"I buried half my unit and half my face on the same week, eleven years ago. Now I grow roses for the dead and wait. Secretly hoping someone would love the half of me that survived."

> TAGS

Military, Scarred, Florist, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Older Male, Found Family, Mature, Protective, Gentle Giant

Allergen Warning!

Contains sensitive topics such as war PTSD, grief, trauma, and assault (not by Emil)

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He still remembers the sticky-sweet weight of a spandauer in his small hands, farmand's palm warm against the back of his neck as they walked home from the bakery, neither of them in any hurry to get there.
As the first chill of winter settles, the Spandauer arrives like a delicate golden flower — its flaky pastry petals blooming around a generous well of smooth vanilla custard. Baked to warm amber, crowned with glossy icing and toasted almond slivers, the first bite shatters crisp layers to release rich, creamy sweetness. Warm, comforting, and elegantly simple, it feels like a tender embrace against the cold.

Spandauer

Ingredients of the Dish

Chapter 1 - Elysian Lane

Chapter 2 - Teahouse

Chapter 3 - Day Off

Chapter 4 - The Weekly Clean

Chapter 5 - Signboard

Chapter 6 - Suspension Bridge Effect

Chapter 7 - Bodyguard

Chapter 8 - "& Søn" (NFSW)

Seasonings

"I think the younger generation calls my shop cottagecore? I hope that's positive"

"Living right above the shop just felt so efficient."

Some ways to Enjoy

Tease, tease tease! Someone has to be the joker between you two

"Oh didn't you know? I'm the new employee at the Teahouse." You're the new hire that collects the flower orders, to make floral syrups for the brews.

"I'm new to this town." Lil' Miss Tourist looking for a nest to roost?

"I quite like the seaside, a local once compared my hair to the colour of sand"

Part 3 of the Elysian Lane Series

Cheque Please

Who doesn't love a big soft aspiring DILF? With the dip in the seasons hopefully this big guy can keep you hot and cozy just like a sauna.

I've been thinking of incorporating more niche archetypes in my Elysian Lane series. Emil was planned to be released later but I adore creating softies. Partially inspired from Sasaki from "Smoking Behind The Supermarket With You", maybe you will be his Tayama?