Thread:Maryritai/@comment-24684131-20141224135854

[Merry Christmas Mary :P]

Liath stood rigid, staring straight into the surface of the fine wooden door.

having spent the better part of five minutes standing there, clutching the gift he had made tightly as he tried to work up the courage to knock, he decided that the craftsmanship of the door was - in fact - exquisite. Cursing himself, the boy knelt down, placed the package by the door, gave the door a swift but gentle knock, turned, and strode away.

"Un-be-fuckin'-lievable, I fight souless monsters for a living yet can't knock on a door to give a girl a present? Pfft." He grumbled to himself as he left.

The package he had left was entirely unremarkable; it measure about three feet long by one and a half feet across, and was wrapped in plain brown paper. However, the contents of the package were far more interesting. Though he wouldn't admit it, this particular present was the one he had spent the most time on; over a week of design and construction until he got it right. The end product was a rather glamorous pair of metallic butterfly wings.

The design it itself was still relatively simple, a copy of a Monarch Butterfly's wings, though tinted orange. Large areas of the inner wing hand been cut out, leaving a simple metal frame on the inside mimicking the butterflies wing patter.

Attached to the top right hand corner of the package was a small tag with a cartoon kitten that looked like it lived in the desert, chasing a butterfly. Inside was written a simple message, though the penwork showed significant care:-

Hey Marie

''I know it's been a while and we haven't talked much lately, but a friend of mind told me you were hoping for a certain something this christmas, so I figured i'd give it a shot. If it isn't what you're looking for, feel free to return it, no hard feelings.''

Merry Christmas

Liath Azure 