basil watson.

@callmeflcwer

“no room for heteronormativity in here.”

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     “N-nope?” Basil rose a brow, thrown off by the sudden outburst before he began to chuckle. “I mean, there isn’t...but-” He just wasn’t sure why she was suddenly proclaiming it. “You know what? It doesn’t even matter, I love your energy” he grinned. “I’m Basil”

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Aurora frowned at the apology of bothering her when he hadn’t been a bother at all, the poor young man, she thought. “No bother at all.” she promised him, only to find herself with a small bouquet of flowers. “Oh these are lovely, you arranged them very well.” She had seen so many poor arrangements, seeing one so lovely took her by surprise. “I do, flowers are honestly my favorite.” And receiving them from another made her feel all the better. “Thank you so much, you’re quite kind young man.”

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     Basil smiled at the reassurance that he hadn’t been a bother, visibly relaxing as he stood beside her, watching her as she accepted the flowers. “Oh, well, thank you. I’m still learning some of the arrangements but I try to get a lot of practice” he flushed, giggling softly. “Mine too! What are your favourites?” he asked with a bright smile, hopefully he’d managed to put some in the bouquet without knowing. That would have been a really great coincidence. “You’re most welcome, it’s the least that I could do, really”

Rapunzel chuckled shaking her head. “Don’t worry about It. To be honest I wasn’t exactly sure WHAT I was talking about” she lied. She was used to speaking and no one really listening. Sometimes she talked just so she could remember what her own voice sounded like. “anyway, thanks for walking with me. I get hopelessly lost.”

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     “You were telling me about what happened at lunch yesterday” Basil reminded her, wanting to assure the other that he really had been listening before he’d gotten distracted. He wouldn’t push her to continue her story, though. “Oh, anytime. You’re really great company” he beamed. “For such a small town, it sure it easy to get lost, huh?”

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     “On a scale of one to ten how likely am I to talk you into taking your lunch break early so that we can hang out?” Basil rose his brows as he asked the question, a sheepish but hopeful grin stretching his lips. He could usually be rather quiet and shy but their friendship had been one that had began to blossom quickly much to Basil’s surprise. He also enjoyed the excuse to come to the zoo whenever he wanted to see him. He was particularly fond of the otters. “Because I have some time to waste...”

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     “Hi, I’m sorry to bother you, it’s just...well, here” Basil smiled softly as he outstretched his arm, offering her to small bouquet of flowers in his hand. It had become a weekly tradition for him by now that he liked to take any of the flowers that had minor imperfections and make a bouquet out of them that he would give to somebody he thought needed it. They would have only been thrown away otherwise, and it was worth it to bring a smile to people’s faces. “I just thought you might like some flowers”

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     “Wait, wait, wait...sorry I think I missed something. Do you mind starting from the beginning?” Basil asked, smiling apologetically. He was invested in her story, he truly was, but he had gotten distracted by somebody walking a cute dog and lost what was clearly a vital detail. “I was with you right up until that last part, actually...so maybe not the whole beginning...I don’t want to waste too much of your time..”

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     “Oh, hello there! Welcome to Forest Florals, is there anything that I can help you out with today?” Basil asked, smiling brightly. Perhaps it was a touch too enthusiastic, but he couldn’t help himself from being excited. It was his first day and he wanted to make sure that he made a good impression. “We offer a lot of different arrangements, I could walk you through some of them if you needed some ideas to go off of? Or if you’re just looking then I will be right here if you need me” he nodded, not moving from behind the counter just yet.