Of Sugar and Spice
As the sweet smell of a certain cake baking in the oven across the road lingered in the streets: Hyukjae had finally made it. SEOUL. The capital city of South Korea; the place where dreams came true.Or at least thats what he had expected.He hadnt been expecting loud cars, annoying flashing lights or rude people. But, guess what, life always finds a way to crush your dreams. Hyukjae aimed to be a well known patissier just like his adoptive grandfather had been. He had left the country side to do just that. His plans go awry though, leaving him depressed, homeless and hungry. He hadnt expected any of this to go like it did. He had imagined everything going perfectly, why didnt it happen like that? Before Hyukjae could call it quits and let his grandfather down, luck comes to his rescue. He has an opportunity to prove himself! He has an opportunity to work at Fantasy, the bakery where sweet dreams come true.Turns out that one of Hyukjaes dreams really does come true while he works in Fantasy; his dream of falling in love. WELCOME TO F A N T A S Y Name: Lee Hyukjae Age: 25 Position: Patissier - prepares dessert Personality: Artistic || Good baker || Shy || Perfectionist Name: Lee Donghae Age: 25 Position: Bakery Manager Personality: Calm || Hopeless romantic || Charismatic || Understanding Related: Kim Jongin - cousin Name: Cho Kyuhyun Age: 23 Position: Assistant Manager Personality: Intelligent || Efficient || Mischievous || Witty Name: Lee Sungmin Age: 25 Position: Confiseur - prepares candies & petit fours Personality: Kind || Patient || Understanding || Childish Name: Kim Jongin Age: 20 Position: General Manager; Lee Suites Hotel Personality: Honest || Flirty || Funny || Stubborn Related: Lee Donghae - cousin Name: Do Kyungsoo Age: 21 Position: Apprentie - the apprentice Personality: Shy || Motherly || Caring || Awkward Name: Wu Kris Yifan Age: 23 Position: Idol Personality: Charming || Quiet || Observant || Perfectionist Name: Huang Zitao Age: 21 Position: Boulanger - prepares bread & breakfast Personality: Soft-spoken || Hardworking || Cute || Shy Name: Livia Callister | Eliza Callister Age: 18 Position: Decorateur - prepares show pieces | Glacier / Chef Garde Manger - prepares frozen & cold dessert / in charge of cold storage Personality: Liv - Cute || Crybaby || Easily distracted || Childish El - Caring || Stubborn || Forgetful || Introvert ForewordAn aged man with graying hair walked swiftly to a wooden island, carrying an unfrosted cake on a platter. A small smile graced his lips as he set the platter down on the sleek surface of the island, handling the cake with gentle movements. He took a white spatula into his grip, dipping it into a bowl beside the cake. With one smooth motion, he scooped up a fair amount of fluffy frosting onto the spatula. Without missing a beat, he steadily spread the frosting onto the cake, the smile on his lips remaining. A content sigh escaped him as he continued his ministrations, the cake slowly becoming a piece of art. Looking up at him with huge, admiring eyes, a small boy around the age of six sat on a tall stool in the middle of the kitchen, fascinated. His hands were firmly gripping the rim of his seat, his small body leaning forward in his amazement. His thin arms held him up, keeping him balanced. His brown, single-lidded eyes twinkled as he watched the man scoop up more frosting and elegantly spread it on the cake. The man looked up briefly and his small smile turned into a playful grin. He placed the spatula into the bowl full of frosting and made his way towards the boy. The latter looked up at him curiously, tilting his head innocently. “Hyukjae, would you like to help me?” The man asked, chuckling soundly when the boy’s face brightened at his words. Hyukjae nodded eagerly, lifting his arms up, silently asking to be lifted. The older man rolled his eyes good-naturedly, nonetheless wrapping his slightly wrinkling arms around the young boy’s midsection. He went back to the island, teasingly bouncing Hyukjae up and down, pulling a string of giggles from the other. They laughed together, the man setting Hyukjae down on the island, beside the cake. A bright smile still on his lips, Hyukjae looked up at the man with eager eyes. “Grandpa, what should I do?” He asked, watching as the man once again began covering the cake with frosting. The man chuckled