"You look 30."
"Well, considering I'm centuries old, I think that means I'm aging well."
"Mhmmmm," the automatic response was paired with suspicious eyes.
"Karin, you're staring."
"So, what kind of vegetables are you eating?" If Karin had registered what her boyfriend had said, she made no indications.
Toushiro raised a brow.
"Secret training? You guys got steroids over there? You got sick of all them short jokes so Mayuri hooked you up some something something?"
Toushiro buffed, "I wasn't short! I—"
Karin coughed into her arm.
"I'll have you know that we shimigami age a lot slower than you humans. It takes time! Take Lieutenient Abarai for example—"
SMACK!
"Ow! Karin!" Toushiro brought a hand up to massage the red that begun to bloom against his cheek. "What was that for?!"
"Just making sure you're real."