#《 Emil is also more comfortable buying clothes/accessories without Jasper having to be there 》

[birdhcuse]

You'd think the guy with a rich nepo baby bf would feel more pressure to find a good gift for his boyfriend, but Teagan would stress out a lot more than Emil.

Emil tends to lean on the classics—plushies, chocolates, and flowers. Maybe some jewelry if he could afford it. They're classics for a reason and Jasper seems thrilled by any gift Emil gives him. Jasper could get anything he wants, whenever he wants. The value in the gifts comes from Emil giving them to him. Plus, Emil has...other means of sweeping Jasper off his feet.

Meanwhile, Teagan knows Nicolau didn't get to have much and they don't have money to blow on stuff that Nicolau won't like, so they feel extra pressure to get The Perfect Gift. They'd have detailed notes on Nicolau's likes and dislikes, the colors he seems to run out of more often, etc. Nicolau's going around like "Pretty shiny rock. Teagan would like this. :)" (and they do) while Teagan's like "I devoted so much brain power into finding this thing that'd be useful to you/make you happy, but if I'm wrong, I'll just give you the receipt and then throw myself in an active volcano." They tend to lean more towards acts of service, physical affection, and verbal affection (praise) because regular gift giving isn't sustainable for them financially or mental health wise. However, this tends to backfire on them because now they have to find the PERFECT gift(s) for Nicolau's birthday/Christmas/Valentines/anniversaries/etc. or else they've Failed as a Partner.