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requested by @coppertopging​ : Jackson + aphrodisiac

Part of the anniversary drabbles!
Author: Admin E
Word Count: 1405


‘Hey Jacky, i’m home!’, you yelled as you slipped out of your shoes, your hand leaning against the hallway wall of your shared apartment for balance. You felt a bit drained from a long day at work until suddenly a delicious smell caught your attention.

You shuffled towards the place effusing the aroma that was curling into your nostrils, only to find your boyfriend in an apron and pottering around the kitchen. You leaned against the doorframe as you watched him reading a recipe out of one of the cooking books you got from your mom when you and Jackson decided to move in together. He was so concentrated he didn’t even notice you getting home.

You cleared your throat not so subtly so he’d snap out of his cooking bubble and find you watching him with an amused grin plastered on your face.

‘Oh? ____-, i didn’t hear you coming in baby!’

The wide, genuine smile you adored so much spread across his handsome face as he dropped everything to walk over to you an give you a proper greeting by pulling you into his strong arms and lovingly placing a kiss on your lips.

‘What’s all this for?’, you asked him curiously.

Jackson scrunched his eyebrows together in confusion as he leaned back to see your face, his arms still around your waist.

‘What do you mean what’s this for?’

‘Well you usually don’t c-‘

You stopped right in the middle of your sentence. Oh no. You didn’t forget another anniversary, did you? That’d be disastrous! You shuddered when you remembered the last time you forgot an important date… You bit your lip in agony as you waited for his reaction, but a very overexaggerated pout was the only thing that followed. That wasn’t too bad, right? Nothing like being tied to the bed and being denied orgasm after orgasm after orgasm for the rest of the night. Never again do you want to experience such torture.

‘Can’t i do something nice for my lady just because i want to?’, he sulked as he looked at you with those bright puppy eyes.

‘Ahw baby ofcourse!’, you cooed as you pinched his cheeks before pecking a quick kiss on his pouty lips. ‘You’re so sweet!’

‘Well yeah! ‘Cause that’s just the man i am, you know. You’re so lucky to have me as a boyfriend, doing all that stuff spontaneously without any hidden motives, i’m the be-‘

You silenced him with a finger on his lips so he’d stop talking for a second.

‘Okay. What’s your deal Jackson, spill it.’

‘Deal? What deal? I really am just doing this to spoil my pretty princess.’, he kept looking at you all innocently like that, big eyes, puffy cheeks, pouty lips. Yeah, he was definitely up to something.

You rolled your eyes and snorted as he skipped towards the kitchen again, pulled out a big plate out of the fridge and handed you a glass of red wine.

You took a sip as you leaned against the counter and watched him carefully.

‘Seriously Jackson, what are you up to?’

‘Me? Nothing babe, i swear. Here, have an oyster!’, he exclaimed excitedly, picking up the giant plate and holding it in front of your nose. Oysters. No kidding.

‘You…You bought oysters? Do we eat that? How do we eat that?’

‘Uhh…I’m not sure myself…I heard you need to do it like this, hold on.’

He put down his glass of wine to crack one open, revealing a blubbery mollusk inside the shell. You both stared at it with an unsure expression.

‘Okay, so…You need to get it loose from the shell…like this…and then gulp it down in one go.’

He brought the shell to his lips and let the blubber slide inside of his mouth. His eyes immediately widened and you could swear you saw him turning pale.

You slapped your hands over your mouth to keep yourself from bursting out in laughter when his expression continued to grow in horror.

‘How-how does it taste babe?’, your voice trembled as you tried your best to hold down a snicker.

Jackson kept chewing and turning the oyster around in his mouth and he looked like he wanted to throw up.

‘Delicious. S-so good.’, he managed to choke out inbetween disgusted gags.

‘Really? In that case i think you should have another one.’, you kept grinning as you started to crack open another shell.

You were having way too much fun with this. It’s his own fault for being such a bluff.

‘N-not necess-hmp!’, he smashed his hand in front of his mouth, trying to stifle another gag, but it was no use.

He ran towards the sink to immediately spit out the chawed oyster and yell ‘Gross!’.

