the industrial-size amount of fettuccine. 
“Hold up,” Robin quips, voice a whisper but tone alarmed. Against his better judgment, Steve freezes when he realizes that what he’s wearing is the catalyst for her surprise. When he has anyone over for dinner, he typically finishes cooking prior to them entering the apartment. 
Shit, he thinks, glancing down at the apron with a grimace. 
Everyone erupts into either howls of laughter or fake gags. He flicks Dustin’s hat off of his head and scowls at Mike. His middle finger is raising on its own accord, but El shifts into his line of vision and pushes onto her toes to press a quick kiss to his cheek. His hand drops and he smiles at the genuine sweetness he discovers on El’s face. 
“Thank you for cooking for us, Steve,” she says without preamble. 
“Yeah, my perfect-haired dude,” comes Argyle’s deep, drawn-out voice as he steps forward and into Steve’s space. “Many thanks for opening your humble abode up to us.” The kiss lacks the gentleness of El’s, but it’s full of unhindered appreciation. The shock of it brings a warmth to the apples of Steve’s cheeks. 
No one else seems to be getting in line so Steve coughs to clear his head and the air. “Right, uh,” he mumbles out. “Food should be done shortly, so grab a drink and sit the hell down—and try not to break anything,” he finishes with a pointed look at Mike and Dustin.
Before he can spin on his heels and hide his face from view, Eddie’s doe eyes latch on to his. His usual pale skin has a dusting of color that mirrors the blush wine Nancy is uncorking and he’s tugging at the cuffs of his jacket sleeves. The thing that really makes Steve’s stomach swoop, however, is the intensity that’s swirling in the metalhead’s brown irises. They both swallow and drop one another’s gazes. 
Out of the corner of his eye, he can see that Robin’s mouth is slightly ajar. “Jeez, Steve,” she grits out, this time actually in a whisper just for their ears. “Here I am still working on getting my first kiss from a girl, and you’ve got a freakin’ queue going. Step right up! Take your pick! Come one, come all! The boy wonder is awaiting with his pouty lips and brooding stare.”
Steve chuckles and shakes his head at her antics but his face turns a little sour after a moment. “There’s only one person I’m hoping will be in that line at midnight, Robs.” 
“I know, I know,” she acknowledges. “Don’t play dumb though. Did you see his face? I’m surprised he didn’t lunge like a rabid dog or melt into the floor and become a permanent fixture," she comments. “By the way, very tactile selection of cooking attire.”
Steve scoffs in disbelief. “I didn’t wear this on purpose!”
“Sure, you didn’t,” she quips with an exasperated eye roll. “I believe you.”
“Screw you, Robs!”
Before sitting down at the table, Steve makes sure to shuck off the apron and hang it on the handle of the oven. 
Dinner involves a cacophony of slurping, happy hums of contentment, and the boys discussing what movies they want to see next year and complaining about their fast-approaching return to the halls of Hawkins High with irritated digs from Max and Erica sprinkled in. Throughout most of it, Steve finds himself observing. Robin talks between bites of food to a smirking Nancy. Jonathan and Argyle are looking longingly at the food and savoring each bite—a telling glaze clouding their respective eyes. Eddie seems to be doing the same as Steve. Taking it all in. He knows the metalhead has his bandmates, but this mismatched, makeshift gang takes the cake. Steve doesn’t try to even understand it. He doesn’t know why but it works. They work. 
From across the table, their eyes cross paths once again and pause. It’s always hard to peel his gaze away from Eddie—especially as of late. They’ve grown closer. Spending more and more time in each other’s atmospheres. Sometimes with no real reason aside from having nowhere else to go or not wanting to be anywhere else. Steve’s had friends, mates he’d throw parties with, toss a football around with, grab a burger and fries with. But this is something all its own. 
Robin is his best friend. Someone he spills his guts to on the daily. Eddie is on the cusp of that, but there’s another layer there that Steve is working through at a rate and ease he never expected. He hates Eddie’s taste in music. He hates the volume at which he listens to it. He hates how much his energy never seems to wane. But he also likes Eddie. A lot.
