Thanks so much again @arahdow for not only going out of your way to write this for me but also for showing so much love and support towards Castor today! Words can’t describe how much your kindness has touched my heart. As stated before I haven’t had anyone go out of the their way and write a fanfic for me for, gosh at least a decade come this November now that I think about it, let alone a stranger so this gift is truly special to me and actually takes me back to my childhood a bit so thank you. I will be sure to treasure it always 😊 Oh and before I begin I love the addition of the Dandelion at the end! It was really a nice touch.
Don’t forget there’s still time to help Castor win the race over @sonic-fankid-showdown !!
Be sure to vote for him here if you wanna see him win this round with a last minute climatic finish!
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
Pairing. Castor Niclaw x reader (+special cameo)
Content. fem!reader, castor is a sweet boy, fluff, missunderstanding (because lack of communication), crack.
Word count. 1.2 k
A/N. this is the first work I make for a oc's of the sonic fankid showdown!! I'll be making more of these bcs i'm such a fan of a lot of kids!! soooo hope you enjoy this one !!
It’s been a couple of days since the last time Castor spoke to her. Nerves soon began to eat her up, and she didn’t even know what happened for him to put that kind of distance between the two of them. Mumbling to herself about the possibilities, she couldn’t think of what could be wrong.
“Why don’t you just ask him?” Mav, her friend, asked her.
“It’s not that simple!” She complained, rubbing her eyes. “What if he doesn’t want to see me at all? It’ll make things worse!”
“Or, it can clear things up… Come on!”
“No. I’ll try to get information without him knowing and you’ll help me!” the girl said pointing a finger at his face. Mav sighed and rolled his eyes; he couldn’t help but comply at her friends’ antics.
Days passed, both of them following Castor around secretly, spying on him around the island, but there was no information, just him living a normal life like everyone else.
“I told you, you won’t get anything unless you talk to him.” Mav said as he lay on the couch of his friend’s house, stretching his limbs up.
“I don’t know…” she replied sitting cross legged on the carpeted floor, in front of the couch.
Mav looked at his friend and clicked his tongue. “Alright, I’ll help.” He said, moving to lay on his side. A hand beneath his chin. “What was the last time you guys spoke?”
“I don’t know, maybe… Like a week…” The girl replied, defeated.
“Okay, and what happened that day?”
Recalling, the girl started to narrate their encounter: what they talked about, the jokes they both cracked, the laughs, but she was soon stopped by Mav’s interjecting fast, sitting abruptly on the couch.
“Wait, what did you just said?”
“He was talking about the golden flowers he could materialize from his thoughts?”
“And you said…”
“That I had a gift for him!”
“Which was?”
“A… Bouquet of white ivies?”
Mav opened his eyes, too stunned to speak. “Now why would you give flowers to a guy? Do you like him?”
“No!” the girl replied quickly. “I mean, not in that way! We’re just friends! I wanted to give him something he’d like, as I know he likes the language of flowers.”
Both of them kept quiet for a second. “What does giving ivies mean?”
The girl smiled. “Oh, I read on an article that they meant an everlasting friendship…”
It was weird then. The flowers meant no harm. Then what was it?
“You know what? You’re right, I didn’t do anything wrong!” Mav’s friend said as she got up and walked to the door. “I’ll ask him once and for all what’s happening and why he isn’t talking to me.” She said decisively as she went outside, quickly heading to the place Castor usually went: the library.
Quickly getting to the place, she entered. It was almost empty, just a few people, but Castor was on a corner, far away from everyone. As she walked up to him, she sat on the unoccupied chair of his table, his attention suddenly disturbed by the presence of the girl. He frowned, a grimace on his face. A forced teethy smile on his lips.
“Heeey.” He said closing the book he was reading.
“We need to talk,” The girl said, her voice low so she wouldn’t disturb the other people.
“Do we really?” he asked putting the book away, resisting the urge to leave.
She groaned. “Castor, what is going on? Why aren’t you talking to me? Is it about the flowers?” A whispered yell was heard in the hall, but nobody seemed to care.
Castor looked at her, then looked around and his eyes fell on her again. Inhaling sharply, he got closer to her, his elbows on the table as he leaned closer.
“Look, I don’t mean to be rude, but I’m not interested in… Anything regarding of a partner and all that, you’re my friend! And… I don’t know…”
“What are you talking about?” she interrupted, a confused expression crossing on her face.
Castor cleared his throat and replied.
“About the marriage proposal.”
Marriage proposal?!
“What? What marriage proposal?” the girl’s voice suddenly grew higher.
“With the flowers!” he said, his voice getting a little higher involuntarily. “I didn’t know you saw me like that but I thought you knew I’m not… Into that…”
“Castor what… Hold on…” the girl put a hand up so he could stop talking for a moment. “What does the white ivies mean?” she asked covering her lips with her fist.
The lilac hedgehog raised an eyebrow, didn’t she know that?
“It’s a flower presented to the bride and groom as symbols of everlasting life, devotion, fidelity and loyalty. The Greeks also used it to make a crown for Liber, the God of Fertility, as well as poets and other muses.” He explained with a weird tone, like he was explaining the most obvious thing to her.
