misc. brad & claire thoughts - test kitchen edition:
brad’s fingertips ghosting the curve of claire’s waist as he ties her apron bc she’s wrist-deep in dough and the knot’s come loose
claire pouting, slumped and discouraged at her worktop, until brad bounds into the kitchen, quickly knocking over a stack of sheet trays, which go clattering to the floor, and suddenly she’s hiding a smile against her shoulder
(her day seems brighter, after that)
brad pretending to be bad at folding sourdough so she can reach around him and guide his hands
filming a video together, side by side, inching ever-closer. at some point claire notices their shoes are touching, but the camera can’t see, and neither of them move
(he probably didn’t even notice, she thinks)
(he did. of course he did.)
sourdough disaster. claire put the stand mixer on a too-fast speed -- again, even though he warned her -- and flour is all over her. he brushes some of it from her cheek with his thumb before he realizes what he’s doing. claire bites her lip and looks up at him from beneath her lashes, and, oh...
(he realizes it, in this moment, and feels so stupid that he didn’t put it together before)
(like seriously, he knows he can be dense sometimes, but this is on a-whole-nother level, even for him)
(because claire’s cheeks are turning pink beneath their flour coating, and brad is in love with her)