twenty second run → video

[sixwinged]

[ On screen was a half-eaten cake with a mostly-melted candle shoved right down into what should have been the middle. Now, it was more off to the side-- and surrounded by drying wax. ]

I’ve gotten cakes on my birthday before, but-- what’s the candle for? Doesn’t the melted wax just ruin the cake around it?

Comments

[errandry]

( Kazu shuts the door behind him and wanders over, lingering just out of range. )

That's pretty stingy for a Birthday King!

[sixwinged]

Careful, Ikki!

[ He let go immediately at that shoving, and instead just-- sat, and waited, yes. ]

[crowing]

( he pushes kazu's birthday hat into akito's arms, a dangerous glint in his eyes. )

C'mon birthday boy, we gotta get that retard ready before we can start.

( YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, AKITO!! )

[errandry]

( ... shit. Kazu used BACK UP SLIGHTLY? ... that sounds pretty effective. )

Don't break the alliance, Akito!

[sixwinged]

It's just a hat, Kazu.

[ Look, he won't even try and shove it onto Kazu's head. Instead, Akito held it out towards him. ]

Please?

[crowing]

( sssssh, no one mind ikki. he's just watching for the moment! )

[errandry]

( Kazu looks at the hat.

Kazu looks at Akito.

Kazu bloody well does not look at Ikki. )

Don't say it.

( but he accepts the hat and pulls it on. )

[sixwinged]

See, Kazu! It wasn't that hard.

[crowing]

( he doesn't have to say SHIT. but he does laugh. really loudly for a moment.

okay, now that everyone is all good and ready it's time to assess the coffee table. in the middle of everything is an incomprehensible birthday cake with sharks, batman and darth vader and beside it is an array of cheap birthday candles, free matches and of course, akito's gift.

he shoves the little candles around the rim of the cake, kind of haphazardly, but whatever as long as they get on there. next is to the light them alllllll, which takes him a few seconds to do after striking the match, so now—

wait. that's right. there are other people here too. )

THIS GREAT GOD HAS BLESSED THE TWO OF YOU WITH THIS GLORIOUS CAKE. GATHER 'ROUND AND BASK IN ITS RADIANCE.

[errandry]

Yeah, yeah. Today the great god goes subservient to the Birthday King!

( . . . and what god of pastries have their eyes even fallen on, anyway. That is seriously kind of impressive. As Ikki lights the last candles, Kazu nudges Akito towards the cake. )

Think of a wish, all right?

[sixwinged]

( For a moment, Akito just stared at the cake. Then Ikki, the gift to the side of the cake, and back to the cake itself again.

There might be a few tears in the corners of his eyes. Don’t mind those, just. happy tears and all. )

Mm’, okay.

( Taking the few steps forward to the cake, Akito paused for a moment to just look at it all before he was leaning forward, and blowing out those candles. )

[crowing]

( unfortunately or fortunately, his great and god-like eyes see everything! nothing escapes his vision! he can see those tears start to well up in akito's eyes and he leans back into the couch, overly smug all at once.

yes, good. this is what he wanted and stupid fucking agito almost ruined it by having the two of those numbskulls at akira's place instead. asshole! although, it hardly mattered now.

this was a kogarasumaru event, especially because he's pretty sure that kaito was probably too much of a bastard to do anything for his birthday. )

Good! Happy birthday, Akito . . . ( pause. ) —And stupid Agito.

Your wish will absolutely come true. Nothing can stop the desires of Kogarasumaru!

[errandry]

( in the wake of Akito's wish, Kazu toes his own offering out of the way of haphazard feet. this done, he wanders over to the kitchen to... grab plates and forks. well, somebody ought to do it, and this is a sharkling moment. )

[sixwinged]

( if he had to name the best birthday he ever had, this was now on the top of the list, definitely. Akito turned on his heels, to head off towards the kitchen to get the plates and forks- but Kazu was already walking that way.

instead, he turned towards Ikki, and latched his arms around the other's waist once more. yes, this is hug-central. )

Thank you, Ikki! Thank you so much!

[crowing]

( W E E P. he really doesn't like all this man-hugging and homo festivities, but he's still willing to work a little bit with akito and his need for all of this affection. . . . even if it was kind of horrible.

horrible in the sense that this was not a sweet girl holding onto him, and he was still vaguely sensitive about any sort of homo-homo shit.

YOU KNOW WHAT, WHATEVER. this can happen. he's just gonna act like it's not. )

Kazu!! Hurry the hell up!! The cake is gonna get stale!

[errandry]

Only a mutating cake'd go bad that fast!

( but he's quick about snagging those supplies anyway, and returns with three stacked, and a knife. )

Akito, you wanna cut it?

[sixwinged]

Kazu can cut it.

[ He's too busy, you know. Latched onto this here Ikki. ]

[crowing]

No!!

( he jerks up from his position on the couch, ignoring the akito-leech he's acquired, to sit perfectly upright. he's commanding this goddamn birthday festival and things had to be done in order!! who the hell eats cake before presents?? WHY WERE THEY NOT RIPPED OPEN FIRST?? WHAT UNIVERSE IS THIS.

he points at kazu, fairly dramatically. )

I will cut the cake as the Birthday God-King!! But first—

Kazu! Present your gift to the Birthday Frog. ( somehow, he means akito. )

[errandry]

Sorry, man, Birthday Shark trumps Birthday King!

( oh no, a tiny insurrection. laying down the plates, Kazu glances at Akito. cake or presents first? )

C'mon, take your pick.

[sixwinged]

[ It's okay, you do that Ikki. He'll just, you know. Keep on latching on. This Akito-leech isn't going anywhere. It's not pushing, so it's-- not resistance, right? ]

Presents first is okay! I already had a cake.

[crowing]

( MUTINOUS DOG!!!!

but yeah, whatever. he wins in the end anyway!

his finger had never stopped pointing itself at kazu. )

Preeeeessseeenttss!

[errandry]

Got it, got it!

( hefting his own box, Kazu passes it over to Akito. )

[crowing]

( now this is when he starts acknowledging akito and starts trying to dislodge him from his waist. he has been generous for long enough!! this is too much!! )

C'mon, enough. Get off and open your present.

[sixwinged]

[ Okay, okay. Sitting himself up, Akito took the present into his hands, and just slowly started to open it. Carefully pealing off paper and tape and anything else that might possibly rip, or could rip the box. ]

[errandry]

( ... wait, wait, why is it suddenly so quiet. Why is attention focusing on the present he got them. What if it isn't any good...! Which is to say: Kazu stuffs his hands in his pockets and hangs his head a bit to eye the ceiling. Awkward, awwwkward. )