#eclair tower

[alice-the-demon]

Basically Philippe Labaguette from Éclair Tower (for @gabaobab )

[gabaobab]

Finally found a cool backstory for Philippe hehehe

[ecoamerica]

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[cantspelldragoonwithoutgoon]

pov you're the warrior of light and your friend who got stuck in the void again* has been cleaning up a bit while waiting for your return

*let's be real, she might do that on purpose at some point, depending on what msq keeps giving >:3 (what a drama queen)

[sanguineterrain]

Hello! Can I please request holding hands while walking, with Clark?

WOOHOO A CLARK REQUEST!!!!! MY GUY!!!! also i kinda changed up the prompt but it's still very hand holding centered. v short. hope you like it!

*swings pocketwatch* oooooh you guys wanna send me clark kent requests soooo bad

clark kent x gn!reader. super fluff. hand holding. chocolatey kisses. 300 words.

request something! I rb all fics to @sanguinelibrary

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"Clark? Clark!"

The marketplace is huge. Still, it shouldn't completely shroud your enormous boyfriend. Usually, you can spot his head towering over the crowd.

And he has super-hearing. So, really, he must be doing this on purpose.

"Clark!" you say, rounding the food stands for the second time.

Then, you spot him. At the pastry cart. Of course.

"There you are," you say, power-walking to him. "I've been looking everywhere for you!"

You grab his hand and tightly lace your fingers with his. Clark blinks bewilderedly, then smiles when he sees your hands intertwine. He takes his change from the baker, then guides you to a table and chairs. There, Clark presents all of his finds.

"Hey. Sorry I disappeared. I was getting us eclairs." He holds up a white paper box. "And I also found that handmade soap you like. And the rosemary sprigs! They were a steal."

You lean against his shoulder, immediately relaxing.

"Mm. You're forgiven, I suppose. But you have to hold my hand for the rest of the day. Can't have you wandering off and wreaking havoc."

"I think you wreak enough havoc for both of us, no?" Clark asks, eyes twinkling.

"I've been cutting back," you say mildly, and Clark holds an eclair to your lips.

You take it in your free hand. The chocolate smears across your lips and you start to let go of Clark's hand to get a napkin, but he holds fast.

"Wait," he says, grinning. "What about your rule?"

"Oh, you're right." You close your eyes and jut out your chin. "Okay, Smallville. I guess you're on napkin du-mmph!"

Clark kisses you, one hand holding yours, the other on your waist. When you break, chocolate is smeared on his mouth too. You start to giggle. He smiles, eyes full of love.

"We make quite the pair, Kent."

And you peck another chocolatey kiss onto his cheek.

[luminarai]

hello! Im visiting Copenhagen in January and was wondering if you have any recommendations of things to do or like cafes/stores/etc to visit?

Hi nonnie! So sorry for the delayed answer, I was down with the flu/plague/?? most of december so I've only just gotten back to my inbox.

I've tried to make a compilation of the recommendations for places to see, eat, and shop that aren't just the usual touristy stuff. I hope you enjoy your trip and the weather won't be too Copenhagen-in-January!

Where to eat (especially bakeries)

Sct. Peders Bageri – The oldest bakery in Denmark! They haveCakery a wonderful selection of traditional Danish baked goods but their seasonal varieties are also incredible.

BUKA – They have a few bakeries in town now and some of the best croissants and pastries.

Cakery Copenhagen – The best eclairs in town, hands down. Always a bunch of fun seasonal varieties and mini versions.

Bertels Salon – They do cheesecakes. And they’re amazing. They have 10+ fresh varieties every day (!) and turned me into a cheesecake lover.

La Glace – They do traditional Danish layer cakes and fancy patisseries as well as hot chocolate ad libitum. Very atmospheric and historic. A bit more expensive all in all but not insanely so.

Torvehallerne – Two large greenhouses full of delicious food and other food/drink related stores. Coffee Collective for coffee, Rørt for Danish smørrebrød, Granny’s House for pastries and Ma Poule for their famous duck sandwich.

Broens Gadekøkken – A small street food market right by the bridge across from Nyhavn. Depending on when you’re here, there’s also an ice skating rink set up during winter.

Mahalle - Lebanese fusion kitchen at affordable prices. You might want to book a table just in case.

Jagger - Burgers! Not the most hyggelige surroundings (a bit too industrial chic) but you can't argue with the food. Highly recommend the milkshakes!

What to see

Glyptoteket – Absolutely gorgeous museum. Free entrance on the last Wednesday of the month.

