#that's a bouquet of yellow tulips btw

[trin0dinz]

Neither of them expected to give each other gifts

[homestuck-fanauthor-coalition]

@aspen1185

Kanaya hummed to herself as she strolled down the shoreline, bouquet of flowers cradled in her arms. Each flower had been carefully picked by Feferi to have important meanings to them, spelling out a message Kanaya had requested herself. Red chrysanthemum and its leaves, red tulips, yellow tulips, buttercups, and white clover flowers, all within a protective ring of caladium leaves with ferns weaving through the whole display. She knew her beloved would understand the message within. She wove through some patches of seagrass and beached kelp as she reached a gorgeous reef cove. The rock she always sat on was clear and dry with no sign of her beloved in sight. She sat down, adjusting her red skirt delicately. Kanaya looked down at the bouquet. A few of the delicate clover flowers had been shuffled out of their positions by the breeze, requiring gentle attention to move them back into an optimal position. She sighed in relief as the bouquet returned to Feferi’s original arrangement. “Hello there, dear.” Kanaya closed her eyes as she heard the song-like voice behind her.

Chapters: 1/1

Rating: General Audiences

Archive Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category:  F/F

Fandom: Homestuck

Relationships: Rose Lalonde/Kanaya Maryam

Characters: Rose Lalonde, Kanaya Maryam, Feferi Peixes (Mentioned)

Additional Tags: monsterstuck, Merstuck, rose is a squid mermaid, kanaya is a normal vampire, who also glows, so does rose btw, babys first romance attempt, Flower Language

An entrant in the Homestuck Fan Author Coalition's August 2024 Competition: Monsterstuck.

Awards:

[cepheusgalaxy]

black page and/or Megan wasn't a flower person!

ID: An ask by @aromanticsky that says "Megan wasn't a flower person"? /end ID.

Okay so *clears throat* the black page is a doc I had like many months ago for storing little drabbles for T&O which i didn't know if would be canon or not. I called it a black page bc i had just figured out how to change page colors (props to you btw emmett XD) so it had black pages

There are a few scenes here and there about: Ola (named Megan back then), Tot and Leo discussing who was gonna wear some dress for an undercover mission (?); me trying to figure out how Tot and Ola would have met (at an ice cream shop; didn't go very well); a sequence of expository flashbacks on Ola's part to explain the anima and the animus (a counterpart to the anima which i ended up ripping out) and a single drabble in English ab Ola losing his magic.

— Totsuka, I… - he mumbled - I don’t feel like myself. Totsuka hugged him tight. He was numb, and it seemed like he just melted on her. His words were inespressive. -It’s gona be okay. Everything is gonna be okay. Just… - she hesited - just trust me, okay? For a moment, she tought the boy hadn't listened, but then she heared, clearly, and in a terrifyingly neutral voice. — Okay. Then he hugged her back. Everything is gonna be okay. It was a lie. It wasn’t gonna be okay.

(i actually ended up posting this one)

"Megan wasn't a flower person" is a separated drabble that theoretically takes place when they are being held captive by Donatello + Noa? Noa's character was named *checks notes* An, which is funny, because now I have another oc named Ann, and she called Ola "lily". She was more of a caretaker in this one i think:

“Lily,” she called him at some point. “Hold these.” She handed him some especially good-looking yellow little flowers and went on her way to pick more. In some minutes, Megan was holding a huge bouquet of lavenders, lily-of-the-valleys, yellow flowers, tulipes, red roses, daisys, and many more he couldn’t bother to name. “Aren’t these pretty?” His Lady asked him. Megan didn’t really think so. They were just flowers. He really couln’t feel any special happiness for holding them. Or maybe it was just because the silver chains on his ankles ruined his mood.

She looked at him, very happy. ”I thought on this because of you, of course! Your Headhandler was very expressive of how displeased you looked during the sessions, when I asked him if things were going well. He said those moody days weren’t really bothering him because it didn’t affect the results, but I thought putting some flowers in that room might brighted your day more.” Megan fought the urge to stop a moment to process her words. I thought putting some flowers in that room might brighten your day more. This was really really nice of her, and also really really sad, both because he did not like flowers that much and even if he did, it wouldn’t really fix anything. He was a little miserable. So he shut up, thanked and smelled the flowers, pretending to find any comfort there. It didn’t actually help.

