Candy is Dandy, But Liquor is Quicker / CS + Candy Kisses – @cshiatuschallenge prompt
Notes: Also inspired by @allons-y-to-hogwarts-713 aesthetic submission where she featured the Willy Wonka quote and made my muse go YAAAASSSS!
Rated T / ~300 words / Also on ff.net and Ao3
A ‘sugar rush’ she called it.
The manic euphoria one gets from ingesting copious amounts of sugar in a short period of time.
Followed soon after by the ‘crash’.
The onset of lethargy, moodiness, and occasional stomach cramps that follows the high of ingesting copious amounts of sugar in a short period of time.
He doesn’t mind the rush part. The way it makes her a little bit giddy and giggly. How playful she becomes when the milk dud soaked popcorn finally hits her system, or how the sweet surge from the bear claw (or three) gives her a naughty desire to patrol him rather than the now quiet streets of Stroybrooke.
The problem is that its epithet is actually a bit of a misnomer. ‘Rush’ typically signifying that a thing would happen quickly. Suddenly.
Not so with sugar, he finds. The consumption taking too long of moments to finally hit her blood stream.
Not like with rum.
With rum the desired effect is nearly instantaneous. The way it warms your belly and sends that coursing heat through you after the very first swallow. How it relaxes tensions, dulls distraction, and leaves a lingering spice upon the tongue.
He likes the effects of the rum. Not the ‘I’ve lost all sense to make reasonable choices’ effect, but the sultry way she licks those errant drops from her lips…as if she doesn’t know what she’s doing kind of effect.
The luxurious and languid way she kisses him before they even make it through their first tumbler, or how her eyes go dark at him over the rim of her glass or bottle when they are out in public or in another’s home, holding promise for more enjoyable activities when they finally find themselves alone.
It may be true that candy was dandy, but liquor was quicker.
And as long as you partake in moderation, it holds all the same pleasures without the impending crash.
Candy is Dandy, But Liquor is Quicker
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