Sea Druid

(the flowers are pretty "thought on" I swear)

Alastor

This man is old fashioned, giving flowers was a common part of gifts men often gave they're lovers. also alastor is probably not the kind of guy who visits a lady's house empty handed. It's simply not what he did. Though It's not necessary a romantic gesture, simply showing manners.

Roses are his default choice, simple, elegant and beautiful. He would probably pick them from a bush on the way to your place. He might want to add a little bit of color so he would choose pink and red together.

But of course you are special, his dear s/o. Your not just any lady. He is giving them to you. It might look like it doesn't have any meanings, he just doesn't want to be "empty handed". But the thought of you makes it special. the thought of

"ah!.. these would look beautiful in her House."

Or

"they will make my dear's house even more refreshing"

Plus he wouldn't choose a random rose. Not the brightest red. Not the most theatrical arrangement. Something deeper. Richer. A shade that feels less like performance and more like intention.

As said, roses are his default choice and His routine of visiting you. In special occasions, he is careful with his choices without meaning to. and they match with his character.

He'd probably choose a bouquet of flowers with:

Deep burgundy rose with thorns left intact yes, again the classic roses. The thorns are indeed intact because he likes it that way, since they're wrapped in a bouquet they won't hurt your fingers.

Red/white Camellia, they look almost too perfect, like they were designed rather than grown. They suit someone who is always composed and never lets anything slip.

Carnations. They where simply popular in the time he was alive!

And some final white baby flowers around them to make it even more pretty.

(yup exactly like the pic)

Vox

He isn't the type to give you flowers constantly, but when he does, he just gotta make sure they are perfect.

When he wants to actually give you flowers, be ready for a huge bouquet of flowers. ridiculously huge.

He demans his assistant, Ethan, to prepare a nice and big bouquet and deliver it to you when he doesn't have time to give them to you himself. There will be always a glowing digital card with notes from him.

"saw these. Thought of you."-v

If you thank him he'd brag about it

"pretty nice right? Cost a fortune."

But underneath that brag is genuine thought, specially when he choses the flowers himself. Which is rare.

If he wanted to choose them himself here's what he'll probably pick:

He really doesn't care about the meaning and resemblance of flowers. He will pick flowers that look bold . Because the way he loves is that way. He also absolutely loves for everyone to know he bought them for you.

Delphinium, honestly I think it would be his number one choice, first of, they are blue and vox's character and brand is based on the color blue so it's normal for him to choose a blue flower first. Delphiniums are tall and eye-catching, they also reminded him of a shark's dorsal fin cutting through the water. So they obviously catch his eyes.

Lilies. No particular reason. They just seemed pretty so he bought them.

Orchids he'd absolutely pick them to impress you. Just feels right.

Roses. Roses where alastor's classic choice of flowers but they aren't for vox. He probably pick a few of them to finish the bouquet. And he wont choose just the red ones no, he choses every color.

okay, while he is rich and would spend money, a part of him is insecure (mostly cus of alastor in the past) about choosing a thing you'd like. He doesn't want you to think low of him, he genuingly wants to impress you. That's why he chooses something big and colorful.

(like the pic exactly)

Lucifer

Awwww, the guy is literally made of sweets and flowers. He would absolutely fill your place with flowers if you tell him you like them.

There where probably lots of flowers in heaven so we can somehow put a headcanon that he loves flowers too.

He will give you flowers in both special occasions and randomly.

Canonically, he is a sentimental person. He collects rubber ducks, treasures old memories, and puts a lot of emotion into the things he creates. So even though he's the King of Hell, his bouquet would probably feel surprisingly heartfelt.

Instead of a bouquet, I imagine him handing over a small hand-tied posy—just a handful of flowers gathered together and tied with a beautiful satin ribbon.

Because it somehow shows "I picked these because they reminded me of you" not "look how expensive this is". It just feels more like Lucifer.

