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athennna: Hey, are you busy with anything atm?
whosrobinme: nah haven’t gotten any commissions in a while
athennna: Oh, well I’m sorry to hear that
whosrobinme: don’t be the only people asking rn just want weird fetish crap
which i already state that i WON’T DO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
luckily i can always bribe hugh into pretending to be my lawyer
athennna: Anyways, I wanted to ask you for a favor
whosrobinme: shoot
athennna: You know how Junie’s birthday is in like a week?
whosrobinme: ...IT IS?!
jk jk i knew it was coming up
i vowed to not forget after i forgot to give her the present i bought for her last year
that thing is probably still in my closet lol
athennna: Yeah my favor has to do with getting her a present
whosrobinme: i have more ulta gift cards than i know what to do with, how many do you think she’ll use
athennna: Robin. I am not getting my beautiful girlfriend of approximately 7 months a GIFT CARD for her birthday.
Besides, the answer to how many Ulta gift cards she’d use is none because most makeup makes her break out and the few things that don’t test on animals and you know how strongly she feels about that.
I wanted to get her something homemade and personal, but I’ve been so busy lately with cases and whatnot that I haven’t had any free time until now.
whosrobinme: ahhhhhhh, so you messaged me because you’re under the impression that i will be able to help you with whatever diy abomination you want to make for your adorable gf
you’ve come to the right place
so, what were you thinking? potted plant ferris wheel? some kind of chia pet version of her face? moss graffiti?
athennna: How the fuck did you come up with those three things?
whosrobinme: terrible ideas come out of my skull like gumballs when someone asks for them
speaking of which, seed gumball machine?
athennna: No.
I was actually thinking of painting her something.
So then when we eventually move in together we can hang it up and whenever she looks at it she’ll think of how much I love her.
whosrobinme: just get a u-haul already goddamn
athennna: That’s homophobic /j
What do you think I should paint?
whosrobinme: flowers
athennna: Flowers? For Junie? Groundbreaking.
whosrobinme: IS THAT A FUCKING DEVIL WEARS PRADA REFERENCE
athennna: Yes.
Maybe I could copy a photo you have of some kind of flowery landscape?
whosrobinme: i’m at least 97% sure i have some dope ass shots from the last time i went to my family’s tulip farm in the netherlands
athennna: Woah slow down, your family has a tulip farm in the Netherlands?
whosrobinme: yeah it’s gucci as hell
group vacation? you, me, junie, hugh, and myriam?
athennna: If we can find at least a week that works with ALL of our schedules, hell yes
We’re getting distracted. Just send me the picture.
whosrobinme: hehe neurodivergence go brr
these_tulips_are_lesbians.jpg
athennna: Why is that the name of the file?
whosrobinme: bc the lighting kinda makes the tulips look like the lesbian flag
athennna: Oh, yeah I totally see it.
I’m definitely painting this for Junie now.
whosrobinme: that’s what i thought you’d say, you dumb fucking lesbian! (affectionate)
athennna: Was that a John Mulaney reference?
whosrobinme: myriam made me watch all his specials in exchange for her watching all the starkid musicals
he’s pretty funny for a cishet man ngl
athennna: Agreed.
...Ok, upon further examination of the picture, I don’t think I’ll be able to paint this entirely freehanded.
Maybe I could commission you to do it for me?
whosrobinme: nah you’re the one who wanted to make something homemade for her
you gotta stick to your guns, woman
maybe i could make you a sketch on one of my spare canvases and you could just paint over it like a paint by numbers??
athennna: That’s actually a really good idea thank you so much!
whosrobinme: no
*np
stupid autocorrect
i have a hard enough time responding to when people thank me irl i don’t need that shit here either
athennna: That’s a mood.
Juniper eyed the rectangular package Athena handed her.
“Well,” Athena said, “it isn’t going to open itself.”
Just then, Juniper laid it on the table in front of her, opting to peel away the pieces of tape keeping the wrapping paper in place and then unfolding it, instead of just tearing away at it like Athena did whenever she got a present. Eventually, the paper was removed (and refolded and placed to the side (because “we can always reuse it for something else, Thena!”) and Juniper took a good look at the painting Athena had made her.
“Hmm,” Juniper said, “this is a nice painting. Did you get it at one of the craft fair booths or something?”
“No, I made it,” Athena said, looking towards the floor, “...well, technically Robin sketched it out first but I did the actual painting-”
She was interrupted by Juniper rising from her chair and giving Athena a happy peck on the lips.
“I love you so much,” she said, “I can’t believe you’d take the time to make something like this for me! And you did such a good job on it too, I thought it could’ve been painted by a professional-”
As Juniper kept on gushing about the gift, Athena felt like she could float up to the heavens without a care in the world. She also felt like kissing her girlfriend again, so she did. Juniper sighed into it and pulled her closer, threading her fingers through her hair and tugging at the base of her ponytail.
Eventually, they broke apart, and Athena said, “Wow, if I knew you’d react like that , I’d’ve painted something for you a lot sooner.”
Juniper’s entire face turned bright red, and then a mischievous glint started to shine in her eyes. “React like what, Thena? Like this?” She grabbed Athena’s bottom lip in between her teeth and sucked on it a little. “Or like this?” She started to leave a trail of tiny kisses down her girlfriends neck, ending at her collarbone.
Now it was Athena’s turn to blush like one of the tomatoes in their garden. “Junie, I thought today was your birthday, not mine.”
“Maybe this is what I want for my birthday,” Juniper said, happily nuzzling the point where Athena’s neck met her shoulder.
“Well, then, who am I to deny the birthday girl’s request?” Athena said, then hooked her arms under her girlfriend’s legs and scooped her up in a bridal carry. Juniper gasped in delight and Athena took that as her cue to start walking to their bedroom.