[It's been a lot of ups and downs today for his birthday already - although the majority has been good things, and since Hizumi's gift had been more silly than anything, the only real negative has been Enoshima so far. But Naegi is already a little tired, so when he heads back to the office for a breather and sees the box, he's not quite sure what to expect. But he doubts that Enoshima would mess with him twice and nothing could be worse than that, so he hurriedly scoots the box inside to open it up and have a look inside.
So he does. And Naegi stares. And stares even more.
With hands that develop a tremble, he takes each and every thing out of the box and looks it over. Reads the note in their mother language at least three times, lets his gaze wander over the four leaf clovers, feels the softness of the perfectly folded hoodie, and runs his hands over the beautiful design of the shield a dozen times.
There's a noise that builds up in his chest and pushes out of his throat without permission, and Naegi claps a hand over his mouth as tears well in his eyes.
Earlier he'd cried so much because of how badly Enoshima had hurt him.
But now he's crying because he's so unbelievably touched. So very touched, because Hinata has remembered all of the little things he's brought up over the course of five months and wrapped it all up into presents for his birthday. The fact that he'd wanted a hoodie is something more recent, of course, but the fact that he's wanted to learn defensive or supportive Dunamis over offensive is something he hasn't spoken aloud since September...
It takes a long while before he composes himself enough to send a message, but he laughs through his tears. He'd never expected the day to end up like this at all. Naegi doesn't trust his voice to not break, so he sends the text message through crystal and tries to pour all of the gratefulness and friendship and care he can into the few simple words he sends.]
Thank you so much, Hinata-kun. There are a lot of things I want to say, but... I appreciate your gifts so much, and I already treasure them. They mean so much to me, I can't even put it into words.
So... Thank you so much for putting all of that care into this. And thank you for being my friend. I'm so lucky to have you.
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So he does. And Naegi stares. And stares even more.
With hands that develop a tremble, he takes each and every thing out of the box and looks it over. Reads the note in their mother language at least three times, lets his gaze wander over the four leaf clovers, feels the softness of the perfectly folded hoodie, and runs his hands over the beautiful design of the shield a dozen times.
There's a noise that builds up in his chest and pushes out of his throat without permission, and Naegi claps a hand over his mouth as tears well in his eyes.
Earlier he'd cried so much because of how badly Enoshima had hurt him.
But now he's crying because he's so unbelievably touched. So very touched, because Hinata has remembered all of the little things he's brought up over the course of five months and wrapped it all up into presents for his birthday. The fact that he'd wanted a hoodie is something more recent, of course, but the fact that he's wanted to learn defensive or supportive Dunamis over offensive is something he hasn't spoken aloud since September...
It takes a long while before he composes himself enough to send a message, but he laughs through his tears. He'd never expected the day to end up like this at all. Naegi doesn't trust his voice to not break, so he sends the text message through crystal and tries to pour all of the gratefulness and friendship and care he can into the few simple words he sends.]
Thank you so much, Hinata-kun. There are a lot of things I want to say, but... I appreciate your gifts so much, and I already treasure them. They mean so much to me, I can't even put it into words.
So... Thank you so much for putting all of that care into this. And thank you for being my friend. I'm so lucky to have you.