#nearestend

to start, i went with the brand diptyque because their scents are usually quite dreamy and romantic, which really suits christian! opsis in particular is really lovely. the word opsis is greek for 'show' and it was chosen with the intent of capturing the atmosphere of evening theatre. the fragrance contains musk, which lends soft, powdery notes. it has olibanum, which is a type of incense with amber, and vanilla tones. iris adds delicate woody-green, warm florals. and bergamot (my personal favourite) gives a sweet, honey-like citrus, reminiscent of earl grey tea. it's the perfume you smell in dressing rooms while the actors are running lines and applying powder, and it lingers a little bit when you wake up the next morning.

i'm going to add a little bonus too, just because i really like the backstory: fleur de peau, also from the same brand. this one is a tribute to eros and psyche's love story. similar florals and soft musk, with the addition of rose, which i enjoy a lot too.

@nereastend ... ask me questions abt rain

oh like. see so the funny thing about it is like, if rain were to actually settle down and really get comfortable, she would be the stereotypical autistic character who has a very strict routine that she follows every single day. not that it would particularly bother her if the routine isn't always followed, and i think she does like some variation, but rain has always found comfort in a nice routine. some of this is how she was raised, and some of this is just who she was as a person. so she would have places that she goes to once a week for lunch or breakfast, a coffee spot where she always orders the same thing and everyone knows her.

a whole lot of maybes BUT alice would very much like to talk about classic lit. also noah lets andie pick out his clothes sometimes, i think she's like his unpaid stylist. and noah and lizzie won't talk about whatever is happening with romeo and andie if they don't have to talk about whatever is going on with them, THANKS!

a whole lot of maybes and guess what! romeo is a dreamer and a lover and those maybes still have him kicking his feet and grinning. there's so many bingos here why are none of them talking to each other yet.

crying btw i think lizzie, noah, romeo and andie should go on a double date except... except nobody defines who is the what with who

send ☁ to give my muse a stuffed animal, accepting

gift paper crinkles and ripples. navigating the beautiful package was a side quest. considerate auggie don’t want to damage his present. (and thousands of papery scraps thrown careless would cause unnecessary mess.)