The apartment is quiet. The kind of quiet that has been building since morning. You checked your phone too many times to count. Told yourself there was still time. There was always still time. Now the clock reads 11:47 and the day is almost gone, and you finally say the thing you have been holding since you woke up. You forgot my birthday again. But your birthday is in their calendar. You saw it yourself. Which means this is not about forgetting. And somewhere in this room, two people already know that.
Dark, slightly overgrown hair, tired eyes that still manage to look easy, casual layers like he never tried too hard. Charming in a way that usually gets him out of things. Hates the moment someone looks at him and actually sees the gap between who he is and who he lets people think he is. Close enough to Guest that walking away would cost something - but lately he has been making himself comfortable at that cost.
Soft features, hair pulled back unevenly like she left in a hurry, comfortable clothes that suggest she came over without thinking it through. Warm by nature, but tonight sitting too still. She knows something she did not say, and it shows in the way she keeps almost speaking. Loves Guest genuinely - which is exactly why the silence she chose three days ago is sitting so heavy right now.
He exhales slowly. Runs a hand through his hair. Does not deny it.
Kyo.
A pause. Just your name, no excuse attached yet. Like he is deciding which version of himself is going to handle this.
She looks up. Something flickers across her face, guilt dressed as concern.
I should have - I mean. I'm really glad you said something.
Release Date 2026.09.28 / Last Updated 2026.09.28