SteakWine

SteakWine is the Slash ship between Steak and Red Wine from the Food Fantasy fandom.

Canon
Red Wine and Steak met when their betrothed Master Attendants summoned them. They were polar opposites. Like their Master Attendants, the two began a relationship that consisted of arguing, insulting, and fighting. While Red Wine and Steak could be civil with each other, it was rare. Despite Red Wine’s usual proper behavior, he would stoop to childish antics just to make Steak lose his temper.

When Steak and Red Wine’s Master Attendants were dying, they both made the two promise to take care of each other without the other’s knowledge. Steak and Red Wine reluctantly agreed. After their deaths, Red Wine joined Steak and his knights. In the different stories, it’s shown that Red Wine never left Steak and the knights and the two are constantly together.

Red Wine and Steak may hate each other, but they also trust each other. Red Wine has requested that Steak kill him if he were to become a fallen angel. Steak promised he would fulfill that request if that time ever comes. Steak will trust Red Wine’s fighting skills.

In extra stories, it is shown that Steak and Red Wine will go almost anywhere with each other, usually with Gingerbread with them. They’ve walked fairgrounds and arm wrestled at a small competition. Being in public does not stop them from fighting, it only makes their fighting more childish. Red Wine had once saved Steak from getting possibly tainted food from a stall only to buy him replacement food that he didn’t like. They also forwent fighting in the street for playing rock, paper, scissors.

Phantom Fright event
Phantom Fright is a Halloween event that focuses on Red Wine, Steak, Bloody Mary, and Pretzel. It starts off with Red Wine giving Steak a lantern before running off. Steak quickly learns the empty lantern is a prank when a child and two food souls say they must put paint on him because he didn’t give them candy. During this time separated, Steak is approached by a man kidnapping a girl and later learns the kidnapper is Bloody Mary.

While alone, Red Wine runs into Pretzel and learns of Bloody Mary. Remembering Bloody Mary’s obsession with Steak, Red Wine knew he had to help capture him. Following the screams, Red Wine and Pretzel made it as a fallen angel was attacking. All three teamed up, but Red Wine and Steak took the lead, fighting like one.

After the danger was over, Red Wine and Steak returned to their childish teasing. Red Wine laughing at Steak for not recognizing Bloody Mary, slightly setting him off. Steak surprisingly thanked Red Wine as Red Wine gave him the candy that should have gone with the lantern. It was then Steak’s turn to follow and annoy Red Wine.

Fanon
While Food Fantasy does not have much romance, it is great at creating romantic subtext. Multiple players easily believe that multiple “couples” are really canon. The belief of SteakWine being canon was further driven into the fans when there was an event level called “Male Friendship”. NPC characters inside the game have mentioned shipping the characters in the VIP room.

While SteakWine switches with the top pairing of PekingBoston, it is normally in second place. In most fanworks, SteakWine is paired up with TeaMilk. Gingerbread is seen accompanying them, mostly annoyed with the fact the two aren’t getting together yet. Bloody Mary is put into works for no reason other than to have Red Wine protect Steak. The most popular themes are rivals to lovers and rivals with benefits.

Fandom
SteakWine tag on AO3

SteakWine tag on tumblr

Trivia

 * Red wine and steak paired together make steak bordelaise.
 * Red Wine and Steak are said to always follow each other, even if only one is summoned to a Master Attendant.

Quotes
"Who could have a good relationship with this jerk?"

- Red Wine

"Who has a good relationship with this jerk?"

- Steak

"Don't worry. They're always like this. They have a good relationship."

- Gingerbread

"I promised I would look after you."

- Red Wine