#also yay flower symbolism

[rozeliyawashereyall]

Blood as sweet as Honey.

Yaaaayyyyy

If it looks like I gave up on it halfway, that's cuz I did.

Red Petunias can symbolize strong emotions such as anger, resentment, or even hatred.

White Lilies are commonly associated with death and funerals, representing the departed soul.

Anyway bonus whatever this is

[teacupfullofroses27]

work on commissions❌

draw toxic showtime ✅

this was supposed to be a short sketch but the pose took wayyyy too long- also yay for flower symbolism

[potato-lord-but-not]

Cough cough hello potato lord.

SORRY TO BOTHER AGAIN WITH OUR CRACK SHIP BUT THERE IS SOMETHING GREAT YOU NEED TO SEE!!!!

I eventually. Designed. A moisthur keychain. for me and my moisthur founding father friends.

Well right now I am trying to figure out how to actually order them- YAY I will keep you updated when they arrived I promise

FUNFACT I wanted to include some flower symbolism because I thought it would be funny to put serious symbolism on a crack ship. It's hilarious (but also so fitting)

THE FLOWER YOU SEE THERE IS A HONEYSUCKLE. and they stand for

Forbidden love

So yeah. I AM STILL LAUGHING ABOUT MY OWN SILLYNESS but it's actually so them look

Eh anyways enough moisthur rambling HAVE A GREAT DAY

Oh my god. that’s…. insane dedication I must applaud you

[ibiteatthehandthatfeedsm3]

IT'S MY FAVORITE YAPPER DAY!!

- + ÷ × √ π

AKECHI TOUMA!

Now what I'm more excited to show is his birth flower(s)

Does September have two birth month flowers?

Yes! September has two birth month flowers, the morning glory and the aster. Which means another pretty flower to add to your bouquet. Yay! Asters are wonderfully vibrant wildflowers, ranging from white and red to pink and yellow. They'll easily brighten up any bouquet, especially during the autumn months!

Let's start with the asters first!

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ASTER FLOWERS

Origins

The humble aster is a misunderstood flower. They're often confused with daisies, and some even consider them to be weedy because of how easily they grow. These little, dainty blooms have a big, rich history behind them and a Greek legend telling the story of how they got their name. Asters were named after the Greek word for ‘star’. Because, when the Greek legend Astraea, was upset by how few stars there were in the sky she started to cry. And where her tears hit the ground, they turned into asters. Cool story right?

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Meaning and symbolism

In general, asters are considered to symbolize love, affection, and wisdom. In the Victorian flower language, they also carried the meaning of daintiness, patience, and charm. However, the specific color of an aster can change its meaning.

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Flower language

Purple aster:

Purple asters, the most popular kind, denote wisdom and loyalty, royalty, dignity, admiration and respect.

White asters:

white asters are associated with innocence and purity.

Red asters:

Choosing red asters sends a message of undying devotion.

Pink asters:

pink asters conveying affection, love and sensitivity.

Blue asters:

Blue aster flowers represent trustworthiness and faithfulness. This makes them the perfect gift for a cherished friend or a loved one you trust implicitly.

The Japanese symbolism:

In Japanese culture, the aster flower represents the line

"I won't forget you."

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And thats all the information i can provide! (*^▽^*)

Tell me what you think about this one? Should i do the next 5th of September flower (morning glory?)

Fun fact!

Did you know that because of asters happy, positive vibes, they were once used to ward off evil spirits and negative energy? So if you’re a superstitious person, having these pretty flowers around will definitely give you peace of mind.

[rainba]

what are kairos' and luka's favourite flowers? i want to press them and make them into a bookmark (ﾉ ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

Man,, I was really hoping someone would ask this!! yay!

♡＼(￣▽￣)／♡

Kairos’ favorite flowers: purple roses!! 💜 The symbolism of love at first sight….. Passion and desire… Kairos just thinks that they’re absolutely perfect! They have a slightly enchanting aura to them that he can’t help but be drawn to..! He'd definitely be gifting these to his darling whenever he can, and also has some decorating his apartment. (However, he is pretty bad at taking care of them, so he usually just opts to buy fake ones ^^;.)

Luka’s favorite flowers: red chrysanthemums ❤️ Also symbols of love and deep passion (ღ˘⌣˘ღ). He finds them to be really striking– (with red also being his favorite color and all that!) Expect to get a bouquet of them for Valentine's Day!

[jotun-philosopher]

Yay, finally got my brain in gear to post this! :D

My local gaming store has (well, had -- that's a whole 'nother rant) various kinds of Lego flowers available, and after looking up the symbolic meanings of some of the cheaper ones, I realised I could do an Ineffable-Husbands-themed bouquet!

