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albedo | baking affection

pt3 to the this cringe half written 1suot was written in 2022 but im publishing it in 2024 because it's rotting in my drafts and I am.bored

a thing where yns parents are out onher bday for abusuness trip or snth but leace money like oh btw we got u ur fav cake haga. hyf its shobought so grheres no love n one one rehrnbered her burthfsay (felt) she used to cekebrate w albedo util he brome up w her ON HER BDAY BRO such a slit hahagaga basczkky ruined her bday fkr life then he turns up like boo bitc and he wants ti get back tigether n shiii

Hearing the doorbell ring, you begrudgingly dragged yourself to the door, grabbing a few tissues to quickly wipe your tear stained face and mustered up your most convincing smile

You opened the door slightly, peeking out to find none other than albedo at your doorstep, smiling shyly before blowing on a party horn, and pulling the string of a small confetti cannon as he wished you a happy birthday

"happy birthday, y/n!"

He had a tote bag around his shoulder, a similar colour to his sweater vest but in a darker shade, and a slight red adorned his cheeks along with the tips of his ears, presumably at the cold weather of the evening.

"O-Oh.. Albedo.. thank you.."

You half heartedly smiled at him, feeling grateful that atleast one person remembered your birthday despite it already being past 6 at night, but also too worn out from the overwhelming feelings hitting you like a truck throughout the day

"Mhm. May I come in?"

"Ah- yes yes, ofcourse"

You opened the door wide, moving to the side to allow albedo to enter your house. He swiftly slid his shoes off and moved over to where your couch was, bringing a white box out of his tote bag and placing it on your coffee table

"Sorry about the mess.. that being the room and also me myself, haha..."

You walked over to where albedo was and plopped yourself on the couch, a few centimetres away from him to maintain personal space.

"That's okay, y/n. Don't worry. Everything looks perfectly fine, you do a great job at maintaining your apartment"

He looked over to you, his teal eyes meeting your e/c ones for a brief moment before scanning your appearance, top to bottom

"I- uh-"

Your face instantly flushed, shifting uncomfortably in your seat as albedo once again reached into his bag, bringing out something else from it, which you figured was a party hat.

"You look perfect, y/n, no matter what you say or think. But.."

He scooted a little closer to you, gently brushing some stray hair stands out of your eyes as he pulled the string wide enough so that it would fit around your face and stand on your head

"There we are. Now you look more befitting of the birthday celebrant" he smiled warmly at you, his pure eyes full of love looking right into yours, as he rubbed over your fingers with his thumb soothingly

"a-ah, thank you" your cheeks flushed, pulling your hand from his shyly

"oh! apologies-- i got a bit carried away" albedo promptly shifted away from you, his cheeks flushing, too. "actually, I apologise for not coming earlier. I, um, may or may not have spend my day attempting to make a cake for you, but..."