[Closer to Christmas, beneath their little tree (and whatever other heap of decorations they amass) a few little presents appear one by one; wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine or red velvet ribbon, they're addressed to Cellar in Theo's too-practiced script. On Christmas eve a larger box appears as well, matching the aesthetic and adding to the drama.
Box one: short and stout with a dark red velvet ribbon, gold stars printed on the paper. 'For you, babe' on the card. It contains: lipstick and a powder palette, a charmed bracelet - a stroke of her thumb across the band sends a pulse to the silver band on his ring finger, explained to be in case of emergencies.
Box two: square, filled with tissue paper once the lid lifts off, with an emerald green bow sitting on top. Inside is a hand sculpted tea light holder and fancy chocolates. A small note in the tealight simply says 'Us'.
Box three: wide and flat with a shiny gold ribbon on brown kraft paper, speckled with little gold spider-shapes. 'For looks'. It contains: A cardigan sweater and socks, as well as a piece of tooth jewelery. Again, charmed - this time a mild protective spell. No chipping any teeth on his watch.
Box four: large, the last added and with a note that reads 'merry christmas, - teddie' in the same script as always. It contains: a pretty single-serving size cakette styled after a painting that they 100% discussed in bed, with Theo rambling on about it with stars in his eyes and her reflecting those stars simply due to the passion in which he did speak.]
( a very merry christmas haul )