Honey Honey

Poppy Rosi. 29 year old therapist.

[fallengcds]

poking his head into poppy’s office, head peeping around the doorway, ravi did the bare minimum service of making sure she wasn’t actively talking to a patient before barging right into her empty room at the sign the coast was clear. “ i love my job, ” he made sure to open with as he collapsed backwards onto her couch, arms splayed out. because he felt like that was important to get out there. “ i love my job. i do. nothing could fulfil me more. i spent the past 12 years of my life to get here. ” all true. was he trying to justify it to her or himself ? “ but oh my god if i don’t want to ignore that whole do no intentional harm part of the hippocratic oath and strangle someone some days. gently. mostly overbearing relatives. ” he had had a particularly grueling day on the unit and while usually ravi prided himself on his good nature … good lord. he could understand the hospital was a taxing experience for many, but a little empathy would be nice occasionally. finally pausing in his tirade, he tilted his head towards her to offer a tired smile. “ please tell me you can relate and i’m not just an awful credit to my profession. ” ╱ @poppyxrosi​​

[poppyxrosi]

There were few things that Poppy enjoyed as much as being able to lean back in her big comfortable chair after a session. She did love her job but sometimes certain people could suck the whole life out of you after listening to their trauma. Still, she loved her job. Her eyes popped open as she heard someone enter her office but she relaxed as she realized it was just Ravi. A small laugh left her as Ravi began to talk about his own job. Poppy was always polite and she didn’t want to interrupt her friend’s own woes about his job so she tapped her pen on her tablet while she waited to speak. “You are the furthest thing from an awful credit to your profession, Ravi.” Poppy ran a hand through her hair and let out a sigh. “I wish I could say I can’t relate but the overbearing relatives thing really is what gets me too. Why send your kid to therapy if you want to dictate what we can talk about? It’s pointless!” She leaned forward in her chair slightly and rested her chin in the palm of her hand. “Don’t tell me you’re regretting all of your hard work that got you where you are? I might have to hit you with my notepad. Therapeutically, of course.” Poppy shot Ravi a bright smile.

[poppyxrosi]

fallcnstxrs​:

*    ⟢

willow nodded at she listened to her customer’s story. it was clear their was a good sibling bond there. sometimes willow really did crave that but there were some perks to being the only child. “i guess it is nice not to have someone going through all my things.. especially when i was in highschool. but, i don’t think anyone would want to steal my fashion choices.” she giggled, the girl was dawning a very miss frizzle styled dress with flowers today. “i have never been one to wear the most fashionable pieces.” she giggled, “so i would’ve taken it as a compliment. you are dressed very nice.” the brunette complimented, thinking back on her childhood. “it’s probably better than having to share. but i think the companionship and stories would be nice to have in common.”

☆

Poppy didn’t dislike growing up with sisters but she really didn’t miss living with them either. “Oh absolutely. I can’t even count the number of times that I had to chase my sister around the house because she decided to wear my sweater without asking.” She let out a laugh. Her outfit choices weren’t as wild as the other woman’s but still. It was pretty different from both of her sisters. “I think you happen to be very fashionable! Mismatching is very in with the kids nowadays.” Poppy nodded her head sagely. “You’re right about that. I think my two sisters have more stories together than they do with me though.”

[poppyxrosi]

ofrainbcw​:

✽

Ashton could possibly think of a few times she would be able to wear the dress.I It wouldn’t be a totally waste of money. She hadn’t looked close enough at the price. She was initially too memorized by the dress to take in count of the price. “You think? If it doesn’t cost more than my rent, I might get it.” She had to set some sort of limitations. As much as she would just blindly just go into the store and purchase the dress, she had to make sure she loved it. “I’d just have to make sure I love it, you know.” Ashton paused. “And I’m horrible at making decisions, I’d just need a second opinion. Would you come in with me?”

☆

Poppy looked the dress up and down in the window once more as she thought about how nice it looked. Not for her of course, but for someone else who could really use it. “I think that’s a good gauge of whether its worth it or not,” Poppy laughed. She couldn’t imagine splurging on a dress like she had for Saturnalia again. Poppy nodded in agreement before she turned to face the other woman with a thoughtful look. “Sure, I don’t mind. Not like I have anything better to do anyway.” Was this how people made friends? It was easier than she thought.

