I Know Someone Who Kisses The Way / A Flower Opens,

“I know someone who kisses the way / a flower opens,”

— Mary Oliver, from I Know Someone (via women-loving-art)

「 magicmirr0rs 」

        REGINA HAD ALMOST FORGOTTEN HOW SENISITVE some people could be, Sorrel was the very same, she couldn’t take a comment from Regina without being hurt or annoyed. This was the very reason Regina kept a tough skinned staff at the castle so that these kind of awkward moments would not happen. Regina had always been this way, cold, brute and selfish & that was not going to change for the opinion of someone with a soft touch. “Darling what truly makes a woman beautiful is what she does to herself to keep herself looking that way.” 

Regina was disappointed to see another promising young woman ruined by the teachings of sharing & kindness. It would end up bleeding the poor girl dry of everything she had, but Regina didn’t care very much to get into that the grave had already been dug. “Had you lived in my castle you would have learned something much more valuable, self serving. It requires less emotion.” Regina did not care if she was scaring the young lady it was better she knew now than five years down the line, in Regina’s experience looking out for others got you nowhere & looking out for yourself got you everything. “Hmpf! They live in trees and are mostly barefoot– its unsanitary!” Regina remarked, she personally did not like them. Regina paused, staring at the other girl. “No one treats this Queen with anything other than respect.”

                                                             「 🌹  」

               THE OTHER WOMAN’S COMMENT  made  aurora’s  heart  hurt ,  figuring  it  was  such  a  sad  way  to  look  at  the  world  around  her .  a  person’s  beauty  should  not  be  measured  by  their  looks ,  but  their  heart ;  if  one’s  heart  was  beautiful ,  then  said  beauty  would  shine  through .  still ,  she  felt  there  was  no  reasoning  with  the  stranger ,  who  seemed  all  too  certain  of  her  convictions .  as  the  woman  mentioned  her  castle ,  aurora  looked  down  for  a  moment .  if  that’s  what  it  meant  to  live  in  one ,  then  she  was  happy  to  have  been  raised  in  the  woods .  ❝  i’m  afraid  i  wouldn’t  fare  well  in  a  castle ,  but  i’m  sure  your  home  is  lovely .  i’ve  heard  castles  tend  to  be  beautiful  and  luxurious .  ❞

                 furrowing  her  brows ,  aurora  found  herself  taking  the  woman’s  words  personally  even  though  she  probably  shouldn’t  have .  ❝  there’s  nothing  wrong  with  walking  barefoot ,  with  wanting  to  feel  nature’s  gentleness  on  your  skin .  and  i’m  afraid  we’re  familiar  with  different  kinds  of  fairies ,  for  the  ones  i  know  were  nothing  but  kind ,  nurturing  and  elegant .  and  we  definitely  did  not  live  in  trees !  ❞  aurora  exclaimed ,  only  then  realizing  that  she  probably  shouldn’t  have  included  herself .   ❝  ... they .  i  meant  only  them .  ❞

bonus :

🌹  /  open  starter  ( rosalie ! )

          A SOFT HUM ESCAPES THE PRINCESS’S LIPS ,  and  although  her  gaze  lingers  on  the  other  person  as  she  savours  a  delicious  candy  apple ,  it’s  clear  that  she’s  not  entirely  there .  rosalie  had  a  fairly  rigorous  sleep  schedule ,  it  was  easier  to  keep  an  eye  on  her  sleepwalking  tendencies  that  way ,  so  it  was  only  natural  that  as  time  passed  in  the  festival ,  the  blonde  would  find  herself  growing  tired  .  ❝  hmm ...  i - i  mean ,  huh ?  ❞  quickly ,  she  fixed  her  postured  and  patted  down  the  skirt  of  her  dress ,  a  last  minute  effort  to  try  and  seem  a  little  more  focused  than  she  truly  was .  ❝  i’m  sorry ,   what  did  you  say ?  i’m  afraid  i  didn’t  catch  that ,  i  was-  um ,  thinking  about ...  this  candy  apple !  ❞ 

「 nalaomita 」

❞❆⊰ ❛❛  𝔸 𝕌 ℝ 𝕆 ℝ 𝔸 :

NALA  HAD  BEEN  making  her  rounds .  as  the  air  cleared  and  so  did  the  rubble ,  the  atmosphere  finally  feeling  somewhat  safe ,  she  found  her  way  around  the  city  to  check  on  her  friends .  with  consistency ,  she  showed  up  to  various  front  doors ,  so  far  ,  to  george’s  and  meg’s ,  with  a  bottle  of  wine  in  hand  and  a  couple  hours  of  catching  up  in  her  system ,  she  walked  up  to  aurora’s  door ,  just  as  she  had  the  others ,  and  rapped  on  the  door  three  times :  knock .  knock  knock .  this  time ,  she  had  moscato . 

❝   rora  ,  are  you  in  there ?  it’s  just  me .  ❞   she  called  through  the  door  as  she  knocked .  hopefully  she  wasn’t  interrupting  anything .

  @dawnsrose

                                                            「 🌹  」

            THOUGH AURORA WAS ,  IN HER OWN WAY ,  still  healing  from  the  events  that  plagued  the  town ,  she  blonde  found  herself  slowly  yet  surely  getting  better .  there  were  still  many  people  she  wanted  to  check  on  and  ensure  their  safety ,  but  the  princess  found  herself  less  and  less  anxious  as  she  came  to  realization  that  if  something  tragic  had  happened ,  she  would  have  heard  of  it  by  now .  still ,  it  didn’t  mean  she  wasn’t  worried .

            and  so ,  upon  hearing  a  familiar  voice  on  the  other  side  of  her  door ,  the  blonde  instantly  brightened  her  spirits  and  rushed  to  open  for  her  friend .   ❝  nala !  come  in ,  please ,  ❞  she  beckoned  with  a  gentle  smile .  ❝  i  apologize  for  the  mess ,  it’s  been  difficult  for  us  all  i  think ...  how  are  you  holding  up ,  dear ?  ❞  a  pause ,  ❝  is  that  wine  i  see ?  ❞

𝔞𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔯𝔞 𝔠𝔞𝔭𝔲𝔩𝔢𝔱 𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔯𝔪𝔬𝔫𝔱:  ch. study   —   next gen.

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