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It's Saturday, 23 March. Mingi wakes up bright and early to text yunho:

Me
Happy birthday yunho!🎂🎉🎁
It's my first time celebrating with you, so I just want to thank you for being born, and for being my friend!
I can't wait to give you your birthday present(s)😆
Hope all your wishes come true❤️

Yunho💌
Thank you mingi💛
See you later

They have plans to hang out with hongjoong and seonghwa, since it's the weekend and they don't have any upcoming tests. Some of the activities that mingi has planned includes: visit the zoo, go to a cafe for a birthday cake, and play basketball (he found out that Yunho likes basketball).

At around 10am, the group meets up at the zoo entrance to get their tickets. It's already packed with families queuing up by the time they get in line. While waiting, they compliment each other's outfits.

"You two look adorable, matching colours, but aren't you afraid of getting cold? It's pretty chilly today

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"You two look adorable, matching colours, but aren't you afraid of getting cold? It's pretty chilly today." Mingi points out, shivering at the sight of seonghwa's outfit.

"Nah don't worry, I brought a jacket to wear over." Seonghwa says. "You two are also kinda matching, with the long sleeves and cute prints."

Yunho glances over at mingi, who's just wearing a simple sweater and pants. He realises that they both look like grandpas, and their hairstyle is similar too.

"I thrifted this sweater, is it nice?" Mingi admits.

"You pull it off so well. How's mine? My dad gifted this to me last night." Yunho adds.

"It looks so so good on you! Everything looks good on you to be honest. You're so good looking, any outfit just goes well." Mingi says without thinking, which gets both him and Yunho giggling and blushing.

They get their tickets and head inside the zoo, starting at the flamingo enclosure. The sea of pink and orange is a beautiful pop of colour compared to other animals. Hongjoong imitates the way the flamingos are standing and mingi snaps a picture of him with the flamingos in the background. They see all sorts of animals such as hippos, polar bears, chimpanzees, lions, cheetahs, and mingi's personal favourite, the giraffes. He poses next to one as hongjoong takes a picture for him.

At 12pm, they head to the splash safari to watch the feeding of the seals and penguins. They also visit the reptile garden, where the tortoises and komodo dragons are kept. However, the highlight of the zoo visit is the elephant enclosure. There, they get to feed the elephants fruits, and a stranger helps them snap a group photo. Some brave visitors even ride on the elephants' backs. The boys simply watch and clap from the side.

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