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shadow milk adjusted his grip on the bouquet of arranged flowers to the other arm with the small bag of goods, leaving his now-free arm open to twist the doorknob and push the door open. he quietly stepped inside, attempting to be as silent as can be so as to not alert the lurking triangle inside of his surprise.

valentine’s day wasn’t a holiday shadow milk could bring himself to care very much about, but figured bill would appreciate a mushy moment and chocolates. the entirety of the vanilla kingdom seemed enthusiastic about it a week before the actual date, making it impossible to ignore when he had gone to the market that morning.

shadow milk sighed and knocked the door closed with a foot, almost toppling himself over trying to keep his balance. he floated a little above the floor to prevent any trips or falls, thrusting the flowers and chocolates out of his hands to instead guide with a levitation spell.

he blinked as a portal opened up beside him, and he quietly tucked his gifts into his pocket dimension before floating closer. the portal was definitely one of bill’s, the appearance alone gave it away. 

he stuck a hand inside before floating through, blinking. it was red inside, though the vast almost emptiness reminded shadow milk of the mindscape. had bill had access to this all along? he quietly floated through, scrunching his face when he came across what looked to be a dead rat with “BE MINE ;3” written in jam along its side. the more he floated, the more treats he came across, and the more affection and disgust battled inside his stomach.

after floating for a few minutes more, a portal opened up a few feet away from him. shadow milk tilted his head, drifting forward to investigate before a piano with a certain triangle placed on the seat. bill’s hue was brighter than shadow milk had ever seen it, with hands carefully placed atop keys and hat perfectly floating above his topmost point.

shadow milk opened his mouth, but didn’t get the chance to speak as bill started to play. he recognized the song as bill started to quietly sing, and shadow milk swore he could see the nervous way bill tried too hard to seem relaxed. when the song (can’t help falling in love with you, because bill was a nerd) finished, shadow milk floated and set his hands on the piano with a giggle. “what a performance… was that all just for me~?”

“no, it was for pure vanilla cookie.” bill rolled his eye, poofing into his cookie appearance to lean closer.

shadow milk reached forward and flicked the triangle that hovered in front of his right eye, snorting as it spun in place. he leaned even closer, touching the tip of his nose to bill’s before tilting his head and pressing his lips to the demon’s.

bill returned the kiss, placing a hand on shadow milk’s shoulder before pulling away. “oh, i also got you these.” he waved his hand, summoning a heart-shaped box into existence and floating it to shadow milk.

the jester opened it with a wide grin and giggled when he saw assorted chocolates inside, popping one into his mouth almost immediately. he opened his own pocket dimension to drag out the small bag and flowers, drifting them bill’s way. the demon gasped and grabbed the gifts, giggling and kicking his feet. “AWWW, SHADSY, you know me SO well!!!”

“of course i do!” shadow milk closed the box, floating upwards to be closer to him. “there’s no one else quite like us.” he met bill’s gaze with the biggest grin he could muster.