The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune
by tablelamp
Arthur stopped at the doorway, surveying the room. "What happened?"
Linus looked at Arthur, then at the room, which would, to the untutored observer, appear to have random items scattered in every corner.
"Ah," he said. "I can explain."
When Linus was on a mission, nothing would stop him, and so it was with wrapping paper. He was highly methodical about it. The paper had to be cut at an exact right angle, with approximately an extra 1/3 in length and height so that it would be sure to reach all the way around whatever was being wrapped. The paper had to be taped at an exact right angle too, along the back. Then the corners had to be folded just so, which would allow them to be tucked away nicely when the flap on either end was taped to the back.
Next, the ribbon had to be cut. Ribbon had to be long enough to go around the outside of the item twice, once around the vertical and once around the horizontal, before meeting in a small, tidy bow in the middle. Then the ribbon ends had to be curled with scissors. Of course, that assumed a rectangular present; irregular presents were much more complex than that. Round presents, for example, had to be wrapped like candies, with twists to the paper and ribbon securing them on either side. It was a meticulous job, and Linus loved it, but it did take time to get each gift just right. Which probably explained why he had, so far, wrapped only one present out of the many yet to be wrapped.
Arthur stopped at the doorway, surveying the room. "What happened?"
Linus looked at Arthur, then at the room, which would, to the untutored observer, appear to have
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Domestic Fluff · Presents · Linus is adorable · And Arthur adores him