#heartbloom

It is! They’ve been reassuring and comforting each other for a while now, as they get closer together. They’re both struggling with the very central them of who they are vs who they think they should be vs who they really want to be. But with each other to help out, they’re finding solid ground and learning that it’s okay to falter, as long as you keep trying, together.

During my apprenticeship. It’s such a beautifully symmetrical flower. I really enjoyed putting it together. I also deeply enjoy its symbolism. So romantic! I knew that if I ever found someone to give my heart to, they’d also receive a heartbloom trinket from me. So it was a tick off the bucket list to get to craft one for Runaan after we married. I was so excited to work on that gift, you have no idea. 

I may have teared up just a little when I put it in his hands and told him, “You have my heart, Runaan. You are my heart.”

We all love Rayla’s theme song, “Heartbloom,” which plays during the flashback in S3E3 “Ghost” at the ritual pool, and then later at the oasis when Rayllum has their first kiss. But I just realized that it plays earlier than that, too. It’s the music during the scene in S2E7 when Rayla tells Callum that she’s going to go down and save the red dragon if she can. It starts right around 15:49.

If he walked in the door, I’d launch myself into his arms. 

If it sank due to a mistake? I wouldn’t sleep until I figured out what I did wrong. Those flowers are my craftsmanship. They’re my creations and my magic. And they’ve never failed me before. I’m not sure how I’d feel, knowing my work wasn’t accurate. That would be hard. I might need to do a lot of studying and practice before I felt Runaan could trust me again. But if it meant he were here with me? That would be more than I could hope for.

You’re talking about the crystals in the center of the heartblooms? Those are linked to their life force, but there’s no reason they can’t also be pretty. I let the assassins choose their favorite colors. Runaan’s is green, and so is Rayla’s. Mayr’s is bright pink, she says, because she loves moonberries so much.