day 5 - surprise kiss! (the auror department)
Years after his unfortunate run-in with a madman, Percival only just managed his department back into some semblance of normal, neither he nor his subordinates wary of each other anymore. Some things remained the same, however, such as his birthday being forgotten in the midst of busyness until someone mentions it (usually Seraphina).
This year, however, starting with Goldstein, his aurors greet him that morning with a 'happy birthday' which is surprising in itself (as the day had escaped his mind, again), but then Tina walks up, leans in close and presses her mouth to his cheek. She then thanks him (for what?) and nearly runs back to her desk with a red face.
Percival blinks when his eyes become sore from being opened so wide.
Then it’s the others, one by one, throughout the day. Merlin, he knew some of them to be a physically affectionate sort but this is unusual, to say the least.
“If this is some scheme to invoke any leniency on my part regarding your reports, you will be very disappointed,” he announces in the afternoon.
They all give him a look, then some smile or shake their heads before returning to work.