Thorvaldsens Museum – Also stunning, focused on statues. Free entrance all Wednesdays.

Nationalmuseet – Bog bodies! Their seasonal exhibitions are usually very good.

David’s samling – Smaller museum with free entrance. Classical European and Islamic art.

Kronborg – AKA Hamlet’s castle. Technically outside Copenhagen but you can easily take the train the whole way. I highly recommend doing one of the daily guided tours (no additional cost to the entrance fee).

Rundetårn – A fun look into the old astrology tower with a lovely view of the city. The majority of the inside is one big ramp with some narrow stairs at the end so keep that in mind if you have trouble walking.

Assistentens Kirkegård digital guided tour – If the weather is with you, you can go for a digitally guided tour in the old graveyard, located in a park in the middle of the city. Here’s a link for the app.

Other nice parks in case it's not raining the whole time (Danes love going for a walk, what can I say) include the Botanical Garden, Frederiksberg Have (where you can peek into the elephant enclosure in the zoo) and Kongens Have.

To shop

Vintage shopping: There’s a bunch of good quality vintage stores on Studiestræde and Larsbjørnsensstræde. Also worth a mention is Audrey Vintage on Hyskenstræde, run by a woman who handpicks all the items from all around Europe.

Strøget is the place for high street shopping but I definitely recommend having a look around the inner city’s side streets and down Frederiksborggade (check out the home goods store Maduro here) over the lakes to Nørrebro where you’ll also find some more offbeat stores and great bars and restaurants.

The largest bookstore is Arnold Busck on Købmagergade for books in both Danish and English. Fiolstræde close by has the independent book café Brøg that I highly recommend both for books and for a quick cake + coffee. On Fiolstræde you’ll also find some used bookstores with a variety of options and other smaller shops and cafés.

[galaxygermdraws]

So. As much as I don’t particularly care for TTYD’s gameplay, I do have one reason to keep playing it, and that is for Luigi’s little story about Princess Éclair and the Waffle Kingdom. So. I did these messy little concept art doodles of her. I did just color pick from the eclairs in the background, and those dresses were vaguely used as reference. But, yea, here she is. The emblem is a strawberry because the red dots on her dress are supposed to be like. Strawberries on the green éclair on the top. Also Luigi for size reference. She’s not too terribly tall but she, like everybody, would tower over Mario.

(reblogs with tags/comments are appreciated. Thankyuuuuuu)

[sinful-lanterns]

sorry but the hamel thirst with french references got me cackling for five minutes pls 😭

🇫🇷 HAMEL’S EIFFEL TOWER 🇫🇷

*French music begins to play*

Someone edit a picture of a baguette over Hamel’s crotch area and I will kiss you senseless. Better yet, give Zoya only an Eclair on her dick to show the size difference in their cocks 😭😭

[amethyst-ghoul-backup]

While I work on some requests here are some Era 4/5 Ghoul cooking and baking headcanons:

(Includes Mountain, Aether, Dew, Rain, and Swiss)

Mountain: Absolutely AMAZING at both cooking and baking but prefers baking, memorizes recipes really easily and enjoys testing out any new recipe he finds, loves making pastries with choux dough and his favorite thing to make is eclairs but finds puff pastry to be really annoying to work with.

Attempted to make a croquembouche (basically a tower of cream puffs held together with a kind of caramel) once, ONCE, but then he accidentally bumped into it and it collapsed and he cried for like 40 minutes. Aether sat with him and tried to comfort him as he sat in disappointed silence and REFUSED to talk about it.

Aether: Okay at baking but pretty good at cooking, likes getting recipe ideas from cooking shows, he and Mountain cook most of the group meals for the ghouls, he loves making any kind of Italian food but his favorite thing to make is bread, he makes a really good herb and sea salt focaccia, with fresh rosemary and thyme from Primo’s garden of course.

He found an old Emeritus family cookbook while cleaning out a storage room one time and made one of the recipes he found for Terzo and he loved it (and maybe cried a little bit because it reminded him of the food his mother used to make). He cooked for Terzo at least once a week after that because it filled him with so much pride when Terzo complimented his cooking. After Terzo’s death, Aether left the cookbook on his bookshelf and didn’t touch it for a year. One time Dew had a cold and refused to eat because even the idea of eating anything was making him nauseous. Aether offered to make him anything he wanted and Dew quietly admitted that he would eat Pastina if Aether made it. After that, Aether brought some of the recipes back out and makes them for the pack occasionally.

