Short Summary: This is a mixture of the card and the event. The event happens after the card. Rafayel’s overwhelming birthday celebration marks a tender moment with MC, as they share a sunrise and reflect on his Lemurian past, deepening their bond.

TIMELINE NOTES: This is after they’ve “known each other for a while”, but it’s Rafayel’s first birthday after being with her. Rafayel seems to be having an identity issue with his Lemurian self and the human ways. I think it fits perfectly after Oceanic Nightfall. It was pointed out to me that his birthday happens during the Spring. I think it’s a good indicator that this could happen closer to Blossoms, so I think it makes sense to put it it the Darling Level.

EVENT: Chapter 1

It’s the first Rafayel birthday MC is handling, she wants to do something special.

She talks with Thomas, who said he rejected everything about his birthday, he was fine being alone. MC doesn’t understand him. Thomas proposes a surprise.

Rafayel already knows they’re planning something.

MC lies and says they were discussing who he’d call first if he were kidnapped. Rafayel says Thomas because paying the ransom with his money wouldn’t make him feel as bad. He asks them to help him organizing his art collection the next day. Thomas says he can’t.

EVENT: Chapter 2

The next day, she goes to his house, that’s filled with gifts.

She goes through the gifts, a statue, a music box… Rafayel says he used to spend his days in an opera house and quickly covers it up by saying he did posters part-time. MC doesn’t believe it, but doesn’t press.

[note: this is him hiding his past from Anecdote Siren’s Song]

MC is curious about his life before meeting her.

After cleaning up, Rafayel takes a nap on the couch. While trying to sneak out, she finds a notepad with yellowed landscape photos on the floor. All the photos have notes and dates from several years ago to the past months.

He asks him while he’s half asleep if she can have it, he says yes.

EVENT: Chapter 3

MC tals to Thomas about the place to celebrate. She asks him about the pictures, and Thomas says he did ask him to book flights to them, and then vanished for half a month.