tropes: none.
ships: platonic! i. kishan x s. gill
warnings: none.
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it was a beautiful day and why wouldn't it be? it was our very own pocket dynamo's birthday.
the team had been travelling to south africa for their odi series which was to be held there. ishan was sharing his room with shubman. as always.
his brother was the first one to wish him at midnight as he was talking to him. next were of course his parents.
when he had came back to their room he saw shubman sleeping. he waved it off as they had been travelling the previous day.
now, when he woke, harry, jassi and surya had come to their room and wished him. shubman was still asleep which was a shock to the trio as shubman had been jumping all around a week before his best friend's birthday.
he was more excited than ishan. "why he is sleeping till now?" frowned surya.
"leave him surya bhai. he must be tired." ishan smiled.
harry shrugged and three of them went out of their room. ishan took his clothes out and went to take a bath. when he came out, he saw shubman sitting on the bed, scrolling through his phone.
"good morning ishu!" he greeted cheerfully.
"good morning!" ishan replied in the same way.
ishan hoped that shubman would wish him now and shower with him hugs and gifts as he did every year. but when he saw him going through his phone again, his hopes were crushed.
its okay. he might have forgotten. he will remember.
passing him a smile, shubman went inside the washroom to take a bath. it would be a lie to say that ishan wasn't hurt and angry.
he ignored his feeling and went down to where the rest of the team was. he entered the main hall and everyone jumped on him wishing him a happy birthday.
"thank you bhaiyya." he said as he hugged rohit and them virat.
after that rahul sir wished and blessed him. he thanked all of them and sat to have their breakfast.
"where is shub?" asked shreyas as he spotted the younger one to be missing.
"he is taking a bath. must be coming." ishan replied.
"hello everyone." shubman greeted and took a seat beside ishan.
they all sat and had their breakfast. ishan was now more hurt as siraj had asked whether shubman had wished him, earlier when he came down.
no one told shubman to wish him even though everyone knew he hadn't wished him yet. "guys, we have today's off. go and roam." rahul sir informed them and they cheered.
after their breakfast everyone scattered around making plans for today. he wanted to cry now as none of them initiated to have a small celebration.
they did a celebration for me every year...
ishan was about to head to the room when harry dragged him. "ishu, i was thinking we should go to the arcade. i would love to beat jassi's ass."
"sure." he said with a fake smile.
he looked towards the direction where shubman was. he was talking to someone on the phone. he didn't even spare a glance at him. it seemed he was way too busy to even say a normal hello.
