#and also not being able to go get the fun things like bday gift from sephora which i look forward to and didn't get last year

[leclerced]

Maxes Birthday gifts to Oscar and Lando are custom lingerie sets for bunny to wear for them, like for Lando he gets her a fluorescent yellow set with his logo stitched somewhere on the panties.

And for Oscar it’s a set that’s the same shade of blue as the one on his helmet with this number or initials on the panties. 

i kept almost adding something ab their initials being woven into the lingerie, and bc max has them custom made, the ones he gifts bunny all have a little tag inside with his logo.

also i misread this as max getting bunny lingerie sets for them for her bday then reread it and realized so i fixed it but i kinda liked what i originally wrote so its at the end.

i think their birthdays is the one night they'd always get to be alone w her if that's what they wanted. and they do. bc as much fun as it is sharing her, they both like a bit of alone time with her too and they'd wanna go all out on their birthdays.

oscar wouldn’t really be excited for his birthday like, he’s excited bc he knows bunny will do something for him but that’s it. he’d be expecting normal gifts and that’s exactly what he would get until they get back to the hotel they’re staying at and bunny says she forgot something then leaves before he can ask what she forgot. bunny comes back in a robe and oscar’s sitting on the bed surfing the tv snd he’s like, “lose your clothes on the way back?” and she says “no, i was just getting max’s present for you.” and drops the robe and oscar’s like, “hang on do you mind if i call max real quick? i need to thank him and also ask him to have another made bc im about to destroy that thing fucking you in it.” suddenly he's looking forward to every birthday and christmas, doesn't even have to tell max what he wants because he knows him too well at this point.

with lando, she puts it on ahead of time and is wearing it all night just waiting for him to be done with his birthday party at the club and finally take her home. he'd be all bubbly and drunk and touching and kissing her on the drive home. would barely get inside before he's stripping her out of the minidress and then stands there in shock, like is it that really is his logo woven into her lace set?? he'd blink at her and just mumble, "max?" she's giggling and nodding as he picks her up and carries her to their couch. he wouldn't be able to make it to the bed after seeing the set, telling her how good she looks in his colors, with his logo on her like a brand. she'd tease him about getting it tattooed just to see his reaction and he'd go crazy, whimpering in her mouth that she should never damage her perfect skin but also seeing his initials on her body permanently… just the thought would send him reeling.

ab her birthday!

max doing custom lingerie for lando and oscar is so sexy, like a thank you gift for letting him borrow bunny so she could thank him for the party. he would make it a surprise, like when he’s done w her and takes her back to them the next morning he’d casually mention it, “oh yeah i have something in the backseat! almost forgot.” and bunny’s excited bc more gifts?? from max?? it’s been a week since her birthday and there’s still more?? she’d give him another thank you kiss and ask if he wants to come in and he’s like “no i think they’ll want some alone time with you once they see what i got them.” and she’s like oh this is for them?? and he’d just grin and tell her to get inside before she gets him in trouble.

they’re awake and waiting in bed for her, so she sets the boxes on the bed they’re cuddled up in and crawls between them to open them. as soon as she opens the first box and reveals the lingerie in lando’s color with his logo craftily woven into the lace, oscar is pulling what is clearly his box from underneath it and roughly untying the ribbon, eager to see what max dreamed up this time. it’d be a new favorite and he’d make sure max knows how grateful he is for the gift next time they’re with bunny together.

[dirtythirtyfest]

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Harry's friends hire him a stripper for his birthday party!! Louis shows up in a sexy fireman uniform and sets Harry's heart alight.

Harry gets a virtual reality experience for his birthday and decides to experience what it's like to be pregnant

There's no better time to ask to get pissed on than your dirty thirtieth birthday, is there?

Harry only has one wish for his birthday, to get his boys back together for one last orgy before he turns 30. Just like they used to have back in the day.

Harry and Louis are flight attendants and FWB. Harry is keeping quiet about his birthday because he doesn't want to run the risk of being disappointed by Louis not making a fuss. At midnight local time, somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, he turns thirty. Louis remembered, and does indeed want to make a fuss (in the relative privacy of the bathroom).

Just once, Harry would like to be able to go to a sex party without being recognized. He gets his wish. How this happens and what he does there is up to the author.

Harry's birthday request is to come so many times he forgets his own name. His friends help him get there. (A dark fic would be great, as would a fun, sexy, consensual orgy fic)

Harry spends the day leading up to his surprise party dropping increasingly passive aggressive hints, thinking that his boyfriend Louis has actually forgotten his birthday!

Omegaverse: Harry finds a way to sync his heat/rut to his mate's so that they can bond on his birthday. Non-traditional pairings (A/A, O/O, or any pack combo) are ok.

Harry's boyfriend finds his secret stash of lingerie/niche sex toys/highly specific porn and plans a birthday surprise

a/b/o universe, omega harry gets a birthday gift from friends which is an all paid luxury cruise for him to really start his 30’s off right, (would love a knows he’s sexy and maybe a little sassy ) harry who meets (very Alpha and super sexy louis (a bonus point if it’s the peaky blinders haircut louis goddd) ) and they just hit it off immediately and the attraction is so insane and somehow gives him the best fucking of his life for his birthday/whole time they’re on the cruise like i’m thinking harry riding louis but only using the motion of the BOAT come onnnnnn anyway harry having the best sex of his life those 2 weeks for his birthday is the end goal here lol

harry’s 30th bday he goes to a strip club where he gets to save a horse by riding cowboy louis :’)))))) after niall is like HEY ITS MY FRIENDS BDAY HAHA , first just simulated onstage but then they meet up later after cuz WHY NOT yolo harry thinks and that guy had a huge dick (confirmed lol) to do the real thing and harry gets to ride louis’s dick into the sunset, after having wonderful filthy birthday sex of course! some major harry appreciation pls :)

it’s secretary harry’s birthday, he woke up feeling fucking great and is ready for the start of his day! he goes into work, always dresses very free you know, and today decides to wear the slutty gucci skirt (YOU KNOW THE ONE) and his silver fox boss louis takes IMMEDIATE notice and like they’ve always had this tension right but the two are nothing but professional! just flirty enough you know >:) but all hell breaks loose this day and then louis gives harry the best birthday of his life, im talking 30 spanks, im talking about harry being bent over the desk getting fucked so hard it might break and THEN im talking pearl necklace (but then also a real one after the whole thing as a real present to match the sexy one louis just gave him shiftosnfoee and sure they fall in love)

shy harry trying to step into his sexiness and accepting himself decides to have a lil photo shoot done for his 30th birthday and enlists best friend louis (or zayn ehehe) to help him out and said helper is like yeah why not??? NOT KNOWING harry plans to have a very Sexy photo shoot with plenty of skirts and heels and lingerie and glitter and are those handcuffs??? clearly they didn’t know what they were getting into but ALRIGHT and harry just really like embraces the being sexy SO sexy and harry just does everything he’s directed to do and it’s so hot that after they’re done they have some of the best sex of harry’s life as he deserves lmao

Harry's 30th birthday wish is to be turned into a vampire, and it comes true :) also this means vampire sex! (girl direction would be amazing but anything is ok)

Harry visits a glory hole and gets to experience it from both sides

girl direction: 30 birthday spankings? too boring! Harry decides to gather 30 of her closest friends and have them unleash their wildest kinks and fetishes on her. go WILD, please-- no holds barred.

sub h x dom louis trying 30 new things in the leadup to his birthday or on the day of his bday things like new positions, new toys, nipple play,lingerie

Harry attends an orgy and shyly admits to a guy who hits on him that it's his birthday, and that he wants to be used by multiple partners. The guy grins and asks if Harry knows what that's called, and tells him he's a pass around party bottom. (Inspired by Andy Cohen calling Anderson Cooper on NYE.) Then he makes it happen for Harry.

something based on the fire hydrant shirt harry has worn..

harrys birthday show louis had wrecked him the morning of and left him very sensitive for the show the tassels keep brushing his sore nipples and butt plug making it hard to dance performs medicine very slutty rest up to author

girl direction for her birthday, harry asks louis to wreck her and specifically asks to make her squirt for the first time

[edelblau]

i dont know if i wanna attach this all to the comms sale but i wanted to talk a little bit and be a bit sad about my life bc this is a good site for that.

i have it better than a lot of people (the disability system here seems much more forgiving than americas, for instance) and i am grateful i can somewhat survive without working at least since its not feasible for me. at the same time though the amount i make is just. really hard to live off of.

itd be easier if i could go to the grocery store, and i was thinking maybe once i get a little better with my rollator i can, but realistically winter is coming and even if my leg strength starts to return, i wont be able to do that. ill have to shoulder those delivery fees and tips and all that for a long time and its just so expensive. and the past while has made me realize how incredibly screwed i am when it comes to big purchases. like i said in the thread i cant even use popular methods of breaking up payments really, if it hits every 2 weeks that just makes me more anxious as theres no guarantee any money will come in at all within that timeframe.

i love art and dont neccessarily see it solely as a vehicle for profit, yet in order to have hobbies in my life i have to be obnoxiously posting links everywhere. ive never closed my commissions save for once in the past 5 or 6 years, but its still far from consistent. i dont resent this neccessarily-- to be able to make anything at all is a gift. but rather its frustrating to be so reliant on it and not be able to just be grateful but to have that gratitude mixed with this constant anxiety. if another thing breaks, can i even replace it?

anyways. i wanted to ramble both for my own peace of mind but also because no matter how many times ive thought to myself that this time for sure ill be able to go a month without asking for help or being desperate, i feel like i keep coming back to it. i feel like ive gotten better about it in some ways but its just completely not noticeable behind the wall that is "back to back expenses". i kind of wish i didnt think to do a fun trip for my bday bc had i known everything would explode around me... idk.

anyways sorry for the long post.

