{"id":253,"date":"2023-05-17T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T06:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/?p=253"},"modified":"2024-02-10T10:23:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T16:23:15","slug":"hotel-suite-kitchenette-and-burning-red-hots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/hotel-suite-kitchenette-and-burning-red-hots\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotel Suite Kitchenette and Burning Red Hots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Post-gig, sun peeking through half-closed blackout curtains. A coffee machine wheezes in the background. Thane and Mark are groaning awake on opposite couches. The air smells like… is that burnt cinnamon?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel stood in front of the hotel kitchenette\u2019s stovetop like it was a stage rig, shirtless, tail swishing behind him in full concentration. Clawed hands held a spatula like it was his bass. Something sizzled angrily in the pan. Something that had once been French toast. Maybe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thane sat up, blinking hard. \u201cWhat in the seven hells are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel turned, wide-eyed and way<\/em> too cheerful for the morning after a show. \u201cBrunch, obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark grunted without opening his eyes. \u201cSomething\u2019s on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s caramelizing,<\/em>\u201d Gabriel shot back proudly. \u201cI saw it on TikTok. You just gotta blast the heat and flip it with confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve been watching cooking TikToks again?\u201d Thane narrowed his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUh huh. Gordon Ramsay. But like\u2026 werewolf style.\u201d Gabriel beamed, gesturing at the pan where something vaguely food-shaped had fused with the non-stick surface. \u201cI added Red Hots, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and uh… that little bottle of vodka from the mini fridge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark opened one eye. \u201cThat\u2019s not French toast. That\u2019s arson on bread.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel flipped the entire pan’s contents onto a plate with dramatic flair. The result thudded. Hard. Like drywall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI call it Raging Moon Toast!<\/em>\u201d he announced triumphantly, handing the plate to Thane with a toothy grin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thane stared at it. Then at Gabriel. Then back at the plate. \u201cThis looks like something I\u2019d scrape off a subwoofer grill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m touched,\u201d Gabriel said, completely unbothered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark groaned. \u201cI\u2019m not eating that. I have a death wish, but not that<\/em> kind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thane braced himself, tore off a chunk, and popped it in his mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He blinked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then his ears went flat. \u201cGabriel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, Thane?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDid you just combine sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, vodka<\/em>, and spicy candies<\/em> and try to fry it in a hotel pan with no butter<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel looked very pleased with himself. \u201cYou can taste<\/em> the ambition, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thane slowly stood up, staring at the burnt-red slab in his hand. \u201cI can hear<\/em> my arteries crying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark muttered, \u201cI’m putting in an order for real breakfast. If anyone wants something not soaked in danger, speak now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel took a proud bite of his own chaotic creation and immediately winced. \u201c\u2026okay maybe a little less vodka next time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The smoke alarm chirped once in sympathy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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