HEARTRENDER.

“ now, i don’t know about you ... ” nina leans forward, resting her chin on her palm. “ but when it’s my birthday, i like to get EXTRAVAGANT. go big or go home, as they say. ” now she leans back, hands splayed to gesture at the food weighing down the table between them. any outsider viewing the display might think that it’s nina’s birthday --- it’s her favourite foods, the cupcakes & cookies & marzipan & waffles. tea with SUGAR and CREAM, and a vase of roses in the middle of the table to offset the pretty lace tablecloth. but it’s mike’s birthday, and she knows he appreciates sweet things almost as much as she does. “ and mike, i encourage you to go big. ” words accompanied by a wink before nina picks up a cookie iced with flowers. “ this is just breakfast, mind. i’ve got BIG THINGS planned for you. ”