overview: just a birthday special for Nagi (*´ω`*)
reader x Nagi Seishiro
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Nagi had never really paid much mind to when his birthday eventually came around. He didn’t find too many people around to celebrate with, so to him it just felt like another day in May. Even when Reo had asked about his birthday, Nagi had made it seem like it was just an average day. But, you wouldn't let things slide by so easily this year.
Having planned about half a month in advance—with help from Reo to coordinate most of the party events and expenses—you had managed to set up a small birthday celebration Nagi wouldn't be able to just pass off like every other year. Being able to get some of his friends in on the plan was also a plus, since most had offered to help with setting up the whole event—which you thought was very sweet.
Your whole plan was to essentially bribe Nagi outside to get him a new phone as a small birthday gift—being enticed with the idea of being able to play more gacha and shooter games on his phone was an offer he wouldn't afford to pass up, so he took you up on this little treat you had planned, not knowing there would be more behind it all.
"Sei c'monn! Let met get you something nice for your birthday! I know you've been eying that new phone model for the past week. Let me get you something nice for your birthday!" you whine, gripping Nagi's shoulders, swaying him gently while he sits on the couch in your living room. Looking up at you with an unreadable expression, Nagi pouts at your insistence.
"[Name], y’know don't need to get me anything.." he mutters under his breath, moving his hands to hold yours in his, lowering his gaze in an attempt to try and convince you that his birthday is no big deal—which is just not true at all!
Furrowing your brows, you scoff at how persistent he is in trying to get you to pass off his birthday as just some normal day. "Seishiro please! When's the last time you've celebrated your birthday anyways?" your words unintentionally stun Nagi for a moment—seeing the realization hit his brain for just a second made your heart hurt, as you basically knew the answer to the question you had asked.
Nagi looks away, whether it be in embarrassment or as a means of trying to ignore the subject of his birthday, leaving your maybe-insensitive question lingering in the air between you both.
Rubbing the back of your neck nervously, you let out a sigh as a means to try and ease out the unintentional tension between the two of you. "Shit—I didn't mean it like that Sei..I just—” Nagi's hands grip your sides to pull you into him, your lower torso practically being crammed into his chest.
"I know what y'meant [Name], don't apologize..such a hassle," he murmurs, gently rubbing his hands along your lower back. Feeling a sense of relief, you let out a deep sigh, feeling the unwanted tension leave your body.
Ruffling Nagi's hair, you place a small peck on the crown of his head. "Let's head to the store, 'kay? We can pick up some more lemon tea while were there too, I saw you had ran out the other day~" you tease, pulling yourself out of his embrace to (attempt to) pull him up off the couch.
Nagi groggily hoists himself up off the couch, practically gluing himself to your arm as you drag him out of your apartment to head to your car. And as you head out the door, you sneak a quick text to Reo letting him know the plan is all-clear to start.
• • •
The sound of shoes shuffling against the floor and quite curses being murmured can be heard all throughout your apartment as about eight fairly large soccer players roam about trying to set up Nagi's surprise birthday party. Reo stands at the head of it all, directing orders to everyone in his line of sight.
You had pitched the idea of taking Nagi out for about an hour to give the boys enough time to set up the small party in your apartment for Nagi to come back to, and you could literally see tears of joy about to spill from Reo's eyes at such a sweet idea. "I knew he was right to pick you!" he exclaims, ruffling your hair in a playful way. "Yeah yeah, I didn't think he'd have many options to choose from anyways," you joke, elbowing Reo gently on his torso.
Reo's cheeky grin was just plastered all over his face, which was soon replaced by his many ramblings of what kind of party you both should plan for Nagi—what kind of theme would there be? Who would be invited? How many presents should Reo get for him? How much food should he cater; the list just went on and on for what seemed like hours to you.
Luckily for Reo—and for your sanity—you had already planned out a fairly simple basis for how Nagi's surprise party should look. Pale yellow table clothes, white and grey balloons, yellow streamers, some simple finger foods all the guys would enjoy, and a half vanilla-half lemon flavored cake. Nothing too crazy, right?