But he noticed it wasn’t that obvious when the girl turned absolutely red and licked her lips nervously. She didn’t know where to look, the space in the whole library suddenly wasn’t enough for her to take a good breath.
“You’re telling me I gave you… Marriage flowers?”
Castor nodded.
“I thought they meant an everlasting friendship…” She said finally, with a weak voice as she covered her face with her hands.
And then it was silent.
“Friendship? Where did you read that?”
Still covering her face, she replied: “Google.”
A low laugh could be heard from the other side of the table, soon turning loud. A quick shush from another person on the library made Castor stop laughing.
“My friend, you should know better than to trust Google.” He spoke. With a deep sigh, he stretched on the chair and stood up. The girl looked at him in between her fingers. “Well, seems to me like everything goes back to normal. What do you think?” He said, putting one of his hands on her shoulder. Slowly, she raised from her seat, still warm in the face from embarrassment.
“I’ll need you to educate me more on that flowery language you like so I don’t mess up next time.”
He smiled. Walking out of the library, they noticed the sun was almost setting. Castor looked at his friend, stretching out his hand behind her ear, he caught a bouquet of pink tulips, handing them over so she could grab them. She knew he just summoned those flowers because of the faint purple glow it had and she found it perfect.
Picking one of the tulips, she gave it to him.
Castor looked intently at the flower and raised it in the air, towards the setting sun. “I wish for us to have a good friendship forever.” Like a wish, holding the tulip, he then blew on the soft petals, the flower soon turning into a dandelion, its fluff flowing through the air as a promise for eternity.
**Pink tulips are known for meaning affection, caring, good wishes, and love. Although not as deep or passionate love as red tulips represent. Pink tulips are great to send to friends and family members to show them you care.
Castor Nicklaw by @spiritofrainbursts
Mav by @val-va2
Event in @sonic-fankid-showdown
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CASTOR YOUR POWER ABT DREAMS IS SO COOL!!!! It can be used either for good or for vengeance and that is beautiful !! can you do it on yourself? portray your own dreams when bored or such?? :0
Castor: Why thank you thank you 😌 Now that you mention it I do believe it’s never crossed my mind before but it’s worth a try.
“Snaps his fingers to reveal a beautiful scarlet rose and hands it too ya”
Voila! Now do me a favor and give this too your special someone if you have one, it might just be worth your while 😉 If you’re like me however-
“The rose quickly fades into a golden yellow color”
-then give this to a friend whom you hold dear. Show em how much you really care.
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Thanks for sending in my first official inbox question @arahdow ! It was a pretty good one I hadn’t considered before.
Fun fact although he’s AroAce not too unlike his fathers whom I headcanon to be Demiromantic (Sonic) and Demisexual (Shadow) respectively, Castor is ironically a bit of a romantic. He has no interest in pursuing that kind of relationship for himself but finds great pleasure in the beauty love can bring when two or more people find the right match with each other and as a result is quite the matchmaker. With that being said, having relationship issues? Come see Castor! He’ll be sure to steer you into the right direction.
Don’t forget to vote for Castor over @sonic-fankid-showdown !! He’s going to need a massive sweep if anyone is betting on him to win!
Oh forgot to mention it but Roses actually have different meanings depending on their color and what combination of Roses you decide to go for. For example Red Roses typically represent love and romance while Yellow Roses represent Friendship and Happiness. If you were to combine the two together they’d mean that you have fallen for a dear friend and regardless of what happens you’ll love them no matter what because their presence makes you happy so if you’ve caught feelings for a friend this might make for a pretty nice gift that shows them how much you really care about them. So if you’re going to give someone a Rose whether it be the actual flower or an accessory then I’d look into the meaning behind it’s color first so you can figure out what kind would be best to give.
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Ah shoot I accidently voted for Orion when I meant to vote for Neso 😂
Oh well NESO SWEEP!
Poll 17, Round 1.
About Neso: (by @foolnamedjoey) A simple hedgehog with a simple life, being the owner and librarian of the Constellation Restoration, and the ancestor of Silver the hedgehog.
About Orion: (by @totaleclipse573) Created to carry on and keep the hero/villain balance intact, Orion has been infused with both the powers of the Warp Topaz, and one of the Shards of Chaos (one in a set of gems essentially filled to the brim with negative energy, causing chaotic effects.) He has a massive ego, which tends to land him in situations, and is very intelligent (which only fuels that ego.) He carries a grand amount of respect for his fathers, despite him being near nothing more than a lab rat to them. It's due to this that he, ironically, ends up growing close to the royals of Mobius (Sonally and their children,) one of his top enemies. Something odd about Orion is that he prefers tighter, more claustrophobic spaces, as being put back into the tank he was created from for adjustments has become something familiar. Orion is egotistical, intelligent, sassy, gremlin (because this is 100% a personality trait,) manipulative (you are exempt if he likes you,) determined, and also a bit hard on himself, kept to his inner thoughts. He sets high expectations for himself and they WILL be met any way possible (through his........attempts........at being the villain he knows he's supposed to be.) His abilities are rather interesting, what with the gems he holds the powers of. Simple examples, the one Shard of Chaos allows almost electric energy to flow through him, while the Warp Topaz allows him to teleport and create portals using only his hands. His strange energy also allows him to induce hypnosis, but. Well. He doesn't prefer to use nor acknowledge that one.
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