The gift is large and guitar case-shaped, but what's waiting inside is well outside Toby's expectations. Why think you're getting a new guitar when you have a working, if only somewhat passable, one already?
"So you mean to say there's more to the riddle that I'll get later?" The vampire returns his boyfriend's smile, then tears off the paper separating him from his guitar. His eyes widen eagerly as he frees the case and turns it over to open it, then he gasps in absolute shock. This? This right here in his hands? This is the stuff of dreams to a practiced musician.
"Holy shit." Toby carefully frees the guitar from the case before taking it properly in hand. He looks it over for a long moment without speaking, then gently strums his fingers across the strings. It's slightly out of tune, but it's still beautiful, far better than the cheap thing he bought while they were apart. He works his way through a few scales to check it over properly, then turns the biggest, sappiest grin toward Dorian.
"You-- I can't-- How did you--" Wait, hang on, that's several thoughts at once, and he already knows 'The Nexus' is the answer to "how did you find this." Toby takes a breath to settle the fluttery feeling in his chest, then smiles eagerly. "Dorian, this is incredible. I-- Thank you doesn't even begin to cover it." Honestly, he's not sure anything could.
Being gentle of his gift, he reaches out and rests a hand on the side of the other man's neck. He smiles at Dorian for a long moment, then draws him in for a deep, grateful kiss. "Any requests?" he asks when they part. "After I tune it, I insist on you picking something you'd like to hear." It feels right, and Toby is happy to play anything his soulmate wants right now.
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"So you mean to say there's more to the riddle that I'll get later?" The vampire returns his boyfriend's smile, then tears off the paper separating him from his guitar. His eyes widen eagerly as he frees the case and turns it over to open it, then he gasps in absolute shock. This? This right here in his hands? This is the stuff of dreams to a practiced musician.
"Holy shit." Toby carefully frees the guitar from the case before taking it properly in hand. He looks it over for a long moment without speaking, then gently strums his fingers across the strings. It's slightly out of tune, but it's still beautiful, far better than the cheap thing he bought while they were apart. He works his way through a few scales to check it over properly, then turns the biggest, sappiest grin toward Dorian.
"You-- I can't-- How did you--" Wait, hang on, that's several thoughts at once, and he already knows 'The Nexus' is the answer to "how did you find this." Toby takes a breath to settle the fluttery feeling in his chest, then smiles eagerly. "Dorian, this is incredible. I-- Thank you doesn't even begin to cover it." Honestly, he's not sure anything could.
Being gentle of his gift, he reaches out and rests a hand on the side of the other man's neck. He smiles at Dorian for a long moment, then draws him in for a deep, grateful kiss. "Any requests?" he asks when they part. "After I tune it, I insist on you picking something you'd like to hear." It feels right, and Toby is happy to play anything his soulmate wants right now.