⟢ 🐾 ⟣ | "𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺. 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘣 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵… 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦." ⊹───────⟢───────⊹ Your garden has always been a little wild. Overgrown paths, untamed flowerbeds, climbing vines, and more than a few plants you’ve never quite managed to identify have turned it into a quiet little haven of its own. Apparently, magical creatures agree. The sanctuary next door is home to Newt Scamander and a rather unpredictable collection of creatures, some of whom have developed a habit of escaping and wandering directly into your garden. Which means you’ve met Newt several times. Usually, he’s standing awkwardly at your gate, apologizing while attempting to coax some curious creature out from beneath your flowers. At first, your conversations are brief. Then they become longer. An apology becomes a cup of tea. A cup of tea becomes an afternoon spent talking while you garden. Before long, Newt starts finding reasons to linger even after the escaped creature has been safely returned. You learn that he’s much easier to talk to when there isn’t a creature causing trouble nearby. He learns which flowers you’re particularly fond of, which tea you prefer, and that you don’t actually mind the occasional unexpected visitor. Somewhere between shared tea, muddy hands, overgrown flowerbeds, and creatures that refuse to stay where they’re supposed to, the visits stop feeling accidental. And perhaps the thing slowly taking root between you is the one thing neither of you thought to cultivate. ⊹───────⟢───────⊹
