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For the almighty king of plushes

Code paced back and forth, hoping dearly that Red would come home soon. He grasped the present close to his chest and breathed deeply.
He was repeatedly playing scenarios in his head of Red rejecting him. He knew Red wasn't that kind of person, but he couldn't stop his nagging fear.
The small click of the door opening startled Code out of his thoughts.
Red walked in and held out their usual sign.
'Hello, Code.'
Red noticed the box and scribbled on their board again.
'What's that?'
Code stuttered as he tried to keep his cool.
"I-It's a p-present... F-For you..."
An exclamation mark appeared on their mask, and they froze before slowly writing shakily.
'For my birthday?'
Code nodded.
"Yeah. I kind of felt bad about not having a lot of money, but I got what I could for you... I wasn't sure if you would li-"
A small yip interrupted him and Red jumped, almost dropping their board for a second.
'What was that?!'
"Uh... Happy Birthday."
Code cautiously handed them the present.
Red tilted their head and opened it gently.
Red's mask was blank for a moment as they stared inside the box, as if they were trying to process what it was.
Code frowned.
"I didn't have money to buy one, so I just found one on the streets. I hope it doesn't-"
Red made a little squealing noise.
Code's eyes widened.
Red removed the gift from the box.
It was a puppy.
A small husky with bright blue eyes and a hand-crafted heart locket around it.
Red gently removed the locket and opened it, revealing a picture of Code and Red together.
Red was in the center of the picture.
When Red looked at the front of the locket, they noticed a sentence carved out carefully.
It said 'Thank you for being in my life.'
Red sniffed a bit, and a heart appeared on their mask.
They picked up the dog and immediately hugged Code.
The three of them sat there for a moment, just enjoying the moment, until a small snoring noise reached them.
The dog fell asleep.
Code laughed.
"Well, we can't exactly call it 'puppy' forever. Any ideas, 'Mom'?"
Red slapped his arm playfully, smirking behind their mask.
They sat on the couch; just one big, random family.

My love is Red,
The sky is blue.
Have an awesome time, and
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
~Code

(Congrats, Red just got a street puppy. Sorry, Code is broke but he has a heart of gold, he means well please forgive my baby-)
(Here's to another year of memes and hijinks!)
(No joke, that autocorrected to 'bikinis' at first)
(What are you trying to tell me phone)