i'll be something better yet — open catch-all

[helical]

Characters: alec lightwood-bane and you!
Summary: some adventuring, some training, some planning.
Date(s): catch all for july.
Warnings/Notes: if you want a starter from me don't hesitate to contact me at midworld! you can also simply prompt alec with anything whenever or hit up his inbox.



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for rosie

[helical]

[ they're going to start easy. something that shouldn't be at risk of causing a house fire, to begin with. alec has already laid out everything they'll need, although there's no recipe to speak of. for now he just wants to tell her what to do and how to do it, watch how she does, and see if she feels better once she's cooked something herself with some assistance.

maybe it'll give her a little more confidence, which might help her avoid making mistakes. and after this, he can see how she does working off of a recipe on her own. ]

So. [ leaning on his hands on the counter of the kitchen, eyeing rosie across from him. ] Spaghetti carbonara. You ready for this?

[hasitsthorns]

[ Look, Alec, Rose is just about everything she shouldn't be, so... Don't hold your breath on that 'no fire' thing. It's more likely than you think. Not that she'd do it on purpose or, like, try to cause destruction. It just seems to happen whenever she's around. ]

Absolutely not, [ she admits, honest for... Okay, well, not the first time. But, still. ] But I'll try my best! It shouldn't be too hard. I mean, spaghetti is kind of like mac and cheese. Right?

[helical]

[ LONG PAUSE. ]

Sure.

[ mac and cheese is probably a little easier than this, though the concept is the same. better tell rosie that than tell her it's not the same — that might make her feel out of her depth and make her make more mistakes.

motioning to the pot already on the burner. ]

First, fill that up with water. Not all the way, about two thirds.

[hasitsthorns]

Oh my gods, [ she sighs. ]

Now there's Math involved, too? Dude, I don't know fractions. I never even went to school!

[ Self-teaching for the win, yo. Though she's only exaggerating, not to worry. She can totally fill a thing with two thirds of water. Or. Thereabouts. Whatever, long as you get close enough that's all that matters, right? He sad 'about' and all. Either way, she does as instructed and walks the pot back with only sloshing, like, a tiny bit on herself. ]

Whoops, [ she utters quietly, glancing at the spot of water on the bottom of her shirt. Ehhh. A little dampness never hurt anyone. ]

[helical]

A lot of things involve math, Rose. [ like, most things. you do math all the time every day. ]

That's fine — [ he gestures at the shirt, wishing to reassure her and hoping his next statement won't instead encourage her. ] Making a mess can be kind of inevitable.

[ his face very clearly says: don't take this as an excuse to be messy tho. you still gotta be kind of careful! otherwise it's more clean up for you...

as she sets the pot on the burner, alec points to the knob right beneath it. ] Turn that to max, and then — [ he turns around, grabs the salt and hands it to her. ] A pinch of that in the water. It helps the pasta not stick as much.

[hasitsthorns]

Well, yeah, but I don't think about it.

[ This is a fair point, alright! Anytime she's usually doing Math it's like an unconscious process, but when she has to think about it it suddenly becomes more difficult. Like when you realize you're breathing and then feel like you forget how to breathe normally. ]

I'll... try not to make a mess of your kitchen. [ 'Try' being the keyword here, honestly. The blond places the on the stove and then, uh, fumbles with the dial. How??? Does someone tell its max??? She turns it all the way to one end and hopes for the best. ]

How do people even learn this stuff? [ she asks, pouring salt into her palm. Maybe... too much...... A little extra salt never hurt anyone!!! ]

[helical]

Enough — [ taps her hand in a hurry. ] Enough salt. Don't put too much, the pasta sauce we'll make will be salty enough.

[ he doesn't mind the mess, tbh, but he won't tell her that. learning how to cook while keeping things clean is kind of part of the whole thing, for alec. he always bakes with a process in mind, cleaning up as he goes, so the final clean up is a lot easier to do.

as he puts a pan on another one of the burners, turning the heat on low, he shakes his head, bemused. ]

By reading recipes. And following instructions.

[ it's that easy, girl!!!!

oh wait. he's doing this for her and he said he'd let her do it. he steps aside, gesturing to the pan. ] You need to poor a bit of olive oil in this, then put the bacon bits in.

[hasitsthorns]

Oh, jeez, okay, [ she says, shaking some salt off her hand before actually dropping it into the pot. Shaking it where, you ask? Just... back on top of the salt shaker like it'll go back in. (She really doesn't understand how this all works, leave her alone.

As for cleaning while you go, Rose barely had the wherewithal to gather together her weeks old trash on the way out of her apartment (and then, her house) let alone clean up after herself. ]

But recipes are confusing, man. There's so many ingredients, so many things to do and times to rememb- Ooo, bacon! [ She wouldn't be a dog, really, if she didn't love bacon to some degree. ]

What's olive oil though?

[helical]

[ oh my god.

he's starting to despair. already. ]

It's — oil. Made from olives. You cook things in it so they don't stick to the pan and to give them a little flavor.

[ and other things but that's the gist of it. if she's never heard of olive oil, better keep it simple. ]

Be careful, once the pan and oil are hot, the oil will splash when you put the bacon in.

[ he's watching her do this step closely, let's just say. ]

It's not hard to remember a recipe when it's written out in front of you. Just do one step at a time.

[hasitsthorns]

[ She tried to warn you, Alec. She really did. ]

How does one oil an olive? [ Truly, a question for the ages. Also, ] That does make a lot of sense though. I generally cooked no-stick stuff because otherwise, well. It stuck.

[ She waits after putting the oil until it does the wavy thing, meaning its hot. She figures that means its hot enough and, despite his warning, dumps the bacon in there. There's a loud hiss and a pop and a squeak from Rose, but no actual burning occurs. Miraculously. ]

So. Now what.

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