i'll always be right there (markiplier x m! readers) ~oneshots~ [ON GOING]

always up when i call you (mark x m! reader)

[marks pov]

i woke up to see y/n across the room standing in front of the closet. he was shirtless and facing away from me, examining his hoodies that hung on the hangers. i pulled myself out of bed and tiptoed over to him, a wide smile spreading across my face with every step. i eventually made my way behind him and i snaked my hands around his waist and pulled his body close to mine.

"morning baby doll, how'd you sleep?" i lightly groaned in his ear, my morning voice was low and raspy. he smiled and turned around, his arms rested on my shoulders.

"you scared me, handsome." he kissed my cheek. today was y/n's birthday and i had a big present for him waiting for tonight (if ya know what i mean). i also planned on throwing a surprise party with just the two of us, some chardonnay and chocolates, all for my baby. i didn't want to say anything as i knew the suspense would build up throughout the day.

"i'll go make breakfast." i said quickly. his eyes dimmed and he slowly blinked, i didn't want to wish him a happy birthday yet but it made me feel awful.

"... okay." he said quietly. i bit my lip and slipped away, wondering if he knew i remembered.

(time skip)
"hey mark, i'm gonna go out with some friends. i'll be back soon." y/n shouted throughout the house.

"okay. have fun, love you." i said excitedly. this was the perfect time to get the party set up, i watched him walk out the door and out to his car where he started it up and pulled off down the street. i ran into the kitchen and reached up to the top shelf of the cabinet, where i knew y/n couldn't reach, and grabbed the bottle of chardonnay and the cake from the refrigerator. i hung a few lines of streamers across the kitchen ceiling and grabbed the party poppers in the drawer. i got him an emerald necklace with a 24 karat gold chain that cost around $23,000, but it was money well spent on my baby boy. i knew he'd look stunning in that... and only that.

after all of the decorating and planning, i sat on the ground behind the counter island and waited for him to get home. and i waited... and waited... and waited, until i eventually felt myself drift off to sleep due to boredom.

[7 hours later]

i woke up to the front door opening and the jingle of car keys enter the house. i blinked the sleep from my eyes and wiped the dried drool off the side of my mouth, sitting up and waiting for y/n to enter. eventually he did, but he shuffled his feet along the floor. i jumped up from behind the counter and smiled widely.

"SURPRISE!!" i shouted, y/n jumped back and his eyes grew wide. i also noticed many streams of dried tears on his cheeks. he sniffled and looked around the room, my smile dropped as i realized he'd been crying.

"mark? what is all this?" he asked.

"why are you crying?" i answered his question with another question. he wiped his eyes and shook his head.

"i-i'm not- what's this for?" he tried to avoid my question but i just stayed quiet and stared at him with a worried look. "... mark i'm not cry-... i'm-" but he whimpered and turned away from me, holding his face in his hands and shakily inhaling. i quickly ran around the counter and wrapped him in my arms, cooing lightly in his ear.

"it's okay baby, what happened? what's wrong?" i tried to comfort him but he just sobbed in my arms. he buried his face in my collarbone and hugged around my neck.

"no one bought me any gifts, or threw me any parties, or even told me happy birthday. everyone forgot about my birthday." i rubbed little circles into his back and kissed his head as he cried on my shirt.

he finally started to calm down when i began to talk.

"i threw you a party, and i want you to have a happy birthday babe. and i bought you a gift too." he pulled away from my body and looked around the room, noticing the effort i put in to make him feel better on his special day. he smiled and giggled, wiping the tears from his eyes on the sleeve of his hoodie.

"you big dork." he kissed my cheek and hugged me.

"i'm your big dork, and i want you to know that i love you more than anything in the world. you deserve the world and so much more, i love you."

"i love you too baby."