#;; btw marcel got him a pendant necklace

[aeviterncl]

Connor wasn't even sure if Marcel would be home, but it was worth a shot to actually be able to give him, his Christmas present on Christmas. The raven had sent the other a text on his way over, but there hadn't been a response. He knocked on the door when he arrived, planning to just leave the gift on the door step if his boyfriend had previous plans and simply wasn't home. Connor had all the time in the world when it came to the Holidays, but that didn't mean that, that stood true for everyone

UNPROMPTED ┊always accepting.

The whole day had been busy from the moment he had woken up that morning. While the Brändle household was not the type to celebrate Christmas, they still had festivities underway. For once, the father was home, the cat stayed indoors, and both of the twins were actually around the house. It was a rare occurrence for everyone to be able to see each other like this, and there was only one reason why the brothers and their father would set aside such a day to ensure they celebrated and saw each other face-to-face. It was the twins’ birthday.

In all the eventfulness of setting up the childish birthday decorations around the house and working on preparing a feast, it was no wonder Marcel had not even had the time to read his texts or notice his boyfriend called at all. He had noticed the buzzing of the phone in his pocket but he really had no opportunity to check what messages were being sent to him. While he wanted to check right away, he wouldn’t be able to until the workload diminished.

Just as the wizard was about to finally take a break and check the messages, his ears picked up on the sound of knocking on the door. As he was the one free at the moment, Marcel made his way to the front door and opened it, surprised to see his boyfriend there standing at the entrance. He could not hide the stunned look on his face, but boy was he glad to see him. Maybe it was the turn of their relationship that made him feel it, but the overwhelming happiness sprouting in his chest was clear as day.

❝ I was going to call you after all the preparations were done, ❞ the wizard greeted Connor with a smile, ❝ you’re early but do you want to join us for dinner? ❞

It was then he noticed an item in the other male’s hand. Could that possibly be...? Well, it wouldn’t do any good to keep him waiting out here. Taking hold of Connor’s wrist, Marcel gently tugged him closer to lead him inside. Even if the package in his hand was meant more to be a birthday gift, Marcel was relieved he had also prepared something for Connor before he forgot Christmas was a thing.

Once Connor was safe inside and the door was shut behind him, the wizard led him over to the couch for him to sit. Leaving him for a moment, he went back to the bedroom he was supposed to share with Marie to grab the wrapped up gift he had gotten for him. Before long, he was back and sitting next to his boyfriend on the couch, eagerly holding out a wrapped box to him, ❝ I hope you like it. I wasn’t sure if you celebrated Christmas, but I got something just in case. ❞