Sweet Love

Mathias loved to bake. He baked when he was happy. He baked when he was sad. He especially baked when he was nervous because there was nothing more relaxing than kneading out his problems. There was, without a doubt, always a reason for Mathias to bake. He simply wouldn't feel at peace if there wasn't any flower under his nails.

Therefore it wasn't surprising when Mathias would offer his treats to friends and strangers alike. The young university couldn't possibly eat them all himself otherwise he would not be able to remain fit. He received plenty of exercise going back and forth to deliver his treats, but it wasn't enough to build muscle. Thus, aside from baking, the only other thing Mathias loved to do was work out.

Everything in life was perfect... until he met his new coworker.

"Mathias," his boss in the International Admissions Office knocked on his door to gain the university student's attention, "I'd like for you to meet Lukas."

When Mathias turned from his computer screen to smile at the new face in the office, he froze. Beside his boss stood the most beautifulest person he had ever laid eyes on. With blond hair as fine as silk and deep cobalt eyes, this young man could be mistaken for an angel.

"Lukas, this is Mathias. Direct any of your questions to him or Tino before coming to me. That being said, however, my office is always open," he gave them a few moments to greet each other and shake hands, completely missing the Dane's unusual quietness. "Tino will come a little later and you'll probably see more of him than Mathias in the office. You'll be working with Tino in the other room while Mathias typically shares this office space with Berwald."

Their voices drifted away as the tour of the office continued. Once they were out of his earshot, the muscular student whipped out his cellphone so fast, he almost chucked it at the wall.

Oh no! He rapidly touched the screen of his phone. He's hot! The new worker! He's so handsome!

Within a few seconds, Berwald responded back.

Dancing Queen

[9:52am] Keep it in your pants, Dane.

Said young adult let out a huff. He never knew why he always went to Berwald for things like this. It likely had to do with being best friends since practically birth, but he wasn't so sure anymore. Maybe it was because Berwald was gayer than he could ever be, so he confided in him. Yeah, he kept him around because needed help with his own gayness.

I'm gonna woo 'im!

Two seconds later, in came his best friend's response.

Dancing Queen

[9:55am] You do that. Don't hurt yourself.

Unfortunately, throughout the following weeks, Mathias couldn't keep that promise. In front of Lukas, the taller student had made a complete fool of himself by spilling coffee all over himself, stubbing his toe, bruising his arm, and stapling his fingers. Never did he receive concern or acknowledgement from the other and he seemed to ignore him, only ever talking to Tino. It made Mathias jealous whenever he'd hear giggles coming from the office room next door.

Everyday after hearing them having a blast together, he went back home and began to bake. He'd make cookies and cake, brownies and muffins, tarts, pies, and anything one's sweet tooth could imagine. He created so much sometimes that he could put a mothers' bake sale to shame, and after a few days, none of his friends wanted anymore sweets from him. Strangers began to give him strange looks followed by refusing the tasty deserts.

Thus with so many sweets around him and no heart to dispose of them, Mathias began to eat them all. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There were always baked treats for him as deserts after every meal. By the second day, he was sick of it all and his stomach threatened to reject any more.

Sighing, Mathias walked over from his desk to toss away a few cookies after Berwald refused them, but stopped when he saw his Finnish co-worker pass by.

"Hey Tino!" The Dane lightly jogged up to the smaller man. "Would you like some? I still have too many."

Although the smaller man adored sweets, he had to politely refuse.

"I'm sorry Mathias, I'm on a diet."

"But you ate one of my brownies yesterday," he replied skeptically, "and you've said that before..."

"I'm trying, all right?! You don't have to rub it in!" Thus Tino fled, ready to burst.

"Ma-thi-as...," A deep voice growled behind him.

A nervous chuckle escaped the baker's lips before he tried to run for his life. Twenty-one years old and he still hadn't learned to not make Berwald's love interests cry otherwise he'll end up crying too.

"Why don't you offer 'em to Lukas?" Berwald finally cornered him exasperatedly.

"W-Why? Be...because I... Ya know, I don't know why I haven't!" Almost too happily, Mathias skipped over to Tino's and Lukas' shared office only to find it empty. Tino was likely still moping, but he had no idea where the Norwegian had gone.

Before he could lose his confidence, he left a bag full of butter cookies on Lukas' desk and fled the scene.

Hours later, as Mathias was packing up to leave for class, there was a light knock at his door.

"Ja?"

Turning towards the source, the tall Dane froze upon Lukas' entry.

"Did you leave these on my desk?" His quiet, almost monotone voice caused Mathias' skin to tickle.

"Yes..."

"How? How'd you know?" Dark eyes looked up quizzically into bright blue ones.

"Uh... Your desk said Lukas Bondevik on it so I left them there...?" For some reason, he could never think around Lukas. Not only did the slightly shorter man take his breath away, but it made his heart beat thousands of miles a minute, all while making time stand still.

Amused, Lukas graced him with a light smirk. "I mean, how did you know I love these types of cookies?"

"Oh, uh... I actually didn't, but duly noted! I've got so many of those back home along with butter peacan cookies, chocolate teacakes, gingersnaps, shortbread, peanut butter cookies, rosette, snickerdoodle, kurmkake, and oatmeal raisin cookies. Plus a few more brownies, pies muffins... oh wait, I finished the last few muffins yesterday, but I have cake! Angle cake, lemon cake, chocolate cake, butter cake, all sorts of milk cakes, coffee cake, pound cake, red velvet, fragelité... I had some kladdkaka, but Waldo's eaten it all, but I still have kransekake!"

A blush suddenly spread across Mathias' face as he remembered creating the layered cakes specifically with Lukas in mind.

With the pause in his co-worker's long list, Lukas stared dumbfounded at him and mumbled, "Gods, can I marry you?"

"Yes," Mathias answered a little too quickly, causing the other blond to rapidly blink in realization as to what he just asked and also blush in embarrassment.

"Oh well...," Lukas scrambled at what to say. "You've made all those? W-Why?"

Fortunately, Mathias thought before speaking. "I was nervous. I tend to bake when I'm nervous... or happy... or sad... Hi, my name's Mathias and I like to bake all the time!" He grinned.

He smiled so brightly that it was infectious and warm, causing it spread onto Lukas and making his heart to skip a few beats at its sudden warmth. Lukas would be lying if he hadn't noticed the attractive Dane before, but with his newfound discovery, his co-worker was even more appealing.

"Hi, my name's Lukas and I love to eat most of the things you've just mentioned." He didn't know how he managed to not stutter, or respond back so smoothly with such confidence, but Lukas was glad he did. "If you're looking for someone to take some of those pastries off of you hands, I'm more than willing." And he managed to continue! His head was spinning due to all of the attention and radiance Mathias was giving, but seeing the other's smile even more was too much for Lukas to handle.

Neither man recalls what happened next, but it didn't matter. They ended up together soon after that. After graduating, they establishing a coffee and bakery shop together and lived blissfully in love.


Thank you for reading! I might post more oneshots here later down the road, but for now this is all I've got. I'm still working on According to Nature, but I needed to post fluff (is this fluff?) cuz A2N is slightly depressing me...

I love DenNor, their love is just... I can't even... words...