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today is just like any other day— that’s what any cruel, unforgivable and atrocious person would say. fortunately, suguru isn’t any of those things, hence why he’s in shibuya with satoru & shoko wondering what gift to get you today.
suguru would’ve went without them if satoru hadn’t practically stalked him there alongside shoko because apparently curiosity as to what your friend is buying for their partner is a good enough reason to stalk them there.
“what about this one?” shoko offers, holding up a perfume imbued with your favorite smell. sugurus gaze drifts towards the small clear bottle as he silently considers it.
“[name] already got it.” he explains, scanning the shelf for any other items you might be interested in. “besides, [name] already has a lot of perfumes,” he adds softly.
“god, when are we gonna find something? it’s like trying to shop for a monk!” satoru complains, resting his elbow on the top of shokos head as he leans on her,
“told you its a bad idea.” shoko responds, pushing satoru away lightly.
“how was i supposed to know that [name] has everything?? i thought it’d be easy!” retorts satoru in annoyance, as if stalking suguru was a perfectly normal thing to do when bored.
sugurus patience is wearing thin as the two bicker— it’s mostly one sided from satorus perspective but shoko does get a few jabs in here and there but still, these two had followed him all the way here just to watch him pick out your birthday present and that in itself was annoying but the bickering? suguru can’t even hear himself think!
even then, suguru does have some manner so he just ends up ignoring them— after giving them a glare, of course— and goes back to walking through the store with the two trailing behind him.
“think [name] will like it?” asks suguru, holding up an mp3 player to satoru & shoko. the both examine it, shoko testing the quality of it while satoru checks its appearance.
both of them pull away and then make an enclosed circle between them both, as if this is some super important gift judging competition rather than suguru asking for their opinions on something.
a few seconds pass before they both turn to suguru, satoru clearing his throat dramatically while shoko looks at him seriously as if sugurus been waiting for their approval with bated breath.
“it’s trash.”
“get something better”
both of their voices overlap, neither of them wanting to wait for the other to finish their sentence before speaking but they both make it clear that this is not worthy of being a birthday gift, even if they’ve been searching for one for hours & were a little tired. you deserved better, after all.
nodding, suguru looks toward the self again, contemplating whether he should just visit another store for what felt like the 80th time or try to find something here. he decides to just do one scan and then if he doesn’t find anything, hell either have to visit another store or make you a handmade gift.
a handmade gift would be sweet but absolutely amateur. no way after all this sugurus gonna gift you something poorly made, not just that but satoru & shoko will make fun of him for months on end because he couldn’t get you a proper gift.
his eyes finally land on something, a black digital camera with ocean blue patterns on it. now that he thinks about it, suguru does remember you complaining that your digital camera broke & couldn’t be repaired a week or so ago. plus, you’ve always liked taking photos of everyone all the time.
ever so confidently, suguru grabs the camera at the speed of light and proudly shows it off to satoru & shoko, positive that they’ll approve of this.
sugurus suspicion is correct when the both of them give him a resounding nod and he smiles proudly that he finally picked out something for you, he wont be a failure of a boyfriend anymore! and his two bestfriends wont clown on him forever! win-win.
“we should probably get storage with that, right?” comments shoko as she inspects the camera, testing how it’d feel in your hands when you once again snap a picture of the 4 of you doing something stupid or embarrassing and then refuse to delete it.
“they did mention running out of storage..” satoru says, thinking out loud.
suguru hums in agreement, holding the camera in his hands as the 3 of them search for an 32GB SD card. once suguru pays and they exit out of the store do they realize how late it actually is.
“...didn’t we come here in the morning?” shoko & suguru are too shocked to say anything, did they really spend all that time looking for your birthday present?
a sudden realization dawns on sugurus face and it makes both satoru & shoko laugh at how suddenly expressive their bestfriend has become.
“we forgot to get the cake.” that gets the two of them to shut up pretty quickly as it dawns on all three of them that they had spent so much time worrying over your birthday present that they had forgotten to get you the actual cake. the ONE most important thing they needed for this to be a birthday.
now the 3 of them are running around in shibuya looking for a bakery to buy a birthday cake from quickly so that they can catch the train back to jujutsu tech where all your dorms are and spend your birthday with you.
