Thinking About How I Love My Parents But Don't Particularly Like Them As People Really Fucks Me Up.

Thinking about how I love my parents but don't particularly like them as people really fucks me up.

𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚜 | 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚘 𝚡 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛

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summary: florist!theo brings florist!y/n flowers based on how he's feeling, but y/n denies them time and time again, because of the meaning of them. when y/n's gone for a trip to visit her aunt, she realizes just how much she misses theo's flowers.

warnings/content: fluff and kisses <3

word count: 2.73k

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Nature had played an essential role in both Y/N and Theo's life. It was what brought the two together at Y/N's aunt's flower shop that fateful day back in March '18. It was what made the two feel safe after a long day, with Theo talking to the moon and Y/N talking to her plants.

So it went without saying that nature was significant to both.

"Theo, you can't give me gardenias." Y/N said, placing the flowers back on the display stand outside the shop where they belonged.

"Well, why not, flower?" Theo asked, winking at the girl while she rubbed her hands together to warm them up from the freezing cold outside.

"Well, first, you didn't pay for them." Y/N giggled when Theo put his hands over hers, warming them up for her. "And second," She finished, pulling her hands away when they were warm enough. "gardenias stand for secret love."

Theo followed Y/N around to the back like a puppy while she prepared a bouquet of white roses for another client. "Well, how do you feel about honeysuckles, then? Easy to take care of, come in beautiful colors..."

"Beautiful, yes, but honeysuckles stand for devoted affection." Y/N said, skillfully and swiftly dethorning each rose.

Theo huffed loudly, coming up behind Y/N. "Well, what, I can't show a little affection to my best friend?" He asked, hugging Y/N tightly from behind.

"Theo!" She squealed, laughing, as she squirmed to shrug his hands off her waist. "I'm still holding very sharp thorn strippers, just so you know!"

He laughed, backing up with his hands in the air. "Alright, alright. But I'll keep shooting my shot." He glanced at the clock, which marked 8 PM, as Y/N rolled her eyes. "Would you look at that? Our time together is up." He said, taking his garden apron off and hanging it on the coat rack in the corner.

"Hey, I don't pay you to be with me for eight hours a day; I pay you to arrange bouquets." Y/N corrected, dropping her tools to tie the bouquet together with a beautiful golden bow.

"Right, but the being your best friend part is just one of the many benefits of hiring Theodore Nott." He said cheekily, causing Y/N to laugh - who couldn't laugh at his silly antics? "Have a nice trip, Y/N/N. Don't miss me too much." Theo flashed a charming smile and left the shop, the only reminder he was there being the bell that rang each time the door opened.

Y/N smiled, waving at his back as he got into his car. She had almost forgotten she had to go all the way to New York to visit her ill aunt. The flower shop was hers, but she'd trusted Y/N enough to run it for her while she lived with her brother in the North. Y/N sighed as she cleaned the last countertop in the shop, wishing she didn't have to leave home.

After locking up, she got into her car and checked all her missed notifications while working before hitting the road back to her apartment.

3 missed call(s) from Spam Likely --- 3 hours ago

24 notification(s) from Instagram --- 2 hours ago

2 message(s) from Theo --- 1 minute ago

Y/N checked her messages from Theo first, seeing as his were the ones she always looked forward to first.

Hope everything goes well with your aunt. --- 8:03 PM

I'll take good care of the store while you're gone. 🤍🌷 --- 8:04 PM

Y/N smiled at her phone, cheekily responding before she got ready to drive back home.

Thanks, Teddy. Tulips mean deep love, by the way. --- 8:23 PM

She started backing out the driveway when she almost immediately got a response back from Theo.

I know. ;) --- 8:24 PM

"Hey, flower, how's the Big Apple?" Theo asked, quietly asking a couple in front of him to "sign here" as he held his phone between his shoulder and the side of his face, wrapping up a beautiful bouquet of sunflowers.

"Sour." Y/N responded flatly from the other side of the line after being flipped off for not letting another car pass, despite it being her turn. "How's the store?" She sighed, honking at the car tailgating her.

She could almost hear the frown on Theo's face as he spoke. "Everything's going good. We've been getting lots more people now that the holidays are in season." He said, holding two thumbs up to a man browsing the store, mouthing a "you good?" before shifting his attention back to Y/N. "It's pretty boring without you here, though. Picking "love me's" and "love me not's" only gets so entertaining until you've gone through two entire bouquets..."

