Creme Love

[Asa King]

Asa 'sweet tooth' King walked out of the mall's bakery with a smug smile softening his features. Ever since he'd been able to afford sweet things, Asa had discovered he had an incredibly incurable sweet tooth, and had indulged in it ever since. Now he carried a box filled with six different pastries, and was already drooling slightly as he tried to choose which one to eat first. It went without saying he would eat them all himself, not only because he had no one to share them with, but also because....Well they were his, and he loved sweets.

The grown man was practically purring as he slid into a booth seat, gaze captivated by the printed pink box. Slowly he lifted the lid, captured by the briefest puff of warm pastry smell, before licking his lips. He still faced the problem of which to eat first, as unfortunately shoving them all in his mouth at once would be both impossible, and a crime to the wonderful food. His sigh was one of depressed defeat, and so torn was he that Asa had to actually lift his head. With that movement, he could actually look across the table, and for the first time he realized that he wasn't alone.

Apparently by accident he'd slid into an already occupied booth, and realizing this his eyes widened even as the lid snapped down onto his food. Whether it was his fingers slipping in surprise, or some strange pastry possessiveness, he refused to dwell on. "Oh dear. You ah...Well, this appears to be your table. Funny that, hey?" He coughed and smiled bashfully, hoping to convey his apology better through his expression than through his obviously unapologetic words.

tag; Selina Taylor

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina had allowed herself one small pastry to reward herself for acing her exams. She had almost never been able to afford such things before, and even when there were times that she could, she’d always saved the money for more practical things. But now that she had the promising job offer to look forward to, she was allowing herself to splurge. A pastry and a tall cup of hot coffee. Selina took a bite of her chocolatey something or other that she’d already forgotten the name of and sighed in contentment. She seriously needed to do this type of thing more often.


    She glanced around the mall and watched people, as she always did when she noticed a guy who seemed to be particularly enamored with his sweets. She couldn’t help but smile at seeing his pure delight, though that smile quickly disappeared when it looked like he was heading her way. Wait, he wasn’t actually… did he even know what he-? Apparently not. Selina had to stifle a laugh when he slid across from her but she stayed quiet, wanting to see just how long it’d take him to realize he wasn’t alone. Would he have eaten one pastry by then? Two? All of them? He was so engrossed in the box of goodies that she thought he might just devour them and leave without ever noticing her presence.


    Selina paused as he seemed to get depressed all of a sudden, for no apparent reason. Did they forget to give him his favorite, had he found mold, was there something else? Just then he decided to look up and the laugh that she had been trying so hard to hold in bubbled up as he finally saw that she was there. “So you noticed? I would say that it wounded my pride when you took more notice of the baked goods than of me… but I honestly can’t fault you for it,” she teased as she took another bite of her own chocolatey treat. Damn, these were really good. Too bad they weren’t cheaper or she’d be here every day.

[Asa King]

Asa laughed again, though this sound was closer to relief. Bashfully he pushed back his hair, absently scratching his head as he examined the girl. There was something about her that seemed vaguely familiar, but he couldn't place it. Perhaps it was because there was still a shamefully large portion of his attention fixated on the pastry box by his hand. Luckily, when the girl actually spoke he found it easier to keep his attention on her.

"You too, huh?" He noticed, looking at the pastry in her hand with approval. "I probably seemed so rude. I assure you, if you'd caught me in any other situation.....Well let's just say there are few things that can catch my eye over a beautiful woman; unfortunately sweet things is one of them." He offered the explanation sincerely with a lopsided shrug, eyes darting to the chocolate leaking out of her own pastry. He slowly licked his lips, wanting to taste it before recalling he had one of his own.

"Really, I should be thanking you," he continued, eagerly opening his box again. "Now at least I know which one to eat first." Asa pulled out his own chocolate-filled treat and bit into it with a please him, eyes slipping shut automatically as he savored the taste. "Ah, that's the stuff."

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina nodded her agreement and licked the chocolate off of her finger, as letting even the slightest bit get away from her would be an unequalled crime. Selina smiled at him, “Don’t worry about it. I’m very forgiving when chocolate is in my system. Besides, I’m the same way so I can’t really hold it against you,” she replied with a laugh. “I will say though, having a handsome man and chocolate at the same time is probably one of the only things that can top eating chocolate alone,” she teased before taking another slow bite. This sweet would be the death of her, but she didn’t mind in the slightest. It was that good.


    Selina grinned as he savored his own chocolate pastry. “I’m glad I could help… Was that your dilemma a few moments ago?” she asked as she realized that the depression could have come from something much more innocent than a forgotten sweet. Selina smiled once again and found herself liking him quite a bit more than she thought she ought to after such a short amount of time… but then, there was something inherently trustworthy about people who so ardently loved chocolate. Selina licked the chocolate off of the corner of her lip before taking a sip of her coffee while deciding that she should definitely come here more often.

[Asa King]

Asa settled back into the chair, adopting a comfortable demeanor with relative ease. He was always an easy-going individual, but being in proximity with the girl, who seemed both amusing and interesting, increased his good mood greatly. Factor in the chocolate, and Asa's smile was practically glowing as he ate. "I chose a good time to be an insensitive ass then," he summarized with a chuckle. "I'm sorry, I really should be taking this situation more seriously. The creepy stranger that invaded your privacy hasn't even introduced himself yet."

For a moment he considered offering a hand-shake, but that would have required the both of them to take their hands away from the chocolate pastries. Instead he spared two fingers to tip the brim of his cap in a salute. "Asa King, handsome chocolate-lover at your service, my lady." Typically in this situation he would have apologized and moved tables straight away. There was something in the girls' charisma that had kept him there, or perhaps it was the shared pastry love. The first option just sounded kinder. "I do prefer sharing delicious food in beautiful company though, you are right there." He admitted with a playful wink.

