Baking Fiascos in Tiana's Kitchen | Fiasco Season of Tiana's Kitchen #5
11 parts Ongoing Two ex-best friends are invited back to the reality TV cooking show that caused their ruined relationship three years ago.
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Three years.
That's how long ago it was when Luci Baker shoved a cake in Shae Brown's face. That's how long the fifteen-year friendship of Shae and Luci has been extinct.
Now, the show the hosted the infamous scene has invited Shae back to participate in a bake-off with other baking "Fiascos" that were featured on Tiana's Kitchen. Shae is embarrassed that their debacle made it into Fiasco territory even though the episode they participated in never actually aired. But, they are also determined to redeem themself from the humiliating experience.
The problem? Luci was invited back too. And she wants to be friends again.
Will Shae's pride get in the way of their friendship's-and their reputations'-redemption?
Let the bakeoff begin!
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Cover from @TaeTaeGinger!
WARNINGS: extreme profanity, themes of mental illness, alcoholism, mentions of domestic violence and abandonment, enbyphobia, on page panic attacks and autistic shutdowns with unintentional self-harm during these attacks
Chapter Title Teasers for July:
• May 18th: 10 - Lemon Cakes and the Moons that Live in Them
• May 23rd: 11 - Winner, Loser, Who Gives a Shit?
• May 28th: 12 - Maybe the Real Prize Is the Friends We Made Along the Way
This is technically #5 of the Fiasco Season of Tiana's Kitchen series, but it was the first one written. Watch my profile for more Tiana's Kitchen content!
1st Draft Published: February 28th, 2025
1st Draft Finished: -
1st Draft Word Count: 27,312