#and they’d do anything for him!!! gaahh these kids make me crazy

[lumiereandcogsworth]

AHHHH happy birthday Maurice !!! does he have any favorite birthday memories and/or what's his ideal way to spend his birthday :]

i think he’s always loved his birthday honestly. like not only does he just love celebrations and spending time with the people he loves, but he’s the baby of the family and he’s just used to being a bit extra spoiled lmao. and especially when he’s a teen and adult, he really really loves having a ball for his birthday and just having an awesome time. i wrote this little thing for his 19th last year 🥰💛

BUT!!! something i really would like to write, and probably would today if not for the fact that i am very mentally drained, is his 9th birthday. his sisters were 16 and 14 and therefore away at university (the university of paris). and he’s used to this by now, basically being an only child for most of the year, but renée and juliette have ALWAYS come home for his birthday. but this year they wrote to him saying they were just too busy with their studies and exams and wouldn’t be able to make it. but they’d see him for the winter holiday soon.

and this made him SO SAD. maurice definitely feels the most out of his siblings. like when things make him sad, it brings him waaayy down. but adam and belle and pépère maurice helped comfort him and promised that his birthday would still be nice. and the rest of his friends and family would be there. and he was like, yeah i guess :(

on his birthday, it was a lovely time. he was still bummed his sisters weren’t there but whatever :(( he was enjoying his friends’ company (mostly his best friend xavier) when suddenly a carriage pulled up. and out came renée and juliette. they managed to finish their work and make it home just in time!!! so they quickly ran into the castle and found where everyone was gathered. when maurice caught sight of them he was positively THRILLED. he jumped to his feet and raced across the room, slamming into them both and hugging them so tight. renée and juliette laughed and hugged their little brother, who was crying at this point, because he really really didn’t want to spend his birthday without them 🥺 the rest of the day was just wonderful. ren & jules didn’t leave reecy’s side for a moment, and he could not stop smiling :)))

and this sort of answers your second question, but yeah his ideal birthday is being with his family. they’re just everything to him. as long as they’re there, it’ll be a good one <3