I don't think Noa's character is gonna be like this anymore but it's pretty neat. I might revisit this at some point.

[fyodorsfavoriteanimewifu]

Where the Tulips grow

You stride through the halls of the Port Mafia, the bottoms of your shoes clicking against the marble floor of the building. You were currently on your way to your office, needing to get some paperwork done, sadly. Yet, you had something else on your mind, Akutagawa. You’ve known Akutagawa ever since you’ve joined the Port Mafia, yet he’s always acted different towards you. 

He was always so kind, yet so distant, despite him always being considered aloof and outlying from everyone else, it was strange how he seemed to have a secret soft spot for you. You often rush back to a particular whenever you think of him, you remembered walking home in the rain, the familiar scent of petrichor wafting in the cool fresh air, you remember Akutagawa ran after you, and insisted you use his umbrella. 

You were quite fond of the memory, yet, it always puzzled you how he never treated anyone else like that. You sigh, as you continue your practiced steps towards your office. As you arrived at the door to your office, something catches your eye, from across the corridor, you catch the familiar flow of Akutagawa’s trench coat from the corner of the hallway. 

What was he doing all the way up here? Wasn’t his office three floors down? You hum in confusion, before you walk towards the door to your office, gripping the silver door handle. Pushing the door to your office open, something on your desk catches your eye, flowers? You feel confused, as you slowly close the door behind you. 

You approach your desk, tenderly picking up the bouquet. The arrangement of flowers contained pink and yellow tulips, they were beautiful, but who on Earth left this? Suddenly, you catch a glimpse of a white envelope that had been placed on your desk. You place the flowers back down on your desk, before picking up the envelope.

You open it, and take out a piece of paper that was neatly tucked inside it. You slowly unfold the piece of paper, finding out that it’s a letter, your eyes graze the page before you begin reading. “Dear Y/N”, the letter begins. “I’ve yearned to do something like this for you for quite a while now, unfortunately, I do not have the courage to give these to you in person, so I shall simply leave them as a small gift for you to discover, I hope you like them, my dearest, signed Ryuunosuke Akutagawa”. 

You feel a warm tingle from your stomach, as your cheeks gain a rosy tint to them. You re-read the letter, it was written very sprucely, which only made your heart pound more. You thought it wasn’t in Akutagawa’s nature to write something so heartfelt, and to buy flowers for you? It made you smile to yourself. You knew you were going to cherish these for a long time, a very long time. 

first time posting on Tumblr, kinda nervous but whatverrrr, re-upload from my AO3 btw

[outsiders-owen]

Hello Owen! I’m sorry I haven’t been around often, I’ve been with the other voices.

I brought you some flowers! There’s red carnations, and morning glory, and orange tulips, and oh-!

I didn’t put that there.

theres also um- some yellow carnations, and some Purple Hyacinth- I’m sorry this was supposed to be a happy bouquet.

What in the world?…

-raspberry voice (the flowers have meaning btw :])

O-oh! Um, it's- it's okay, I-

Thank you- I- are you sad? Did I- did I do something to- to make you sad?

I'm sorry.

Don't leave me

[eggcount]

Chicks are Two Weeks Old!

June 24, 2024

Just like children, where does the time go?  Two weeks old already.  So grown up - sigh.  Soon they will be flying the coop.  sigh. 

And so much has happened.  Let's start with names.  Celia and I have been discussing names for some time now,  It wasn't as fun as when Celia was 3 and we made a huge list of all kinds of possible names including "Picture Frame" and "Lamp".  Now that Celia's seven (well, really 8 as of last Friday), she's a little more conservative on the names and suggested a bouquet of flowers - Lily, Tulip, Violet, Lilac and Rosy as well as Isabelle. But, being the no-leave out Bubbie/mom,  I ended up opening it to the entire family.  Which gave us:

From Joey - Chairman Mao, Hugo Chavez, Ho Chi Minh and Attila.

From Abby:  A bevy of old fashion names - Edna, Maude, Ingrid, Penelope, Iris, Esther and Violet (Celia had Violet on her list too.)

