[He opens it. Carefully at first and then, catching Abby's eye, pulls the paper apart more quickly. There's box. Curious. He opens the box and dumps the contents out onto the bed.
It's a long... tube.
Lev picks it up and looks at it through the large glass end instead of the eyehole.]
[For a minute, he's quiet as he puts the object back to his eye, learning that he can twist it and make the colors move and dance. It's enchanting, like being inside his own head when he tries to draw.
she makes room for him though, automatically, and shifts back down in bed to get comfortable too. seems like a nap is in order before they get up and eat... all of this bacon, huh. she leans over first, and props his drawing up on her bedside table. pride of place, right next to her only photo frame.)
We should do Christmas next year, even if itβs just us.
[He settles down next to her in the bed and rolls over to face her. Giving gifts is... fun actually. He likes the idea of making people happy. Of making Abby happy.]
We're gonna do Christmas every year until one of us gets sick of it.
(abby could go so many more years, she knows it. even if she didn't like christmas, seeing lev this happy with himself would be worth putting up with anything in the world. she turns her head on the pillow to face him. her grin is sleepy.)
Sound good?
text; adds to our approximately 1 million ongoing threads sorry; also forward date to the 14th
yeah, anything. i'll give you like 60 bucks, that's good right? it's for valentines day [ Which is... today. Pictured: Clarisse's ADHD ass and her inability to plan or cope with deadlines. ]
Uhhh Maybe? This is kind of my first money based economy so make of that what you will. do you want me to use all of it And isn't that today? Cutting it kind of fine
ha ha wow you're funnier every time we talk but i guess i would be intimidated too if i were you βπ‘βπ‘βπ‘βπ‘
oh. right. uhh yes use all of it [ Abby could honestly keep most of the money and Clarisse would never know. She has no clue. ] YES IT'S TODAY I'M AWARE thanks abby
Thanks I'm a very funny person. ask anybody (but not lev)
What... kind do you want Like wine or a spirit or. do you know anything about alcohol (abby really... doesn't, manny was the mixologist of the two of them, but she feels like she knows more than clarisse at any rate.) NP. is this for bella. how romanticcccc
[ Well, she would ask Lev, but Lev would probably just roast her up the same way he roasts Abby, and who wants to be roasted by a child. ]
fuck uhhhh wine? i guess? that's like something people do, right? on dates and stuff [ help ] no, this is for one of my many other conquests, obviously
Sure. Are you having dinner too? otherwise it's going to be a very short date Yeah you really seem like that kind of person. I can get it and bring it to yours if you like
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