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AKANE’S BRAND NEW DOLL specializes in science and medicine. She’s about to discover a cure for a horrible illness-- she’s about to save the world! Because it makes sense for her to create miracles, when it felt so very much like a miracle when Akane found the doll waiting in her room when she woke up that morning. Though the conditions she lives in are different from most other kids-- Santa always got her letters and never forgot to visit on Christmas.
She can count on Santa. The same way she counts on her brother-- which is saying a lot.
Sitting cross-legged on the carpet, Akane continues to play-- but the story she’s been creating starts to slip away when she wonders about Aoi’s presents. For as long as she could remember, he had always been kind of secretive about it. And if anybody deserves an amazing Christmas present, it’s her brother. He seems really happy just watching her play, but--
❛ Santa must have gotten your letter too, right? ❜ He’s the one who gave her the address-- so Akane doesn’t believe that it would have been lost. Her lower lip juts out a bit as she puzzles over it. ❛ I’m just wondering, because-- ❜
Then, without warning, Aoi’s arms wrap around her from behind-- putting an end to what could have been an endless stream of questions. There’s a squeak of surprise was he pulls her close-- ruffling her hair, tickling her affectionately until she’s reduced to a mess of giggles.
❛ H-hey, Aoi! What are you-- hehe-- ❜ Laughter breaks her sentences in half. The doll is all lopsided in her hand now-- but she doesn’t really mind. ❛ What are you doing? ❜
@truthsgone