Dewdrop: Absolutely ATROCIOUS at cooking, somehow kind of good at baking, doesn’t like making pastries because of how exact the measurements have to be, loves making muffins and his favorite to make are blueberry but would never admit it.

He also enjoys sitting in the kitchen while Mountain bakes and helps a little bit sometimes, but really just likes to lick the spoons and bowls (and steal some cookie dough when Mountain isn’t looking). Every so often, in the early morning when the rest of the pack isn’t up yet, Mountain will ask Dew to make muffins for the pack while he makes the rest of their breakfast.

Rain: REALLY bad at both cooking and baking, like he could burn a pot of water if left to his own devices even though it shouldn’t be possible, has ruined multiple pots and pans, accidentally set the stove on fire once and screamed so loud Aether, Mountain, and Cirrus RAN to the kitchen because they thought he was being attacked.

Doesn’t have a favorite thing to make because everything he makes comes out burnt, but LOVES to eat. Will be the taste tester for anything and everything the others make, can and will fight Dew for the leftover batter from whatever Mountain makes. One time Copia was passing the ghoul wing and heard loud growling, worried that something happened he burst into the common area only to find Dew and Rain in a standoff over who got to lick the bowl covered in brownie batter that Mountain was holding.

Swiss: Possesses a little skill in both areas of cooking and baking but isn’t awesome at it, boxed mac and cheese and pre-prepared baking mixes are his go-to, but he can make the basics like scrambled eggs and a decent grilled cheese, likes to spontaneously bake boxed brownies or cupcakes because it’s little work for what, in his opinion at least, is a delicious reward (no hate to boxed baking mixes I love them too Swiss).

He does make great edibles though, like he is the go-to if you want an edible that doesn’t taste like weed, which can be dangerous. Accidentally left a pan of STRONG weed brownies unmonitored in the kitchen one time and when he came back and they were gone he panicked a little bit. On the plus side, they didn’t make it out of the ghoul wing so he didn’t have to worry about stoned Siblings of Sin or a pissed-off Sister Imperator. On the downside, they were very strong and so Swiss had a whole pack of stoned ghouls on his hands. Luckily Aether and the ghoulettes ended up sleeping it off but Dew, Rain, and Mountain did not. Rain went back and forth between staring at himself in the mirror and eating anything he could find in the kitchen. Dew chased his own tail for 40 minutes and then joined Rain in the kitchen and microwaved a bunch of string cheese because he “wanted fried mozzarella sticks but all there is is this stupid unfried mozzarella so I’ll fry it myself in the microwave.” (which is not how that works.. at all) Mountain almost gave Swiss a heart attack because he was just sitting in the dark facing the wall and Swiss is pretty sure he didn’t move or even blink for almost 3 hours.

[elizabethprestel]

8/25 & 8/26 & 8/27/23

Quick stopover in DC before heading to Paris where Larrie had a Parisian patisserie birthday cake that I had to cobble together from macarons and gateau opera because we didn’t go shopping for it until 4pm 😬

Today Papa, cousin Catherine, Larrie and I walked to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower, and I’m very proud of us. Larrie brought her new Madeleine doll (from Gaga and Papa) and we didn’t lose it, another small miracle.

The last two pics are of Catherine at the Eiffel Tower 8 years ago and our attempt to reenact her pose today.

Then we bought chicken and eclairs on Rue Cler and got caught in a lovely Parisian rainstorm.

Larrie loved the Eiffel Tower but was very upset that I didn’t want to buy a 1 euro statue of one on the street. She is a street vendor’s ideal customer. So far her Parisian diet is exclusively carbs and I’m slightly worried about scurvy, but we’re having a great time.

[boobexplosion]

a little sad abt pizza tower

i am very obsessed w PT. it has a gorgeous soundtrack, lovely visuals, impressive and fun animations and character designs. it comes from a lot of video game history but is still really unique. i absolutely think that it is one of the best indie games out there and

there is SO much love put into it.

i think the goblin characters and the tribal cheese should be changed. i did not think the creator was a horrible person for saying something bad 5 yrs ago. i was a horrible vindictive cruel person 5 yrs ago

however. more stuff has come out, like him saying shit like "white n***er". this was not a long time ago. it was only 2 yrs ago. during the peak of blm.

he does not seem like the type to pander to people he doesnt agree with so i dont expect or need an apology. i dont think any of us were "milkshake-ducked". we should not assume people online are flawless and share identical politics and sentiments to us.

but because he is much much farther right than the center-left milquetoast eclair backbone person i expected,

i cannot in good conscience continue supporting such a fantastic game when the stains are this big.

i have not been this enamoured with a video game since tf2. it is really really special to me. i have a lot of grief with the fact that every time i see the game or fanart i think of the shit hes said. i still love the game but i cant in good conscience continue RBing. i will still like the cute community posts you guys make. this was a nice two week rollercoaster but everything must end eventually. i can already see the fandom's numbers slowing over the past three days. i tried to stay on the ship for as long as i could but im not gonna stay. i am. very sad. please update me if mcpig ever responds to the stuff leveled against him and his past.