[shrimplymoray]

HEHEHE TENA im coming in with another bimbovirus scenario request <3 Eri and Cody celebrating her birthday together in the lab, she’s blowing a small cake and making a sweet wish with him!! thank uuuu <3 (happy birthday to me)

HIHI ERI!!! HOPE YOU WAKE UP TO A GREAT DAY SINCE IT IS YA BDAY!!!!

I had wild ideas for this since u asked, but I think I found the perfect one AKA the one I drew for you. By the way, why don't I share that drawing?

Birthday surprise - BimboVirus (and BEN)

It was coming the day, Cody knew it, and that made him nervous. What day? His stupid assistant's birthday. Eri was not the brightest person, by far, but she was still one of the closest person he had, though not by his choice, per say.

Cody had thought of multiple things he could do for her. Maybe actually teaching something, but that was gonna probably cause the 5th lab fire this week, and the fire extinguisher was running low already. He also could try preparing something for her, but his skills on the kitchen were not as good as one would expect. He was running low on ideas each minute that passed, until he remembered the person that was most likely able to help, much to his displeasure.

"So... You came here to ask me for help, huh? What will I get in return?" BEN asked, with his arms crossed and a grin on his face.

"Listen here I am not asking for help, I am asking for advice, fucknuts. You are one of the only person who know her good, since you track her phone. What do you think would be a good birthday gift?" Cody was red from embarrassment of just having to ask BEN of all people.

"She is a bimbo, dude. Anyone with more than two braincells can think of a pink dress to give her. Unless..." The elf boy went closer to Cody, nudging him with his elbow "you like her, dontya big guy? I can help plan a party for her if I can have a piece of cake too."

"WHAT NO I DON'T. YEAH SHE IS CUTE AND KINDA ABOVE AVERAGE STANDARDS ON APPEARANCE AND IS ENTERTAINING AND... oh shit I really like her..." Cody had to hide his face in his hands " fine you get a piece of cake, just help me with this shit."

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Eri had gone back to the manor after going out with Nina, Clockwork and Zero to a birthday shopping spree. Though none of the girls shared the same aesthetic, they managed to have fun shopping each time, which always brightened the bimbo girl. She even bought this super adorbs frilly dress that she thought would look good with the lab coat Sir Cody got her.

Talking about it, she needed to get to the lab, she IS Sir Cody's super adorbs assistant, and he probably was having to handle all that brain consuming paper work. It's her birthday, but she needed to work. And maybe Eri really just wanted to be near Cody, but who could say?

When the girl reached the Lab, though, she heard another voice inside. Was Sir Cody doing an experiment on Toby again? No, the voice was different. Sounded like... BEN?

Cody opened the door to find Eri, which lead him on a spiral of thoughts before he mustered. "Finally you're here. I've been waiting for you to show for... Work. All day. I need you to come with your eyes closed. Don't ask questions."

"Oh okay Sir Cody! Did you... Prepare a surprise for little ol' me? Oh sir Cody..." The girl continued to blabber happily with her eyes closed, while Cody carefully guided her to a spot in the lab. He hoped she wouldn't burn everything accidentally this time.

He had to motion for Ben to put stuff at the right place quietly while he guided her to a beautiful cake that Cody bought.

"Can I open my eyes now?"

"Yeah just don't-"

Eri opened her eyes and let an excited happy scream of the lab being totally decorated in pink and with the beautiful pink cake. Omg did sir Cody do all of this for her? Oh and Ben is there too, what is he doing in here?

"... Overreact." Cody sighed "Me and BEN put this little party to you. For your birthday and stuff... And, uh..."

"Oh sir Cody I loved loved it!! Everything looks amazing! Oh i could give you a kiss from how happy I am!!"

Cody almost choked with what she said, and stood his hands up "not necessary."

"Hey, where is my payment for the help, 'Sir Codyyy~'?" BEN mocked, with a shit eating grin. Oh how Cody hated him right now.

"Ugh, fine, I'll cut the cake, let me just do something real quick." Cody, as quickly as he could, gave a kiss to Eri's cheek and but his mask up to hide his blush.

Eri... She was on the clouds and felt as if she was gonna faint from how much blood run to her face. He just... She...

"Dude you are going to kill her this way..."

"Shut the fuck up and get your cake"

"Can I blow the candles first?"

"Oh, uh, sure."

Eri held a deep breath before quickly yelling "I want sir Cody to kiss my cheek again!!" And blowing the candles.

"Oops, I guess now Sir Cody will have to kiss my cheek again..."

"... You have to wish in your head for it to come true, Eri."

Happy bday Eri, love uu/p and hope we will share more BimboVirus content with each other!!!

[lovuletters]

a/n I know Aira's bday was a bit ago but I feel like celebrating it again. Newbie Idol AU.

💝Present for You ~ Aira💝

"Oooh! Newbie!" Aira's eyes light up as he turns in your direction, "You came to celebrate my birthday!" He rushes over to you and clasps your hand in his.

You distantly hear Tori yelling about being ignored and interrupted but that can wait. Aira is pulling you by your hand from the entrance further into the party. You are glad he noticed you immediately because you are instantly overwhelmed by all the big-name idols at the party. Of course, all of Alkaloid is here but even the leaders of UNDEAD and fine have graced this room with their presence.

Your mind swims a bit, but you are pulled back to reality as Aira's hand slips from yours. The whole time your other hand has been tucked behind your back, hiding your gift from view.

"Ha-happy birthday Shiratori-senpai!" You stumble out.

Aira smiles at your stuttering, clearly trying not to laugh before composing himself. "Geez, Newbie, you know you can call me Aira~ I'm not that senior to you when it comes to idol activities anyways."

You let out a soft breath, "Okay... Aira-senpai!"

Aira smiles and puts his hands to his face, "That sounds so Love~!" He blushes and moves excitedly, "It's so cool to be a senpai... I was an underachiever for so long you know."

You smile back, satisfied having heard your senpai's signature phrase. "I've brought you something, Aira-senpai," You fiddle with the object still hidden from Aira's view.

Aira's face lights up again, "Really? I'm so excited!"

You bring the envelope before you and grasping it with both hands, offer it with your head bowed. "Happy birthday, senpai!"

You aren't looking but you can hear Aira clasp his hands together in delight before gently taking the letter from your outstretched hands. "A letter? Thank you, Newbie!"

You blush as you look back up at Aira admiring the lettering and decoration on the envelope. "I've only been able to spend a little bit of time training with you..." You start, "But I want to get to know Aira-senpai more... So, I wrote all sorts of things in that letter!" You break eye contact briefly, "I also included... one of my training unit bromides... since you like idol goods. I hope that's not overstepping..."

Aira beams at you, his smile wide. "That's so Love~!! A photo of my cute kouhai? It'll be a rare item when you make your major debut! I'll cherish it, thank you~"

Your smile matches his as he praises you. You'll thank the staff later for printing pre-debut goods for you and the other trainees.

"Shiratoriiiii!" You see Tori distantly waving his arms and throwing a fit as Yuzuru lightly scolds him.

"Oops, gotta go! Have fun at the party and have some cake!" Aira waves as he turns, still securely holding the letter. "Coming, Himemiya-senpai!" He throws another smile over his shoulder before disappearing further into the party.

You are left a little dumbfounded in the middle of the room, but you spy another trainee idol at the dessert table. Well, it would be rude not to try the cake~

a/n Thank you for reading. Aira would be so excited to be a senpai.

