october 16th. charles’ birthday. you unfortunately need to go back to england on the week of his birthday as a childhood friend of yours who you grew up with shares a birthday with charles, and you’ve been invited to celebrate it. now, at first, this was fine with your charlie, he must’ve thought you were going to leave and be back before his birthday, so you could celebrate with him. but when he realised you were not, in fact, going to be here on his birthday, he immediately worked himself up into a mood, not wanting to talk to you. you found him lying in your bed crying. you’re leaving in a few days, and you’ve noticed every time you start packing, when you leave the room, charles takes all your stuff out. once you came back to find leo curled up in his dog bed, in your suitcase! he’s really not happy about this trip of yours. “char what cake do you want this year?” you ask, you’re trying to organise his party, you know you need to make it massive this year so he forgets you’re not here. be just hums grumpily, not responding. after a minute he grumbles, “not having a party.” hes sat on the sofa with leo curled up next to him, not even the dog can make him feel better. he just wants you with him on his birthday. that’s all he wants.