Murdoch yawned. "Happy birthday, love" Cliff said tenderly. Murdoch smiled, nuzzling into his partner. "Can this be a quiet day?" he asked, "Like, not a big party or anything." "Oh, sure babe." *** "hppy bd Murdoch!" Samuel texted. Murdoch smiled fondly, and typed a "thanks". The others got the memo, and though they naturally wished him well, they let him be with his bae. Still in the height of pride month, he wore a cape. He and Cliff were at a cafe, a few other customers around. Cliff returned with two pumpkin lattes. "Here we go" Cliff said. Murdoch kissed Cliff, and the two enjoyed the warmth drinks together. *** "So, was this day what you expected?" Cliff asked They were both in bed, nuzzling each other, having just finished binging Clone High. "Yeah, just what I needed."