with quiet, careful steps she sneaks up behind her girlfriend, smile soft and happy as she wraps an arm around leaf’s waist and cheerfully murmurs, “happy birthday!” she’s content standing there a moment, chin resting on leaf’s shoulder, but eventually luka pulls back and reveals what’s in her other hand- a gift! the flower-patterned messenger bag is only one part of it, for inside leaf will find a soft, purple knit sweater folded up neatly with a pair of matching thigh highs, and a package of band-aids in the shape of smiling skitty faces. and there’s one thing more; a little box, topped with a jaunty pink ribbon. nestled inside is a necklace from which hangs a dome-shaped terrarium with a wee succulent inside, a tiny little plant leaf can wear around as it grows. “i thought about buying you flowers,” luka admits, “but, well, they’ll wilt eventually. and i love you, and that’s not ever gonna stop, so…” she pauses a moment, flushing, “so, i thought this would be nicer. we can watch it grow together, you know?”
the declaration of ‘happy birthday!’ is enough for her - leaf’s perfectly satisfied just staying there with luka. really, she’s content enough with just knowing luka remembered her birthday. when she pulls back, there’s something like disappointment that fills her veins, but it’s immediately discarded once she sees the gifts in her gitlfriend’s hands. gently, leaf takes the items, unsure, cautious, as if they’re not really for her.
it feels dreamlike, really, a hand placing the bag over her shoulder and running a hand over the design before checking inside. she pulls out the thigh highs and sweater first, examining it with a big smile. she saves her gratitude at the end, but part of her knows she’ll love it all anyways. leaf folds it back up neatly, reaching for the box of bandaids and grinning at the design. she’s always been a sucker for cute bandaid designs, especially those that were pokemon-related, so she’s glad to say she’ll treasure them. almost too much, they were much too cute to actually use...
she feels around some more, eventually taking out the box and carefully opening it up. her mouth’s agape and she takes a second before throwing her arms around luka, pulling away to press kisses all over the other’s face.
❛ th - thank you, thank you so much! oh my god, i love all of it! i love you so much! ❜ she’s absolutely head over heels and the feelings rarely changed over the last couple of months, ❛ i love you! thank you! ❜ she goes back to hugging luka, face nestled in the crook of her neck.
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