When the realization made itself known, it slammed into his chest and clobbered him upside the head. Another theoretical concussion to really scramble his brain and tear through every belief he had about himself. Robin was there to help him through it. Determined to convince Steve that the same instant acceptance he offered her was what he deserved too. The uncertainty still appears from time to time, but he’s proud of himself. He feels as though the hard edges crafted by his parents and his former coaches and the Country Club of Hawkins have been all but chipped away to reveal someone he recognizes and wants to get to know better. And that someone appreciates and longs for the companionship of a woman or a guy—or at least Eddie Munson.
He knows he’s about to trip face-first over the line between what’s an OK amount of time to hold someone’s stare, but Eddie has resorted to sticking his tongue out in a messy attempt to catch a noodle that’s dangling from his fork. Steve decides it's gross and endearing. He keeps his responding smile small and feels child-like joy blossom in his chest. It begs him to snatch a piece of broccoli from his plate and throw it at the other man. Against his well-trained judgment, he does just that. The floret gets caught in a frizzy curl and hangs mid-air. The look of feigned offense that blooms on the metalhead’s face ignites a chocked-out laugh in Steve’s throat. It’s loud enough to catch the attention of everyone at the table. Moments later, broccoli is catapulting in all directions. It lands on plates, in the sink, down shirts, and on the floor. Steve puts a stop to the chaos when he spots Mike grabbing for a noodle coated in alfredo sauce.
During clean-up efforts, Eddie saddles up behind a kneeling Steve to pluck a piece of food from his chestnut mane and popping it in his mouth. “I’ll give it to you, Harrington,” he comments with a playful husk to his voice, “you make food that’s good enough to eat and wear.” 
“Gross, Eddie!” hollers Mike at the interaction. “You probably just consumed at least half of a can of hairspray!”
Eddie shrugs and says, “I’ve eaten worse,” and saunters into the living room. 
They’ve been doing this for a few months now. Engaging in exchanges that border on innocent and flirtatious. Eddie gives just as good as Steve, if not better if the former jock tallies the number of times he’s left sputtering or with a warmth seeping across the surface of his skin. Steve knows Eddie is gay. Eddie is smart about not letting that flag fly in the “real” world—he has to be in Hawkins—but in the safe confines of The Party or even at The Hideout, Eddie allows it to wave with ease. 
At first, Steve suspected that the metalhead was just a flirt or found joy in making other people squirm. But Robin was quick to correct his thinking. Noting how there was a clear difference. While Argyle loved up on each and every person willing to receive his affections, Eddie reserved his heated lines, looks, and touches for Steve and Steve only. After a while, the former jock couldn’t deny Robin’s observations. And yet, there’s still a doubtful piece of him that wonders if it’s all a joke. A means to an easy laugh at the expense of Steve’s forgotten macho persona. And the thing is, Steve wouldn’t blame Eddie. He gets that he was an entitled, hotshot asshole. But the hurt and disappointment that bubble beneath the surface at the possibility are so very real. 
For the remainder of the night, the group plays board games in the living room, using the wobbly coffee table to roll dice and move pawns. There isn’t enough space for everyone to gather around it, so they team up and take turns. Eventually, Steve exits to the kitchen with Robin and Nancy. They sit at the table, Nancy telling Robin about what classes she’s taking next term at Emerson. Steve tries to listen, but he notices the pile of dirty plates in the sink and the urge to not wake up to them in the morning is enough to pull him away from the conversation. He lets the water heat up and reaches for the apron. He’s taking a chance at being the butt of another joke, but he’s ruined one too many shirts to questionable stains at this point for his minimum wage job to handle. He’s halfway through the stack of dishes when the music sounding from the radio comes to a halt and he hears a cassette being clicked into the tape player. The chords, the bass, the beat—everything is heavy from the start. Steve guesses it’s Metallica, but he knows it’s Eddie at the helm. 
He wants to yell at him to turn it down, fearful of his ancient neighbors, but Dustin’s joyous hoot at the song choice drags the demand back down his throat. It’s New Year’s Eve, he thinks—they can suffer for one night. 
He imagines the pair thrashing around the space, throwing their bodies onto the couch. As they get older, Steve feels more and more like a parent to Dustin. Not a babysitter. They joke about him being the “mom” of the group and to be honest, Steve has stopped fighting the label. He kinda is. He’s not sure where that leaves Eddie. Ever wild and whimsical. He supposes he’s the fun guardian. Who keeps watch but not in a meddling manner or worrying way. They’re a good team when he thinks about it. 
