pity party. | alhaitham x fem!reader
in which alhaitham is working and forgets about your birthday for the second year in a row.
angst w/comfort ; fluff β‘
β : warnings : possible neglect, heavily implied kaveh has a crush on reader, not proofread because i am silly.
β : characters : alhaitham .. ft bestfriend!kaveh !
β : a/n : iimmmm baaaack!!! rubs hands together deviouslyβ¦ anyways i got the WORST writers block while writing this it took literal days to finishπ im so happy to finally be done with this.
your birthday last year wasβ¦. well, interesting. your boyfriend, alhaitham, got so caught up in work that he forgot about your birthday! you believed he wouldnβt forget this year.. but oh, you were wrong.
you woke up in an empty bed, which was typical. usually, your boyfriend already gone. usually, he would leave a note on your bedside table. today was different.. there was no note. if this were an anime, there would be a question mark next to your head.
βmaybe he took off work today!β you thought.
you hopped right out of bed and ran to the kitchen, excited to see your boyfriend, hoping for a sweet birthday gift.
you arrive to a completely empty kitchen.. not a soul in sight. your heart drops..
had he forgot again? you thought.. you shake your head.
no way, maybe they just didnβt let him off work.. im sure heβll be back real soon. you thought with enthusiasm, cracking a smile. taking a seat on the couch, warming up with the blanket that smells just like alhaitham, and turning on the tv.
then.. a few hours pass.. nothing.
a few more hours.. something!
you hear the door open, and your mind goes straight to alhaitham. you run over to the entrance of the home you share with your boyfriend and best friend, in which you were immediately let down. instead of your gray haired boyfriend, you see the blonde haired architect.
βhey, y/n, happy birthday!β he smiles balancing a cake in one hand, and a beautifully wrapped gift in the other.
your smile and shoulders dropped, ββ¦hi kaveh.β you mutter, a defeated look on your face. you left the door open and turned around, on your way back to your seat on the couch. you grab a pillow, and hold it close to your chest. you lie down and let out a heavy sigh, your eyes fluttering shut.
kaveh raises an eyebrow at your antics, quickly placing the items in his hands down on your kitchen counterβ¦
β¦the counter where you were hoping to see a gift for you on your birthday from alhaitham.. or at the very least a cake.
your heart sinks again at the thought that alhaitham had forgotten your birthday the second year in a row.
you feel tears in your eyes begin to well up, you use the pillow to cover up your face. you feel something pulling the pillow from your face, you open your eyes and are faced with your childhood best friend kaveh sitting in front of you on the floor.
βhey, hey.. whatβs wrong? whatβs got the birthday girl so sad?β he reaches his hand out to your sad face to wipe your tears. you let out a full blown sob, tears beginning to stream down your face.
βh-haitham.. he,β you choke on a sob βi think he forgot about my birthday again.β you hold your face in your hands, hiding your face in embarrassment.
you once again feel kavehβs warm touch, his hands pulling yours away from your face, looking at you ever so gently.
βagain?! my god.. that jerk..β he grumbles, his grip on your hands tightening with frustration. you wince and heβs brought back to reality.
βsorry.. i just.. seeing you cry over some guy who isnβt even worth your time seriously pisses me off.β he says, followed by a sigh.
βkaveh.. he still loves me.. heβs just caught up in work.β you give him a weak smile. his heartaches to see you like this. he opens up his arms to you, and you allow him to pull you in as you softly wrap your arms around him.
something so platonic to you.. was also something that made kavehβs heart pound. he yearned for you, but you wanted that so-called βassholeβ of a man. heβll never believe that he really loves you, no matter how many times he sees that soft glare that alhaitham gives you.. and only you.
as you pull away, he feels yet another heartache. i could treat you so much better.. he thinks.
βy/n.. im gonna go give that boyfriend of yours a stern talking-to.β he declares.
βwha..! you donβt have to do that you know..β
βno, no. itβs okay. ive already got a pretty good plan in mind.β he winks cheekily.
