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Happy Valentine's Day, Wallflower

By Wowflower
Created: 2026-02-13 04:09:30
Updated: 2026-02-14 02:45:46
Expiry: Never
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    This short story is mainly rooted in my other story, "Where Wallflowers Bloom." I've tried to write this in a way that reading the other one isn't required, but certain events and pairings will make more sense if the reader is familiar with it. I hope you enjoy it.
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    >The cold winter wind hits you as you walk through the snowy landscape that's become of the school grounds
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    >The snowstorm that passed by a few days ago would usually mean time off for most students
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    >Not for the gardening club
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    >And specially not for it's club president
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    >You are Wallflower Blush, gardener extraordinaire
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    >And for the last couple of days you've had extra work literally piling up on you
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    >Though your fellow club-mates have helped, you were not expecting the sheer amount of snow that would gather up
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    >As such, you've spent most of your time off from school making sure your garden isn't suffocated
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    >To your friend's dismay to say the least
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    >Two of them were asking if you'd be doing anything in particular today
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    >As if they didn't know the answer already
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    >Even if this snowstorm hadn't happened, you doubt you'd be doing anything special today
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    >You aren't particularly fond of Valentine's Day to say the least
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    >The shenanigans surrounding the memory stone ensured that you spent a couple of them completely and utterly alone
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    >And the times you went out of your way to seek someone out
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    >Yeah, love hasn't been kind to you
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    >Perhaps this year could've been different
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    >The fact that people started to notice you again could've meant that this was the year to try
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    >But you weren't willing to tempt fate
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    >Even if there was someone you were looking forward to spending the day with
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    >Well, there is
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    >But you don't know if they feel the same way, yet at least
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    >The shovel's spade digs into the last of the snow under your feet
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    >Looking at your garden again, it seems like your work here really was over yesterday
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    >The branches won't collapse under the snow's weight
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    >The flower's have enough breathing room to avoid suffocation
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    >Nothing leftover to fix
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    >So why did you came back
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    >Letting out a sigh, you walk over to the bench in the garden
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    >Sitting down, you pull out your phone and check the time
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    >13:09
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    >Still plenty of time to kill before the day is over
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    >You peek over the bushes, and are afforded a glance at the streets of Canterlot
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    >Couples walking hand in hand, heading to who-knows-where to enjoy a day together
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    >You spy one small, gray-skinned blonde girl skipping along next to an absolute hunk of a man who's mere muscles are enough to warm him up
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    >An aquamarine-skinned girl dropping onto the dirty snow to make angels, and a girl with fuchsia stripes along her blue hair shaking her head in mild amusement
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    >You see in them that same feeling you've been afraid of feeling again
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    >Love
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    >Not denial, or a way to cope with life, not whatever you would've chased after if you tried to ask someone out for the sake of having a date this day
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    >But a real, unquestionable bond
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    >Your heart feels heavy in your chest as you think to the two closest people to you
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    >In one, a past flame
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    >In another, a devoted companion
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    >You knew very well how you felt before you decided to use the memory stone
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    >Not a day goes by that you don't cuss yourself out for it
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    >Throwing all that love away, and you're suffering for it now
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    >Maybe it's warranted you're spending the day alone
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    >Your phone buzzes in your hand
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    >A message from a girl who never once left your side, until you pushed her away
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    > "You're at the garden right?? Come back in! You look like you're freezing!" The text is adorned by an emoji of a deep-blue face with icicles under it and a snowflake next to it
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    >You turn to look at the window of the gardening club
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    >Though it's foggy, you can discern the raspberry-colored hair belonging to her even from here
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    >You feel the wind pick up, feeling a tinge of pain on your face for a moment
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    >Even though you're bundled up, you still feel the sheer cold ushering you to go back inside
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    >You stand up and begin heading back
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    >And stop in your tracks to look at the source of your love troubles
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    >The memory stone sits on a pedestal in the middle of the garden, covered by a thin layer of snow
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    >You should've shattered this thing so long ago
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    >And yet you haven't
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    >Maybe to remind you of your faults
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    >Maybe as a keepsake of who you'll never be again
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    >Or maybe just in case you ever fall in your self-destructive spiral again, and ease up their minds the night when you're finally gone
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    > "Hey Wallflower! Didn't you see Rose's text? Shit, it's freezing out here.."
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    >Your thoughts are interrupted by the voice of the guy you were sure you'd never hug again
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    >You turn around to face him, and feel your face aching from the cold once more as you do
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    > "Wallflower? Are you feeling alright?" He adds, concern clear in his voice
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    >But why wouldn't you be
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    >Is it really that apparent what you're contemplating?
