#also Billy was absolutely shit faced when he appliedb

[pomdori]

AU in which both Steve and Billy are competitors in a baking show.

They immediately (seem to) hate each other but Billy's workspace is right behind Steve's so they can't really avoid each other.

Billy of course uses this to rile Steve up every chance he gets, to him seeing his rival become angry and flustered is sweeter than any cake could ever be.

People ship them and flood the tags with fanart by the time episode 3 airs.

It's the semi-finals when shit hits the fan. Steve accidentally cuts himself so bad that he has to leave the set to have it looked at. The last thing Billy sees is his big doe eyes filling with tears as Steve realizes that there is no way for him to finish his cake and get into the final.

It would be an easy win as both Steve and him were two of the strongest contestants but Billy doesn't want an easy win. If he beats Steve he wants to do it because he was the better one, not because his rival ran out of time to finish his cake.

With super sonic speed he gets his batter in the oven, finishing some rough prep for his cake before rushing over to Steve's workspace, trying to figure out what exactly Steve is trying to make. He tries to finish as much prep for Steve as he can, pulling the cakes out the oven so they can cool down, cutting up some fruit and getting the buttercream started before rushing back to his own workspace, starting to assemble his cake.

When Steve returns, thick gauze around his finger, he returns to a frantic, sweaty Billy and his cakes out the oven, cut up fruit and buttercream being whipped up on his station. He almost starts crying again when he realizes what Billy had done for him. He immediately rushes back into work and actually manages to finish his cake in time.

They both make it to the finale.