Plus that was how he picked flowers in the garden of eden

He gives them to you with a shy smile

"They're… not exactly a bouquet. I thought this felt more… us."

He'd probably pick these:

Sunflower it just feels right. They resemble adoration and happyness. Just how he feels when he sees you. They also fit his goofy and playful side.

White roses he is also a fan of classic roses. he'd pick white and red roses just cus they feel right.

Lilie of the valley YES. YES. They are just so cute. AND While the flower's name has lilie (like Lilith) the meaning of the flower means "the return of happiness". It can point the fact that he became happier after meeting you and you are his right lover.

and if i said i think the flowers are representations of kris and their issues?

What a red flag actually means: something here is an indicator of a potential problem (but might be fine with a reasonable explanation)

What people have now decided it means: abuse

I've lost count of the number of times I've now had to read variants of "My partner takes all my money and gives me back an allowance because he says it's a man's job to control finances, but he's racking up gambling debts" being met with "Wow this man is a walking red flag" no Becky that is abuse. That is not an indicator. He is an abuser. Call the police. We have lost the concept of a proxy: a thing that indicates a more important thing. And it's relevant to this conversation because I'm actually going to go out on a limb here:

With the obvious exception of paedophilia, age gaps themselves aren't a problem at all - they are a proxy for the actual harmful phenomenon. Hea me out, let me explain

The reason we don't like age gaps is because of the implied power dynamic. If one partner, usually male, is older than other - particularly if the other is still quite young - the risk is that what we're seeing is a worldly wise predator who is exploiting the lack of life experience of a young beautiful woman by mentally abusing her until she's no longer young and pretty enough to satisfy, at which point he'll move on to the next. There have been enough examples of this in human history. It's unfortunately not an uncommon pattern. Genders can also be diverse in this scenario

We can't necessarily see that dynamic from the outside. But we CAN see an inherent element of it: the ages of the people involved. So age becomes a proxy for the abuse. And, hey, it's often correct.

But here's the thing: the ages themselves are not causing harm.

The power dynamic is. The abuse is.

Plenty of age gap relationships are loving, healthy and steadfast. Two people met and genuinely fell in love regardless of the outer packaging, and have a relationship with all the highs and lows and challenges and rewards as any more traditional pairing. This happens all the time

Is the age gap a red flag? Sure! It indicates a potential issue.

Is it inherently abusive? Absolutely fucking not.

OP is right - we need to stop focusing just on the numbers and twisting the facts to fit by infantilising the younger partners, and start focusing on the actual harms. The DiCaprio Pattern of only dating under 24s repeatedly is itself a proxy, too, actually - but a much stronger one than the simple presence of an age gap.

(Even so, in DiCaprio's case, until any of his former partners come forward and describe him as abusive, actually, even that is up in the air - my personal interpretation, given how strong a pattern it is, is that he's a loser who views women as trophies (consciously or not). If any have come forward and I don't know about it, of course, fair enough. But those women were adults capable of making their own decisions, even if they might later come to regret it. And regretting poor decisions is part of life! That's how it goes, particularly with relationships. As long as they weren't abused, there's no biggie. And just as he was looking for young-and-beautiful, there's no way they weren't, on some level, looking for rich-and-famous; it goes both ways.)

Also, another element of this: I think a lot of modern extreme puritan discourse on this is actually ironically down to the age of those taking part. Up until your late 20s, ten years is actually a huge span of time to you, because in your own life you were in a completely different developmental phase ten years ago (teenager), and a completely different phase again ten years before that (child). That skews your sense of what a ten-year gap means. Whereas once you're in your 30s and beyond, ten years is like. Yeah I was an adult ten years ago, and I still am now. That's two adults. Who cares.

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It's an honour lol (no but like he wouldn't kill me so let's just say that I got blasted with the luke womanning bisexual beam and i died because it was so awesome i melted)

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ig one of my fictives is killing me? and the other twenty four of us in here. tsk tsk tsk

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