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Ah, well, early bloomer, I suppose.

[fuck yes belle doesn't mind it that

for like a minute

before she's climbing onto Sena's shoulders instead, hello. Goro quite likes Sena's expression too, not just at his cat but at the cupcake when it clicks.]

Lucky guess. [A beat.] And some research. It was an off hand comment you made once.

[To someone or another. He clasps his hands behind his back and bites away a larger smile.]

Happy birthday, Sena. I'll get your present if you'd like to try some.

[ blinkblink ]

There's more?

[ AKECHI PLEASE THIS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH but at the same time Please bring out more presents ]

Of course! What sort of person would I be if I didn't get you a gift as well?

[So, excuse him! It's sneaky time. He doesn't want to wake Gold.

He'll return with a thinnish box, wrapped with care. It's definitely clothes of some kind. In fact, it's a rather unique hoodie.]

[ he's opening it right here, holding up and unraveling the hoodie. ]

Huh. Not bad.

[ he cracks a grin. he'll try it on when he gets home. he folds it up and tucks it back into the box and turns to the cupcake that hasn't been lit yet, thankfully. ]

Do I have to blow out the candle though? I feel like I'm turning five instead of twenty.

[!!! Good, he likes it.]

You have to make a wish as well, of course. It's proper.

[His house, his rules. He'll light the candle!]

All right.

[ he lines himself up in front of the lit cupcake, thinking about what to wish for before blowing it.

...ah, of course. that one.

with that, he puffs a breath of air onto the candle and picks the little cupcake up to give it a thorough inspection before taking a bite out of it. ]

Mm. [ chew, chew. ] It tastes great.

[Goro stares intently at Sena as he makes his wish, as he tries the cupcake, and lights up when he says it tastes great. Like, absolutely beaming here. The sun's come home.]

Really? Ah, I mean, thank you. I have plenty of others if you'd like to have more, but I only set out one since I know you're parti-- responsible with your diet.

[... Very responsible...]

You're allowed to let loose on your birthday though, in my opinion. And on the holidays. And when you're celebrating something, or you're cheering yourself up, or when you're studying... Sweets are said to help the mind work better, after all.

[Goro "I use every excuse to get a treat" Akechi.]

[ too responsible. he's practically known for it, tbh. while sena knows where he's coming from - he is the halo top guy after all - he can't help but throw goro a Look anyway. ]

Don't tell me you've been gorging on sweets when you have the chance... You have to be careful on what you're putting inside your body, Akechin. We're models, you know? A single kilogram will make or break an outfit. This cupcake alone would have less than 200 calories and even that's too much for me.

[ don't get him wrong though; he's taking another bite as a punctuation to that. ]

Yes, yes senpai, I know. [With all the air of a regularly scolded child.] I always make sure to balance it out properly, don't worry.

[With tremendous amounts of exercise.

... Speaking of being models, though, Goro's gonna busy himself with cleaning up more as he hesitantly starts.]

Though... I don't know if I want to continue being one anyway. It pays well, and it is fun, and I like meeting new people and wearing new things... no, nevermind, I can't think of anything else to do. Except perhaps stunt doubling? That sounds fun.

[Something exciting.]

I thought you wanted to be a detective...

[ then he lowers his voice just in case ]

Unless that's a little too close to home in your memories?

[He nods, playing with his hands.]

I... do like solving cases, helping others in that way, but I don't know if I want to follow the same path. It feels weird.

[Hard to explain, almost, judging from the frustrating look on his face.]

But I do admit I can't think of anything besides that. It's been my dream and passion for so long, it's always been the thing I admired most, but now...

[He trails off, sighing softly.]

I don't know.

That's understandable. I... still don't know if I'd ever want to become an idol with all these horrific memories so far, to be honest

But you know, [ takes another bite of the cupcake ] You still have some years to go to figure it all out. Whether you still want to become a detective or something else, just remember that you don't have to be tied down with what your past self did. It doesn't define you.

[ they don't define us, sena thinks. ]

Besides, you don't have to become a detective just to do all those things. But whatever path you choose, I'll... [ he turns his head away, finger scratching at his cheek bashfully ] I'll support you whenever I can. So you better not make any more wrong, stupid decisions that you'll regret later on.

[ but he doubts that. goro is a smart kid. he can handle it. ]

[... Ah...

Goro ducks his head away, mood lifting at the frank, kind words. A soft chuckle rises and he leans on the counter, propping his chin up after a moment with his hand.]

Sometimes I forget you are older than me, Sena, even if it's only by a few years. The woes of the newly graduated are behind you now.

[But it's said fondly, because he's generally respectful towards those older than him, but lately... with Sena... it's easy to think they're the same age. The range is certainly close enough that it's fine, but it really does make a difference in some cases.]

I can't promise I won't... but I'll certainly try not to make any of those. And that includes jumping ship on something that's been close to my heart for many years now. And... no matter what happens, if you become an idol or not, I'll support you as well; what else are friends for?

[They are friends, right..? Yeah. He shouldn't be so nervous still about assuming depths of relationships, but he always is.]

I have better things to do that reminisce about high school.

[ he's not that old anyway, jeez. just because he has silver hair now, smh

but he hesitates at the mention of the word friend because the couple of times he confirmed that he's friends with someone like takumi and mary, they get kicked out of the app. it's strange; it's as if retrospec doesn't want that for him. that's why he's been denying to silver and akira that he and goro are friends in the first place... even though it's been so apparent. you don't just get to rescue someone from their homicidal clone and not call them a friend at this point, right?

but fuck that shit. time to defy this friend curse and chuckle at akechi, a warm smile playing at his lips. ]

You're right, Goro. It is what friends do for each other.

[Relief floods through him at the confirmation and he can't help but beam again, a hand coming up to scratch his pink cheek in embarrassment. Sena really is quite handsome, with a smile he could be weak to, but it's a different feeling than what he has towards those of the same traits; perhaps it's because he's known the other longer. It's nice, he doesn't feel like fumbling around Sena.]

Thank you, um... Mizuki. [He won't fumble, but it's still a little weird to use Sena's first name.] It really does mean a lot to me. Your support and your friendship both. It's changed now, but I've never really had a ton a friends before, as strange as that must sound.

[Because even Akira'd assumed that he would've been a popular kid, even if he'd apologized for his assumptions.]

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