( backdated to june 7th, some time before midnight )
things were busy as of late and while yura has never once minded it (to her, being busy was better than not), she did feel sad that she didnât really have the timeâor energyâto do something more for alecâs birthday. but to be honest, she also wasnât sure what she could do especially after he had gifted her the couple rings for their anniversary. as someone who was always competitive, she couldnât help but want to do something better for her boyfriend (althoughâand she would not admit this out loudâitâs mostly due to her wanting to because he deserves it) so it was killing her inside that she was not only stumped on ideas but time.
in the end, she settled on sending him her âgiftâ through kakaotalk for now and she would think more carefully about a physical present so once she had the time and the dorm was quiet, she hurries to the bathroom and double checks she locked the door after ensuring no one was around outside. sheâs glad no one seemed to see her along the wayâhopefullyâor they might question why she was bringing a cupcake into the bathroom.
then she opens her phone camera and fixes any stray strands of hair, making sure everything was in place before taking a deep breath. she canât believe she was going to do something like this but for alec, she could be a little embarrassing. itâs not like anyone would see this but him, anyways, so after another moment to gather herself, she sets up her phone on the counter then pulls the cupcake out of its packaging, sticks a candle in and lights it up, then immediately hits record on her phone once she was done.
âhappy birthday to you~â she quietly sings while holding the cupcake in front of the phone, the food taking up half the screen and her smiling face filling up the other half. âhappy birthday dear alec! happy birthday to you,â she finishes with a small cheer. ânow make a wish and blow out the candle!â obviously, he canât, because itâs a video so she does it for himâafter giving him a few moments to make a wish if he wanted to, of courseâand laughs. âiâm sorry we canât celebrate in person on the day of but i hope this will do for now! iâll make it up to you when weâre both more free, i promise,â she adds on before giving a wave to the camera. âiâll see you soon, okay?â
she hits the record button again, ending the video, then moves on to the second part of her gift: a series of photos sheâd send in a row after she had sent the video. the first is a photo of just her hand (the same one she wears their ring on) making a finger heart, the second is a slightly bigger heart she makes with both her hands, and the final is one of her making a heart over her head with her arms.
itâs then that she notices the time approaching midnight and since she wanted to be the first to greet him, she waits until the very last minute before she starts sending her messages.
đ sent to â sunshine âď¸
     ⪠3âŚ
     ⪠2âŚ
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     ⪠[ video ]
     ⪠HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
     ⪠[ picture 1 ]
     ⪠[ picture 2 ]
     ⪠[ picture 3 ]
     ⪠i really wish i could do more for you đĽş
     ⪠but this is all i can do for nowâŚ
then, she records a voice clipâthe real embarrassing part of the entire giftâand sends it before she has second thoughts, not even stopping to check if alec has said anything during the time she was recording it.
đ sent to â sunshine âď¸
    ⪠[ voice note ]
âi know i donât say it often, and iâd rather say this to your face, butâŚâ yuraâs voice is uncharacteristically nervous and hesitant, something sheâd never show to anyone but alec (or if she was in seriously dire circumstances), and she pauses for a few moments before taking another deep breath. âi love you!â she almost shouts the words out in a rush but remembers where she is and dials it down. âiâm so glad you were born. i hope this is a good start to your day and that you enjoy the rest of itâ but i also hope this will be the best present you get!â her voice sounds more like normal now, her usual teasing tone flowing back into her words. âyou deserve so much and more, and iâm so happy i get to be with you to celebrate your birth even if we arenât, you know, actually together right now,â she laughs. âbut iâll make it up to you as soon as i can, i swear! happy birthday, alec!â
   the messages that pour in at midnight are honestly somewhat surprising. itâs not that he hadnât expected them, but itâs also that exactlyâhe hadnât really expected them. he had been on twitter just before and had been following along in one of the hashtag trends that his fans had made for him and had just sort of been grinning to himself as he read it. some fans were a bit over the top, and of course there were trolls who used the hashtag to say mean things but he was pretty good at just skipping over them.Â
   after talking to his parents, he scrolled through the notifications carefully and smiles to himself when he saw the one contact name he had been looking for in particular. not that he wouldâve held it against her if she had been late, but heâs pleasantly surprised that sheâs at the very bottom of all the notifications, indicating the timing that she had been first.Â
   it warms his heart to know she was putting this much effort in, despite being insanely busy with crystallis things.Â
   he clicks into her chat, reading the messages and raising his eyebrows when a video loads instead of anything else. pressing play once itâs loaded in kakaotalk, he has to bite back a smile as he watches it on low volume, trying his best not to let out any noises because of how cute yura was being in the video. this is a rare image that he doesnât see on her very often, and when the video ends he quickly clicks on the down arrow to save it to his phone. he knows she wouldnât mind, since they both know he would never share it with anyone, and itâs for him anyway.Â
   he wants to keep it forever.Â
   the pictures load next, and his grin only widens slightly when he sees the ring on her hand and the photos that follow it. he unashamedly saves those too, making a mental note to favourite them in his photo album so he could look at them when he was feeling down or anything. god, could he love her any more than this? his chest was feeling warm, his heart full and thatâs when he sees the audio message pop up.Â
   he had been about to type a message, but he keeps his words to himself for now, deciding to reply at the very end when he had listened to the audio too.Â
   her opening words have him anticipating, and itâs not for nothing when she says the words he had been hoping to hear. heâs pretty sure theyâve only ever said it to each other in person a few times, probably only enough to count on one handâthough that was because of how busy their schedules were and not because they hadnât wanted to say it. but he makes sure to end most days with those words, and starts some mornings with them if he can because he just wants her to know that he does love her and hopes that her days start and end well.Â
   he doesnât think heâll ever get sick of hearing them and he hopes she doesnât either.Â
   the rest of the message is just as sweet as the beginning and alec finds himself grinning from ear to ear as the voice note ends, and he stares at his phone for a moment before he starts typing quickly. heâll have to figure out a way to save the voice note later, but right now heâs just giddy that she had sent it to him to begin with.Â
( 12 ) new messages:  đ¤đ¤đ¤
> hey to you too đ
> the video is so cute
> iâm going to save it and watch it all day when no one is around
> thank you so much!!!
> iâm also saving these pictures and you canât stop me đ
> anyways
> i love you too
> thank you for being here with me and staying by my side đ
> also by the way
> did you know?
> i love you
> see you asap!!đš