If you like Poison Ivy you should definitely read the Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri. It’s gay and incredible and in the second book they literally have… the Green. like the force of mother earth and they actually call it “the green”. seriously get on this shit- some of the best sapphic fantasy i’ve read!
Ivy decided to rumblestrut at everybody and then got upset that they were all watching her.
So naturally, she decided to start chirping.
At 1 am.
As you do.
(Chirping is an uncommon guinea pig vocalization. It sounds very close to a bird's song. It is believed to be a general sign of low-level stress or discomfort)
Round 1; A bouquet of poppies, daffodils, daisies, ivy, and purple hyacinths Vs A bouquet of gloriosa (flame lily), veronica, jasione, jacaranda, cyclamen, jasmine and freesia
If you know who they are, or are pretty sure of it, please don't tell until this poll has ended!
First, let's talk about the bouquet of poppies, daffodils, daisies, ivy, and purple hyacinths
Meaning and why they were chosen:
-The poppies can represent eternal sleep and/or imagination. They're also canonically important to the character.
-Daffodils can represent unequaled love and "you’re the only one, the sun is always shining when I’m with you".
-Daisies represent loyal love.
-Ivy represents wedded love, fidelity, and affection.
-Purple hyacinths mean 'i am sorry', 'forgive me', and sorrow.
Description:
He got married, not for long though, as his spouse kicked the bucket sooner than they should've. All things considered they were a sweet couple. After the death, the rest of his life was mostly grieving. And some murder. You know how it is <3. They do eventually reunite, after death ofc.
Before the whole 'damn my spouse just fucking died' he was the more responsible one, thought not by much tbh. He engaged in less shenanigans than his spouse, and the shenanigans HE partook in didnt end with his death so thats 1-0 on his spouse. Much better at situations than his spouse, but chaos comes for us all. About 50% of that chaos was courtesy of the shit his spouse did.
Him and his spouse are both uniquely doomed by the narrative, with each other playing a big part in their respective ends. He blames himself for his spouse's death, pinning it as his fault for not protecting them.
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Now, let's talk about the bouquet of gloriosa (flame lily), veronica, jasione, jacaranda, cyclamen, jasmine and freesia
Meaning and why they were chosen:
Gloriosa (flame lily), for its symbolism of passion, pride, and honor, as he is a deeply idealistic person who cares so much about doing the right thing, walks the walk, and takes pride in his values. Also, because of the name; fire is an element relevant to him.
Veronica, for faithfulness and devotion, especially in a religious context (though the religious context of the flower’s namesake is decidedly different from that of this character).
Jasione, for justice, as he is committed to the execution of justice and ultimately breaking cycles of unjust violence, even though he is often trapped between a rock and hard place. With the task of breaking the cycle of revenge (be it on a racial or religious or familial basis; overall it’s all three) comes the understanding that all who came before and tried, failed to solve the rift and got more people killed—some of them even pressured him into committing injustice on their behalf— but he’s not going to give up or stop trying to figure out what justice actually is.
Jacaranda, for its symbolism of wealth, knowledge, and rebirth; wealth because he is rich and privileged (in some ways), both wealth and knowledge because he is an economics nerd, and rebirth because he sacrifices one element of himself to accept another. Rebirth also applies in that when his life is uprooted by tragedy and his being made a scapegoat, he makes the most of it and crafts a decent life for himself far from home, giving back to his new community and cultivating new interests. It also symbolizes wisdom and even if he isn’t, uh, wise per se, he’s working on it.
Cyclamens, for sincerity, religious devotion (it bears repeating), resignation, reserved love, and lasting feelings. His love for another, tender though it is, is often across significant emotional barriers, barriers of other relationships, and even great physical separation that was forced upon him for years on end. He is by far the most sincere of a duplicitous lot and is sometimes guessed to be even trickier for his earnest-seeming demeanor, but that’s just how he truly is and it can’t be corrupted away.
Jasmine, for purity, modesty, and simplicity; he tries to live a modest life in accordance with his religion.
