Sweden x Reader - Exactly What You Wanted

A soft giggle pulls your attention back to your friend and away from your crush, who you have been staring at for the last few minutes.

“Come on, you need to tell him that you like him!” Tino announces and you smile sheepishly.

“Yeah, I know, but...those rumors…” You trail off, him nodding with understanding.

“Those ones that say that he’s not straight?” You nod and Tino smiles sympathetically at you, “Well, I have a feeling he might swing both ways.”

You perk up in response and Tino laughs softly at the way your eyes brighten, “Are you sure?” You ask quietly, the hope sounding in your voice.

“I’m fairly certain. But the only way to find out…” Tino starts teasingly, letting you finish.

“...Would be to ask him myself.”

His eyes sparkle in response and he nods, “Exactly! Do you have a plan as to how you’ll do it?”

You nod shyly and he nearly giggles in response, “Oh? Tell me what it is!” Tino responds a bit too loudly, causing quite a few eyes to turn in your direction.

He shrinks down and gives you a sheepish smile, the majority of those around you turning back to their own conversations. However, a certain Swede remains looking at you, too far away to hear your response, but close enough that he can admire how nice you look today.

You glance around before responding in a quiet voice, “You know how tomorrow is his birthday?” Tino nods in response, a knowing smile spreading across his face, “Well, I’m going to leave him a note tomorrow from a ‘secret admirer’ to meet after school. That’s when I’ll give him his present and confess.”

Tino has to stop himself from squealing loudly in response, “Aww~ That’s so cute!” He says quietly, “I bet he’ll appreciate it!”

You smile softly at him before the bell rings loudly, announcing the start of class. You giggle softly at the sound of everyone groaning quietly at having to postpone their conversations.

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The next day, you get up a bit earlier than usual so that you have time to slip the note into his locker. You make sure that his gift is stashed in your bag before you leave so that you save yourself the embarrassment of showing up and not having it.

You get to school with plenty of time to spare and you head to his locker first, not wanting to get caught there by him. Ruining just who the secret admirer is this early really wouldn’t help…

Thankfully, he’s not there when you slide the letter between the slats on his locker, the only ones in the hall not close enough to Berwald that they would tell him you were the one to put it there.

You then quickly go to your locker on the other side of the school and get there about when you normally would, causing you to smile as you won’t raise any suspicion this way. Now all that’s left to do is to wait.

~To Berwald~

Berwald gets to his locker about ten minutes or so after you plant the letter and open it, the paper fluttering to the bottom of the locker. He looks at it for a second in confusion before picking it up and opening it swiftly.

Dearest Berwald,

Happy birthday, you amazing person! If it’s not too much trouble, would you please wait at the gazebo in the park after school? I’ll have your gift for you then! Hope you have an amazing day!

~Your secret admirer.

Even with the note being so short, he’s touched that someone would do something like this for him. There’s one person that he’s hoping that it would be but as soon as the thought crosses his mind, he shakes his head. No, she’d never like him the same way he does…

Realizing how close it is to when class starts, he gathers his books, sliding the letter into a folder before rushing off to class. An idle thought passes his mind: surely, if it’s who he thinks it is, then Tino would know?

First period goes by decently for both of you, though you’re both distracted by the letter. You being worried about whether he got it and will actually meet up, him due to not knowing who sent him it.

In second period, Berwald questions Matthias about who could possibly have written the letter, the Dane tilting his head, “Hej, that handwriting looks almost like --”

Lukas rolls his eyes as he yanks on the Dane’s tie to get him to shut up, his response cutting off before announcing the name. Berwald looks confused before Lukas looks at him with a blank stare, “It’s supposed to be a secret.” He says simply before letting go of Matthias’ tie and giving him a glare.

Matthias looks at them both sheepishly, “Yeah, I forgot…” Lukas rolls his eyes before getting ready for class, Berwald and Matthias doing the same.

Class itself is same as any other day and goes by fairly quickly. It isn’t until lunch that Berwald sees Tino and he frowns slightly, betting that the Finnish student won’t tell him anything based on how Lukas and Matthias acted earlier.

However, he doesn’t dare ask the question while you’re sitting there and you always eat lunch with Tino and his friends.

Time passes quickly until the end of the day, Berwald asking Tino in the class they share without you. He was right in his assumption that the other boy wouldn’t say a word, only muttering, “It’s a secret.” much like Lukas did.

By the time that school ends, he’s highly curious about who it could possibly and he gets to his locker a bit quicker in the excitement. He doesn’t want to be late to meet his secret admirer after all.

Berwald arrives at the gazebo, noting that there’s no one there. He’s a bit confused before he remembers that the note asked him to wait there not that the person would be there when he arrived.

He waits a few moments before a figure approaches, him recognizing it easily. When you stop in front of him, he gives a small smile, “I had hoped that it would be you.” He mumbles, you barely catching the words.

When it sinks in, a light blush spreads across your face, “Here.” You press a small box into his hand, him looking at it curiously before opening it.

A soft gasp leaves his mouth at the sight of the drawing of you both sitting together watching the sunset. Your head is leaning against his and you both look very content, even having your hands linked.

“It’s beautiful, thank you.” He says softly and you smile before biting your lip.

“You’re welcome and grattis på födelsedagen.” You say, hoping that you didn’t mess up the pronunciation too badly. [happy birthday]

Berwald’s eyes sparkle brightly in response and a wide smile spreads across his face, larger than any smile you’ve seen on him in the past. He absolutely adores the way that his language sounds with your voice.

“I have something else to say.” You say quietly, him giving you a curious look and a nod to go ahead, “Remember how the letter was from a ‘secret admirer’?” He nods, realization sparking in his eyes, “What I wanted to say is...jag älskar dig, Berwald.”

He carefully sets the drawing to the side before enfolding you in his arms, not knowing any other way to communicate the overwhelming joy that he’s feeling. He leans down slightly and pecks your forehead, delighting in the blush that follows.

“Jag älskar dig också, (Y/n).” He says softly and you return the hug tightly, a wide smile on your face.

You’re just glad that you gathered the courage to go through with your plan as it all worked out in your favor. You know that Tino will likely tell you I told you so later but you can’t fault him for that, after all, you got exactly what you wanted.