Secondo deserves so much love and joy please 🥺
Secondo had....mixed feelings about days like Valentine's day, Christmas, his birthday, any day that involved gift giving really.
Don't get it wrong he loves giving and receiving well thought out gifts, but there were always a few of his admirers that got carried away. He had seen it all. From holiday themed condoms and sex toys, to aphrodisiac chocolates that he only avoided eating because the ghouls had gotten into the candy while he wasn't paying attention.
So when another holiday rolls around he's tempted to lock himself in his room and hide from it all, but unfortunately there was a certain sister Imperator that wouldn't let him push off his duties just because he was uncomfortable.
Thankfully though he was able to get a ghoul to stand guard at the door of his office and intercept all incoming gifts. Though it was slightly distracting for them to open the door every couple of hours to deposit an arm load inside.
His darling assistant that he honestly didn't know what he would do without.
You kept him on track and grounded in reality, treating him with respect that didn't feel forced just because he was an Emeritus.
When you walk into his office with something wrapped in foil, he's slightly surprised, but he's even more so when you place it on his desk with a worried look.
"I know you don't really like getting gifts on days like these but..." You pause and look away, seemingly thinking about what to say. "I... I made banana bread last night and I thought you might want some."
Secondo pulls the aluminum wrapped loaf towards himself and he can almost immediately tell that there's a small lie in what you're telling him. The loaf is still warm, probably baked fresh that morning.
Pretending that you don't know that he knows you're lying to him you rummage through your bag until you pull out a small note card.
"Here's the recipe, In case you end up liking it." You set the card on top of the loaf before quickly gathering the finished paperwork that Secondo had been working on all morning and shuffling out the door.
Secondo sits stunned for a moment before opening the foil and breaking off a small piece. He hummed in approval as he tasted it and picked up the note card to read what went into it. To his surprise on the back of the card was a note from you.
'Thank you for all the hard work you do.'
It was simple, honest, and well thought through. The type of gift he should have expected from you really.
Secondo can't help the fond grin that spreads across his face as he tucks the card into his pocket.
You really knew him too well.