It's the one in the blue-and-white vase near the back -- cherry blossoms (renewal, the beauty and fragility of life), white and pink lotuses (fully bloomed = enlightenment, bud = spiritual journey, general = rebirth, purity, overcoming adversity), white and yellow daffodils (rebirth, hope, new beginnings) -- I was going to use dwarf sunflowers as well (meaning adoration) but I haven't been able to get hold of that kit yet. There's also the plum blossom on the right, for perseverance and faith in the face of hardship. All in all, it feels like a floral selection Aziraphale might pick out for Crowley preparatory to an Important Discussion about the misunderstandings of the Final Fifteen -- paging @vidavalor for sage commentary! (No pun intended)

I'm not sure what floriographic meanings might be ascribed to false shamrock, jade plant, laceleaf, venus flytrap, red sundew, yellow pitcher plant, britton's liveforever, eastern prickly pear cactus or pincushion cactus (the Tiny Plants set -- very fun to build!), but they look nice and it's worth noting that Pterry raised carnivorous plants as a hobby; apparently they're much less interesting than most people believe (to quote an author bio from one of the earlier Discworld novels).

[wardinespurrit]

havent posted in a while uhm. have a jared. yapping under the cut

SO UUHMMM i am a big flower language slash symbolism nerd. there is intent behind all of those flowers and today i am going to nerd out about that intent because YAY!!!!!!! hip hip hooray uhm. idk how to segway into this next paragraph just please bear with me here okay

so uhmmm. the flowers jared's holding in his hand are bird's foot trefoil and theyyyyy symboliiiiiise revenge n shit yeah n you know how jared. jared he uhhh he he killed his verbally abusive mom LMAO womp womp uhhh. yeah

those big poofy pom-pom flowers with the petals that look like pencil parings r carnations and theyre YELLOW so theyre yellow carnations which surprise! greatly changes the meaning of em. usually carnations symbolise love n devotion n all that jazz but YELLOW carnations symbolise rejection. jareds been rejected all his life basically thus explaining why theres a shit ton of carnations surrounding him so like yeah yeah ok

the other flowers are dandelions and rather than them being used in this little doodle i diddled by their literal symbolism i uhm. i put them in there because they are considered weeds!!! we all know what weeds are but ill explain what they are anyways weeds are basically just. unwanted plants. and jared is definitely unwanted methinks. and also jared smokes weed duh

that last part was a joke jared does NOT smoke weed. probably. maybe. unless?

end of yapping

[neathbound-fiends]

My rough timeline of the major plot points for the Horticultural Show for people who didn't play it

It came to my attention from a friend being like "bestie WHAT is going on over there" that the fact that the plot moved so rapidly and had a lot of different moving pieces was hard to understand from just discussion and the dash, so here is my (rough) sequence of events for clarity and handy dandy purposes. If anyone else wants to correct something or add on, please do!

Garden festival (yay! Everyone spent the first day gardening and having fun!)

the opening ceremony happens, and during that Starved Men start attacking the City. no one is happy about this happening

we begged for help, and everyone said no :(

Sinning Jenny and the Admiralty actually end up helping (Jenny organizing volunteers for the relief effort like tending to the wounded and repairing damaged buildings, the Admiralty organizing volunteers for trying to drive the Starved Men out with violence)

this isn't working! at all! so we get sent to go look for clues about the Starved Men and how to actually defeat them and what they might want from us

we get a bunch of clues and now we can actually start hurting them and getting them to leave! everyone is excited about this part because it's the first time it feels like there's actually hope

we capture a few Starved Men that surrender, and who are the last ones in the City, and they're held prisoner in the brig on one of the ships while scholars try and figure out how to communicate with them

we can talk now! yippee! the Admiralty thinks these guys suck and doesn't wanna talk, Jenny wants to understand why. they tell us that it looks like the City is gonna be destroyed so they came down to try and make it Weird™️ in a way it'll survive this. there is also revealed to be another group of Starved Men who think it would be kinder to us to just murder us all instantly and are planning to flood London with sunlight. we are all distressed to hear this

we are now working on a two pronged approach: gather more allies to help fight with us and destroy the weapon (an oculus, which is basically a big sphere that's gonna have the light hit it and then it'll make the light go everywhere and burn everyone to death), and to actually FIND where they've got it. people get to take airships to the roof to look for the weapon, and you can take your ship and other things to other locations to recruit allies

we found it! now we have to destroy it. your player character goes with the group that's actually there to destroy it. other groups are running interference and trying to keep you safe to make it through

if you took too much damage, I guess you just land? I'm not sure, because I passed all my checks to not get smoked. I failed the check to destroy the oculus with the cannons, but even if you passed it, it doesn't actually destroy it, so you can't win. you either try and evade and land or you can crash your ship directly into it and the shaft of sunlight that will definitely permanently kill you

it doesn't! you get killed by the crash before you're killed by the sunlight, so you're good! everything worked out in the end!

