#and yes even today he still has that bear uvu

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{ ⇷ Flashbacks ⇷}

Since his parents were usually pretty busy, it was sometimes hard to squeeze in some time to spend it with Shuichi, but they always tried their hardest to: especially now, for his 8th birthday. And thankfully: they was able to do it, having spent all day with him and took him out to eat, along with having gotten him several presents.

He was normally a child that doesn’t try to ask for much, even if more than likely: they’d be able to afford it since they were on the higher-middle class scale. But because he wasn’t spoiled and always a good child: what made them want to spoil him especially on special occasions like this, anyways.

As his mother sits on the couch to record, Daichi hands Shuichi the gift they wanted for him to wait to open last. “Your last present.” He gives the neatly wrapped box to Shuichi. “... I hope you’ll love it.“

Which Shuichi is sure he will regardless of what it is, giving him a smile and sitting down on the floor so he can carefully start to open it. As he does so, his eyes widen, giving a small gasp of awe. “Ohh....!” It was a black teddy bear. The texture of it felt very soft, with a silver bowtie around its neck. It was a pretty big one and not only that: it even came with its own set of hats and clothes if Shuichi wanted to dress it up. And considering it was made by one of the most successful toy companies in Japan: it was understandably pretty expensive.

“Do you love it, Shuichi? Me and Daichi know you’ve been really wanting this kind for a long time, now... Now you can have a small, soft friend to play and sleep with!”

“Y...Yeah!” He hugs the bear tightly, laughing happily. He loved all his other presents, of course: but this one, he would especially cherish. “I-I can’t wait to give him a name and put him in different clothes and everything! Hehe.... thank you so much Mom, Dad! Today was a really fun birthday for me!”