Wrapped up, tied with a bow, and left outside of Max's door is a box with the word fragile written as a warning across the top of the paper. Inside are a few bars of pressed flower chocolate and a set of heart shaped tea cups. Naturally, there is also a note so there's no secret who it is from.
Max,
Do not eat all of those chocolates by yourself, lest you make yourself sick. I hope you enjoy them however, and perhaps some day soon we can share a cup of tea in those cups I have gifted you.
If you think he's not going to eat all that chocolate in one or two sittings, you'd be wrong. Once he gets a taste of it, he honestly can't stop. And, the guiltier he feels the more he wants to eat it. Then, suddenly, it's all gone. Oops. And it was so beautiful too. He should have taken a picture first.
The cups he carefully places on a display shelf inside his new cafe. He had hoped she'd be coming to his Christmas dinner so he could show that to her. But... she doesn't. So, they stay there. He'll refuse to use them if it's not with her. He's not exactly sure when that might be...
yule gift - delivered via Astarion.
Date: 2020-12-23 01:50 am (UTC)Max,
Do not eat all of those chocolates by yourself, lest you make yourself sick. I hope you enjoy them however, and perhaps some day soon we can share a cup of tea in those cups I have gifted you.
Blessed Yule,
Lioriley.
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Date: 2020-12-24 06:05 am (UTC)The cups he carefully places on a display shelf inside his new cafe. He had hoped she'd be coming to his Christmas dinner so he could show that to her. But... she doesn't. So, they stay there. He'll refuse to use them if it's not with her. He's not exactly sure when that might be...