Sides, a Chanlix Story

Spin-off #1

Felix woke up to the sound of a crash coming from the kitchen. He rolled over to look at his husband, only to find the bed was empty. Groaning he sat up and swung his legs off the bed. Stumbling down the hallway and to the stairs, more noises began to become audible. Small clanks and bangs filled the air. As he rounded the corner into the kitchen whispering also filled his ears. He leaned against the doorframe, watching as his husband and his teenage son argued over a bowl of cream colored sludge.

"That's not what it's supposed to look like." Chan whispered frantically.

"I told you you weren't supposed to put powdered sugar in it." Sam shot back.

"No, they're waffles! I'm like ninety percent sure there's supposed to be powdered sugar in it."

"How long have you been married to Dad again?"

"Long enough that I should probably know how to make waffles."

"Exactly. Dad's a chef for crying out loud."

Felix snorted quietly and walked over behind the two men, leaning over the bowl of "waffle batter".

"Well, it's a bit too watery and... What are those chunks of brown stuff?" He asked as he watched a particularly big chunk float to the surface.

"Oh, hi Lixie!" Chan grinned wrapping an arm around his waist. "We're making waffles for you!"

Felix laughed. "I can see that, now answer the question. What's the brown stuff?"

"Papa wanted to make you chocolate waffles, since those are your favorite, so we melted some chocolate and tried to add it, but it just kind of... Didn't." Sam lifted one of the chunks of now identified chocolate with the whisk.

"Yeah...That's not how you make chocolate waffles, mate." Felix grinned at his husband who was pouting at their son.

Chan dramatically slapped a hand to his chest. "Married for eighteen years and I'm still being mate-zoned. And in my defense... Yeah, I got nothing, I just screwed it up."

"Alright, do you want help?" Felix offered, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah..."

"Yes, please..."

"Okay." Felix walked over to the cabinet and pulled out an apron, tying it around his waist.

"Ooh, he's getting serious..." Chan whispered.

"Shut up, Bang Chan. Imagine if this was one of your tracks and I messed it up really badly. Wouldn't you try and fix it?" The freckled man glanced at his husband, who raised his arms in surrender.

"You're right, you're right. Show us what to do, Chef Bang." The brunette winked.

"First off, it's Chef Lee here, secondly, grab a bowl and a whisk." Felix shot back, holding his hands behind his back. The two other men rushed to follow his instructions.

"Mix your dry ingredients first. 1 1/3 cup flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup white sugar, and 3 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder.

Now mix in 1 cup of milk, 2 eggs, and 4 tablespoons of melted butter that's been brought back to room temperature.

Now, put some of the batter in the waffle iron and cook until it's golden brown. Let them cool once their out and then serve with whipped cream, fruit, powdered sugar, or whatever else you'd like."

"Enjoy the food!" Chan exclaimed, gesturing to the table that had the waffles and toppings on it.

"Enjoy the food!" Felix and Sam chorused.

They ate in silence, the only time they talked was to compliment each other on the delicious spread in front of them. Once they finished, they stood and looked at the pile of dishes in the sink.

"You go sit down, sweetheart. Sam and I will do the dishes." Chan said to his husband.

"You sure?" Felix responded. "There's a lot there, from when you two messed it up and from when we made them together."

"Yeah, Dad, you go sit. Papa and I will do this." Sam grinned, opening the dishwasher.

"Okay..." Felix turned to leave.

"Wait!" Chan called, walking over to the freckled man.

"Happy birthday." He planted a kiss on his cheek, and then headed back to the pile of dishes.

Felix smiled softly, a hand on his cheek where his husband had kissed it. Best birthday ever.