@halvonia : In the craftsman quarters can be found a bouquet of flowers, containing a mixture of lotus flowers and red spider lilies - the perfect mixture of flowers for the two lovers. The flowers were wrapped in an iridescent blue paper where the stems were tightly tied together with a teal ribbon. There seemed to be a bottle of sweet wine next to the flowers along with two boxes.
One box in the shape of a heart held hand made rice cakes decorated in the shape of flowers, all in an assortment of flavors. The other being adorned with a bow tied around it. inside was a jewelry set, with what appeared to be a singular earring - meaning the sender must have the other (what with his tendency to love matching with the man he loves), a bracelet, and finally a golden locket in the shape of a crescent moon.
With this all was a beautifully written note written in the most gorgeous calligraphy.
ๆไบฒ็ฑ็ ๅบๆ ,
ไธๅค่ๅฟซไน
Every moment I get to spend with you my beloved makes my day even brighter. I do hope you are taking good care of yourself, and you are not overworking yourself too much.
I hope you enjoy the gifts and they are to your tastes. After all the rice cakes were all lovingly crafted by hand by myself, no store bought sweets as many couples would do on this day. I do hope to see you tonight so we may celebrate together. I look foreward to spending it with you, my love.
ๆฐธ้ ๆไฝ ,
้พๅฐ ไธนๆซ
he's such a romantic. it's the first thing yingxing thinks when he opens the door to his quarters a finds the assortment of gifts from the vidyadhara. the weariness of a full day's work eases for a moment as the craftsman crosses over to his desk. the gifts are mixed in with the many trinkets on his desk that yingxing tinkers with in his spare time. at this point, dan feng knows not to mess with his things.
first thing he does is survey the array of gifts. he picks up the flowers and runs careful, calloused fingers over the smooth petals of the lotuses. soft, just like his a-feng. then, he uncorks the wine to smell its sweet scent. this would be lovely to share and so he puts it away for now.
next comes the box of sweets, yingxing's face lighting up as he takes one of the cakes and eats it happily. immediately he knows they were prepared by dan feng as they taste distinctly different from the sweet cakes of aurum alley. the little bit of sugar gives him a nice kick of energy as he focuses on the last two gifts. it looks like half of a jewelry set with only one earring and one bracelet. yingxing can't help but chuckle to himself as he looks down at the bracer still snuggly on his arm. " i'm starting to sense a pattern, yinyue. "
yingxing typically doesn't wear fancy jewelry since he spends long days in the forge. a bracer is practical but such beautiful craftsmanship with grow dirty and rusty if worn around the flame. but at the very least, he can wear them tonight. the earthy tones makes yingxing feel like he's dressing like dan feng, like he is able to step into the same world as the high elder.
taking another cake, yingxing cleans himself and puts on much nicer clothes to meet his beloved. new earring and bracelet gleam in the artificial moonlight. he grins widely, hands on his hips as he sees the high elder approach. " and when exactly did you find the time to do all of this? " he practically scolds. " has someone been slacking off on their duties again? "