🌼 𝕗𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 🌼

//closed starter @blossomingbloom​

Peter was walking along New Salem, a place he seemed to be particularly fond of. New places were always his favorite. The mystery and sense of adventure were calling him, enticing him to know more. He was whistling, hands in his pocket, while traversing a different road when he saw the familiar redhead walking in the opposite direction. “What are you doing here?” He asked, remembering quite fondly the girl who beat him to running. “Blake, right? Hi.” He said with a cheeky smile, until he heard gunshots to his left. Peter had a gut feeling that danger was in their midst, and before Blake could answer him, he pulled her to hide behind the bushes. Peter placed a hand on her mouth as she wanted to argue against their situation. “Shhh.” He shushed her out, as a car immediately stopped at the destination where they were just standing awhile ago.

Men came out with guns, seemingly pulling another person into the car whose hands were tied behind his back. He held his breath, hiding in the dark while they waited for the car to leave again. Blake was inches away from his face, and he could tell that he was sweating cold sweat. “Let’s stay here for another minute.” He added, letting out an exhale.

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She had been wandering again, looking at everything new these cities had to offer her. Even though she’d been getting used to this being the new normal she still had placed left to explore. Today she was tinkering around Deetz Books and picking up a few that had been recommended by her professor. She was actually loving school, learning more about the things Blake had a passion for made it exciting. All she’d wanted was to know what all she could and now she was doing just that. That didn’t mean she was positive what she’d do after she graduated but it was a start. As she walked down the street skimming the back cover of her latest find she heard a familiar voice, turning to face where it had come from. Withins seconds she recognized exactly who it was coming from as the boy who she’d had running beside her on that stolen purse thing.  She gave him a small smile before holding up the book. “Just buying more things I don’t need,” Blake said with a laugh to follow. She opened her mouth again to tell him he’d remembered correctly but the gunshot drew them both elsewhere. While he pulled her with him she gave him a glare, wanting to be able to see what was going on and if she could help. It felt like trouble followed her but maybe that wasn’t a bad thing since at least she was there to be able to do something. Blake watched the scene unfold, her eyebrows furrowing as she tried to note any details that could be useful later. What they looked like, the car model, anything. “What do you mean? We have to help them. We should tail them on foot, at least see where they’re going and what they’re up to.” She looked at him as if it was obvious before realizing not everyone fights crime as casually. “I can handle this.” The girl started to sneak to the edge of the bush as the car took off down the street, looking back at him. “Are you coming or not?”

There had been a showing to a new movie Blake just had to see, getting there early and making sure she had all her snack before it started. She couldn’t remember the last time she was able to sit and watch a movie in peace like this. Maybe she’d start coming here for often, enjoying the silence while she had it, knowing once she went back out it was to reality. There were pages to read for class, crimes to fight, and she still had to find time in there to get her sister’s out of trouble. As Blake made her way out of the theater and onto the street she saw a familiar nose coming sniffing at her popcorn bucket. “Well if it isn’t my favorite dog and his best pal Shaggy,” she said with a smile coming to her lips. “What’re you two doing out here in New Salem? I would’ve thought it was a little too spooooooky for you.” Blake moved her hands and put on a voice before a laugh took over. “Not that it isn’t always nice to see you two!” In fact, she’d kind of missed them since seeing them on New Years Eve. 

Blake had been adjusting to class well so far. All of her professors were interesting and the assignments weren’t taking as much time away from work anyway. So far her father hadn’t even noticed but she knew it was only a matter of time. She was even considering moving out of Townsville and finding a place to live in Echo Creek. This was something she wanted to do, not that she didn’t love to fight crime but this for her. Blake hadn’t realized what she’d missed growing up and once the new towns opened so did her opportunities. She could be more than just a superhuman, she could have a real career somewhere. As she sat in the quad flipping through her textbook to find the answers for her reading assignment she saw Wendy. Blake figured the girl wouldn’t recognize her but wanted to at least say a quick thanks. “Hi,” she said waved her down as she passed. “Sorry, you just gave me a tour here and helped me make the final decision to enroll. I just wanted to say thanks.” Wendy had no idea how much this was going to change this strangers life. 

