Exactly. It shows the time you put into it as you thought of them. [She took a brief sip of tea.] You can also learn a lot about someone that way.
[A light blush dusted her cheeks.] My first Christmas with Elias… he gave me a stuffed bear. Which was confusing at first… but then he told me he actually made it which… I hadn’t expected. He didn’t seem the type. But it sounded like he put a lot of effort into it. …I wasn’t expecting to receive anything at all, so it was special. [Plus the bear ate her excess magic as she slept, but… that was an added bonus. Proof of how much he had thought about her while making it.]
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Date: 2024-09-03 03:11 pm (UTC)[A light blush dusted her cheeks.] My first Christmas with Elias… he gave me a stuffed bear. Which was confusing at first… but then he told me he actually made it which… I hadn’t expected. He didn’t seem the type. But it sounded like he put a lot of effort into it. …I wasn’t expecting to receive anything at all, so it was special. [Plus the bear ate her excess magic as she slept, but… that was an added bonus. Proof of how much he had thought about her while making it.]