floriography [ stories five ]

juniper || sims based bullshit

[ juniper - succour, protection, perfect loveliness, aid
song - mr melancholy by anthony amorim

⚠️ - some language, trauma related panic, bailey's a baby and needs hugs.

this introduces a character that i made on the sims and i just love her so much i needed to try to add her in something so,,, she's meant to be bailey's friend / next significant other

idk when i post this— this is my birthday post bc i felt safe and good while writing it and all so,,, happy birthday to me and the plant fucker i guess

stay safe!
lew. ]

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Bailey meets Juniper through Chase.

He's at his best friend's work, sitting back in the corner and working on a pamphlet design while he nibbles his way through a day-old blueberry muffin. It's almost closing time, and the slow trickle of customers came to a halt.

The first thing he notices about the girl his friend brings to his table is her hair. It's a lilac color, falling over one side of her face while the rest of it is either tied back or tucked behind her other ear.

Then, he notices the scar that runs down her face, from her eye to her cheek. It's all on the side of her face her hair doesn't cover, and the eye on that side is a milky color, unlike the pale green of the other.

Chase grins and gestures for the girl to sit down across from Bailey. She does, and it's with a dumb grin that Chase tells him, "B, this is Juniper, make a new friend while I clean up."

Juniper smiles widely at him, the gap between her front teeth oddly endearing. He clears his throat and murmurs, "Uh, my name is Bailey."

"Chase was right. You're adorable."

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The two of them hit it off pretty well.

Juniper's scar isn't a sensitive topic with her. Within a few minutes, she just tells Bailey that it's the result of an accident as a child, as with her right eye. She can't see out of it, but it doesn't bother her.

Bailey takes a bit more time to open up, saving his work before closing the computer. He softly tells her about his mom, and his voice starts to shake before Juniper tells him he doesn't have to share. He's grateful for it.

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Soon, Juniper's always hanging out at the apartment.

She's become almost like another Chase at this point, helping Bailey work through his issues with his parents and letting him cry on her after the latest bullshit with his boyfriend.

They're making cupcakes together when she slips up and calls him a pet name that brings him to a halt, tears forming in those wide blue eyes.

"Pass the green icing, darling?" It's harmless, and shouldn't affect him anymore, but suddenly, all he can see is the kitchen of his childhood home.

He sees his mother, kneeling next to his seat at the table, a dishcloth in her hands as she clicks her tongue disapprovingly. "Bailey, darling, I thought I told you to stay out of the dirt!"

But instead of feeling the rough cloth scrubbing harshly at his skin, he only feels soft hands holding tightly to his.

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Juniper also witnesses the aftermath of a fight with Declan pretty early in their friendship.

Declan's normally harmless. At least, that's what Bailey insists. He's only bad when he drinks. But considering he's always drinking...