Birthday [Gathering]

[ffyddlon]

It had snuck up on them both, in a way, but when Gwen realises her birthday and Ianto's are only three days apart, they come to the joint decision that a party at the Hub would be just the thing to celebrate. There's a lot to celebrate, after all, not the least of which is the fact that Gwen's not fifteen any longer and she spends much of the day on Friday helping Ianto get the place ready for a party.

She doesn't know as many people on the island as she'd like but there's a few that she's really fond of and she hopes will show up.

She's even found a dress to wear for the occasion, deep red with a full skirt that swishes when she moves and for once, Gwen's honestly happy to be on the island.

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[1000-cranes.livejournal.com]

"April 24th," says Charlie, grinning as she watches Gwen with the flowers. "Last couple of years, me and Ianto have just done somethin' quiet. It'll be nice to have you around, Gwen."

She just catches herself before she says again.

[ffyddlon]

"It will," Gwen agrees. "I just missed it this year by a hair, think I got here oh, first week of May or so. Which, of course, you know, as you met me then."

Awkward, yes, but she buries it with a smile.

"And when is Cadi's birthday?"

[1000-cranes.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," she says, grinning broadly as she drapes her arm around Gwen's shoulder and gives her a quick squeeze.

"December. The 11th. So we'll know we're getting close when the snow starts fallin'."

[ffyddlon]

Gwen arches a brow at that. Snow? She's seen weirder on this island, even as recently as the age and gender fiasco, but snow on a tropical island?

"Seems a bit...off to have snow on palm trees, doesn't it? I didn't know it snowed here."

[1000-cranes.livejournal.com]

"Every year, December 1st, on the dot," says Charlie, and she knows how strange it sounds. "I arrived in the snow, actually."

Bleeding all over everything, but there's no need to tell Gwen that part; Charlie might be better at talking about it than she used to be but that doesn't mean she needs to inflict in on everyone.

[ffyddlon]

“Makes me suddenly very glad I showed up in the summer,” Gwen says, grinning wide. “I don’t think I’d like it too much if I disappeared from home and all my bits were freezing in the snow while I was trying to figure the place out.”

She still can’t imagine being here for as long as Charlie and Ianto have been, though.

“I’m really glad you’re giving me a chance. Since you knew me, well, before? I know it must be really odd sometimes.”

[1000-cranes.livejournal.com]

"I've near frozen to death a couple of times," she admits, because there was the year with the shrine and the shirt. She shrugs, her expression strange, for a moment.

"Ianto probably hasn't told you about Hiro," she says. "He was my wish."

[ffyddlon]

"No, he's not," Gwen says, wondering if she should follow up or just let it sit. She gives Charlie a smile and waves her fingers lightly, motioning for her to go on and tell the story if she feels like it. They have plenty of time.

"So, Hiro, then? Did he live up to the name?"