' HAPPY BIRTHDAY INIGO ! ' & her being clearly filled with so much enthusiasm, offering him one of the most brightest smiles she could ever manage ; he deserved it, after all. & if it wasn't for the self-baked birthday cake, arms would have already found their way to wrap themselves around him. ( & hug the hell out of the precious b-day boy. )
leave it to cynthia to turn any occasion into a SPECIAL one. a talent valued more than words could ever express, ( all jokes & snide comments aside. ) she was the sun in their cloudy skies, a beacon of never-dying light that kept their spirits ablaze in midst of war & tragedy. this time, she is not all that far from the TRUTH - today is very much a day unlike any other, ripe for celebration. & he is caught RED-HANDED while sneaking across camp in an attempt to dodge unwanted attention - a birthday may be a birthday, but he is still one so easily embarrassed.
‘ HAPPY BIRTHDAY , INIGO ! ‘
it’s loud enough to wake the camp … & moment’s worth of panic eclipses over his face before it is replaced with a sheepish grin & reddening cheeks. the cake his companion presents to him raises brows, certainly, but it leaves a certain birthday boy TOUCHED ( and somewhat flustered … was it because of his outburst not so long ago ? his jealousy over how popular she was with the ladies ? all the sweets she’d been gifted with … ? ) ❛ …c-cynthia…you didn’t have to…but thank you. truly. ❜ silence wafts through the air, along with the sticky-sugar scent of frosting, ❛ …perhaps you’d like to join me for tea ? gods know i won’t be able to finish this all on my own. ❜













