This wasn't supposed to end up this way.

No, Anaxagoras’ first goal was to find something for his sister’s birthday. A sweet gift that should bring a smile to his dearest sister’s face—a real genuine smile, and not the usual fake smile she put up so he wouldn’t notice that she was exhausted to the bones from working to keep the both of them afloat.

So he started looking around.

Sure, he knew his sister would accept any gift she gave him, but he still wanted to find an actual good worthy gift and not grab some random chocolates and call it a day!!

After all, she sacrificed her childhood for him. She deserved the best.

So when he came across a newly opened flower shop near their apartment around the corner, a light bulb lit up in his head. He knew his sister enjoyed flora and other various plants, so he walked in.

The place was exactly what he imagined for a flowershop.

A quiet little shop, with barely any people inside. Shelves and shelves of flowers, arranged by colors with the sunlight filtering through the windows and adding a more ethereal glow to the place.

And the counter standing in the middle of it all, tying up the idea of a small comforting store. Which added more to the enchantment of the place.

So he started looking around, checking out every shelf in search of flowers to make a bouquet with—and maybe he could ask the person standing at the cashier the meanings once he picked some out.

And when he was finished, he walked over to the counter holding his assortment of flowers. Approaching the shop attendant and he paused upon getting a proper glance at their face. (God they were pretty.)

But he quickly snapped out of it with a shake of his head, trying to keep his composure under control. “Excuse me, what are the meanings of these specific flowers?” he spoke, placing the flowers on the counter.

And when they responded? With that smile of theirs, eyes lit up with enthusiasm as they explained each flower? He swore his (already dying from the amount of coffee he consumes ouh!) heart paused for a bit.

And so, he started visiting them almost daily. Just buying their flowers just to see their pretty eyes again and again.

How stupid.

The numerous flowers he's been taking care of was becoming an annoyance, his sister was already getting suspicious of the costant spending (and was already teasing him), and he's pretty much used every excuse in the book.

But he didn't stop. Of course he didn't.

So here he was, again.

The bell at the entrance of the door rang as he opened the door, a sound he memorized at this point as he stepped in. Another excuse in hand as he walked up to the counter and put a hand on its surface.

“Excuse me,” he spoke, calming the thoughts in his head. Trying to ignore how his breathe caught as they raised their head to look at him.

“What's a flower arrangement that conveys the message ‘I despise you with all my heart’?” he asked, tilting his head. That was the best he could come up with, especially with the factor a certain.. blonde woman was irritating him off more than normal recently.