#mysterious character: a bouquet of begonia - carnations - anemones - snowdrops

[mysterycharacterflowers]

Forget-me-not 1 VS A bouquet with begonia, carnations, anemones and snowdrops

First, let's talk about the forget-me-not 1

Meaning: true love memories, respect, do not forget me Description: Someone who's nott what they seem to be

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Now, let's talk about the bouquet with begonia, carnations, anemones and snowdrops

Meanings + why these flowers were chosen: Begonia, because it symbolizes caution and misfortune, and she not only meets with terrible misfortune but has an overwhelming and lifelong fear of causing things to go wrong, and she’s very cautious and on edge because of it. Carnations can symbolize unconditional love, including a mother’s love, which is accurate to her in a major way, but also painfully ironic. Anemones have been associated with fragility and with bad luck, a combination that cuts to the core of her internal troubles, as she grew up fearing she was basically cursed to break the things around her and whatever and whomever she valued, and she never grew out of it. They’re also associated with anticipation and new motherhood, and she’s always anticipating bad things, in particular bad things that could happen to her child. Snowdrops suit her because of their natural association with the cold, since she has ice magic. Description: The thought process that everything around her was more fragile for her being there impacted her tangibly, corrupting the joy she would have had, and it turned her a little too brittle inside to keep things together after all. The mistakes she made are ones she made out of her fear, not despite it, and the demands she made to try and drive her family’s story a way she can accept were shortsighted attempts clawing at an incomplete picture. In-story, this whole deal with fragility is symbolized by her ice magic, which isn’t very powerful but is notable nonetheless—not so much an impressive ability as her turning something unbreakable (liquid water) into something easily breakable. She’s a mother of two who can only bring herself to consistently love one of them, and in a severely questionable parenting tactic on behalf of her beloved child, she parentified the other one. Which ultimately did keep her preferred child safe, in a way, but certainly not in a way that let her feel secure about it, partly because not only would her unfavorite sacrifice their life for the other’s, but vice versa; that’s what she earned, though, her children outgrowing her both in love and in resilience.

Check her post here

[larksinging]

what are your characters’ favorite kinds of flowers, if they have any? or what flowers/plants would you associate with them

i already got my flowers books out for giz’s, so. i went through a period where i was SUPER into flower symbolism and so i have like 5 books about it. i spent WAY too long on these lists.

winter is from a tundra... i think? so he likes the little wildflowers that spring up in, well, spring. would that be heather and lavender and stuff? stuff like that. he’s grown fonder of the wildflowers around the dragon tribe to use in decorations, so some california poppies, broom, lupine, morning glories, daisies.... he prefers white or blue flowers

amaryllis (pride), anemone (abandonment), flax (i feel your kindness), lemon geranium (unexpected meeting), snowdrop (consolation, hope)

maive likes flowers, in that they were a form of jewelry where she came from. flowers were rare and didn’t last long, so they were Special decorations. i think i said her territory was a kind of badlands area, so cursory looking says that’d have small wildflowers. prarie roses and phlox and stuff. she likes RED flowers, but yellow is okay too

coriander (hidden worth), edelweiss (noble courage), euphorbia (persistence), peony (anger), black poplar (courage), black rose (rebirth), water lily (purity of heart), pencil-leaf geranium (ingenuity)

maria likes flowers well enough, but she prefers the common stuff you see in bouquets. roses, lilies, that sort of thing. the big romantic gesture ones. though bright red flowers unsettle her a little

amaranth (immortality), bay leaf (i change but in death), camellia (my destiny is in your hands),  feverfew (warmth), heath (solitude), pansy (think of me), phlox (our hearts are united), blue rose (mystery), locust tree (affection beyond the grave)

mothwhisper likes herbs, she’s a medicine cat. she’s fond of a few pretty flowers, but generally she likes plants for their use in helping the clan. that how it be

bluebell (constancy), cowslip (pensiveness), dandelion (rustic oracle, well really divination but i prefer rustic oracle), mimosa tree (sensitivity), thrift (sympathy), witch hazel (spell, protection)

ivypool has a passing appreciation for plants as medicinal stuff. i feel like she lowkey appreciates ivy. cause i mean, c’mon. she likes white/blue/purple flowers most though. 

white chrysanthemum (truth), hawthorn (hope), purple hyacinth (apology), ivy (fidelity), lavender (mistrust), thyme (activity)

nyssa .... hmm, flower language seems like the kinda thing the league would know to be cool, or she might’ve picked up. unfortunately my books are all based on the Victorian tradition, i think, but she might be familiar with another tradition. i don’t think she’d be super into it, though, its kind of something she learned when she was younger and doesn’t really care for now. she still appreciates flowers as occasionally pretty or meaningful though

chamomile (energy in adversity), coltsfoot (justice), dogwood (love undiminished), laburnum (pensive beauty), oleander (beware), wild hyacinth (vigilance) 

laurel is pretty modern about her views on flowers, just basic roses for love, white lilies for graves, etc. she might be slightly more aware of flowers because, y’know, named after a plant, but still. it’s one of those things she says she doesn’t care for, but would probably be charmed if someone got her flowers. 

