Beau was a petty man by nature. He couldn’t help it really. Once he made up his mind about something—or someone—there was no going back. Truthfully, he wasn’t trying to be a complete and total dick to Pavlina, but with how he’d read the situation, it was hard to act otherwise. As she spoke, he simply rolled his eyes and looked away. That is, until she told him to give her a chance and believe her for once, and suddenly his eyes landed on her with a glare. “Give you a chance? For what? What do you want from me, Pavlina? You know, besides causing ‘accidents’ to ruin my shirt.” He huffed, his tone much harsher than he intended. He wasn’t angry at her per se, just annoyed. Frustrated. Her entire approach confused him to say the least. He just didn’t understand why she was so determined to talk to him in the first place. Did she really want to salvage their friendship that badly? “It’s fine. You don’t have to do that.” He began, a deep sigh escaping him. “It’s not about the shirt—I have plenty others. Just…tell me what it is you need to say. Surely you approached me because you had something to discuss, no?”
everyone had their limits, that much was true, and now pavlina was on the very brink of her own limit. she could keep her head bowed low, could keep her mouth shut and eyes averted to the ground, all to a certain point. she would often let people trample over her like she were some delicate flower — and her beloved aunt had pointed it out to pavlina at least a dozen times, but the doe-eyed girl would barely ever listen. she wanted to be good, wanted to be kind and give love to the world. but then more she talked to beau, the more she realized how her aunt had been right all along. “the way you say accidents tells me enough. i never did anything bad to you. i don’t understand, ” oh but she did. too well actually. pain hadn't been inflicted right upon him — but the damage she had left behind was one hardly worth forgiving. “no, you’re right. i don’t have to do anything. and why should i bother talking? you won’t believe me anyway, ” she wanted to leave it at just that, wanted to walk away and talk about it all again on a better day. yet she hardly moved from her spot and instead of leaving she opened her mouth, “ but actually, i don’t know why you’re so keen on disliking me. shouldn’t you be happy that i didn’t end up with your brother? i clearly wasn’t the right one! i saved you both from a lot of trouble. shouldn’t you be glad that he isn’t with me now? he could’ve been so unhappy! but honestly, i don’t think we have much to talk about. everything’s clear, no? ”
ALL OF THEM TEXTS PLS! or the ones you feel like bb! please and thank you
Send “✆” for a MORNING text.
━━→ [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : hey, hey! i hope i didn’t wake you up! ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : but you should go to your window and look at the sun! ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : it’s too pretty to be missed!━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : and hey, would you perhaps like to go for a brunch?
Send “✉” for a text that WASN’T SENT.
━━ →[ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i guess the love i felt for you never truly died. i just tucked it all away, pretending like it was never there. i had only hoped that we would love each other in spite of everything, but life wasn’t kind to us. and the worst part is … is that you weren’t only my love. but also my one true friend. i don’t think i’ll ever be fully ready to forgive myself for leaving you without a proper explanation and a goodbye. but after that, i had wished…. countless of times… that we would meet again someday. or in another life. all in hopes that i could tell you just how much i’ve missed you. but now that you’re actually here, the words just don’t want to come out. what good would old memories bring? i guess i just want you to be happy…
Send “☎” for a RUSHED text.
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : hey! i have two tickets for the tonight’s local theater performance━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i can’t make it due to work and i don’t want the tickets to go to waste, so if you want them, they’re yours!
Send “⁇” for a DRUNK text.
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : я я я могу быть довольно искушенным пьяным━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : это у меня в крови━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : Вы действительно можете поверить, что некоторые люди думают, что у нас, русских, есть — ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : есть водка в нашей крови ?? что мы родились с водкой в крови?━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : лжецы! я тоже пью шампанское!━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : я кровоточу шампанское!━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] :Флориан, ты любишь шампанское?
