birthday boy
Wanderer x gn!reader
word count: 300~
description: it is his birthday and you brought him cake, fluff
if you thought he'd be happy about celebrating his birthday you were dead wrong. he looks at the too-sweet cake in your hands and scoffs. „your memory is lacking recently. I didn't ask for this.“
you know he dislikes sweet foods, that is part of the surprise – you smile. „well, maybe later you could-„
„don't bother“ he cuts you off, and you fear for your actual surprise.
„Wanderer cmon- let me show you something“ you tug at his sleeve. you place the dark brown chocolate-looking cake on a table near you, cutting a piece of it and offering him. „just try it~“ when he looks away you press on even more „well you can either give it a taste, or surely Nahida will later on make you eat the whole piece“ you laugh softly and he rolls his eyes, taking the plate in his hands and taking a bite.
you remember quite well his little story about tea and its bitter flavor. how he drank it and thought of it as nothing special, later on, he tried different flavors of the world and came back to the bitter flavor. claiming the others are just there to hide the 'bland base'.
he said bitterness was his favorite flavor, hence you got him a coffee cake. a specific order, you had to make sure they don't make it chocolatey or anything similar.
his eyes slightly soften, and there's the smallest smile… as if a gray cloud went away from looming above his head when he tasted the cake.
it makes you smile brightly at him, looking at the short boy like he is the biggest world wonder when he takes another small bite. he lowers his hat avoiding your gaze, „perhaps you pay attention to the things I talk about.“
all you can do is smile and hold back the desire to hug him… a second later you hug him, causing him to gasp as if his arms didn't immediately return the embrace. „happy birthday, Wanderer“