#THE CAKE IS PERFECT~! he don't even care if it's a lil burnt HE LOVES IT!!!!

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“Good morning, Saihara-chan!” Punctuating every syllable, he sways from side to side right in front of his door. He brings up the chocolate cake—partially to show it off ( a simple little thing, he was never one for cooking, and he dare not ask Toujou, let alone anyone, for help ) and partially as if to throw it.

Oh, but he's not going to. That'd be a waste of cake. And money. And his time spent hours in the kitchen slaving on this stupid thing. “I bet you thought I'd forget, didn't you?” Kokichi didn't, of course, but he's been holed up trying to make something to one up everyone―jeez, he's not doing this out of the kindness of his heart and because he actually like, likes Saihara, he insists!―that he may or may not be late on the date.

He raises the cake higher, and it slowly slides downwards on the plate. “Happy birthday! This time, I promise I didn't add anything inedible!”

...It may taste a bit burnt, though.

{ Shuichi Birthday!! 🎉}

"Ah, good morning, Ouma...." The way Kokichi is holding that cake, makes Shuichi trail off nervously... "....k-kun.... D..Did you make that? It looks nice...! In my favorite flavor and everything...!" No, surely he was only holding it like that so that Shuichi can get a good look at it...right? With this prankster, he wouldn't put it past him him to throw it... but if that was the cake, he's sure Kokichi would have snuck up on him or something. Plus, it really does look too good of a cake to waste for such a prank... and so, his shoulders relax, as he answers:

"A-Ah, no, I didn't think that... if anything, I was just surprised I hadn't seen you until now. But now I see why that is: you baked this cake...just for me...?" He doesn't know how well Kokichi's baking skills are, but he can't imagine it must have been easy to bake this. He was touched.... "It looks good... you did a great job on it, Ouma-kun. Thank you!"

Seeing him slide the cake onto the plate, he just gives a playful eye roll at that 'inedible' joke. "Oh how sweet of you to make sure of that. Goodness..." He chortles, before he uses a fork and a knife to cut himself a slice. Then as he takes a bite, he does taste a bit of the burnt part, which makes his face scrunch up ever so slightly for a moment... but other than that, the cake tastes delicious.. uttering a content hum as he takes another bite of it.

"...And is good! I love it. Thank you so much again, Ouma-kun!" He takes a moment to finish the rest of that slice, not even affected by the slight burnt tastes, anymore. Then...after a bit of hesitation.... "......." He goes over and pulls Kokichi into a soft hug. Even if he's the one who initiated it: his face is so red....

"S....S-S-Sorry if this is too forward, u-um. I just.....v-very touched you baked me a cake, s-so I thought I would, um: e-express that more thoroughly....y-yes."

Then after a long minute, he releases him, since he's nervous if that was okay to do... and before his cheeks burn even worse... "S-So!! Would you like s-some of this cake, too? I know you made it for me, b-but I would be happy t-to enjoy it together with you...!!"

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The Worst Person to Get Gifts for

Jude Jazza x Lillianne (oc)

Content Warnings: Fluff, swearing

Word Count: 992

A/N: I did it! Posted a fic for a holiday on time. Happy Holidays to everyone! I hope you enjoy this fluff centric fic with Jude. Sorry for the bad title, couldn't think of anything else. Also thanks to @wistfulwanderingone for beta reading it.

Grey clouds gloomed over the busy streets of London. Only a few days before Christmas, and Lillianne closed up her shop early to look for the perfect present for her partner. He was the only one who she struggled to get a present for, even though they have known each other for so long. Placing her shop key into her pocket, Lillianne crossed the street to start her hunt. She better find the perfect gift. All of her lovely Crown members had a present wrapped in her room, except Jude. Jude was nearly impossible to get anything for. For the first year, she tried to get him a new pocket watch, and he did not care. She even just slid money at him once, and he didn't care. He was impossible. She felt like she could never make him happy when it came to gifts. 

