Eyes brighter than the light of day, the boy approached his friend with a grin. Perhaps he was much too joyous on this particular day. To say that the year had been rough was more than an understatement. Every passing day was a gamble, a guessing game of what was to happen next. There was never any guarantee of seeing the sun rise nor set the following day. There was never any guarantee of making it to the next week nor month, or even year. Yet, somehow, they had managed. Eren had managed to see his next birthday, and there was nothing that Armin could possibly be more glad about.
“Happy Birthday, Eren!”
A small box wrapped in brown paper was held in the palm of his hands, which he had extended to Eren. There was little time for finding particularly nice wrapping paper, and anyhow, the paper was not exactly important. Attached was a note:
‘For the times when we can’t all be together, we’ll always be right here with you.’
( open the box )
silence coiled around them for a moment —
the only form of communication between the two
was exchanged glances; monochrome irises shift
from armin’s amiable gaze to what he was presenting
to him.
it’d felt as if centuries had passed since
his previous birthday. a feeling of familiarity
arose within him — something relatively nostalgic.
memories of home flash before him for just a split
second. memories of when things had been seemingly
tranquil.
eren took the gift in his own hands as curiosity
settled on his facial features. it was the sound of
wrapping paper being torn that broke the quietude,
the raven haired boy continued to rip through until
the box beneath became visible. slender fingers brush
lightly over the box before proceeding in opening it.
within the small box were two pendants.
lips twitched upward ever so slightly in
response to the gift — to armin’s effort
and consideration, “thanks. you didn’t
have to..” sentence trailed off as his eyes
shift back to meet his friend’s enthusiastic
gaze.
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