#//Yumi is trying to act normal but he really LOVES cute stuff lol

[yumichikah]

"Happy Birthday Yumichika-san!" Renji waves down the other and jogs up to him cheerfully. He hands over a present, in which he'd attempted to wrap, but had kind of given up halfway.

Inside, a couple of items that Renji had gathered in which he thought Yumi might like. A nice bottle of sake (of course, sake was never amiss in situations like this), a hair mask that Rangiku had so nicely helped him pick out, a small bottle of floral fragrance, and a set of cat hairpins.

The last item, was really meant to be a silly gag gift, but Renji had seen it in one of the stores in the Living World and he thought it might fit Yumichika even if the other didn't usually clip up his hair. He thought it was kinda cute and so why not.

Birthday Peacock 2023!

Yumichika had been in the middle of something when he was approached and presented with a very unique looking box. It was surprising enough for the redhead to have his birth date memorized, but for the guy to also be gifting something was not expected at all. That is why it took the beauty all of his willpower to keep a straight face, hiding the amount of amazement and joy this sudden moment had brought him.

"You... got me something?" were the words soon let out as perfectly manicured hands set down the pile of paperwork and reached out for the peculiarly packaged box instead. It had to contain something a bit on the heavier side at least, but otherwise there was no assumptions what this gift actually contained. With a slight curious head tilt, the peacock took a moment to look for the best way to approach opening this wrapping of sorts and then carefully started peeling pack some oddly placed tape. The chaotic nature of the packaging was a definite representation of who had put it all together.

"You didn't have to get me anything, but I do appreciate the effort so thanks", the birthday boy started, eventually getting the wrapping situation sorted and seeing the contents within. Seeing the sake resulted in a slight knowing smile since no member of the Eleventh would turn down an offer of sharing drinks. It was fitting. The hair mask got reacted to next, a hand picking it up and sparkling eyes reading the label and contents in disbelief. Something of this nature must've been picked up by a person who knew their stuff and it didn't take much of brain work to figure out Renji must've gotten help from someone more knowledgeable.

Then there were the pins.

It wasn't unusual for Yumichika to react big, but he rarely spoke about his affection towards cutesy things. It didn't fit his image at all so the topic rarely got brought up. So now, with wide eyes and barely hidden smile of excitement, the pins got picked up and examined closely in turn. They were ADORABLE.

"This... What's this for?" he muttered out, clearing his throat and regaining composure quickly as he realized just how uncharacteristic the sudden excitement towards this item alone had been. Hopefully the lieutenant wasn't going to berate him for liking something so feminine - that was his biggest fear when it came to the non-masculine things he secretly enjoyed.