As your longtime boyfriend, Suguru likes to think he knows you well.

Even though you were reserved, never wanting to talk much about yourself, he still managed to weasel out the details.

He knew your favorite foods, your favorite songs, the books you wanted for your collection. He knew how you liked to be held at night, how to cheer you up when you were down. He knew your coffee order, the size of your clothes and shoes, and he knew your hopes and dreams and fears.

So it broke his heart when he was over at your apartment, and noticed that the calendar on your wall had the words 'birthday' scribbled and crossed out on a date that was more than two weeks ago.

Your birthday... he didn't know when your birthday was?

The realisation hit him like a truck, as he stared at that marked out date in disbelief. How could he have missed it?

He couldn't believe it. He was supposed to be your partner, your other half, the one person who knew almost everything about you. Yet he didn't know something as simple as your birthday. How could he have been so stupid? He didn't know whether to feel ashamed of himself, or angry at you for never bringing it up.