Were balloons and sparklers the birthday standard? Truly birthdays were a mysterious entity. Not being absolutely murdered was appreciated though, he was still able to participate with this milder death.
Mostly, anyway. It was hard not to have the kneejerk reaction that they were making some kind of grave error, but... if he thought about it for more than a moment like he was right now, it became a little more obvious that it really would become an error if he didn't appreciate it the way they hoped he might with those sweet looks they were watching him with. The thought was quickly followed by the realization that he was still, uh, dying, so the expression on his face wasn't matching the wild fluttering in his chest.
"I... yeah," he said at last, just to say something. He just needed that extra moment to pull it altogether so his smile could shyly work its way back on to his face. "I do. I am. Really."
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Mostly, anyway. It was hard not to have the kneejerk reaction that they were making some kind of grave error, but... if he thought about it for more than a moment like he was right now, it became a little more obvious that it really would become an error if he didn't appreciate it the way they hoped he might with those sweet looks they were watching him with. The thought was quickly followed by the realization that he was still, uh, dying, so the expression on his face wasn't matching the wild fluttering in his chest.
"I... yeah," he said at last, just to say something. He just needed that extra moment to pull it altogether so his smile could shyly work its way back on to his face. "I do. I am. Really."