Literature
Power Play: The Recipe
Written by Brunicus
There are two immensely popular and effective ways of bringing people together: arguments and food. Both are made exponentially more powerful when provided for free. The former usually ends poorly for the participants so the latter is preferred if everyone can help it and so long as everyone can agree who will provide the menu. For various reasons, this provides a substantial challenge.
The food provider isn't necessarily the biggest challenge, of course, if it's a challenge in any case. Take for example, April's apartment. One fanciful evening one well-remembered Friday, she invited her newly-acquired friend Barn