rose colored catastrophe

Florence Haywood | 32 | thriving People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes.

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opheliadem​:

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“My parents threatened to come down here if I didn’t visit them this summer. It took a lot of sweet talk but I convinced them not to ad to wait until Thanksgiving. I know it sounds mean that I don’t want to see them but I’m not ready to hear them complaining about why I’m still living here.” She rolled her eyes. “Plus, I really want to spend summer in Frostford, everyone’s been talking about go tubbing and I want to give that a try.” 

Flo clapped her hands together with a grin at Ophelia’s words. “Listen, I wouldn’t let you move here and suffer the heat if we weren’t going to do summer related things. Tubing is a right of passage for anyone who lives in Frostford. I can make my brother set up his grill and feed us, it’ll be great.” She snorted, “Thanksgiving is a great time to go somewhere else, so that works out well!”

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scarlettwly​:

“At least you listened to me, unlike Lacey and Paige,” Scarlett said, shaking her head at the thought of her tow daughters. “I think their goals are to hate all of the things I like,” she laughed. “I will! I think we should be able to work somethin’ out in no time.”

“The girls mean well! I’m sure once they’re a little older and find themselves on the witch side of tiktok, they’ll appreciate it more.” Flo did understand where her aunt was coming from though. “You’d be my hero. I just want it to feel normal again.”

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lunasantcs​:

“You and me both,” she said as she felt a shiver run up her spine as she tried to think of something else to erase the image she herself had planted. Leaning against her cue stick as it rested against the floor, Luna tucked a strand of hair behind her ear as she nodded along, eyes glued to the table as she watched Florence make her next move. “Imagine living in a world where you can’t seem to keep up with your own life that you rely on others, it shouldn’t be normal but it’s almost as if anything but wouldn’t be normal in return. When I lived in Italy, people would just stick to themselves and I found it so peculiar.” The other woman had nearly gotten two in at once but Luna was certainly not that skilled as she examined the table, holding a glass to her lips as she took a sip in deep thought.

“It’s odd because living in LA felt weirdly the same as living here? Because I was working in Hollywood, it’s such a small area that people still knew my business before I did. I found out my husband was cheating on me and not long before I left town, I found it’d been a poorly kept secret in my social circle. Only one person felt the need to tell me about it.” It had sucked when she found out,  but she was grateful to the friends that had stepped up before she left. “I couldn’t imagine people sticking to themselves. In LA there were the tabloids and TMZ, here it’s the old ladies at Splittin’ Hairs.” Flo watched Luna as she sized up the table. 

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kotawilson​:

The slow “so” at the beginning of her sentence automatically caused him to close his eyes and exhale, preparing for what was coming after that. “Oh God,” he said as she continued and waved a hand at her. “What – what is happening?” Dakota couldn’t help but roll his eyes at her. “I’m assuming that ‘may’ means you do, right?” He shook his head. “Alright, I’ll bite. Who is it? Who did you con into this?”

She tented her fingers in front of her face as she leaned back against the counter, grinning sheepishly. “You are correct. I do have someone. She’s a friend of mine from Beauregard. We’ve known each other since high school and she’s recently divorced and so sweet.” Flo tried to cut herself off as she word vomited, she couldn’t help the excitement as she spoke.

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saharkhcury​:

“I feel like that’s just more of a right of passage for most people if anythin’. But that kinda says a lot ‘bout who ya are as a person in a way ‘cause it shows that you’re persistent.” Nodding her head slowly, Sahar would be making sure to keep that in mind considering she was mainly there to have a good time anyways. At least, she was until she heard Florence’s final words which made her pull a face of discomfort. “Ya alhi!” (Oh my god) She exclaimed in arabic as she moved herself to a position where she felt was suited for where the balls had spread to. “I’ve heard that it’s healthy for older people t’have sex an’ all but… after a certain age I kinda just figured all that would just stop workin’. I don’t even know if I’m okay knowin’ that ain’t true now.”

“I was living in Los Angeles at the time and some of those C list celebs can be brutal. I went to a party in the Hills and watched some rapper drop like ten thousand and promptly lose it. Wild.” She chuckled at the memory as she took a drink and settled in as she watched Sahar. At her exclamation. Flo, snorted. “I so wish that were the case, but after 15 minutes of way too many details, I can tell you that is not true.”

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lexacartwright​:

“Yes, great.” Lexa said nodding her head encouragingly and followed that direction will picking up a few things for herself. After a bit of time passed Lexa grew impatient. “Well lets see it,” she hollared. 

She’d worked the zipper up the back and was looking in the mirror when she heard Lexa’s voice. Damn. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly before stepping out of the dressing room, hands in her pockets. “It’s got pockets, I’m already sold.”

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willow-mayfield​:

“I would never let that happen.” She says so jokingly, and with a laugh, but there’s some definite truth behind it. 

“How’s that even possible, Miss California? I heard it’s summer year round, over there!” But given that Willow has never been outside of Alabama, she’s got no real idea. “I actually just had to throw out a bunch of clothes I’ve ruined while workin’ on the farms, if you wanna go shopping sometime.”

“Well thank you. I can’t be stuck with some Marigolds, I’ll haunt someone.” She snorted and inclined her head with a grin. “I know, but to be fair, the last couple of years, new clothes weren’t really on my mind. Though I can neither confirm nor deny that I maxed out one of my exes credit cards on a hella fancy dress for an awards ceremony towards the end.” Flo nodded her head and shot a finger gun at Willow. “I am truly always down to go shopping. Like, I will not say no.”

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kylessullivan​:

“I have yet to hear any of this really good gossip. I’m waitin’ for the day you give me somethin’ juicy, Flo. I just know you aren’t livin’ up to your potential.” He raises his eyebrow, shaking his head. “You really aren’t gonna show me? I’ll lose myself in ten seconds.”

