(A/N): So this year, I couldn't really come up with anything to write for my birthday like last year, hence why not publishing anything.

However, in Koikatsu I did a few scenes for my birthday, so I guess I can add on some captions to those images.
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"Alright, Stephy, keep your eyes closed just a bit more~" Touko tells me as I do so, before she finally have me sitting down on the floor, and she tells me to open my eyes. "Surprise!"

In front of me is a huge strawberry cake, and on the other side of the table, Touko is seated, having a big smile on her face. "I went for baking this one myself with some advice from Saaya, hehe~!"

"Whether you got help or not, this is still amazing, my beloved. And I couldn't have asked for anything better, I love it." I tell her as she stands up before walking over to me, embracing me in a hug and giving me a kiss on my cheek.

"Happy birthday Stephy, I love you so much~ ♡"

"And I love you too, Touko, so very much, heh~"

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(A/N): So yeah, and you can imagine what went down for the rest of that day-

Anyways, I also have an variation of the above image here:

Made a party hat less version as I did like the poses I had made for me and Touko, and I do use it as a banner for one of my Twitter accounts.

All in all, I shall make sure to do more proper stories, and I might not neccesarily use Koikatsu for those admittedly, but we'll see.

Otherwise, if not, they will remain like previous works I've done in this book and only have a few images at times.

That's it for me, even if this is mostly just me talking on and on, but one thing hasn't changed as I am older now, and that's that I will always love my beloved Touko Kirigaya.