[A little embarrassed at how off-base he was, he instead doesn't elaborate on what scenarios his mind ran through, because it would ruin the moment even more than he already almost had.]

The candles?

[They have clearly been melting for at least an hour, but all the lights in the apartment are on, since he didn't work his way up to their purpose in the photos.]

Mood lighting. And also... you know. Maybe other uses, if we wanted.

[Waxplay, for one. Jayce is still holding Viktor's hand, although now intertwining their fingers, and pulling Viktor in closer so he can place his other hand on the small of Viktor's back.]

And the present is because I didn't get you a gift for the holiday or your birthday, so I doubled up on it.