Michael was pacing about the apartment trying to decide whether everything was ready. By the Christmas tree were two neat stacks of presents ready to be summoned away, one with presents for Iden's family and one with presents for Michael's family. On the hob were several dishes keeping warm until brunch at Iden's mum's house. In the refrigerator were several more dishes keeping cool until dinner at Michael's parents' house.
"Iden, are you ready to go?" Michael called from the kitchen.
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"He might be right. I bet the muggles never look down that alley... He seemed to warm up to me. I mean, you thought he did too, right?" Iden asked, slightly concerned. He really wanted Sam to like him. It would make him the first father of any of Iden's significant others to actually like him.
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"Yeah, it seemed like he liked you well enough. I mean, you have to understand, I'm sure he doesn't 'want' to like you. You are, after all, a tattooed freak with too many holes in his body who's dating his gay son, and he's a respectable Ministry Wizard. But it looked to me like he was having troubles sticking to what he thought he was going to think about you." Michael stopped speaking for a moment and then asked abruptly, "Did any of that make sense?"
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"Yeah, that makes sense," Iden said with a nod. "That's how parents usually feel, only most of them never get around to liking me." He shrugged and just gave Michael a hug instead of trying to explain himself better.
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"I'm sure mum will let me know what he thought soon enough. It won't be a big deal," Michael said.
Michael kissed Iden and added, "Thanks for braving my family."
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"Ditto," Iden said, "but I'm pretty sure I got the better end of the deal... So, present time?"
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"Yes," Michael said. He grabbed his wand from his robe pocket and summoned the large package. "I got it at a Muggle store. I thought you might be... interested."
The package contained a Sportsheet and accessories.
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Iden tore off the wrapping paper and looked at it for a moment. The picture certainly looked like something he'd be interested in, but a work caught his eye that confused him. "This looks great, but what's Velcro?" he asked. It seemed like whatever that was, it made the whole thing work.
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Michael giggled and said, "It's a Muggle invention. It has two halves which may be repeatedly fastened and unfastened. You see, the sheet is fuzzy and the cuffs stick to the sheet. Based on the position that the person in the cuffs is in, it becomes really difficult to unfasten the cuffs himself. What do you think?"
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Iden toyed with his lip ring and unsuccessfully repressed a wide grin. "I think it sounds like the Muggle that invented Velcro deserves some sort of award," he said and kissed Michael. "I love it."
Iden put the package down on the nearest surface and got Michael's present. Around the holidays, Honeydukes had a little-known but lucrative trade in magical, edible, adult presents. Iden had gotten Michael an assortment of edible body paints all of which were bewitched to stay where first applied unless consumed.
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When he opened the package, Michael made an exaggerated gasp. "Iden, that's so dirty!" he said in mock horror.
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"This coming from the man that got me a velcro bondage set," Iden said with a raised brow and mock-offense.
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Michael put on a look of innocence in response. After, he asked, "Well, then, which of these presents do you want to try first?"
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"Hmmm, you gave me the present first, so maybe we should use yours first," Iden said hopefully.
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