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Mid-February is when Bile Sac Day hits the pint-sized Isles like a plague, infecting a substantial portion of the populace with romance fever.
Not an actual fever, of course.
Otherwise, the super-deformed denizens wouldn't be able to participate in the most important part of the holiday: reciprocating love and letting others know that they are loved.
For Chibi Caleb and Chibi Clara, it was a delightful time.
The two were always an affectionate pair, but around this time of year, their care for each other increased.
Inside their cute little cottage home, the chibi couple were getting ready to exchange gifts.
Clara, going first to give her gift, reaches behind her back with both hands and swiftly retrieves a hot stack of human heart-shaped pancakes.
Holding her cooking, she smiles proudly as it pulses once.
The flapjacks were drizzled in syrup and garnished adorably with a slab of butter shaped like a cardinal that she had carved herself.
Handing the food over to her husband, Caleb's face lit up in delight at the fluffy breakfast, a small trickle of saliva hanging from his mouth.
He then sets the stack of pancakes on the table with the intention of eating them at a later time.
It was now his turn to pull out his present for Clara, or rather presents since he had more than one for the witch.
Reaching behind his back, Clara was soon surprised with a series of sweet gifts, a box of candy shaped like a bile sac, and a meticulously curated bouquet of the most beautiful flowers she had ever seen.
Handing the candy and flowers over to Clara, Caleb pressed the end of his nose to hers.
Letting out a gentle giggle, Clara places the box and bouquet on the table with care before looking back at Caleb, her smile still remaining.
Leaning forward on her tippy toes, she gifts the blonde's cheek with a kiss as a light blush begins to trail on his face at the affection.
In a split second, a thought bubble appears unexpectedly above Caleb's head.
Inside it, Chibi Beardo Philip looks down in the dumps from the lack of love he's received, his heart broken as his blue eyes are overly big and wet with tears.
As his shoulders drop, a small rain cloud drifts over his head and starts to drench him.
When the thought bubble evaporates, Caleb's smile soon disappears, and a look of sadness replaces it.
Bile Sac Day was a gift-giving holiday, but he hadn't gotten his little brother a single gift to show that he cared.
When Caleb expresses his dejection to Clara through a speech bubble, the bubbly witch excitedly suggests in a bubble of her own that he should purchase a pink princess dress with heels and a tiara as a gift for Philip.
The blonde tries to imagine his sibling in such fanciful attire, but Philip's arms are crossed against his chest in annoyance in his imagination as he breathes out a huff, red veins appearing in the air around the brunette.
When the thought dissipates, Caleb shines Clara a sheepish smile, a droplet of sweat appearing on his temple.
He's uncertain whether that would be the most suitable gift for Philip, but then a light bulb shines over his head.
When it clicks on, a sudden gasp soon escapes him as his brown eyes start to sparkle.
Gesturing for Clara to come close, he begins to whisper something in her pointed ear.
...
Inside his little cave, Philip was diligently writing in his diary while sitting at his small study desk.
When he hears a sudden knock, his quill pen stops abruptly.
He looks up from his book.
Who could that be?
Probably some pesky witch who's comes to bother him.
He groans as he contemplates the potential intruder.
Looks like he'll have to scare them away.
As Philip arrived outside with his dagger, he felt his form freeze up and his weapon slip away from his grasp as he let go of it.
What he saw caused his eyes to shift into hearts, two chibi-sized chocolate carvings of his crushes, Jesus Christ, and Matthew Hopkins.
Both men were beautifully wrapped in pink ribbon with bows.
Tags that read "From Caleb" were also attached to them.
Philip was positively smitten by the sweets as he swiftly rushed up to them, hearts floating from his body as he clutched both his fists in pure joy.
Popping their heads up from some nearby bushes, Caleb and Clara view Philip's reaction with smiles on thier faces.
Looks like he loves his gifts.