#[[ also omg you're right the Ricks ended the asks in the same way x3 ]]

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Morty's Birthday asks || @advnterccs sent:

Once Rick found Morty, he made a beeline over towards him. A gentle hand placed on that shoulder to guide him over towards the furthest part of the room. Just so they both could be alone.

Lowered down onto one knee so that he could make eye contact with his counterpart's grandson, he began to search through his inner lab coat pockets. "Shit, I-I wasn't aware we were doing birthdays, but i-if you and my Morty want to celebrate,"

Blue pupils looked off to right as he shrugged. As if he weren't a fan of this decision of publicly celebrating birthdays. Even if months earlier, he had sort of done the same.

Gaze locked back onto the teen's face, pulling out a small device. It was rounded and long. Almost that of a remote with several buttons on it. All labeled with very familiar icons that looked like the masks of some superheroes.

"But, I-I pulled an all-nighter and made this," He handed it over. "Basically, y-you press a button and you get limited powers from wh-whichever superhero you choose,"

And before he could stop there, he continued. "A-And no, this isn't or doesn't work the same way as that other fucking device, so y-you don't need to worry about consequences o-or me pulling some fucked up shit on you, alright?"

Standing up, he patted that shoulder firmly a few times. Then his hands combed through those brown locks, ruffling the strands.

"H-Happy birthday, little buddy, y-you're a good kid, so I-I want you and my Morty to have a good day, okay?"

{ To your Morty from my Rick 😊🤭😊 }

Morty went easily enough when his other grandfather's hand landed on his shoulder and guided him away from the rest of the little crowd gathered in the living room. He had made a good guess of what this had to be about the moment when he had realised that the man wanted them to have some privacy, just as his Rick had done that morning to give him his present while everyone else was busy preparing the party.

Apparently neither scientist was fond of the idea of being seeing indulging in something like handing over birthday presents.

The thought almost made the teen rolling his eyes, because that behaviour was honestly ridiculous, but he was distracted by Rick kneeling in front of him and offering some kind of excuse about not knowing that they "were doing birthdays". Speaking of more ridiculousness.

However, Morty still bit back the sarcastic comment that had rose to his lips. This was just Rick being Rick and he had come to accept and love the man for whom he was, with all his flaws, no matter how exasperated he could make him at times. That went for his Rick and it automatically applied to his grandfather's counterpart too.

"G-Geez, Rick," he still breathed out, because he couldn't let the other get away with that bullshit completely scott-free, but he didn't hesitate to take the device he was being handed.

Curious hazel eyes studied it for a few moments, before darting up towards Rick's face at the explanation of what it was for, lips already curling in a frown and eyebrows furrowing in suspicion.

However, it seemed that the scientist had anticipated his doubts, because he continued without giving him the time to interject. The mistrustful expression lingered on Morty's face for a moment, but then he allowed the feeling to slip away. While that particular episode was forever impressed in his memory, a lot had happened between it and the present, and he wanted to believe that the Ricks wouldn't be so cruel nowadays.

"I-I believe you, Rick," he answered after a moment, but there was a warning note in his tone, something that seemed to spell out "don't make me regret it".

His gaze fell back on the device in his hand and he finally let himself feel excited about it. Superhero powers of his choice. Limited, sure, but with no price or consequences. He and his boyfriend would surely have a lot of fun with that.

The pats on his shoulder went almost unnoticed, but the hand that slid in his hair caught him off guard. The gesture wasn't completely foreign to him, but it was rare enough that it surprised him every time. Just as it filled his chest with a hint of warmth every time.

"I...W-We will, Rick," he hurried to reply, tilting his head backwards to be able to look up at his other grandfather. "I-I mean, this is awesome! FM i-is going to love it too. An-And we can make our own adventures! Uh, h-home...E-Earth-based adventures, I mean. S-So..."

His voice trailed off for a moment and he made sure to make eye-contact with the other before continuing. Every trace of wariness was gone, replace by a grin that fully lit up his eyes.

"T-Thanks, Rick. Y-You're really the best, uh...the best everything ever."