From David and Greta: Famous women (I suppose to counter Joey's famous men)  Susie B, Clara, Florence, and Frances Hammerstom

And from Maurie: Caroline in honor of the pirate radio station Radio Caroline.

No-leave out did not extend to voting. That would have been a nightmare.  Although I guess Maurie could have done one of those single-elimination brackets that they are so good at.   hmmmmm - maybe next time.  Anyway, after much consultation with Celia and an enthusiastic shout out from Alice for the name Rosy, the chicks are  Izzy (for Isabelle), Frances, Frida, Lily, and Rosy.  Truth be told, it broke my heart to reject such spectacular names as Ho Chi Minh, but there are only five chickens to name.  I guess we could have strung names together, like Lily Ho Chi Minh, or Chairman Izzy Maude Penelope but frankly, I have a hard enough time remembering just one name.  So, nope. 

Names settled,  I've been waiting for Greta to visit for portrait shots because they're the chicken whisperer and loves to pick up a chick.  And on Saturday, Greta finally came!  How did it go?  As you might remember, my attempt to hold one ended with me getting a really hard bite from Daisy.  Greta got bit too, but they persevered and they and Daisy seemed to make a pact.  As long as Greta got her permission and the chicks didn't protest, Greta was allowed to pick them up. This is not to say that Daisy was blase about the whole thing.  Greta was closely supervised and stern words were had if the chick was not happy.  Greta had to make cooing noises the whole time to reassure Daisy and they only got to hold three of them.  Maybe four.

So here they are:

This is Izzy - or Isabelle.  Celia and I named her.  She might be a Starlight Green Egger.  We got two of them. 

This is Lily.  Celia named her.  She has white wings and the cutest tail feathers and maybe is an Americana. 

This is Frida or she might be Frances Hamerstrom.  There are two yellow chicks that are brahmas and I can't tell them apart yet.  But I know they are brahmas because they have feathers on their feet. I named one, and Greta named the other for Frances Hamerstrom, an ornithologist who dedicated the majority of her life to studying the Greater Prairie-chicken.  Frances saved the  species from extinction in Wisconsin and she was one of the first to give wild birds leg ID bands.  We hope little Frances will grow up to be just like her namesake.  We are hoping that Frida will have a unibrow like her namesake so we can tell them apart.

btw, right now they are not particularly huge as one might expect a brahma chick to be, but maybe they are younger than the other chicks.  The Tractor Store does not issue birth certificates with hatch dates. 

And here's a close up of the feet.  How cool is that!  Feathered feet just like their momma!  

This is a Greater Prairie-chicken. I wish we had one of these! No wonder Frances spent her whole career studying them.

The fifth chick is Rosie - Alice named her.  I can't tell if we got one of her with Greta.  I'm pretty sure that Daisy was done with chick picking up by then. 

She's the little reddish brown one in this picture:

Enough for today. Sorry no cute stories of how they all escaped not once, but twice today.  I have to save that for another day - it's late.

But I will tell you this - it's fun having chicks again.  It makes up for the 101 degree weather we had yesterday and the mosquitos which are sort of controlled by the mosquito buckets of death, but not really all the way. 

xoxoxo

Sarah

(Bubbie, Aunt, Friend, Sister, and more!)

[mylahrins]

forget-me-nots, 02.

dear club vice president,

hello! yes, i know who you are. we had english together in our first year, you sat next to my friend hotaru! since you’d always eat in a different room, i’d always borrow your seat during lunch to sit next to her. we hardly spoke to each other, but you’ve always given off the energy of someone who’s passionate and works hard! i wish you lots of luck with the tournament! 

it’s great to hear about kiyoko being so involved with her club! i’m not really close to her, but we’ve talked a few times. i’d be happy to provide a bouquet for her, don’t worry about paying or cutting any deals! we’re just a gardening club after all.

as for the bouquet, i would recommend an arrangement of blue hydrangeas, white tulips, and white wax flowers. the blue hydrangeas would be the focal point of the bouquet, symbolizing the deep gratitude towards her. the tulips would be a supporting flower in the bouquet, symbolizing the team’s respect for her. it’s also a way of saying “good luck” to the start of the new volleyball season! wax flowers are a filler flower, intended to add volume to the look, but that's not to say they don't hold importance as well! when added to bouquets, they convey good luck and lasting success. truthfully speaking, i don't actually make big bouquets that often, but since this is kiyoko, we should give her the very best! don’t you think?

