Now They're Eating It
Feliciano was still rambling on about his brother. His brother, the wedding, how excited he was, the cake, how lucky they were that Feliks, Sadiq, and Roderich were all here for this, stuff like that. Still, Feliciano was rambling about it to him, so Ludwig decided it was a marked improvement. If even just a little bit.
It did not change the fact Ludwig really did not want to hear about it. He was tired of the subject being on Feliciano's tongue twenty-four seven. Asking him politely to change the subject had never gotten anywhere.
Now here they were at the inn, a rather too happy Roderich beckoning them in.
Ludwig was going to enjoy his time with Feliciano. Despite the reason they were here for. Despite... oh, who was he kidding? He was still sour about the entire subject.
"Lovino said something came up, so we're going to taste the cakes for him!"
"Very well then." Roderich was not put off, probably because it was Feliciano. Ludwig understood it well enough, no one could be insulted by having Feliciano there instead of Lovino. But that might have just been his mind being slightly cruel. Still, half of him was hoping that Roderich would not agree with that and ask to wait for Lovino, so that he and Feliciano could leave.
Wait, no. He wanted to be here (with Feliciano, at the very least). He would do this. Ludwig rather liked cake. This could be a good thing.
Still, despite how much he liked cake, there was no way he could eat this much of it. No one could. Feliciano could be a bottomless pit, but Ludwig really doubted...
He stopped that train of thought before irony forced it to happen.
Seeing Roderich like this was strange. If Ludwig did not know any better, it would seem like both he and Feliciano were just trying to fatten him up. Ludwig stared down at the cake on his plate as Feliciano rambled off about what he thought about every single flavour which entered his mouth and those which did not. It was not supposed to make sense.
"And what do you think about this one Ludwig?"
"Yes... does this one interest you?"
Ludwig was rather reminded about the time Feliciano, Kiku, and he had gone into the city and the other two had become rampant tourists. Roderich seemed to be picking up Feliciano's vibes almost as much as Kiku had.
His fork went down, picked up a piece, and put it in his mouth. It was probably the best cake he had tasted all day, and Ludwig was getting rather sick of cake. Then he said something that he could not believe he would even think.
"I dink it vould taste better vith dis filling."
No. No it would not. Ludwig knew it immediately and waited for one of the other two to say so. Actually, Feliciano did not seem to notice, but surely Roderich...
"Then I will make one of those!"
"I'll bring Lovino to try it when your done!" Feliciano said happily, turning to Ludwig. "Wow Ludwig! I was thinking that maybe there should be more chocolate in it or something, but you took initiative! With food! I'm so proud of you."
"Ah... sure."
Wait... what?
They had spent an entire hour in there, which seemed to take forever, but now it seemed to be horribly quick how fast they were given the failed pieces of cakes and pushed out so Roderich could return to his baking.
"I have to tell Feliks what Lovino let me do!"
"Feliciano..." Ludwig started, but Feliciano had kissed him and gone on his way.
Ludwig stood there for a while. "Vhat. De. Hell."
Suddenly he rather hoped that what he had suggested turned out tasting absolutely horrible. And that it was Lovino's wedding cake.
Goddamn wedding.
Notes:
Yes, that did just happen. Ludwig is trying to ruin the wedding through CAKE. At least, right now. Let us see how long that lasts for. Knowing Roderich, it will be turned into something absolutely delicious, despite what Ludwig thinks.