He finished the first one surprisingly fast, licking his fingers slowly to ensure he had ever single trace of chocolate. Without pausing for a breath he took another one from his box and dug in. "Your help was invaluable, I assure you. I've never been good at making these decisions, you see." For a moment a small frown marred his features, and Asa glanced back down to his box. He was sitting at the table eating six of them, and while he loved them to death, it seemed incredibly rude to try to carry a conversation while he was eating alone. With that decision made his reluctance disappeared and Asa offered the box to her. "If you'd like, I've got more than enough. Honestly, help yourself, I couldn't eat six anyway." Well he could. But his decision had been made.

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina laughed and nodded at his summary, “So you did. Good thing too, I’m a rather menacing figure otherwise,” she teased. Well, she could be when she wanted to she supposed, but not when she was around someone who shared her love of sweets. Besides, she needed this. Things had been so busy or heavy or… something lately that she hadn’t taken time to spoil herself and do something purely for the sake of enjoying it. The fact that she had also met a handsome, polite, and engaging stranger was just the icing on the cake… or the chocolate on the pastry.


    When he introduced himself, Selina nodded to him, “Selina Taylor, a fellow lover of chocolate. Pleasure to meet you, fine sir,” she replied with a chuckle. “And you really shouldn’t offer your services so freely, I just might be the type to take advantage of you,” she replied playfully, a suggestive hint in her tone. Selina laughed at his admission to enjoying food with beauty and nodded, “It’s a delight for all the senses to be sure,” she agreed with a slight smirk as she took another bite.


    Selina grinned, “You’re welcome. I like to help when I can,” she offered with a smile. She paused a frown once more marred his lovely features and wondered if he was having trouble deciding which one to eat again. It came as a surprise to her when he instead of choosing, offered her the box. He was so sweet. Selina grinned and laughed, “On the contrary, from the way you were staring at them earlier, I have every faith in your ability to finish them off. Besides, I have my coffee and about half left, so I'll be good for a while. That’s very generous of you, though. Thank you,” she replied sincerely.

    She couldn’t help the smile that crossed her face when she realized that he had been torn about whether or not to share. Honestly, this was the most laid back and carefree she’d been around a complete stranger without alcohol in… she couldn’t even remember. That was more than enough reason for her to want to stay, pastry and coffee or no.

[Asa King]

"You, menacing?" Asa repeated, raising his eyebrow in surprised disbelief. Then he laughed and shrugged. "I'm sure if you were sitting here with a burger and fries instead of delicious chocolate, I'd be running for the Antarctica right now for that mistake." He'd never made the mistake of underestimating someone before, regardless of gender, and even if she was teasing he was loathe to do so now. After all, these days it seemed that everywhere he looked around Kalispell there were more of these 'mutants' that Everett had told him about. It was a little overwhelming.

"Selina," Asa sighed the name with a small smile. "It's beautiful. Besides, Selina, you might just find I enjoy being taken advantage of, if it's you." He matched her tone, allowing a slow drawl to gentle curve the suggestive words. His crooked smirk grew slightly before Asa turned back to the banana cream pastry he was eating. "Oh yes, a delight to be sure," he practically purred in agreement, winking at Selina playfully before returning to his food with determination. He had numerous loves in the world, and while his work was one of them, he was equally as devoted to delicious food, and wasn't too good at dividing his attention between them.

Asa tried to pretend he didn't feel even a little flutter of guilty relief when Selina turned down his offer to share. In all honest he still could have easily eaten them all himself, and he felt better knowing that he could. Still, he'd made the offer and that helped alleviate some of the guilt. "Always welcome, my lady," he intoned, with a genuinely sincere smile. "The offer still stands, by the way. If you experience a change of heart, feel free to help yourself. I promise I won't bite you for going near my sweets." Leaning back in his seat, Asa sighed and allowed himself to properly relax. He had no more territory - or food - to defend, and as such was much more prepared to find out more about the lovely creature he was sharing a table with.

"Do you go to school around here Selina, or college?"

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina grinned at his question and nodded, “Oh, positively terrifying. Without my coffee and chocolate, people run at the mere sight of me,” she played with a laugh. She didn’t need him taking that seriously right now… or ever, hopefully. She wasn’t one to be violent unless in self-defense, so she really didn’t want him to start thinking about something so unnecessary. Selina then chuckled at the idea of him running to Antarctica, “I personally hold nothing against burgers and fries, but if they upset you so badly I promise not to order them,” she teased.


    Selina smirked at his response and felt her cheeks warm slightly. Damn, he certainly wasn’t a stranger to this, “I’ll certainly keep that in mind,” she replied with a sultry smile. Selina could only nod to him in agreement at his second comment, as she felt herself physically reacting merely from his voice. Selina took in a slow breath when he returned to his food, grateful for the moment to be able to pull herself together. It’d been a while since she’d worried about remaining rational around a stranger.


    Selina grinned back at him, “Hmm, I don’t think I’d mind so much if you did,” she teased with a wink when he promised not to bite. The idea certainly held its merits anyway. “But thanks. I appreciate the offer,” she added honestly. Selina took a slow bite of her own chocolate and hummed in quiet appreciation for the rich flavor. She could die right now and be perfectly happy.


    When he asked her about schooling, Selina shrugged, “I attend the university here,” she replied simply, before licking the chocolate off the side of her lip. She wasn’t going to specify which one until she had a better idea of how he might react to it. She wasn’t eager to be stared at, interrogated, or to be called a freak. Selina was quite content with not dealing with the bullshit that came with being connected to Bellefonte for a while. “And you? Are you connected with the college?” she asked as she took a sip of hot coffee.