[ and here he thought it was a pretty smooth line... oh well! at least junpei does get it, in the end, and the way colour spreads over his cheeks is a lovely sight. charles laughs lightly over his embarrassment and says, entirely earnest, ] You're cute.

[ because he is, both with the blushing and with the misunderstanding. but oh, yeah, the lumpy square-ish thing with the red bow, what's that about? he considers asking, but junpei is signaling for him to wait and so he does — and when he steps closer, charles wraps an arm around him as if on reflex before he blinks.

and blinks again. oh, right — ]

Bloody hell, that's true. I can't believe you remembered that. [ he himself had pretty much forgotten... and damn if this doesn't make a warmth spark in his chest. ]

This is what all this is for? [ he allows himself a moment to look at the blanket and the lumpy thing with a bow and feel a tad bit overwhelmed, before he says, ] C'mere, [ and promptly turns to junpei so he can pull him into a hug. ]

... Thanks.