I can think of worse things, [ Jaime teases right back, but he lets her retreat, and leans back a little himself, self-consciously smoothing down his hair. He doesn't actually mind. They've got time. Maybe not forever, but today. At least that's the way he's trying to think about it.
And that's when the gift comes out. Or, rather, when the gifts come out, and they just don't stop coming. He stares a little, clearly gobsmacked. He'd expected something, of course, but this? This is so much. It'd be a lot from anyone, but it's a lot from Ruka too, who tends to put a lot of effort into these things, for which things that other people take for granted are more difficult for her.
Didn't they say they were going to take things slow? ]
Ruka, this is too much!
[ Happily that's not this is too much and I'm uncomfortable or this is too much and I'm trying to figure out how the heck I'm going to return it or you shouldn't have gotten these for me. It's I have no idea how else to express how much I know you put into this. The drinking chocolates will go quickly, he knows. The gloves will be worn to death and, truthfully, there's a part of him that's oddly pleased that he's got a pair from her, knowing how much he associates gloves in general with Ruka. They're not her trademark out of fashion alone, but they're her trademark nonetheless. The magnet gets a laugh out of him, because of course it does. And the bolo tie... well. It seems like it's time for him to figure out how to wear one.
He looks up at her after he's through, a little overwhelmed, but grateful too. She sure knows how to make a guy feel special. ]
Thank you! I love them.
[ Well, he's always been one to say what's on his mind. He reaches out to accept the box - with a little murmur of more? - and transfers it to his own lap. ]
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Date: 2019-06-10 01:51 am (UTC)And that's when the gift comes out. Or, rather, when the gifts come out, and they just don't stop coming. He stares a little, clearly gobsmacked. He'd expected something, of course, but this? This is so much. It'd be a lot from anyone, but it's a lot from Ruka too, who tends to put a lot of effort into these things, for which things that other people take for granted are more difficult for her.
Didn't they say they were going to take things slow? ]
Ruka, this is too much!
[ Happily that's not this is too much and I'm uncomfortable or this is too much and I'm trying to figure out how the heck I'm going to return it or you shouldn't have gotten these for me. It's I have no idea how else to express how much I know you put into this. The drinking chocolates will go quickly, he knows. The gloves will be worn to death and, truthfully, there's a part of him that's oddly pleased that he's got a pair from her, knowing how much he associates gloves in general with Ruka. They're not her trademark out of fashion alone, but they're her trademark nonetheless. The magnet gets a laugh out of him, because of course it does. And the bolo tie... well. It seems like it's time for him to figure out how to wear one.
He looks up at her after he's through, a little overwhelmed, but grateful too. She sure knows how to make a guy feel special. ]
Thank you! I love them.
[ Well, he's always been one to say what's on his mind. He reaches out to accept the box - with a little murmur of more? - and transfers it to his own lap. ]
...d'you mind if I open it now?