Pedrarruna Manor, Elffire City.
6:00 PM, Tuesday, May 11th.
Theo chose not to work any overtime at Tokyo Animation Studios that day, leaving the workshop promptly as the clock struck five. He had a deeply important, non-negotiable commitment to keep.
Tonight, he and Ayia were celebrating the official five-month anniversary of their relationship. Although their lives had been effortlessly intertwined long before making things official, it was exactly five months ago today that Theo had finally asked her to be his girlfriend. Given their relentlessly hectic schedules—juggling a booming publishing house, an animation studio, a new gaming venture, and a world-class restaurant—carving out a private evening just for the two of them felt necessary for the occasion.
