what the flames can build (aka chefs au)
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more than words can say by ifthebookdoesntsell
Fandoms: The Prom - Sklar/Beguelin/Martin, The Prom (2020)
06 Feb 2021
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When the newest season of Known Unknown, the Food Network's attempt at highlighting small-towns' culinary excellence, rolls into Edgewater, Indiana hoping to bounce back from last season where their ratings weren't so hot, every joint around town puts their name in to compete.
In the end, they hope to narrow it down to two restaurants that will battle it out in an intense-multi-week battle where the winner will receive fifty-thousand dollars to put toward their business.
Nobody is surprised when Greene's Kitchen and Unruly Hearts' Bar & Grill are the two who wind up in those featured spots. They've got talented chefs and management, are both advocates of farm-to-table, but there's a lot more to these restaurants-- and restauranteurs-- than what meets the eye.
But their staffs, and the camera, don't need to know that, right? All that matters is who comes out on top.
(Or, the one where they work at and own rival restaurants; the one where their personal lives maybe won't stay so personal.)
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- Part 1 of what the flames can build (aka chefs au)
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us against the world by ifthebookdoesntsell
Fandoms: The Prom - Sklar/Beguelin/Martin, The Prom (2020)
08 Feb 2021
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Emma wishes she could say every moment with Alyssa was like being in a movie, but that simply isn’t true. It’s like a book.
Because God, it’s so much better.
Alyssa is like perfect summer rain, like the kitchen after something has been cooked to perfection or like running a full last service.
She’s adrenaline and a good night’s sleep and sugar sticky love all at once.
It’s one o’clock in the morning.
Emma can’t remember a time she’s ever felt more awake, more alive.
(Or, the softness directly following opening the restaurant.)
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- Part 2 of what the flames can build (aka chefs au)
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kiss me (like you wanna be loved) by ifthebookdoesntsell
Fandoms: The Prom - Sklar/Beguelin/Martin, The Prom (2020)
17 Feb 2021
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“You want a try?” Emma looks over at her curiously, a blush forming on her cheeks when she sees how intently Alyssa’s dark eyes are moving over her face.
Alyssa snaps out of it. “Sure.” She takes some flour from the counter, patting it on her palms as Emma moves aside to give her space.
“I was thinking they should be a few inches across, but not totally square,” Emma tells her. “Then, you just cut them in half and roll.”
“Okay.” Alyssa’s voice has dialed down so it’s almost a whisper. She can’t focus with Emma so close.
Which is stupid.
Because Emma is her best friend.
Who she’s in love with, a tiny voice adds. Alyssa shakes it off.
(Or, the one with the second (first) kiss mentioned in Challenge Four: Prom.)
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- Part 3 of what the flames can build (aka chefs au)
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tastes like the real thing by ifthebookdoesntsell
Fandoms: The Prom - Sklar/Beguelin/Martin, The Prom (2020)
26 Apr 2021
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In the aftermath of Known Unknown, Emma and Alyssa have gained an unprecedented following. Their restaurant has an out-the-door waiting time every morning, not to mention the fact that private rooms are booked months in advance.
The spotlight has been nice, and it's helped them get their feet under them, especially Emma, in wake of the tragedy that rocked them to their cores. Now, they hear from fans every day, all of them expressing their gratitude, telling their stories.
From there, an idea was born, a tiny glimmer of hope that sparked into something much bigger. And soon, Emma and Alyssa pitched it to Tom Hawkins, Food Network producer: the Unruly Hearts' Club, a little beach hangout spot where all are welcome in walking distance to the Indiana Dunes, hopefully the first of many casual dining spots to be well-known and openly welcoming.
Now, it's just a matter of seeing if the network will go for it, and they'll get picked up for their show which will follow the couple-- and their friends, who make up a newly formed restaurant management group-- as they build their second restaurant from the ground up.
(Or, the one where they get their own show.)
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- Part 4 of what the flames can build (aka chefs au)