It was both scalding and spicy, making it somewhat uncomfortable for them, accustomed as they were to simple, mild, salty, and sweet flavors.
Daisy had an even stronger reaction.
She initially wanted to spit it out, but seeing Dean smiling at her from across the table, she clenched her teeth and swallowed it.
One bite, then another.
The allure of the spicy flavor began to emerge.
The more they ate, the spicier it became, and the spicier it became, the more they craved it.
Before their rears were metaphorically ablaze, no one would choose restraint in the face of such an overwhelming and satisfying urge to eat.
...
「The next day.」
Dean enjoyed a rare sleep-in, not sauntering into the central precinct, whistling, until ten in the morning.
When he reached his office door, just as he was about to enter...
CLICK.
The office door opened from the inside, and a bald head poked out.
It was the bald patrol officer, Hawk, who emerged with a surprised and peculiar expression.
