[Open] Birthday Partying

[welcome_home]

Who: Nanako and Everyone else!
When: the afternoon of October 4th
Where: Nanshe's Temple
What: It's Nanako's 7th birthday! She's invited everyone over for cake.


[ The party is a little last minute, because Nanako hadn't exactly planned on having anything until a few days before, but it doesn't take much to make her happy and the decorating was simple enough to do, especially when she enlisted some of her friends for help.

Her temple is decorated with some streamers and colorful balloons in pink and purple, the doors swung open so people could go in and out as they wished, since the weather was still warm, even for October.

There's a birthday cake, too, although it's small and round and meant mostly for Nanako, seven candles placed carefully atop it, waiting to be blown out. Instead of making a cake big enough for everyone who might show up, she instead had asked for help baking cupcakes, some chocolate, some vanilla, the frosting in flavors of peanut butter or strawberry and mixed and matched between them.

Nanako herself is dressed up in a pink flowery dress, not quite so fancy as what she wore for the dinner party a few nights past, but something a little nicer than every day, her hair done up with pink ribbons. She looks a little nervous when the first few guests show up, unsure if anyone would really come, but once her friends start showing up, that's entirely forgotten as she is happy to see everyone who shows up to visit and happily bounces between all her guests to say hello and make sure they get a cupcake.

And if she looks like she's concentrating especially hard on her wish when she blows out her candles? Well. She's doing her best. Celebrating with her friends and almost-family here might not be the same as what her birthday might have been at home, but she's still happy for the chance, all the same. ]

Comments

[revolutionfalcon]

[It's kind of difficult not to crack at least a brief smile at the cuteness of that image. After everything that's happened in the last few days, it's kind of a relief.]

I'm glad you do.

[welcome_home]

[ Pushing herself up from the beanbag, she comes back to where he stands to give him a happy hug instead. ]

Thank you, Shun-oniichan! It's a wonderful present. And I'm really glad you came today, too.

[revolutionfalcon]

[Well, he was expecting that at one point or another. He's gotten more used to getting hugs from Nanako now, so he doesn't twitch away like he used to do, instead resting his hands on her shoulders in about the best semblance of a return hug he can do when he's this much taller.]

You said you wanted me to come, so I wasn't going to not come.

[welcome_home]

I did. I wanted to see you. [ She smiles up at him. ] Even though I know you probably don't want cupcakes. But I still wanted to spend my birthday with you, too.

[revolutionfalcon]

[Shun still isn't really all that familiar with the feeling of people actually wanting him around, though he doesn't show that any more obviously than a slightly uncomfortable shift.]

Well, I'm here now, so I'll stay as long as I need to.

[welcome_home]

[ She gives him another grateful squeeze, smiling up at him. ]

Thanks, Shun-oniichan! You're the best!

[revolutionfalcon]

[Shun is still not the best at expressions of affection these days, but he does pat her on the head a little since it's a little bit awkward trying to return the hug from this high.]

Just enjoy the day as much as you can.