“You like running?” Peter crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow while he looked at her. He wasn’t buying it one bit. A high school track star wasn’t enough to beat him; he had magic in his veins. “You’re kidding me, right?” He chuckled slightly, shaking his head, knowing for sure that there was something more to her than what meets the eye. Peter took a step toward her, eyeing her for an anomaly, a hint that perhaps she had been a fairy of some sort, like Tink. They can be pretty common, if only people truly believed in them. “Admit it, what are you?” Peter squinted his eyes, anticipating, this time, an acceptable answer.

“You don’t have to lie to me.” He assured her, taking a step back when he realized that he was awfully close to the stranger. “I’m not like what you think either.” He was dancing around the idea of magic. Peter wanted to tell her because he trusted his gut so much. However, admitting first may give her justification to accuse him of being insane. Instead, he simply stood in front of her, waiting for the redhead to spill out the truth. “Peter Pan, by the way. You are?”

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Blake didn’t want to give too much away, trying her best to keep her life here separate from the one back in Townsville. This was her only shot at something normal and she didn’t want to throw that away. Of course that wouldn’t stop her from doing the right thing but having someone who was so curious already put her on edge. “What? Like a girl can’t run that fast?” She said a matter of factly, crossing her arms over her chest. “Can’t I just like to run?” Even though he wasn’t wrong that she had more to the story it wasn’t exactly his business either. If she was going to reveal to someone that she was a superhuman it wouldn’t be a stranger on the street who couldn’t believe she ran that fast. In fact, she might actually let this one play out on its own.

“And what’s that? Someone who’s a little nosy?” Blake raised an eyebrow at him, the hint of a smile at the edge of her lips. It was a little amusing how comfortable he was asking her point blank about it. She wondered if most people around here were open about their abilities but this was the first time Blake had the chance to feel like everyone else. It did raise her own questions about what he might be as well, nothing immediately jumping out to her. After all she’d seen she wondered if he would fit into any of those boxes. “Blake Utonium, some people call me Blossom though. Long story.” 

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“I hate that they’re writing about me in the first place. I don’t like my dating business out there for everyone to read. It’s so belittling of everything I’ve ever done, like they just want to reduce me into a girl who’s into some guy that some other girl is into. It’s ridiculous, honestly.” All this talk about rumors and gossip just brought Kim back to high school days, in some ways the situations haven’t changed much since then but regardless, she could be spending more time into solving cases than thinking about her relationship status. “And I hate how much I’m caring about all of it.” She could get into a passioned frenzy over what was on her mind but thought it best to calm herself down. “Sorry, I’m talking way too much. You should be glad you’re not dealing with this.. but maybe they have a grace period for new Animanians.” She joked, finally starting to eat the salad she ordered. “Enough about me, you got anything in your mind you want to rant about?”

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“It’s like weird to think they are like figuring all this out about everybody. Like how do they even know what your business is in the first place? You are Kim fucking Possible, way more than that.” Blake wished she could make some sense of it, as this felt more personal than just some casual gossiping. This person must be involved in their lives or have people that reported back to them. In a town like this maybe even magic was involved, she hadn’t entirely solidified a theory just yet. “You are not, I asked,” she said giving her a small smile to assure her she wasn’t bothered by her talking. “You can rant to me about it literally anytime, it’s what I’m here for.” Blake meant it too, looking at her friend to make sure she knew it. “Only thing is how I have absolutely no idea how I’m going to tell my dad I enrolled in the spring semester at the college,” she said letting out a deep sigh. “He’s going to give me a lecture, that much is for sure.”

