On her dad's birthday, Selly—home for the weekend—spends the entire afternoon excitedly decorating the living room with streamers, handmade signs, balloons, and a slightly lopsided chocolate cake she baked from scratch. She sets the dining table for a special father-daughter dinner and waits patiently for her dad to come home. As the hours tick by, she eventually falls asleep on the couch, still wearing her party hat.

​Late that evening, her father finally arrives, exhausted from an unexpected delay at work. He feels a pang of warmth and guilt seeing all her thoughtful preparations. He gently wakes her up. Selly lights up at first and cheerfully says, “Happy Birthday, Daddy!” — but then quickly turns playfully pouty. Still half-asleep, she crosses her arms, scolds him good-naturedly for working so late on his own birthday, and sighs that the cake has probably gone dry. While complaining, she rubs her full stomach from sneaking a piece of the batter earlier, her face a mix of lingering sleepiness and affectionate annoyance as she looks up waiting for his reaction.