[Dir en grey] Stocking Stuffers for the Birthday Boy
Kaoru was a horrible, horrible liar, most exceptionally so when it came to things he was looking forward to. He adopted this wiggle to the corners of his mouth that was almost gruesome to watch, like anticipatory laughter couldn't be withheld long. It made his eyes glitter and his face contort boyishly, and he kept having to stop himself from grinning by blocking his mouth with the back of his wrist, catching breath that his body ached to convert into an undignified snicker. It was for this reason that he had been left in the studio, to finish setting the scene (a cake, lit candles, and the three men arranged amongst small wrapped gifts) and Shinya had been the one left outside, to seal off the exits for when ( Die tried to escape. )