[ Sometime after they've all returned from the Liar's Mansion in as close to one piece as they'll get (lmao), Aventurine will find a yellow gift bag stuffed with teal tissue paper left on the doorstep to his apartment. Turns out someone did, in fact, decide to make a cat cake as their next plushie project.
As for what the plushie looks like? Well. While she's not predicting the future and designing a perfect match with Honey Dice, she's clearly drawn a lot of inspiration from Aventurine himself. The flower-like top of the cat cake has been reimagined to look more like a roulette wheel, while the sides of its teal body have a golden diamond, heart, spade, and club symbol on them. The cat inside is kept simple in comparison, a solid yellow with his eyes, though if he tries to remove the cat he'll see she's also attempted to recreate his earring with some beads.
There's also a very short but sweet note tucked into the bag: ]
I hope you will accept this gift from me. I figured it would only be right for you to have the first cat cake I make.
{ he does, initially, almost trip over the bag since he wasn't expecting anything. but seeing the bag there he's cautious at first. unfortunately, castorice likely has no idea how many people have tried to kill him over the years. she wouldn't know that just dropping and leaving a bag unannounced at his doorstep is something to be wary and cautious of. granted, there's no reason to think any of those people are here--but you never know.
thankfully those worries are immediately swept away by her neat writing on the paper. he has to reread it a few times for the words to sink in. castorice made a cat cake? castorice made a cat cake that is apparently inside this bag? castorice made a cat cake... for him? this is actually a gift for him?
he pauses again, swallows as he brings it inside, forgetting about wherever he was going for now. this is more important.
he takes his time drawing it out, and castorice doesn't need to know how his hands tremble as he sees the design. how he gently squishes it, too many complex feelings overwhelming him as he stares at its cute form, the colours and design and how much work did she put into this?
how is he even supposed to say thank you?
thankfully she'll never know how long he stays behind his door just holding and clinging onto it. the actual cat cakes peer out to check on him a few times, worried and pawing at his ankles until they realise it's good emotions. then they're just supportive little critters.
it takes him time to write something back via text, mostly because he can't bring himself to let go or sit down or anything just yet. }
You really didn't have to go through all the trouble, but you're right, you did do a fantastic job of it.
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delivery! surprise! it's a knife--
Date: 2025-11-30 02:39 am (UTC)As for what the plushie looks like? Well. While she's not predicting the future and designing a perfect match with Honey Dice, she's clearly drawn a lot of inspiration from Aventurine himself. The flower-like top of the cat cake has been reimagined to look more like a roulette wheel, while the sides of its teal body have a golden diamond, heart, spade, and club symbol on them. The cat inside is kept simple in comparison, a solid yellow with his eyes, though if he tries to remove the cat he'll see she's also attempted to recreate his earring with some beads.
There's also a very short but sweet note tucked into the bag: ]
I hope you will accept this gift from me. I figured it would only be right for you to have the first cat cake I make.
Castorice
text; cries happy tears while bleeding out-- also stabs back ig
Date: 2025-11-30 08:01 pm (UTC)thankfully those worries are immediately swept away by her neat writing on the paper. he has to reread it a few times for the words to sink in. castorice made a cat cake? castorice made a cat cake that is apparently inside this bag? castorice made a cat cake... for him? this is actually a gift for him?
he pauses again, swallows as he brings it inside, forgetting about wherever he was going for now. this is more important.
he takes his time drawing it out, and castorice doesn't need to know how his hands tremble as he sees the design. how he gently squishes it, too many complex feelings overwhelming him as he stares at its cute form, the colours and design and how much work did she put into this?
how is he even supposed to say thank you?
thankfully she'll never know how long he stays behind his door just holding and clinging onto it. the actual cat cakes peer out to check on him a few times, worried and pawing at his ankles until they realise it's good emotions. then they're just supportive little critters.
it takes him time to write something back via text, mostly because he can't bring himself to let go or sit down or anything just yet. }
You really didn't have to go through all the trouble, but you're right, you did do a fantastic job of it.
Thank you.
-Aventurine.