the Boat Man confirms that London is not destroyed, which is handy because although it would be INCREDIBLY funny to have an event that ends the game completely and unexpectedly in concept, people would not like it if it actually happened. you get the option to either be relieved by this, pessimistic because what's the point if it'll probably happen again, or so outrageously overjoyed you start bellowing songs (and the Boat Man thinks you're so annoying he instantly clears your wounds so you go away)

you can plant stuff in a new community garden because Londoners decided to replant as a symbolic thing of moving forward! a Starved Man comes and you can either be like "fuck this guy, get out of here" and then destroy the flower he plants, or "come in friend and plant your thing" (I chose to let him plant the thing and then planted my own thing)

[dstdcomic]

Aheem aheem Saw this meme and thought u may find it fun with the DSTD trio!

Sorry for linking to the hellsite (derogatory) but they deserve credit for the meme cx

I love me a meme!! Here's the gang. In ✨colour,✨even

Swapped out object for weather because it was more relevant to the story!

Also, in the process of looking up symbolism for the first flowers that came to mind, learned that sunflowers are a real actual symbol for invisible disabilities?? Kind of ironic given the Wizard is the most visibly disabled person on the cast but like bonus extra symbolism, yay!!

[ensemblewives]

TOP 5 HASUMI KEITO PICS

Hello fellow KeitoP(s), for this I assume anon(I 100% know who you are LMFAO) meant official pictures, so this is that, but if you want me to do this with fanart too, lemme know :) A TOP 5 IS TOO LITTLE SO I DID A TOP 10 SORRY (average KeitoP moment)

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Welcome to... Y's top 10 Keito Hasumi Pictures:

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Number 10: "typical anime girl fanservice"

look at him.

Number 9: "eepy"

someone please put a blanket on him :(

Number 8: "unhealthy worklife balance"

he needs water, this is too much not-red-bull.

Number 7: "beverage"

this is also one of my favourite Kuro cards so bonus but yay beverage

Number 6: "why are so many of your favourites from Enstars! era? HAJIMEYO DEATH GAME"

The backstory here is that i really like crossroads and it doesn't make me cry. (i am giving away the amount of time i've been stuck in this stupid franchise lmfao)

OKAY GUYS PUT ON YOUR SERIOUS GLASSES, IT'S TIME FOR THE TOP 5

NUMERO 5: "yes this is my PC's lockscreen"

my mum said he looks polite, i agree.

NUMBERRR 4: "yes it's the bloomed version of the previous card"

fun fact i missed this event on engstars because of assignments and then legit cried and now i've been saving all memorial shop coins for when it comes out because it's one of my favourite Keito cards help

Y'know what they say about the top 3 right? no? me neither

NUM.3: "yes this is a very new card"

the fact it's called "firm dominant" is the funniest thing they could have ever done. The bloomed version is hot too but y'all c'mon observe the man, he's so skibidi rizzler here.

NUMBER 2: "LOOK AT HIM"

When this card came out i legit went UWU out loud, didn't even know that was physically possible but the animation is so cuteeeeeee, also yes I am saving for it on engstars lol

OMG NUMBER 1!!!!: "obvious choice"

Unsullied Flower of Heart, it's so pretty, the outfit, the name symbolism, the him, the ughhhhh so pretty. I love the unbloomed version as well, but this one is supreme. anyways.

that concludes my epic, epic list of epicness.

[maria-ruta]

💐🎵 for veronica?

link to questions meme

💐 BOUQUET - create a bouqet for them! what do those flowers mean? are any of the flowers their particular favourite?

I'm not a flower expert and don't know too much about the flower meanings but,,,

I guess you could always go with Rose/s for Veronica! since she is a toreador and it's their clan symbol

she is pretty much like rose - pretty but has sharp torns and all that

BUT you could also give her Queen of the Night, because wouldn't THAT be such a flattery hoho

also fun fact

Gregory, a man who used to be a dragon (fairy chimera in the shape of red dragon, to be exact) who Veronica and Charlie had a duel with, came to Rene's house after the duel to have negotiation with and also to meet Veronica and give her a gift - an extremely poisonos flower, trapped in a glass ball. Very extravagant and expensive gift...

