dearestflora

[dearestflora]

who are the closest people to you at northshore?

“liberty and nadine are the first ones to come to mind,” she said with a nod. “then probably ale, anastasia, bellamy, klyde, and arav. if i’m missing anyone though, then i’m sorry.” @libertyrains, @interqalactics, @anxstcsia, @bellamydecker, @klvdes, @aravthedrisi

[dearestflora]

📲 flora

bellamy: because that's... illegal

flora: ["surprise pikachu" attached]

flora: can we forget i said that then?

[dearestflora]

(190629) an actual garden fairy 🧚🏼‍♀️

[dearestflora]

Nice people don’t necessarily fall in love with nice people.

Jonathan Franzen, Freedom (via wordsnquotes)

[dearestflora]

@oliviacastillo: @floralchild i want more vodka

@floralchild: @oliviacastillo i'm sorry, i don't have any :c

[dearestflora]

@oliviacastillo: HA wellkkf i guess the bags outf of the cat!

@floralchild: @oliviacastillo do you want cookies and hugs? /:

[dearestflora]

📲 flora

bellamy: no, see, i have to pay for the flight so i get the seat. i'm really being selfish in doing it.

bellamy: will do

flora: why can't we both pay for the flight? :o

flora: or we can share the seat? i can sit on one half, you sit on the other

flora: ✨

[dearestflora]

‹ @saskiacohcn​ / saskia c. ›

from what flora has seen from saskia, there wasn’t much to like about the girl. even though she’s tried seeing the best in her. just watching her being mean to someone else caused the brunette to dislike her. how can someone be that mean to somebody else? flora still didn’t understand that. she thought about talking to her about it, but chickened out each time, feeling intimidated by the other. this time was going to be different. at least, it was what she kept telling herself. that she would go up to her, discuss about it, and possibly try to persuade her from continuing to do such actions. when she saw the other, her feet walked right up her as she pursed her lips. “saskia,” she mumbled quietly. “can we talk?”

[dearestflora]

📲 flora

bellamy: because i'm the one paying for the flight, love

bellamy: and good, i'll try to clean up nice myself

flora: i can help pay for the flight too. i'd feel bad if you paid for everything

flora: just tell me when and where and i'll be there

[dearestflora]

PETER

settling down next to her, peter rested his arms over his knees and looked over at the cookies and cupcakes she had around her. with a small smile playing on his face, peter looked over at flora “do you bake, then?” he asked, “i’ll only have one if they’re yours” he quipped playfully. gnawing on his bottom lip and looking away for a sliver of a moment, uncharacteristically and to his surprise, a little bit nervous “so, this is going to sound mildly weird and kind of overdue” he started, bringing his eyes back to her “but i think i owe you a date” he said, “i kind of entered the valentine’s day bid anonymously for you. so if you’ll let me, i’d like to take you out” he propositioned, “if not, i’ll send you a goody basket and we can call it a day”

pulling out a book from the basket, she placed it by her side before laying down on the blanket. her eyes scanned the sky, wanting to look over at the clouds for a while. however, her attention was still on him whenever he spoke up. once he did, she turned her head to him and smiled a little. "i did," she replied proudly. "i just learned recently learned, so i'm trying to make more to have a better practice at it." slowly, her body sat up then placed her hands behind her to lean against her arms. "feel free to take as much as you want. i was going to invite liberty over, but i can always go on a picnic with her anyway, so no worries. i probably won't finish all of this by myself anyway." the moment he mentioned this is going to sound mildly weird and kind of overdue caused her eyebrows to furrow in a bit confusion. after he actually explained about the auction though, flora bit her lip gently. when she found out people bid on her in the first place, she was quite surprised, but flattered and appreciative towards them. “--i’d like that. the date, i mean. did you have any place in mind already?”

