Silveria discovered that Damien's birthday was quickly approaching entirely by accident, catching Felix scheduling something onto the shared household calendar that Benson kept meticulously updated in the main kitchen.
"His birthday is next week?" she asked, genuinely surprised he had never once mentioned it to her directly.
"He doesn't celebrate it," Felix said, shrugging casually. "Hasn't in years, honestly. Says it's simply just another day like any other."
"That seems genuinely sad."
"That's Damien for you," Felix said. "Ever since the accident happened, birthdays became considerably complicated for him. His parents used to make an enormous deal out of the occasion every single year. Amara too, especially. After they all died, I think it simply felt easier for him to skip the day entirely rather than properly face everything it used to represent."