heartily, his hand working smoothly. “Hyuk, I told you before, you can call me Appa.” Hyukjae wrinkled his nose in childish disgust, shaking his tiny head profusely. “Noooooo, you’re too old for that!” The man grumbled something like, ‘I’m not that old’ and Hyukjae continued, “Grandpa fits you better.” He finished with a prompt nod, grinning innocently at the other who sent him a slight glare. Grandpa sighed in defeat just as he covered the last part of the cake’s light brown surface with white frosting. He nodded proudly, spinning the platter slightly in order to inspect the cake completely. Seeing no mistakes or any blank spots, he turned his attention to Hyukjae, a smile forming on his face. “Alright, you’re going to help me with decorations, okay?” He said, picking up a tube with a flared nozzle that was filled with red frosting. The latter nodded excitedly, making grabbing motions towards the tube. Grandpa chuckled, handing over the frosting to the boy, watching as he squirmed a little and sat up on his knees. His tiny hands held the tube firmly, pointing it towards the cake, his eyes squinted in determination. Grandpa shook his head with a smile on his face, gently grabbing Hyuk’s hands and positioning them in the correct areas of the bag. He gently coaxed Hyukjae’s arms forward so that the nozzle was right above the cake. The latter smiled up at him before he looked back at the cake, concentrating. He squeezed the frosting bag slightly, watching the red frosting plop out of the white nozzle, forming a weird sort of blob of red right in the middle of the white expanse of the cake. Hyuk’s eyes widened and he pouted, looking at his failed attempt. Grandpa smiled softly, picking a toothpick from a tiny plate beside the frosting bowl. He handed it to Hyukjae, simultaneously taking the frosting tube back. The younger looked at him in confusion, looking at the toothpick questioningly. “Use that to move the frosting into a new shape. Make it into anything you want.” Grandpa explained comfortingly, motioning towards the blob of red frosting. Hyukjae smiled and went to work, flicking the dark frosting into various directions, making random little swirls. After about a minute, he sat up, a look of pride on his face. Grandpa lifted an eyebrow, studying the new shape made of frosting. “... What is it?” He asked, completely unsure of what the new blob was. Hyukjae pouted, giving the older man an incredulous look. “It’s a monkey!” He said, giving Grandpa a disappointed look. A look of realization spread across Grandpa’s face as he finally deciphered the shape. He smiled teasingly, lightly ruffling Hyuk’s black hair. “So it’s you?” “GRANDPA! I’m not a monkey!” Edragonista : Hi everyone! So, this is our first attempt in collaborating, Liv and me! We look forward to your responses. I used up most of my time to do this instead of studying. Do not do this to yourself, people. I REPEAT DO NOT DO THIS TO YOURSLEF. LOL XD So, basically, I came up with an idea and Livia decided that we should make this story and collab together. Although were like worlds apart, but, thats how we roll, yaww! And my back is hurting from the hours of sitting, so, Imma just stretch my back for awhile...Yes, check my a$s out, gorgeous *wink* *slapped*And, Im out!Liviaismuah : Ok first of all: BAD EL!YO! Im Livia, better known as Liv, and Im the hyper puppy of our little duo here. Ill be doing editing mostly and then maybe some writing. *looks at El for confirmation* Writing? ... writing. *nods* The description and foreword were my doing! *proud* (except for the pictures, those were Els doing) Hehe ok so as El has said, this story idea was her idea. I just bothered her into letting me help while simultaneously throwing ideas at her. LOL. Welp, I hope you guys like this! If you find some random gifs and stuff, its probably me... I rape tumblr too much... :POk yeah... tis all. *doesnt know what else to say*CREDITS:Teukie-oppa - for the great work on contributing to our very first poster! Heart it. Thank you so much :)Tumblr || We Heart It || 。・゜゚・.。Circ Du Fr3ak Request Shop。.・゜゚・ 。 & designer Dolittle123 for the poster! DISCLAIMER:None of the pictures or gifs belong to us! We are simply using Gods gift by lurking and searching around using our eyeballs ( LOL XD ) clicking on the mouse with our fingers ( NO XD ) and putting them into this fic. So, yeah ~