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spin_kick_snap) wrote2019-04-19 01:53 am
House in Limbo City, Limbo City, Friday
With her mom's kimchi recipe now in her possession, Kathy figured she should try to make some. Without a proper kimchi fridge, she couldn't make much, but she figured she could probably get away with one or two jars in the back of the fridge. With her mom's recipe in hand, her children behind her and the gijesa of her whole family on Monday (though her parents got short shrift compared to Sarah), family was kind of on her mind a lot.
Her usual strawberry Yakult had been swapped for banana milk and she had a bowl of injulmi rice balls to snack on when her hands weren't covered with red pepper flakes or salt. She sang as she worked, TARA and BTS and Super Junior blaring from her phone, dancing around the kitchen chopping vegetables, salting water, simmering the glutinous rice powder.
For the first time since she moved in, the house - or, at least, the kitchen - really smelled like home.
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Her usual strawberry Yakult had been swapped for banana milk and she had a bowl of injulmi rice balls to snack on when her hands weren't covered with red pepper flakes or salt. She sang as she worked, TARA and BTS and Super Junior blaring from her phone, dancing around the kitchen chopping vegetables, salting water, simmering the glutinous rice powder.
For the first time since she moved in, the house - or, at least, the kitchen - really smelled like home.
[Open for visitors or phone calls or them guys what live here!]
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It just was what it was, you know?
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Sometimes you ordered a 'oh fuck I feel so guilty about what I asked you to do' gift and it took a while.
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That didn't seem right.
"Did you need the kitchen?"
...That didn't seem right either.
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He reached into his pocket and withdrew his phone, flicking through a few screens, and then held it up.
... it was a payment confirmation from a company that imported Korean kimchi fridges.
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"I mean, I ordered it weeks ago, it's just taking a while to get here," Dante admitted. "Had been hoping I'd get it to you quick."
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Kathy didn't know if she wanted to learn how to make wine and beer in her spare time? But, like, now she could.
"You picked such a good one!" she said, beaming at him.
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She pulled his face down for a kiss. "Thank you."
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He kissed her again. Kinda had to.
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But now it was Friday, and he was at home, and...
It was probably time to check in with someone. So Kathy's phone was ringing.
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"Hi Ez," Kathy said, holding her phone between her ear and shoulder as she rinsed the salt off her hands. It wasn't her usual energetic and enthusiastic greeting, but still warm and fond for all that it was a bit more subdued.
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In fact, his own greeting didn't fare much better in not sounding subdued. "Hello, darling. Did I interrupt anything?"
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Anyway, he was smiling the tiniest bit. "Might even call it worth the wait."
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"Then I'll bring a jar next time I come by to visit," Kathy said. "And pray that it came out okay, since this is my first time making it by myself."
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He did not.
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She said, looking at the amount of gochujang she was adding to the mix.
"So, what's up? I'm guessing you didn't intuit I was making food and decide to call and lay claim to some."
It wasn't so much that she couldn't imagine why he'd be calling so much as there were any number of subjects he could be wanting to broach she was at a loss just choosing one.
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There was a fair bit to run away from, after all.
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He worried, a lot, about looking like he wasn't trying to be better.
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Kathy hopped up onto the counter and smiled, a little rueful. "I appreciate the call," she admitted. "This weekend was rough. I felt pretty bruised coming out of it and I'm pretty sure I got off relatively easy."
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