†002 - Definitely not allergic to garlic.

[bucuresti]

[Mihail decided that he needed to get around to cooking something. Back at home, this time of year yields some of the best food his country has to offer. Lucky for him, he's got the blessing of being a pretty decent cook. However, this only really applies to food from his region (Romanian food is more like Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, and German food combined) so things like hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, and pizza aren't exactly within his...skills.

So he's going at making any number of things, specifically mamaliga (Romanian "peasant" cornbread that goes great with sour cream), frigarui (really spiced up kebabs), and of all things, baklava. There seems to be a cloud of garlic powder and any number of spices floating around him, and there's a gratuitous amount of pork, among other meat. Romanians like their meat, y'know.

This is more like stress relief for him, other than just traditional winter cooking time. He hasn't had the best month and he's just gotten over being sick for the umpteenth time, so cooking seems like an awesome stress reliever.

He's more than willing to share (his inner Romanian grandma will probably say you look too skinny and then shove some mamaliga in your mouth), but there is a degree of acquired taste to this stuff, except maybe the baklava.]

Comments

[gulags.livejournal.com]

[ it takes ages for him to crack a smile, but he does in the end, a small one. ]

Ah, yes. [ no more cuddling. ]

[cenusa-lumina.livejournal.com]

[]

Aha... Your tea probably has gotten cold.

[gulags.livejournal.com]

[ it suddenly got very awkward :( ]

I should probably make some more.

[cenusa-lumina.livejournal.com]

[]

Suddenly, I'm not very hungry. Perhaps these will make good leftovers.

[gulags.livejournal.com]

[ don't think he didn't hear that. though his priority is to make tea and get out as soon as possible, well - huh ]

That is...a lot of food. A --

[cenusa-lumina.livejournal.com]

[]

Yes. I was hungry earlier and managed to find some ingredients I could actually use. []

[gulags.livejournal.com]

Are you alright? [ hovering, hovering ]

[cenusa-lumina.livejournal.com]

... []

[gulags.livejournal.com]

[ talk about an endless cycle. still hovering, helping him clean out the kitchen. ]

You do not look fine. [ don't lie to me. :( ]

[cenusa-lumina.livejournal.com]

I just do not feel so good. I'm sure this is understandable. []

[gulags.livejournal.com]

[ that's cold, but his reply is hardly better. ] Ah, I'll leave then.

[cenusa-lumina.livejournal.com]

[]

I'm sorry...again.

[gulags.livejournal.com]

It's OK. [ wince. ]

You do know that -





Nevermind.

[cenusa-lumina.livejournal.com]

[]

Know what?

LMAO KEYWORDS RELATED hgdg

[gulags.livejournal.com]

You...do not have to hide things from me.

same for meeee ;;

[cenusa-lumina.livejournal.com]

[]

Last time I told you what I was thinking, you asked me to leave.

[gulags.livejournal.com]

That was different.

[cenusa-lumina.livejournal.com]

[gulags.livejournal.com]

It just - it was. It -

You - ah.

[cenusa-lumina.livejournal.com]

I understand. []

[gulags.livejournal.com]

[ ahdgdg; rage. it's unfair, he supposes without any real understanding as to why he finds mihail lying to him so unjust. it's - that really was different, wasn't it? ]

You... don't.

[cenusa-lumina.livejournal.com]

[]

Then why don't you tell me instead of lying?

[gulags.livejournal.com]

[ that strikes a chord -

if he were someone else, he would most likely bristle, but instead he looks ... lost? somewhat, anyway. he's the last who should be asking. ]

I - don't - know...?

[cenusa-lumina.livejournal.com]

[]

Nevermind. You do not have to say anything if you don't want.

[gulags.livejournal.com]

Wait, it's -

[ complicated. :| ]