( translation )i i i can actually be quite a sophisticated drunkit’s in my bloodcan you actually believe that some people think that us russians —have vodka in our blood?? that we’re born born with vodka in our blood?liars! i also drink champagne!i bleed champagne!florian, do you like champagne???
Send “✿” for a SUGGESTIVE text.
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : mr. fashion, i need your help ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i can’t decide between two dresses? i’m currently stuck in one━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i think i’m going to send you a few pictures, so that you can see for yourself
Send “ø” for a LATE NIGHT text.
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i was just watching a random old show online ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : and in the tv show there’s this guy florian ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : which is actually pretty unimportant ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : but that however got me thinking ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : and oh gosh, this is a embarrassing and i don’t think i’ve ever told you this ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : but when i had met you for the very first time, i was kinda obsessed with your name ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i couldn’t believe that an actual person could have such a pretty name. gosh i was such a silly kid ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : and i remember telling my mom that you were some sort of prince charming. you had to be with a name like that ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : and i always knew that she liked you a lot ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : anyways, i didn’t even notice that it’s so late, hope i didn’t give you a scare!
Send “✘” for a HATEFUL text.
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i sometimes wished that i had never met you at all. ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : my life could’ve been so much simpler in that way.
Send “#” for a RANDOM text.
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i was going through my old and new photo albums as i’m trying to decorate the walls of my apartment ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : and guess what? i found a few pictures of us when we were kids! ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : gosh, time really flies!━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : [ image attached ]━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : we looked so funny ! and i even have some of us as teens !━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : [ image attached ] ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : please tell me that we don’t look silly 😂
Send “@” for a SCARED text.
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i don’t even know why i’m sending you this ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : but i feel like you’re the only person that could understand ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i had a dream last night. i was crying and there she was… my mother. i saw her… i truly saw her … lately i feel like i’ve forgotten all about her. ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : does that ever happen to you? am i just frightened? or is it guilt that i feel? ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : can the heart eat itself if it misses a person too much? i feel like i miss everyone lately
Send “&” for a LOVING text.
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i just saw a guy downtown that looks pretty much just like you! but i think he’s just a tourist ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : anyway, i hope you’re doing good ! ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : and that this day has been treating you kindly!━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : and try to enjoy in the rest of it as much as you can!
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i’m glad i get to see you again
Send “%” for a CURIOUS text.
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : quick question! ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : did your favorite song ever change? or is it still the same?
Send “ツ” for an EXCITED text.
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : hey i’m sending this to everyone i know!! but basically if you wants to see two hundred flowers blooming at the same time!!!!! ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : make your way toward the botanic garden! it starts in one hour!
Send “$” for an ACCIDENTAL text.
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i love your dogs way too much!! ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : so much that i want to get my own dog!! ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i’m already looking at all the pet adoption centers━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : ah florian! oh my god, please ignore the last few texts ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i must’ve accidentally sent them to you! sorry!
Send “♀” for a HEARTBREAKING text.
━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : did my absence bring you peace? ━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : because your…━━ → [ ✉ florian 🌼🌸✿🌷❀ ] : i don’t know what it truly did to me… but i hope that you’ll never have to find out
━━ → [ ✉ beau ] : i actually know why you don’t like me. i just pretend like i don’t understand. it’s easier for me that way. but i understand, i think i understand it better than anyone else. i could call you an asshole or a jerk, all the worst names i can think of, but that wouldn’t change anything. you just want to protect your family. and florian is your family. in a way, i envy you. i never had anyone to protect. you only want the best for him. that, i must admit, i strongly respect. and why wouldn’t you hate the girl who broke his heart? if i were you or in a similar position, of course i wouldn’t like someone who brought pain to my family. but still, i loved florian and in a way i always will. yet i understand that my reasons and explanations will never be enough. and i don’t deserve forgiveness. but that doesn’t stop my stubborn heart from seeking it. maybe it’s just because i want to feel less guilty. maybe i am a bad person in the end.
