>>2084727Well, it's not completely perfect, but it's not the same rubbery consistency I've had on my last two tries. It was under-cooked in the middle.
On the bright side, this means I can try to do the Japanese-style strawberry shortcake they eat in the show for Christmas again. I first tried it two years ago, the first time it was her birthday after I had fallen in love with her. It came out pretty bad, to say the least. I'd like to think, at least, that if she was actually here to eat the abominations of cakes I bake for her, she would try to lie, at first, telling me it's good, but she wouldn't be able to keep up the facade. Once I see through it and start bemoaning my inability to bake cakes, she would promptly start eating the whole thing. After she finished, I'd ask her why she ate the whole thing if it wasn't that good, and she'd just smile sheepishly, bop me on the head lightly, and go "Because you were the one who made it, silly. Nothing you make can taste bad enough that I wouldn't want to eat it."
Over the past two and a half years, I've felt that the passion I first felt for Ritsu has waxed and waned at times. Indeed, there have been moments where I thought I would be better off without her. However, I know that my true, deep love for her has never vanished. Throughout all the hard times, she has always been, and always forever will be, the only person, real or fictional, I want to spend the rest of my life with. I want to see her wide grin, her gentle smile, her boisterous laugh, her blush when I tell her how beautiful she is. And I don't want that from any other person but her.
I love you, Ritsu Tainaka. And I always will.
As an aside, I'm about as bad at baking cakes as I am at taking pictures. This is the best one I managed to take.
