it’s simple , yes , but thoughtful . a soft smile flickers on his face , eyes falling to it . he’ll have to make sure to keep it safe .
fingers link with the other’s , bringing their hands up to his eye level .
“ hmm . . . yes , it does work . ”
his hand is taken, regardless of his response, and silver bracelet is revealed between palms. simple, bold, adorned with nothing unnecessary, only with an additional engraving of the other's initials.
"pretty, right? it was so much work getting biyoo to help me source
staaaaare . hand goes up to feel the coned hat , a pompom atop it . he won’t remove it simply because dokja finds it hilarious .
“ . . . thank you . you didn’t have to get me anything . . ” but he * is * more than curious . it’s been a while since he celebrated a birthday .
swiftly, comical party hat is placed atop @stargazedoom's head, stifling back a laugh as his voice trembles with amusement and endearment. "joonghyuk–ah, happy birthday. new hat suits you, pft— joking, joking. wanna see your gift?"
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a loooonggg stare before he takes the fork , a small piece of cake taken . it’s quite sweet , but it’s not terrible . he wonders if he came up with the idea himself or if someone helped out .
it was . . . a nice thought .
“ thank you , again . ”
"Hmmm..."
Offers him one of the forks, the birthday boy should have the first bite. Although the cake doesn't look amazing the taste must be decent.
"... Well since you didn't do something so childish like making a wish it doesn't matter, does it? But if hypothetically
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“ i’m no child , of course not . ”
he takes the cake carefully to place it down , more stable .
“ even if i did , don’t they say wishes won’t come true if said out loud to others ? ” okay , so he definitely did make one . . .
Cue the reader showing a big smile, for a moment he believed Joonghyuk would call trash his cake.
"Soooo... Did you make a wish?"
Holding the cake with a hand so he can pull out two forks from his coat pocket.
it is very clear indeed . he eyes it for a moment , taking in the way frosting is sloppily spread and * happy birthday sunfish * is scrawled across in icing . no surprise the skilled chef is picky . . .
a sigh . fine , birthdays are for others aren’t they ?
he blows them out .