pink carnation (i will never forget you), yellow carnation (disdain), winter cherry (deception), cypress (mourning), eglantine (i wound to heal), forget-me-not (yeah), hazel (reconciliation), laurel (glory and success. i mean, i had to), yellow lily (falsehood), marigold (grief), nettle (cruelty AND sibling relationships!), rosebud (new love), yarrow (cure for a broken heart)

margot... i feel like SHE might extensively be into flower language and boquet arrangement. when you’re family’s old and wealthy and looks down on you anyway, might as well go all out and just get really into flowers. she took some bitter amusement in arrange vases full of flowers with really nasty meanings without mason realizing. actually she might bother to keep a garden on denny, hmm

basil (hate), begonia (caution), black-eyed susan (justice), candytuft (indifference), dahlia (dignity), fennel (strength, protection, and also deceit), helenium (tears), lemon blossom (discretion), orange lily (hatred), white hollyhock (female ambition, normal hollyhock is just ambition but), mistletoe (i surmount all obstacles), orange rose (desire, fascination), spiraea (victory), weeping willow (melancholy), pinks (affection), trefoil (revenge) 

wow that one was super negative. but there you go. and you can tell whos arcs has thematic elements that were more popular in flower symbolism

random thing i found amusing, one of my books has an entry thats just “Carnation, Any Bi-color: No!” mood. 

[mysterycharacterflowers]

A bouquet with begonia, carnations, anemones and snowdrops

Meanings + why these flowers were chosen: Begonia, because it symbolizes caution and misfortune, and she not only meets with terrible misfortune but has an overwhelming and lifelong fear of causing things to go wrong, and she’s very cautious and on edge because of it.

Carnations can symbolize unconditional love, including a mother’s love, which is accurate to her in a major way, but also painfully ironic.

Anemones have been associated with fragility and with bad luck, a combination that cuts to the core of her internal troubles, as she grew up fearing she was basically cursed to break the things around her and whatever and whomever she valued, and she never grew out of it. They’re also associated with anticipation and new motherhood, and she’s always anticipating bad things, in particular bad things that could happen to her child.

Snowdrops suit her because of their natural association with the cold, since she has ice magic.

Description: The thought process that everything around her was more fragile for her being there impacted her tangibly, corrupting the joy she would have had, and it turned her a little too brittle inside to keep things together after all. The mistakes she made are ones she made out of her fear, not despite it, and the demands she made to try and drive her family’s story a way she can accept were shortsighted attempts clawing at an incomplete picture.

In-story, this whole deal with fragility is symbolized by her ice magic, which isn’t very powerful but is notable nonetheless—not so much an impressive ability as her turning something unbreakable (liquid water) into something easily breakable. She’s a mother of two who can only bring herself to consistently love one of them, and in a severely questionable parenting tactic on behalf of her beloved child, she parentified the other one. Which ultimately did keep her preferred child safe, in a way, but certainly not in a way that let her feel secure about it, partly because not only would her unfavorite sacrifice their life for the other’s, but vice versa; that’s what she earned, though, her children outgrowing her both in love and in resilience.

(The pictures were taken from these sites: begonia, carnation, anemones and snowdrops!)

[mysterycharacterflowers]

Round 2; A bouquet with begonia, carnations, anemones and snowdrops Vs White Crocuses

First let's talk about the bouquet with begonia, carnations, anemones and snowdrops

Meanings + why these flowers were chosen: Begonia, because it symbolizes caution and misfortune, and she not only meets with terrible misfortune but has an overwhelming and lifelong fear of causing things to go wrong, and she’s very cautious and on edge because of it. Carnations can symbolize unconditional love, including a mother’s love, which is accurate to her in a major way, but also painfully ironic. Anemones have been associated with fragility and with bad luck, a combination that cuts to the core of her internal troubles, as she grew up fearing she was basically cursed to break the things around her and whatever and whomever she valued, and she never grew out of it. They’re also associated with anticipation and new motherhood, and she’s always anticipating bad things, in particular bad things that could happen to her child. Snowdrops suit her because of their natural association with the cold, since she has ice magic. Description: The thought process that everything around her was more fragile for her being there impacted her tangibly, corrupting the joy she would have had, and it turned her a little too brittle inside to keep things together after all. The mistakes she made are ones she made out of her fear, not despite it, and the demands she made to try and drive her family’s story a way she can accept were shortsighted attempts clawing at an incomplete picture. In-story, this whole deal with fragility is symbolized by her ice magic, which isn’t very powerful but is notable nonetheless—not so much an impressive ability as her turning something unbreakable (liquid water) into something easily breakable. She’s a mother of two who can only bring herself to consistently love one of them, and in a severely questionable parenting tactic on behalf of her beloved child, she parentified the other one. Which ultimately did keep her preferred child safe, in a way, but certainly not in a way that let her feel secure about it, partly because not only would her unfavorite sacrifice their life for the other’s, but vice versa; that’s what she earned, though, her children outgrowing her both in love and in resilience.

