...It's fine if people forGET. We don't technically grow older here anyWAY, and in the end it doesn't matTER. I'd prefer if no one knew it TOO.
( it's a lie, though not wholly; he does appreciate the effort people put into it, but he doesn't like the inevitable embarrassment that comes with it. the celebration, the over-the-top gestures, the way he doesn't feel completely hollow and lonely.
... )
Teach me how to do THAT. ( he motions above them, to the faded stars. ) Making words and SUCH. I'll accept that and your company as suitable GIFTS, if you want to give me something nice for my birthDAY.
Yeah, but... birthdays are about celebrating people, and I don't want you to feel like nobody appreciates you somehow.
[He's being presumptuous, but still! It's true, and he'll stand by that. This might also be Noah projecting some of his family trauma onto Natsume, but like, treat others how you want to be treated and all that.]
...I can teach you that, yeah. We should go to the courtyard, though. C'mon.
[He starts walking, though he'll pause and wait for Natsume to fall into step behind him if necessary.]
It's been a bit since we studied together. You were doing really well when we last met up, though.
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( it's a lie, though not wholly; he does appreciate the effort people put into it, but he doesn't like the inevitable embarrassment that comes with it. the celebration, the over-the-top gestures, the way he doesn't feel completely hollow and lonely.
... )
Teach me how to do THAT. ( he motions above them, to the faded stars. ) Making words and SUCH. I'll accept that and your company as suitable GIFTS, if you want to give me something nice for my birthDAY.
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[He's being presumptuous, but still! It's true, and he'll stand by that. This might also be Noah projecting some of his family trauma onto Natsume, but like, treat others how you want to be treated and all that.]
...I can teach you that, yeah. We should go to the courtyard, though. C'mon.
[He starts walking, though he'll pause and wait for Natsume to fall into step behind him if necessary.]
It's been a bit since we studied together. You were doing really well when we last met up, though.