Orphic (adj.) mysterious and entrancing; beyond ordinary understanding.

Philophobia (n.) is an overwhelming and unreasonable fear of falling in love, beyond just a typical apprehensiveness about it.

Rowan Fritz works at his parents flower shop, life is normal until Oliver Auriemo orders flowers. After their first encounter Rowan can't stop thinking about the handsome man, and lucky for him can't seem to stop running into him either. Oliver Auriemo is the Don of the Italian Mafia in Onyx, but in Aura's Flower Shop he's just another patron of the city. Suddenly going from one of the most feared men, to a normal person was fascinating and he couldn't help but wonder what else the cute boy behind the counter had in store. It's too bad they would have no chance, as someone like him could never have someone as precious and soft as the red head that he couldn't get off his mind. Maybe them running into each other isn't quite random. Trigger Warning: Mental Health issues, violence, sexual violence, self harm, VERY TOUCHY TOPICS IN GENERAL

|first book of the eloise series!| *COMPLETED* "Dear Eloise, have you always been this breathtaking?" "You're such a suck up, Weasley." |TW: discusses ED and mental illness, read at your own risk| |Started October 2020| |Ended March 2021| |french in italics| |George Weasley x femOC| |Prisoner of Azkaban| #1 georgeweasleyxoc 3/21 #1 dobby 3/21 #12 ballet 4/21