Happy birthday!
Because its Levi's birthday and I wanna give him lots of love.
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Birthdays are unknown to Levi. He can't remember the last time he ever celebrated his birthday because he was so young. So, whenever someone asked him about it, he didn't know what to answer.
"Ah, Fontana-san. What a coincidence." Togo said as soon as the two bumped into each other. Levi perked up at her voice, looking at the girl.
"Togo. Good morning." he politely greeted.
"Happy birthday."
"Huh?" Levi was confused by that. It was his birthday? He totally forgot about it.
"It's your birthday today, isn't it?" she asked, tilting her head to the side. Levi just nodded.
"Mhm. I just wasn't expecting someone to remember. I don't celebrate birthdays often, after all." Levi admitted, rubbing the back of his neck with nervousness. Togo just stared at him for a few seconds with this unreadable expression.
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"Alright, that's it then."
Without previous warning, the novelist grabbed the taller's hand and dragged him with her. "Woah- Huh? Hey, w-where are we going?" Levi asked, confused.
"I'm going to celebrate your birthday with you, whether you like it or not." Togo told him, not turning to look at him when she said that.
"Huh?? Togo, there's no need to-"
"Nope, you're not getting out of this one."
Levi just sighed, not used to Togo being so stubborn. Well, he should just do what she says if he wants this day to end faster.
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"This is... certainly not what I expected..." Levi mumbled to himself as he stared at the apron Togo had given him.
"Well, since I can cook, I thought it'd be a good idea to make something together for your birthday!" Togo smiled as she prepared the ingredients.
"Ah, what exactly will we be making?" Levi asked, curious. If he was going to engage in the activity, might as well know about it before hand.
"Filloas filled with chocolate!"
"Fill...llo...as?" Levi mumbled the name, confused. He had never heard of that in his entire life.
"Think of it as the spanish version of pancakes." Togo explained "Except we're filling them with chocolate and sprinkling some sugar on them. But not too much sugar, of course." she said.
"Oh, I see. That sounds simple and easy to do." Levi said. He would lie if he said he was not excited about it. He has cooked pancaked before, but he has never tried to fill them with anything.
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"Do I flip it now?" Levi asked as he held the spoons (idfk what they're called), each in one hand.
"Yeah! Be careful about it though, you don't want it to-"
Levi flipped the mix with the spoons when it was cooked enough, but he accidentally cracked it.
"-...Crack it..."
"Oh..."
Both Levi and Togo stared at the pancake before Levi dejectedly put it on the plate.
"Another one broke..."
"Hey, it'll be fine, we still have a lot of mix." Togo reassured Levi, gently putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Right... Because I miscalculated-"
"Levi. It's fine, okay?" Togo interrupted him, cupping his cheek "Accidents happen, so don't beat yourself because of that." Levi just stared at Togo, feeling his cheeks burning up.
"O-Of course. You're right." he quickly agreed, turning his head away from Togo. The novelist just shook her head in amusement.
"Alright then. Let's continue."
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"Annnnnnd, there we go!" Togo smiled in satisfaction as she and Levi finished the filloas.
"They look very good." Levi admitted, happy that this little activity went well.
"Well, how about we try them then?" Togo suggested. The personal stylist nodded, grabbing one and taking a bite.
"Mmmm... They're good. Really good." he mumbled with a small smile. Togo giggled as she took a few, shoving them in her mouth.
"Gah- Togo, no, don't put that much in your mouth, you'll choke!" Levi exclaimed, worried. The novelist just gave him a thumbs up, which made him let out a sigh.
"...Thank you."
"Mmh?" Togo looked at Levi, confused.
"For doing this little activity with me. I... really enjoyed it." he said, looking at the girl with a small smile.
"Glad you did, Levi." The novelist went up to Levi and kissed him on the cheek. His whole face flushed pink, not expecting the action.
"Happy birthday."
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