#redfruit

There is a hint of lemon in these sweet red fruit tartlets. They taste great with fresh red berries. The soft shells of the tartlets and the bright fruit filling make for a delicious dessert.

Ingredients: 1 pack of pre-made tartlet shells. 1 cup mixed red fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, and red currants. 1/2 cup raspberry jam. 1 tablespoon lemon juice. 1 tablespoon cornstarch. 1/4 cup granulated sugar. Fresh mint leaves for garnish.

Instructions: Set the oven to 350F 175C and heat it up. Put the tart shells on a baking sheet and bake them for 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are just beginning to turn golden. Take it off and let it cool. Put the different kinds of red fruits, raspberry jam, lemon juice, cornstarch, and sugar into a small saucepan. Stir the mixture often while cooking over medium heat for about 5 to 7 minutes, or until it gets thicker. Take it off the heat and let it cool down a bit. Put the fruit filling into the tartlet shells that have been left to cool. Put the tartlets in the fridge for at least an hour before you serve them. Before serving, sprinkle with fresh mint leaves.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

ok so i dated this guy in high school. let's call him E. it was my first relationship. this was back when i was convinced i was an allosexual cis girl still, but he was already out as ace and trans.

we broke up for a multitude of reasons, the main of which was he's arospec and possibly gay and just Did Not like me that way. it was a mess we were both suicidally depressed teens witn no support networks and i had completely untreated bpd. in many ways i hate the person i was when we were together. but we're cool now.

he had this friend, S., also ace, trans, and arospec. they actually met before me and E. did. it's nothing short of a miracle we found each other in my medium sized russian town where talking abt being queer at all is not safe.

anyway despite them knowing each other for a long time, i never met S. not once. he lived not far but i haven't so much as seen a picture of him or a social media account he uses.

then they both went off to moscow to university at roughly the same time, which they have now just finished.

they also started dating at some point there.

me and E. kept talking over discord, we stayed friends, not super close but consistent. but i haven't seen him irl in years. i really miss him tbh. i also have lamented not being able to meet his bf.

anyway he texts me today and says the following:

"hey S. is back in *home town* for the next week. you wanna meet him?"

so uhhhh i'm meeting him on tuesday. and i am completely freaking out about it.