For the day Gokudera's birth, Dino arrives with a hefty package and the delicious waft of McDonald's breakfast for 2 trailing with him. Because they are going to eat it, together, because it's delicious and cheap. "Buon compleanno Gokudera!" he chirped, laying out the banquet and depositing the huge box on a table somewhere for the birthday boy to unwrap at his leisure. It's a state of the art gaming system, the XbOX STAR and AND it has Uno already downloaded for many nights of gaming fun.
For all their arguments about cheap breakfasts, Gokudera was not one to turn his nose up when food was actually presented– awaking to the smell of processed sausage drew him out of his room in his boxers and t-shirt, scratching his stomach with a yawn. He blinked in surprise at the familiar face, and took a few beats for his morning brain to catch up to the words being cheerily spoken.
“Oh… oh! Thanks.” Too soon after waking up to give anything more than his usual morning grumble, he sat down at the table and accepted his breakfast with another murmured thanks. “I guess I’m seventeen now, huh?”
Dino had come in with such a good energy, an absolute sunshine, and Gokudera hated that his first instinct was to be.. sad. “…I miss Tsuna. I miss home.” He gave a soft sigh, then a little smile. “..but I’m really thankful you’re here, y’know. I don’t know if I could have made it this long without you to fall back on.”
He scooted his chair a little closer, and leaned against Dino’s shoulder. This.. would be okay. “Thanks.”