He must get so lost in his thoughts that he doesn’t realize someone is next to him drying the clean but dripping plates until an elbow is poking into his side. 
Eddie grins at him.
“Can’t let you have all the fun.”
Steve rolls his eyes and lets a smirk tug at his lips. “Never.”
They finish the dishes in somewhat silence, Eddie bobbing his head to whatever hellish tune comes on next and flicking drops of water at Steve. The former jock is seconds away from spraying the water flow into his face when Mike’s voice screeches, “Ten minutes and counting! Get in here or you’re gonna miss it, losers.”
El shushes him, and Robin and Nancy grab their glasses of either wine or champagne from the table and head to where the group is quieting down to listen to the news broadcast live from Times Square in New York City. Steve from three years ago might have convinced himself that he liked the noise and the crowds and the flashy outfits and expensive liquor, but now, between his abused skull and his cracked-open heart, he’s confident in his whereabouts. 
While Eddie tosses the plates with a carelessness that threatens to make Steve’s eye twitch into the cupboard, Steve dries off his hands and moves to remove the apron. The metalhead reaches out to stop him halfway through, the back undone, but the apron still hanging loosely from his neck. Steve looks down. The hand sprawled out on the center of his chest is adorned with chipped black nail polish and clunky sterling silver rings. The one on his middle finger is of a bat that Dustin and Steve chipped in to get him for a graduation present.
Steve pulls his gaze up to search Eddie’s face for an explanation. The same heat he witnessed in the other’s expression earlier in the evening is back. 
“I never got a chance,” Eddie says softly between them. 
A chance? A chance to what? To kiss the him? 
Steve worries that his own silence is the reason for the hesitation that’s mixing with the heat in Eddie’s eyes now. But what if he’s reading it wrong? The possibility tightens his throat with building pressure. Still, seeing the other man uncertain and unsure reminds him too much of the terrified version he first tangled with in the boat house—so much so that he pushes past it and takes a leap. 
“You don’t need the apron’s permission.”
Eddie blinks, the fearful fog lifting from his eyes. “No?”
Steve’s bravery bounds. “I want you to kiss me, Munson.”
Eddie nods as if to confirm he’s gathering and comprehending what’s being communicated. The metalhead’s hand is still on his chest, and Steve feels the need to ground himself, so he grips the edge of the counter with his left hand and wraps the fingers of his right around the other man’s wrist. Eddie bunches the material of the apron at the touch. 
“Midnight is,” Eddie breathes out, glancing at the clock on the wall, “eight minutes away. We could wait.”
Steve shakes his head, somewhat disbelieving at his own transparency when he replies, “Don’t want to.” 
Their lips meet like a wave crashing along the unsuspecting shore. They move with and against one another, pushing and pulling, trying to claim and be claimed. The heat originally reserved for their gazes has transferred to their mouths and tongues and teeth and hands. Steve releases his hold on the sink and the metalhead's wrist to instead grip Eddie’s hips. Eddie slides his palms and fingers to hook around Steve’s neck and tug at the loop of the apron. 
Without much thought, Steve turns and lifts the metalhead up onto the wet counter. Eddie gasps and scowls before diving back in to reconnect their lips. Steve gets a nip to his bottom lip that he suspects is payback. Payback he’s willing and grateful to endure.
By the time they truly separate and break for intakes of air that are longer than two or three seconds, Dustin announces the start of the countdown. 
“Eddie! Steve! Get in here!”
Eddie hops down from his perch and grabs Steve’s hand and tugs him to follow.
The kiss that stems from the clock striking twelve is gentle in comparison to their first. It happens on the outskirts of the living room, where the kitchen tile transitions starkly into the plush carpet. Those who aren’t cheering, shaking noise makers, or exchanging platonic embraces or romantic pecks, take note of the two men with squeals of surprise and yips of amusement.
When they pull away from each other, they’re both red in the face and laughing. 
“Happy New Year’s, Ed.” 
“Happy New Year’s, big boy,” the metalhead replies, grin broad as ever. “Guess ‘86 really was my year.”
