[Arthur has no idea who he's been matched with, which is a little anxiety-inducing--usually, he'd want to put thought into a gift and come up with something personal, something meaningful, and it feels almost cheap, in a way.
If he weren't so shy, he might go chat this Ion person up, but just the thought makes him want to hole himself up in his room for a week. And it's been hard enough to keep it together for Mandy, and at the masquerade...
All right, so something personally significant is out. The next best thing, he figures, is sweets, and Scottish shortbread is festive and only requires three ingredients, an oven and and a little creativity with a knife and fork.
The finished shortbread is transferred from the pan to a round biscuit tin, wrapped in forest green paper with a white ribbon tied around the middle, and tucked under the tree towards the front, where it won't be hidden by the larger packages.]
For Ion
If he weren't so shy, he might go chat this Ion person up, but just the thought makes him want to hole himself up in his room for a week. And it's been hard enough to keep it together for Mandy, and at the masquerade...
All right, so something personally significant is out. The next best thing, he figures, is sweets, and Scottish shortbread is festive and only requires three ingredients, an oven and and a little creativity with a knife and fork.
The finished shortbread is transferred from the pan to a round biscuit tin, wrapped in forest green paper with a white ribbon tied around the middle, and tucked under the tree towards the front, where it won't be hidden by the larger packages.]