On the fifth day of Christmas my True Love gave to me…
…five golden rings.
They were simple and yet subtle. Very much Hiruma, though many would think of Hiruma as a complex being.
Then again, not many people truly knew Yoichi. All they saw was Hiruma.
Still, it was very Hiruma. A territorial marking, if you will. Possession. And every time he saw it he smiled.
Maybe it was because he liked being Hiruma's. Maybe it was how he was reminded of his dad saying how the two gold earrings in the top of his left ear made him look even more like a delinquent.
Maybe it was the matching two rings in Hiruma's left ear.
It was simple and subtle, and yet in some ways that didn't suit him at all. Quiet never suited Yoichi Hiruma.
Quiet may suit Gen, but Musashi took center stage every time he kicked. Musashi was not afraid of an audience.
So Gen went out and bought a gold wedding band, even though he should be saving money, even though Yoichi would yell at him later. Because Yoichi would wear it, because Yoichi was his, and neither of them cared about any spectators.
