Ambrosial | Jikook

Buttercream

A soft mixture of butter and icing sugar used as a filling or topping for a cake.

When Jimin said that preparing new recipes is a difficult task he meant it, already in his third round of tartlets he had not yet achieved the perfect ratio between dark chocolate and Amaretto, the cookbook on the counter made fun of him, ''a splash of liquor'' and ''add cocoa powder to taste'' read in a cute black script.

Seriously, why are the recipe descriptions so confusing? A splash of liquor can be a tasteless touch or leave customers drunk depending on who oversees said splash. Jimin wasn't happy with the fillings, so he decided to mix the three batches to obtain a mousse with an intense chocolate flavor and a not-so-heady hint of liquor.

After filling the tart bases, he proceeded to add grated chocolate as decoration, giving it the final touch with a chocolate roll on top. The result looked decent, the filling was moist and mouth-watering deep brown, the rich aroma of chocolate and Amaretto was so appetizing and Jimin was sure the omegas were going to be more than delighted with this dessert, as the rich and strong scent of cocoa along with the notes of liquor were an ideal match for an alpha scent.

Jimin decided to finish arranging the tartlets on the shelf and leave the culinary attempts for today since today he would be alone on the afternoon shift and he had to make sure he was available to serve any customers that arrived. So, he proceeded to remove the white mob-cap he always wears while cooking to make sure no hair fell on the desserts, opting to place it on a chair while he finished cleaning the tables and organizing the place a bit. He was dusting the cushions when he heard the bell hanging from the handle ringing, signaling the arrival of a customer.

''Welcome to the bakery, how can I help you? ''. Jimin recited the memorized phrase in the cheerful voice he could muster.

"Oh, you are quite a dessert," Jimin heard those words and froze, imagining that from now on it could only get worse. ''Are you on the menu?''

An alpha, it had to be, Jimin looked up and came across the image of a tall, stocky man in his forties. His wolf stirred at the scent of rubber and pepper the alpha began to intensify, clearly trying to get a message across. Jimin chose to remain calm and indifferent, that is what hurts the ego of alphas the most.

"You don't seem familiar to me, so I guess you're new around here?" Jimin said while holding the man's gaze. "Let me make it clear to you that the only desserts you can buy in this bakery are on the shelves, so cut this alpha jerk act before you regret it."

"Before I regret what honey?". The creep dared to say with a crooked smile. ''What can a helpless little omega like you do if I decide to have you to myself?''

Jimin had to muster all his strength to keep his wolf under control and not unleash himself against that disgusting man, not only because of the clear threat but because once again they were mistaking him for omega, and he was tired of it.

''I don't know what omega you're talking about, if your shitty nose doesn't work it's not my problem.''

"What a dirty little mouth you have, don't you?" the alpha continued from the counter, pretending to see one of the desserts. ''You are obviously an omega on suppressors, a face like that cannot be of another rank''.

"I have no time to waste with you, so please leave the place and don't come back," Jimin said, keeping his chin up and holding the alpha's gaze.

''Is this the best you can do? do you think you scare someone?''

"Oh no, that's you who wants to go around intimidating people to do things your way," Jimin said as he smugly grabbed the iron bell from the drawer. ''Once this bell rings, you have three seconds to fly away before the warrior patrol arrives, you decide alpha.''