//closed starter @blossomingbloom​

Peter was humming, casually walking around town when he saw a man steal a wallet from an older guy’s pocket. He immediately pointed it out, though he was stupid enough to make a noise so that the man saw him. They locked eyes, and the thief’s eyes widened after being found out until he ran away in the other direction. Peter, of course, ran to catch up with the thief. He didn’t exactly know what he was doing, but the adrenaline kept him going. He could feel that someone else was running beside him, but he was too focused on his goal to mind the people that were coming after him. Once the thief was almost within arm’s reach, a redheaded woman jumped, and to Peter’s surprise, she caught him. “I-uh, are you okay?” It was all a blur, and he was too confused to even speak. The police suddenly came, and this time, Peter was too overwhelmed to stay around.

Backing up a few steps, he noticed she doesn’t seem to get along well with the cops, but that was none of his business, and he just wanted to fade away from the scene until she approached him. “Oh, I really just wanted the old man to have his wallet back, but whoa, you were fast!” Peter knew he was good at running, faster even than most people. Nonetheless, knowing that she was faster than him was something that actually piqued his interest. This was a rare occurrence, though he wasn’t really bragging at all. He just simply knew he was fast. “Are you… uhm.. an Olympian or something?” He had to ask, tilting his head. “I’m just curious, to be honest. I’m actually pretty amazed. "You were good—great even." 

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Blake felt like she was always on the verge of something. Maybe it was a crime in progress or finally cracking and telling her dad that she enrolled into classes at the college. Life moved faster now that these other cities had opened up, turns out bad truly was universal. As she sat on a bench, flipping through a novel she had to read for her literature class it caught up to her again. Hearing someone call out the action she was quick to look over her shoulder while simultaneously shoving her book into her bag before throwing it over her shoulder and taking off. She was surprised to see anyone else taking off after him but not wanting to risk him missing, reaching out to grab the thief by his arm and pull him back around. “Wallet,” Blake said holding out her hand before the police stepped in. “I had it handled.” The girl looked at them with furrowed brows as they pulled her from him and had the audacity to refer to her as ‘little lady’. She knew she couldn’t make a scene but was quick to pull from them and start back towards her bench, not before at least acknowledging the person who was running at her side. 

Blake gave them a small laugh, an eyebrow arching with the slow nod of her head. “Yeah, of course,” she said giving them a smile now. As for the running she didn’t even want to know what he’d think if he saw her fly. Not everyone appreciated being a super, sometimes even she didn’t. Blake shrugged as she tried to think up an excuse for why she was so fast. She really should start pre-planning these sorts of things if she wanted to keep her abilities on the low. “Wow, uh, thank you,” she said with a shyness coming over her, flattered by someone acknowledging her like that. “Just like running. I did cross country in high school, maybe that’s it.” It wasn’t a lie but it wasn’t exactly the entire truth. 

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In between the busy work schedule, Kim liked knowing she could talk to Blake about things that didn’t involve fighting crime. Not that Blake wasn’t a great partner to have with her on missions, she beat Ron in that department with stride. But getting to put that all that aside was very relaxing and something she even looked forward to in these cases where she had news to talk about that she couldn’t do with her childhood best friend. “I was nervous the whole time, I have the feeling he might’ve been able to sense that off of me.” Her flaws throughout that night replayed in her mind, bringing that same uneasiness wherever she was. Still, through those small embarrassing moments was a date that she would still have said yes to if asked to go on again. “So kinda awkward but it really wasn’t that bad, we watched a movie and talked. He knows all about film stuff because he wants to be a director. It’s actually cute when you get him to talking about directing, you can tell he’s really passionate about it. He’ll just go on and on over a single frame or motif, stuff that usually would go over my head but when he talks about it, it makes so much sense.” She hadn’t even noticed the growing smile forming the more she talked about him. “The one thing that’s bugging me is this Gossip Girl page, have you read it?”

