[ ...Things might be bad and tense and exhausting, but what kind of friend would Tsukasa be if he forgot the date?
Even if he can't spend the day with her, she's going to find she gets a lot of gifts today -- a bouquet of agrimony, white carnations, and red peonies. Gratitude, endearment, devotion. Along with that are three boxes and an envelope signed with her name!
Opening the boxes nets her the following: a necklace decorated with teardrop-shaped amethysts, a colorful hair clip, and a silver ring. As for the envelope -- it's a letter. ]
My dearest Shinobu Kocho,
Happy birthday! I feel a little bad for stealing Shigure's job like this, but I thought it'd be too impersonal to let him deliver my gifts... I'm glad that we've been able to share our lives together so far, and I hope we can continue to do so.
But that sounds pretty formal, huh? I'm just happy we've been friends this long!! And that you've always supported me... If it weren't for you, I don't think I would've been able to do the job I have now. You're why I joined - I wanted to make sure the smile you show everyone was your real one, not one you use to hide everything. I don't think I'm that off in saying that either... You didn't smile that often when we were kids either, but when you did, it was so much brighter and warmer than the one you've worn lately.
I want to see that smile more. Maybe for the rest of my life, if fate allows that.
I guess it'd be nice if everyone else got to see it too, but I always felt like it was a secret only a few people got to see, and I was happy to be one of those... But we've both grown up a little, right? I don't cry when I fall down and scrape my knees anymore (mostly), and you have so many more friends, so many more people you love, that are important to you, than you did when we were younger... They should be able to see how beautiful you really are.
This letter's getting really long and sappy, and also if I keep writing I think I'm going to cry. Your best friend's pathetic, but I'm sure you already know and accept that. Stay safe - let's go out to eat sometime, once all of this is settled. I know a nice place by the river I think you'd like - it's a little out of the way, so there's no chance of us being interrupted.
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Even if he can't spend the day with her, she's going to find she gets a lot of gifts today -- a bouquet of agrimony, white carnations, and red peonies. Gratitude, endearment, devotion. Along with that are three boxes and an envelope signed with her name!
Opening the boxes nets her the following: a necklace decorated with teardrop-shaped amethysts, a colorful hair clip, and a silver ring. As for the envelope -- it's a letter. ]
My dearest Shinobu Kocho,
Happy birthday! I feel a little bad for stealing Shigure's job like this, but I thought it'd be too impersonal to let him deliver my gifts... I'm glad that we've been able to share our lives together so far, and I hope we can continue to do so.
But that sounds pretty formal, huh? I'm just happy we've been friends this long!! And that you've always supported me... If it weren't for you, I don't think I would've been able to do the job I have now. You're why I joined - I wanted to make sure the smile you show everyone was your real one, not one you use to hide everything. I don't think I'm that off in saying that either... You didn't smile that often when we were kids either, but when you did, it was so much brighter and warmer than the one you've worn lately.
I want to see that smile more. Maybe for the rest of my life, if fate allows that.
I guess it'd be nice if everyone else got to see it too, but I always felt like it was a secret only a few people got to see, and I was happy to be one of those... But we've both grown up a little, right? I don't cry when I fall down and scrape my knees anymore (mostly), and you have so many more friends, so many more people you love, that are important to you, than you did when we were younger... They should be able to see how beautiful you really are.
This letter's getting really long and sappy, and also if I keep writing I think I'm going to cry. Your best friend's pathetic, but I'm sure you already know and accept that. Stay safe - let's go out to eat sometime, once all of this is settled. I know a nice place by the river I think you'd like - it's a little out of the way, so there's no chance of us being interrupted.
Happily yours,
Tsukasa Suou