━━ → [ ✉ pretty miss vera ❂ ] :γεια σας! is that how you spell it? uh it doesn’t matter, i have a far more important question for you ! ━━ → [ ✉ pretty miss vera ❂] : we currently have more than a dozen of roses in the lab that we don’t need ━━ → [ ✉ pretty miss vera ❂ ] : so naturally, i was wondering... ━━ → [ ✉ pretty miss vera ❂ ] : does your restaurant perhaps need any extra decoration? ━━ → [ ✉ pretty miss vera ❂ ] : they’re very much alive and come in their very own flower pots! so let me know what you think!
Send “ツ” for an EXCITED text.
━━ → [ ✉ pretty miss vera ❂ ] : i actually can’t believe how interesting and cool you are! ━━ → [ ✉ pretty miss vera ❂ ] : and i can’t wait for us to meet up again!
Send “#” for a RANDOM text.
━━ → [ ✉ pretty miss vera ❂ ] : hey, what’s your seize? ━━ → [ ✉ pretty miss vera ❂ ] : i just saw the cutest jacket that would look amazing on you━━ → [ ✉ pretty miss vera ❂ ] : and as i like buying things for others more than i like buying things for myself ...━━ → [ ✉ pretty miss vera ❂ ] : i thought i’d give it a go lol
Send “✆” for a MORNING text.
Send “✉” for a text that WASN’T SENT.
Send “☎” for a RUSHED text.
Send “⁇” for a DRUNK text.
Send “✿” for a SUGGESTIVE text.
Send “ø” for a LATE NIGHT text.
Send “✘” for a HATEFUL text.
Send “#” for a RANDOM text.
Send “@” for a SCARED text.
Send “&” for a LOVING text.
Send “%” for a CURIOUS text.
Send “ツ” for an EXCITED text.
Send “$” for an ACCIDENTAL text.
Send “♀” for a HEARTBREAKING text.
It’s a damn shame that it’s been so long since Sihyun and Pavlina have had some time to really hang out and catch up. With the club and everything that recently happened with his father he’s been rather preoccupied, but that’s no excuse. In a way, he hadn’t even realized how closed off he’d become for a while. So when she texted him with an invitation and threats if he even thought about making any excuses, well he knew he absolutely had to accept. To make up for everything he’d gotten her a gift, something small that he knew she’d like just as a way to say ‘I adore you, I’m sorry for always being busy, please forgive me’ and it was currently wrapped in a pretty box inside the bag he had in his hand. He enters the restaurant and immediately spots her, the picture of perfection, sitting there all prim and proper. The biggest grin breaks out against Sihyun’s face as he makes a beeline for her. “I know, I know,” he says as a way of greeting, leaning down to place kisses on both her cheeks. “I’m a horrible workaholic who forgets he has a phone. But I’ve missed you so much, love.” He shakes the bag in his hand gently. “And I have a gift for you, which is totally not an apology and just something I got because I love you.”