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Blake didn’t have many friends to go to about stuff growing up. Her sisters were the closest friends she had and it wasn’t until she started to get older that she made connections with people. That being said, no one understood the other side of her life like them, she always  had to keep half of her life from people. That was until she met Kim who understood it in a way and she was happy to have her for talks like this too. These kind of things made her feel normal, not just superhuman. “Awe, that’s sweet though. That’s cute how he was like telling you about his passions and stuff. Sounds like it went well then,” she said with a smile coming to her face. It faded a little when she mentioned the post, nodding. “Yeah, I saw it, unfortunately... How do you feel about it all?” She wasn’t going to ask but since Kim brought it up Blake figured it was alright. 

There was quite the buzz in the air as midnight approached, and Shaggy was feeling it in his bones. This many people usually made him nervous, and he was, but his self medicating had done a pretty good job at nipping it in the bud. There was enough excitement to outweigh the anxiety, looking forward to what a whole new year would bring. He’d ran into a lot of his friends, and so far, he was having a fun night. “Hey, Blake!” Stepping around a few people, he bounded up to the girl with Scoob in tow. “Did you know the new Ghostbusters comes out in 2023? Apparently in December, but still, like, I think that’s pretty cool.”

@blossomingbloom​ .

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The fact she’d been able to do anything in New Years Eve was a shock, honestly. Most of the time their dad was protective over the girls and wanted to make sure nothing happened to them. Once these new cities opened up he’d lightened up a little to the new protection, she still not telling him she wanted to move away from home and start going to school here. That was the moment she feared but she was working up to it, telling herself the new year would be when she did it. Tonight she was just trying to have fun but she didn’t have a clue who to talk to. She tried to act as put together as possible but she wasn’t as bubbly and talkative as Buffy or preferred to be alone like Bex. Seeing the familiar face of Shaggy brought a smile to her face and seeing Scooby even got a giggle. “Oh my goodness look at this handsome fella,” she said, going down to give Scooby a scratch. “Also kind of perfect because it means you could dress up during Halloween as prep and having a rewatch marathon all year!” Blake loved a good supernatural mystery, perhaps because that’s what her life felt like some days. 

Blake was drinking her soda and staring across the table at her friend with wide eyes. They’d agreed to meet up for lunch but there was ulterior motive on her end since she knew Kim had her date the other day. That meant Blake would be needing all the details to make sure this guy was good enough to date her partner in crime. She still hadn’t told her sister’s that she’d been working with someone else but Blake hoped they wouldn’t mind. So far she’d been living every moment to the fullest in order to get everything out of life that she could since the new towns opened up. There was a whole world out there and Blake was just starting to realize that. “Sooo...” She said with a wiggle of her eyebrows. “How was your date?” 

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Buffy took that maybe as a yes. If she knew anything, she knew that Blake liked to know everything that was going on all the time. The fact that she was able to keep her sneaking out a secret for even a day was impressive because Blake always found everything out. It was just one of the things that made Blake…Blake. At the mention of school, she dropped her food that she had almost had made to her lips as her jaw dropped. That was huge. That was a big deal. She didn’t even know how it was going to happen or work but Buffy supported it one hundred percent. “That’s…you should do it! Are you going to like…still come home? Are you going to change your name? Are you going to lie to the Professor?” She had a milion and ten questions, but she knew three was a good amount to start with. “That’s…wow. And I thought I was being the sneaky sibling.”

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Blake had been the sibling that was supposed to keep the gang together, the unofficial leader in a sense. It came naturally for her to take care of her sisters but that also meant she was starting to lose sight of herself. The Professor had made it quite clear that he wanted them to continue being supers and not start a life outside of Townsville when the other cities opened up. And yet here sat two of the three in the very place they were told not to go, Blake opening up about wanting to move here officially. It wasn’t that she wasn’t thankful for her powers but she wanted to be a normal person sometimes too. School was just the beginning. “I-I don’t know.” As the questions started coming she realized how little of it she actually had figured out. “It’s not like I want to be sneaky, I just don’t know how to tell him. He’s going to go bananas when he finds out I want to go to school and do something besides fight crime but like how cool would it be to like learn about chemistry or animal science.”

