See, now you're trying to trick me into actually admitting it was me. But I won't. Because I know you're very grateful and this is a fun game, so you can't make me.
[Bruno has a hard time not laughing at I'm complicated because that is such a painfully teenager-y thing to say. But he purses his lips and the moment passes, and all is well.]
Of course I liked it. You played from the heart, and that's what matters more than anything else.
[Which is not a lie. Giorno seemed to have fun with it, and so did Fugo. So even if it wasn't a technical masterpiece, the fact that they enjoyed doing it together means more to Bruno than anything else because in the end, that's what they were really sharing with him.]
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[Take that.]
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You saw right through me. [And yet, it is not enough to save Giorno from getting an arm around his shoulders.] When did you get so clever?
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I've always been clever. You know that.
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[Nah, when Giorno wriggles in further, Bruno loops his other arm around loosely and moves this from a mild embrace to a certified hug.]
No, I hadn't noticed at all.
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[So he settles for snuggling, but also pouting.]
Yes you had.
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[Technically, Giorno should not be allowed to have it both ways, and yet he finds a way.]
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[He wrinkles his nose a little.]
You did like it, right? What we did. I should have practiced more, I think, but it sounded pretty good. Fugo didn't let me get lost on the tempo.
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Of course I liked it. You played from the heart, and that's what matters more than anything else.
[Which is not a lie. Giorno seemed to have fun with it, and so did Fugo. So even if it wasn't a technical masterpiece, the fact that they enjoyed doing it together means more to Bruno than anything else because in the end, that's what they were really sharing with him.]
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[The corners of his mouth twitch, nearly-almost-kind-of a smile. He leans his head against Bruno's arm.]
It's okay, you know. You can laugh at me. I'd like it if you laughed on your birthday.
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I wouldn't laugh at you, Giorno, but I think I've had a lot of reasons to laugh and smile this year.