𝟎𝟗 𝟏𝟐 𝟎𝟓 ᥫ᭡ hoonki.

お誕生日おめでとう!

8th December 2023.

11:40 p.m.

"..ki?"

"Mhm?"

Riki turns his head to his Hyung; his lover whom he had spent his entire day with just to celebrate his birthday. They did everything they could've wanted. Cook together, photograph each other like a bunch of idiots, attempt to bake a cake that eventually burnt in the end and they were forced to endure the horrid taste of it. Sunghoon clearly enjoyed himself today, and to Riki, that's all that matters.

"You're turning 18 in 20 minutes.." The older pointed out in a small mumble, as they simply lay there on the bed with their eyes stuck on the ceiling.

"Is this sentimental or are you going to start commenting on how old I am again?"

They both snorted and chuckled in glee, the soft sounds of their laughter blending together in their lonesome bedroom. "I swear it's sentimental this time." Sunghoon promises with a small grin, shifting around in bed just to lay on his side in an attempt to get a glimpse of his lover's face. His eyes shifted along the soft features of his face; from the slit of his eyebrow, tired eyes, his mole that sat right under his eye.. his full, plump lips along with the mole he absolutely adores, right on his chin.

"Aren't you scared..?"

The question causes Riki to finally turn his head to him, a look of curiosity on his expressions as he repeated, "..Scared?"

"You know, of growing up."

To be honest, Riki hadn't acknowledged that fear till now.

Till he was clinging onto the last bits of his youth, only a few minutes before he reaches his adulthood. Personally, to him, it was terrifying.. you wouldn't know what to expect in the future as you grow older and wiser. But he didn't want to dwell on the horrors of it. As much as people strongly disliked the idea of growing old, Riki tends to try to cling onto the good things about it. He could do many things now that he was an adult, he could act accordingly, without any fear of anyone commenting on his light childishness that he had rarely ever show now on camera.

"I am.." He admits softly, a small smile tugging on his lips. "But I'm excited too." He truly was, and so was everyone else who had loved him for who he was.

He didn't have much for his childhood. Fact, he could barely even remember if he even had a childhood at all. Despite his member's attempt to keep him from growing up too much, he thinks that the discrimination he received made him realize that maybe, just maybe, he had to grow up earlier than most others. Why was his own childhood stolen by those he didn't even know? Those who pointed fingers at him for things he didn't even do. It was his childhood first, what made it their rights to take it..?

"..You're also sad."

Sunghoon's voice caught him off guard, turning to meet his gaze before he simply dismisses it with a short chuckle. "Every teenager would be sad to grow up into adulthood."

It wasn't technically a lie, but he didn't want his Hyung to worry of his negative thoughts for now.. it was still his birthday after all.

Riki shifted his gaze back up to the ceiling; imagining bright stars that'll paint the night each time he found himself wide awake in the dead of the night.

8th December 2023.

11:59 p.m.

"Hyung's curious.." Sunghoon mumbles, breaking the comfortable silence they had between them.

"..Mhm?"

"What's the first thing you wish to do the moment the clock hits 12?"

His heart smiled. The first thing he'd wish to do as an adult was something he'd do every time the clock hits 12:00 a.m. every 9th of December.

9th of December.

12:00 a.m.

"Loving you.."

✧

I feel like Riki's fanfic is way shorter than Sunghoon's 😭😭😭 but that's because I wrote this so last minute cause I didn't realize it was already 11 pm LMAOO

I like this fic though, 10/10 I think for me teehee

4 Nishimura Riki;
happy birthday my love <3 only the stars and I know js how much love I hold for you, and will continue to do so until my very last breath
im so proud of who you are now, you grew up so well, happy birthday, riki♡♡