[rosejigglypuff76]

Decided to showcase all of my teams in Cookie Run Kingdom! 🍪

Not all of the game modes will be showcased here, because of the fact that is either: 🎀 A) The same team that's already shown (Ex; Tropical Soda Islands Team is also My Main Story Team) B) Varies because of the given game mode (Ex; Tower of Sweet Chaos)

Regardless of the aforementioned teams, I decided to showcase all the Cookie Teams that I set up for most of the game modes 🪴

There will be short (or possible long) descriptions for each team member's role, but everything overall is made for fun and created using Cookie Run Comic Studio: https://cookierun.comic.studio/

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Anyways, here are all of my confirmed and set teams in my playthrough of Cookie Run Kingdom! 💖

Guild Battle Team *Pure Vanilla Cookie - Main Healer that's very Adventurous *Dark Cacao Cookie - Strongest Attacker that's Very Stoic *Sea Fairy Cookie - Team's Stunner & Motherly Figure *Cherry Blossom Cookie - The Tank Weirdly Enough & A Strong Girlboss *Herb Cookie - My Secondary Healer that's also My Team's Adorably Polite Mascot Arena Battle Team *Sea Fairy Cookie - Mother but Frail Elemental Bomber *Caramel Arrow Cookie - Fast-Paced Shooter that's Loyal to her Team *Herb Cookie - My Polite and Adorable Healer & Cookie Mascot *Cherry Blossom Cookie - Strongest Ambusher Who's Very Cheerful but Dangerous *Vampire Cookie - Extremely Easy-Going Magic Candy User Dark Mode Team *Dark Choco Cookie - Quiet & Strongest Attacker that's Actually a Sweet Friend *Herb Cookie - My Cutely Politely Kindhearted Healer & Cookie Team Mascot *Sparkling Cookie - Secondary Healer Who's Very Elegant & Caring *Cherry Blossom Cookie - Energetic Girlboss & Strongest Backup Attacker *Cream Puff Cookie - Secondary Support & Third-Party Attacker that's Pretty Clumsy Early Story Exploration Team *Herb Cookie - My First Official Epic Cookie that's Also an Adorably Polite Healer *Clover Cookie - Kindhearted & Kind Support-User that's a Musical Wandering Bard *Eclair Cookie - That Support Cookie that's Literally Just a Nerd *Mango Cookie - Out-Going & Playful Tourist that's Also a Magic-User *Chili Pepper Cookie - Ellie Rose as a Cookie, But with Equally Great Skills Story Exploration Team (aka; My Main Team) *Herb Cookie - My Cutely Polite & Adorably Kind Healer Mascot *Sea Fairy Cookie - Calm & Supportive Motherly Figure that's very strong *Cherry Blossom Cookie - Badass Girlboss & Amazing Ambusher *Caramel Arrow Cookie - Serious but also Loyal & Supportive Archer *Dark Cacao Cookie - First Ancient that I got & Need to Add on my Team that's also Strong but Stoic

[lovesickletters]

💜𝒮𝑒𝑒𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑅𝑒𝒹💜

Red Velvet x Reader (Dead Dove | Dark | Character Death | Violence | Yandere)

Liquorice Cookie struggled to catch his breath as the impact of his back colliding with the wall knocked the wind out of him. Gasps fluttered in his chest as he dazedly fought to regulate the furious pumping of his heart and lungs, the miniature skulls decorating his neck clattering against one another in the hollow chimes of bone against bone. The acrid taste of iron rose in his throat and overwhelmed his senses all too quickly. “S-Surely we can talk this out! I’m sure we could come to an agreement, if you just put me down-“

A tsk left the towering threat of a cookie before him, the same grasp around Liquorice’s torso that had indented the wall just moments before tightened enough for him to bite his tongue and silence his babbling for once.

