[prompto rubs at the back of his neck, somewhat embarrassed, kicking at the ground with his boots and looking elsewhere.]
I mean, it's not a big deal. It wasn't supposed t'be. I didn't get you a present cuz I thought you had a shitty childhood, it's just -- nice to be remembered, especially on your birthday, right? Even if it isn't technically your birthday anymore...
[he's twisting himself around in his own words.]
So now I know you had a shitty childhood, or none at all, and that makes me, [shrugs] feel sad? But - not that you're sad cuz of it! I just... [with a pause, he seems to finally land onto a more calm aspect of speaking, without the exaggerated inflections or the quick speech] I get it. I never got to celebrate my birthday until I met people who really cared about me and went out of their way to find out about it, when I was sixteen. Even if it's stupid or childish, I don't want others to feel like they don't matter due to no one recognizing them on their birthdays.
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Date: 2019-03-24 12:58 pm (UTC)I mean, it's not a big deal. It wasn't supposed t'be. I didn't get you a present cuz I thought you had a shitty childhood, it's just -- nice to be remembered, especially on your birthday, right? Even if it isn't technically your birthday anymore...
[he's twisting himself around in his own words.]
So now I know you had a shitty childhood, or none at all, and that makes me, [shrugs] feel sad? But - not that you're sad cuz of it! I just... [with a pause, he seems to finally land onto a more calm aspect of speaking, without the exaggerated inflections or the quick speech] I get it. I never got to celebrate my birthday until I met people who really cared about me and went out of their way to find out about it, when I was sixteen. Even if it's stupid or childish, I don't want others to feel like they don't matter due to no one recognizing them on their birthdays.
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