. . .
you hear a knock at your dorms door, upon opening it you find your boyfriend alongside your two best friends panting as if they had run a mile to get here. satoru carrying a big boxy bag carefully while suguru holds a wrapped present in his arms.
you blink at them for a few moments before satoru pushes his way inside with the strange boxy bag, yelling about fragile shipments or whatever. shoko enters after him and soon follows suguru as you look at them in confusion
once all three come in, you decide to serve them cold water and wait for them to explain just why they’re so tired and just what the hell is in that bag?
they all gain their energy back pretty quickly upon realizing you had forgotten your own birthday. which means they didn’t have to run all the way here after taking the train or be as rushed as they were when they got the cake or—
suguru seizes the opportunity to wish you a happy birthday first before the other two could, leaning forward to press a kiss to your mouth before pulling back just as quickly.
“happy birthday, [name,]” he says with a soft smile, you blush and just as your about to kiss again—
“get a room!” interjects satoru, shoko seemingly agreeing with a gag.
“we didnt go through all that effort just to see you suck eachothers face off,” shoko adds dryly, satoru nodding in agreement.
both you and suguru laugh it off, leaning away as you glance at the bag satoru has in his laps, it harbors what looks like a big box of some sort.
“that my birthday cake?” you ask, pointing at it with one hand while the other is interlaced with sugurus. satoru looks down and nods. “yup! wanna have that first or open the present?” he asks, though knowing satoru, he’s probably been eyeing that cake ever since they got it.
“lets eat the cake first.”
suguru is the one who cuts it, making sure to save you pieces before satoru gets his hands on it. the gift long forgotten as you ask them about what happened today, why they were so sweaty when they came to your dorm, ect.
eventually, the cake is no longer, you all get your fill, some (read: satoru) more than others but you’re all satisfied by the end.
“almost forgot but, here’s your present.” suguru reminds, grabbing the neatly wrapped present and offering it to you. opening it reveals a black camera with ocean blue markings all over it, alongside new storage.
you immediately turn it on, inserting the new SD card inside and snapping a picture of the scene infront of you. satoru with his face covered in the cakes icing while shoko sits next to him, smiling at the camera. their faces are lit up poorly by the candles soft orange glow as it haphazardly remains lit on whatever crumble of cake left on the blue ceramic plate.
you can feel a grin making its way on your face as you suddenly hug suguru, thanking him endlessly for the gift, pressing a big fat kiss on his cheek in gratitude.
once you calm down, you look at shoko & satoru. “so, wheres my birthday present, you two?” you ask, teasing them for how they were so caught up helping suguru get you a present that they had entirely forgot to bring their own.
both of them freeze like a deer in headlight. “about that..” shoko starts.
you take a moment to try and stifle your laugh but the way they’re both looking at you is so out of character you can’t help yourself.
“in our defense, we were helping suguru pick out your present!” satoru interjects, crossing his arms with furrowed brows.
“really, you should be thankful, he was gonna get you a total bore of a present if shoko and i didn’t save his ass.” continues satoru with a glance at sugurus face.
you roll your eyes fondly, snarkliy smiling at satoru before speaking. “could’ve at least gotten me a card or something but noooooo, you were too busy STALKING my boyfriend to think of that.”
“we didn’t stalk him! geto just… came into view is all.” interrupts shoko, turning to satoru as if asking for backup. “what she said” he confirms and the two look so satisfied with themselves.
suguru deadpans at the two, his hand having snaked its way to rest comfortably on the small of your back. “you just so happened to find me in shibuya. the most crowded place.” he says with a raised eyebrow, humor underneath the flat tone of his voice.
the two nod in unison. “your cursed energy residuals are so obvious, so it was obvious where you were.” lies. satoru just decided to follow him today and had shoko tag along for whatever reason.
the night fades into shared laughter & fond memories. no one returns to their dorms that day— preferring to pass out at 5AM instead— satoru’s half on the floor & half on the couch while shoko’s draped over the coffee table with the burnt out candles at her feet and a light blanket on top.
blinking your eyes open, the first thing that comes into view is sugurus sleepy face. his black hair’s draped across the pillows behind him, probably because of his messed up bun from sleep.
sugurus eyes gently flutter open, immediately looking down to check if you’re awake or not— much to his delight, you are. a sleepy smile comes on his face and you internally wonder if you’re dating some sort of angel because how can someone look so stupidly charming & attractive right off the get go???
“mm, you’re staring.” mumbles suguru, one hand snaking its way to rest on your lower back while the other softly remains behind your head in a warm embrace.
“dunno what you’re talking about, sugu“ you smile, soft gaze on his face as if to memorize it— maybe today would be the last day you get to see him like this, and for that you have every right to admire him today.
once you’re satisfied staring at your pretty boyfriend, you nuzzle your face in his neck, arms wrapped around him while you both lay there silently. soaking up this quiet moment of tenderness until the other two wake up.
“best birthday ever.” you comment sleepily.