Yuki Rurikawa/Magnificent Candlestick

Candle of Memories

Backstage Stories

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Yume	Yuki, over here.
Yuki	Huh, where’s your kid?
Yume	I’m not sure what time I’ll get back home, and we wouldn’t be able to take our time and discuss. So I left him to my husband.
Yuki	I see. So, you came up with a nice present idea?
Yume	I’m thinking of choosing some carnations from this place from all of us for Mother’s Day. What do you think?
Yuki	Oh, they put them in a clear bag for you. That’s cute.
Yume	Okay, then we’ll go with the flowers.
Yuu	The carnations will look drab on their own, so I’d like to give something else as a present too.
Yuki	In that case…
	—Something like this?
Yuu	It’s great we can use everything!
	It’ll be handmade, and I’m sure it’ll be cute.
Yuki	Like I just explained, items such as handkerchiefs and pouches can be arranged effectively.
Yuu	Come to think of it, I feel like mom liked that accessory in a photo you showed us a while back…
Yuki	An accessory? Was there something like that?
Yume	That’s right, Yuki sent a picture over LIME, saying it was handmade, right?
	I think I have that saved—.
	*buzz, buzz*
	Ah, it’s from my husband. Hello?
	Eh? Ahh… okay, I understand.
Yuu	What happened?
Yume	Our son started getting restless and apparently he won’t stop crying no matter what my husband does.
	Sorry, I have to head home now.
Yuki	It’s fine, most of it’s been decided.
Yume	I’ll send the picture later, okay?
Yuki	Sounds good.
	I’m home.
Tsuzuru	Alright, that’s about it.
Tasuku	That look nice, doesn’t it?
Yuki	…Origami?
Kazunari	Ah, welcome home, Yukki!
Yuki	What are you guys doing there?
Kazunari	So, Tsuzurun’s lil bros asked if they could give handmade flowers for Mother’s Day!
Tsuzuru	Yeah. And when I looked into it, I discovered origami carnations.
	I thought they seemed doable, so I was giving it a try.
Kazunari	It looked fun, so I asked him to let me join too!
Yuki	I see. You too, Tasuku?
Tasuku	Uh, well, I just happened to pass by. But then…
Kazunari	Tax helped prepare the origami and glue!
	Thanks, fam!
Yuki	Kazunari dragged you into this. Got it.
	I’m also thinking about what I’ll do for my Mother’s Day present.
Kazunari	Is that the reason you went out today?
Yuki	Yeah.
	Do you guys do a lot of DIY at your place, Tsuzuru?
Tsuzuru	I’ve prepared lots of things with my little brothers. Like making shoulder massage coupons or cooking food together.
	It makes me glad seeing the proud look on my little brother’s faces when they make our mom happy.
Kazunari	Must be supes heartwarming! Mayhaps Futaba and I will make something together as a present too~.
Tasuku	I thought Mother's Day was all about red and pink carnations. But there are all sorts of different gifts.
	*notification sound*
Yuki	(It’s a LIME from Yume.)
	This is—.

Kazunari	What’s up, Yukki? Wha’tcha got there?
Yuki	Hey, I told you not to just peek at another person’s phone.
Kazunari	Oopsie daisy!
	Isn’t that a photo from when we held the candle night in the courtyard!
	That’s a blast from the past!
Tsuzuru	Candle night?
Tasuku	Something like that happened?
Kazunari	The members who gathered back then made candles by hand together.
Tasuku	Oh, I see.
Yuki	I made a gradient candle and sent a picture of it to my family.
Kazunari	Even if they weren’t lit up, just lining them up together hit you in the feels, right!
Tsuzuru	In that case, isn’t it also possible to gift a handmade candle for Mother’s Day?
Tasuku	If it’s Rurikawa, then I’m sure he could also add arrangements to his liking.
Kazunari	That sounds legit! I’ll help too, if it’s chill with you.
Yuki	…Well, that’s true. I guess I’ll try making one.
Kazunari	It’s settled! Let’s prepare right away.
Yuki	—And there.
Kazunari	That’s Yukki for you—he’s super good with his hands!
Tasuku	It looks like it belongs in a store.
Kazunari	Hear me out! Since it’s a nice occasion, wouldn’t it also look adorbs if you wrapped it up?
Tsuzuru	It’s a gift, after all.
Yuki	(The carnations were placed in a clear bag, so I wonder if I should make the candle match.)
	I think it might be cute if I put this in a clear box and wrap it with a ribbon.
Kazunari	Ooh, big brain! Just looking at the candle will be cute AF!
Yuki	I’ll try making it fancy by using a gold ribbon to contrast the simplicity of the box.
Tsuzuru	Have you decided?
Tasuku	I hope she’ll like it.
Tsuzuru	Oh yeah, you have older sisters, don’t you?
	Are each of you going to give a present for Mother’s Day?
Yuki	We discussed this morning and decided to give our mom carnations as siblings.
	After that, they said they’ll leave the other present to me in the LIME earlier.
	Apparently, my mom liked the candle from before.
Tsuzuru	Oh, that makes sense.
	You must be looking forward to giving her this candle too.
Yuki	Yeah.
	I’m back.
Tenma	You’re late today.
Yuki	I went home to hand over my present for Mother’s Day.
Tenma	Heh. What did you choose for a present this year?
Yuki	This year, I—.
	*notification sound*
	…She went out of her way to send a picture to the person who gave it to her?
	You see, my mom liked a handmade candle in a photo I showed her in the past.
	So I figured she’d be happy getting one this time.
Tenma	You gave her a candle, huh?
	I’m glad she liked it.
Yuki	Well, yeah.
	“You’re welcome”, and sent.
	(Handmaking gifts might not be so bad.)

Anna