#whatever Mickey himself would party on long into the night for his birthday LOL

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holy shit dude i’m so sorry for just now saying this. today was EXHAUSTING. but anyway: HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO MICKEYYYYY!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ i’m currently reading your fic, that’s what reminded me to send this lmao.

on this lovely birthday of mickey’s, could you perhaps tell me about his hobbies/interests?? like what does he do in his free time.

ALSOOOOOO please tell me any cool gifts he’s received over the years, from his mother, edward, others, whoever! his most cherished gifts 🎁

NO WORRIES!!! YESSS THE HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO MY FAVORITE SHITHEAD MICKEY MIRANDA!!!! AAAAHHH I'M ANSWERING THIS WITH ONLY 2 MINUTES LEFT OF HIS BIRTHDAY (and it'll probably be after midnight by the time i get all my thoughts out LOL) YAAAY I hope you like it!!! 💕💕

Mickey's hobbies/interests include (in no particular order):

Gambling (from card-playing to the nastier stuff like betting on boxing matches and illegal animal fights)

Theater (he attends the opera often because he likes how being in a box with other wealthy/"important" people makes him feel, but he enjoys plays and smaller-time libretto works more. He is SUCH a theater snob and has Opinions™ on everything he sees)

Whoring (either himself or paying for company (lol that's cute. no, Edward always pays))

He has a low-key interest in fashion and always tries to stay on top of the latest trends

Cartography was a necessary hobby for him to pick up, and it helped he was always good with geography

History! He loves learning about history in general, but also the history of weaponry and warfare. The Ancient Roman Empire is his favorite

Related to above, but he's also fascinated with ancient pantheons

But even more than those, Mickey loves languages! both ancient and modern. He's fluent in Spanish (his first language), English, Latin, French, and some scattered Italian and ancient Greek. Ever since he was a schoolboy, he tried to learn as much as he could. Even though he rarely has time for learning any new ones, he owns a lot of books on languages!

Gifts he's received are a complicated matter for him. While he still has the recipe box and scarf his mother gave him, they weren't birthday gifts and he doesn't have anything she ever gave him for his birthdays. Most of his belongings he carried on into adulthood were practical objects and birthday gifts were pieces of his childhood that he mostly left behind in South America.

Though, he loves getting birthday gifts. Here's a few that stand out for him:

A gold pocket watch Edward got him for his 27th birthday. It was very expensive and it looks it, all shiny with an engraving inside that reads, "To my dearest friend Mickey, Happy Birthday". Mickey always wears this watch, though not because Edward gave it to him, but because of how admired it is among their peers. Mickey himself could not purchase a nicer watch and thus treasures it

Several of his neckties were gifts, two of which were from Augusta

An enormous painting from the embassy that Mickey keeps over the fireplace in his office

KNICKKNACKS!! Mickey loves knickknacks, from statues to decorative antlers. Just STUFF he can put on surfaces to show off he isn't the miserable little boy who has little to nothing left from his childhood. Friends of his know he always appreciates a new object to add to his collection

Books are also always a well-received gift Mickey is happy to get on his birthday

Tickets to some show or event. Edward's taken Mickey to the opera for his birthday more than once

Chocolates (because of course he loves chocolate~)