It’s Max who gets the last word in though, gritting out a disgruntled “gross.”
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tllgrrl · 1 year
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Heart Beat: a SarahBucky Vampire AU
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Chapter 1, Part 1 “The Beautiful One is coming.”
Relationship: Cardiologist!Vampire Sarah Wilson / Vampire!James “Bucky” Barnes
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San Francisco, California - 1989
It wasn’t supposed to be her. She wasn’t even originally scheduled to be there that night. She’d simply agreed to work someone else’s shift.
That’s where it happened. At work.
Claudette Singh had called St. Francis of Assisi Hospital.
Dr. Arun Singh’s appendix had burst during the 4th inning at their kid’s Little League game, so he wasn’t going to make it to work.
Dr. Nina Chow was his backup, but she was busy giving birth to twins and thus a little bit occupied.
Dr. Max Richards, was laid up with a broken arm and recovering from a mild concussion due a rollerblading accident.
(“Don’t ask,” he replied when asked, but word got out anyway about the drinks, the bet, and how lucky he was. He’d wiped out just yards before the intersection, causing him to miss a collision with a cable car.)
Dr. Sarah Wilson, the on-staff cardiology fellow, was next in the rotation.
Having just hung up on her now Ex, she answered the phone on the first ring thinking she was about to give him another piece of her mind, but instead ended up agreeing to work the upcoming weekend’s night shift because, other than work, her calendar was now completely free.
Again.
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Despite it being an unusually quiet Friday night, a man who had apparently fallen/jumped/was thrown from the roof of a building over on Upper Market Street was being wheeled into the ER at about the same time Sarah was upstairs taking a break in the Doctor’s lounge, and beginning to smell the apple fritter heating up in the fancy new Radarange microwave that replaced the ancient toaster that had finally given up the ghost two weeks earlier.
{*Ding!*}
“Awwwyeah, come here you hot, sweet thannng,” she crooned to herself, opening the oven and removing the treat.
Just as she sat down and picked up her fork—
<<Doctor Wilson. Doctor Sarah Wilson, please call the ER immediately. Doctor Wilson, please call 999…>>
“No! Nononooo,” she wailed. “Can’t a sistah get a proper break?”
“Guess not,” Nurse Sanchez laughed as he glided into the break room gleefully rubbing his hands together. “Don’t worry. I’ll make sure that fritter gets a good home.”
<<Doctor Sarah Wilson, please report to Emergency. Doctor Wilson, to Emergency, please.>>
“Ha-ha. Very funny, Octavio. You and Cynthia got my maple bar yesterday with this trickery. Get your own fritter, you sneaky—“
“My God, what is that delicious smell?!” Head Nurse Robbins practically panted, peeking into the lounge, eyes scanning the room for the source of the aroma.
“Oh, Doctor Wilson! ER just called. Dr. Haddid needs you downstairs, ASAP.”
Nurse Sanchez shrugged. “Sorry, Doc.”
Pouting, Sarah sighed, gave him the plate, and hurried to the elevator.
To be continued…
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Finally. And with a slightly updated moodboard for the actual fic.
Thanks @fleurdelouve for the nudge. I’ve been hesitating with this for too long. (And Thanks Alan Silvestri and Ludwig Göransson for being my soundtrack this morning, assisting me in getting off my ass and start posting this thing.)
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advice for letting go of addiction to junk food? /:
I find that attachment to junk food is often due in part to not really ever falling in love with nourishing whole food ingredients. You're only gonna ever find joy in turning away from junk food when you're just as, or more, attracted to the whole food alternatives you're giving yourself. It shouldn't be about punishment or self-denial. It's about satisfaction, excitement, and self-love. Don't beat yourself up about your current situation. Simply, step forward into this new journey with patience & self-compassion.
💚So, first things first is really developing a longgg list of whole foods that you enjoy. Different fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, seaweeds, foraged plants, seeds, nuts, herbs & spices, and so on. I recommend mostly purchasing what's in season (the taste, texture, and price points tend to be way better!), and visiting farmer's markets when possible (in my state, they take food stamps and have tons of discounts, to make the produce more accessible to all. I hope it's similar where you are). You may have to do some learning about how to identify fresh & ripe produce, determine how to identify good quality, comparing the tastes depending on food preparation methods (boiled vs roasted vs fresh vs pickled), and little things like that. Don't be afraid to try new things. You will likely find that you grow to like things you would've formerly disliked.