[poppyxrosi]

stringsxfate​:

—・

“i don’t know if i should be offended you think i’d ever give someone something burnt,” miranda teased, “or maybe it just means you’re in desperate need for something sweet.” her eyes glance over to the glass fronted fridge, lips pursing as she tries to think of what’s the nicest while also giving a kick of energy. maybe she should start working on some sort of energy bar. blinking, she looks back at the other woman, taking a moment to catch up on the conversation, “oh! yes, there should be one––” miranda roots through the basket until she comes across one with a little pale green label, “aha! one white chocolate hot chocolate!” she holds up with a little proud smile before sliding it across the counter, “right you keep that and you can watch it work it’s magic once i sort the milk out.”

☆

“You would be surprised about the garbage that other people will sell,” Poppy let out a quiet laugh. She might just be in the middle of a sugar crash too. Working long hours would do that to her and she thought that this might be her new favorite place. A wide smile spread across Poppy’s face as she eyed the little chocolate ball. “Cool! Is it weird that this is one of the most exciting things that happened for me in a while? That’s pretty sad, right?”

[poppyxrosi]

roadstotravel​:

x

Chris shrugs slightly, a small smile pulling at his lips, completely unfazed by it all. His eyes roam across the front of the building again before going back to Poppy as she speaks, “Huh. So we’re relying on your memories then?” He grinned, not really bothered, he was sure there’d be maps or something inside and he really liked a good map. “Aw, Poppy, did we just become new best friends?” Awkwardly, he handed over the flowers while also trying to nudge her arm with his elbow. “Shall we do this?” Now he had both hands free again Chris stuffed one his jeans pocket and pointed behind them with his other, eyebrows raised.

☆

Poppy let out a laugh. “Looks like it,” she sighed as she ran a hand nervously though her hair. Honestly, her memories of the place weren’t that great so it was more likely they would end up lost. There was probably some way for them to not get lost. Hopefully. Poppy raised an eyebrow as a smile spread across her face. “I think we did,” she laughed again. “We shall! What do you think we should start with so we know what to look for first?”

[poppyxrosi]

fallcnstxrs​:

“that’s the fun thing about sisters. their differences.” she smiled, “i’ve heard about buttercups. evidently if you hold them under your child and it glows it means you like butter.” willow giggled, it was such a funny superstition she couldn’t help but remember it. not to mention it was about plants so its nice. she listened to her as she started picking out flowers for her arrangement. “i love that you get along well. i wish i had a sister but unfortunately for me i’ll be the only child for the rest of my days.” she said looking at the different vases she could put the flowers in. picking out the one that spoke most to her.

☆

“I suppose it is!” Poppy smiled a little bit as she thought about her sisters. That was probably what she missed the most about living at home. It was always better to have constant company even if they did get on her nerves. “Yes! That’s exactly what I remember,” she laughed. There really were some silly things she believed as a child. “We didn’t always get along. High school was pretty rough. I mean for me, they were both in middle school when I was in high school. They always wanted to raid my closet and that was never pretty.” Poppy sighed as she drifted over to nearly look over Willow’s shoulder. “Being an only child doesn’t sound so bad,” she added.

[poppyxrosi]

dcylght​:

Amelie couldn’t have been less aware of any discomfort or displeasure they might’ve been causing for this therapist. After all, they were simply doing her a favor! “Oh, of course you didn’t. I could tell,” There isn’t any malice in the matchmaker’s voice, though it certainly comes off disdainful as they shuffled around another chair, “The northwest corner is the best for helpful advice and condolement, or the east could be best for family and connection.”

☆

Poppy pursed her lips and nodded her head slowly. “We all have our specialties I suppose,” she admitted as she took a step forward and placed a hand on the chair. “Do you want some help with that? I feel terrible watching you try to do that by yourself!” Poppy raised her eyebrows. “Oh! I mean maybe for now we can go with northwest and if I have to do something with a family, you can point out the east part of the room and I can move the chairs over that way?” 

[poppyxrosi]

roadstotravel​:

x

“No, no it’s fine. That’s on me, normally people say my name followed by a frown,” he laughs, waving his hand still gripping the flowers slightly in the air. He wasn’t about to mention people saying his name also normally indicated it was time for him to run. “Nice to meet you Poppy,” Chris smiles, feet shuffling as he glances back at the building they’re outside of, “You been here before?” It would be kinda nice if one of them knew their way around. “Huh?” He frowns a little, eyes darting to his hand and widening before moving them towards her, “Oh! Yeah, yeah uh. Here. Sorry they’re a little… wilted.”

