Bickering
B stands for bastard. Also for vain, but that's the other V. And truth is, he is a vain bastard.
Even when covered in flour, he stands there, proud, quite a bit taller than her and staring blankly at her. The smug snake is smug no more.
It started simple: brownies. Preferably with ice cream and a nice cup of tea, and then she decided to get creative. Her creativity rarely gets her anywhere in her culinary pursuits ("Stick to the recipe", the self-satisfied salamander she has for a husband told her, "that's the only way you'll produce something edible")
She's not the best cook there is (that's why he cooks most of the time), but she has a tiny ego that deserves respect, as much as his huge ego does. And hers doesn't take ninety per cent of her brain. Narcissistic, smug jerk.
"You stick that recipe up your nose" she answers, and he wrinkles his nose at that.
"I'm wasn't trying to be aggressive, I swear"
"You weren't? Then what?"
"Is… is this because I told you I'd like to have something edible for dessert?" he even has the nerve to look surprised.
"Yes! No! Well…"
"It… it was a joke, I didn't want to make you mad…"
B stands for bastard. And that's how she feels. Now he looks nervous, ashamed, he's even blushing and, god spare her soul, he looks apologetic. And now she feels like the bastard, because she threw a fistful of flour to his face when he was just joking.
"I…"
"I never thought my jokes bothered you… I mean, you never said any-"
"They don't…" she blinks. Yeah, his sense of humour is quite a salty thing, but he never means harm with it. She knows better than anyone else. And he's only like that with people he cares about.
"I'm sorry, love" she says suddenly, and now he looks confused. It's a funny look for him, with his blonde hair almost white from the flour, and she smiles sweetly at him.
"No, wait, you'll get all dirty if you-! And there you go, hugging me, despite the warnings…"
She hums softly at him and he melts. His shoulders relax, and he wraps his arms around her.
Meanwhile, he is still wondering what the heck is going on inside her strange, confusing brain while she deposits a sweet kiss on his nose.