Blake could tell he cared but she couldn’t hold it in any longer, laughter busting out as she looked down at the dog. As if she could ever stay mad at him when Scooby was that darn cute. She had become a sucker for the dog and was starting to grow her own desire for a companion herself after seeing them together. Maybe if she got into school and got her own place here she’d be able to get herself a furry friend. “Don’t worry about it,” Blossom waved a hand towards Shaggy at his offering to buy her another. “It’s almost Christmas anyway, it’s the time to treat yourself, huh Scooby?” She gave him a small pet while he continued to devour her sandwich. “I do think I’ll need to go get something else for lunch though. Would you two care to join me?”

Blossom had been running her usual rounds when she saw the back of his head and knew the moment she did who it was. She picked up her pace to reach him before he was too far from view. If she was going to say what she wanted to say she needed to make sure it was the right guy. Bucky Mondel, one of the three Models and they were all assholes. Blake slowed her pace as she got to his side and a scowl had already made home on her face when she looked to him. “Sad to see no one else has gotten rid of you three yet. Stick around here or speak to any of my sisters and it’ll be me who does it.”

Buffy loved Echo Creek best so far. There was the best parks, best flowers, best food, and the best people ever! She had been hearing about Bueno Nacho for a bit since she got there and now she was finally trying it and she made sure to order the vegan naco (which was wonderful on its own because she didn’t even know they had vegan options) because she had never heard of it before. She was super content to eat alone because she wanted to really get this experience deep into her skull and then before she knew it, Blake was just there and had her own food. “Oh! I mean…if you told Dad, I would just have to tell on you too then, and that wouldn’t be very nice.” She nodded her head, moved her little purse out of the way so she could join her. “Did you…Did you know I was here?”

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Blake should’ve known she would say that, giving a small eye roll to her sister’s comment. It wasn’t always worth telling their dad stuff. The girl’s needed their freedom, she just wished that Buffy had felt comfortable telling her where’d she’d been going all this time. If he knew all the things Blake was thinking of doing with her life she knew he wouldn’t be pleased. The last thing she wanted to be right now was a super anything, she wanted to be Blake and just Blake for the first time ever. She could imagine Buffy wanted the same. “No tattling here, don’t fret,” she said with a thin lipped smile. “Maybe, I worry, you know me. I’ve been looking around here myself...” Her voice started to trail off as she thought about if it was smart to say what she did next. “I, uh, I’m thinking about going to school here.”

“Maybe he’s just in it for the food. And here I thought he liked me for me,” Shaggy joked. He was pretty sure Scoob stuck around for more reasons than table scraps, but it was definitely motivation for him. “Girl with food, meet boy with food.” On cue he pulled a half eaten slice of pizza out of his own pocket with a lopsided grin. At least it was wrapped in plastic wrap to avoid pocket lent… this time. Scooby was happy to hear his name and even happier about the croissant she appeared to be offering him, his tail wagging in proof. “Forewarning, if you tempt him too long, you’ll definitely end up standing in a puddle of drool.”

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She couldn’t help but give a little bit of a smile herself. Dogs were the most loyal of creatures and it was clear Scooby really loved his best bud Shaggy. He was making her want a furry friend of her own but knew it wouldn’t be fair to them until she got more settled. “You’re joking,” she said as a laugh tumbled out as he revealed his own leftovers. “You can never be too careful. Who knows when you’re going to get hungry.” With that she handed her own down to Scooby and her smile grew. “That’s okay,” she said giving him a scratch on the head. “It would be an honor be standing in a puddle of the cutest boy ever’s drool.” Blake knew it was dorky to be cooing at the dog like this but she couldn’t help it. She had a soft spot for animals and plans, sometimes more than people. They seemed to be more understanding sometimes. “You got any other snacks in there?” She nodded toward his pockets with a small smirk on the edge of her lips. “Or just one slice enough to hold you over?”