💚Next is to get into finding alternatives for your previous favorites. Especially snacks or quick meals. So, let's say that you are super into potato chips and instant noodles...swap that for homemade chips or wedges (you can make them in the microwave, air fryer, or oven - with little to no oil) & a simple noodle soup (packed with herbs, some miso and/or seaweed, a few veggies of your choice, and anything else you might like).
💚It's critical as well to really develop a rolling menu of recipes to make yourself. Your meals don't have to be complex or take ages (something like a taco bowl is great). Focus on simple but flavor-filled meals by highlighting the fresh flavors and spices, and by creating a well-rounded flavor profile in your dishes (for savory dishes: umami/salty + sour + sweet + optionally herby, spicy, and/or bitter). An accent flavor (or something to make the dish pop) is also great, such as citrus zest, liquid aminos, coconut, paprika, sesame seeds, green onion. Have ideas for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, desserts, sauces & dressings, drinks, and snacks & dips.
💚Notice keenly how much better you feel when you reduce the junk food. Choose that good feeling over some really short-lived gratification. Notice, too, how poorly junk food can leave you feeling.
💚Learn to journal or tap into a hobby when your emotions get high and you want something unhealthy to "drown out your feelings." It's not about the fact that those foods aren't great for you. It's about paying attention to your feelings instead of stuffing them away.
💚Eliminate the misconception that it's cheaper eating junk food. You're less likely to feel the natural satiation point when you're eating low nourishment foods, so overeating is quite normal when you eat lots of processed foods. Also, the processing of such foods often is less kind on the earth compared to whole plant foods. So, it's expensive in that larger scale too. And you just aren't your best self - less energy, motivation, and stuff are likely when junk food is your primary fuel. The most affordable foods worldwide are typically satiating whole plant foods (grains, legumes, potatoes, etc).
💚Don't keep junk food around all the time. It turns into an 'out of sight, out of mind' thing.
💚Change the way you grocery shop. Spend time in the produce section especially. Always leave with things like greens, seasonal fruit, frozen fruit/veg, root veggies, etc. Discover which stores have the best options and actually stock quality produce. Wholesalers/big box stores & ethnic markets tend to do pretty good.
💚Create new habits. When you get home from work, you might be used to eating a certain snack. Interrupt that habit with a new one.
💚Stay hydrated. Water-rich produce (like cucumbers, oranges, leafy greens, berries) and drinking water can both help. Sometimes, we seek food when we're actually thirsty.
💚Start your days on a good note with fresh flavors. I recommend fruit for the sweetness and energy. And make sure your meals are satisfying and nutrient-dense, so you aren't starving and looking for energy drinks or anything an hour later.
💚Don't be all-or-nothing in your approach. This helps you to avoid that punishment mindset. It's just about choosing the food that really makes you feel good and happy and content.
💚Try out flavors from around the world. Get into ingredients and flavor profiles you've been missing out on. For example, rosewater, tomatillos, various mushrooms, berbere spice, different curries, dragonfruit, pandan. I just love traveling via my plates. It's an easy way to romanticize your life.
💚Learn to make a good, hearty, interesting salad. Smoothie bowls are a good thing to learn too. These are low-effort meals that are great when the weather is hot, you're busy, and/or your energy is low.
💚Get into making your own condiments. These can add an extra kick of flavor and interest for your dishes. For example, herb infused vinegars and oils, hot sauce, pickled veggies, rich sauces, etc.
💚Avoid food waste. Often when people are trying to eat better, the produce they purchase often goes bad before they can incorporate it into meals. Store items properly to extend their shelf life. Buy some fruit somewhat underripe (if they're a kind that ripens off the tree). Freeze things before they can go bad. Make soup broths, pickles, kimchi, jams, sauces, etc. Make meals around what is ready to be used. Also, don't be overly adventurous and buy too many unfamiliar ingredients at once.
💚And I'll end on an unexpected one. Spend more time outside in nature. You are typically become appreciative all those colors and scents and intrigue in simple/slow food meals when you do.
I wish you the best & I apologize for taking a while to respond.
Lili
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