patience is a virtue, some might say — and for her own ever-lasting patience pavlina finally got awarded. she immediately smiled upon seeing his face, revealing a set of pearly white teeth in the very process. it was one of those rare, one of a kind smiles, smiles that were only shown and given away to a chosen few. simply, she oozed happiness. “well hello, hello,” she actually did her best to greet him properly all while leaning forward to accept the warm kisses. of course, before he had a chance to move away, she placed a hand on his shoulder and returned the kisses — with an extra one, as per russian customs. “how can you forget that you have a phone? and have you? how much have you missed me?” she inquired teasingly, unable to shake off the grin on her face. but the gift of course came as a surprise. “ what? sihyun? ты идиот ! you didn’t have to get me a present. i didn’t get you anything! why are you trying to make me feel bad?” she truly didn’t expect anything. other than his presence of course. “ but wait — wait , how much do you love me? how much, love? ”
“ well, it depends on the type of attraction. there’s that of a body and face and that of a mind. so i have to say that vera is stunning, almost like she has some sort of an eternal glow. on the other hand, i’d have to say that i’m very attracted to aramintia’s mind. knowledge and a nice dose of charm make people quite attractive. ”
“ what do my wishes have to do with reality? if you had asked me that very same question five years ago, the answer would’ve been no. but now? it’s certainly different. i was foolish back then, half-selfish and half-lost. i didn’t know what i wanted from life. we were both pretty young at that time, weren’t we? still, i had always loved florian in more than one way. so of course i wanted him to be happy too. and that’s what loving someone means; putting their happiness above your own. but you see, our marriage was practically arranged thanks to our families and i just didn’t want him to feel obligated. obligated to marry me ... out of pity or worse, some sort of duty. i didn’t want him to wake up one day, ten or twenty years after the wedding, all miserable and broken-hearted because he had chosen the wrong person to spend the rest of his life with. so what i’m saying is ... i wanted to be chosen ... and really, both of us needed some freedom during those times. in the end, i just want him to be HAPPY. and loved. that’s all i’ve ever wanted from the bottom of my heart, even if it means that he’s happy without me. ”
“ i’ve never really thought about it too much. i just know that i wouldn’t want anything overly extravagant and tacky if i might add. something that’s actually pretty simple. just the two of us, with our closest friends by our side ... and all of it would take place ... in a nice garden? or perhaps on some flower field? and instead of tiaras, i would simply wear a crown made of flowers and my mother’s old wedding gown. at least in that way, a piece of her could still be with me .... ”
— oh and there would be lots and lots of cakes and sweets, and all sorts of cupcakes. i simply have a sweet tooth. ”
“ ah — this one, this one is simple. to be fair, i don’t give away my trust all that easily, but i know that my aunt roksana, sihyun and doyeol would never betray me. and i trust them. i trust them with my life. i don’t think it can get more serious than that. ”
“Part of me wishes I had been here for the costume party,” The girl let out a soft sigh, deft fingers shuffling through the deck of cards in her hand. She had pressing matters to attend to, the call of the wind kept her mind racing, and her heart was pulled away from her lovely island, landed her in the bed of a sweet girl in Rome during one of her favorite holidays, “I would’ve been Helen of Troy, blonde wig and all, but if Helen took matters into her own hands and killed King Menelaus herself, I even thought of making a fake head, like a prop, just carry it around all night.” Her eyes rolled and a giggle fled from her lips, shrugging before splitting the deck, “How was your Halloween anyways? Full of treats I hope.”
“ don't be wistful. it’s not really worth the pain. there will other parties ... and more opportunities to dress up, ” pavlina said, hoping that her words would at least provide a small dose of comfort for the other girl. “i was just about to ask ... but that’s nice. very greek-esque. minus your addition. but then again, that’s pretty much the thing of every legend and myth. people usually bend them toward their own liking. in one narrative, i think she returned to menelaus and lived the rest of her life all happy in his castle. but that’s the version most romantics don’t even want to speak about, ” she chuckled, knowing it was all just bloody nonsense. none of it was really. none of it had ever been real. “ pretty much good? i ate too much chocolate — if that’s what you’re asking. ”
Beau had been hanging around the lively bar for no reason more than the fact that the place combined two of his favorite things; liquor and the beach. Normally, he’d just head to the beach with a bottle of the best he could find when he wanted to be alone, but today was different. Today the Olympian was in a good enough mood to where he actually wanted to be part of the crowd. This was all thanks to the recent high in his life that his best friend’s arrival on the island and his post injury improvement brought upon him. Although he still had a long ways to go, he was finally starting to regain a bit of his old self back. It wasn’t much of an improvement, but it was an improvement nonetheless. It almost felt as if nothing and no one could ruin his vibe. That is, until he spotted Pavlina amongst the crowd, and suddenly his mood began to shift for the worst. He didn’t know or understand the entire story of why the girl’s engagement to his older brother had come to an abrupt end, nor did he really care to hear the details. His mind on her was already made up and it lent toward the negative side. It just couldn’t be helped, he was just prone to give off harsh criticism when it came to anyone who might’ve potentially hurt his brother. When they made eye contact, Beau looked away and simply continued to down his cocktail. He wasn’t at all expecting her to be bold enough to approach him, let alone spill her drink on him in the process. Accidentally or not, it rubbed him the wrong way. “So you’re telling me that you just so happed to have a mishap the moment you decided to greet me?” He scoffed, taking the napkin from her with a sour look. “Sounds pretty convenient to me.”