“Oh,” Poppy raised an eyebrow as she stifled a laugh. That didn’t sound to normal to be met with a frown all the time. She made a mental note to be a little extra nice to him if she could. “I think I was here like once before but I was pretty young. It was either a field trip or something with my parents. I honestly can’t remember,” she shrugged her shoulders. “I’m sure we won’t get too lost! Plus if we do, at least we won’t get lost alone.” Poppy really didn’t feel like asking someone for directions inside of a building. Poppy laughed as she reached out and took the flowers from Chris. “It’s alright! I never get flowers so its nice anyway!”

[poppyxrosi]

fallcnstxrs​:

“i think everyone has their own particular taste. i love tiger lilies but to be fair.. i think all plants are beautiful.” she replied giggling, “their is a superstition that if you smell tiger lilies they will give you freckles.” she added, “hasn’t happened to me yet but i liked to think they will.” willow nodded listening to her customer, “of course, and thank you. you know i don’t have any sisters but my mother always say that sisters are always day and night in difference.” she smiled, “so i can tell that she’ll just love the color. and we can even add, like, one tiger lily if you like as a little joke between us both.” willow smiled, going to find a few more color options in lilies for her. 

☆

“I would say my taste is definitely more simple than my sister’s except for the Tiger Lily,” Poppy let out a short laugh. She didn’t think Willow was wrong. Even the plain green plants in the store were beautiful in their own way. “Oh really? That’s interesting! I’ve never heard that before! I remember some superstitions about Buttercups from grade school but I can’t even tell you what it is now.” The blonde shrugged. “Your mother is definitely right about that. I like to think we’re closer now that we don’t have to live with people so different from us, you know?” Poppy nodded to herself as she continued to look over some of the flowers in the shop. At Willow’s last words, she turned and flashed her a bright smile. “I think that would be a wonderful idea!” 

[poppyxrosi]

stringsxfate​:

—・

shooting the blonde a grateful smile for helping with the box she feels it turn a little bashful at the compliment. tucking her stray strands of hair behind her ears and trying to ignore the blush heating her cheeks she says, “oh well now i’m feeling the need to live up to some kind of hype.” though it did please her to know that people liked her baking enough to talk about it. switching on the machines as she moved towards the sink at the back miranda grins over her shoulder as she turns the tap on, “you’re in luck, actually! i just got a new batch a hot chocolate mixes and some of those chocolate bomb things?” turning the tap off with his elbow and drying her hands quickly, she reaches under the counter for a wicker basket of cellophane wrapped balls and puts it on the top. “any preferences?”

☆

Poppy smiled reassuringly at the other woman. “Oh! No pressure, really. I think at this point in the day you could honestly hand me something burnt and I would tell you it’s delicious,” she laughed. It was only half of a joke. Poppy usually hit a wall in the middle of her work day where she would tend to look for snacks wherever she really could to keep her energy up. “Oh chocolate bombs! I’ve seen those! Just videos, of course! Do you have anything with...white chocolate? Or if you don’t, I think just any regular hot chocolate will do.” The blonde felt an almost amusing amount of excitement at the thought of it.

[poppyxrosi]

fallengcds​:

zak wrinkled his nose. that had got to be the only thing worse than bratty spoiled kids — bratty spoiled parents. and unfortunately where there was a bratty child, there was always a parent with a stick up their as close behind. “ and i’m going to guess the parents with a superiority complex aren’t exactly doing wonders for their kids road to recovery, either ” he haphazards a guess with a light role of his eyes. having to micromanage your parents emotional needs alongside your own sounded exhausting. he could say what he would about his life circumstance but at least his own mother had always tried her best and been supportive when she could ( though zak had hardly returned that with much behavior to be proud of ) “ it sounds like there’s at least some sort of … fulfillment there. feeling like you helped. or made a difference ” he shifts awkwardly. its an awkward territory for him. he’s sincere in his words, obviously, but he can’t exactly relate. zak probably hasn’t managed anything that helpful or genuinely kind in well … ever. clearing his throat, he flicks his lighter idly. god what he wouldn’t do for a smoke right now. that always cleared the awkward nerves out. at least his companion certainly had a way with breaking the tension ; what he wouldn’t give to be that relentlessly optimistic. “ that’s one way to put it, i guess. rolling the dice on my mental fatigue day by day does keep things interesting ” hey, she was an admitted therapist. he was allowed to make some dark jokes. eying her hand for a moment, he let himself consider with amusement how odd it was to be engaging in behavior so …. normal, so formal, before he just grinned and took the offered handshake, dark black ink of the skull on the back of his hand peeking out from his sweatshirt sleeve. sure, why not, functional member of society and all that. “ i dunno, you tell me. you got any hits out on you or somethin’ ? hidden identities to cover up ? loans you let run up ? because if so, i am certainly not the guy to be telling that info to, ” he drawled. a name carried more weight than some people thought. though he hardly thought she of all people was type to let anything of the sort happen, so its not like a simple name was signing a death sentence. “ if not, you’re probably in the clear, i won’t tattle. i’m zak. ” it was up to her how much she would take what he was saying as a joke or not, really.

