Teatime
Title: Teatime
Author: ladyofthethread
Rating: G
Word count: 300
Characters involved: Count D, Leon
Notes: I wrote this for arizonaicerose a while back to fulfill an offer I made in the help_japan community and now that enough time has passed, I’m free to repost it on my own accounts. Her requested prompt was “enjoying the quiet 'normal' moments when they popped up.”
After a busy day, D closed the doors of the shop. There had been various deliveries in the morning followed by a flurry of customers in the afternoon. In between all of the activity he had tended to an ailing parrot, given fresh water to all the tropical fish, made a deal to acquire a winged horse, checked on the lioness that was set to give birth soon, ordered more dragon food, and refilled the shop’s incense burners.
Now that things had quieted down, it was time for a well-deserved cup of tea and D disappeared behind a carved folding screen to the corner where he kept his tea things.
As the water boiled, he ran his manicured nails over a set of metal tea canisters, contemplating what to brew. The green tea his grandfather had sent from Japan or the peach-flavored white tea an appreciative customer had presented him? Or perhaps, the Darjeeling he had imported from India?
After a few moments consideration, D made his selection and measured the appropriate amount of leaves into a floral teapot. The scent of jasmine perfumed the air as the tea steeped, mingling with the aroma of ripe strawberries that the Count placed in a parfait dish as a treat for Q-Chan. He arranged an assortment of petit fours on a plate and added two delicate teacups with matching saucers to the lacquered tray.
D carried tea tray to the coffee table in the front room of the shop and settled on the antique sofa. He poured himself a cup of tea and savored the first sip of the amber liquid. But he looked forward more to what was to come. Despite the “closed” sign outside, the door opened just as he anticipated.
“Ah, my dear detective. Would you like some tea?”
Author: ladyofthethread
Rating: G
Word count: 300
Characters involved: Count D, Leon
Notes: I wrote this for arizonaicerose a while back to fulfill an offer I made in the help_japan community and now that enough time has passed, I’m free to repost it on my own accounts. Her requested prompt was “enjoying the quiet 'normal' moments when they popped up.”
After a busy day, D closed the doors of the shop. There had been various deliveries in the morning followed by a flurry of customers in the afternoon. In between all of the activity he had tended to an ailing parrot, given fresh water to all the tropical fish, made a deal to acquire a winged horse, checked on the lioness that was set to give birth soon, ordered more dragon food, and refilled the shop’s incense burners.
Now that things had quieted down, it was time for a well-deserved cup of tea and D disappeared behind a carved folding screen to the corner where he kept his tea things.
As the water boiled, he ran his manicured nails over a set of metal tea canisters, contemplating what to brew. The green tea his grandfather had sent from Japan or the peach-flavored white tea an appreciative customer had presented him? Or perhaps, the Darjeeling he had imported from India?
After a few moments consideration, D made his selection and measured the appropriate amount of leaves into a floral teapot. The scent of jasmine perfumed the air as the tea steeped, mingling with the aroma of ripe strawberries that the Count placed in a parfait dish as a treat for Q-Chan. He arranged an assortment of petit fours on a plate and added two delicate teacups with matching saucers to the lacquered tray.
D carried tea tray to the coffee table in the front room of the shop and settled on the antique sofa. He poured himself a cup of tea and savored the first sip of the amber liquid. But he looked forward more to what was to come. Despite the “closed” sign outside, the door opened just as he anticipated.
“Ah, my dear detective. Would you like some tea?”