He said something about the flower being as beautiful as dnagerous, just like Veronica (i dont remember the exact quote lol). Because during the battle at the duel Veronica was able to notice his weak spot on his neck and was attacking him furiously there, so he probably thought of her as a dangerous oponent (he didnt know she was almost out of blood points and probably wouldnt last long unless Charlie hasn't unleashed the demon from the sword he had but shhh)

Veronica wasn't fan of him or his gift and didn't want to see his face at all but she accepted a gift anyway, because if this man was to become Rene's new buisness partner, she didn't want to make things worse

🎵 MUSIC NOTE - what is their playlist like? their favourite artists? do you associate a particular song with them?

im also not an expert on music eitherrr fdhgfjgfjgfjfd

UNLIKE VERONICA!!!! whos very much into music! actually her toreador weakness is that she can become hypnotized/zoned out by good music! (which lead to unexpected conclusion that she either would be hypnotized by her own singing... or she doesn't consider her singing good.... so there is a little angsty note(lol) to that - Veronica never thinks her singing is good enough... because she never became a singer, how she dreamed... even tho her singing IS very good... she doesnt feel it :') )

I think Veronica likes lots of different music genres, from opera singing to rock and pop etc

i cant be specific bc im dum dum when it comes to music, singers, and music history OTL unlike Veronica! typical case of "my character is smarter than me" kind of shit hahaha

NOW TO THE SONGS THAT REMIND ME OF VERONICA HAHA YAY (ill put under read more so i dont take too much of your dash)

the curse - as the vampirism and beast and bloodthirst and such

love profusion - Veronica's relationship with her sire (she got them under her skin... quite literally haha). Especially fits well with the begining of it - when she was embrased and there is no resurection :')

bye bye baby - Veronica leaves her sire and joins anarchs

teach me to fight - her anarch years basically (also the closest of what i imagine her voice be.. i never was good at imagining character's voices alas U_U )

shut up and drive - perfect vibes for Veronica's driving (and not only) hahaha

cold souls - that's actually song not so much for Veronica but for her sire when he found her dying and had impulsive desision to embrace her. I wrote more about it here

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR QUESTION!!!! FINALLY I GOT TO SHARE VERONICAS SNGS WITH YOUUUU <3

[hearth4days]

Can you tell me some about Zoy and Franny's wedding? -twirls hair- canon or hcs. I've been meaning to ask for references for the commission

Mostly headcanons because canon is incredibly vague about everything ever as always <3

Wedding Festival for reference

Okay so all we know canonically about their wedding is that Ote is conceived here ("o semen, o origin/here you are Maryam [Mary] the god-bearer/calmly, keenly/let's exchange gasping vows"), and it's implied that it was pretty intense based on apparently everyone hoping for it to be over with quickly. Yay violent sex <3 It's also shown in Zoy1 that Zoy grew up alongside Franny to some degree, and loved her before they were married in ways beyond just animalistic lust

As for not really anything canonically but still worth noting, the Japanese title is actually 婚祭

On to headcanons, I think (being a wedding, and a very religiously important on at that) it's important to consider what their religion is about, what it is they see as holy and practice and such. Based on the perspective we get from Zoy, Ito, and Ote, it seems very focused on pleasure and indulging in more base needs and wants. We also see this in Abuse's other works about beastmen, but those aren't related here. They especially seem to focus on sex, violence, and food (esp cannibalism). Considering beastmen seem to have a higher ranking in this religion (as it is presumably a beastmen cult obv), this makes sense with Abuse establishing that beastmen tend to have more animalistic urges than standard humans

Since Zoy's wedding would be not only a standard wedding under this religion, but also a celebration of their religion as a whole with Zoy being the current leader, I think this would be amped up to the nth degree. The title designating it as a festival also implies this was a very large celebration, and probably a decently long one too. We see a lot of flowers in the PV which seem to be religiously important in general, a lot of colors which Abuse also uses as symbolism a lot. I'd assume a lot of food, but that's less relevant for Zoy and Frannie than the random side characters who probably got some yummy BBQ. The conception of Ote sticks out to me though, especially since it seems like this was also considered "vows" and "celebration". They 100% fucked in front of everybody, and nobody gets pregnant after having sex once. I'd imagine it went on for days of just like. Everybody in their little commune hanging out while Zoy's trying to fuck a baby into Frannie for three days straight lmao

He feels bad tho because he is a sopping wet malewife <3

[rubyreal]

Ranchiki Manji Musume (English translation)

Come on over, take a look

Whatever you may do, all is forgiven

This beautifully flowering generation is unparalleled

So come on, let’s lose our minds tonight!

Ha ha ha ha ha RANCHIKI*

Lose peace of mind

Stumble off the rails

Fall into disorder

Make a fuss

Raise it higher, burst it open, do your best, fly away

It’s scary, so get pumped up, talk lively, feel the high

Is it no good? Impossible? It’s bad? You’re gonna cry?

It’s okay? Let’s go? Let’s do it?

Okay, let’s go—!!

Alright then, let’s charge ahead!

Let’s do it, go for it, go off the walls!

Lose your mind, be an idiot, make a mess and go crazy, YAY!

We’re invincible, so right now

Is the strongest youth celebration in history!

