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I confessed just like that. I wanted to keep it a surprise for Saburo, yet when he asked me why, I had to be honest.
“Why... I was going to get one for myself...is that why you wanted me to measure my bust?” he asked.
“Yeah...I overheard you saying you were uncomfortable with your chest...so as your big brother, I wanted you to feel comfortable in your own skin.”
“So...you did all of this...for me?”
“Mhm…”
At my response, I saw Saburo tear up and give me a big hug, something he didn’t do normally. “...you can be okay, once in a while.”
“Alright, enough of the sappiness. Let’s go home.”
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The next day, I checked the store, and I saw the binder was still there, sitting on the emotionless mannequin. I bought it with my own money, and rushed home.
As soon as I reached the neighborhood, I knocked on the door. Knock knock!
Nii-chan was the one who opened the door. “Jiro, what do you have in the bag?”
“It’s a surprise.” I went up to Saburo’s room and told him to come downstairs.
With both my older and younger brother able to witness the event, Saburo let out an “ahem”.
“There is something I have been meaning to tell you,” he started. “I never really felt like a girl in my life...instead...I’m a boy...I have never been your younger sister, rather, your younger brother. I would like to be known as ‘Saburo’, if that is alright. Right now, we are just known as Busters, yet...we can be... Buster Bros, right?”
Nii-chan took a moment to process everything Saburo said, but then replied with “Of course!” He rushed over to give Saburo a hug. “From now on...you’re our youngest brother, Saburo Yamada.”
As he said Saburo’s name, I took out the binder. “And look what I got!”
Saburo gasped in a moment of pure euphoria, ripped the binder out of my hands, and twirled around. “Thank you, thank you, thank YOU!” He stopped twirling for a second. “I’m gonna try it on right now!” He rushed up to his room, and Nii-chan gave me a talk.
“Jiro...I’m so proud of you,” he told me.
“Ah, it’s nothing,” I replied. “It’s just what a good brother would do, right?”
A few minutes later, Saburo came down, with his chest noticeably flatter. “It’s wonderful…! I love it so much!”
Nii-chan and I rushed over to give Saburo a hug, so joyful that he was able to find his identity.