it's been 5 days. but here we go. i'm ready to give you my definitive answer to this question anon. buckle up.
luka - flan - as you said, it's extremely fitting, not just aesthetically, but also symbolically. flan is typically baked atop a waterbath, a very delicate process, and when ur inexperienced, you tend to fail a lot before you make the most perfect, smooth-topped product, devoid of trypophobia-inducing holes. very fitting, wouldn't you say? on top of that, the flavour is subtle, glides easily, and is very palatable, adaptable to many tastes, you don't often meet people who wouldn't go for a perfect flan.
ivan - red velvet cake w/cream cheese frosting - i was debating between black forest cake and this at FIRST, but i thought about it further, and cream cheese frosted tang amidst the general sweetness of red velvet, chocolate but 'refined' so to speak, appearing more fancy, more elegant, despite its common roots. i think it's cool how red velvet can have either vanilla, buttercream, or cream cheese frosting, and i think the shock factor of getting it with cream cheese suits ivan quite well, you get a contrast despite what seemingly looks uniform in flavour, texture, and appearance. (also red velvet cake generally being more crumbly, fragile despite what it'd seem.. yet still retaining a rich chocolatey flavour... heh)
sua - panna cotta - made with humble ingredients, much like flan, is smooth, easily palatable, and generally likeable due to it's subtle flavour. it's malleable, as you can add in a varied range of fix-ins, making it customizable, something anyone would enjoy with the right tweaking. it's not too loud either, it doesn't demand ur attention, but it draws you to it nonetheless. also insert waterbath logic with the flan.
hyuna - rum cake - despite the obvious alcoholic reference lmfao, i think rum cake is associated with the hearth of the holidays, and is seen as a comforting dessert that many would enjoy due to its rambunctious taste, serving well for one's psyche amid the cold nights. it's such a treat, soaked and glazed, topped with walnuts for a beautiful crunch. it's so hyuna to me, idk, warm, inviting, full of life and heart, star potential.
till - fruit tart (lmfao) - i was debating between this and mint chip bc mint chip works as well but felt too obvious LMFAO. i think fruit tart can seem a little intimidating, due to pie crusts and custard being generally more challenging to bake, but boy are they worth the fucking risk. you've got the crisp, yet crumbly crust, paired with the not-too-sweet, rich custard, which you need to temper JUST right, it's a consistent process of cooling and steaming and contains multitudes to it, which can make it seem really difficult to control. the topped mixed fruit on top, all providing an adequate bite, tang and texture to its overal flavour. each bite's a new experience! some good bites, some bad, depends on what fruits you like really, heh, very mixed bag, but an overall favourite, till coded fr.
mizi - battenberg cake - i think mizi's was the hardest for me to decide because i wanted something that generally seemed very pretty looking, and something that had like, a multi layered context. battenburg cake is a checkered yellow and pink cake, layered in marzipan (hope) and held tgt with jam (love, bleeding), it was originally made to appease to the british pallate while retaining german aesthetics. mizi appeasing to both her owners and her peers due to her perceived innocence, her beauty. it celebrated a marriage, a matrimony of love.

anon this has me wondering if i needed to get an audhd diagnosis for the 122134th time HELP ME I DIDN'T REALISE THIS WAS A SENSORY ISSUE SOMEHOW?? BUT YES HOLY HELL TILL WANTING TO CARRY ON WITH PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES TO IVAN'S PRESENCE... WHAT A GORGEOUS NOTION, ah i need to stop capsing. VERY CUTE. i like ivan taking till's clothes asw bc a) it's menace behaviour and b) 70% of till's closet is oversized ANYWAY so it would fit ivan quite well. i can imagine till walking in noticing ivan wear his emo sweater or whatever and going 'when the hell did you even TAKE THAT' and ivan shrugs, 'if you didn't notice it doesn't matter' and till punts him into oblivion yes i love this

okk anon. i'm not going to discount any of ur experiences at all btw, but have u considered that different people.. cope differently? when it comes to how people interact with fiction, i think things can be very nuanced. while i myself am not interested in shotacon or dead dove in general, i think you are discounting the experiences of the real people behind the screen, who would never condone these things in real settings, and often use them as mechanisms for their own trauma! these people are extremely aware of these actions being immoral in real settings anon, and they're genuinely very sweet people, who i see behind whatever they choose to write in their free time? i totally understand where you're coming from, because if you asked the 'me' from two years ago, i would agree with you! but i've learnt that things are not quite as black and white as they seem. while i don't directly relate to you with this in particular, i've had other traumatic experiences of mine reflected through fiction by someone who likely also went through something similar, and while it made me uncomfortable, i realised that how this person chooses to cope through their online space is completely up to them. at the end of the day, this debate's not one my answer is going to settle haha, and i totally get you being upset at me for it, but i hope me laying out my reasoning for you explains things more consisely, if you ever want to discuss it further, i don't mind, i hope you get to curate your space safely and comfortably, i really do <3