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𝔞𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞  𝔠𝔞𝔭𝔲𝔩𝔢𝔱 - 𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔯𝔪𝔬𝔫𝔱 :  ch.  study

fauna ,  flora  &  merryweather

getting lost in an old forest and finding yourself here

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♡ ·      prettyboyflorian

florian does not, in fact, stop looking at her like that. in all likelihood, he’s being more obvious about it now that it’s just them. he falls into the chair beside her, letting all the confident airs he’d been wearing around philip drift away as he does so. out here, he’s free to just be concerned about his sister-in-law. the questions drag a sigh and a petulant eye-roll from him - because old habits die hard - but he answers anyway. “yes, he’s awake. and yes, i’m happy. but, aurora,” he leans forward, making sure to catch her eye before continuing, “in my experience, people don’t wake up thanks to wishing alone.” he doesn’t know much about magic, but he knows that much. if wishes were horses and all that. there’s a surgical precision to the words, being careful not to veer into accusation, but with the weight of the past months (and the hurt before that). gentle, but firm. “so forgive me if i’m waiting for the other shoe to drop.” because he knows what he’d do for philip, if he had the opportunity. and he knows that sometimes his mind and aurora’s work similar enough that he wouldn’t put it past her to do the same. especially after seeing how she’d been while philip was asleep.

            PEOPLE DON'T WAKE UP THANKS TO WISHING ALONE .  whatever  tiny  part  of  aurora  thought  she  could  get  away  without  mentioning  her  deal  with  maleficent  was  quickly  shut  down  by  that  single  statement .  it  wasn't  that  she'd  taken  florian  or  kit  for  fools  —  on  the  contrary ,  they  were  incredibly  inteligent .  it  was  only  that  she'd  been  too  blinded  by  the  thought  of  having  philip  back ,  and  that  was  more  than  enough  to  cloud  her  judgment .  a  long  pause  stands  between  them  as  she  contemplates  just  how  much  she  is  willing  to  share ,  how  much  she  should  share .  this  didn't  have  to  be  a  huge  deal ;  it  shouldn't  be .  ❛ i  made  a  deal  with  maleficent ,  that's  all . ❜  the  princess  stated  simply ,  easily .  her  violet  gaze  wandered  for  a  moment ,  ❛ i  had  something  of  interest  to  her ,  so  i  let  her  take  it .  not  all  of  it ,  just  a  small  bit .  just  enough  to  bring  him  back , ❜  and  enough  to  leave  aurora  feeling  like  a  lesser  version  of  herself .  as  her  attention  returns  to  florian ,  she  lets  out  a  deep  breath .  ❛ and  i  would  really ,  truly  appreciate  it  if  you  could  keep  this  between  us ,  florian .  please . ❜

♡ ·      location :  kit's  home  /  @xkitcharmont​

           ❛  —  DID YOU KNOW ONE OF MY  middle  names  is  antoinette ? ❜  the  thought  comes  to  her  as  she  continues  to  play  with  one  of  the  two  cats ;  the  one  whose  name  matches  her  middle  name .  something  about  having  antoinette  and  vienna  nearby  was  comforting  to  her .   perhaps  because  it  felt  familiar ,  reminded  her  of  how  she  used  to  feel .  sometimes  she  wished  she  was  still  living  in  a  cottage  in  the  glen .  ❛ i  often  forget  i  have  such  a  long  name .  sometimes  i'm  not  even  sure  of  how  to  introduce  myself ! ❜  the  tiniest  chuckle  escapes  her ,  though  it  isn't  a  very  lively  one .  taking  a  deep  breath ,  she  allows  herself  to  lift  her  gaze  towards  kit ,  who'd  made  it  his  mission  to  bake  something  for  her .  maybe  he  was  a  stress  baker ,  much  like  aurora  herself .  ❛ with  all  due  respect ,  kit ,  if  you're  trying  to  bribe  me  with  that  delicious  treat ,  i'm  afraid  it's  for  naught .  i've  already  told  you  all  of  what  happened ;  i  spoke  to  maleficent  and  now  he's  awake . ❜

❛ — REPLACE YOU ?! no no , dear , i wouldn't dream of it ! nothing like that at all . ❜ the princess was quick to assure her friend , not only because marie deserved every little bit of kindness and absolutely no worries , but also because she couldn't bear to have yet another person worrying about her . questioning her well - being , her health . it was already enough to face kit and florian's reprehensive looks ; the last thing she needed was for her friends to do the very same thing .

giggling at the many , many promises marie bombards her with , aurora could only nod eagerly , actually excited about the prospect of spending more time with the other girl . very few things brought her any form of excitement these days . ❛ every class then , no if's or but's ! if you skip on a single lunch date with me , i'll have no choice but to find another partner or worse — we'll never have tea together again ! i'll be keeping all of those delicious macarons to myself , ❜ she threatens in her most pompous tone , which falters after just a few seconds . she could never do that to marie , or anyone really .

❛ a movie and a guest spot ? my , that's fantastic news ! will there be a theatrical release ? philip and i will be there for the first screening , i can promise you that . ❜ a faint blush comes to her cheeks , happy to just be able to mention philip in conversation again , to make plans for both of them . ❛ i've been ... things are better now that philip is awake . i couldn't ask for more , really . but yes , i did receive your wonderful basket ! oh , you have no idea how good it was , especially the madeleines ... i must say i've stopped baking much , and my cooking hasn't been doing much better either . ❜ which she confesses with slight embarrassment .  ❛ do you think you could give me the pâtisserie's number or a way to contact them ? ❜ 

⊱ ♡ ⊰  location:  ballet  studio

❛ aurora! ❜ marie ran into her open arms, joy and sadness a bittersweet cocktail as she embraced her good friend tightly. their time apart had only been magnified after receiving a call from another ballet mate about aurora’s disappearance in their ballet classes for a while. she hadn’t been able to tell marie much, for she had called just to see if aurora was alright but she had mentioned phillip and marie knew there was only one thing that could keep aurora away from dancing. her forever dance partner.

❛ please, please don’t replace me. i’ve missed you so much. ❜ she pleaded, burying the side of her face against aurora further. ❛ i’m back in elias for a while now and i’ll be coming to class and we’ll be having lunch very, very often. like every class! ❜ pulling away reluctantly marie took stock of her friend. she seemed pale. a little less colorful than marie remembered. her heart clenched abruptly, forehead creasing as she silenced her inner voice. awareness of where they were and timing telling marie that her many questions would have to wait a little longer.

recovering quickly, marie pulled away from their embrace. ❛ i’m well! i was away filming, auditioning … same old, same old. i just wrapped up a movie and a guest spot that went a little longer than i anticipated, which is always a good thing but i definitely didn’t intend to be gone for so long. ❜ her lips contorted into a frown, nod accompanying her words. ❛ but enough about me. how are you? did you get the baskets of sweets and bread i sent along. you were in my thoughts constantly. i mean you’d think a trainer would be motivation enough but no one keeps me in sync the way you do in this class. ❜ she had tried to be subtle in her gesture. she had been unable to reach aurora after hearing from their mutual ballet mate. and never one for gossip herself, marie figured a helping hand disguised as a random large gift would do better than a phone call where she asked probing questions. marie knew it was best to be delicate in this situation.