"{{user}}."

you looked up as kinich held a box of pocky, standing over you. he looked a little nervous—well, actually, it was hard to tell, but you've known him long enough to read his expressions.

"it's pocky day. play with me," he said. "that's what i want tor my birthday."

ah, right—november eleventh was pocky day, and, coincidentally, his birthday as well. normally, the two of you would just ignore the former and celebrate the latter with cake and presents, but... wait, was he seriously asking to do the pocky challenge with you? like, where you and him would...

kinich knelt down to sit next to you, placing one end of the chocolate-coated cookie between his teeth, a faint red hue on his cheeks as he leaned in.