Freesia, for trust and innocence; he deserves to be trusted, and suffers from the innocent youthful naivety of thinking his ideals can easily be put into practice if he just takes action
Description:
A bit of a zealot for a good cause, grows out of black-and-white thinking, and gets a lot more tired because the world is full of tribalism and hate, but he is still so sweet. The younger son of a loving yet terribly messed-up family that unfortunately isn’t the only such family involved. So many people he interacts with get bad vibes from him (to the extent that one guy who worked with him poisons him on the basis of distaste, against all practicality), but that’s seriously not his fault. He can be very intense though. On a completely irrelevant note, he learns that gay people exist when he’s in his 20s and is greatly surprised, even though he has lived with gay people his entire life.
there are things planted and we'll see what we'll see, but from everything i've read stuff will either die in the 110F heat or later on in a winter freeze so further $ invested may be a waste
and the only solution is to keep everything as potted-and-mobile or indoor plants
there's already been issues with ants and gnats so the impetus to leave them outside and then bring them in later is now very low
so maybe i will just have a lot of indoor plants - at least i can take them with me when i go
the one pothos is at least VERY enthusiastic and all the greenery is *so* fucking mentally soothing
... i just really want to buy so many more plants and i *have* to stop
@dazzlerazz @sammybii you encouraged me so here we are
Ivy Lotus Fraldarius, born 1189 to the Fraldarius family, daughter of Duke Felix Hugo Fraldarius and Duchess Annette Fantine Fraldarius, bearing the Major Crest of Fraldarius. Future class: assassin.
Clover Brynn Fraldarius, born 1191 to the Fraldarius family, daughter of Duchess Annette Fantine Fraldarius and Lord Ashe Ubert-Fraldarius of the Kings Guard. Future class: bow knight.
Jasmine "Jaz" Wisteria Fraldarius, born 1192 to the Fraldarius Family, daughter of Lady Lysithea Ordelia-Fraldarius of the Royal Knights and Ashe Ubert-Fraldarius of the Kings Guard. Future Class: falcon knight.
Cypress Everett Fraldarius, born 1194 to the Fraldarius Family, son of Duke Felix Hugo Fraldarius and Duchess Annette Fantine Fraldarius, bearing the Minor Crest of Dominic. Future class: war master.
Lucien Moreau Fraldarius, adopted by the Fraldarius family in 1201 at approximately 11 years old. Future class: mortal savant.
-Hannah constantly changes her hairstyle. She buzzes it after leaving Chen's Island, grows it and keeps it in a pixie until the Tournament, then grows it out, then starts dyeing it and experimenting with various styles. Her favorite one was when she got black roots and tips and had it feathered
-all serpentine tribes have a specific dialect they developed over the years, nataly knows the preferred methods of insult and cursing used in all of them
-despite being a fashion trend follower and getting her friends to have some sense of style, Roxie usually just wears a solid color tank and shorts unless they're going out on the town
-jasmine hates the taste of coffee but still drinks it every morning. The cup is 2/3s vanilla creamer. She even has a frothing stick at her desk to use on it
-jackie loves and is great with kids! She always worries that she's too awkward but loves putting on storytelling shows for them
-if Kyle spikes his hair and puts on a red hoodie, he looks like a Great Value Kai. He knows this and will often walk into Skylor's in this weird ass cosplay just to make her double take. Hannah hates when he does this. Nataly thinks it's hilarious.
-cyrus has a program in Borg Industries where he takes on bright minds from around Ninjago and allows them to create their own projects for presentation, if they pass they are offered jobs at his company. This is how Jasmine came to work there.
-willow only contacts one person on a regular basis and that's Johnathan after she found him stranded in the woods outside the labyrinth when he was escaping a group of nindroids. Johnathan swore he would never tell anyone else about her and he hasn't
-luna has written fritz donnegan fan comics and would like to be a comic book writer someday
-ivy is a terrible mechanic despite ronin's attempts at teaching her. She is however great at forging signatures
-kai and nataly are in competition for who has crashed the most vehicles. Nya is the one keeping track
-twyla's handwriting is so loopy it's hard to understand. She purposefully wrote her history journals in block lettering because of this
-nataly and Jackie are the only ones who go into her library for fun and read her journals for fun