jonghyun ah! (/ he's late. he's what, one, two days late now? but hell, with the blights happening, better late than never, right?; now, though, he walks over and taps his younger sibling on his shoulder, the other hand behind his back, /obviously/ hiding something ) happy, now belated birthday, sweet brother of mine. (/ with that said, he shows the other what he had hidden; a sprout, growing in a glass jar -- artsy ) it's a mint plant. it should grow along with your precious potato.
(. that’s a familiar voice — well, that and no one here really calls him jonghyun besides that byunghun kid that acts like hibari or something, but that’s another story for a different day. his head whips around to see his older brother coming his way and it takes all of jr’s strength not to run at him at full speed to tackle him in a sudden sense of vengeance for disappearing and / or missing his birthday. maybe a bit of both. ) hyung !! (. a sense of relief still floods him though, because eric is okay and that’s what really matters now, and — ) hey, where have you even been; don’t tell me you’ve been off in search of the perfect meal or something like, wow such cool so kind. to think you could forget your baby brother’s birthday — hey, did you know i died??? (. and there it is. jr is probably the king of not -so -subtle subject changes, and he’s frankly not so observant either —. so the little plant that eric is hiding behind his back? he doesn’t notice it until it’s held out to him and the thoughts that were tumbling like a train wreck from his head to his mouth suddenly stop like a collision and his whole world has been shaken. anything he just said is lost to the wind, long forgotten in his excitement. ) you brought some company for potato friend !!!!! you give even better presents than that byunghun guy, (. and at this, his cheeks turn a little pink but jr hardly notices — ) potato friend is going to be so happy; you’re like. the best big brother ever. (. it’s true though, jr idolizes his brother in a bad way, but that’s another story for a different day. gentle hands take the glass jar and he’s smiling way too wide when he leans in to give a little sniff at the mint plant. ) hmm —.. should i just call him mint?











