In Bloom

[Flavio Morales-Tipene]

The lakefront was by far Flavio's usual place to spend time when he was in the school grounds. Feeding the ducks that lived there was his calling and sometimes the only way he could be alone with his thoughts in a castle that was so vast yet always bustling with excitement. Even the library was sometimes too much for him to handle when he felt like keeping to himself which made the lakefront all the more appealing to him. Though that day Flavio had instead chosen to simply walk around the grounds for the sake of getting fresh air after spending the entirety of his day indoors, working on assignments and homework his classes had already given him, rather than feeding the ducks. The growing problem with the lakefront was that others recognized it as the place to seek him out and despite wanting to do anything for his friends, Flavio did want solitude away from the pressure of pleasing others once in a while. Now that meant he needed to be nowhere yet everywhere at the same time and at a loss of how else to find this solitude he had begun to walk aimlessly.

His stroll eventually lead him to the school gardens, a place that was always bright and beautiful although was on a whole other level of beautiful in the early weeks of spring when flowers began to bloom after bearing the cold winter. Flavio was glad to have ended up somewhere he could distract himself with the beauty of his surroundings. He walked along the small pathways, observing flowers as he went and occasionally picking one from bunches that were growing, figuring that since the flowers were plentiful that time of year he could get away with taking some to make a flower crown. It had been a while since he had made one for the wild patch and the task of weaving flowers together seemed the perfect amount of peaceful Flavio was searching for. He hummed quietly to himself as he continued walking, picking up the occasional flower and adding it to the growing bunch in his arms as he went.
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[Evelyn Manning]

Evelyn had done a lot of homework and her brain was really a bit dead at the moment. She needed to relax a bit and mostly she went reading fashion magazines in the student lounge but it wa a beautiful day and the blonde wanted to be outside. She could use another rose to set on her nightstand next to her bed again so a trip outside seemed like a nice plan. The blonde found herself walking through the Hogwarts Garden and smiled around her. Almost everything was perfect in her life at the moment and she felt happy. She noticed some students walking by and greeted them when she walked pass them. The blonde had to speak to her friends soon, she wanted to share the Lucas issue with them. Noemie and Amber were good friends and she loved talking to them, she was wondering if they already had more interest in boys. She couldn't imagine Noemie didn't have someone she liked or the other way around.

As the blonde walked further she noticed a boy and when she could see his face she noticed it was Flavio. She spoke to him a few times and he was in the same classes as she was. He wasn't that very loud in classes and she didn't saw him talking a lot, but he seemed nice. She knew Amber was a good friend of his. It couldn't hurt to talk some to him so the blonde decided to walk over to him slowly. She took a flower out of the ground to take with her and smiled once she came at Flavio. '' Hi Flavio, picking flowers aren't you? Who is the lucky one?'' she said with a big smile, more like a teasing joke than seriously.

 

[Flavio Morales-Tipene]

Flavio had expected anyone else roaming the gardens that day would leave him in peace, to pick flowers at his leisure. Although the sound of someone else's voice calling his name told him otherwise. He stopped humming and looked up from the flowers he was kneeling next to, eyes landing on none other than Evelyn Manning. She was the person speaking to him and asking him if his flowers were for someone special, no less and he wasn't sure how to react. He looked from the blonde girl to the bunch in his arms, and shrugged his shoulders in thought. Making a flower crown was all he had thought of in the moment and the idea to give it away to someone wasn't one that crossed his mind until Evelyn mentioned it. He looked back to her and stood up properly, clearing his throat to answer her question and evidently not noticing her words had been more of a joke than anything serious. "Um. I do not have a 'lucky one', I wanted to just make a flower crown." The idea to give the crown to Amber, November, Abby or even Rory was something he began to consider though he did not know if anyone he knew would appreciate a flower crown made on a whim. After all it had been a while since he had made one for the wild patch and no matter how the flower crown looked when it was finished, it was sure to not be his best work. He soon realized a silence had fell between him and Evelyn so he quickly opened his mouth to speak, hoping it would keep him from feeling awkward while in the presence of someone that always intimidated him. "Who is your flower for?" He asked, nodding his head to the flower in Evelyn's hand.
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[Evelyn Manning]

