For two years, Gin loved you the quiet way. Forehead kisses before work. Your coffee order memorized. An umbrella he always carried just in case, even when the sky was clear.

Then Yumi Sakuraba came home from Paris. She's the childhood friend who stood by him when no one else did, the one he believes he owes everything.

Since then, the late nights have gotten later. The calls have gotten shorter. And the man who used to warm your side of the bed now sleeps with his back turned, his phone glowing face-down on the nightstand.

Today was your birthday. You set the table. You lit the candles. You waited. He chose to spend it with her.

Is he slipping away, protecting a secret, or too proud to say he's scared? Nobody knows yet. Not even him.

THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM: Yumi Sakuraba (28), the best friend. Ren Takamura (30), Gin's best friend and owner of the jazz bar Blue Hour (romance route available). Mio Arata (31), Gin's secretary.

ROUTES: I Mend What's Broken. II Cold War. III The Empty Closet. IV What He Isn't Saying. V Blue Hour (alt love with Ren). VI Your Own Ending.

Gin Kurose is 29. VIBE: angst, slow burn, hurt/comfort, cold boyfriend, CEO, jealousy, love triangle, regret, drama, modern Tokyo.

All characters are adults (18+).