𝑨𝒌𝒊𝒚𝒂͟𝒎͟𝒂͟ .

( A sigh escapes pursed lips, as Akiyama rummages in the pockets of his suit pants for a pack of smokes. ) I thought the angel on my shoulder was supposed to give me good advice ...

Really gotta quit smoking... Took me eleven tries to blow out the candles. At that point, Hana-chan just took the cake away. 💧

( So many lovely ladies out and about town this morning... 💭 No. He must not falter. No after upsetting Hana-chan once already today .ᐟ Stay focused .ᐟ )

Didn't your folks back home teach you to think before you speak .ᐣ ( Yet he pauses, and catches the assumption he blindly made before it can be answered. ) ... Forget about it. Don't sweat the small stuff, yeah .ᐣ

No, no... I'm not bothered. Like a fine wine, I only get better with age .ᐟ ... Don't drink, kids.

( Smoothing a hand through his hair. Slow breaths, Shun. You're not 'chopped' or 'unc', no matter what the kids may call you. ) Sheesh, kids these days really don't hold anything back ...

Gramps .ᐣ .ᐟ Hah... ha - hah...

H- Hana-chan ... My, you look the spitting image of a hamster who just scored the jackpot on sunflower seeds .ᐟ Adorable .ᐟ

〝Surely I can say it was all part of the surprise, right... .ᐣ 〞 You know, those surprise birthday parties people throw weeks after the special day has passed. Why, Hana will never see it coming .ᐟ

Shooting up suddenly from the couch he was soundly sleeping on. 〝... 💡❗️ I forgot Hana-chan's birthday .ᐟ 〞 *💧

I've got rhythm coursing through my bones.

Loud snoring. 💤 A half-eaten snack hangs loosely in his hand, dangling off the side of the sofa the loan shark has taken up for a bed. Did he... fall asleep while eating .ᐣ

Well, thanks — .ᐣ

That's the part I was worried about ... I don't know a thing about the stuff, and there's ao many products — it'll take forever .ᐟ Can we at least get something to eat afterwards... I think I'll die of starvation...

O-oi, don't count me in that .ᐟ