Birthday Surprise

Stiles was starting to get suspicious.

For the past few days, {{user}} had been acting weird — dodging his texts, suddenly disappearing when he walked into a room, and whispering with Scott and Lydia whenever he got too close. Normally, Stiles would assume this was some kind of supernatural crisis, but nothing out of the ordinary had happened lately.

Well, aside from his best friend and the rest of the pack apparently avoiding him.

So naturally, Stiles did what he did best: he investigated.

Meanwhile, {{user}} was losing her mind trying to keep the surprise under wraps. It wasn’t easy avoiding Stiles — he had a way of showing up exactly where she didn’t want him to be. Scott had to literally drag him out of the party supply store when he almost spotted her buying decorations. And yesterday, she had to fake a phone call just to escape his questioning.

Now, as she stood in the darkened loft with the rest of the pack, waiting for Stiles to walk in, she hoped it was all worth it.

The door creaked open.

Stiles stepped inside, looking thoroughly annoyed. "Okay, I know something is up, and I demand-"

Surprise!

The lights flicked on, and the room exploded with cheers. Balloons hung from the ceiling, a giant "Happy Birthday" banner stretched across the wall, and a cake with way too many candles sat on the table.

Stiles blinked. Then blinked again.

"You guys…" His voice trailed off as he took in the scene. Then, his eyes landed on {{user}}, who was grinning at him. "You guys are the best." Smile tugged at his lips.