Ranraranra rarararara

Ranraranra, be a lively girl!**

Ranraranra, let it bloom profusely!

This beautifully flowering generation is simply unparalleled!

Ha ha ha ha ha RANCHIKI

Go screw it up

Go on and provoke

Get stirred up

Burn it all down

Raise it higher, burst it open, do your best, fly away

It’s scary, so get pumped up, talk lively, feel the high!

Is it no good? Impossible? It’s bad? You’re gonna cry?

It’s okay? Let’s go? Let’s do it?

Okay, let’s go—!!

All right, let’s go get ourselves another helping!

Get drunk, throw up, go off the walls!

Lose your mind, be an idiot, make a mess and go crazy, YAY!

Come on, traps are made to be broken out of

So let’s get it going, summon a grand storm!

Ranraranra rarararara

Ranraranra, be a lively girl!

Ranraranra, let us pass by

All the ups and downs, everything, bring it on!

Inspire youthful foolishness, play with fire

And set ablaze this dangerous scandal

It’s okay if we’re scolded

Alright, everyone come out and sing together as one

Do whatever the hell (hekiho hekiho!) you want in your life (hekiho hekiho!)

Relax a little, (hekiho hekiho!) let’s play around until we die! (hekiho hekiho!)

Yes, let’s do it one last time!

Let’s do it, go for it, go off the walls!

Lose your mind, be an idiot, make a mess and go crazy, YAY!

We’re invincible, so right now

Is the strongest youth celebration in history!

Ranraranra rarararara

Ranraranra, be a lively girl!

Ranraranra keep on dancing!

Keep going in an infinite loop, resist the impermanence of all that is!

Ranraranra rarararara

Ranraranra, be a lively girl!

Ranraranra, let it bloom profusely!

This beautifully flowering generation is simply unparalleled!

Ha ha ha ha ha RANCHIKI!!!

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Notes (sorry they’re long)

*Ranchiki (乱痴気) means to be lively, wild, chaotic to the point of losing reason. “Go crazy” I figure makes the most sense in this part, but I didn’t want to omit any of the meaning on accident by using an English phrase. Same point applies to any other offhand “ranchiki” in the song

**The phrase, and title of the song, 乱痴気卍娘 “Ranchiki manji musume” I translated as “lively girl.” Again, I don’t want to accidentally omit any of the meaning! In Japanese, this would best imply a crazy, wild young girl causing a commotion.

Here he also uses“Manji” (卍) which is a sign of luck in Buddhism. It can also be used in text as a symbol of excitement. He uses it a lot in the lyrics but never actually says it out loud, similar to how in some songs he writes 笑 in the official lyrics for emphasis on jokes etc

[mermaidsirennikita]

Do ypu have HR with the hero having this animalistic MINE MINE MINEEEE!!! I know all of them have them but there are some taking it to the next level

Weeeellll lol not all of them tbh. Because we are surrounded by pearl clutchers as of late.......

ANYWAY.

I'm obviously relistening to Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas, her most underrated banger imo, and when Kev finally gets with the program and sneaks into Win's bedroom all he does is cover her mouth with his hand and go "YOU'RE MINE" and she realizes it is THE FUCK. ON. And then he rails her for like 48 hours in his little fuck cottage, yay!

The Bride by Julie Garwood is the quintessentially MINE MINE MINE romance novel. Medieval border marriage book. Alec Kincaid literally drags Jamie up to a window so his people can look at her, and when someone asks him in Gaelic "what do we call her?" He goes "YOU CALL HER MINE". (He does not realize that Jamie also speaks Gaelic, which is embarrassing for him, but also beneficial because she's like "OH".)

The Dragon and The Pearl by Jeannie Lin... I forget how much the hero says "mine", but he does tattoo the heroine with his symbol (consensually!) and it's soooooo possessive and erotic and emotional. And he's a villainous hero, so he's very like "YOU BELONG TO ME NOW"

Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale has a very alpha hero who suffers a stroke at the beginning of the book. The heroine helps him as he recovers (after some big asylum trauma) and he's always calling her like "my maddgirly" (her name is Maddy) and he's SUPER territorial over her and I love it.

Shadowheart by Laura Kinsale is also a very "MINE" romance, but it's mutual because Allegreto is a horrible villainous alpha who happens to like it when Elena gets rough in bed. However, he also gets his "MUAHAHAHAHAHA YOU'RE ALL MINE NOW" moment. Allegreto is crazy. *Obligatory Shadowheart's First Sex Scene is Noncon Warning*

The Wolf and The Wildflower by Stacy Reid! Wolf Duke is VERY possessive. Because he spent years in the Yukon living with wolves. (Really.) (He sniffs her crotch a lot.) (Shouldn't work but it sure does.)

