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Inside, he'll find the following:

-A flat knot hemp bracelet made with tan hemp and strung with glass beads. Three are Azurcrest blue and, positioned between these, are beads which have small and intricate designs on them. One has a pattern of tiny blue jays, one is gold and has a honeycomb pattern, and another has music notes. The bracelet isn't perfect, but it seems to have been made with some care and is affectionately campy.

-A small bag filled with homemade blackberry-pecan linzer cookies.

-A note, which reads:

I warned you, didn't I? You're obligated to wear this to the grave now! Or not. ♥ Anyway, there're some cookies too, to remind you that I'm not horrible at everything.

Cecil

PS - Yes, Maggie showed me how to make this. The Head Girl continues to outshine the Head Boy!

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hahahahhaa campy

because it's camping school

hooo boy

;) I feel like I can blame that phrasing on Levi? I'm going to blame that phrasing on Levi.

i'm just stoked about how campy gooseberry is. players can really live the life of riley. i'll stop now ~~send help~~

Noooo never stop.

levi accepts the blame

Who wouldn't be excited to see a present on their bed???

Diego eagerly and curiously opens it, hoping it's from Cecil, who's the prime suspect in these parts when it comes to passing out surprise packages in pretty ribbons. When he sees the cookies inside, he knows he's right, and he feels his insides seize up in a way they didn't used to when Cecil did things like this. And then he sees the bracelet, too, and he knows exactly what it is.

He has to read the note twice, because he's so giddy he doesn't really absorb the words the first time around. Afterwards though, he hurries out of his bunk, jumping the last two rungs of the ladder.

"Cecil! I can't believe you sometimes." Which is a lie. He absolutely can. Of course Cecil would take a stupid joke like that and make it achingly sincere. Diego's already putting on the bracelet, using his teeth to help him secure the knot.

Cecil, who is sitting at his desk and reading through a chapter in his Herbology textbook, looks up and responds with a sheepish but undeniably affectionate grin. "I did warn you," he says, reiterating the sentiment from the note as he turns more completely around in the chair and leans on the back, looking at Diego. Seeing the bracelet on his friend's wrist makes him smile a bit more widely despite himself.

As he walks over, still looking down at the bracelet, Diego is... blushing?

"You're ridiculous." But Diego says that like it's a glowing compliment from the bottom of his heart. "I need to make you one, too, right? I mean, you can't have just one friendship bracelet. They're made for a pair." Diego emphasizes his statement by lightly play kicking Cecil's leg.

Looking up at Diego (for once) and still leaning on the back of his chair, the Head Boy laughs warmly and shrugs his broad shoulders. He can't really deny that, especially after this, and he'd gladly be ridiculous to put that expression on his friend's face anyway. "You've known that for four years, though? At least three?"

The point about friendship bracelets coming in pairs, however obvious it seems as soon as Diego says it, appears to give Cecil pause. Then a sheepish expression touches his face and he puts one hand to the back of his neck as he admits, "A slight oversight on my part. I mean...if you want to?"

"You know I do." Diego doesn't hesitate to take on the task, although... Hm. Who does he know that can make a friendship bracelet? There's only one girl in the Ebonhide senior class that seems like she might help.

"Your ridiculousness is one of the reasons I love you." Jesus, that's a heavy word now. Diego turns to grab a nearby armchair and drags it around to face Cecil. He may be a great deal shorter, but he's nearly as strong (or so he likes to think). "You're the only person I know that would have done something like this. It... I mean. I'm just trying to say thank you."

Now he knows and, while Cecil also knows the project is more than a little ridiculous, that means a lot to him. He smiles radiantly at Diego and leans forward to prop his elbows against his knees, watching as the other boy drags over a chair to join him. "Then I'll wear it to my grave. It'll be an honor," he teases gently, then adds more seriously, "But...you're welcome. You mean a lot to me. I just wanted you to know that. And that I meant what I said the other day." He glances down at that, a little embarrassed but still smiling at as he looks at the floor.

After a pause, he moves to touch the wrist where Diego has fastened the bracelet, turning it a little and then tapping one of the beads: the one with the blue jays. Then he raises his dark eyes to Diego's again, asking lightly, "What do you think? Too obvious?"

Diego holds out his hand for Cecil to inspect his creation, leaning in as he does so. When Cecil looks at him, Diego smiles crookedly, looking at him over his glasses which have slid down his nose.

"No, it's perfect. You, me, and Azurcrest." When he looks back down at the beads and Cecil's fingers on his wrist, his stomach flip flops again. He takes a deep breath, and tries to keep his tone casual as he speaks. "You mean a lot to me, too. I'm not always sure how to say it, but one day I'll figure something out."

"You, me, and Azurcrest," Cecil agrees, sounding a little wistful. Then he releases Diego's wrist and moves to carefully fix the other boy's glasses. "You just did, didn't you?"

Heat rushes to Diego's face, and he pulls away as soon as Cecil's hands are off his glasses. He laughs, and it comes out dorky and awkward.

"Yes, technically, but there's always a better way to put it. For you, it was a bracelet."

Cecil sits back too, entirely unaware of the impact he's having on Diego with his proximity and his small touches. He's always been like that, especially with his friends. "Maybe," he agrees and smiles, "But simple and honest's always worked just fine for me. Besides, you need to save the poetic lines for your songs, don't you? No wasting them on me."

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