[maringlechan]

posting here so I can rewrite in my journal tomorrow~

Nov 17, 2024

today was so fun with the bf! ♡ he headed over right after his lion dance and flute practice so we could go to the native museum and celebrate his bday with me since it's 2 days late!

I panicked getting ready since when I called him asking if it was the museum here he said he was on his way. so I hurried to setup the kitchen table with his birthday setup. Most of it ended up dinosaur themed with space theme gifts. I covered the table with a dino party caution tape, taped some dino hanging streamers, a gamer center piece, treat stations (alien fruit roll ups, sour apple jello shots, alien head candies, galaxy cupcakes, and a chocolate cake with a cute space design saying "Happy birthday Morgan!") and in-between all of it was little dinosaur toys! I should've taken a picture of the entire setup, but we were very in the moment right after I set it up and it felt so special ♡ He really liked it all and seemed so shocked that I put it all together for him TTT he was very nervous about turning 30 but I wanted to show him it's nothing to be scared of and show him it's still special as we keep getting older with a theming of things I find to be very [him]core. I hope we can always try and celebrate special occasions or turn things into one whenever we have the chance. ♡

The museum we went to was very small and really only had 2 large rooms for exhibits. We went to the📍Suquamish Museum. Pretty neat seeing a bit of the native history of the area. We also got to the see the cheifs grave of Seattle's namesake. I loved how his grave had lots of shell and feather offerings along with other gifts of fruits and small trinkets.

On our way back home we stopped and picked up his birthday cake and ate dinner at a mexican restaurant in town, Blue Agave. I had 4 street tacos with carnitas and he had a california burrito! The burrito was bigger than his head lmao. I've been wanting him to eat there so bad! I'm happy we finally were able to go.

After dinner, we came back home, fed the hungry kitties that were waiting for a late dinner. And the bf got to blow out candles and open presents ♡♡ He hasn't had a birthday like that at all since he was a kid TTT. His gifts were a dinosaur toy bucket, the Tales of the Space Age lego set, a popplio pokemon lego build, and the NASA Artemis Space Launch lego set! 2 birthday cards, one that had a kitty like jellybean saying "You're how old?"

Afterwards we hung out with the kitties in the bedroom and just relaxed with some TV and I showed him the first ep of Dan Da Dan! He likes it so far! I've already caught up to ep 7 since I binged it the night before lmao.

He ended up leaving to go home at around 11:15pm and I'm always so sad for either of us to go home. I can't wait til were living together again I hate being away from him at all TTT I love that man so much ♡♡♡

a nice day today :3♡ miss him already and love him so much ahhhh!!!!

[seariii]

Aaaaa

I keep tearing up guys I keep tearing up during different moments

"I'm doing this for myself" is such a mood... And it's such a me thing, I just don't say it out loud... Going back to that "if you do good things because you like it, then it doesn't make you a good person. To be a good person, you have to do good things without wanting anything in return" .... I always to back to that phrase I read somewhere because it was... Huge for me... And when I talked about it to my best friend he said that was true... At this point I'm not sure if it is or it isn't... But I don't care much either... Being a "good person" isn't that important anymore... Doing what i want to do is, and what I want to do is be kind to others... It's something I enjoy, it's something that brings smiles to others... One of the drafts I had was exactly that "at least it made someone happy" I said... That's nice.... That's what I want...

The way she regrets not knowing much of himmel, and how Eisen looks at this and then went out of his way to help her...

I love kind people

When Fern comments how Frieren started to give her gifts on her bdays apparently out of nowhere it reminded of this one time a couple years ago...

I was going through a rough patch at the time and I was trying to get up and back on track, I felt like I was all alone, but at that point that feeling had become normal and I was numb to it... a couple friends, who weren't really close or anything from my perspective, were there... They didn't give me the support I fully needed, but I didn't expect anything. But what they did was include me on their events... They took me to a Halloween party once, I didn't enjoy it much, it was really cold that night, they dressed me up in a small dress, while I wanted to go as Touko from pokemon, I didn't really like how they did my hair or my make up hahaha.... But... I had fun... I felt happy, for a while, I felt like i wasnt alone in the world...

Another time, they took me to a bar, i didn't enjoy it much either, one of them brought two men and one kept hitting on me with words that made me feel uncomfortable, and we sat at the terrace, it was raining and rain was falling on my back I was basically trapped between the table and the rail of the terrsce, I was also really cold, my friends were drunk and they were doing their own thing... But.... The moment I managed move from the place where I was, I did, and I went closer to my friends and felt safe.... One gave me her wallet saying "I always end up paying more than I have to, can you please take care of it?" And I grabbed it. A while later, another one came closer and hugged me tightly, and said in my ear "seari, I'm so happy you are here, I'm so happy you are coming out with us, I've always wanted to hand out with you more, I love you so much" and I started crying hahahaha.... I'm pretty sure some time after that in one of those moments where I felt grateful, I wrote them letters... I wrote them sweet letters about how I appreciate them and how thankful I was... I remember putting stickers in them and small doodles... But... I remember not being able to give them to them... I wanted to but at the end of the day I was unable to... And after a couple of days I ended up tearing them up and throwing them away... Maybe things wouldn't have changed much, I'm sure things would've ended like they did, but... I don't know, I still wish I had given it to them... I know at least 2 of them would've appreciated them a lot...

Continuing the watch on frieren

episode 3 and IM IN TEARS AGAIN!! NOT KNOWING WHAT THE OTHER PERSON LIKES AND STRUGGLING TO CHOOSE WHAT TO GIFT THEM!! YES!! .... In here... I was lucky because I could just scroll through my mutuals blogs or pop up a sneaky question... But with people who don't have Tumblr, with irl friends... sigh

For a while there I would actually write down what they said they liked...

For a while there I would listen carefully and analyze... To the friends who have hyperfixations is easy, they love to infodump and it's easy to remember or to look up what the name of the thing was.... But to the other friends... Idk it's such a struggle...

What a pretty anime.

I honestly forgot what I originally wanted to say, but I understand her feeling of not knowing anything about others... Another of my close friends I'm not even sure what they study... I don't know what they like... Yet I call them one of my best friends.... Sigh... I love them with all my heart... And they once showed me the tail of a crocodile! I wonder if they ate it, I'll ask them....

[sheerioswifties]

I just. I need to rant a second. We've been having to work SO hard and deal with SO much and frustrations and complications and doing the impossible in order to get past this horrible thing that was done to us and all we lost and rebuild our life from scratch and under the worst circumstances like we didn't get ANY stimulus checks for my husband nor could he get unemployment because of what Bill and Jeanette did, he's worked long hard hours hurting himself and getting no sleep but still not making enough to survive on but *just* enough that we can't get even food stamps but we also cannot afford groceries and we don't have extra things we could cut we already sold all we could, we have no Internet or tv or anything really really crappy cell phone service and both phones are broken his screen doesn't work but we need something for emergencies but I just like. We don't have any family or friends to turn to in the area we're all on our own. We've gotten through the impossible so far on our own but just when I start to feel hope that life is getting better and there's progress that's when the sh*t hits the fan bc we just got hit with a major car problem that's gonna cost at least $2,000 that we do not have and I don't know how to even make it up when we can't afford basic needs and I can't work and he's already burning the candle at both ends but we're stuck we have to figure it out ASAP because time is money with it and I don't know what to do I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I literally like I'll sell feet pics and I thought about doing only fans or something like has it come to this I just I'm so frustrated I cannot win and I haven't even been able to post the really bad news I dealt with with the trial and my domestic violence case and now we're having to break security protocols risking being stalked and them finding where we are and I JUST NEED A BREAK SO BAD I NEED RESPITE I'M SO STRESSED AND IT'S making all my illnesses flare which makes it even harder to do anything and I'm in SO much pain and I'm just? ?????? I'm at an absolute loss

[softrozene]

Another Year Passes

Zhongli does not care to celebrate his birthday. The most he was going to do today was get a sweet treat until his partner and Childe come up with a sweet surprise for him! He remembers that despite how old he is, his birthday can still be special.

m.m

I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW IT WAS HIS BDAY UNTIL MY FRIEND TOLD ME WHEN I WOKE UP. Then I wasn’t going to post anything until I got this idea stuck in my head, so here is an almost angsty but very fluffy one shot! Enjoy!

Zhongli x Reader (Gender-Neutral/Nonbinary)

Warnings: Slight wee angst, fluff, honestly childe is in this because I love his interactions with Zhongli (can be considered polyam or not!), reader is not the traveler.