Rage brewed in the crimson cookie, threatening to bubble over as he stared into the glowing yellow eye looking at him in fear, highlighted like a cat’s eye at night. Revulsion clouded Red Velvet Cookie’s vision as fury blinded his thoughts.

“Talk? I don’t need to talk with scum like you.”

A whimper caught in Liquorice’s throat as Red Velvet Cookie cast a murderous look over his trembling form.

*Earlier…*

Red Velvet Cookie sucked in a breath as his posture tensed, eyes narrowing at the *pathetic* sight before him. That idiotic, shabbily dressed cookie was making small talk with them. What the *fuck* did he think he was doing? Did he think he *deserved* your presence? The ridicule in this simple action was plain to see to any cookie with a set of functioning eyes. They were on a whole other level from that filth, why were they indulging his wonderfully simple-minded behaviour? Perhaps they had taken pity on him.

Red Velvet flexed his monstrous hand against a nearby tree trunk, appreciating the way his carved fingers trailed across the wood, just barely catching on it enough to make a mark on the surface. That was the trouble with his darling. They were too *soft*. Considering other Cookie’s thoughts and feelings, being sympathetic to their trivial little plights. If they wanted to survive in this world they wouldn’t manage on being soft alone. The tips of his claws pressed deeper into the soft wood bark, making an indentation that he worsened by dragging them across, carving shallow marks into the flesh of the tree. That smug smile sprung to mind once more as he raked his claws across the trunk with increasing ferocity. Those infuriatingly bright eyes that always held a mocking look to them and put a sickening taste in Red Velvet’s mouth. That jeering cackle that never failed to make his bloodstream pulse with abhorrence. Red Velvet’s vision began to fill with a curious crimson haze as he felt the back of his head throb under the stress of such strong emotion, a haze that was so thick it almost felt tangible, choking the air around him and curling around his claws individually like a blistering smoke that felt hot and uncomfortable. He was so busy studying this smog it took a few minutes before he noticed the fallen tree before him and the two cookies in the distance casting looks in his direction with confusion and concern. Without a second thought he pulled away back into the shelter of the tree line and made a swift departure.

The treck home did him no favours in this regard, the fresh air and biting wind only causing him to pull his jacket tighter around his shoulders with a huff, seeking shelter in the fur trim that tickled his cheeks. Even worse than the cold was the *heat*. Every part of him burned to the core, it felt like the marrow was melting in his bones, blood bubbling and boiling in his veins. It was hellish, the only relief he sought for was in the freeze frame of his darling’s face just before he left, one written in concern, concern for *him.* The disquiet painted on their expression was higher art than the finest masterpiece located in Eclair’s gallery. An oasis in the heat that scratched at his heart and tore at his chest. A brief gulp of air before he was dragged back under into the turmoil of the waves of jealousy that pushed and pulled him this way and that. Red Velvet found his pace slowing as he mulled over the divine moment of recognition in his beloved’s gaze, one that was not quite of recognition, but in the process of it, the perturbed indentation of an ever so slight frown creasing their brow as they chased after the tail end of discerning. It was humorous, if not delightful, and a new kind of warmth poured into his figure, closer to that of velvety hot chocolate that quenched the aching fire consuming him, if only for a moment of peace as his cheeks flushed at the thought of their sweetly perplexed expression.

To his dismay, the heat and stifled air of the cake tower to which he called home did nothing to clear the fog smothering his headspace, if anything it worsened it, the dense haze swarming his every thought like a plague of red beetles, scuttling hither and to, devouring what little remained of his sane and safe thoughts. The only thing shining clear through the fog was those *damned* eyes, shining bright as if to taunt him, to tell him he would never be as close to his darling, would never feel the same friendly pat on the shoulder, not when he skulked and brooded in the shadows like a common thief. Not while the real thief ran around scott free in the light.

Red Velvet was pulled from his thoughts with little to no warning by a cool, wet sensation on the back of his regular hand. A small yip followed the lick to his hand, greeted by the sight of one of his beloved cake hounds looking up at him, holding a small red ball in its mouth in excitement for playtime. Despite himself, he couldn’t help the genuine smile that crept up on him, kneeling down to wrestle away the throw toy to toss it away for the cake hound to scamper after with a series of joyful barks. It wasn’t all bad.

However it wasn’t long before this moment was interrupted by an all too familiar high pitched voice shattering his minute of peace.

“RED VELVET COOKIE? ARE YOU HOME? Where is that beast?!”

A growl of frustration threatened in his throat before it died as quickly as it rose. It seemed he had a guest.

