bsumone | ❝ spring for flirting but fall for the untamed delicious wild things ❞

Of all the fruits for autumn harvest, apples may be the most prolific. You can head down to the local orchard and pick a bushel or two with friends and family. Maybe you use those apples to bake a delicious pie to make (and eat) the perfect candy apple. And who doesn't love bobbing for apples at a seasonal party?

Will doesn’t enjoy the chill creeping into the air. At least autumn is tolerable for him (most of the time) thanks to his many and varied big fuzzy sweaters. It’s not until winter that he becomes a proper hermit, after all, cold can actually hurt him. For now, it’s not a problem so he’s able to enjoy some of the common fall activities. Up and down the streets, the leaves are dropping their leaves and their fruit. He happens to be out walking his pets when he comes across a makeshift stand put together by some local kids where you can “build your own” candy apple! No way Will’s passing that up! Sorry, dear pets, you’re going to have to wait until Daddy’s done making sweets!

From the way his face lights up, he may as well have been a kid, too! There’s a small buffet of extras to put on the apple after coating in caramel and he’s humming thoughtfully while looking between the nut crumble and the little candy bits. Anyone who knows him knows the candy pieces are going to win out. Annnnnnd…. That’s exactly what he dips his apple in next, bouncing on the balls of his feet with excitement as he does so.

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The moment he'd gotten a text from Will about the apples, he'd gotten out of work as fast as he could manage to run over. So of course he saw the delicious candy being added, squealing as he greeted all the babies then jumped onto Will's back. Giggling, he pointed at the apple after kissing his cheek.

"You got so much candy on it! Look at it! It's going to be the sweetest apple on the street!"

Which clearly made it the best.

He'd know that voice anywhere! Even before Riley leapt onto his back, Will was grinning. And prepared! Not like Riley weighed much, but he still made a dramatic oof when he was pounced. He shifted just a little to get Riley onto his back more securely and then held up the apple to him.

"Would you like the first bite, love?"

"Yes please!"

Taking the stick to make it easier to take the bite, he made sure that he got a good one before handing it back. Moaning happily, he wiggled on Will's back then nuzzled into his hair. "Soooooooooooo good! Do you have to pay to make one? This looks so fun."

He had a feeling Riley would like the apple he made. If he hadn't shown up, Will would've devoured the whole thing by himself! But he never minded sharing sweets with him.

"It's a local Girl Scout troupe so they're taking donations. I have more cash on me if you want to make one, too."

"Oh I love the Girl Scouts! Let's make another one and do it together this time!" Then they'd have two apples to share. In fact, to help, he took the apple back to help free up Will's hands.

The girls and the mothers running the booth clearly were in love with this couple before them. Two men who clearly loved each other and were so full of love for the world too. Riley waved at them with a big grin then looked back to Will.

"Is it only caramel to dip in? Or is there a chocolate option too?" Even if there wasn't he was still going to be thrilled but he had to ask!

"There's chocolate, too," one of the girls chirped. It wasn't only the cute couple that had them making heart eyes, but those cute pets, too! Will happily threw more money in their donation jar before picking up another apple already on a stick.

"Chocolate for this one, then? What else? Do you see something you especially want?" Did it bother him at all that he was doing all this with Riley on his back? Nope!

"Oh! If there's chocolate then let's do that too! And here, you have a bite too." He held the already finished apple before Will's lips to allow him to have the next bite, ready to take turns eating it with him. "Also I want candy for sure..."

He looked over at the scouts. "Do you have any extra apples that might have broken by the way? For us to give the babies?"

One of the moms immediately came for forward. "Of course. Let me go grab it. We can't use it anyway."

"Thank you so much!" He looked down at their pets. "You guys get to have apple treats too!"

Of course, they were a small whirlwind of energy. Will bounced around the different stations for making their apples, showing every option to Riley well before dipping it into the chocolate. It would be too sad if the chocolate hardened while Riley was choosing what else to put on it.

He turned his head enough to flash Riley a smile before taking a bite if the first apple. He hummed in delight, eyes fluttering momentarily as he savored the tart apple with the sweetness of caramel and candy bits.

“They have a bunch of different candy crumbles, did you see?”

Just as he asked, the Girl Scout mom returned with a small Tupperware containing the broken apples.

Riley couldn't stop looking all the candy they had to pick from. "There's so much. I don't know how to pick! I wonder how many options we can get on one apple..."

Seeing the container, he smiled brightly. "Thank you so much. I'll happily donate for them so you don't lose out!"

Even though she insisted he was already reaching into his bag for money. "Definitely get something crunchy, Will."

"Maybe we could narrow it down to three or four..." Hahahaha them? Eliminate sweets? It's not likely! He looks at the apple Riley's holding and hums thoughtfully. "Well, this has the M&M crumbles on it, so we can probably skip those. We don't want it to be too similar, right?"

The pets see that container, too, and their little tails start wagging happily. Except George. He's an indifferent as always. At best, he'll sniff one of the apple pieces and turn his nose up. At worst he'll like one, then turn his nose up. He only eats that fancy homemade stuff mom and dad make for him.

"No, not similar." Dropping the money in, he took the apples to put into his bag. It would be too hard to hold the apple they were eating and also open the container to feed the children. Nope, they could sit down somewhere after this and they could all eat snacks.

"That looks like peanut butter candy. I bet that'll be delicious because apples, chocolate, and peanut butter are always amazing!"

Those dark eyes popped wide. "How did I miss that the first time?!" Probably because he was so excited to make one that he only took a cursory look at all the different options. "Do you want any nuts on it, too?"

"This one has nuts so we can skip those." Well barely any nuts since it was mostly candy but it totally counted! Riley hummed happily as he looked at the pieces of candy then pointed to what looked like ground up toffee.

"Maybe a little of that? We'll get it kind of crunchy then."

Will rolled the apple through the peanut butter candy and then again through the ground toffee. Holding it up for Riley's inspection, he grinned proudly at his work. "How's that?"

Riley gasped as he looked at the amazing work. It was stunning. A beautiful apple covered in gooey goodness. "It's beautiful! Let's try it! You first. Tell me how it is."

He leaned forward so he could see his reaction better since he was on his back.

Well! Will's not about to argue over sweet treats! He turned the apple this way and that, for his own benefit as well as Riley's. Then he found the perfect spot with both peanut butter candy and toffee before taking a bite. The moan of delight may sound exaggerated to anyone else, but it's pretty normal between these two with their love of sweets. His eyes fluttered closed and he breathes out a sigh, tipping his head back.

After a moment to recover, he brightened and held the apple up for Riley. "Do you want a bite or do you want to get down first?"

[ very open to all! assumed cr is ok. let's give her a happy au! mild warning for recovery for a history of disordered eating ]

"Would you hand me the eggs?"

Chrissy's trying her hand at baking today. After being scolded so many times, and being passive-aggressively manipulated by her mother her entire life, she's finally taking those first few steps in reclaiming her own life. With the leaves changing colors, so will she, starting with making her very first pie dough in her tiny apartment by the community college.

She's smiling, already dusted with flour, strawberry blonde hair messily tied back with elastic. There's a shy giggle laced through her words as she finishes slowly stirring the dry ingredients. "Cm'on, I can't do this on my own!"

❝ spring for flirting but fall for the untamed delicious wild things ❞

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