Evelyn didn't knew Flavio that well, but he seemed like a person that was serious about his classes and about life. She was wondering where Amber and he talked about, she had heard they feed the ducks. Perhaps that was their moment together, they seemed cute. Although Amber was with Wyatt she thought of the two as a cute couple too. When Flavio noticed her she smiled at him and hold the one flower inside of her hand tight. Ofcourse he responded like this she could expected it. But it was still cute.
'' I'm sure she will come.'' the blonde said with a small wink. Than she decided to let that rest and continue the conversation, if she was speaking perhaps Flavio could react on it. Some people weren't that confident and if you asked something they just could join the conversation more. And Evelyn was curious at Flavio, so she loved to speak.
'' A flower crown? That's nice, how do you make one? I got one from Zara once, but that is so long ago.'' the blonde said friendly to Flavio. She would love to get one too, she could match it with different dresses she figured. It was something different and perhaps if she showed it, it would make a new trend on Hogwarts. Than it was a moment of silence and the blonde looked up again as she heard Flavio asking something to her. It made her smile, he tried to make conversation and that was just adorable. She couldn't help it but Flavio was a very sweet boy she guessed. '' Uh my flower was for me. I always put a rose on my nightstand. Roses are my favorite! What is your favorite flower?'' She asked to Flavio again and waited for him to answer.

 

[Flavio Morales-Tipene]

The subject of giving the flower crown he hadn't made to someone was a subject Flavio soon realised he wanted to avoid. Though he was bewildered yet appreciative that Evelyn Manning of all people was taking time out of her day to speak to him and seemed genuinely interested in his life, the last thing he wanted to think about was anything more than the present even if it involved a flower crown. Worrying about the future in any context, no matter how small, defeated the purpose of him clearing his mind that day. In the midst of the situation with his friends that he did not have the capacity or knowledge to understand, thinking further than the moment he was in wasn't worth the stress. He was glad when Evelyn asked how flower crowns were made and the subject changed to something more related to the present. He looked back to the flowers in his arms as he answered. "It is pretty easy, you weave the flower stems together and bend the end so the flowers can be seen."

Flavio was unsure if his explanation made sense but the thought to show Evelyn suddenly became apparent to him and he looked back to the Gryffindor with a smile on his face. "I can show you, if you like." He offered. "We can find other flowers so you don't need to use the one for your nightstand." He then answered her question, although halfheartedly as his mind was focused on the idea of showing Evelyn how to make a flower crown. "My favourite flowers are daisies, because they are dainty." If Evelyn did want to learn how to make a flower crown, it meant Flavio needed to make his explanation more simple and easy to follow and he pondered how to do that as he awaited a response.
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[Evelyn Manning]

The blonde thought of Flavio as really cute and she was sure he was friendly. He seemed to be good at classes too, but she didn't knew which subject he liked the most. He seemed to like the nature and flowers so the blonde was happy to talk with him about that to make hem feel more comfertable. She had a feeling he was a bit nervous of talking to her, perhaps because they didn't know eachother that well. As he explained she smiled at him. It sounded pretty easy indeed, so she could do it too. '' That seems easy. I'm sure It will work.'' she said confident. Than Flavio offered to help her with making one and the blonde got excited. It was nice that he wanted to help her and Evelyn would love to spend time with him for a while. She really loved talking to people and the more people she got to know the more people knew her. And the blonde couldn't deny she loved the attention. She nodded when he mentioned his favorite flower. '' Daisies are beautiful too. I'd love to make one, it is kind of you to help me.'' Evelyn said friendly with a smile to Flavio. She took the leading at finding flowers, because she wanted some pretty ones. '' I like this one. I think I make one with only roses and red ones. I can put the roses on headbands too or other flowers. But that is just a thought, I like the one you have too.'' the blonde suddenly got a idea. Perhaps she could make headbands with roses and other flowers and give them to others. She could mix them with different outfits and others too. For a valentine dance a headband with roses was perfectly. Start a new trend on Hogwarts with the help of her friends. Perhaps Amber would like it too.

 

[Flavio Morales-Tipene]

Evelyn seemed to accept his offer to teach her how to make a flower crown and it made Flavio smile more. Around people who radiated confidence in the way Evelyn did, he often felt intimidated or uncomfortable and as if he was inferior, and should not be speaking to to them. Though Evelyn seemed to want to spend time with him or at least she wanted to learn to make a flower crown for herself, which made him feel more confident around her. He followed her as she seemed to look around for flowers she could make the crown with, eventually pausing and nodding as she said she wanted to make something with red roses. His eyes then moved to focus on their surroundings, where he spotted a bush of red roses next to a bush of white roses. "There are more red roses over there." He said, nodding towards the bush a few rows in front of them. He then shuffled the flowers in his arms. "If you go and get some of the roses from there with long stems, I can wait here on this bench and show you how to make a crown when you have enough flowers." He added, turning to walk towards the bench. He sat down and organized the flowers he was carrying into bunches of each kind of flower, and then began weaving them, adding them in a pattern he thought would look pretty. He made sure to work slowly so Evelyn had enough time to choose the flowers she wanted and was able to see what a flower crown looked like when it was unfinished. As he slowly weaved the flowers together, he again began to quietly hum a tune to himself, relaxed and happy with how his afternoon was panning out.
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