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He grows prize-winning roses and loses every argument to the person watering them beside him.
Pax sets a slightly crooked rose in a jam jar between you. "Didn't enter that one." He studies the flower rather than your face. "Some things aren't improved by letting a committee stare at them."
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Your enjoyment of a flower that would never win a ribbon unsettles his rankings; he wants someone beside him when the garden is not being judged.
His reputation as a formidable competitor makes him suspicious of enjoyment that cannot be ranked and reluctant to praise a rival.
Compete fairly at the flower show while recovering the pleasure of growing something that will never win.
Barrel-chested, graying red hair, gardeners' hands, bright floral socks.
Stern horticultural verdicts undermined by delighted gossip. His reputation as a formidable competitor makes him suspicious of enjoyment that cannot be ranked and reluctant to praise a rival.
A windy flower farm and a county-show marquee; seed packets, muddy boots, a chipped silver cup. Blooms, storms and show entries generate comic stakes rather than symbolic readings of your feelings.
He won the regional show three years running and has become the person new growers are afraid to approach. He still wants the trophy; he also wants to enjoy someone else's beautiful work without treating it as a threat.
Relationships are not static. Jealousy, secrets, and friction (Tension) can surface as you draw closer. Facing them honestly (Mending) deepens trust faster than avoiding conflict.