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    >You blink, your eyes sting
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    >Your tears have been freezing at this temperature
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    "Yeah, I was just trying to finish up with the garden. I thought I'd make sure that it was cleared up before the ice formed" You lie through your teeth
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    >Your words can't hide the sadness in your voice, and he picks up on it easily
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    >He takes off his scarf and wraps it around your neck
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    > "Even so, it's far too cold to be out here. Let's go back inside, alright?" He adds, offering you his mitten-covered hand
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    >You fix the scarf to cover your mouth and nose, warming up your freezing face
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    >It smells like him
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    >You take his hand and together walk towards the gardening club's classroom
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    >He can't see the smile on your face, nor the faint sadness with which you carry it
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    >He opens the door for you to walk in
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    >And as you step inside, you're pulled into a warm embrace
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    >By the sheer difference in temperature in the room compared to the outdoors
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    >And by a cheery redhead wrapping her arms around you in a hug
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    > "Gosh, Wally you're absolutely freezing!" She says, warm to the touch
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    >Her body heat like a blazing fire comfortably encompassing you
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    > "Why did you felt the need to go out in this weather? Anon, didn't we finished yesterday?"
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    >The raven-haired boy struggles to close the door as a gust of wind barges in
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    > "Yeah, we made sure it was clear specifically so we'd have the day free today." He says, slamming the door shut with his whole body
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    >Today
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    >This again
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    >You pull down on the scarf to speak up
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    "Guys, I told you I didn't want to go out today." You complain, backing off from Rose's hug
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    > "And why not? Cause it's valentine's?" Rose says as she sits on a nearby stool close to a radiator working overtime
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    "Yes, just so. I don't feel comfortable with all those couples out there, even if they ignore me"
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    > "Well, when you said you didn't want to go out, we didn't thought you meant not hanging out at all" Anon chimes in, warming his hands close to that same radiator
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    "I just, I mean" Your words die in your throat
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    >It's not that you don't want to hang out with them
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    >You want to spend every waking second with them
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    >You want to hold Anon the way you used to
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    >You want to talk hours with Roseluck over meaningless things
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    >But today in particular
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    >Today fucking sucks
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    >You look at the two of them, warming up
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    >And you're standing here, still freezing by your lonesome
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    >You let out a frustrated sigh, feeling your eyes watering up properly
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    > "Wallflower, we want to be here. With you" Anon's voice once again breaks you out of your trance
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    > "Yeah, don't you remember? We searched high and low for you. We're not going anywhere again!" Rose's cheery voice reassures you of her statement
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    >You take a tentative step forward
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    >Your body is freezing
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    >You don't want to lose them again
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    >Your heart aches so desperately for what you lost
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    >Maybe too strongly
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    >But you can't let it stop you from being with them
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    >With tears in your eyes you stumble towards them
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    >You're about to fall and just weep your worries out
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    >Only to be held up by the people you've hurt the most
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    >Anon to your left, Rose to your right
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    >They share a look full of worry
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    >Roseluck gives you a gentle smile as she hugs your side
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    >Anon wraps his arms around you both and rests his head on top of yours
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    >Your tears fall, and your body would as well were it not for them
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    >You cry silently in their embrace, like you did when they first found you
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    >Your arms lay limp to your sides
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    >You don't return the hug, you simply weep for everything you've lost
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    >And for not recognizing that they want to find it again
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    "I love you guys" You whisper, your weak raspy voice breaking as you continue
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    "I've loved you so much, I want to- I love-" You're full on bawling now
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    >You feel a kiss on your forehead
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    >And at the same time, a kiss on your right cheek
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    >There's no more room for words
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    >They simply hold you as you cry your heart out
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    >You spend a couple of minutes trying to control your breathing once again
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    >And failing over and over
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    >Until you're finally able to breathe without sobbing
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    >You gently pull back from the hug, sniffling
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    >Anon offers you some napkins that you then blow your nose on
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    >Rose wipes some of your snot off her and Anon's coats
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    >Wait, napkins?
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    >You wipe your eyes and look to your side in confusion
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    >Looking at the place where Anon grabbed the napkins from
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    >A few bags from your local burger joint lay on a nearby table
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    >Hidden behind Anon and Roseluck's schoolbag
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    > "We thought that, maybe you'd like to eat somewhere you were more comfortable in?" Rose suggests
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    >The doubt in her voice making it clear they weren't sure if it'd work
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    >You feel like ugly crying again
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    > "And um, we've got something for you." Anon moves to his backpack, and opens it
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    >Roseluck doesn't miss a beat to follow him and finds something in her own bag
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    > "Can you turn around for a second? Please?" Though Anon is the one speaking up, you feel Rose's pleading eyes echoing his notion
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    >You do so, your hands fidgeting with the scarf as thoughts rush through your head faster than you can understand them
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    >Though if you were to describe them, it'd probably be something like
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    >Ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh
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    > "Alright, you can turn around now" Rose's voice is a mixture of eagerness and doubt
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    >You close your eyes
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    >And turn around to face your friends
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    >Your heart beating so fast you're worried you'll have a heart attack the moment you open your eyes
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    >You're oh so scared of doing so
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    >But eventually, you take a small peak
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    >And then your eyes shoot open
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    >Anon holds a poorly wrapped small box of chocolates in front of him
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    >While Roseluck holds a more neatly wrapped one out for you to grab
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    > "Happy Valentine's Day, Wallflower"
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    > "Happy Valentine's Day, Wally!"

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