that flower arrangement is my own suggestion, but the bouquet is welcome to be changed. feel free to down to our club room (room 1-8!), you can find me there afterschool. i might also be outside in the courtyard checking on the plants, but don’t hesitate to come up to me to talk or ask questions! please do visit before your tournament so we can discuss and get your bouquet arranged, i can get it done anytime. i appreciate you reaching out sugawara, you’re very thoughtful!

with care, y/n

p.s. yes, tanaka is an old family friend of mine. he was no problem, and was very excited to give me your letter!

about the flowers!

➤ blue hydrangeas: like many others, these flowers have multiple meanings! in the past, they were sometimes associated with apologies, rejection, and regrets. recently, however, blue hydrangeas have been found to be associated with feelings of gratitude and appreciation. there are many other flowers which could represent gratitude like orchids or yellow lilies—but i felt as if hydrangeas fit best! (also they're my favorite flower hehe)

➤ white tulips: so, white tulips range a lot when it comes to symbolism. in this case, they symbolize respect and honor. white tulips are often also associated with hope and new beginnings, so i figured it'd be appropriate as this is the start of new volleyball season with karasuno's new team!!

➤ white chamelaucium/wax flowers: originally, i was going to use baby's breath in the kiyoko bouquet, but i felt like that was too overdone and romantic. while wax flowers are commonly used in wedding bouquets, they most often represent good luck, happy memories, and new beginnings (similar to the white tulips). while it may be interpretated as romantic as well, in the case of kiyoko's bouquet, i deem it as a way to convey genuine appreciation rather than romantic feelings.

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a/n: so i've decided that im going to be making an "about the flowers!" listing w/ every chapter that mentions a flower species. if you do read them, just expect general facts about the flower's meaning/symbolism!! this is mainly for myself LOL so don't feel bad or pressured to read them. btw, if any of the info you see in those listings is wrong, PLEAAAASE let me know, i will fix it. anyways, thanks for reading the first chapters/letters of forget-me-nots. i'm excited to show you guys what else i have planned!!

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[tohokuu]

Did he fall in "love at first sight" w u? U said he liked u when u first met. Was it personality or looks

uhh yeah i guess it was looks first and then he kept talking to me and he liked my personality more and more. i ask him if he still loves my personality and he says yes even tho im weird. i ask if he thinks im pretty and he says yes

we js haven’t been able to match up our love languages. his is quality time and mine is words of affirmation and physical touch. 

we can’t touch as much bc we js go to a school that was always on our ass abt touching each other and that also kinda led to the downfall of things. he also just doesn’t talk much as he used to. he’s not in school rn so he’s at home w his dog doing nothing but playing games and then ill text him and sometimes he’ll come see me and then other times it’s js meh

he doesn’t say as much as he used to. he doesn’t pretend to love me though. i js think he’s a quieter person in general bc when he’s having a particularly extra good day, he’s more affectionate with me and he always likes to tell me stuff and he’s kind of stupid at times.

i think his way of showing me love is by tickling my throat at random times, slapping the back of my head with an empty sleeve and then biting my cheeks and my nose. instead of kissing me, he’ll js lick my whole face and i found this behavior annoying instead until i figured that’s js his way of showing love … and i love him so im not gonna sit here and complain if he wants to bite my nose a million times

he doesn’t even do it with his teeth 💀 he’ll cover his teeth with his lips and then bite my face so he doesn’t hurt me

he thought he poked my eye on accident yesterday and he immediately apologized and held my face and expected my eye to make sure i was okay and then kissed (licked) my eye after.

i asked this loser if he would peel an orange for me and he’s like “hell no” and then the next day, he posts this,

he has 47 pairs of crocs btw. i asked him for flowers and he ordered me yellow tulips and im positive he was getting ripped off bc he refuses to tell me how much he spent on them but a few days ago he found out that tulips aren’t my favorite so last night he apologized for not having my valentine’s day flowers and that he feels terrible and stupid

and he works in the floral dept at work so i was like “babe it’s okay, you make bouquets at work. i think i would love one that you make” but he’s js too nervous and critical of himself

and then he kept whining about how he felt like such an idiot when some guy came and bought the last set of hydrangeas and he had to keep a straight face the whole time 💔 bc he now knew those were my favorite

yesterday he said “i just want you to be happy and not be angry. you’re always angry” and he has a point. i am usually always angry… that’s kind of my default mood and if he does something, i get really annoyed.

