EXCHANGING GIFTS

The first gift exchange in a new relationship is always awkward. Jongin has had his fair share of boyfriends and gone through it many times. Sometimes it was a designer scarf, a new bag, or perhaps a popular cologne. They are all gifts he can appreciate at face value but they take so little thought. But they are not gifts that suit him. Rather, they are generic and not related to his interests. It’s so hard pull on a smile when he receives something he does not necessarily like.

But Sehun is different. Sehun has taken the time to know him. He knows Jongin prefers something that has thought put into and a touch of uniqueness. He knows that Jongin values the thought behind it rather than the price tag.

Sehun simply knows Jongin to the point that no one else has bothered to. They are meant for each other, he thinks. Not in some soul mate sorta way but in the way two individuals grow together as one. They have taken the time to get to know the good and the bad.

They are both short on money. They had used their combined savings to invest in a small home at the edge of the city. It’s nothing fancy but it was in their names. They had agreed to not go all out on Christmas simply because they needed the money for more practical reasons and both knew it was more about the experience together than the gifts.

Sehun’s gift is wrapped neatly and a smal