Words: ~1,6k

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Another day. That is what today feels like and though Zhongli is grateful he no longer has to worry about his former duties, it still just feels like another normal day of his “mortal” life. He knows it is his birthday, he woke up to that aching feeling of another year passing him by, and the feelings of how old he truly is arise.

All of these rather meaningless thoughts do get him once in a while, but he is always quick to shake them off. To forget and actually be grateful. He has just one special plan today. Something he does every year. He goes and gets a special dessert for his birthday. This one dessert he only allows himself to indulge on his birthday.

Zhongli lets out a sigh as he gets ready for the day.

As the ancient geo archon gets ready, something else enters his mind. A small bitterness as he knows he is going to have to spend this day alone. His partner is not in town and frankly, he does see that as a good thing. He would rather not inconvenience them and their important meetings as one of many representatives of Liyue with other high figures from other places. He wants them to be relaxed and not stressed out for not being here which is why… He withheld the information of his birthday coming up.

A small regret is forming in his stomach, but it is for the greater good. He has many more years to celebrate this day with them. He could celebrate another time with them. Even with his logical side winning an internal war in his mind… His heart still aches for not being able to see his beloved on this day.

Just as Zhongli is ready to leave and head for the Wangshu Inn where his dessert awaits – He opens the door only to see Childe with a… Basket? Zhongli raises an eyebrow.

“Hello Childe, what are you doing here?” Zhongli asks as Childe hands him the basket.

It is of… Goodies it appears. Childe smiles a mischievous smile, but Zhongli ignores it as he awaits the answer to his question. Childe shrugs his shoulders.

“Little birdie told me it was your birthday today. Thought I would pop on by and hang out for a bit,” Childe manages to muster out with an odd gleam in his eyes.

It nerves Zhongli just a little bit, but the older man nods his head. “I see. Well, I appreciate the thought and the company, but I am headed for Wangshu Inn. It could take a couple of hours,” Zhongli states.

Childe shakes his head. “Actually, I would not mind walking with you there. Sounds super fun and all, but first, I think we should go shopping. What do you say? Any gift and it is yours.”

“…I suppose. You seem keen on it after all,” Zhongli says nodding his head.

He puts the gift basket in his home before he accompanies the odd Childe around Liyue. The company did mean a lot to Zhongli. It helped ease the loneliness he felt at the beginning of his birthday, but it is also not enough.

He longs to see (Name).

That would be the perfect gift for him, but Zhongli keeps his lips sealed. Childe also seems rather… Determined today. It nerved Childe once more before he pays no mind to do it. After picking out a gift of flowers in a highly expensive vase Zhongli wanted, the two begin their way to Wangshu Inn. It would also be good to see his old friend Xiao. Maybe Xiao would possibly want to make him the dessert he wanted – Zhongli knows it would taste better coming from an old friend too.

The closer they get to the inn, the more… Active Childe seems to get.

“Childe, as I said earlier, I appreciate the company, but why are you so concerned about coming with me?” Zhongli finally asks.

Childe laughs. “What? I can’t show you a good time on your birthday?”

“That is not it. I appreciate it-“ Childe cuts him off by pointing at the inn.

Childe smiles wider. “I got a surprise for you. You are going to love it.”

Zhongli… Highly doubts that, but he will indulge the man. The two take the elevator up to the main floor – Th second that Zhongli’s eyes roam, they widen in slight surprise. There is a banner with his name on it saying happy birthday to him. He glances at the smirking Childe who takes the lead off the elevator.

“Your surprise is on the top balcony. I will wait here. We will be having dinner later together back in Liyue,” Childe states as he takes a seat.

Zhongli nods and begins to walk up the stairs, pausing once he sees Xiao smiling at him from the top. He is surprised the other appears to be happy. Xiao, however, only says happy birthday before turning and leaving down the opposite side of the stairs. Zhongli is even more intrigued by what this surprise is since Xiao is in on it.

Once he reaches the top… Zhongli can feel his heart squeeze. The… Gift he wanted to see the most today is right in front of him. You, his partner (Name), sitting at a set table with the dessert he wanted to eat today.

“Happy Birthday, Zhongli,” He hears your pleasant voice greet him.

In all honesty… He could not be any happier. He has to express it to you so when he gets closer to the table, he bends down to hug you tightly. Taking in your scent as he hums.

“This is the best surprise though it begs the question, why are you here?” Zhongli asks as he pulls away to take his seat.

You smile that brilliant smile and say, “You did not think I would miss your birthday, did you? Childe is a really good gossiper, so he told me when your birthday was a while back and we planned this. I am a bit disappointed you did not want to say anything, but I know you just wanted my meeting to go well.”

“Did it? You are here when it was in Mondstadt,” Zhongli asks with concern.

You laugh lightly. “Yes. I had the meeting a few days ago. I wanted to get this all set up. I even had Xiao teach me how to make the Almond Tofu. Go on, try it! Later on – I already prepared it, when we get back home, we will get to eat your dish Slow-Cooked Bamboo Shoot Soup with your favorite drink… Or at least that is what Venti said it was,” You murmur uncertain all of a sudden.

Then you stop talking completely upon seeing Zhongli just stare at you. Your eyes turn to concern as you lean over the table to touch his hand. “What is this? Did I do something?” You ask gently.

Zhongli is confused for a mere moment until he feels the wetness on his cheek slide down. A tear. It is a happy tear though. He is genuinely happy he can feel… So apricated and loved on his birthday. Something he has not felt in many years. His first birthday in your relationship, he gets to spend it with you and friends and… He just can’t stop the joy he feels. He thought he was going to have to spend it alone again. He thought he was going to have to pretend to be genuinely happy once more before another year passes him by. Not anymore. He has you. His sweet partner to care for him and be excited he is another year older. He quickly shakes his head to reassure you.

“Heavens no. You did nothing but bring me joy today. Thank you, (Name),” Zhongli states as he is quick to squeeze your hand gently and use his other hand to try the Almond Tofu.

Once the spoon reaches his mouth, his eyes widen at the heavenly taste that makes his taste buds burst. “You did perfectly. It tastes wonderful,” Zhongli murmurs.

He pauses in his tasting to let you have a taste, leaning over the table to feed you himself. You oblige and smile upon eating it. “I am glad it turned out well for you, Zhongli.”

“I love you.”

Three simple words he still can’t believe he has the pleasure of saying to you. You smile and without any hesitation say them back – His heart is full and happy. Today really is the best birthday he has received in a long while. And he gets the pleasure of knowing that when another year passes – He can have so many memories with you and his next birthday will be just as joyful with you in it.

He goes to feed you another bite but is forced to stop midway when his moment with you is interrupted briefly.

“So, since birthday boy got a taste, can I now? I have been waiting all day,” Childe states as he appears between the two of you, in his own chair and his face close to the plate.

Zhongli says nothing but glares at him as Childe dares to take the bite off the spoon that was meant for you. Your face is blank from the tension coming from Zhongli now, and before the two can get into a funny argument – Another dish is passed onto the plate.

“My almond tofu. I still always make one for you, Zhongli,” Xiao states as he pulls a chair to sit at the table with the three of you now.

Despite the interruption… Zhongli is still very happy about how today turned out to be. A really sweet surprise it was, and he would not change a single thing about it.

[babyboibucky]

I can’t help but think about either a fluffy or smutty birthday with either college!bucky or roommate!bucky

Just like him walking up to you with a single cupcake with a single candle and otherwise either in boxers or naked.

But he also might want to take you out and do something really nice even tho he doesn’t have much money (cause college or sharing an apartment)

But he’d also be down to try that kinky thing you’ve wanted to try.

Basically he’d be super sweet and soft but also the kinky shit comes out because it’s your day and he wants to feel special. But if his gift to you is also a gift to him, win-win.

It’s my birthday tomorrow and this is all I want lmao 😂🥺

FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! ILYSM 😘

Here’s my birthday gift to you!!!

-

hey bday girl, come on over 🥳😏😘

You narrowed your eyes at Bucky’s text message, not from being suspicious but because it’s barely eight in the morning. On a Saturday. Both of you didn’t have classes and agreed to celebrate your birthday by having lunch out with your moms.

So what was he up to now?

it’s not even 8am yet, what do u want

i have surprise for you, come quick!!! 😚😚😚

im barely up yet, buck

ugh fine, i knew this wud happen. be there in 15. brush ur teeth pls, i want a kiss frm the bday girl 😗

You rolled your eyes but couldn’t bite back your smile. Since you were kids, Bucky always made sure to surprise you on your birthday and he was always successful. Except for your 12th birthday when he gave you a live frog as a gift, thinking you’d get excited over it since you loved the Princess and the Frog.

After brushing your teeth, you didn’t bother changing your clothes and waited for Bucky. Exactly fifteen minutes later, there was a series of loud knocks on your door.