"Theo!" Y/N feigned frustration with him, shaking her head to herself, giggling at his antics. "Well, I'll be back in-"

"Two days, I know. I've got it marked on the business calendar." He smiled, staring at the pink marker hearts surrounding the day of the 24th of December. "Got you something for Christmas. It'll be ready right before you come back home."

"Aw, you didn't have to, Theo; your company is enough for me." Y/N said sweetly, although his gifts never failed to disappoint.

Theo shrugged, wiping yet another countertop - the fifth one in that hour, not that he'd been counting (he had). "Just wanted to show you how I feel's all."

Y/N beamed through the phone, careful not to let him hear it. "Actually, I got you something, too. I hope you like it, but I kept the gift receipt if you don't. No hard feelings if you exchange." She said, holding in the urge to flip off every car on that highway. It must be something in the air up there.

"I'm sure I'll love it, petal. Hey, Y/N/N, I'm going to have to let you go; Mr. Shumann's about to get here with the orchid deliveries." He said, watching the old man slam his truck door, walking up to the store.

"Bye, Teddy. Send pictures, please!"

"Of course. Talk to you later." He said, hanging up the phone. "Mr. Shumann! Lookin' good!"

It had been two days since Y/N had been away from the shop, and each day got increasingly difficult as she remembered what she had waiting for her back home.

"This is the second time you call me today, doll. Are you sure you're alright?" Theo asked, concerned.

"Honestly? Not really." Y/N said, kicking up her feet onto the uncomfortable footrest in her aunt's guest room.

Theo frowned, humming. "What's wrong, angel?"

"Nothing," She responded, playing with her fingers as she put him on speakerphone. "I just..."

"Just what, Y/N/N? You can tell me." Theo asked again, sitting up in his bed.

"I guess I just miss you." Y/N answered quietly, her shoulders hunching up out of embarrassment that she'd just said what she'd said.

Theo laughed, making Y/N feel nervous. He pondered whether or not he should tease her or be as sweet as she was in one of her more vulnerable moments. "I miss you, too, lovely. You're coming home tomorrow, though, and that'll give us plenty of time to catch up."

Y/N smiled, ignoring the butterflies his voice gave her. "Okay." She grinned like an idiot. "Can't wait to see you. And the shop." She added.

"Goodnight, Y/N. Rest that pretty little head, okay?"

"Okay. Thanks, Theo."

"Anytime. I'll see you tomorrow?"

"See you tomorrow." Y/N grinned, making sure she'd hung up before she kicked her legs in excitement.

About to get on the plane. I'll be there in a few hours. --- 4:26 PM

I'll be waiting patiently. 🌹 --- 4:28 PM

Theo? --- 4:34 PM

Yes? --- 4:34 PM

Roses mean true love. --- 4:39 PM

I know. ;) Have a safe flight, flower. --- 4:40 PM

She walked into the shop, rubbing her eyes from the exhausting day. She'd been standing for the majority of the day, the plane had been stalled for an hour, and the pilot was late to his own flight. All in all, it had not been a fantastic day. But getting to arrange a couple bouquets might be able to help.

That's why, in the middle of the night, her keys jingled against the glass door as she walked in, ready to work.

"I thought you were home." Theo said, coming out from the back room wearing his dirtied florist apron, which Y/N always swore made him look adorable.

"Theo!" Y/N said, initially startled, quickly running up to give her friend a hug. "I missed you so much." She said, her voice muffled against Theo's shoulder.

"I thought friends didn't show devoted affection." Theo said, poking her waist playfully while rubbing her back to make her further relax around him. "Merry Christmas." He whispered, smiling when Y/N whispered it back, still muffled.

Y/N laughed, replying to his previous comment, separating herself only slightly to look him in the eyes. "Well, I've decided maybe a little bit of affection between friends is okay."

Theo smiled, nodding slightly. "Good. Then you wouldn't mind if I did this, right?" He said, closing his eyes to place the gentlest kiss on her forehead, one hand holding the side of her face.

Y/N's smile faded as she realized: this was what was making her so homesick. It wasn't the shop, nor the flowers, or the fact that she had her own bathroom there. It was him.

"No. I wouldn't." She said, tip-toeing to press an even gentler kiss on his own forehead.

