Isn't that half the fun? Trying to see if you can guess what might be inside before you open it.
[He flashes a smile at her, not the soft gentle smiles he usually gifts her with but something broader, amused and tinged with mischief. Perhaps a hint of the man he had been some 20-30 years ago, before war had weighed so heavily upon his shoulders.
The weight is definitely intriguing, and it's that that throws him off. He considers giving the box a faint toss, just enough to bounce in his hands, just to see her response, to determine if it's fragile or not. If it were from Regis or even one of the boys he'd do it in a heartbeat but he doesn't want to legitimately distress her.]
Alright, alright. [Admitting defeat he slides a finger beneath the folded end of the wrapping, popping the tape and splitting it open neatly along the seam. It always drove Clarus nuts, the way he refused to just shred the paper like a heathen. The tape on the box is a touch more challenging but he's learned over the years that using a knife is "cheating" so he refuses to draw kikuichimonji for such a task, instead taking a moment to try to pry up the end of the tape so he can peel it off and finally, finally, get inside.....]
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[He flashes a smile at her, not the soft gentle smiles he usually gifts her with but something broader, amused and tinged with mischief. Perhaps a hint of the man he had been some 20-30 years ago, before war had weighed so heavily upon his shoulders.
The weight is definitely intriguing, and it's that that throws him off. He considers giving the box a faint toss, just enough to bounce in his hands, just to see her response, to determine if it's fragile or not. If it were from Regis or even one of the boys he'd do it in a heartbeat but he doesn't want to legitimately distress her.]
Alright, alright. [Admitting defeat he slides a finger beneath the folded end of the wrapping, popping the tape and splitting it open neatly along the seam. It always drove Clarus nuts, the way he refused to just shred the paper like a heathen. The tape on the box is a touch more challenging but he's learned over the years that using a knife is "cheating" so he refuses to draw kikuichimonji for such a task, instead taking a moment to try to pry up the end of the tape so he can peel it off and finally, finally, get inside.....]