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John's POV-
January 10.
A day before Alexander's birthday.
And the day I saw my dad...
I am sorry to report this to you, but I could not, and will not, tell you what had occured in our meeting, for it would ruin certain surprises.
Anyway, a day before Alexander's birthday, and I have not bought a present yet.
I should get to that.
I wave goodbye to my Father and exit the coffee shop, slinging my laptop bag around my shoulder.
I check my watch, 11:00 already?
I have time.
I walk around the streets of New York, looking behind the windows if there's anything Alexander might like.
And I finally found it as I recall a memory...
~WHAT TIME IS IT? FLASHBACK TIME!~
November 24-
"Hey, Alex?" I sat on my bed, doodling on a turtle. Alexander had come over earlier to work on some of his essays.
"Yeah?" He turned my swivel chair to face me.
"So you're 19..." I trailed off.
"Yes..." He nodded.
"When are you gonna turn 20?" I asked. Internally, I was screaming why did I ask that and not something like, "When's your birthday?"
"Oh... January 11." He mumbled, turning back to his work, shoulders tense.
"Mm... Sorry." I said, thinking this was probably a sensitive subject for him, like how I was. "Is there a reason that you don't want?"
Alex raised a brow, saying, "Don't what want?"
"Your birthday." I mumbled, making hexagons at the shell of my turtle doodle.
"My birthdays...weren't always the best." He sadly chuckled.
"Same, bro. Sameeeee." I sighed.
"Bro? Really?" He laughed. "Cringe moment." We both laughed.
"So...what do you want?"
"What? No, John. I don't want presents." He protested.
"Fine." I thought for a moment and an idea came to my mind.
"What's our favorite food?" I randomly asked, smiling.
"Wha???" He chuckled at my random question.
But this is ersatz, or for a different purpose.
"What's your favorite food?" I repeated, now looking up at him, my cheeks on my fists.
"Well, uh, tacos. But I thought you already kne-"
"Shh. Favorite sport?"
"My brain does not process the word 'sport'." He laughed.
This continued for about 5 minutes, every question I ask, he would immediately answer.
Without him realising the question, I asked, "What do you want for your birthday?"
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I'll Be There For You ~ Lams College AU
FanficNote: I don't know half of what I wrote here. It's cringy, it's old, and it's definitely NOT my best writing. But due to me going all like "oH iT's mY fIrsT fAnfIc! LeMme sAvE tHe mEmoRies", I chose not to take this down. This is not edited in most...
