envelope (michael clifford au) [COMPLETED]

✉ you've got mail ✉

michael received the letters on a saturday. he remembers distinctively because it was the day after black friday, and he woke up at the ass crack of dawn to see if his copy of destiny had arrived. of course, it hadn't, because he had only ordered them the night before.

what michael did find when he ran out onto his front lawn to get to the mailbox, was a thick manila envelope addressed to him. there was no labels on the envelope, it just had the words 'for michael' written in sloppy black ink, like somebody had just dropped it off.

michael shrugged and didn't think much of it as he brought into his small flat and threw it onto the counter. who really cared where it was from? he loved opening mail anyways.

but the day progressed and the envelope stayed where it was. and as michael played video games in the living room with his roommate luke, the envelope made michael anxious.

what was in it? who had sent it? he had no clue, and by 9pm he gave in and ripped the envelope open, only to find at least a dozen smaller envelopes. after taking them all out, michael discovered that the were all titled, each for a different occasion.

open when you're sad
open when you're happy
open when you're stressed
open when you're lonely
open when you're nervous
open when you miss someone
open when you need a good laugh

and finally,

open on christmas eve.

✉  ✉  ✉

(a christmas themed michael au, lowercase intended.) (i bold the letters that i've already used bc i'm lazy and it helps me remember)