Well, apparently some of the other boys had better ideas as to what the party should look like.
“There should be more yellow balloons here!” Bachira exclaims across the hallway, getting no response from anyone else. Hiori had glanced his way, but just left the smaller man alone, not wanting to get involved in whatever mess he was bound to make.
Barou had veins twitching through the skin on his forehead as he watched Otoya and Karasu fumble around with the food, his need for cleanliness practically going off in live time. “Get your filthy hands out of the food.” He sneers, grabbing both of the boys by the backs of their shirts. Small, awkward laughs could be heard from both boys, concerned for what would follow next.
Isagi and Rin were bickering as to where they should hang up streamers— “Hang these ones up there..” Isagi mumbles, as Rin loses more and more patience with him as time goes on. “You said to put those streamers across the room before. Make up your mind.” He sternly complains, scoffing at how half-baked Isagi is at trying to help.
Reo looks as if he’s about to lose his mind—why did he even bother trying to get this bunch of idiots to help plan this party? At this rate, he would’ve been better off setting it up himself.
Despite being caught up in all his thoughts, a quiet ping slices through his concerns, swiftly getting his phone from his pocket to see who had texted him.
“Be there in 5. Everything good?” — [Name]
Reo’s heart quite literally drops to his stomach. You—Nagi—back in five minutes?
Looking around, your apartment is quite literally a wreck—streamers all along the floor, popped balloons scattered in places he didn’t even want to know, and nothing is even halfway set up.
He doesn’t even know where to start, but he barely manages to gather everyone up and usher them somewhere to hide for the surprise effect.
Being left with decorations scattered all over the floor, four minutes till your arrival, and a sliver of hope, Reo somehow manages to fix up the surprise party better than any of the other boys could’ve—and it’s just in time as he hears the front door know start to wriggle.
• • •
Nagi had been very content with his new gift—the newest model of the phone he’s always had came out last week, and he has just been dreaming of all the storage it held. Just imagine all the gacha games he could play on it—that’s all he’d ever need! Besides you, of course.
Before the two of you left the store, he managed to convince you to buy him some melon bread before heading home, and while you suggested he should save his appetite for later, that familiar pout had showed up on his face, and you just couldn’t resist buying him some—one loaf of melon bread never hurt anyone, right?
Finally, the two of you had finally gotten back home—Nagi draped his arms around your smaller figure, leaning into your warmth as you fumbled with your keys to unlock the front door. He was so exhausted despite the fairly short outing, and all he wanted to do was be laid up on your lap, playing his shooter games until he fell asleep.
But apparently, you and all his friends had other plans. Opening the door, you drag Nagi into the dim entryway, slipping out of his sleepy embrace to flip on the light switch.
He was about to let out a yawn until the sounds of party blowers and the popping of confetti shooters filled the room, knocking him out of his sleepy state.
Wide eyed, Nagi takes in everything around him—you, Reo, Isagi, Rin, Bachira, Barou, Karasu, Hiori, and Otoya scattered around the kitchen wearing party hats, exclaiming a simultaneous “Happy birthday Nagi!” which rings throughout the room.
While Nagi hadn’t planned on celebrating his birthday at all this year—let alone ever, he can’t say he doesn’t mind it.
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a/n: sorry if this is kinda rushed i genuinely wrote this on a whim because i wanted to get a little birthday fic out for Nagi (*´ー`*)
also i am SO SO SO SORRY for going away so uncalled for!! a lot of my classwork had crept up on me and i genuinely had no time to write any fics in my free time because i had no free time ):
i also had to go to the ER this past weekend so that wasn’t much help either (´ー`)
i do have exams coming up in a few days, so hopefully once those are over i can start writing more consistently again !! i really have missed writing and i wanna spend more of my free time working on and improving my fics (*´꒳`*)
also side note—sorry if this fic is all over the place; i definitely think this is one of my not-best works(unfortunately) it is very rushed and i feel like the plot isn’t very good, but i just wanted to get something out anyways because i haven’t posted an actual in so long (sorry if there’s typos i briefly skimmed through this and am posting it as is)
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