[ Fabian might have sent the invitations, but he assumes Adaine was consulted on the guest list. He's not going to mention it, though - he's not unfamiliar with being the less outgoing friend, and how it can feel like you're an afterthought on any given occasion. Bad enough regularly. Worse on your birthday. Even worse than that on your birthday in an apartment building rec room with only two of your actual friends in attendance due to your recent extradimensional abduction.
With all of that in play, he decided he'd make an effort to be a more congenial guest than he'd usually be. He extends the paper bag to her, which brings the penciled stars he drew on it into focus.
(Should he have done stars? He hadn't fully thought through the implications. It's probably fine.) ]
Happy birthday. It's not much, but I didn't want to show up empty handed. [ He brightens his smile. ] If you don't like it, don't worry about it. I'll blame the limited retail options.
[ It's a pair of candles in little glass jars, one white and cherry blossom scented, one blue and ocean scented, both labelled in Korean due to coming from the Bangsan Market. Krouse figures it's hard to go wrong with candles as a gesture, if she isn't one of those people with scent sensitivities. ]
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[ Fabian might have sent the invitations, but he assumes Adaine was consulted on the guest list. He's not going to mention it, though - he's not unfamiliar with being the less outgoing friend, and how it can feel like you're an afterthought on any given occasion. Bad enough regularly. Worse on your birthday. Even worse than that on your birthday in an apartment building rec room with only two of your actual friends in attendance due to your recent extradimensional abduction.
With all of that in play, he decided he'd make an effort to be a more congenial guest than he'd usually be. He extends the paper bag to her, which brings the penciled stars he drew on it into focus.
(Should he have done stars? He hadn't fully thought through the implications. It's probably fine.) ]
Happy birthday. It's not much, but I didn't want to show up empty handed. [ He brightens his smile. ] If you don't like it, don't worry about it. I'll blame the limited retail options.
[ It's a pair of candles in little glass jars, one white and cherry blossom scented, one blue and ocean scented, both labelled in Korean due to coming from the Bangsan Market. Krouse figures it's hard to go wrong with candles as a gesture, if she isn't one of those people with scent sensitivities. ]