Stephanie Laurens writes super possessive heroes because they have THE CONQUEROR'S BLOOD and are very alpha as a result. Scandal's Bride is my favorite I've read of hers thus far *obligatory "she drugs him for the first encounter" note* and Richard, lunatic of my heart, literally refers to Catriona as his snack (which he must have every morning or he will be very annoyed, and then he needs like a follow up snack thrice more throughout the day). But like. EVERY Cynster hero is a mine mine mine guy.

Elizabeth Hoyt knows how to write a mine mine mine. The Leopard Prince is an underrated one imo, because like Seduce Me at Sunrise it's one where the hero almost forces himself to give her up but at the last minute he's like "OH NO NO NOOOOOOOOO" and snaps and like, fucks her until she's screaming within earshot of her brothers and the guy who wanted to marry her.

Duke of Midnight proooobably has her most possessive hero, Everyone's (My) Favorite Douchecanoe Maximus Batten. I don't know that there are many romance heroes who get quite as MINE as Maximus fucking Artemis while talking about how he's gonna keep her trapped in like a special hunting lodge and kill elk for her and feed her the tastiest morsels, and it's honestly a real "oh girl it's like that huh" moment because she's a vERY rational woman and she's like "yeah tell me more about it keep going" lmao. Some of my favorite deranged dirty talk of all time.

Jennifer Ashley's Mackenzie brothers are super possessive. Like, even the "oh ho we have a fun time" ones (Mac from Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage and Cameron from The Many Sins of Lord Cameron") are still very "ALRIGHT NOW. CALM TF DOWN" if someone looks at their wives for too long lol. Ian (The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie) literally needs Beth around to feel complete and Hart from The Duke's Perfect Wife, another "Everyone Else Thinks He's Too Much But Iiiiiiiiiii Like 'Im" hero is sooooo possessive of Eleanor. Wasn't even in his own book yet and he still made time to put money down her bodice to remind her that DADDY STILL HAS CASH.

Monica McCarty's Highland Guard series is basically entire made up of "mine mine mine" heroes lol. The Chief has a MAJOR alpha hero. The Recruit is big on it too, especially since she tries to keep her accidental pregnancy from him and he feels the baby bump by accident and goes all *INFANT. DETECTED.* and is like "NO BABY OF MINE IS GONNA BE A BASTARD!!!!"

Though it's a funny moment, I still think the hero of Tessa Dare's Any Duchess Will Do making the heroine recite his courtesy titles while he bends her over his desk is both hilarious and ridic dumb possessive hot.

The Earl I Ruined by Scarlett Peckham has a very consciously dominant, "whose pussy is this?" type hero, which we love to see.

Joanna Shupe has very possessive heroes--Preston from The Bride Goes Rogue comes to mind, especially when mY BOY the Duke of Lockwood is like, vaguely making friends with Katherine, because Lockwood is so hot that every other hero in the series is like "You wouldn't fuck him??? OH PLEASE DON'T LIE TO ME I WOULD FUCK HIM" and gets very jealous lmao. Fwiw, Lockwood is possessive of Nellie in The Duke Gets Even. He's always like "I'm keeping you" and biting her tits to leave bruises and shit. Which is what Joanna Shupe is allowed to get away with in a trad historical in 2023 lmao.

Obviously. Derek Craven from Dreaming of You. McKenna from Again the Magic.

If you're up for something dark and angsty, A Rose at Midnight by Anne Stuart has a very intense YOU'RE MINE NOW YOU WENCH thing, but uhhh check your triggers. I loved it!

[multifandomslxt]

BLACK ROSES Pt.5

Pairing: Mafia!Lee Jeno x Florist!Reader

Trope: Grumpy x sunshine

Genre: Dark Mafia Romance

Word count: 1.4k

Synopsis:

Lee Jeno is a dangerous man. From going on k!lling sprees for fun to torturing and k!lling his own father. He does it all. In short Lee Jeno is the devil.

Y/N is a florist. She's as pure as they come. Nothing exciting ever happens in her life and she’s okay with that. In short Y/N is an angel.

He was bad and she was good. They were complete opposites.

…Or so they thought

Get your tissues for this one. It's gonna be one hell of a ride

Warnings for this chapter: mentions violence, panic attacks, Trauma, scars etc. Jeno is obsessed.

*((((A/N: words in bold are her conscience and words spoken in Korean are in italics ))))*

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FLOWER OF THE DAY: The Hibiscus. They are the symbol of positivity, joy, and cheer. They can also mean good luck and wealth. They can be kept as a personal “good luck” gift. Or given to someone who needs some positivity in their life.

“No! that’s not fair!”  I screamed in exasperation.

“Flower, I’m not cheating. I promise you it is a word.” Jeno said with his eyes twinkling in amusement.

We were currently in his office playing Scrabble.

