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A Hongdian M2 fountain pen. It’s just under $20 and is perfectly pocket-sized. Nice and heavy and the cap screws on for when you get fidgety. I just decided to get into sketching, so I got the bent tip and it’s glorious. You’ll need to get them some ink too. I went simple with the Hongdian black for around $10. If you know their favorite color, you can do that instead. So about $30 for two stocking stuffers that will set them on a journey. Even though I got it to sketch with, I use it all the time for writing too. And now I want ALL THE FOUNTAIN PENS.
I bought one of those on a whim a while back, and I was pleasantly surprised with how good it was. Quality control is always kind of a crapshoot with those cheap Chinese pen brands so I don't usually get my hopes up, but even though the pocket clip on mine feels loose and pretty janky, the actual pen itself is really solid, and has a surprisingly good nib for its price point. I ended up carrying it with me a lot because it's not only a nice compact size for a pocket pen, but it's cheap enough that I won't be devastated if I lose it.