#Boss appreciates the gifts but also…you’re ruining his tough guy reputation

[anneimaginesundertale]

🐻  give my muse a valentine’s teddy bear if you’re still doing these this one please!!! I just think it would bwe swo cwute two gwive mwy bwossy a tweddy bwear >3<

The bear showed up on Boss’s desk a week before Valentine’s Day. Bright red, about six inches tall, fluffy, and holding a little white heart that said, “I wuv you bears much”, it was absolutely sickeningly adorable. If it hadn’t been accompanied by a card that told him it was from you, he might have thrown the thing out. Instead, he propped it up against his computer and left it there. People in the office knew better than to comment on it to his face, but he definitely heard muffled laughter and incredulous noises as his coworkers walked by his desk.

He thanked you that night with a rose and a small box of candy. Thank goodness the stores had been selling Valentine’s stuff since December. You beamed when he told you that he liked the bear and that made him feel better about having it there.

The next day, there was another bear on his desk. This one was hot pink and had, “Bee my Valentine” embroidered on it with a cartoon bumblebee. Boss set it next to the other bear and ignored the snickers and the looks. He brought you another rose and a card.

On Wednesday, the bear was white and just had a red heart on its chest. Even Boss had to admit that this one was cute. He brought you a personal lasagna and a third rose.

On Thursday, the purple bear held a silk rose. On Friday, the black bear dressed in a white tux and top hat appeared. At least they were getting less punny? Boss gave you more roses and the tickets for your Valentine’s date. He’d intended it to be a surprise, but he had to give you something in return for the bears.

On Saturday, Boss got up early and went on a bear hunt through the house, trying to make sure you hadn’t left him another one in a spot where his brother could find it. The office was one thing. People there knew better than to tease him. Here, though…Red would just be the start of the teasing. Sansy would get in on it. Stretch would get in on it. Anne would get in on it! He would never live it down if you left him another fricking teddy bear, and as much as he liked getting gifts from you, this was starting to get silly.

He’d finally finished checking the house and was headed for the kitchen to start breakfast when he heard the knock on the back door. Surprised, he opened it.

There was a giant teddy bear on the porch. It was absolutely enormous, dark red, and wearing a leather jacket. It held a silky heart that said, “Bossy” on it. Boss stared at it in combined shock, embarrassment, and awe. This was not a store bought teddy bear. This was very clearly handmade, personalized. It was beautiful. It must have taken you months. There was no way he could get this inside the house without anyone seeing him. He made a noise halfway between a moan and a crazy laugh. He picked up the bear.

“Happy Valentine’s Day!” you shouted.

For a moment, Boss thought you’d appeared out of nowhere. He nearly dropped the bear. Then he realized you must have been standing behind the damn thing this whole time. Watching him.

Carefully, Boss set the giant bear in one of the rocking chairs on the porch. “Trashy,” he said, “you made this?”

“Onwy the best fow my Bossy,” you cooed, your eyes shining. You blew him a big kiss. “Youw just so pwecious and adowable, I had to get you lots of beaws to show you how much I wuv you!”

Boss tried very hard not to look like Doomfanger having a hairball. “I appreciate them,” he said. “I really do.”

“Hooray!” You dropped the baby voice and flung your arms around him. “I’m so glad!”

Boss hugged you back, any irritation forgotten at the feeling of holding you. He pressed a kiss to your wild curls. “I’m going to have to work very hard to make this up to you,” he said. “You went above and beyond.”

“I just did what you deserved, Bossy,” you said, “because I love you!”

Well, how could he argue with that? “Help me get that thing upstairs,” he said, “and I’ll give you what you deserve for all your kindness and generosity.”