“Do you want to hear about Old Lady Perkins and her husband? Because I got about fifteen minutes worth of story to tell.” She wiggled her eye brows, lips split into a grin. “Sweet Jesus Kyle. You want me to hold your hand too?” Flo rolled her eyes and pursed her lips to hide the grin.

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joscasti​:

Josephine chuckled at Florence very accurate thought and nodded. “Yeah, they tend to do that.” She said with a sigh, which wouldn’t be so annoying if there were things she’d rather kept private. Since she got back she made it a point to not walk near Splittin’ Hair just in case. “Don’t worry, like I said, I was never good at this, not to mention I haven’t played in ages either.” Hitting the cue ball, it rolled and hit the four although this one didn’t get in the poket and she clicked her tongue.

“Before my granny passed, she would gossip with the best of them and I swear she’d come back to the house with so many stories.” Sometimes the gossip was nice to listen to, but Flo knew the reasons behind her divorce and return home had been the topic of conversation on multiple occasions and she was none too eager to have to answer questions.  As Jo’s ball missed, Flo grimaced. “You know, I have a feeling this game is never gonna end.”

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austin-lockhart​:

“Willy nilly? Why I have never,” He said with a fake gasp of shock, hand over his heart. “Never in my life have I ever done anything willy nilly.” It was hard to fight the smile on his face as he shook his head at her. “Aww, Flo Haywood now you’re just flattering me. I mean I ain’t got no Nicholas Lowry smile but I do my best.” Austin chuckled looking at her drink. “Careful, I might think ya got a soft spot for me.” 

“A likely story.” She swatted at his knee playfully as she took a drink, before setting the glass back down. “If there’s one thing I can’t deny, is I’ve got a thing for southern men with pretty smiles. Y’all can charm the money out of the church offering plate and don’t you dare try to deny it.” Flo tried to look serious, but couldn’t help the laugh that escaped her lips. “You’ll never get me to admit it, either way. My lips are sealed.”

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kotawilson​:

In high school, Flo had been one of the few individuals who would pretty much do anything at a moment’s notice, even go along with his so-called “plans” which usually ended up being more of a wild story than a night-in. “Okay,” he began slowly, eyeing her as she stirred the vegetables in the pan. “What’s the plan then? It’s gotta be pretty good if you’re sayin’ I won’t be so glad I came over.” 

She moved the skillet off the burner and turned it off before bending down to check on the lasagna in the oven. As she straightened, she turned back to face him. “So... You know I love you and I just want to see you happy, right? What if I told you, I may have a girl I want to set you up on a date with?”

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kylessullivan​:

He shrugs. “Literally anyone. I could stop anyone on the street and get whatever fill of gossip you think you’re providin’ me,” he replies, pointing at her. He looks around at the aisles. “Are you gonna show me or what?”

“Okay, you’re right. But I still have really good gossip.” She scrunched her nose in mock offense and sighed. “They’re with the cereals and breakfast bars, so like three aisles down at the end.”

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joscasti​:

“Oh, don’t I know that.” Jo sighed, giving her drink a sip as he watched Florence find her position, finding it easy to relate to the woman’s case. “I worked my ass off eight days a week, never took vacations and still feel like life here is way… busier.” Staying in silence as the other took her shot she smiled a little as no ball went in. “Not to be mean but maybe you’re even worse than me, and believe me that’s something.” Josephine chuckled, moving to a better angle to get the cue ball to aim at a purple four.

“You’d think living in a small town it would be different, but it doesn’t help that you’ve always got people in your business. It’s like your brain is constantly in overdrive.” She sighed and pouted before taking a drink, leaning against the wall. “Yeah, I’ve been playing for so long and somehow it’s still a really rough go.”

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gidaster​:

Gideon mused a small laugh at Flo’s commentary on the reasoning behind why the hen was so agitated. Though, it really did make sense. She was a chicken… who was being paraded through the store instead of going home and sprinting around his property making all kinds of noise. “Peace and harmony? I’m not sure about any of that,” Gideon replied. “We prefer to live in this nightmare, y’know, with the biting and being a very rude chicken.”

Flo stared at the hen for a moment, worried she might actually peck Gid’s hand before her eyes found his again. “You guys just have to come to an understanding. Find a common middle ground... That doesn’t involve becoming dinner.” She contemplated closing the distance between them to pet the hen, but the thought of her getting pecked instead gave her pause. “Why’d you bring her to the store anyway?”

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lexacartwright​:

“Oh yay!” Lexa said forcing a smile, she been silently hoping Flo would be on her way out instead. Grabbing a few dresses she handed them over to the other girl. “Those colors would look really great on you,” she said looking them over, they weren’t anything Lexa would wear but she was sure Flo would look okay in them.

Flo took the dresses from Lexa and stood there for a moment awkwardly, unsure of where to go from here. She smiled and jerked her head towards the dressing room. “I’m gonna just, uh, go try these on.” She turned on her heel and slipped into a fitting room. Curious to know if Lexa would still be there when she walked out. 

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deanmatthews​:

Dean cocked an eyebrow at Flo, mind wandering to what he could have possibly left at her place. “You sure it’s my stuff?” He half-joked, eyes glancing to the box as he held out his hands to take it. Even if he was an ass most times, he wouldn’t just make her stand there holding the box.

Flo smiled tightly and let out a forced chuckle, her words dripping with sarcasm. “No, Dean, I’m not sure it’s yours. I just needed an excuse to come and see you because I’m a masochist.” As he took the box she sighed, wondering if she should have just thrown it all out instead.