He certainly wasn't expecting this, to come home after work with you presenting a homemade cake with little drawn icing hearts on the frosting. There was a small box on the table with a bow just for him.

"You didn't have to do all this," Nico murmurs, not knowing how to react to this surprise.

Because in his mind, you really didn't. His parents never celebrated his birthday, never showed him the affection you did. Nico considers himself lucky to even be able to date someone as precious as you.