“Talk? I don’t need to talk with scum like you.” Red Velvet caught the end of a whimper dying in Liquorice’s throat before he was silent, allowed Red to continue. “What makes you think. You have the *fucking* right.” His grip *squeezed*, causing his prey’s breath to catch before he eased, if only slightly. “To anything?”

Liquorice wheezed before replying carefully, picking through his words like a field of land mines for what was quite possibly the first and only time in his life, and at this rate looking to be the last as well. “Wh-what do you mea-“ He was cut off by a snarl.

“I mean what makes you think you have the right?? To talk to them, to be near them, *to breathe the same air as them.* You’re pathetic. You don’t deserve any of it.”

It was then that a small bubble of courage popped in Liquorice’s chest, pushing aside his self preservation in the process. “Oh and I suppose you think you do?? Weirdo, always stalking around in the shadows! What have you done for them?!”

Red Velvet was silent for a moment as he was forced to sink his teeth into this particularly harsh truth. No, not truth. It couldn’t be, he would *not* lower himself to that of this… this rat. He was better than that. He would *always* be better. The burning in his blood coaxed him onward, one movement at a time. “You wouldn’t understand. Earthbread would be better off without vermin like you. In fact, I think I’ll do a little pest control.”

It was done. No turning back now. As he knelt to wash his claws off, staining the puddle with a sticky, saccharine, crimson substance. He paused to lick off the particularly stubborn patches, savouring the sweet flavour before sighing contentedly. “If I can’t taste their lips… I suppose this will have to do.”

[gabaobab]

"Eclair Tower"

You play as Philippe Labaguette, a french baker who has to explore a mysterious tower to save his shop from destruction!

[levi-supreme]

Hey hon congrats on your almost milestone haha<3 I would like to put in an order for a English breakfast tea, with an eclair if that’s okay!

My pronouns are she/her and my nicknames are Savi and Lina!

Thank you again for your event CANT wait to see more in the future<33!!

Characters: Jean x fem!reader

Prompts: Jean [English breakfast] and amusement park date [éclair]

A/N: Hello my dear Savi, and thank you so much for the support!!!! Sorry this took so long, and I hope you'll enjoy this fun-filled amusement park date with Jean-boi!!!! I had so much fun writing this one, so I really hope you'll feel the same too 💛

This might be a little longer than usual since there's quite a bit of description involved haha. Also, making reference to an irl amusement park so, please sit back and have fun!!

Rei’s 600 Follower Event: Date-A-Boyfriend (Closed)

You couldn't contain your excitement the moment your boyfriend told you about his plans for the weekend. You even woke up extra early today to doll up and choose your outfit. The trip to Universal Studios was your motivation to get through the week. Jean rung your doorbell at 9am sharp and you eagerly grabbed your bag, flying into his embrace the moment you opened the door.

"Hey, watch it," Jean grimaced as he rubbed his foot because you accidentally stepped on him. "I don't want to limp all day, you know." You mumbled an apology and quickly locked the door, holding Jean's hand and making your way to his motorbike. Fastening your helmet snugly for you, Jean started the engine, letting it rev for a while as he helped you up on the pillion seat.

"Ready to go, cutie?" Jean turned around and brought the helmet's shield down. You nodded and hugged Jean's waist tight. Jean kicked the side stand up and rode off.

It was the weekend, and Universal Studios was packed with families, couples, friends, and tourists. It was a good thing Jean bought the tickets online weeks before. Once the both of you walked through the gantry, you took out your phone and started taking photos of the large Universal Studios globe in front of you, pulling Jean closer for a few selfies too.

"Okay, where to first?" Jean asked once you were happy with how your selfies turned out.

"Hmm..." you contemplated, looking through the map you took at the entrance earlier. The entire amusement park was divided into many areas, and you didn't know where to start. "Oh! How about we start from the Hollywood world? The Attack on Titan ride is nearby too!" You excitedly pulled Jean towards the left when he stopped in his tracks.

"Hey, babe, wait—" you turned around, puzzled. "Are you sure you want to start with a VR ride?"

"Are you scared, Jean?" You teased, poking him in the ribs playfully. Jean stuttered and vehemently denied, insisting he didn't want to start the day with a queasy stomach.

"Okay okay, Jean Bear, let's go to the Universal Wonderland first then, shall we?" You chuckled and pulled Jean towards the right side of the entrance, and you were greeted with the cute characters from Hello Kitty, Sesame Street, and Snoopy. The area was filled with many young children with their families, and there were only a few couples and groups of friends around the area. Jean's towering height stuck out from the crowd.

