Eli hums thoughtfully at this explanation. Interesting.
"That's sweet. Like you." He leans up into his partner, pressing a kiss to his cheek.
"I do. It's charming. And you know I love a little knicknack." He pokes one of the ornaments again, a silvery sphere. "Where did you get all these thingies?"
That familiar rose scent thickens at the kiss, a happy rustle rolling through his petals. "The Karterians gave them to me. I believe it was due to a tradition of their own, for they stopped to hang their ornaments into my sweaters."
And wrap him in ribbon. And strung popcorn.
He beams in his Cassius way. "I was even gifted a colorful scarf. I have never been gifted so many things before."
"Oh?" Eli raises a brow at this, looking perplexed. Cassius seems pleased by these 'gifts', but...
"They were... Decorating you. Like a tree. Because you're a plant?" A bit of indignant anger sparks in his chest. Those fucking weirdos, treating his boyfriend like an object...
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Date: 2025-12-20 06:28 am (UTC)From:"That's sweet. Like you." He leans up into his partner, pressing a kiss to his cheek.
"I do. It's charming. And you know I love a little knicknack." He pokes one of the ornaments again, a silvery sphere. "Where did you get all these thingies?"
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Date: 2025-12-20 06:42 am (UTC)From:And wrap him in ribbon. And strung popcorn.
He beams in his Cassius way. "I was even gifted a colorful scarf. I have never been gifted so many things before."
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Date: 2025-12-22 12:35 am (UTC)From:"They were... Decorating you. Like a tree. Because you're a plant?" A bit of indignant anger sparks in his chest. Those fucking weirdos, treating his boyfriend like an object...