Flash fic #1

Flash Fic #1 – Originally published on Tumblr March 24, 2016

Prompt 82 "It was the most elegant breakfast." From 100 Days of Flash Prompts, by E.A. Deverell, eadeverell . com

Pairing: Akashi Seijuro / Kuroko Tetsuya

Notes: under 700 words, just fluff…


Sometimes, plans just don't work out the way you would hope. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it could definitely be difficult to manage first thing in the morning. Akashi Seijuro, however, was not one to let something like a little kitchen meltdown ruin his day.

He stood, silent and carefully neutral, as he observed the disaster at hand. It seemed Tetsuya had wanted to surprise him with breakfast. Which he'd definitely made all by himself. Completely unsupervised, in fact. He knew this because their normally regimented kitchen was currently doing a passable imitation of a surrealist painting. Akashi was reasonably certain that not quite so many bowls and pans should have been necessary – and certainly he wouldn't inquire why Tetsuya had gotten out the quesadilla maker – a gift from Kagami when he and Tetsuya moved in together.

Akashi could tell from the shyly abashed look on Tetsuya's normally blank face that he knew his surprise hadn't gone smoothly – with things either severely overcooked or underdone, and a mess that would probably take ages to repair. Still, Akashi could see it wasn't entirely unsalvageable – he went over and wrapped his arms around Tetsuya's waist from behind, propping his head on Tetsuya's shoulder before he spoke quietly – the stillness of the morning and the sense of affection at seeing Tetsuya's attempt at domesticity mellowing his mood – "Tetsuya, would you like some help?"

Tetsuya nodded his head but didn't actually say anything, merely sighed in recognition he'd perhaps been a little too ambitious.

Akashi lightly nipped Tetsuya's ear before releasing the shorter male. He could tell Tetsuya had asked Kagami's advice as there was a curious blend of western and eastern items, but no matter, they could work with it.

Soon enough they'd gotten things tidier. Tetsuya had, despite the unevenness of his other efforts, produced perfectly boiled eggs and after some thought he'd scrapped off the worst of the blackened crust from the toast – leaving it with an almost caramelized flavor once the butter had been applied.

Akashi quickly chopped the slightly burnt sausages into smaller slices and after combining them with a ginger-sauce, he arranged the pieces around the edge of a platter of white rice topped with cold tofu. He'd discreetly tasted the miso soup and decided to add carrot pieces to balance the slightly over salted flavor.

Tetsuya altered the menu by tossing out the charred pancakes in favor of retrieving a pot of yogurt and some fruit. New coffee was brewed – to Tetsuya's credit, the machine was finicky and they would be replacing it soon anyway.

The shorter male looked around, unsurprised that with Akashi's guidance, they'd repaired his missteps in quick order. He started moving the dishes to their table, pleased that he'd gotten it set up beforehand at least.

Akashi followed, carrying their cups and he stopped to lean against the door and smile when he saw Tetsuya had left a bowl of flowers in the center of the table. He set the cups down and once Tetsuya's hands were free, he tugged the other male into a hug, whispering only "Thank you Tetsuya."

Blue eyes peeped up, smiling and happy. They sat down to eat, and while no conversation was heard – it wasn't needed. Akashi looked out at their table of mismatched/improvised dishes, and he had to smile – despite what he'd grown up with, this peaceful moment with the person who held his heart, elevated the simple meal to the most elegant breakfast he'd ever had.

That didn't mean he enjoyed scrubbing the pots and pans afterward though, but there were definitely worse things, especially with Tetsuya's grin at the sight of him elbow deep in soapy water. Even so, perhaps they should enroll in one of those couples cooking classes, just in case Tetsuya found himself inclined to try this again…