[dearestflora]

ARAV

“yeah..i hope i do too” arav let out another sigh. his mind was filled with too many thoughts. he dwelled on keeping up with his studies, the murders, the possibility of being killed. it was a lot to think about. once her words hit his ears, he furrowed his eyebrows and he gazed at her. “ oh no. don’t worry about it. i just remembered that you didn’t like that shit. no harm done.” arav let out a small smile. flora’s presence, definitely distracted his mind. he simply focused on her company and ignored his nature of pushing people away. “ a walk…” he nodded in agreement. a walk was what he needed. “ okay..” he shot up from the bench and nudged his head at her. “ let’s go for a  walk then.” his smile didn’t falter, “…if that’s alright with you?”

even when he mentioned not to worry about it, she was still slightly concerned, but didn't bother to voice it out. "alright, if you say so. i don't want you to stop doing something you like just for me, arav," she responded, smiling softly. it surprised her a little when he actually wanted to join her for a walk though. flora assumed he would have preferred to sit around a bench, yet she was happy nonetheless. nodding her head as a yes, she later on said, “i don’t mind you joining me at all. i’m always glad to have some company with me.”

[dearestflora]

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[dearestflora]

ARAV

mindlessly, arav looked at her and flashed a small smile. “surprisingly yeah.. it is.” arav took one more puff of his cigarette. he let out a small elongated sigh. “it’s not out, but i feel like shit..” however, he instantly remembered that flora didn’t like smoke. why did he remember that? even though the cigarette was nowhere close to done, he flicked it to the ground. “i’m surprised you’re not watering your gardens or something….frolicking in a flower crown.. i don’t know what fuck you do.”  he didn’t mean for his statement to come off a bit snarky, but it did. 

"hopefully it stays this way for a while." her smile grew wider as she was just happy in general to be outside and to feel the breeze. if only she brought her book. reading outside might have been ideal as well. when referring to his cigarette, flora scratched the back of her head, head turning away for a moment before replying with, "sorry to hear that. i hope you feel better then." however, when she looked back at him, she watched him throw the object away. as sweet as it was, she also felt a tiny bit guilty. “you didn’t have to do that, you know, but i appreciate it. so thank you.” giggles escaped her lips upon hearing his comment. with a shake of her head, her smile stayed on her face. “i would be, usually, but i thought it would be great to go for a walk right now.”

[dearestflora]

📲 flora

bellamy: you know what? you're right. i'd put you in my carry-on. that way you can poke your head out every so often and say hello.

bellamy: yeah, all the time. but this place isn't too bad, either, once you get past the murder.

bellamy: hell yeah. and you better dress up this time!

flora: how come i have to be in the carry-on? why can't you be the one in luggage?

flora: awww ): sorry you feel that way, bells. but i agree! even though the murders are something i'd rather not have around, the campus is still nice to be in and everyone here seems to be okay too

flora: when do i not? i'll make sure to wear something lovely

[dearestflora]

ARAV

arav sat there at a bench on greek row. he could’ve went to back to his frat house, but he just didn’t feel safe there. not at the moment anyways. another murder was still lingering in the air. this time it really hit him…maybe he was next? no he couldn't be. arav knew he was basically a loner to everyone, but his fellow brothers. so the likely hood of him being next was very small. on top of everything, val was in jail..it was a lot to take in. a cigarette was lodged in between his fingers. back and forth he would take in the smoke. his eyes were filled with sadness, he didn’t really know the person who died, but…he was feeling something. the depths of his thoughts were halted once he saw a pair of feet in his view. he didn’t have the energy to be his normal standoffish self so he simply stated a friendly, “ —oh hey there….” he looked up at the person, with a small resemblance of a smile. 

@cloverstarters​

holding onto the strap of her backpack, she was on her way to a cafe on campus, but somehow ended up passing by arav. she saw him from a distance and smiled, walking closer and closer. the only thing she didn't feel completely comfortable with was the smoking. nonetheless, she wasn't going to be rude or tell him to stop just for her. “hey to you too,” she responded, smiling. within seconds, she sat beside him, but placed her backpack in between them. “nice weather today, right?” it was a reason why she didn’t mind walking in the first place. otherwise, she would have been biking to wherever she was going.