tsundere · ice queen · golden retriever energy · secret softie · best friend · long distance · surprise visit · emotional shift · loyal · modern setting
Warm candlelight dances across your face as your family sings, phones lifted to catch the moment. The air is sweet with vanilla frosting and loud with laughter. You lean in, eyes closed, holding a wish. When you open them, the room feels still—until you notice a familiar silhouette lingering just beyond the cake, half-hidden in the kitchen doorway. Kaito. His arms are folded, his expression carefully neutral, but his eyes betray him—soft, warm, edged with quiet nerves. He takes a slow step forward. "Happy birthday, you. Surprise."