[as promised, August steeled himself to the kitchen and made a batch of scrumptious-looking cupcakes. chocolate ganache with raspberry filling. yum! delivered via maid directly to Alina's room with a very nicely written note attached:
( the next time august comes into work, an envelope sticks out invitingly from one of the shelves alina has watched him frequent, pressed between the pages of a book like well-preserved flowers — playing peekaboo, like she's predicted he'll come and find it. inside, there's a simple letter in girly, artsy scrawl:
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delivery!
𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢 -
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘱. 𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.
- 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵. ]
delivery pt 2.
August,
Definitely a worthy bribe. You've surpassed expectations.
Thank you.
☼ Alina
one more surprise sits tucked away in the corner of the envelope, waiting — a tiny little keychain to match his overcast moods. )