We sat on opposite sides of his work desk.

I know, I was bored, okay?

This is the third time he’s won and I’m getting annoyed.

“Finifugal is not a word.” I argued. What the hell did he take me for?

He looks at me and smiles, his eyes making crescents “It is though.”

I kissed my teeth and lifted my self out of the chair making a mental note to google the word later.

“I’m finished playing.” Since all he wanted to do was cheat, I’d leave.

He threw his head back and laughed at my disgruntlement.

“You can end the game Flower but you’re staying with me today.”

I rolled my eyes at his bossiness.

The man hadn’t let me out of his sight since I told him about the scars on my back.

That was 2 weeks ago.

And over said 2 weeks I got my phone back.

Yay.

“I’ve been under your nose for 2 weeks already.” I complained.

“Exactly, so what’s 2 more?”

I squinted my eyes at him but sat down anyway. “I’m bored and I can’t do anything with you always watching like that”.

He arched a perfect brow “Why not?”

I huffed and crossed my arms “I just can’t!”

He leaned back in his chair and smirked with a mischievous look in his eyes “Is it because I make you nervous flower?”

Just like that the atmosphere became heavy and thick with tension.

Sexual Tension.

I gulped and looked away from his gaze “You’re an asshole”.

Fuck.

Why the hell does he have to be so annoyingly hot?

I squeeze my thighs together at the inappropriate thoughts passing through my head.

I must’ve been doing a shitty job of hiding it because next thing I know he speaks.

“Is there something wrong princess?” He says lowly.

His head is tilted slightly and his eyes dark, enough for me to know that he knows exactly what’s going on.

“Everything is fine.” I rush out.

I rather die than let him make a fool out of me.

My attraction to him is not something I want, so I’ll ignore it.

“What did I tell you about lying to me Y/n?” He grunted out.

I shut my eyes tightly trying to shut him out.

Although, the heat pooling between my legs proved that my methods were not effective at all.

“Come here.” He spoke out to me.

I peeled my eyes open and met his gaze.

I could see him fighting the little restrain he had left.

Good, I won’t be the only one suffering today.

“Come. Here. Now.” He said calmly. His patience must’ve been wearing thin.

I got up from my chair and made my way around his desk settling right in front of him.

He had pulled his chair back and was now looking at me with his legs spread and a dark look in his eyes.

“You’re killing me” He was angry. Furious even.

I said nothing. Too afraid that I would give in to his addicting self.

I stood for what felt like hours under his heated gaze.

I watched him clench and unclench his jaw in some type of anticipation.

In the dark confinement of his office, I realized…

We were waiting on each other.

Unconsciously making a bet.

‘Who will be the first to crack.’

“I want you.”

Those three words were uttered in such desperation.

Those words were uttered by the one who cracked first.

It was me.

I held his gaze completely unfazed by my abrupt confession.

He says nothing for a moment.

But even then, I could tell by his eyes,

He wanted me too.

 Maybe even more than I wanted him.

“Before we start anything Flower, I need you to know that there is no coming back from this. After this I won’t be able to give you up or let you go.” He says sternly.

I expected to have my mind filled with questions, but it seemed for once my heart and mind were on the same track.

I wanted Jeno.

I wanted him Now.

“Do you understand?” Jeno continues oblivious to the fact that I already had my answer from the minute he walked into Izzy’s flower shop.

“Yes, I understand.” I said without missing a beat.

“Good. Now, strip and get on the table.” He says gruffly.

 My body buzzed in anticipation.

I wanted him to break me apart and put me back together again.

Something told me that’s exactly what he was going to do.

Soon, I was naked and sat at the edge of his table.

“Such a fucking good girl.” He smiled and looked at me.

My heart soared as he praised me.

“I want you to do something for me okay?”

I nodded my head eagerly.

I can’t wait to feel him inside of me.

“I want you to touch yourself.” He rasps.

I didn’t object but I didn’t move either.

I suddenly felt sick.

‘Touch yourself for me Dove’.

“No” I whispered.

“If you aren’t comfortable with that you can tell me flower.” Jeno’s voice pulls me from my thoughts.

His eyes held sincerity.

“I’m sorry.” I said ashamed. This went horribly wrong.

“You don’t have to apologize baby”

He was still seated but his belt was undone.

He hadn’t touched me yet.

 I wanted him to.

I needed him to.

But I was scared.

‘Look at you trying to get rid of me already. I’ll never let that happen Dove.’

It happened so fast.

First, I felt nauseous.

The marks on my back started to itch.

Then they started to burn.

I dropped to the floor in excruciating pain.

I could hear Jeno’s voice in the background calling out for me.

“Flower? What’s wrong?’’ Jeno questioned alarmed.

I’d never heard him like that before.

