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[uenosama]

[Uenoyama posts a picture of the tree first, and then follows it with a comment.

One would think that those are low-hanging paper decorations in circle shapes. But no. They are not. Those are sugar cookies in every single color that exists. On trees.]

I thought the saying was "Money doesn't grow on trees"
But apparently, cookies do


WHY are there cookies on trees!?
Are these things actually edible?
Is this some kind of trick?
Like a pretty looking mushroom but it's actually poisonous?

Comments

text, un: mafuyu

[restringing]

[ Flirt with your boyfriend on the public network
Tease your boyfriend on the public network
>Go for something in-between]

Maybe it's trying to compete with you

[uenosama]

[WOW]

huh?
How is cookie tree competing with me?

[he doesn't get it. Yet.]

[restringing]

Your baking skills

[It's all out of love, okay!]

[uenosama]

...

Yes, the tree is better at baking than me WHAT OF IT!!

[Flustered, flustered.]

Besides, I CAN make sugar cookies!

[restringing]

I never said it would win

[uenosama]

It's obvious it would win
Me: can make 1 type of cookie
Tree(s): can make over 10 different cookies

I think it's pretty obvious

[With the lack of voice and expression, the flirting and compliments are just flying over his head]

[restringing]

They all look like sugar cookies to me

But yours are safe to eat

And probably taste better

[uenosama]

[Oh. Oh]

O

you think so?

[Your boyfriend is bright red in face]

I mean YES they are safe
but I dunno about the taste...

[restringing]

[Stop, that's cute... Even though Uenoyama isn't home, Mafuyu can imagine what his face must look like right now.]

Yeah

Because you made them for me

But I wouldn't have asked you to make them again if they weren't good

[uenosama]

oh
tnx
I'll make them again then

[...because it's mafuyu and he's weak]

I think I can see some people eat these though, through the orchards
so they might not be as bad I think they are

[A pause.]

Wanna come pick some with me?

[A cookie picking date. You'll never have this in Japan]

[restringing]

[Give him just a minute to respond, and then...]

I'm already putting my shoes on

We can have a taste test later

[uenosama]

great I'll send you the location

[Insert description where the orchards are here]

yeah we can compare sugar cookies
but there are other ones too
I never had macaroons

[restringing]

Can we pick as many as we want?

Let's bring some back for Haruki-san and Kaji-san

All different kinds

[uenosama]

We'll ask but I don't see why not

I'll go ask around to see what's this all about

Yeah, I think they'll like this

[restringing]

Who's going to carry us home if we both get sick

[uenosama]

We'll get carriage or something

[Like royalty or VIP people]

[restringing]

I would say I'd carry you if you were sick

But

I don't know how long I could last without us both ending up on the ground

[uenosama]

yes I was about to say if you can lift me up even
I'm not light!

[That's not a no, just worry he'll squish his boyfriend if they fall]

[restringing]

That's not what I meant

I'm probably not strong enough to lift you for long

But I bet you could carry me

[No implications here, of course.]

[uenosama]

??

yeah maybe I could

and maybe I will

:)

[restringing]

ok

We'll see

When I get there

:)

[uenosama]

[!! Now?!

...Ah well.]

waiting for you

[And he is waiting for him, under one of the trees, giving the cookies odd glances from time to time and watching out for wasps.]

[restringing]

[Now. Meaning that he really does get there before long, eyes full of something vaguely between wonder and absolute confusion as he approaches.]

Uenoyama-kun.

[At least Ue is used to the way that Mafuyu seems to stare into space, but his eyes clearly move from Uenoyama up to the trees. And just as blunt as always:]

...They're kind of tacky in person.

[uenosama]

Mafuyu.

[His boyfriend gets a small wave, a smile and a peck on the cheek (because this is not Japan and he can do whatever he pleases), and only THEN he pays attention to the cookie trees again.]

It's why I thought someone hung them up there as a prank. But it's not.

[He reaches up and tugs one off the branch, rose-colored, and offers it to Mafuyu.]

[restringing]

[Oh, that's... terribly cute, and while Mafuyu doesn't blush or react openly quite like Uenoyama may from time to time, he's still always caught off guard receiving open affection like this. Receiving public affection from Uenoyama Ritsuka.

But it's nothing but a welcome change, and a barely perceptible smile tugs at the corner of his lips.]

If I'm eating one, you have to try too.

[A fragrant, rose-coloured cookie is a little more palatable than the blue one Mafuyu pulls from a nearby branch, but at least it isn't so bright that it looks more like plastic than actual food.

And... Hmm. Memories of Hiiragi squirming as Mafuyu tried to feed him disgusting things come to mind, but that isn't the type of reaction he's looking for right now. Don't mind him holding it out, and...]

"Ahhh." [This might go over better if he didn't sound so monotone and look more curious than anything else, but you know.]