Shiryu’s Birthday Bash (& so it begins)

                                                                                ^{From inside he heard that faint} TAPPING ^{at the door & immediately he wanted to hide himself. Please don’t let it be} SOMEONE ELSE ^{wanting to tell him happy birthday. Was this day over yet? No?} DAMNIT. ^{But, Shiryu rose from his spot & moved to the door. He took in a breath & opened it–}

                                                                                ^{But no one was there.} WHAT? ^{Brows furrowed until his attention turned} DOWNWARD ^{at what was at his feet. Precise was the wrapping on the gift with a cake next to it,} DECORATED ^{in shades of} GREEN, BLACK & GREY. ^{The card that stuck out of the top of the cake had on it, in neat wording.}

            HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHIRYU! HOPE YOU LIKE THE GIFT
                                                                                          —SHUN

                                                                                ^{The smile that etched across his lips was a sweet one. He leaned down & picked up the} CAKE & PRESENT ^{before turning in to close the door. How sweet of the Andromeda Saint. They cared. They} ALL ^{cared & what made it all the more wonderful was the fact that none of them were making it into a big deal. They were letting him have} HIS DAY ^{the way he wanted to.}

                                                                                                        ^{That made it all the more pleasant.}