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Today was a slow day in the cult of Spawn. Some would find it mundane and boring, but to these two, it was way more than that.
“C’mere, you wanted to learn gardening, right?” The boy, Azure– exclaimed with excitement to teach his friend.
Two time, his partner dragged along into the field of carefully kept flowers chuckled and nodded with anticipation.
Azure took their hand eagerly, and led them into the brightest, blooming patch of flowers, shaped like a star, a purple hue so vibrant it seemed like it belonged to royalty, blooming with strikingly bright yellow bulbs sprouting from its centre, and recognisably the flower Azure used as an accessory.
Two time looked at the plant with a shine in his eyes, amazed with its beauty.
“This is the flower I nicknamed you with.” Azure chirped, gently plucking one from its stem, looking into Two times ebony eyes.
“Atropa belladonna, the deadly nightshade. Belongs to the Solanaceae family.” He hums, rolling the bud in his index and thumb. “It symbolises knowledge and secrecy, though beautiful in the deadly nature it wields.”
Two time looks at him with eyes reflecting the purple hues of the flower, a giddy smile forming on his lips. “Why is that?”
“Heh, It’s a secret.” Azure gibed, tucking their hair behind Two Time's ear, planting the flower in between his raven locks, causing Two Time to giggle abashedly, face glowing in a pastel pink.
“Azure, you’re such a tease..”
“Well anyhow, fun fact— as pretty as they are, they’re very toxic, though I culled that trait out of these. Atropa comes from a Greek tale, the Three Fates, describing a thread of life, Atropa meaning ‘inexorable’ , or ‘inflexible’. Belladonna is Italian, meaning beautiful woman.” Azure rambled on, drifting off to look at his prized nightshades.
Two Time simply watched on patiently, listening to the melodic sound of Azure's voice like a lullaby, standing eloquently at his side. “That’s.. Very interesting.”
They weren't really listening to anything Azure was saying..
Wind fluttered its way inside the little grove they now shared, lifting and trying to take Azure's hair with the leaves it harrowed from the ground, framing Azure more beautifully than the nightshades beneath his feet.
“–Are you even listening to me?”
“Huh? Oh, yes— of course.”
“What did I say about its medicinal use?”
Uh oh..
“..Euthananasia?” Two Time muttered hopefully.
Azure sighed, giving up.. “Of course.. Well I appreciate your company either way.”
“Likewise.. I’m sorry, I was distracted.”
“With what?”
“Uh.. A bird.”
“Uh-huh.”