☾ hope mikaelson | legacies

[theloophole]

	✔ Cʀᴏssᴏᴠᴇʀs/AU ✔ Aᴄᴛɪᴏɴsᴘᴀᴍ ✔ Pʀᴏsᴇ	✔ Pɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛs ✔ Oᴛʜᴇʀᴡᴏʀᴅʟʏ ✔ Sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀs	♥ F/M, F/F ⏰ Uᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ

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[predispositions]

"Right. I need to ask first."

And maybe that seems simple or straight forward -- but for Lizzie it wasn't. She struggled with this stuff, even now, so having someone put it out for her plainly helps. Hope doesn't tipetoe around her like other people sometimes too, and it's one of the things she likes about her.

"So first baked goods, then asking if there's anything else she wants or needs."

[theloophole]

"Perfect. That sounds like a plan."

She emerges from the changing screen, dressed for a day in the kitchen, before facing her with a small smile.

"So what am I baking?"

[predispositions]

"Cupcakes? I thought maybe we could decorate them. She enjoys that kinda stuff."

Make them all fun and decorative.

[theloophole]

"Cupcakes it is. Do you want a mix of flavors or just one? I think we have enough here for straight vanilla, but if you want more than that we might have to make a store run."

She pauses as she considers. "Though we should probably do that anyway if you want toppings."

[predispositions]

"A store run is definitely in order. I was thinking maybe we could get a little decorative with them, and that we'll need supplies for."

Plus, other flavors. Josie deserves more than vanilla.

[theloophole]

"Okay. Let's do this."

And off they will go to the store, to return with piles of sweet, sugary goodness. When they return, Hope heads straight to the kitchen to get to work, parsing out the ingredients they need for the various flavors.

"If you start breaking up the chocolate and portioning out the other ingredients, I'll get started on mixing.

[predispositions]

"Sounds good."

Honestly, Lizzie enjoys breaking apart the chocolate, there's something satisfying about the way it snaps and breaks. Like it's okay to break something for once.

"It goes in the double boiler, right?"

[theloophole]

"Yep. But keep it on low so that it melts evenly and doesn't burn." Melting chocolate is tricky, but she has a feeling that Lizzie can handle it, provided she doesn't get impatient or distracted.

"Let me know if you need help."

[predispositions]

"Stirring helps with it not burning, right?"

It seems simple enough....but patience is not always Lizzie's strong point, so it's anyone's guess how it'll actually go.

[theloophole]

She nods. "And it'll help you be able to tell when everything's melted. If it seems like it's mostly melted, take it off the heat and just stir to keep it smooth."

[predispositions]

"Seems simple enough."

And yet, she does get distracted, and almost burns the chocolate, only getting it off the burner just in time, stirring frantically, trying to smooth it out.

[theloophole]

Hope's nose twitches when she smells the chocolate getting close, but by the time she turns around Lizzie's already taken care of it. She raises an eyebrow, before smirking slightly.

"You okay?"

[predispositions]

Lizzie is a little huffy and worked up but she takes a deep breath before nodding.

"Totally. Everything is totally going as planned."

[theloophole]

"Okay. I'm almost ready for that, let me just finish mixing a few more things."

She turns back to the mixer and finishes whipping the ingredients together, before looking back at Lizzie.

"Unless you want to switch jobs?"

[predispositions]

"Maybe switching is a good idea."

She seems to be botching this part up, and it seems important.

[theloophole]

Hope nods, before going to reach for the spoon from Lizzie, before nodding her towards the mixer sitting on the counter. "All you have to do is mix. Keep going until it looks super smooth."

[predispositions]

"I think that I can manage." She makes her way to the mixer, looking at it for a moment. And then she turns it on....but way too high so some of the batter ends up spraying on her face and in her hair.

[theloophole]

Hope can't help it. She laughs. She doubles over and turns away, so that she's not laughing directly in Lizzie's face, but that doesn't change the fact that the other witch can probably still hear her.

"I'm sorry," she manages to gasp as she recovers. "I'm sorry but your face was priceless."