she messed up. she knew it. she had no one else to blame but herself, except maybe her nervousness. but one doesn’t always get a chance to face people who harbor resentment and dislike in their hearts. still instead of backing away like a coward with her head bowed low, she remained grounded, refusing to move. she had already made a catastrophic mistake. what else could go wrong? maybe in the worst possible scenario she could by some chance spill another drink on him. but the chances of that actually happening were slim to none. so she stayed, with an apologetic smile painted on her lips. pavlina was her own worst enemy. but at least she could right certain wrongs. starting with beau. “look i know my apology won’t fix or remove the stain, but i said what i said and i stand behind my words. it wasn’t intentional. sure, it may seem convenient, ” but why would i waste such a good drink on you? she wanted to ask, but she bit her tongue just at the right moment. instead she continued, ” and it does look bad, but you just have to give me a chance and believe me for once. that’s all i ask,” maybe too much damage was done for the day. maybe she should start again. tomorrow. or the day after tomorrow. what was the point even? beau would never like her anyway. “i can get you a new shirt or anything that you want, i could even pay for the dry-cleaning. on top of that, i could perhaps even get you a real drink? this time it doesn’t have to end on you. ” cheers to bad beginnings and nothings.
TIME EITHER PASSES way too quickly or way too slowly for her liking, it’s a race that she can never truly win, and sometimes an eternity will slither away in what seems like one minute — if it of course gets wasted in good company, but even just a minute next to someone that brings her no joy cannot just fly by. sometimes that one minute can last forever. that’s why she always feels like there’s not enough time in the world when she’s with sihyun. when was the last time the two of them had a proper conversation that didn’t just include pointless text messages? she couldn’t even remember. weeks went by in what seemed like a fleeting haze and she could not stop her clock from rushing forward — but she could always call him. and so with some free time on her hands, she decided to leave him a string of sweet messages and an invitation for a dinner. no excuses, no rechecks. she missed him. it was as simple as that. so she sat in the restaurant, with her legs neatly crossed beneath the table, all dressed up and brimming with something that resembled raw joy. she had saved her most loving smile just for him.
LENA HAD, REGRETTABLY, BEEN SPENDING THE LAST WEEK RECOVERING FROM A COLD. Being sick to her was among the worst forms of punishment, bedridden for days rather than being out in the world doing whatever it was that drew her fancy. Today, thankfully, mercifully she was feeling much better, though she neglected to inform the travel agency of this development, choosing to savour a day of health away from work, and deciding to take a walk through Kaos and just let the day take her where it would.
She was walking down the main stretch when she spotted someone ambling only a couple of meters ahead of her, adjusting her gait so that she caught up to them and sidling in alongside the person. “Quick,” She started, grabbing their attention, “Would you rather be a reverse centaur or a reverse mer-person? It’s for research.”
the question or the marketing inquiry or whatever the hell it was came practically out of nowhere and it took pavlina more than few seconds to properly arrange her thoughts in order to form a coherent sentence. her initial reaction came in the form of an urge to run away as fast as possible, but then again she knew better than to turn down people so harshly. it’s the damn manners that had been so neatly shoved into her little brain that stopped her from acting that way. instead she put on her best smile and said, “definitely a reverse centaur. i would at least have beautiful hair. seems like a fair trade. but what sort of research are you conducting? why would anyone need those statistics? ”
