[ One would think that after a year (a whole 365 days) of dating Balthus, that Hilda would have become immune to some of his quirks and dumb boy (or technically man, but he had the energy of a boy half his age) tendencies. After all, they had known each other most of their adolescent life. Her tolerance for Balthus-like antics were only bolstered by her exposure to Holst, who she realizes as she's grown older, is more like his best friend than she may have realized. They really were two sides of the same coin -- one just had better impulse control one (aka: Holst).
All of that is to say that Hilda is probably the expert when it comes to men and their dumb behaviours and she somehow still loves them for it. But today may be the day her patience is truly tested. Hilda doesn't think she asks for much (not entirely true since she's the first to admit she's spoiled), and doesn't expect him to remember the day of their first date. That alone had been confusing because he hadn't realized that it was a date at all until she had made it very clear to him towards the end. But she hopes that Balthus will at least remember the day they had made things official.
She hears the familiar boom of his voice from down the hall and unable to stop herself from waiting she rises from the table, hurrying across the grass to greet him. Behind her sits a lavish tea display overladen with all of their favourite pastries, cakes, and of course tea. She's taken particular care today to dress herself down to the perfume she's wearing and breaks out into a huge grin as he rounds the corner into the garden.
There's no real hint of scolding as she wraps her arms around his midsection and gazes up at him adoringly. ]
Baltie! What took you so long? The tea was getting cold.
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All of that is to say that Hilda is probably the expert when it comes to men and their dumb behaviours and she somehow still loves them for it. But today may be the day her patience is truly tested. Hilda doesn't think she asks for much (not entirely true since she's the first to admit she's spoiled), and doesn't expect him to remember the day of their first date. That alone had been confusing because he hadn't realized that it was a date at all until she had made it very clear to him towards the end. But she hopes that Balthus will at least remember the day they had made things official.
She hears the familiar boom of his voice from down the hall and unable to stop herself from waiting she rises from the table, hurrying across the grass to greet him. Behind her sits a lavish tea display overladen with all of their favourite pastries, cakes, and of course tea. She's taken particular care today to dress herself down to the perfume she's wearing and breaks out into a huge grin as he rounds the corner into the garden.
There's no real hint of scolding as she wraps her arms around his midsection and gazes up at him adoringly. ]
Baltie! What took you so long? The tea was getting cold.