☆

She would honestly rather deal with teenagers screaming at her all day than listen to their parents say they didn’t understand why their kid was in therapy. Poppy didn’t like to stereotype people, but she did think that the ‘Karen’ one definitely had something going for it. “You’d be right about that. The ones that don’t end up pulling their kids out of therapy end up putting them further into the system. Karens suck.” It slipped out before she could stop herself but she wasn’t really sorry about it either. “There are some really good parents though. Usually it’s the ones that people don’t think will be the good ones to, you know? People are weird...but I guess you’re right that sometimes there’s a fulfilling feeling that keeps me from just quitting.” Poppy let out a tiny laugh. The blonde had always been the more positive of her sisters; maybe it had come from her getting the biggest expectations pushed on her. Optimism just genuinely kept her going half of the time. “At least you’re not mentally exhausted everyday,” she shrugged her shoulders. Poppy couldn’t stop her eyebrow from raising as her gaze fell on Zak’s tattoo. Her blue eyes focused back on his face as an innocent expression crossed her face. “I mean, if I told you I’d have to kill you,” her serious expression only lasted a few seconds before she laughed and released his hand. “The only loans I’ve run up are student ones, unfortunately. But it’s nice to meet you, Zak. I like your tattoo, by the way.” 

[ruzekburgess]

DIANA BISHOP + hairstyles A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES (2018—)

[oncehelds]

𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:   asphodel  grand  hotel  &  spa. 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐:   anyone.

          “   mornin’,  toddy  !   ”     the  greeting  is  given  to  a  cat  perched  outside  of  the  hotel’s  entrance,   a  hand  extending  out  to  pet  the  animal  briefly  before  his  attention  is  shifting  towards  the  line  at  the  front  desk.   “   mornin’,  everybody.   ”     his  natural  state  was  one  that  was  social,  innate  ability  to  interact  with  just  about  anyone  coming  in  handy  as  he  passes  the  group  with  ease.   devon’s  got  his  own  room,  one  that  he’s  got  a  discounted  price  on  because  he  works  there  &  he’s  off - duty  until  later  anyway.   a  couple  hours  of  sleep  could  do  him  good  since  he  just  returned  for  a  night  filled  with  fighting  &  making  bank.   still,  he’s  wearing  a  smile  on  his  face  as  the  bag  on  his  shoulders  nearly  slips  off  when  he  attempts  to  stop  the  elevator  before  it  leaves.     “   sorry,  hey.   ”     the  male  murmurs,  brows  furrowing  only  slightly  as  he  glances  towards  the  other.     “   what  floor  ?   ”     devon  asks  as  he  presses  the  top  floor’s  button,  head  lifting  to  glance  at  the  person  beside  him.   there’s  not  a  room  up  there,  but  it  has  direct  access  to  the  roof.

[poppyxrosi]

Poppy hated having to attend big meetings. She would honestly rather chew on glass than sit through someone talk for 7 hours about how it was important to report certain things that everyone in the room had heard about before. But still. At least the hotel was beautiful. All she wanted to do was go up to her room or go somewhere else to relax and clear her mind. The door to the elevator was about to slide shut when she saw someone coming. Almost on instinct, she reached out her arm and stopped the door from sliding shut just before the man slid inside. “Nothing to be sorry about! You’re just lucky you didn’t get caught in the door like a horror movie or something,“ Poppy offered the man a comforting smile. “Um...six, I think?” She stared at the numbers on the wall. “I honestly don’t remember. I feel like my brain is melting out of my ears,” the blonde admitted.

