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he'll make it work if you want him to
it's shizusumi

[ that's something he's entirely positive about. if he didn't like hiiragi and want him to be happy as much as he does, he'd try to swoop in and offer, but.

shizusumi is a good guy. he's just someone shouma is stupid jealous of. ]

yeah
you're probably right

[ hiiragi's soft heart tightens a little. shizu-chan. well. guess he'll just leave it open for him just in case. but he fidgets with his phone a little while. ]

what about you
do you do anything for your birthday, usually?

just keep talking to him about it, yeah?
you've got time

[ but... well. ]

nah i'm not big on my birthday, so it's cool

i don't want to nag him
but i'm sure we'll figure it out

[ he hopes...then again this is the year he and shizu have had the most rocks on their path. he isn't sure what he's doing wrong.

but his attention shifts wholly back to shouma with that reply. ]

what if /i/ want to celebrate your birthday though?
i mean it's your day you don't HAVE to
but just saying!

keep me updated

[ which probably isn't the right answer, but he doesn't want hiiragi to end up alone on his birthday. shizusumi, you better pull through. ]

how about you call me on my birthday?

yeah of course

[ the truth is, if things fell apart last minute, hiiragi will only know what he'll do when the time comes. would he lie (poorly)? so as not to trouble shouma? would he tell the truth and show up on his doorstep? probably yuki and mafuyu and ritsuka would do something for him but hiiragi isn't sure what he wants...oh well it's months away.

and even more months away... ]

i mean duh i'll call you
but you really uh
prefer not to do anything?

[ that's okay. now that he knows, shouma will keep bringing it up. it's important, isn't it? ]

you're all the way out in tokyo, hiiragi
just hearing your voice will be good for me

i mean true but like
it's july!! i can plan for it!

only if you want to though
seriously

if you just want me to call i can do that!

[ his own birthday thrown to the mental wayside, This is hiiragi's hyper fixation now! ]

let's see how your birthday plays out
it's not really fair if we do something for mine but not yours

correction!!! if i didn't get to do anything for mine i'd EXTRA want to do something for yours!!!

i mean if you want to too

you're gonna get to do something for yours
i'll show up if shizusumi drops the ball

[ ah.... ]

what really?!
what happened to "you're all the way out in tokyo, hiiragi"?

buuut it would be nice to see you
if it wasn't a hassle for you and stuff

it's different

[ it makes perfect sense to him? ]

it's not a hassle
just keep me in the loop

i really don't think it is...

[ shouma!!! ]

but yea i'll let you know.

and YOU can think about what you'd want for your birthday!

[ hiiragi forgets 'want to do' is different than 'want' on its own. ]

[ listen... he wants a lot of things, but is he going to ask? no. ]

i just want to hear your voice
that's enough, right?

i mean your birthday is
it should be i don't know
more special?

i'll call you whenever you want
it doesnt have to be your birthday

summer is big deal for shows, right?
so you'll have your hands full

kinda makes it special to hear from you

[ hiiragi sighs. shouma really won't ask him for anything else huh. ]

even if we're busy, i'll call if you want me to
anytime, okay?

[ he wonders what shouma wants, because he can't help it. must be more than a phonecall though, right? what if he asked yoshino? hmm. ]

[ yoshino would sell him out in a heartbeat. ]

it still works as a good present

[ depending on what happens and all. he keeps thinking about hiiragi's upcoming show. ]

if you say so...

[ which is to say he'll either ask yoshino or come up with something on his own or both!?

as for the upcoming show....well, fact of the matter is the other family does have their eye on hiiragi but it's not like hiiragi realizes this, senses anything. that it's enough reason that shouma derailed the last warning attempt, wouldn't occur to him either. ]

[ he doesn't respond for about 15 minutes, instead sitting at his table and considering whether or not he needs a drink. ]

you'll stay with the band at the gig, right?
you won't go off alone?

i'll stay with them
and text you when i'm back

remember! you agreed w/ me that they probably won't do anything in front of other people

so it'll be okay, okay?

[ if shouma was there he'd even hug him or reach to pat him on the head, or something.

and if hiiragi ends up being wrong, well. he hopes he's not. ]

probably doesn't mean for sure, hiiragi

[ shizusumi, take care of your man. shouma needs at least a couple drinks. ]

i'll be with the others so
and i'll see if i can crash with shizu or something

[ except in the 11th hour hiiragi will realize he doesn't want to risk anyone watching him finding out where shizu lives. well he'll cross that bridge when he comes to it. ]

[ as if he's 5 years old: ]

promise me you'll crash with someone
or someone will stay over with you

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