[ in sharp contrast to the emphasis on all other holidays requiring togetherness with his friends and family, rin has never done much to celebrate his birthday. in australia, only his host parents had known its date, and he'd brushed off their attempts to celebrate it. they'd been hurt by it, he knew, but he'd been so absorbed in his own anger that it had been simple collateral damage.
he's not even sure how heine figured out when his birthday was. makoto, maybe. or haru, whose laconic nature - surprisingly - doesn't extend to forgetting birthdays. no, it was probably gou, who's hellbent on getting him out of the weird funk he's been in after -- well, it's not worth thinking about. heine's here now, without the pretense of a sparring session, and that says a great deal.
he grins, a beat too late. but it's genuine all the same, if tinged with surprise.
being remembered. knowing that they're friends, no matter the shit they've put each other through. it means a lot, even if rin knows heine won't appreciate him externalizing that. ]
I was bored, but now I'm annoyed. Since I don't see a gift on you.
wear the jasmine outfit first
he's not even sure how heine figured out when his birthday was. makoto, maybe. or haru, whose laconic nature - surprisingly - doesn't extend to forgetting birthdays. no, it was probably gou, who's hellbent on getting him out of the weird funk he's been in after -- well, it's not worth thinking about. heine's here now, without the pretense of a sparring session, and that says a great deal.
he grins, a beat too late. but it's genuine all the same, if tinged with surprise.
being remembered. knowing that they're friends, no matter the shit they've put each other through. it means a lot, even if rin knows heine won't appreciate him externalizing that. ]
I was bored, but now I'm annoyed. Since I don't see a gift on you.
[ his grin sharpens, belying all of the above. ]