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The warm sun peeked through the curtains of a dark room on a cold, winter afternoon. The smell of baked goods drifted into Jotaro’s room, gently stirring him awake. Turning over, he squints at the dim alarm clock on his night table, 1:46pm… Damn, why’d I sleep in so late… he wondered, sitting up on his bed.
Throwing on a pair of sweatpants, a simple tank top, and his signature hat, the teen made his way towards the kitchen. It’s sunday afternoon, what exactly could she be baking that smells so fucking good?... he thought to himself.
Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, Jotaro was surprised to see his mother in the kitchen, waiting expectantly with a pot of tea.
“Good morning, sweetie!” she said, giving her son a sweet smile.
“Hey.” Jotaro said, voice still groggy from sleep.
Holly set down her teacup and walked over to her son, locking him in a tight hug. “I made you some breakfast earlier but I didn’t wanna wake you up.”
“Tch, thanks… I guess…” He shuffled awkwardly, looking away. “What’s all this about?”
Holly finally let go of him, her hands still grasped firmly onto Jotaro's arms. “Happy Birthday sweetie! Why don’t you sit down and have some tea with me?”
Oh right, that's today… Jotaro sighed and rolled his eyes as he begrudgingly made his way to the dining table. Holly always pampered him, but his birthday was always particularly unbearable.
Once Jotaro was seated, Holly spoke up. “I wasn’t sure when you’d wake up, so I just put a fresh batch of anpan in the oven now, they should be ready soon! I know how much you love them.” She said cheerfully, clasping her hands together. “But in the meantime, I have a special gift for my special boy!”
Jotaro shifted in his seat restlessly in anticipation. He always hated the idea of receiving gifts and the dreadful feeling of owing someone back. Last year, his mom had bought him a couple new hats and although he’d never admit it, he really did appreciate it.
Holly scurried over to the linen closet, quickly shuffling through a few items before pulling out a box neatly wrapped in blue wrapping paper. Grabbing the box, he eyed his mother suspiciously, then looked down at the package. Turning it over he carefully began tearing it open.
A Nintendo Switch...?
“Listen, I know you don’t have anything like this,” Holly explained, proudly sipping her tea. “But Kakyoin told me you might like it, so I bought one for you!”
Are you fucking kidding me?
Jotaro closed his eyes for a moment to collect himself. He didn’t want his mother to think he disliked her gift. This wasn’t her fault.
“Oh, okay…” His neutral expression turned into a scowl, “Thanks mom,” He finally managed to get out as he completely freed the Nintendo Switch from the rest of it’s wrapping.
This was absolutely his fault.
***
Grabbing a handful of fresh baked anpan and his birthday gift, Jotaro retreated from the kitchen to his room, shutting the door behind him. He grabbed his phone and sat down at his desk. Six unread messages. He ignored all of them and opened Kakyoin’s chat.
I’m gonna kill that bastard.
kakyoin (9:48am)
Hey Jotaro, you’re probably still asleep but, Happy Birthday!!! B)
kakyoin (11:15am)
Wanna hang out today? I got something for you ~
kakyoin (2:03pm)
Well alright then birthday boy I guess if you don’t want your gift, I’ll just keep it to myself then...
In spite of his anger, Jotaro cracked a small smile at the string of messages before quickly remembering why he was angry in the first place. Stuffing an entire bun into his mouth, he began typing furiously.
Jotaro (2:28pm)
what the hell did u say to my mom
Jotaro began taking the small system out of the box and laid out all the pieces across his desk. He examined the pieces carefully in an attempt to figure out its assembly.
kakyoin (2:29pm)
Nice, did you just wake up?
Also, what?
Jotaro (2:30pm)
no im talking about her gift to me. y would u tell her id like this. if she thinks i hate it ill never hear the end of it so now i gotta pretend to be into this shit. i dont even know how to turn this stupid thing on
kakyoin (2:30pm)
Ah, I take it you opened Holly’s gift then? Honestly if you just give it a chance, I think you’ll really enjoy it. I can come over and show you how it works, if you like.
Plus, I still have to give you my gift.
kakyoin (2:31pm)
So, how ‘bout it, Birthday boy B) When are you free?
Jotaro (2:31pm)
ugh dont call me that
and whatever. come over whenever if you want
kakyoin (2:32pm)
Alright, be there soon bb
Jotaro (2:32pm)
wtf is bb
kakyoin (2:32pm)
Birthday Boy <{:)
