[ voice ] ahaha, here we go~heartbetweenJanuary 31 2010, 20:47:51 UTC
Happy birthday.
[And if Byakuya's paying attention, he might notice the small hint of apprehension in his tone. He had promised to stay out of his personal life, and Byakuya's birthday was not something strictly professional, something to do with being a shinigami.
But...it was his birthday and Kaien wanted to wish him...
Ultimately, he's not really sure what reaction he expects--he knows what reaction he would like, but that's not Byakuya, so he's not even thinking along those lines--and he's a bit nervous.]
[ voice ] xD *pets*xnoble_reasonxJanuary 31 2010, 22:21:04 UTC
[He hadn't been aware that Shiba remembered his birthday, or even that he knew it. He, himself, had let it slip from his mind. He only knows the time frame from gifts from noble families who think it must be a way to stay in his good graces, from women who find it necessary to point out the day of his birth.
So he doesn't respond for a while, because out of all the things he's said, things he's done, Shiba still takes the time to do what he finds unnecessary.]
[ voice ]-snuggle- he just wants a little approval geez Byakuya. D:heartbetweenJanuary 31 2010, 23:24:58 UTC
[He doesn't know why the response hurts when he expected nothing. He had already known Byakuya wouldn't thank him or anything, and this response had been relatively a lot less harsh than others had been.
...perhaps it is simply that he did expect something--the rejection of the gesture, the rebuke--and what he expected is exactly what he got and the opposite of what he wants.]
...I. I know, but...it's still important.
[and then more quietly] I'll leave you alone the rest of the day, don't worry. I just...wanted to say it. Nobody else knows today's your birthday. And someone ought to wish you.
[There is a present that has been sitting in his apartment for a month, but now Kaien has lost the nerve to bring it up. He'll just leave it outside his door again. No need to even leave a card, really. He's the only one that knows, after all...]
[ voice] *cuddle* Awwwxnoble_reasonxFebruary 1 2010, 00:58:58 UTC
I see.
[Birthdays had never been a lot for him. Perhaps to some, they were bid deals, something that everyone celebrated religiously, with friends and family and all sorts of strange, unnecessary things.
Not that he hadn't ever celebrated, that would have been a lie. He didn't really care for a big celebration or the lavish gifts one could give. He didn't expect Shiba to give him the space he wanted so desperately. It's a bit unsettling, actually, to actually have the private time.]
[ voice] -huggle- how was your grandpa's birthday? :3heartbetweenFebruary 1 2010, 02:32:23 UTC
[Birthdays had always been important to Kaien, not as a signifier of getting older (because when one lived for centuries, even millenia, one year faded into the background), but as a day that was special to a person. He'd always done has best to make sure Ganju and Kuukaku's birthdays were memorable, and he was often plotting celebrations with Kyoraku for Ukitake's birthdays.]
...What?
[Is that...an invitation? He thinks it is, but it couldn't be, right?]
[ voice] It was great. Now I'm dead tired. xD; How are you?xnoble_reasonxFebruary 1 2010, 03:38:09 UTC
[The purpose of birthdays... was there really one? To a shinigami, there wasn't. A part of him wonders what would happen if he showed more interest in Rukia's birthday, something he hadn't really considered until the day arrived that she and Soul Society were inaccessible.
[ voice ] <3 Goodxnoble_reasonxFebruary 1 2010, 06:45:01 UTC
Interpret it any way you like.
[He knows Shiba will be by. Why not be a proper host, now that he can support himself? He does not mind the occasional guest. There was at least someone in the Household he could speak to. It's different here.]
[And if Byakuya's paying attention, he might notice the small hint of apprehension in his tone. He had promised to stay out of his personal life, and Byakuya's birthday was not something strictly professional, something to do with being a shinigami.
But...it was his birthday and Kaien wanted to wish him...
Ultimately, he's not really sure what reaction he expects--he knows what reaction he would like, but that's not Byakuya, so he's not even thinking along those lines--and he's a bit nervous.]
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So he doesn't respond for a while, because out of all the things he's said, things he's done, Shiba still takes the time to do what he finds unnecessary.]
There was no need.
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...perhaps it is simply that he did expect something--the rejection of the gesture, the rebuke--and what he expected is exactly what he got and the opposite of what he wants.]
...I. I know, but...it's still important.
[and then more quietly] I'll leave you alone the rest of the day, don't worry. I just...wanted to say it. Nobody else knows today's your birthday. And someone ought to wish you.
[There is a present that has been sitting in his apartment for a month, but now Kaien has lost the nerve to bring it up. He'll just leave it outside his door again. No need to even leave a card, really. He's the only one that knows, after all...]
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[Birthdays had never been a lot for him. Perhaps to some, they were bid deals, something that everyone celebrated religiously, with friends and family and all sorts of strange, unnecessary things.
Not that he hadn't ever celebrated, that would have been a lie. He didn't really care for a big celebration or the lavish gifts one could give. He didn't expect Shiba to give him the space he wanted so desperately. It's a bit unsettling, actually, to actually have the private time.]
I'll prepare the tea.
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...What?
[Is that...an invitation? He thinks it is, but it couldn't be, right?]
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He'll think about it.]
Tea, Shiba. I would think you'd remember it.
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Are you...asking me to come over?
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[He knows Shiba will be by. Why not be a proper host, now that he can support himself? He does not mind the occasional guest. There was at least someone in the Household he could speak to. It's different here.]
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