[roadstotravel]

closed starter / lupercalia  –– @poppyxrosi​

Chris had never really been big on Valentines Day. Sure, he’d handed out cards and little candies when he was a kid, and he’d totally given a rose to a girl in junior year but mostly he just–– didn’t care about it. But when a mysterious little invite shows up at your door setting you up with someone, it would be pretty rude to ignore it. He was just glad this time it wasn’t some fancy black tie event, he had no idea where he’d chucked his tie after the last event and at least at the planetarium he could wear jeans. Absentmindedly tapping his foot on the pavement Chris gazes up a the building and the giant ball he can see through all the windows. Is it meant to be the moon? He tilts his head a little to the side, the stolen bunch of flowers in his hand crinkling in their paper wrapping as he tries to bring his hand up to rest under his chin in thought. Frowning a little at the flowers, having forgotten he was holding them, Chris is halfway to lowering his arm when someone says his name and he turns around too quickly, a few petals fluttering to the ground. “Fuck,” he mutters, glancing up sheepishly at the blonde. 

[poppyxrosi]

Poppy had nearly had a heart attack when she got the invitation in the mail. Part of her honestly thought about just not showing up but she couldn’t bear to stand someone up and make them upset so she’d dressed up a little bit and had shown up to the planetarium. She never really had a chance to go and she regretted it now as she approached the building and let out a tiny gasp of shock. It was better than she thought it could be. A person standing outside caught her attention and she walked up behind him slowly. “Chris?” The blonde cringed as the man spun around and she watched a few petals fall to the ground. “Oh sorry! I didn’t mean to scare you!” She motioned to the flowers. “I’m Poppy...are those for me?”

[poppyxrosi]

fallcnstxrs​:

“lillies are wonderful flowers, she has good taste. did you know they are a sign of purity and rebirth?” willow asked, her tone giddy as she pulled out her phone. “so i did something with lillies the other day for a client. now, these are more pink but we can throw in some color if you’d like?” she questioned, pulling up the photo and showing poppy. “but, if that’s a bit much we can always tone it down and get do something simpler?”

☆

“I know, right? I think Tiger Lilies are the prettiest but she’d probably fight me on that,” she laughed. “Oh! I didn’t know that. That’s actually super cool,” Poppy raised an eyebrow as she peeked over at Willow’s phone. She could never imagine putting something like that together on her own. It was a good thing she’d come here. “Oh that’s beautiful! I think it would be nice if we added some white lilies too? Maybe some other colors too if you have any? I don’t’ think it’s too much. It might be too much for my personal taste but not for her.” She nodded and smiled at Willow. “You’re very talented!”

[mrlondonboy]

The whole month of February was something Ashton just wished she could skip. She didn’t hate relationships or the holiday of Valentines; she hated the pressure of doing something on Valentines. She had some awful dates in the past just because she left pressured to make her date an amazing Valentine’s day. And all the decorations that cover every store front for the holiday made it even worse. This year she didn’t have anyone to treat, at least the pressure was off.

She was going to focus all on herself this year. She stood outside a small shop, peering into the window to see a cute dress. It took a lot for her to want to wear a dress, but this one was just screaming her name. “Oh my god. Like when am I ever gonna wear that?” She paused to realize she had spoken out loud. “It’s super cute right? Like a good Valentine’s Day gift, right? For myself.” She was so indecisive about buying it, she was consultings other people’s opinions.

[poppyxrosi]

Poppy felt indifferent about Valentine’s Day. She had spent it the ‘normal’ way a few times but that was a while ago even for her. That didn’t stop her from window shopping for herself, though. Her eyes seemed to be drawn to the same dress as the other woman. 

 A thought crossed her mind as the other woman spoke. “If it’s enough money, I’d say wear it as often as you like,” she laughed as she finally drew her eyes away from the window and turned to flash the woman a smile. “It is really cute! I think there’s nothing wrong with buying yourself a gift every once and a while. As a wise woman once said, treat yourself!” Poppy let out a laugh.

[poppyxrosi]

fallcnstxrs​:

“very much so.” willow reassured her she was fine. continuing her business as normally. trying her hardest to make sure every customer had a wonderful expierence. “that’s lovely!” the brunette cooed, “i love that! how about we start with her favorite flower and we can build a beautiful arrangement around that? something that says ‘go sister! i got these especially for your new home.”

☆

Poppy decided to drop it. She was used to pretty much just walking things off herself.  “I know! I’m so proud of her. She’s all grown up,” Poppy pouted playfully as her gaze wandered around to all the flowers in the store. “I think that’s a great idea! I know she loves those big different colored lilies! Maybe if you have something like that? I think she would really love it.” She explained to Willow. She didn’t exactly want to go overboard, but she couldn’t help but feel like her sister deserved it.