stars will collide, we will meet again

another day (m)

november, it was a chilly night outside.

aether just got home from his classes, exhausted from his extra basketball session. his hair was a messy ponytail, sweating and panting heavily. lumine heard a loud thud outside, rushing to his place and chuckled at his state. before poking his face teasingly.

"only a lesson and you're already beat, how weak~"
"you don't understand, lumine..."

he groaned annoyingly, stood up and walked into his room, threw his stuff on the bed. he got some clothes and went into the shower. lumine yelled from outside.

"i'm gonna cook dinner, okay?"
"yeah yeah..."

lumine chuckled again, amused about how grumpy he was. lumine started turning on the induction stove, ready to cook up the most delicious meal. it's called fish and chips-
how grateful she was towards charlotte, who taught her this, ahem, elegant and exquisite dish. it's quite tasty actually, so aether will love this dish for sure.

(hungry warning, i'm not good at describing but just a heads up. credits to morikitchen for the full recipe. there will be inaccuracies because i watched the video halfway.)

she began picking up some potatoes and washed them carefully [1], leaving germs screaming for their life. chopped them into equal shapes and rinsed them in icy, cold water. she quickly brought out some fresh cod fish and cut them into 3 chonky pieces, dusting cake flour on both sides. she let them rest for a bit as she took out the raw fries, shivering of the cold water. 

"lumine, this is for your exhausted older brother! c'mon just do it!"

after getting all the raw fries out and patted them dry, she made the cheesy sauce, melting it shredded cheese in a pan. then in a bowl, add mayonaise, some mustard, boiled egg whites and chopped pickles. boom, magic sauce. then, it was time to fry. she put the oil into a shallow pot, cranking up the heat. as the oil started to steam a bit, she dropped the fish pieces first then the fries. when she was waiting for the food to completely cooked, she made some chocolate frappé, which was just chocolate milk and some big ice cubes blend together. when the deep-fried smell was irresistible, she knew it was done and rushed to the stove. putting the beautifully golden brown, crispy chonks of cod into parchment paper, absorbing the excess oil. and the yummy, snappy fries smelled wonderful. she plated it up, just right before aether walked out of the shower.

"it smells amazing, is it really your cooking, lumine?"
"it is!"

she beamed, hearing aether complimenting her cooking for the first time. she brought out two plates of food and two tall glasses of chocolate frappé. it was dinner time, aether finished the plate in 5 minutes and the drink in 2 minutes, lumine giggled at his fast pace of eating. remembering that he's a foodie himself. she also finished it quickly, both left no crumbs behind. 

he smiled softly at her, while sometimes cranky, he still appreciates her for being a sweet younger sister, lumine grinned widely back. she washed the dishes while aether cleaned the table. before lumine pulled out the gaming consoles. 

"wanna fight in something?"
"aight..."

[1] i know she hasn't wash her hands yet but i think after washing the potatoes, her hands will already be wet so she's clean i guess.