#kinda like the moomin cafe where they put moomin on the table with you

[kleinstar]

"Yayyyyyyyy it's your birthday Eddy!"

"Sorry I missed it because of my date, but look what I got you!"

She presents him with a covered tray and lifts the lid with a flourish on his kitchen table.

"Ta-da! I made it myself!"

It's a beautifully elaborate cake, but small enough to share for two.

"Oh, the gold foil's edible too. Hurry up and eat it with me since the center's made of ice cream. I made that too of course, hehe!"

Besides that, she stuffs a...plushie into his arms? Except this time it's not some fancy limited edition merch, but a customized, connected plush of Ark and Eiden holding hands.

"This is one of a kind," Mary Sue adds with pride. "I sewed it myself and it's waaaaaay better than any stuff you can get from stores! Look, I even included the special sheen in Ark's irises with special metallic thread!"

Hopefully that makes up for her being a day late! Dates are Serious Business, after all.

" Hehee! No problem! Sometimes you just have to do stuff right--- "

" Ahh, more cake huh? It does look great though for real! "

Well, it's better to get it now than yesterday, he might have collapsed on the spot otherwise. Ice cream makes a great change of pace though. And it does look pretty!

The plushie however catches him totally offguard. The seams and the details are all so clean it might as well be an official thing. In hands it feels warm and soft. Eiden's eyes definitely light up there.

" Man I should up my sewing game too, this is so cool!!! You sure got skills...."

He squeezes it tight.

"Thanks a whole bunch! The ice cream sounds great for the weather huh! You mind carrying it, let's eat it with this guy on the table with us haha! There's other treats too if you want to try out--- "