Lillianne entered a small jewelry store, hoping she could find him something. Why was her favorite person in the world also the hardest person to give gifts to? She did not want to give him another birthday disaster. She did attempt to bake that cake, but it ended up being burnt and inedible. For the past decade, it had been impossible to give him two good gifts. At this point, she’d just accept debt letters from him to repay somehow. 

She smiled at the shop attendant that greeted her as she peered within the glass. The cufflinks were gorgeous, but nothing would suit Jude. Nothing in this store seemed to fit him. She started to look at the chains and decided to get something simple. It was just a small gold chain, but she was sure he might like it. 

Lillianne paid the attendant and took the small box with the chain. She left the store and started to walk the cold streets again. She shivered as she started to walk towards Crown Castle and wrapped her crimson cloak around herself tighter. 

Even though she was in a hurry to get home as fast as possible due to the cold, she couldn't help but stop at the bridge and glance at the river below. It was frozen and had a slight sheen glistened over the ice. As she stared at her reflection in the frozen river, she began twiddling with the box that she held. She just hoped that Jude would even like this gift. 

The smell of cigarettes hit her nose before she even realized that a hand snatched the box in her hand. “So whatcha got, lil wolf?” His voice made her turn around and try to reach for the box that he decided to hold above her head. 

“Give that back, Jude!” she complained as she tried to reach for it. “That box is none of your concern.” 

“Oh really? Then ya don't mind me openin’ it,” he started to open the box as Lillianne tried to lunge. 

Lillianne lunged to get the box, “I do mind!” 

Jude stepped back as Lillianne only managed to pull the second half of the box away from him as the chain went crashing to the ground.

Jude leaned down and picked up the chain before Lillianne even had a chance to get it, “So what's this for?” 

Lillianne blushed as she realized he had seen his own gift. “It's just a gold chain. You know for things…” 

“Things? What idiot needs a gold chain for things?” 

“Christmas gifts…” she mumbled definitely embarrassed at this point. Why did he have to be so judgy? 

“And who needs this?” 

Her face was as dark as her cloak as she looked up. “It's your stupid gift! You're impossible to shop for! I ruined your birthday with such an inedible cake and for these past years, you've been impossible to shop for!” 

Jude chuckled a bit as he looked at the chain, “Lil’ Wolf, ya really think I care for Christmas gifts or gifts in general?” 

Lillianne scrunched her eyebrows together, “Well, yeah. Doesn't everyone need gifts? I mean it's Christmas the season of giving. You're also you. You get mad at me when I drool on the sheets and make me pay it back!” 

Jude sighed and flicked Lillianne's forehead, “Princess, for ten years, ya been givin’ me a headache. I don't need no stupid gift.” 

“But-” Lillianne tried to start as she was rubbing her head from the impact of him 

“No buts. I don't give a shit about them. Most times, they're meaningless items.” Jude wrapped his hand around his partner's waist, “People give things and don't mean it. An empty promise.” 

Lillianne looked up at him and nodded. “I do it to thank you for saving me all those years back and keeping me company.” 

“Meh, he just happen’d to break a promise. I did nothin' more than that.” Jude grimaced at the thought of it all before using his other hand to push back some of Lillianne’s hair, “I just got a girlfriend who ended up being extremely clingy and overthinks. I don't care for gifts. Just havin’ ya is enough.”

“I promised to never leave your side, and I didn't,” Lillianne wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned up to give him a kiss. As she gave him the kiss, it was like a romance book opened. Snow started to fall from the air. 

Jude pulled back from the kiss, “C'mon. Gotta get ya inside ‘Fore ya complain bout the cold.” He started to walk back to the Castle as he left her standing there. “O, ‘fore i forget,” he stopped as she caught up to him confused. He leaned in and whispered something in her ear that made 

Lillianne blush. He laughed as he started to walk as she stood there dumbfounded at his words. Before long, she was yelling at him to get back and talk to him again about what he said. She was going to have a long few nights.