"O-oi, don't you think we're a little too old for the rides here? They're for kids." You were looking at a sign which said 'The Flying Snoopy' and Jean tugged your blouse. You wiggled your eyebrows again and pulled Jean's hand, walking towards the next area. Going straight ahead, you saw a huge shark prop near the entrance of the next ride.

"Yes!!!! Babe!" You excitedly tapped Jean's arm and pointed to the large 'Jaws' sign in front. "It's the Jaws ride!" Jean and you went forward and stood next to the huge shark to have your photo taken, and you were informed by the staff that the photo can be purchased at the Jaws souvenir shop. The both of you went to queue for the Jaws ride. Once it was your turn, the both of you went up the boat and Jean took the seat closest to the edge of the boat. The staff steering the boat started introducing the ride and you took photos of the realistic props and even of the 'sharks' fins that appeared on the surface of the water.

The ride was immersive and interesting, and Jaws appeared a few times during the ride too, scaring most of the people on board. As you and Jean exited the area, the both of you reached a fork and you lead Jean towards the right towards the Super Nintendo World. Once the staff checked your tickets, they guided you forward and when you two were at the entrance to Super Nintendo World, there were a few green pipes below the large sign, and you and Jean managed to get a couple to help take some photos. On the other side, there were some stalls selling the power-up bands from the Super Mario game, and Jean got you a Princess Peach band while he got himself a Mario one.

Moving forward, what greeted you two at the end was a beautiful and immersive landscape of the Nintendo universe. There were green hills and piranha plants, spinning golden coins, mystery boxes, and the staff were dressed up like Mario. Jean's face lit up with excitement and he pointed towards the first ride which was the 'Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge'.

Once the AR Mario Kart game was over, you both exited and were at the souvenir shop. The both of you also played many mini-games, collecting points using the power-up band purchased at the entrance, and you two had lunch at Kinopio's Café as well. All the items in the menu were modelled after characters from the Super Mario game, and they were really cute. There was another merchandise shop, and the two of you decided to get souvenirs. The both of you got some chocolate, pens, and also Super Nintendo World t-shirts.

"Did you like it, Jean Bear?" You asked Jean after exiting the shop, making your way towards Jurassic Park up ahead. Jean grinned and kiss your crown. Throughout the afternoon, the both of you continued exploring the different areas such as Jurassic Park, Minion Park, New York, Hollywood, and finally you ended at the place you were most excited for.

The way to the Attack on Titan XR ride was full of souvenirs and gift shops selling clothes, accessories, collectables, and items from the series. You had to control yourself and not get everything that caught your eye. In the end, Jean and you got yourselves the green cloak with the Wings of Freedom emblazed on the back. There was also a statue of the Colossal Titan and statues of the main trio at the entrance of the XR ride. The both of you queued up for the ride and had your photos taken at the booths as well.

After the ride, Jean and you decided to have dinner at the café where the food was themed after the Attack on Titan characters too. You took out your phone and looked at all the pictures taken today, and you took photos of the souvenirs you got and excitedly uploaded them to your social media accounts too. Once you both were done eating, Jean took your hand and you both left Universal Studios, making your way to Jean's motorbike for the ride home.

"Did you have fun today?" Jean asked after walking you to your door. You nodded and hugged him tightly. You and Jean spent the whole day at Universal Studios and your feet were aching from all the standing and walking, but you enjoyed every moment with Jean.

"Of course I did, Jean Bear. Every moment with you is always a joy," you tiptoed and pressed a kiss on Jean's lips. "Especially hearing you scream during the Jurassic Park ride. It was extremely memorable." Jean's face turned red and stuttered again.

"It w-was the sound effects! T-the t-rex was too loud!" Jean looked away embarrassingly. "You're no better, you shrieked when Jaws came out of the water!" You laughed and tried to tickle Jean again, but Jean grabbed your wrist and pulled you in for a hug instead.

"I had fun today, and I'm glad you did too. You smiled really brightly today." Jean released you slightly and pulled your face closer, giving you a soft kiss. You could feel yourself smiling into the kiss as well.

"It's because you're with me, Jean. Thank you for today. It was really fun!" You gave your boyfriend another tight hug. "But next time, we're definitely going on the Attack on Titan ride first." Jean frowned and urged you to go back inside, reminding you to soak for feet in warm water since you've spent half the time standing and queuing for the rides. You nodded and kissed Jean's cheek, wishing him a safe ride back, and reminding him to call you when he's home.