β..aah.. okay.β you sigh nervously, twiddling your fingers.
kaveh stands up, waltzing over to the counter to pick the gift that he placed there once before. waving you a quick goodbye and then seeing himself out.
you lay back down on the couch, staring at the ceiling longingly. you pick up the tear soaked pillow and hold it close to your chest.
meanwhileβ¦.
kaveh just arrived at the akademiya, angrily searching for your idiot boyfriend, that beautifully wrapped gift in his hands that he was going to give to you earlier that day.
then, peering his head into alhaithamβs office, he spots the loser he was looking for.
knocking on the doorway, he strolls right, alhaitham giving him a confused glare.
β..what do you want.β he sighs.
βdeliver this to y/n for me, i donβt have time to give it to her today.β he insists.
β..for what?β he raises an eyebrow slightly.
hearing him say that made kaveh furious. how could this so called βgeniusβ be so oblivious?! kaveh tries his best not to flip.
ββ¦for their birthday?β kaveh says pretty convincingly.
alhaithamβs eyes widen. how could he have forgotten?? immense guilt washes over him.
βwow.. did you seriously forget? sometimes i wonder if you really deserve them. youβre such a jerkβ¦β kaveh shakes his head.
alhaitham doesnβt even have it in him to argue with his roommate. β..i.. deliver it yourself. i have some business to attend to.β he quickly struts out of the room.
kaveh letβs out a wide grin once alhaitham is out of sight, knowing his work was done here, all while thinking this never wouldβve happened if he was your boyfriend.
alhaitham rushes to the jewelry store, with the most expensive, beautiful jewelry, already picturing the perfect gift in his head.
he buys you a beautiful ring.
the ring was a three stone diamond ring, the prettiest diamonds he had ever seen in his life. it reminded him of you, because you were the prettiest person he had ever seen in his life. it makes him smile a little, but he couldnβt really smile knowing he had hurt you heavily.
he made his way to your shared home.. secretly hoping kaveh would move out so he could have the house just to the two of you.
he stood silently before opening the door, quietly sighing before pushing open the door. he kicks off his shoes and sit them neatly on the rack, knowing it makes you happy to have a clean home.
he feels himself being a little bit nervous as he steps farther into the house.
suddenly, he walks into you sitting down at the kitchen table, crying your eyes out while you stare at the cake kaveh got you, knowing youβre alone once again. the flames on the candles die down slowly, as the wax of the candle begins to melt. your head rests on your knees, as your feet peer over the edge of the seat.
his heart drops completely. he couldnβt believe he had left you so utterly alone.
β..y/n..β
his sudden words startle you, and your head darts up from your knees, looking at him with wide, glossy eyes.
he couldnβt stand to see you like that anymore, he places the small bag containing the gift he got you on the counter and rushes over to pull you into a warm embrace. his head resting in the crook of your neck. you wrap your arms around him right away.
βim so sorry for forgetting, my loveβ¦β he mumbles into your neck.
β..haitham.. itβs.. itβs okay.β you press a kiss onto his cheek.
he feels the corners of his lips curl up and pulls away from you. β..i know i said this last yearβ¦ but i promise i will never, ever forget again.β as he raises his slightly curled pinky.
alhaitham thought pinky promises were childish, but he knew you found them endearing, and you believed in them entirely.
you interlocked pinkies with him with a wide grin, your face still stained with tears.
you slightly peek over his shoulder, seeing the shiny silver gift bag sitting pretty on the counter.
he sees where your eyes are looking and he chuckles a little. he turns around and grabs the bag, then handing it to you.
he sees the glint in your eye, and it warms his heart. you gently open up the bag seeing a small black velvety box. you picked it up and opened it carefully, a small gasp falling from your lips.
you look at it as it sparkles with another one of your silly grins.
β..haitham.. itβs so beautiful.β you feel tears welling up in your eyes once again.
βthatβs exactly why i got it for you. itβs beauty reminded me of you, sweetheart..β
βthank you so much, haitham. i love you so much.β you slide the ring onto your finger and pull him into another sweet embrace, kissing his neck.
you pull away from him as he gently whispers,
βhappy birthday.β
you look at his face and realize heβs giving you that soft glare. that soft glare that he gives youβ¦ and only you.
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