Luc misses His husband. He stopped at one of His gardens before appearing at the Aristan door in the Nexus, and is therefore carrying a delicate-looking bouquet of jeweled flowers in varying shades of blue.
Luc has a picnic basket. The basket is almost large enough to fit Val into, if he squeezed. He is dressed in simple worn-in denim and a basic white shirt. And He is knocking on the door to Arista.
Luc is dressed in a manner Quin has yet to see: A high-quality un-dyed linen suit with a soft palest-aqua shirt, and sandals on His feet. He is also carrying two large heart-shaped, ribbon-wrapped boxes. He knocks.
Luc is only slightly late getting to the door. The December holidays always create odd work for Him, and He's been Distracted. But He's here now, and knocking on the door anxiously.
When Luc finally lets Quin up for air, they're in His bedroom. There is a tray on the table in the sitting area that holds absinthe, and the curtains are open this evening, showing the garden and sky.