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— SALTBURNT INBOX.
WELCOME TO THE SALTBURNT NETWORK
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WELCOME TO THE SALTBURNT NETWORK
USERNAME:
LOVECOOK
text ❖ audio ❖ video
[ how does he Know ]
yeah. a lot of stuff going on, so i have to cook around it.
if it's not allowed, i can kill wally for you. but i don't think he's the type to not allow something like that.
if you don't want to wear a dress, then don't. you could do that thing where you're not either one.
[ look how far he's come! ]
yeah. a lot of stuff going on, so i have to cook around it.
if it's not allowed, i can kill wally for you. but i don't think he's the type to not allow something like that.
if you don't want to wear a dress, then don't. you could do that thing where you're not either one.
[ look how far he's come! ]
[Because he looks prettiest in pink, obviously.]
You can do that. You could cook upside-down in a hurricane. Did you pick everything out already? I'll be helping the girls mostly, so they don't hurt themselves, but I can help, if you need me to.
No, no, I know. It's more
I don't know. I used to wish so, so hard I was pretty, but I wasn't, and that's fine, it's over now. But I guess I'm worried if I try now, I still won't be?
That doesn't make any sense, does it.
The one that's not either, right.
Ambisexual or something like that. [No.]
You can do that. You could cook upside-down in a hurricane. Did you pick everything out already? I'll be helping the girls mostly, so they don't hurt themselves, but I can help, if you need me to.
No, no, I know. It's more
I don't know. I used to wish so, so hard I was pretty, but I wasn't, and that's fine, it's over now. But I guess I'm worried if I try now, I still won't be?
That doesn't make any sense, does it.
The one that's not either, right.
Ambisexual or something like that. [No.]
if you could come by after everything's on and fix everything that needs fixing, that'd be good.
jinx is putting on my face.
i saw your picture. that time in the snow. remember?
you were. pretty.
idiot.
i don't know what that word means, and i don't know what you want to try to be. but i know it'd be stupid if you decide you can't just for one night.
jinx is putting on my face.
i saw your picture. that time in the snow. remember?
you were. pretty.
idiot.
i don't know what that word means, and i don't know what you want to try to be. but i know it'd be stupid if you decide you can't just for one night.
Nothing's going to need fixing. But good, I'll bring you part of your gift then.
Jinx, really?
Actually that makes a lot of sense, nevermind.
Oh. Right. You know, you're the only one here who has? Who's seen me like that.
[The pause before the next message lasts a bit longer.] You thought I was pretty?
I don't really know. A boy. Man. But I used to like flowers and pink and ribbons and soft, nice things. A lot. I still do. Maybe I can be a man who likes those things.
Is that what you are? Do you think? Or something else?
You can tell me to shut the fuck up, if you want.
Jinx, really?
Actually that makes a lot of sense, nevermind.
Oh. Right. You know, you're the only one here who has? Who's seen me like that.
[The pause before the next message lasts a bit longer.] You thought I was pretty?
I don't really know. A boy. Man. But I used to like flowers and pink and ribbons and soft, nice things. A lot. I still do. Maybe I can be a man who likes those things.
Is that what you are? Do you think? Or something else?
You can tell me to shut the fuck up, if you want.
i don't need a gift, koby. the gift is that you didn't die when your head exploded.
yeah. i don't know why you thought you weren't.
maybe because you don't like girls enough. [ or at all? freak. ]
i like all those things. i always have.
ever since i was a little brat, i always liked the things my mother and my sister liked more than anything my brothers did. if i never fought again for the rest of my life, i wouldn't miss it. but if i never served another person a warm meal, i'd lose my mind. serving others wasn't seen as something a man should do, in my family.
if you're going to be a man, you better be a less shitty one than all the rest. that means just being you. we don't need more of anyone else.
yeah. i don't know why you thought you weren't.
maybe because you don't like girls enough. [ or at all? freak. ]
i like all those things. i always have.
ever since i was a little brat, i always liked the things my mother and my sister liked more than anything my brothers did. if i never fought again for the rest of my life, i wouldn't miss it. but if i never served another person a warm meal, i'd lose my mind. serving others wasn't seen as something a man should do, in my family.
if you're going to be a man, you better be a less shitty one than all the rest. that means just being you. we don't need more of anyone else.
Too late, I made fifty-six Christmas cards to afford it, and it's already wrapped.
Pretty girls got adopted. I didn't. I ran away before I could get a job at the cannery or in some rich guy's house as a maid, which was the best a not-pretty orphan could ask for.
And I like girls just fine. I'm just not one of them.
Oh. [There's a reflexive urge to write this down, to try and trace out a map built from the scraps Sanji's given him, but.] It seems impossible, imagining you not cooking. It'd be a waste. A
Tragedy, maybe.
I'm glad you didn't listen to your family. About that and everything else.
I'll do my best. And maybe try something on, when I'm helping you get ready. If I look stupid you can't laugh at me, though, or I'll cry.
Pretty girls got adopted. I didn't. I ran away before I could get a job at the cannery or in some rich guy's house as a maid, which was the best a not-pretty orphan could ask for.
And I like girls just fine. I'm just not one of them.
Oh. [There's a reflexive urge to write this down, to try and trace out a map built from the scraps Sanji's given him, but.] It seems impossible, imagining you not cooking. It'd be a waste. A
Tragedy, maybe.
I'm glad you didn't listen to your family. About that and everything else.
I'll do my best. And maybe try something on, when I'm helping you get ready. If I look stupid you can't laugh at me, though, or I'll cry.
[The gift comes wrapped meticulously in paper that, while not strictly holiday-themed is nevertheless very appropriate, considering who it’s from. The gift is inside, nestled in pale blue tissue paper: An assortment of candied fruit, nuts and chocolates from the faire, for those of his friends who actually eat. For those who don’t, this portion of the gift is replaced with a simple calendar.
A jar of tea courtesy of Sol & Scroll, because everyone needs more relaxing sleep around here. (He took off the label for you, Sanji, shhh).
For Sanji, the earrings he'd lent him during the drag show, and a tie.
The note, on thick, cream-colored card stock, is in a somewhat wobbly, but earnest hand:]
The note, on thick, cream-colored card stock, is in a somewhat wobbly, but earnest hand:]
Sanji -
I miss her too. You have a knack for finding strange, uncomfortable, weird kids and making them feel safe. Like they have a family.
You did that for me. Whatever happens after this place, I'm always going to be grateful for that. Thank you.
I try not to spy, but if it helps: things aren't as bad as you think they are. Nobody who you've loved like that could ever hate you.
Merry Christmas
- Koby
[ Sanji you have insulted him at least four times. ]
Key lime. It's my boyfriend's favorite.
Key lime. It's my boyfriend's favorite.
[ Make that five. ]
Last time I went in the kitchen I got yelled at. I don't want to step on any toes.
Please? It'll be his birthday. And I'll owe you.
Last time I went in the kitchen I got yelled at. I don't want to step on any toes.
Please? It'll be his birthday. And I'll owe you.
Edited 2025-01-21 23:20 (UTC)
Thank you! You're a lifesaver.
Okay. What about the night before? Or is that too long?
Okay. What about the night before? Or is that too long?
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