mme. mallow ♡

ㅤ independent oc roleplay blog for ( * MARSHA MALLOW ) ⸻ a rust syndicate grunt based in the pokémon legends: z— a timeline. this blog is NOT SPOILER FREE but spoilers will be tagged accordingly. written by 𝒗ain ( 21+, it/ she ) blog is 18+ for darker topics & adult themes. CARRD.

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if they could not be there for her birthday in person, they would be there in every other way. by the afternoon, there is no shortage of gifts that have made their way outside of her door.

the first: a text as soon as marsha's clock strokes midnight, a call as soon as it's appropriate.

the second: a bouquet from the local florist, with lavender roses, purple carnations, violet alstroemeria.

the third: a navy blue crewneck, a cute sailboat embroidered on the front in white thread. it smells like them, like melon and sandalwood and sea salt.

the fourth: a small cake from a nearby bakery, coated in white frosting with cherry designs on the outside and real cherries on top.

each gift comes with its own card, and he has not skipped any of them, spreading compliments and messages of affection and promises that he would fly out as soon as he was temporarily released from the clutches of employment... each one signed love, kennie.

ㅤ marsha had a sinking suspicion that someone wouldn't be able to see her. dozens of party invitations sent⸻ dozens of eager reservations, a few sorry no's, & kennie... well, they'd try. skyla & her mother were both coming, a tender spot in her chest aches for a chance to spend time with her favorite people, all in one place. of course perfection escapes her on the one day she needs it.

ㅤ next year, she tells herself. then she smiles, next year...

ㅤ 1. the text comes at no surprise. she wakes up expecting it⸻ she calls right away to thank him, raspy & dreamy. a grin from ear to ear as croak sniffs for kennie through the speaker, nose pressing buttons that threaten to end it in his excitement. his tail wags into her neck.

ㅤ 2. she catches the florist at the door as she's about to treat herself to brunch⸻ marsha accepts the bouquet into her arms, marvels how it fills her line of sight⸻ it's huge. she pivots back into her kitchen to find a vase big enough. she splits the bouquet in two, shaves their stems, places them in two vases near her window.

ㅤ 3. she finds the sweatshirt & cake on her way back from brunch with her friends, kalosian & unovan alike. while they ache over the stairs up, marsha squeals over another package⸻ box decorated with designs from hands she knows all too well. she ushers them inside to show off gifts from her elusive beau, tucking them beneath her bed for later.

ㅤ 4. marsha takes out a few paper plates, cuts a small cake into slivers for friends. they hum over the flavor, take ample pictures of the decoration ( before she slices ), & chat around the table long after their plates find a spot to rest, holding crumbs & smears of frosting alone. they take their time to chat before they go back to their homes, apartments, & hotels to get ready for the evening.

ㅤ ( *✉️ ) kennie receives an email in the evening ( their time ) of marsha, holding the cake they bought, puckering for the camera:

thank you, baby!!! wish you were here, i'll be seeing you soon? i can feel your love all the way over here!! dream of me tonight xx

G : GIFT. is your muse good at gift - giving or do they struggle to get it right?

( ♡ valentine's alphabet )

C : CHOCOLATE. does your muse like chocolate? which one is their favourite?

ㅤ loves chocolate. the best part about living in the city is all the different kinds of bakeries & confectionery shops! being apart of the syndicate means she's all over lumiose, which means she gets to scout a new spot every day, return to some older ones she hasn't been to in a while... ( *💜 )

ㅤ her favorite kind of chocolates are cherry cordials.

G : GIFT. is your muse good at gift - giving or do they struggle to get it right?

ㅤ depends on the person she's gift giving too. marsha leans on the expensive side; if she can get you something that will last & it is something you will use, she will gladly spend a little more. but if the person she's gifting for insists that she doesn't get them anything or nothing expensive... she will struggle. she might get a treat or lunch she knows someone likes, but it doesn't feel the same.

( ♡. valentine's alphabet )

I : I LOVE YOU. does your muse find ‘i love you’ easy or hard to say?

ㅤ very easy. marsha enjoys sinking into a rhythm with people, finding familiarity & growing closer. she likes an easy kind of love. although, she's very careful about when she says it. if she says it too soon, there's the chance that things get unbalanced, or that they dangle their turn over her head; stranger things have happened.

ㅤ so she'll wait, give other praises in that stead. whoever she's with will know they're loved, but they've got to put in the work to hear those three words.

( ♡ valentine's alphabet )

J : JEALOUSY. does your muse get jealous in a relationship?

ㅤ nope! marsha has nothing to be jealous of, she knows she's a catch. she's gorgeous, intelligent, fun, takes care of herself, has hobbies, independent... if anyone chooses to look elsewhere, that's not her problem & soon, not her fancy.

ㅤ if, say, someone is flirting with her partner in front of her, marsha will watch to see the interaction unfold without intervening. the most she'd do is brush against their arm, slide a hand around their elbow to remind them that they have company, but watching how her partner reacts to someone else is key to how their relationship plays out. the correct thing to do is to blow them off. if they entertain it, marsha won't be entertaining them for much longer. it's not a conversation she's willing to work through, there are other fish in the sea.

( ♡ valentine's alphabet )

S : SWEETHEART. did your muse have a childhood sweetheart?

ㅤ not really, no. marsha has always been very charismatic; people naturally click with her energy & admire her tenacity. she's had a few playground boyfriends who she breaks up with for playing with other girls, a few boys in middle school who got the boot for not walking her to class... they come & went too fast to keep up.

ㅤ she's always been close to skyla. they were always attached at the hip after school ( skyla was a grade or two ahead of marsha— it was hard to land in a class together before she left )