Theo's light eyes twinkled as he smiled, giving her another very soft kiss on the cheek. Y/N competed, giving him one to match hers, as the two attacked each other in very delicate kisses.

Amidst all the soft laughter and dainty kisses, her lips must have found his on accident. She pulled back, a terrified look on her face.

"I'm sorry, Theo." She said, separating herself, so he was no longer holding her close to him. "It was - I didn't mean for-"

"I did." Theo said, both his hands coming up to hold her face. The lack of light except for the soft glow of the snow piled outside the shop's four walls made her look stunning, like some sort of flower goddess. "Only if you want to, of course."

Y/N got lost in his eyes, too flustered to smile. "Well, um," She said a bit awkwardly, not used to the attention. "could we maybe have a do-over?" She asked, repositioning herself, so their arms were warmly wrapped around each other once again.

Theo nodded very faintly, bending down to kiss her forehead as he had before. He pulled back to look at Y/N, and although it was dark, he knew she was adoring him in anticipation of what was about to happen next.

Before Y/N knew it, Theo's lips were on her own, and it felt like someone had carved them to fit into each other. It was crazy how warm one could feel with just another's skin.

When they felt they were running out of air, they pecked each other on the lips, both agreeing that they wouldn't stop until given a reason to.

"Y/N." Theo said softly, squeezing her waist a bit to get her attention.

"Hm." She hummed, acknowledging him, continuing the kiss down from his lips to his neck.

"I haven't given you your present yet." He said, relishing how good it felt to be cherished by her after all those years of hoping.

Eventually, she had to stop herself. If she'd kissed any lower, both would be personally reprimanded by her aunt for engaging in such scandalous acts with one another in the store.

"Let me go get yours from the car, then." She smiled, whispering an "I'll be right back" as the bell rang, noting her temporary leave.

Theo scrambled as soon as she left, looking everywhere for that damned gift bag, not remembering he'd last placed it in the back room. Finally, he found it, meticulously messing with the tissue paper as he waited for Y/N to return.

"Hi." Y/N said shyly, handing him a medium-sized gift bag printed with red tulips. "Here's your present. It's just something small, you know, but I really hope you'll like it."

"I'm sure whatever it is-" He said before pulling it out. Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers. Theo stared at the cover for a couple of seconds, inspecting the front and back in disbelief.

"Oh, dear." Y/N worried aloud. "You don't like it? I, I put the receipt in there. Of course, that one's from their location in New York, so you'd have to mail it to return it, but-"

"No, no. I love it, flower. Um, why don't you open yours?" Theo said, handing her a bag printed with lavender roses, the tissue paper inside being a light blue.

"Okay." Y/N said, trying to mask her embarrassment. She'd been taking care of her aunt the entire trip and barely had any time for shopping, let alone the time to think much about Theo's gift, but she really thought he'd like it.

She opened it, gasping when she read the cover of the book he had gifted her. Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers.

"I've had that book since I started working here." He said, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "I just - well, I thought giving you flowers to show how I feel might be easier than to just say it."

Y/N gaped at him in shock, observing the two books that sat on the countertop beside them. "It's the best gift I've ever received." She said finally. "Thank you, Teddy."

"Oh, come on, you know for you I'd do anything." He said, stroking her hair. "I put a little something in the back of the book if you wanna check." He pointed at it anxiously.

"Oh, that reminds me. I put something in the front of your gift." She said, pointing at it, mirroring Theo.

The two laughed simultaneously (and a bit awkwardly as they were unsure what to do with all the built-up tension) as they opened the books in front of one another.

"Theo, this is beautiful." Y/N said in awe, holding an orange rose to her heart.

"Before you say anything about it not being your favorite color," Theo said, holding his hands up defensively. "At the time, I thought you only wanted a friendship with me. And since I wanted something more, I decided to combine yellow for you and red for me, and so, um," He cleared his throat, watching for Y/N's reaction. "I grew this hybrid."

Y/N beamed, the grin on her face too large for her features. "God, I really love this. Thank you so much. It's so thoughtful." She reassured Theo, tightly hugging him as she laid her head on his chest, eyeing her gift in his hands. "Check what I hid in yours."

