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Looking at the clock, I raise an eyebrow when I hear the ping of a text message the moment it turns midnight.
Charlie: a very happy birthday to my truly preternatural boyfriend who happily supports me really well, quite like he was specifically made to be my boyfriend!
Nick: Lol, thanks! You really, truly didn’t have to stay up so late just to wish me a happy birthday, Char. Like, I think that you have to lead that thing at school really quite early in the morning?
Charlie: i’m very incredibly incredulous that you think i wouldn’t stay up so late for you. really, i'm starting to doubt you know me even a bit. i have a little surprise for you and I think you’re going to really like it!
Nick: Really?! What, now?! lmao
Quite suddenly, there’s a quiet little sound of something softly hitting my window that truly gives me a startle. "What the fuck?" I murmur. I start to move to the window and I’m sure that there’s quite a hilarious expression on my face that would make anyone chuckle.
Really quite incredulously, I look sheepishly outside and see Charlie looking at me and actually giving me a little wave. Sighing with relief, I raise an eyebrow before ogling him openly until he impatiently points to the door.
I nervously let out a little chuckle as I quietly start to descend the stairs, truly giddy. I gently start to creakily open the door a bit, incredulous that what I think might be happening is actually happening.
Looking outside, incredulous at what I see, I lean against the door and start to smile softly. With a raised eyebrow, I gently murmur, “Char?”
Apparently, my fucking preternatural boyfriend has affectionately decided that he should lovingly make me quite an over-the-top-looking birthday cake and deliver it the actual moment my birthday starts.
The very hopeful, soft look on his face is one that I won’t ever forget, and we look at each other very sappily. He’s really quite a sight with a little birthday hat perched preternaturally on his very soft curls that I really want to start to softly run my hands through. Anyway, he looks at me with happy, raised eyebrows, and very quietly, he softly murmurs, "Happy birthday!" just loudly enough so that it doesn’t actually disturb my mum, who is probably sleeping.
I’m suddenly starting to fight back tears that are apparently happy ones. “Fuck,” I sigh softly.
Once he’s softly slipped the preternatural cake into my hands, gently given me a soft kiss that takes my breath away a bit, and ogled me back as if I'm not leaning against the doorjamb in quite old pyjamas, I’m suddenly desperate to start loudly bragging a bit in the group chat with Tao, Isaac, Elle, Tara, and Darcy even though it's late. Apparently I’m a bit of a sap like that.
Nick: Look what this fucking fucker lovingly did for my birthday! [PICTURE OF CHARLIE LEANING AGAINST DOORJAMB HOLDING A CAKE]
Charlie: rude language, nicholas
Nick: I’m just incredulous that you suddenly felt the need to do this for me! Shit. You truly made me feel so loved.
Charlie: actually, isaac, tao, and elle happily helped me, too
it probably would have been quite bad if they hadn’t
Nick: Y’all... apparently you *all* actually love me that much? I’m actually chuckling *and* crying quite a bit. You should see the look on my face! It’s like... really ridiculous. Shit. 😭
Darcy: You fucker, Charlie Spring! You really should have invited my princess and me to help a bit. We’re quite put out thinking that you suddenly don’t care even a little about us. And like... that cake looks like shit without our gentle touch.
Charlie: is tara even actually awake right now?
Darcy: I think that is beside the point, Charles! Look at this shitty expression on my face! [ANGRY SELFIE]
Darcy: [INCREDULOUS SELFIE WITH RAISED EYEBROWS]
Darcy: [SAD SELFIE]
Charlie: so apparently darcy has lots of feelings that just need a little expressing
Nick: ANYWAY, why am I starting to feel y'all are really getting off track here? No being quite so mad and so sad on my fucking birthday.
Charlie: yeah! fucking focus on my quite amazingly fit boyfriend for a bit, please!
Nick: LMAO
Darcy: You two don’t have to suddenly start being so mean to me. I mean, really! It’s quite rude.
Charlie: ...
Nick: ...
Darcy: Fuck, not the three little dots… [INCREDULOUS SELFIE WITH RAISED EYEBROWS AGAIN]
Charlie: ...
Nick: ...
Darcy: You little shits are truly quite persistent. Why don't you just tell me how you really feel?
Charlie: ...
Nick: ...
Darcy: Really?!?
Darcy: *FINE*
Darcy: Happy birthday, Nick! 🎉 [CHEERING SELFIE]
Charlie: there it is! it only took us a little bit to get the response we really wanted from you this time
Nick: Thanks! lol
Darcy: Here's a *really* special cake from the two of us: 🎂
I chuckle and gently shake my head, a fond expression on my face. I know that sometimes I'm quite incredulous about it, but I really have the most preternatural boyfriend and friends in the world. "I'm so fucking lucky," I sigh to myself. I suddenly know it's truly going to be the best birthday ever.
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