I’ve never heard him so scared.

I tired to answer but my throat felt like it was closing up.

A vivid image of my brother’s face smiling down at me caused me to cry out.

“Y/N!” Jeno called out in alarm. He must’ve gotten up some time ago because felt his hands holding my bare waist.

“GET A DOCTOR IN HERE NOW!”

Was someone else in here with us?

‘This is what happens when you don’t listen Dove.’

I watched as the vivid image of my brother start to choke me.

I couldn’t breathe at all.

My hands clawed at my throat trying to pry my brother’s hands off me.

“Fucksake! Y/N breathe!” Jeno shouted.

I couldn’t.

“Breathe dammit!”

I was going to die.

”Y/N! Don’t you dare close your fucking eyes do you hear me!”

Suddenly, I was floating.

No, I think Jeno was carrying me.

He was running.

My eyelids felt heavy, and my limbs felt weak.

“Y/N please”

It must’ve been raining because I could feel the drops of rain on my face.

I smiled drunkenly.

I’d always wanted to die on a rainy day.

Then I realized, as blurry as my surrounding were I knew these dark halls.

We were still inside.

Rain doesn’t fall inside so how did I feel raindrops on my cheek?

My half-closed eyes looked up at Jeno.

As blurry as things were it was hard to miss his clenched jaw and watery eyes.

And before everything went black I realized,

It wasn’t rain, it was Jeno.

“Flower, you can’t leave me”

He was crying for me.

[archiveofkloss]

cr fashion book: “get ready with karlie kloss for the 2024 met gala”

When the first Monday in May arrives, attention turns to which designers celebrities will showcase and how they collaborate with design teams to interpret the event’s theme. While this year’s event has officially concluded, the 2024 Costume Institute exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, titled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” featured a variety of ensembles that embodied the red carpet theme, “A Garden In Time,” both literally and metaphorically.

This year, Karlie Kloss partnered with Swavrovski’s creative director Giovanna Engelbert and stylist Karla Welch to craft a stunning interpretation of this year’s theme, inspired by J.G. Ballard’s 1962 short story “The Garden of Time.” Accompanied by fellow supermodels and Swarovski campaign stars Irina Shayk, Anok Yai, and Imaan Hammam as well as Engelbert, Kloss embodied the crystal flower, a symbol of beauty and elegance in Ballard’s story.

The strapless, mermaid-style gown in a dreamy petal pink featured Swarovski’s Florere and Millenia collections cascading down its hourglass silhouette and was adorned with 180,000 light rose crystals, requiring seven artisans 225 hours to complete. Kloss’ silhouette was further enhanced by a bejeweled corset enveloping her body in garlands of blossoming pink flowers, showing a harmonious blend of jewelry artistry and fashion design. The corset alone was comprised of 60,500 crystals and 75 Florere jewels and took a team of five artisans 1,600 hours to create. From envisioning her look with Swarovski team to her trusted Met Gala tips, Kloss shares an inside look at getting ready for the annual gala with Swarovski below.

CR: Tell us about your look for the Met Gala, what was the inspiration and how did you work with the Swarovski team to interpret the Met’s theme?

KK: Giovanna, Karla Welch and I drew inspiration from the overarching theme of the exhibit, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” which highlights the sensory aspects and cyclical themes of nature in fashion. We focused on the fragility and ephemeral qualities that are central to the exhibit, particularly through the lens of the delicate interplay between nature and the four centuries of fashion showcased. We embodied this concept by integrating Swarovski crystals into the design in a way that reflects both literal and metaphorical fragility. Wearing a delicate garment entirely made of crystals captures the essence of rebirth and renewal, but also respects the fragility of the historical garments featured in the exhibition.

CR: What does the “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” theme and “The Garden of Time” red carpet theme mean to you?

KK: The exhibition celebrates fashion that’s so fragile that it can no longer be worn, elevating these pieces into something almost sacred. I love that we’re celebrating the beauty of these archives and the creativity and inspiration behind them. In Ballard’s short story, the garden symbolizes beauty, peace and innocence. To me, these themes are enduring, not ephemeral. They remind us to find moments of stillness and reflection to appreciate the beauty around us.

CR: You’ve been to a handful of Met Galas at this point, are there any pre-Met rituals you swear by?

KK: Taking a moment to center myself through a few different forms of self-care is a must. Squeezing in a facial at Tracie Martin and a gloss by my favorite, Jenna Perry, and a lymphatic massage if time allows!

CR: What have been some of your favorite Met Gala moments?

KK: That’s a tough one…of course the moment of ‘looking camp in the eye’ is something that still gets referenced today and honestly, I’m happy we are able to still laugh about it. Last year, however, was the most special for Josh and me. Getting to share my baby bump on the red carpet was a moment that I will cherish forever.