i think i put a lot of pressure on him as well and i explode a lot when i get excited…

i think we’re just grumpy at times. yesterday he was like “we’re like an old miserable couple” and i was like “except we’re not old. we’re js miserable”

and then he sulked and pouted the whole time and i did too and the poor guy in the elevator suffered with us

but despite all of this, he always treats me like the most fragile thing ever. he’s always too scared to be to rough. his hands always hold me softly and he wipes away my tears with his thumb and he kisses my forehead every chance he gets.

[safflowerseason]

💕🐷 🌼 🎁 🔑 📻 🌡 📝 📔 You don’t have to answer any of these btw

💕 Your two top fave fictional characters? 

I’m immensely fond of Calvin and Hobbes. 

🌡 Fave season

Ugh, this is super L.M. Montgomery of me, but…all of them? For different reasons. Where I live we’ve currently had a really stunning autumn, so right now I’m all about the joys of fall. 

🔑 Key to your heart 

Kindness, empathy, and the ability to banter. 

📝 Fave quote -

There is legitimately no single answer to this question…there are so many quotes that hold a lot of meaning for me. I’ll just go with one off the top of my head: There are always flowers for those who wish to see them - Henri Matisse. (In the original French: il y a toujours des fleurs pour ceux qui voudraient les voir.) 

📔 Do you keep a traditional diary - No. 

🐷 Junk food you can never get enough of

Hmmm, what are some terrible things that I can literally eat my way through in one sitting? Cheetos. Goldfish (anything manufactured and cheesy, really). Those maple-leaf sandwich cookies from Trader Joe’s. I can also consume an entire bag of Mint Milano cookies without really thinking about it. 

🌼 Fave flower - ugh, ALL of them for different reasons. I am obsessed with flowers. I have two bouquets of lilies in my apartment at this very moment. I especially love those “Joseph’s coat” roses, that are an explosion of red, pink, orange, and yellow. I love morning glories and sunflowers and tulips and daffodils and bougainvillea and white narcissus and basically all the flowers. (Readers of BMTL might note that flowers are a consistent background detail throughout the fic.) 

📻 Fave song currently 

Since it’s now the CHRISTMAS season, here are some of my favorite Christmas songs: Christmas Waltz, What Child is This, It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, and Winter Wonderland. Also the entire soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas. 

🎁 Best gift you ever received and why

This is very cheesy, but I feel like all of the best gifts I have received have been the significant acts of support and generosity on the part of my friends and family, who have helped me through challenging periods of my life. 

[ruiyuki]

Todomomo Flower Shop AU

For Todomomo Week 2018, Day 2: AU

Some much needed tdmm slowburn & fluff LMAO This was an AU I thought of in the middle of the night and posted to the tdmm discord a while ago. I decided to take it and add some more. If y’all havent joined our discord yet y’all are missing out lol come check us out!!

Recommended bgm: Yiruma - May Be

Flower shop AU where Momo, despite coming from a wealthy family, decides to move out and open a quaint flower shop in a small corner of the city.

Todoroki is one of her regular customers coming in every week to pick up flowers for his mom at the hospital. 

They become friends after some frequent visits. Todo usually hangs around for a bit when Momo doesnt have customers and Momo takes the time to teach Todo about the Language of Flowers,,, what flower combinations will mean so he can send the right msg when he orders,,,, bc he’s emotionally attuned as a brick LOL

Every Sunday, Momo has a bundle of daffodils ready to go before he visits his mother---as he told her daffodils are his mom’s favourite. She tells him in turn, that daffodils symbolize respect, chivalry, and new beginnings. He chuckles at how fitting it is.

After months of seeing how much time and effort Momo puts into her bouquets and how genuinely she helps customers, Todo begins to admire her,,,,, for her beauty,,, her compassion,,, her kindness,,,,,, and oops, now he might have a tiiiiiny bit of a crush.