“Happy Birthday!!!” Bucky greeted, wearing a triangular newspaper hat as he held up a peanut butter sandwich with a candle propped on top of it.

“Yeah so I wasn’t able to buy you a cake but I made you a peanut butter sandwich! Blow your candle so you can blow something else later.” He smirked.

You chuckled and shook your head, blowing out the candle before pulling Bucky into your room by the hem of his shirt. Bucky removed his hat and perched it on top of your head, placing the sandwich on top of your study desk before dipping his head for a kiss.

“You wanna see your surprise?” He mumbled against your lips before kissing you again.

You pulled back and nodded, “What is this surprise you’re talking about?”

Bucky took a step back and opened up his arms, “Open him up!” He exclaimed, motioning towards his pants.

You already knew what Bucky wanted to give you as a surprise. He had been making puns about you blowing his dick on your birthday that this wasn’t a surprise anymore. You were still going to enjoy yourself nonetheless. However, upon unzipping Bucky’s jeans and pulling his pants down, you were met with quite an unexpected gift.

His penis had a red ribbon wrapped around it.

You snorted and looked up at him from where you knelt down, “Are you fucking kidding me?” You burst out laughing, staring at his red ribboned cock.

Bucky laughed and pulled at the ribbon, removing it before pulling his pants back up, “Yeah, I am kidding. I just wanted to make you laugh.” He admitted, “But you can suck my cock later.” He added.

“I did buy you a gift though.” He said and fished out something from his back pocket.

It was wrapped in a pink sheet with a white bow on top. You grabbed it from his hands and ripped the wrapper, revealing a black lace underwear.

“Underwear?” You asked.

Bucky smirked, taking out a rectangular plastic from his pocket— a tiny remote.

“Vibrating panties.” He corrected proudly. “You said you wanted to experience wearing one so I saved up and bought you that.” He sheepishly admitted.

You bit your lip, preventing a squeal from escaping your throat but failed to do so. You jumped into Bucky’s arms for a hug and gave his nose a soft peck.

“What can I ever do to thank you?” You genuinely asked, because vibrating panties are pretty expensive and for Bucky to save up to buy you a pair? He deserved something in return.

Bucky licked his lips, “Wear it when we go out for lunch.”

-

“Happy birthday, darling! I missed you!” Your mom greeted as soon as you and Bucky arrived at the restaurant.

You hugged her tightly, “Thank yo—ohhh!” You almost squealed when you felt your panties vibrate.

“You okay, sweetie?” Your mom asked.

You straightened up and widened your eyes at Bucky, his hand inside the pocket where he placed the remote. He merely smirked at you.

“I’m good. Just felt my stomach rumble.” You nervously chuckled.

“Well, then sit down! Let’s order. What do you want, honey?” Bucky’s mom asked.

You took the menu and hid your face behind it, all the while Bucky toyed with the level of vibration. Your knuckles were turning white as you tightly gripped the menu, your lips turning red from how hard you were biting back your moans. Bucky watched you with amusement, placing a hand on your thigh and squeezing at it.

“What do you want to order?” He asked teasingly.

“Um, I’ll have the past-uhhh…” you accidentally moaned but immediately coughed.

“The what now?” Bucky asked again.

“Pasta— oh fuck….” You grunted when it vibrated again. “I dropped my phone. Fuck.” You said as an excuse and bent down.

“Watch your mouth, young lady.” Your mom warned.

You stayed bent down as Bucky continued to press on the remote, your legs knotting around each other as you felt your abdomen tighten. A devious plan hatched in your mind.

“I’m watching my mouth, mom.” You responded as your hand moved to unzip Bucky’s jeans.

He looked down at you incredulously but made no move to stop you when you bent down to lick a stripe against his clothed bulge before sitting up straight.

Bucky swallowed as he turned to you, eyes wide because holy fuck, he didn’t expect for you to do that in public. While you were in front of your moms.

“You two have any plans for the rest of the day?” Your mom asked as he glanced at you and Bucky.

“Oh yeah, we’ll have a lot of fun later. In fact, I have more surprises planned out for your daughter. I do hope she gasps out loud when she finds out about it.”

-

THIS GOT LONG LMFAO I HOPE YOU LIKED IT, BABY!!!! 🥳🥳🥳

[retrievablememories]

show me love | jaehyun

title: show me love pairing: jaehyun x reader genre: fluff request: “I have a fic idea for Valentine's Day 💀 Jaehyun's gf is busy trying to prepare a really sweet bday gift while Jaehyun is busy trying to prepare a really nice Valentine's Day gift for his gf?” word count: 2.2k warnings: alcohol use a/n: writing pure fluff is not as easy as you’d think, but maybe that’s only an issue when you’re emotionally constipated like me...💀 anyway, here’s to the birthday boy. 🌹

You want to be sure Jaehyun’s birthday gift is perfect this year, which is why you spent so much time saving up for it. To you, it often felt a little hard to measure up to all the lavish gifts he gets every year for his birthday from fans, friends, and family members—especially since it’s on Valentine’s Day—but he always claimed that you could get him anything and he’d love it.

You and Jaehyun haven’t met up very frequently this week, partly because you’d both been busy preparing your gifts for each other; you for his birthday, and him for Valentine’s Day. You weren’t too upset about that, though. Being able to see him when the day finally came around would make it even more special after the time spent away from each other.

It’d been a lot harder than you’d anticipated to keep your gift secret, but only because you’re so excited for him to finally know what you’d gotten for him. You’re eager to see his reaction to it and hear what he might say about it. You’re also wondering what he might be planning for you, but you’ve done your very best not to pester him about it too much—even though you really want to.

The day of his birthday, you’re so jittery that you even get up earlier than usual so you can get dressed and make sure your look for the day is perfect. You end up calling Jaehyun while you put your makeup on, not wanting to wait any longer to talk to him. It’s not too early in the day when you call, because you know he won’t like getting up at that hour, but maybe early enough to cause a small complaint.

“Hi Y/N,” he answers after a few seconds, voice a bit deeper than usual—probably because he just got up. You grin at the sound of his voice.

“Good morning! Happy birthday, baby! Did I wake you? I’m sorry, haha.”

“Y/N.” Jaehyun repeats your name and smiles on the other end. You can’t see this, but you can hear his laugh, which is full of happiness at your greeting. “Thank you, sweet girl. It’s fine, I don’t really care, I was gonna get up soon anyway.” You hear the sheets rustling in the background and figure that’s him getting up now. “And of course, Happy Valentine’s Day.”

“The day for lovers, how could I ever forget.” You smirk to yourself, sifting through your makeup bag for a certain highlighter. “By the way, you’re gonna come over today, right? I have something for you,” you tell him in a singsong-y mischievous tone.

“Oh?” Jaehyun perks up at that. “You want me to come over now? Because...I have something for you too, for Valentine’s Day, but it’s here at my place.”

“Ah, really?” You laugh. “Come to my place first, it’s your birthday and you should get your present first.”

“But since it’s my birthday, shouldn’t you come here? Do it for me~”

You almost roll over with laughter. “Aw, Jaehyun! I can’t believe you’re using that cute tone with me, I know you hate aegyo.”

He sighs, and you know he’s probably blushing from embarrassment. “Hmm, okay, okay. Never gonna do that one again. Should we flip a coin on it, then? If I win, you have to come over with whatever your gift is.”

You chuckle. “Flip a coin? You serious?”

“Dead serious. Get on FaceTime.”

“Now?” You snort and look at yourself in the mirror, makeup only half-done.

“You don’t want to? What are you hiding?” Now his voice takes on a sneaky note.

“I’m not hiding anything, but if that’s what you want, then prepare yourself...”

You both hang up and Jaehyun calls you on FaceTime a few seconds later. You smile when you see his face on the other end, still bare from just waking up. One corner of his mouth tugs up in a smirk when he sees you, then he bursts into a full grin, giggling at your half-made-up face. 

“Well, that was unexpected.”

“Yes, yes, laugh it up! My own boyfriend clowning me on Valentine’s Day, how sweet of you.” You pout for good measure.

“You laugh at me nearly everyday,” he points out, and you must admit that he’s right. “Anyway, you always look pretty to me.” Then he pulls a hand through his hair in a way that he knows can always make you swoon, and you sigh in defeat.

“...Okay, you’re forgiven.”

You see him rummage around for a moment before the phone straightens again; now he holds a coin between his fingers. “So. What side do you want?”

“I guess heads.”

Jaehyun snickers momentarily before affecting a nonchalant expression again. “Yeah, I’ll take tails then.”

“Stop being dirty-minded,” you complain, rolling your eyes.