A red rose, mostly wilted and dark from the lack of air it experienced on the flight back from New York, laid pressed at the front of the book. Theo raised a brow, darting his gaze from Y/N to the book and back. "But red roses mean-"

"I know what they mean." She said, looking down at her feet shyly. "I don't know why I tried to deny it. I mean, you're my best friend, Teddy. You know more about me than anyone else, but more importantly, I feel the safest when I'm with you." Theo smiled hopefully. "You make me want to come back home."

Theo stuttered, feeling the same way but still not knowing how to say it, only having good practice in relentless flirting. "So, you feel... like this?" He asked, pulling out a bouquet of white tulips.

"Theo." Y/N said softly. "White tulips mean one-sided love." She giggled, watching him panic and look in his book quickly.

"Right." He smiled nervously, clearing his throat. "So, you feel like this?" He fixed, pulling together purple tulips, which symbolized forever love.

"Yes." Y/N said, putting the orange and red roses in the vase that held the tulips. "That is exactly how I feel." She said, closing the gap between their lips.

Sometimes nature expresses more than words ever could.

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could you do one of the reader being a director/actress and she does a film with timmy and he’s just so awe of her work. and maybe interviewers asking about it on the press tour ahah thank u

i love this !

fanboy - timothée chalamet

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𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 : timothée gushes about the reader but seems to forget that she’s sitting right next to him.

𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 : timmy being a fanboy, maybe some cursing

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when timothée found out he got to work with you, he was estatic. he would never admit to anyone but close friends but, you were his first ‘real’ celebrity crush. he loved everything you were in when it came down to some of the films you directed and some of the films you were in.

there was no denying that when he actually got to meet you, you were as angelic as you seemed to be on interviews. always had a bright smile on your face and was always laughing at something.

so, your friendship has began. you got to hang out a lot especially since you both had the lead role in the film. there were some intimate scenes where timothée had to prepare himself before hand but nothing romantic ever happened. sure, there was some light flirting here and there but you were sure nothing was really going on.

when the film came out, everyone was obsessing over it which had warmed your heart. what wasn’t expected was that you gained a lot of following after it. so many people were tweeting and dming you telling you how great the movie was and how real the romance between your character and timothée’s character seemed.

you fixed your hair for the one hundredth time since you sat in that chair, you hated the way it looked. timothée had already reassured you that it looked amazing - which wasn’t new to him since you looked amazing in everything - but you couldn’t help it.

later on into the interview, you found yourself almost crying with laughter because of some timothée had said. “so, y/n, i understand that you have directed a few movies in the past?” the interviewer questioned with a raise of his brow. you nodded your head, catching your breath before replying. “yeah! i have. hopefully i can continue to do the same in the future.”

“and timothée, do you think you would like to be in one of y/n’s movies?” the interviewer asked. that made you look up at timothée with a curious expression. “watch what you say real carefully, pretty boy.” you replied which made timothée let out a soft chuckle.

“i would honestly love to. i think her movies are amazing so why not?” you rolled your eyes playfully at the simple answer. “short and simple so he doesn’t get in trouble.” you laughed with the interviewer.

“no! no, honestly. i can say that i am a big fan of your directing and acting. i also can say that i am a big fan of anything you do, actually.” timothée complimented. your heart was so incredibly happy at how sweet he was being towards you.

“y/n l/n can do no wrong, can she?”

timothée shook his head, agreeing with the man. “it’s so sickening how perfect the woman is. an angel sent from heaven. there’s no denying how intelligent and down to earth she is. the way you see her on interviews, all bubbly and cute is how she is in real life. she’s so dedicated to her craft and i’ve never seen anyone work as hard as she does. never in my life have i met someone so motivated. did i mention that she’s stayed up nights working on little projects? she just doesn’t give up.” timothée was practically beaming just talking about you. you, of all the people in the world.

you hit his shoulder, nearly being brought to tears at how he was describing you. “stop, that’s so nice, tim.” you smiled at him, wiping your eyes. “i swear i didn’t tell him to say any of that. can someone send that to me when it’s posted please?” you asked a geniune question but it only made the people around you laugh.

your request didn’t go unnoticed. after the interview was posted, many people were tagging you in it. pointing out the little things both you and tim did together. you smiled to yourself, looking at the short clips. there were some where he just looked at you and smiled while you didn’t even notice.

maybe there were some romantic feelings there.

Crying like 2h30 before the new year isn't the most pathetic thing I've done this year and yet I feel shitty for it.

Happy new year everyone

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