Florist Momo also has a pet cat. Todo often pets it every time he’s at the shop but one day the cat runs off bc it got frightened by a customer and Momo couldnt run after it. The next time he drops by, she tells him her cat is missing and he makes it his mission to get the cat back.

Its 3 sleepless nights of searching (bc he goes out looking at night when the streets are quieter), and as sleep deprived as he is, Todoroki finally makes it through the rain, showing up at Momo’s shop at 1am.

He knocks firmly... waits a moment.... then knocks again, before Momo finally opens the door in her nightgown.

“Todoroki-san what on earth are you doing??! It’s 1 in the morning---you’re drenched!”

“I found your cat.”

She stares at him, then facepalms. But she invites him in anyway, spending the night to nurse the cat back to health and taking care of him too.

Cue “god what is with this man? why would he go so far for my cat?” but at the same time, oh no he looks gorgeous by the candlelight and he’s falling asleep on the couch and he looks so cute beside her and oops, now Momo might have feelings too...

So slowly, Todo comes by the shop more and more often, staying longer and longer each time. It was only a matter of time when Todoroki begins to “work” at the shop insisting to not be paid as an excuse to spend time with Momo, lending her a hand whenever she’s busy.

There is an undeniable spike in female customers as he works more often. Fangirls ofc,,, though Momo doesnt complain,,,,, and neither does she do anything but laugh at the sight of Todoroki in a florist apron, behind her counter, oblivious to the droves of squealing ladies (young and old) as they hound him with “but what is your favourite flower Todoroki-san?????” while he continues his business with a deadpanned expression.

It’s on one June afternoon that things get...... eventful.

Mind you, it was entirely the cat’s fault.

Momo was watering the plants outside, going about the daily routine,,, and just as Todo offered his help, the cat decides to run around tangling up the hose, tripping both of them to fall atop of each other.

Needless to say, they’re face to face in a compromising position.

Needless to say, they both just happened to be wearing white shirts that day.

Needless to say, they’re both completely, accidentally soaked.

And yes, you imagined correctly---there are 1000% shoujo bubbles floating in the background.

Did I mention the cat’s name is Aizawa btw? Oh yeah, there’s that too.

“holyshit whatarewedoing shitmove buthe/she’ssoclose ohmygod sfhdshfkahlfahjgka”

They both kinda just,,,,,,, stare at each other, dumbfounded, blushing furiously.

For after what feels like an eternity, Todoroki finally breaks the silence.

“Um...... Yaoyorozu... You should probably get off me...” “!!!!! Ah!!!!! Im so sorry!!!!!!”

She straightens herself, hides her face, still blushing, avoiding eye contacting, looking away. But following a moment’s pass, she feels a squirt of water at her cheek.

“?!!?!?!?! To-Todoroki-san?!?!”

She finally looks over to him, only to see a playful smile on his face and gentleness in his eyes. He squirts water at her with the hose again. And again. And again. Until she’s chasing him to stop.

It’s nice and sunny and warm outside with a pleasant feeling that surrounds the couple in front of the flower shop, soaking wet from head to toe, having fun, laughing it off.

The next Monday, a delivery man walks into her shop carrying a bouquet of flowers addressed to her. She’s puzzled, and amused,,, but mostly puzzled,,,,, until Todoroki walks in that afternoon.

“Did you like my gift?” 

“Haha, I should have guessed it was from you. Sending flowers to a flower shop is a bit ironic, no?”

“Maybe.” 

“Are the choice of flowers suppose to mean something?” There’s a faint blush on her cheeks as she asks.

“You’re the florist, so you tell me.” He looks away for a moment, sheepish, ears pink.

“Hmm.... irises for ‘a message’... pink and yellow camillas for ‘longing’... red tulips for ‘a declaration of love’... as well as a blank card with nothing but friday’s date written on it... Todoroki Shouto, is this your way of asking me out?”

“Only if you’re free this friday.”

“.. Well then. I suppose I should show you what I prepared earlier.”

She pulls out a small bouquet consisting of white carnations and a single red rose from under the counter.

“... a single red rose... and solid carnations.. which you said was ‘yes’, right?”

She smiles and nods, standing up on her tippy toes to peck him on the cheek.

“I’ll see you friday.”

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