“I’m not, Y/N,” he insists, though his tone suggests otherwise. He flips the coin into the air and points the phone camera to where it landed on the ground—heads.

“I won! Now you have to come over,” you cheer.

“Fine, fine.” He shakes his head and laughs. “I’ll be over soon. Wait for me.”

“I wouldn’t go anywhere else, now would I?”

Jaehyun arrives at your place a little while later, and he’s a bit starstruck when you open the door. Now with your makeup finished, you’re wearing a red dress with heels to match and your hair is styled prettily, falling over your shoulders. You smile happily at him, pulling at his shoulders to get him to come inside.

“Hi Jaehyun,” you say, closing the door after him and hugging him. He squeezes you back tightly, leaving a kiss on your bare shoulder and breathing in the scent of your hair.

“Y/N. How do you manage to get prettier everyday?”

“Because you love me so much.” You give him a kiss and tug his hand to guide him into the living room. You lead him to sit down on your couch, though you don’t sit next to him just yet. “Okay, before I give you your gift, you gotta close your eyes first.”

“Close my eyes? What is it?” Jaehyun keeps hold of your hand as he asks this, grinning up at you.

“You won’t know until you do what I say, silly!” He relents, although a bit reluctantly, and lets go of your hand so he can close his eyes. You go to get his gift from your bedroom and come back into the living room with it, holding it out in front of him. “Open your eyes now.”

When he does, he sees you holding a small wrapped box. “Why’d I have to close my eyes? I still can’t tell what it is.” He chuckles as he takes it from you. “The suspense is gonna kill me,” he jokes as he begins unwrapping it.

When Jaehyun finally gets the wrapping off and gets the box open, his face softens as he sees what’s inside and takes it in his hand. You clasp your own hands together, your skin warming at his smile. “It might not be what you’re used to in terms of like, luxury, you know...but it looked nice and I thought it’d look good on you.”

“Y/N…you must’ve spent a lot on this,” Jaehyun murmurs, examining the shiny new face of the watch in his hand. He holds it as if it were a rare jewel, turning it on all its sides to examine it. It’s mostly black leather and silver, but it was still more than usual for your budget, costing you a few hundred dollars.

“I did save up for some months...and still had to use a payment plan for it. Good thing we never broke up in that timespan or I woulda been shit outta luck.” Jaehyun snorts and shakes his head at your statement, knowing you’d say something like that to lighten the mood.

“Thank you baby,” he says, sliding his new watch onto his wrist. “You know this means the world to me.” He goes over to the window to see it better in the natural lighting, holding it up to the light to see it sparkle. You go over to him and peek over his shoulder, grinning softly. “I’ll have to pay you back.” You raise your eyebrows.

“What? It’s your birthday present, why would you—” 

“You’ll see later,” he says mysteriously, and you give him a curious look. “Meanwhile, we should go somewhere. The day’s still early, so let’s enjoy it.”

“You’re right,” you say, glancing at the new watch once more and then kissing him on the cheek. “Let’s go, then.”

It’s evening by the time you get back to Jaehyun’s place, having already eaten at an upscale restaurant that he’d reserved. You’d had no idea about it, and you were glad you’d taken the initiative to dress up today. Both of you spent the earlier part of the day going out to brunch and then exploring the city for a few hours, which even included taking one of those romantic boat rides that the nearby lake always offers on Valentine’s Day. You thought it would be kind of cheesy at first, but it turned out way more fun than you could imagine.

When you step inside his place, you’re surprised to see everything is decorated pretty lavishly; the overhead lights are dimmed, leaving a bunch of small tea lights as the main illumination. There are rose petals spread everywhere, too, and the sitting room is set up with pillows and blankets and a nice spread of chocolates and wine on the coffee table.

You gasp, studying the surroundings. “How did you arrange all this? We were together all day.” 

“Had some help from the guys; they came while we were gone. Hope they didn’t take anything, though...” Jaehyun shrugs as if this whole setup is no big deal, but his dimples poke out from the gleeful smile on his lips. He picks up an unlit candle from the coffee table, and you notice there are a few more spread around. “Now that we’re here, we can light these. Safety first, you know.”

“Of course,” you snicker, taking your jacket and shoes off so you can sit down on one of the pillows. You take up the bottle of wine and inspect the label while Jaehyun finds a lighter for the candles. “Considering that we already drank at the restaurant...don’t be surprised if I’m off my ass by the end of the night.”

“We don’t have to drink it if you don’t want to,” he suggests, raising one eyebrow.

“Oh no, I want to!” Jaehyun laughs at your enthusiasm as you open the wine and pour a glass for each of you. Once he’s done lighting the candles, he goes into his room. You lean back on the cushion and take your glass in your hand, waiting for him to come back.

Jaehyun returns soon with his blazer discarded and the first few buttons of his shirt undone. “I see you’ve gotten relaxed, too.” You smirk, crossing your legs. “You look so handsome with your new watch. I’m glad I got it for you.”

“Then I think you’ll like this even more.”

“Hmm?” You turn to Jaehyun as he sits on one of the pillows beside you. Your eyes widen when he pulls out a velvet case you didn’t notice before. It’s not a ring case, though, which really would’ve caused you to fall out; it’s the kind you use for bracelets or necklaces. He places it in your hands, and you gingerly take it from him like it might vanish if handled too roughly. “Oh...what is…?”

“You have to open it.” He grins, mimicking your earlier teasing of him with his own gift. You set down your wine glass and open the velvet rectangle to find a delicate necklace lying inside. At the end of it is a small circle with tiny diamonds embedded in it.

“Oh wow...it’s perfect,” you whisper, taking it out of the box and looking it over with enamored eyes. “Is this what you meant by ‘paying me back’? Because, Jesus, this is Cartier. I think you’ve done more than enough.” You smile wistfully and shake your head.

“Let me put it on you,” he says, and you give him the necklace so he can do so. You turn away from him, and you shiver a little at the feeling of his breaths on the back of your neck and his fingertips brushing your skin. You face him again when he’s done fastening it and throw your arms around his neck, hugging him closer to you and smiling against his dimpled cheek.

“I love you, Jaehyun. Thank you so much.”

Jaehyun’s lips curve up at your words, and he tucks his face against you, pressing a gentle kiss to the side of your jaw. “I love you, Y/N.”

[thoughtfullyyoungduck]

Birthday

Summary: could you do a hs losers x reader where the readers new to town and hates her bday bc each year her past friends and family had always forgotten or did nothing so when richie finds out her bdays coming up he tells the losers and they all plan a special surprise party and richie saves up and gets her something super special and the losers r all like wow he’s never gotten anyone anything like this b4 so she finds out that he likes her or something so it’s like the best bday she’s ever had

Richie bikes swiftly passed you, faster than he usually does, which can only mean he’s trying to surpass you. You barely refrain from flipping him the bird in public, as you too throw your weight into peddling. It’s no use, Richie is more athletic than you by a long shot, and he’s been practicing with Eddie for track. You’ll never be able to catch up with him with no viable effort.

‘You asshole,’ you yell out to him, noticing an elder woman pledging through her yard too late to stop your exclamation. She regards the both of you with malcontent, stabbing her hark too brutally in the soil of her allotment for it to be a coincidence.

‘Not my fault your short legs can’t reach the peddles.’

You growl, lifting up from your saddle to race faster, but Richie sees you do it and does nothing but laugh.

Any other time you might give him hell for it, but today, you are in no mood to indulge in Richie’s escapades.

It’s your birthday, and while for most that equalizes a fun day stacked with presents and cake, to you it stands for a day full of misery.

Your birthday is cursed. And no, that is not you being dramatic. At your ninth birthday, your cake got slammed into floor, therefor ruing the gift your parents had been working on for weeks, and which was their only present.

At age ten, you fell off your brand new bike into a ravine and had to go to the hospital to get eleven stitches. On your fourteenth birthday, you and your parents got into such a huge fight they send you up to your room and forbad you from sneaking down at any point in the day.

There are more examples to back up your claim for the terrible birthdays, but you have tried to desperately block them all out, so you won’t rehash them.

That’s why your so peeved that Richie is forcing you to the quarry.

‘If you could tell me where I’m supposed to be going to bet u could find a short cut and be there faster than you.’

‘Nice try Dora, I’m not telling you anything. It’s a surprise.’

‘Alright, I get two attempts. If I can’t guess where we’re going, I’ll do your homework for a week.’

‘And if you do guess it?’

‘Then you owe me a favor and no matter for what reason I cash it in, you don’t get to complain.’