Yes I know the anime rides only exist in USJ XD but let's all pretend that we ARE indeed sitting on those rides okay!!!!!! And unfortunately the AOT XR ride in USJ is currently closed for maintenance :c also!!! Jean would definitely be excited for the Nintendo world because you know what... So am I hahaha.

Also, I seriously think that Jean would ride a motorbike instead of owning a car lol!! Can you imagine being Jean's pillion and just... hugging his waist as he rides.... brain goes brrrrrrrrr!!!

And if you all want to know how the attractions look like, here are the links!! Yes!! If you all still haven't realised, when you see Rei, you free tourism promo and advertisement for Japan XD

Universal Wonderland (Description of the attractions and rides!!!)

Super Nintendo World (Description of the attractions and rides!!!!)

Attack on Titan (No XR ride because it's VR, but you can see how the attractions there look like!!!!)

Jurassic Park - The Ride (The actual ride!!! I jumped watching it lol)

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Yeeeeeah, sorry about that team ask! If it helps at all I really enjoyed your analysis of the different potential team-ups :) Here's hoping you manage to avoid seeing the actual teams a bit longer! And excellent timing at stopping btw, because while you can actually get one of the hints for the teams in the 20 seconds you saw it goes by in such a flash that I definitely didn't catch it the first time (had to read about it in the comments), but the real clear shot of two of the team of three members comes in at 23 seconds. So well done! Hope you have a great day!

Oh, don't apologize for that! That trailer's everywhere, I wasn't going to resist watching it either way. And I didn't. I just watched it in full, will put the rest of this behind a link in case anyone else is trying to avoid spoilers.

I like it. We do get to compare Charlotte Ritchie's husbands directly, I was hoping for that. And I really like the idea of Mae Martin and Jenny Eclair together. I'm expecting - based on not much so I could be wrong here, but I'm expecting - competitive chaotic energy from Mae and general chaotic energy from Jenny. Like, I picture the season overall featuring Mae Martin doing wild things because they're trying so hard to win and Jenny Eclair doing wild things because she doesn't give a shit (Jo Brand levels of giving a shit but with Rob Beckett levels of energy, is what I'm picturing), and putting those two things together is very funny.

Frankie Boyle and Ivo Graham, especially as the team of two so there's no one around to dilute their dynamic, is one of the funniest pairings possible. If I didn't know they were on the same Taskmaster season, and you just asked me, in general, how I think it would go if Ivo Graham met Frankie Boyle, I would say, "You know how I reacted when I saw a snake in the forest behind my grandparents' place a couple of years ago?" It is relevant to know that I have a severe phobia of snakes. And in case it needs to be clarified, in this comparison, Frankie Boyle is the small black snake, and Ivo Graham is the person stumbling and scrambling so much from sheer terror that they're barely able to run away. Nish Kumar said on the podcast recently that Ivo Graham crumbles under the slightest amount of pressure. I'm pretty sure just being in the presence of Frankie Boyle, if you're anyone but especially if you're a person who's based your career on mocking yourself for being an incredibly posh privately educated Englishman, counts as quite a lot of pressure. I'm thinking of how scared John Kearns was of Dara O'Briain - clearly a combination of Dara's towering success in their industry, imposing physical presence, and intensely competitive approach - and I'm multiplying it by a factor of 1,000.

Anyway, the trailer in general looked like huge fun, I'm incredibly excited for the new season.

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I still remember the one episode where they made challah and A) refused to call it that, and B) let Paul say that braiding bread was a “dying skill” ??? (The same man who put a challah recipe in his cookbook saying that it’s traditionally served on Passover—a holiday where you do not eat bread)

Absolute GBBO hot mess

Oh god the braiding. I think literally every bakery in Europe has some form of braided bake, and here in Denmark half (if not more) of our baking is directly influenced by Jewish bakers and it’s like. Not a secret? I’m an amateur baker and I know this. In Northern Europe it’s like, is it braided, spiced, or has poppy seeds? Thank the Jewish bakers baby

What’s worse is that this absolute walnut has an actual tv show where he travels the world and visits traditional bakers in those countries who gladly and wonderfully tell him about their bakes. He literally has no excuse!

(Though I will admit it brought me great joy when he visited France and attempted to make an eclair Eiffel Tower and it ended up looking a right disaster. The look of barely hidden contempt the French master baker, who’d literally just walked him through the mastery of choux dough, shot him was just *kisses all the chefs*)