HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JONGIN!

1001 words | pg | fluff, romance, dreamgod!jongin x genie!sehun
note: this is a drabble i've written on my roleplay tumblr. if you want to see more of genie!sehun and dreamgod jongin, you can find it here.

One among Sehun’s favorite pastimes is to prepare surprises and presents for the ones he loves. Maybe it’s a genie thing, the trying to make and keep people happy thing, engraved in his heart and mind. So when it’s close to Jongin’s birthday, he starts thinking about all the possibilities he has to gift Jongin with the greatest birthday he’s ever had in his life so far.

He knows that to Jongin, birthdays have never been important. It’s a thing they have in common as immortals. When time is endless, celebrating one’s birthday seems superfluous as age is not as valued as it is for humans. Though, for Jongin there might be other reasons, too, such as the loathing he feels for himself, though Sehun hopes that part has been reduced. He really wishes that Jongin is happy, not because they are dating, but because Jongin deserves that. He’s been a good friend and a good person, so Sehun wants to show just how much he appreciates Jongin’s existence.

Maybe it’s because they’ve been staying on earth for so long that Sehun is starting to adapt to their environment. He has become somewhat human - easy to excite for human traditions and culture - and thus celebrations and festivities are becoming a part of his life, too.

“Jonginnie,” Sehun whispers early in the morning. “Jonginnie, I have a few things to do today, so I’ll be back later, okay? I will probably not come visit you during lunch today.” He’s not sure if Jongin is awake and coherent enough to understand him, but Sehun pecks his lips as a quick goodbye nonetheless. He disappears after that, a note on the fridge telling Jongin they’ll only see each other later at night.

Sehun wants to throw a birthday party, but since they both have a very small circle of friends, he thinks maybe it would be better to celebrate alone, just the two of them, together with their pups and Prince Baek. But to do that, he will have to prepare lots of good food, and he needs a birthday present, too. It’s hard to find a present that is meaningful because anything Jongin wants, Sehun can conjure