‘Fine, bring it miss know it all.’ Richie slows down to slide next to you, the wind picking up as the two of you descend down the mountain. His smile is mischievous and cheeky, probably too confident to think you’ll be able to reckon the spot he has in mind.

If only he knew that you had limited the possibilities to two places, the exact amount of guess you were granted.

‘Hm, are we going to the arcade?’ Your first theory is. Richie doesn’t have anything on him right now, except pennies that have been rinkeling inside his pockets the entire bike ride, the only thing he needs to go to the arcade.

Richie smirks, and shakes his head. ‘Try one my dear, may I say that the odds aren’t in your favor right now?’

His impressive ego in the way he taunts you with the right answer fuels your desire to be right. ‘Are we going to the Barrens?’ You sing, smiling wide as Richie’s shrinks.

‘Eh, no?’ He says, but he sounds petulant. ‘Fuck this shit, what gave it away?’

‘A girl never reveals her secrets’, you say covertly, forgetting momentarily about the agitating day. You suspect that might have been Richie’s intention.

It’s not like the Barrens is such a stretch in the first place, the losers and you have made that place your own, but you do hypothesize that he may have planned something special for you.

Your theory turns out to be true, as you can spot a long table at the end of the dirt path you and Richie are currently riding on to get to the clubhouse. The table is stacked with a variety of candies, your favorite, drinks that are sweet enough to rot your teeth, something Richie should be more aware off - having a dad who is a dentist-, and a giant cake with eight candles on. Each one representing a loser.

You say nothing as you approach, in a sneaky way torturing Richie a bit more before revealing that you’re at the verge of tears of this nice gesture. Richie slows down his speed by dragging his shoes along the dirt, glances darting nervously towards your face.

‘I know you said no parties, but how else was I supposed to show off my rocking dance moves?’

‘Do you mean the moves you make that look like you’re dying?’ Stan chides, him and the rest of the losers rolling up behind you two. They’re all walking next to their bikes, and Bill’s hands are smudges with cake residue he somehow missed while cleaning up. They didn’t want to be here before you and ruin the ‘surprise’, but it’s clear everyone has worked hard to organize this for you.

‘Fuck you Stan the man, the color green doesn’t fit you.’

‘Happy’, Bev grounds out, leveling Richie with one look, the way only Bev can, and then address you. ‘Birthday.’ She hugs you despite you still holding your bike, and you let it clatter to the ground with a loud bang.

‘Thanks Bev.’

‘Happy Birthday’, the other losers also call out, because there’s just too many of them for each to wait their turn.

‘We hope you don’t mind we don’t have any presents, we spend basically all of it getting ingredients for the cake, which we had to redo- twice.’

They don’t offer any other explanation about why the cake had to be remade two times, but by Eddie’s scowl you can fill in the blanks.

‘No, honestly, this is already too much.’ It is too much, but their efforts are so kind and heartwarming that you have to bit back a happy squall. No one has ever bothered to organize anything for your birthday, whether it be purchasing a two dollar present or even ordering a cake, but these people that you had met less then a year ago were willing to scramble together all the money they could, just so they could turn your day special. Thank god for moving to Derry.

For the first time in years, your birthday has brought smiles and laughter, and no tears and weeping moods.

‘Nonsense my dearest young lady, this is but a blip on our radar, a speck of dust on the tv, nothing compared too-‘

‘Can we please cut the cake now? Before something else goes wrong with it?’ Eddie glowers, refuting to wait for an affirmative.

‘Don’t forget the candles,’ Ben says as he follows Eddie to the table. You’re about to join them, when a hand on your wrists stops you.

‘Hey, Y/N? You really don’t mind this right? I know you said you didn’t want anything but I know how nice it is be caught off guard with something like this.’ Richie rubs the back of his head as if that makes him see any less anxious. It’s incredible how smart someone can be while simultaneously also being so dense.

‘Richie’, you say as you smile, unable to hide it any longer. ‘It’s amazing, thank you so much. If there is any way I can repay you I’ll do that. I’m really happy with this.’

‘That’s good, not that I was worried about it, who isn’t a fan of everything I do?’

Rolling your eyes only spurs Richie on, but it’s become an automatic response now, you can’t help but do it.

‘Oh, I almost forgot. I did get you another gift. Two actually, if you count my huge dong as one.’

‘Gross Richie, why do you always have to add something sexual to everything?’

‘It’s my game babe, love it or leave it. Anyway, here is the gift if you want it. If you don’t that’s fine too.’

‘Don’t get all shy on me now Rich’, you tease as your bump your arm into his while grabbing the package. ‘I’ve just gotten used to your antics.’

The package isn’t heavy, but it also isn’t light. It’s wrapped in enough layer that you can’t feel what’s inside of it just by holding it, but that was probably Richie’s intention. That or he is simply horrible at wrapping up.

While you carefully peel off each layer, you begin to speculate on what it could be. It could be a gag gift, but Richie looked sincere, and his eyes behind his glasses are magnified in true anticipation, a gag gift wouldn’t illicit that response.

As soon as the final layer is detached, you gasp, armored by the actual gift. It’s a blue bracelet, covered in butterfly pattering. You once mentioned having a similar one as a kid that you loved but lost one day while playing outside and had been sad about for weeks.

You can’t believe Richie had kept it in his mind, and had gone out to look for it.

‘Richie… I don’t even know what to say right now.’ You exclaim, squeezing the bracelet in your hand tightly, a blush covering your face. Richie’s mimics yours. ‘Thank you’, you say while reaching out to him and kissing him on the cheek. Richie face burns a brighter red.

‘Yeah… glad to be of service.’ His mind is ball parks away, and he is left dazed.

‘Come on Y/N, it’s time for you to blow out the candles.’

You go easily, letting your hand linger around Richie’s, deciding mentally that you’ll do it tonight before you go home. Your birthday has already been better than anything you could have imagined, and maybe it has one more miracle left to give. If Richie says yes to your question about going on a date, then this will truly have been the best birthday you have every had. By the love struck expression Richie is walking around with, you have an inkling as to what his response might be.

You blow out your candles, but you don’t need to make a wish. You already have everything you could possibly want.

----

‘Off course that asshole buys her a gift, but never returns the money I loaned him so long ago. I’m not a fucking bank.’

‘I think it’s cute.’

‘No, Eddie is right, I’m also waiting on my refund.’

‘It’s adorable he bought her something, he really can’t hide his crush anymore.’

[anna-hawk]

2021 FIC YEAR IN REVIEW

Tagged by @lucy-sky and @darlingshane 🧡🧡

number of completed works: 21

Total word count: 93160

Fandoms written in: Detroit Become Human - Daredevil - The Punisher - The Walking Dead - Small Engine Repair - Stranger Things

did you write more, less, or about what you’d expected? Definitely less than I wanted to.

what’s your own favorite story of the year? Cyberfingers because I was able to really get into the ship and get a better feel for it. It was very self indulgent to write.

did you take any writing risks this year? Yes. I started posting a WIP when I was always scared to do so. Unfortunately, it did end where I was afraid it would...

I also wrote for 2 new ships that are very different from each other and from what I've written until now. I think I was more successful there 😅

Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the new year? Writing more for DBH and exploring several AUs as well as trying my hand at poly.

Most popular story of the year? Why are you smelling me, Hargrove? I was honestly so pleasantly surprised by the incredibly warm welcome of my first fic for ST. The fandom was really sweet. I saw that one gorgeous fanart and got this idea and people seemed to enjoy it. What more to ask for?

Story of mine most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion: 3.AM. Idk... it was the first, longer Frank fic I've written in a while and despite it being very angsty I also loved going back to that Reader verse. But it didn't land as well as I'd hoped? 🤷🏼‍♀️

Most fun story to write: Oh definitely Happy Birthday, Sweetheart. I can't remember the last time I wrote so fast to get a fic out while having so much fun. I had a specific date to get it done since it was a bday gift, but no one but me knew and I just poured everything I love and knew Amaya would love into it. So there wasn't any pressure at all despite it being for someone in particular.

Biggest disappointment: That I wasn't able to continue The Teacher and the Deputy like I'd hoped.

Biggest surprise: The notes and kudos I got for Invisible to the naked eye because it's short and crack-y but it's nearly my best loved DBH fic 😅

Tagging : @jessarioferebor @coffeeboy900 @justhereforfancontent @chelseasdagger @kteague and really anyone who writes here or on AO3.

[queen--kenobi]

Ash-obsessed anon coming back to request either a fic or headcannons of Ash celebrating the readers bday ((both young and old ash pleas 😗)

Okay, for younger Ash:

He’s going to be shit at remembering things like this, but if he does, he’s really good with birthdays!

