Bloom & Butter
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"For the opening," Hong went on, recovering whatever he had lost looking around, "I need—I want flowers in the front window. For the day. Something that looks like a bakery’s idea of flowers. Do you know what I mean? Something a little messy, not too formal. Like they just grew there."
"Yes," Nut said. "I know what you mean."Across the street from Nut's quiet flower shop, an empty storefront is finally replaced by a bakery run by the anxious but charming Hong. Over the course of a year—measured in daily 4 PM visits, test pastries, carefully chosen flowers, and a growing circle of neighborhood friends—they build a routine that slowly blossoms into something much more.
A story about bread, blooms, and the quiet ways we fall in love.
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- Part 1 of Bloom & Butter
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“You are going to make me cry before noon and I have not even brushed my teeth.”
Nut laughed against his ribs. He kissed up—slowly, taking his time, the small soft spot at the base of Hong’s sternum, the dip at his collarbone, the side of his neck.
Two months into living together, the morning after their first successful neighborhood festival. The shop is closed, the sheets are warm, and Nut and Hong have nowhere to be and all the time in the world.
A soft, intimate continuation of Bloom & Butter.
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- Part 2 of Bloom & Butter
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“You have to feel it,” Marco said, near Hong’s ear. “Here.” He reached for Hong’s hand.
Nut said, evenly, “I think he’s got it.”
The room went, for a half-second, quiet.Two years into their relationship, a cooking class booked as a birthday present doesn't go exactly as planned when an overly attentive assistant crosses a line. It leads to jealousy, a quiet cab ride home, and a much-needed conversation in their kitchen.
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- Part 3 of Bloom & Butter
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Some Version of You by Nunewie
Fandoms: LYKN (Band), NutHong - Fandom, Thai Actor RPF, GMMTV
21 Jun 2026
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“You have all of me,” Hong said again. Very softly. “I do not know how else to say it. I have given you all of it. I have never held anything back from you. I have no other version. There is just this one. This one. And you have him. Completely.”
When Hong goes to a high school reunion, Nut is left alone in their apartment to grapple with a quiet, unexpected wave of insecurity about the parts of Hong's life he will never know.
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- Part 4 of Bloom & Butter
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"You have not—you have not been clingy. You have not been pouting. You have not been small. You have been steady... But—but this version. This version. Where you let me get to you. Where you let me see when something is small and stupid and rotting in the bottom of your chest... This version is the one I have been waiting for."
Nut wakes up feeling uncharacteristically small, sulky, and clinging to minor grievances from the week. Hong, far from being annoyed, is absolutely thrilled to finally be the one doing the coaxing and comforting. A quiet Monday morning turns into a beautiful unraveling of vulnerabilities, soft confessions, and deeply emotional intimacy.
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- Part 5 of Bloom & Butter
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"I am being a lot."
"You are not being a lot."
"I am being a lot, Hong."
"You are being," Hong said, slowly, "exactly the right amount. The amount you have always been on the inside. The amount you should always be."Nut decides to lean fully into his clingy, affectionate side for their Monday off. What follows is a perfect domestic day of holding hands, buying fruit at the market, meeting a very good dog named Noi, and a casual slip of the tongue that might just secure their future forever.
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- Part 6 of Bloom & Butter
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