You blinked innocently at him this time. ‘What’s wrong baby? Weren’t they that delicious after all?’

He glared at you for a moment before looking at the full plate of oysters laying, waiting in a mountain of ice.

‘Won’t you try one?’, he asked you hopefully, putting on his best puppyface for you again.

‘I think i’ll pass.’

He sighed in regret.

‘These were so expensive… I thought they’d be delicious, why else would they cost that much?! How can people enjoy those?’

You laughed and patted your boyfriend on the crest of his head. He looked adorable sulking like that.

‘Well, you tried. But why buy them if you don’t know whether we’d like it?’

His pout vanished immediately, making place for an alerted expression.

‘No reason! Just…wanted to try it sometime. Guess that one flopped huh, my bad haha.’

You furrowed your brows in suspicion again.

‘Jackson, you’re acting weird. I mean, you’re not acting like yourself.’

‘Nonsense babycakes! Let me just take this out of the oven, hold on.’

Babycakes? Something was definitely up and you were sure to go crazy if you didn’t know what in the next 10 minutes.

Now you knew what smelled so good it made your mouth water as he pulled the ovendish out and placed it on the cooking range. He made Chicken PiriPiri aka hot and spicy chicken. It looked so good and delicious you almost forgot your mission. But then it hit you.

‘Baby, this looks amazing but don’t you hate too spicy food? I see a lot of chilipeppers in there.’

‘What? Me? No, i love spicy food babe. Could eat it all day.’

‘You threw up once when we went for the spiciest korean dish in the restaurant.’

‘That place was very unsanitary, i just got foodpoisening.’

‘No you didn’t, i had the exact same thing and i was completely fine!’

And then it started to dawn on you. Red wine…Oysters…Chilipeppers… You thought deeply and the little gears in your mind were running at full speed. You were onto something.

‘Jackson…What’s for dessert?’, you asked, suspecting.

‘How did you know i-‘

‘What is it?’

‘Moelleux au chocolat…’

You gasped loudly and pointed an accusing finger at him as the last piece of the puzzle fell into place.

‘You’re feeding me hornyfood!’

‘What?! I would never!’

You remembered clearly now. Just last week you were reading an article in your favourite magazine about aphrodisiacs, food that sparks the sexual appetite. Oysters, chilipeppers and chocolate were definitely in that list.

‘You’ve read my magazine haven’t you?’

‘What magazine?’

‘Jackson!’

He held up his hands as he finally surrendered, giving up trying to hide his true motives.

‘Okay, okay! You’re right, i read your magazine. Thought i’d give it a try.’, he shrugged sheepishly, a halfly apologetic smile on his face.

You rolled your eyes but couldn’t suppress a giggle. It was sweet somehow, despite the fact he tried to trick you.

‘Baby…You know i don’t need all that to get in the mood…’, you softly said as you approached him further.

‘I know but…’

‘Why would i need oysters when my biggest aphrodisiac is standing right in front of me?

Jackson gulped but curled his arms around you nonetheless.

‘I’m only hungry for you’, you whispered before leaning in and crashing your lips on his in a heated kiss.

‘Good, because i don’t think i’d be able to eat that spicy chicken anyway.’, he grinned as you separated for a second to catch your breaths.

You chuckled amused. The lengths this guy would go to once he had his mind set on something…

‘Well let’s skip right to dessert then.’

How peckish penguins find their food Animals have used the same technique to search for food that’s How peckish penguins find their food Animals have used the same technique to search for food that’s How peckish penguins find their food Animals have used the same technique to search for food that’s

How peckish penguins find their food 

Animals have used the same technique to search for food that’s in short supply for at least 50 million years, a BBSRC-funded study suggests.

Creatures including penguins search for food using a mathematical pattern of movement called a Lévy walk. It might sound complex, but it is a random search strategy made up of small steps and a few larger steps. Although a Lévy walk is random, it’s the most efficient way to find food when it’s scarce.

Finding food in a timely fashion could be a matter of life or death. Choose the wrong direction and it could be curtains. But moving in a random search pattern is mathematically the best way to find isolated food. 

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