Assuming he doesn’t get too impatient to give you your gift early on jsdghdfg

Is absolutely the type to blurt out what it is if you take too long unwrapping it

Is more likely to give you a physical gift than older Ash. This includes all kinds of dumb trinkets and knickknacks

Honestly is a little bit like a magpie when it comes to gifts. If he sees something shiny and pretty and it makes him think of you, he nabs it

Isn’t always going to remember EXACTLY what you wanted, but he’ll be p damn close

Will want to start the day with sex that’s just a Given

Do NOT go out to eat with him if you’re one of those people who doesn’t like the waiters singing? He will tell them right away it’s your birthday

Older Ash is a bit different

Is more likely to want to go do something fun than buy you something?

Mostly because he’s broke af and all of his money is Weed/Alcohol Money

Also because he’s found that he wants to spend what time with you he can since he has no idea how long he has with you (He hopes a long time but you never know)

If he gets you something that’s pricey he 10000% stole it

Imagine him fucking going into like... some fancy ass diamond store with Deadites on his tail just because he knows he can sneak things during the fight because of how distracted people will be

And that’s how you end up with a diamond bracelet from Tiffany’s

Will let you pick whatever you want to do? Go sightseeing? Sure! Watch TV? Whatever you want to watch, babe. Sex? Hell yeah

Will try to light a bong with a birthday candle

If you two do go out somewhere he will tell the staff, but he’ll at least be a little more discreet. Not by much, though

Honestly is a way better gift giver than younger him? Since tiny moments mean more to him now, although he’ll deny it, he pays more attention to little things

Also because it’s Ash. We know that sex is involved, so NSFT under the cut

Younger Ash’s approach will be more “it’s your birthday so feel free to do whatever you want to me”

Like seriously. Use him. Do whatever you want. It’s your birthday, go fucking crazy

That being said, he wants to give you oral first thing in the morning on your birthday

If you’re down with it and he wakes up before you (which he will), he’ll wake you up by eating you out/blowing you. He expects the favor to be returned on his birthday

Older Ash is more likely to actively indulge in one of your kinks? Like yes, use him to your heart’s desire, but he’s going to be a bit more proactive if that makes sense

Okay. I’m just going to put this out there. Older Ash would get the idea of wrapping himself up like a present and totally wear lingerie on your birthday

Come on! He enjoys unwrapping you like a present on his birthday, so you should be able to do the same to him!

Still would also want to wake you up with oral but is less likely to wake up before you dsjfsfhjf

Oh, if you watch a show and there’s a sex scene that gets you riled, older Ash will try to recreate on your birthday with varying results

[kickassfu]

happy (belated) bday @childoftimeandmagic I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! i hope you like this small gift <3

Also on AO3

Dearheart, lay your head on my shoulder

Nothing feels more like home than to be in Arthur’s arms, cuddling, as they watch a movie. The world could crash around them, be destroyed and rebuilt, and Merlin wouldn’t even notice it in the warmth of the moment. In the safety of their shared space and skin and breath.

It’s in these moments, dates, that Merlin finds peace. With himself, and the world, future, present and past; nothing matters except Arthur and the movie. Nothing more important than Arthur’s arm around his waist, head resting on Merlin’s shoulder, his heat, his heartbeat.

It’s almost calming, running his fingers through Arthur’s blond, soft, hair as the movie plays on their TV - Arthur has fallen asleep on him more than once, truthfully Merlin has stopped caring long ago, it’s cute, lovable even, how comfortable he gets around Merlin. He tries to strain his ears, to figure out whether Arthur’s breath has evened out, if he’s actually fallen asleep, when Arthur interrupts his useless attempts, “This movie is ridiculous.”

“You’re ridiculous.”

Arthur completely ignores Merlin’s jab, and keeps complaining instead, “Giselle just starts randomly singing, and what? Everyone knows this fictional song? The only sane person in this movie is Robert.”

“This is a disney movie, it’s supposed to be silly. Besides the world being a little magical is adorable and- oh god, does this make me the Giselle to your Robert? How absolutely romantic of us.”

“Isn’t Giselle going to end up with Prince Edward? Wouldn’t I be Prince Edward in this situation then?”

“I mean you’re idiotic enough to pass as him, but no. And just watch the movie, I’m not going to spoil it for you.”

“You’re idiotic”, Arthur grumbles under his breath, quieting down to pay attention to the movie again. It’s very funny how into it he gets, complaining away, while holding onto Merlin’s waist tighter whenever something bad happens, or relaxing when something romantic is shown on the screen, even sighing a little. Arthur is a romantic at heart, deep, deep down, but he is.

Truth be told Merlin is looking at Arthur more than at the movie, entranced by the cute way he scrunches his nose or bops his head when he likes the music, it’s the cutest damn thing Merlin’s ever seen. And he knows he’s the luckiest man to have ever existed, to be able to have this, to have Arthur.

Kissing the top of Arthur’s head, Merlin settles further into the couch, relaxed and happy.

Time passes by fast when you’re having fun, and it takes no time at all for the movie to end. As Arthur stretches out his arms to work out his sore muscles from the awkward position he’d been for so long, he says haughtily, “Happy ending for all? That’s not realistic at all. Everyone even gets paired off at the end. What a truly hateful movie, honestly. Can’t believe you enjoy this.”

Merlin wants to laugh, and so he does, because this man is ridiculous even if he loves him more than he could ever put to words. “Again, it is a disney movie. Of course it has a happy ending, that’s the point of it all, it’s a good thing. And yes, I enjoy this movie. It’s magical and romantic, what’s not to like?”

“You’re a sap, I hope you know that.”

He does know it, and he also knows that Arthur is just as much of a sap as he is, even if he pretends he isn’t, “And you love me for it.”

Sighing the most long suffering sigh of all time, Arthur rolls his eyes as he pulls Merlin into a soft kiss, letting his hands run freely under Merlin’s shirt. Scratching his nails down Merlin’s back and giving him the most delightful of shivers, Arthur whispers against his lips, “The jury is still out on that one.”

“Funny.”

Arthur’s smile instantly wipes out Merlin’s sour mood, love making his heart skip a beat, but Merlin still forces his pout to stay on his face, not wanting to give in so easily. Until Arthur starts kissing down his neck, licking and biting here and there, making Merlin unable to stop a smile from spreading on his face and a moan from escaping his open lips.

Before things derail completely, Merlin basically cockblocks himself, “Want to watch The Mummy?”

Arthur’s head pops up so quickly, Merlin’s worried he has sprained it. He looks just like an overexcited puppy, and Merlin’s love for him grows larger still.

“Thought you’d never asked,” Arthur says happily, giving Merlin a quick kiss, and pushing him down on the couch for a better cuddle, as they prepare to watch his favorite movie. And Merlin doesn’t even mind that they’ve watched this movie a million times, he’s learned to love it just as much as he loves Arthur.

Home movie date night shall forever be his favorite type of date.

[imanes]

Hi Imane! I hope youve had a great start of the new year! I have a question or rather id love your input! I want to buy smt for my friends bday and i was thinking a journal and a book maybe but idk which one exactly. I just found the jane austin 5 year journal but idkkkk. I had found a gorgeous journal but they dont ship to europe sadly 🥲She struggles a lot w anxiety so i thought maybe i could buy a book about that!? Do you have any idea abt what i could buy 😭♥️

Or like a wreck this journal kind of thing?? im so sorry for the second ask i just thought of this wjdjkdkdks

hi! first of all you're such a kind and considerate friend. secondly i feel your pain about gorgeous journals no longer shipping to europe like i almost had a meltdown when i discovered i couldn't order a papier journal LMAO.

ok for my input i personally wouldn't go for wreck this journal bc personally i find these types of journals that are full of suggestions and whatnot counter-intuitive also they're so ugly they don't even make me want to open it LMAO but that's just me tho. i think a book on help to cope with anxiety is a great idea if she is open to the concept of books that offer actionable steps to tackle personal problems. the key would be to find the right one and unfortunately i cannot help with this bc i don't really read self-help books 🤔 in a relatively same vein there's that "calm" app that could help? when i get stressed i like listening to a voice that's telling me how i can calm down lmao but if u have the budget u could offer her a subscription!

also for the 5 year journal thing i think it's a great idea! idk what the jane austen version exactly entails but there's something very fun about being able to look back on ur thoughts from several years ago and since it's only one sentence a day i feel like it doesn't require a lot of investment. at the end of the day u know ur friend best and i'm sure any gift u can get her will be greatly appreciated! the penguin Q&A 5 year journal also seems very fun and should be relatively easy to procure. personally i think both ideas are really good and have good practical uses :)

i too hope that u had a great start to ur year! <3