happy birthday sofia

[iliya]

Given to Sofia during dinner, in a small plain black box. Iliya apologizes for not wrapping it. "Trust me," he says. "It is better I did not try."

Happy birthday, Sofia

In Bulgaria, they sell charms called синьо мънисто. A blue eye that will watch out for you and protect you from evil. Maybe it is silly superstition. At least it is sparkly, yes?

Your friend,
Iliya

[A thin silver bracelet, with a charm that looks roughly like a blue eye made of cubic zirconias.]

Comments

[sovain]

Iliyah's the second person to get Sofia to genuinely smile since returning to Gooseberry, and she plants a gentle kiss to his cheek to thank him before she's even begun to open his gift. She gasps once she opens it though. Mostly because of how much thought she assumes he put into it. Once she has the beautiful bracelet on her wrist, she pulls Iliyah into a hug and mumbles a genuine, "thank you so much, Iliyah!" before kissing his cheek again. She also invites him to her small birthday get together with the Azurbabes, mentioning Wilde will be there too so he won't be the only boy.