[[ATSV Oneshots]]

Birthday Girl; Hobie Brown x GN!Reader

Made this as a request for someone on Tumblr who said their birthday fell really close to Christmas, so this what it's based off of!! <3

BEEP BEEP BEEP

You woke up shaking your head, rubbing your eyes with a yawn. It was bright outside, light snow peppered along the glass of the windows, letting in enough of the sun to leave you blinded for a moment.

You glanced over at your beeping alarm clock and shut it off with a groan. You must've forgotten to turn it off.

It was the day after Christmas and everyone had gone back home, the holiday season basically over. Your living room was littered with wrapping paper you hadn't picked up from the night before, with a few little present you'd gotten from your friends here and there.

It had been a nice day. In fact, you'd enjoyed it a lot.

The only problem was...today was your birthday.

And no one remembered.

Well...that wasn't necessarily true. Some remembered, but they'd wished you yesterday, rather than today, mashing your birthday up with Christmas and calling it a "double-whammy". Telling you you were so lucky to have your birthday fall so close to one of the "best days of the year."

But you didn't really feel lucky.

Ever year your birthday was forgotten or disregarded, often ending with some of your friends completely forgetting how old you were in the first place. You couldn't count on your fingers how many times your friends had gotten your age messed up because they'd forgotten your birthday had passed just the day after Christmas.

They'd apologize of course, but it didn't feel the same.

It felt like your birthday was something...boring. Unremarkable. Unnecessary.

And over the years, you'd eventually stopped celebrating it as much, not really paying mind to the years passing by, each time with fewer and fewer birthday wishes and surprise calls.

And you expected today to be exactly the same.

You tiredly stumbled down the stairs, stretching your arms out clumsily as you noticed your boyfriend standing in the kitchen, cooking something.

"Hobes?" you called out curiously, walking over and peering over his shoulder to glance at whatever he was making. "What're you doing?"

"Jus' makin' ya a proper birthday breakfast. Y'like flapjacks right?" He asked offhandedly, flipping over the pancake with a swish of his wrist.

Your eyes widened slightly and you couldn't help but feel your heart jump. "A birthday breakfast?" you asked softly.

"O'course. It is your birthday, right? I didn't mess it up?" He asked quickly, gazing at your expression to make sure he was right. "What? Were you expecting me to forget?"

"No, no, I just-" you stopped yourself. "Yeah. I kind of thought you'd forget." You said with a slight smile.

"How could I forget my dove's birthday?" he asked with a hearty laugh, tossing one of the pancakes onto a plate for you. "I got ya a present too"

"you already got me a present though?"

"That was for Christmas. Christmas isn't the same as y'birthday, darling." He said with a smile, pouring an ample amount of syrup over your perfect pancakes. "Your l0sbirthdays much more special."

"You think so?" You asked with a sparkle in your eyes as you took the plate from him, grinning at the little smily face he'd made.

"Are ya mad? O'course it is! Your birthday is one of the most special days of the year." He said, pouring the batter over the pan once again and adjusting his little apron around his waist.

"Everyone else left already though." You said a little dejectedly, grabbing a fork from the counter. "It's the day after Christmas, everyone'll be out of the spirit. It's kind of a crappy time to have a birthday-"

"Don't say that" he cut you off, pointing his finger at you. "It's the perfect time to have a birthday. Everyone else is off doin' other crap, so it's just you and me!" he put his arm around you, pulling you a little closer with a smile. "Sound fun?"

You laughed, burying your face in his shoulder and hugging him. "You're amazing."

"I try." he responded quietly, kissing the top of your head and rubbing your back. "Now eat your breakfast. I've got the best day planned for you, lovey."