JUST BECAUSE // @halfbrccds​

                   “ ‘S ONLY A … SMALLISH CAKE, ”  he nods in gesture towards the offering, a small box in his outstretched hand, with a casual description & an informative raise of brows as if he might as well be trying to convince her it wasn’t a ticking time bomb.  “ I donno, I saw it an’ thought,  ‘ y ’ know, sweet buttermilk in th’middle, but a bitter black licorice cream on top, that’s a HOOT, she’d appreciate that, y ’ know, a  CAKE  fit f’r a  QUEEN  th ’ likes ‘a none other than CHER.’ ”