Booktok Box Advent Calendar Novels & Stories

•|•|• There she comes! See how the dark days cease? A mate for one, a savior for us all. •|•|• [Kayos Adren Prime] Tucked away behind countless rows and aisles, I work quietly, a calm silence around me. A pristine comfort, warmth I revel in. Focused, I straighten piles of books beneath the dull flicker of candlelight. Silver rings gleaming beneath the yellow glow. Alchest scampers by shifting down the endless rows of books neatly stacked in piles down the wide oak table.

he bowed his head. "What is it?" "My daughter and I wanted to wish you a happy birthday," he pulled out a small box from his robes. "It's not much, but we worked hard on it." Shiro opened the small box to find a candle inside. The wax shimmered blue in the sunlight that came through the windows. And the glass had an intricate design on it with the number 18 in the center. "You two made this by hand?" he asked. He couldn't help but smile looking at it. Strong scents from candles and incents helped to relax him at the end of the day. He used them quite a lot when meditating as well.

Slowly and carefully, she unwrapped the package containing a thick red chemistry book titled 'Chemistry in Everyday Products. Claire's eyes widened, "How did you get this book?" Alex laughed, "Do you like it?" "Very much," Claire said, flipping through the pages of the book. "I heard this book is very rare." "What about the other gift?" Claire noticed a small jewelry box next to the book and immediately opened it. Inside was a bird-shaped brooch with sparkling gems. Claire looked at the brooch and fell silent for a while. "Don't you like it?"

I replied back as I stretched my hands to remove the painting but it didn’t move, instead it slid and revealed a medium sized box. I took the box out and placed it on the desk. It was an old mahogany box with gold engravings on it. “Sinclair” I opened it carefully and revealed a very thick brown greenish book with about 200 pages made of parchment or something like and had the title written on it with big bold handwriting: “BOOK OF SHADOWS” I smiled happily, I couldn’t believe that I had it in my hands and looked at Kevin who was still anxious saying: “We found it” he nodded his head and was about to speak when we suddenly heard an applause behind us.

"Do you like the books? I kept wanting to give you something special, I know the other gifts are but they're also cultural and mandatory..." She interrupted him. "Books?" "You haven't opened it right? Great way to ruin my own surprise." She immediately unzipped the box and it's contents made her stop and stare. It was divided into sections, one was books stacked atop the other. Sabeerah brought them out one by one.

The most recent date was sometime in May, 1935—almost eighty years ago! Leesa looked at the back cover and saw the familiar barcode sticker libraries used now to keep track of books, but she doubted this one had ever been used to check the book out. She shoved the book back onto the shelf. Cali grabbed Leesa’s hand. “C’mon.” She took Leesa down a couple of different aisles, making what seemed like several random turns. The place was almost like a maze, and Leesa wondered how Cali knew where she was going. Leesa doubted Cali had ever come up here to study—she wasn’t exactly the studious type—and there was no way she could have needed any of these old books. So what had she been doing up here?

No big surprise. "Huh. There's actually a pretty big section. You need a book on spells for gardening? Or how about one titled Weather Magicks? There's even one for love charms and a volume on breaking hexes. Nothing about magical Christmas decorations so far." "Try looking under 'Holiday'," she suggested. "This has something to do with your family, remember." "Good thinking." He moved again and Shelby went back to searching the desk.

Clearly listening to the weird music sound coming out of the box. "That the thing," she chirped as she immediately tore down the cover of the box. 'Is it some kind of time bomb?' her stomach rolls at the mere thought of it. Opening the cover, she was amazed to look inside the Box. There is an white envelope and a little box wrapped inside. She placed the box on the bed as she stared at the envelope in her hand. She turned it around and read the name. Your handsome Husband -- Aaron Wolf. "Extremely narcissist robot" Kathy scoffed, rolling her eyes and rose from her seat, sat straight at the edge of her bed. She opened the envelope before opening that little box and read it:

Inside was a set of six children’s books, still held together by the original sleeve. The box beneath it contained a medical reference book, the newest edition from the year written on the label. Someone had also pencilled the date inside the cover. Farther along, I opened a smaller box and found a thin gold chain. It had no pendant, no stones and nothing heavy enough to pull against the skin. “Some of them would be weird to you,” Evander said. “There’s a saddle in the room at the end because Ronan remains convinced you’ll want one. Adrian bought you a telescope one year, and I’ve never understood why.”

She relented after about a half hour, finally giving way to my concern. Despite Scottie’s stares and the looks from Lady Emily, the rest of the day was uneventful. Belle gave me a beautiful black book, inlaid with a silver triple moon. I didn’t understand why I was being given so many things. I took the book back to my little room, closed the door and opened it. There was a handwritten note inside the cover. Our Dearest Little Love,