Check her post here

Now let's talk about the White Crocuses

Meaning and why flower was chosen: a) white crocuses symbolize grief and specifically the grief she has for her mom’s death and b) the god that she creates manifests as a tree of black tendrils and flowering crocuses Description: She starts out as a marketing manager who is doing her best. She’s living well and has a good friend, but her days are pretty tedious and her dad sucks. But then things get rough at her work and a lot of bad things happen and her friend dies, so she drives out of the country to try and clear her head, but instead succeeds at getting kidnapped by the worst hostage takers ever, who are also fugitives and followers of an illegal god, and they then become a weird, kind of messed up found family for her. That ends up with her getting in trouble with the law, but she is eventually released. The whole situation inspires her to try and create a god that won’t be absolutely horrible like all of the other gods in the world, so with the help of her aforementioned not-so-great dad and the ex-cop that once arrested her, she creates a god of martyrs! She briefly gets possessed (I guess that’s how I’d put it?) by said god, so prophet moment for the win! Miscellaneous facts: she’s trans, has a nice singing voice, and can successfully skip rocks

Check her post here

[mysterycharacterflowers]

Congratulations to the White Crocuses, who made it to the next round!

The identity of the bouquet with begonia, carnations, anemones and snowdrops is...

Emira Maresh from Shades of Magic!

Round 2; A bouquet with begonia, carnations, anemones and snowdrops Vs White Crocuses

First let's talk about the bouquet with begonia, carnations, anemones and snowdrops

Meanings + why these flowers were chosen: Begonia, because it symbolizes caution and misfortune, and she not only meets with terrible misfortune but has an overwhelming and lifelong fear of causing things to go wrong, and she’s very cautious and on edge because of it. Carnations can symbolize unconditional love, including a mother’s love, which is accurate to her in a major way, but also painfully ironic. Anemones have been associated with fragility and with bad luck, a combination that cuts to the core of her internal troubles, as she grew up fearing she was basically cursed to break the things around her and whatever and whomever she valued, and she never grew out of it. They’re also associated with anticipation and new motherhood, and she’s always anticipating bad things, in particular bad things that could happen to her child. Snowdrops suit her because of their natural association with the cold, since she has ice magic. Description: The thought process that everything around her was more fragile for her being there impacted her tangibly, corrupting the joy she would have had, and it turned her a little too brittle inside to keep things together after all. The mistakes she made are ones she made out of her fear, not despite it, and the demands she made to try and drive her family’s story a way she can accept were shortsighted attempts clawing at an incomplete picture. In-story, this whole deal with fragility is symbolized by her ice magic, which isn’t very powerful but is notable nonetheless—not so much an impressive ability as her turning something unbreakable (liquid water) into something easily breakable. She’s a mother of two who can only bring herself to consistently love one of them, and in a severely questionable parenting tactic on behalf of her beloved child, she parentified the other one. Which ultimately did keep her preferred child safe, in a way, but certainly not in a way that let her feel secure about it, partly because not only would her unfavorite sacrifice their life for the other’s, but vice versa; that’s what she earned, though, her children outgrowing her both in love and in resilience.

Check her post here

Now let's talk about the White Crocuses

Meaning and why flower was chosen: a) white crocuses symbolize grief and specifically the grief she has for her mom’s death and b) the god that she creates manifests as a tree of black tendrils and flowering crocuses Description: She starts out as a marketing manager who is doing her best. She’s living well and has a good friend, but her days are pretty tedious and her dad sucks. But then things get rough at her work and a lot of bad things happen and her friend dies, so she drives out of the country to try and clear her head, but instead succeeds at getting kidnapped by the worst hostage takers ever, who are also fugitives and followers of an illegal god, and they then become a weird, kind of messed up found family for her. That ends up with her getting in trouble with the law, but she is eventually released. The whole situation inspires her to try and create a god that won’t be absolutely horrible like all of the other gods in the world, so with the help of her aforementioned not-so-great dad and the ex-cop that once arrested her, she creates a god of martyrs! She briefly gets possessed (I guess that’s how I’d put it?) by said god, so prophet moment for the win! Miscellaneous facts: she’s trans, has a nice singing voice, and can successfully skip rocks

Check her post here