✂--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello! Can I start by saying Lei's projects are amazing, and the concepts and messages that they convey are so great to be put out there. I love her mindset, and admire her art and wisdom. Okay, we're past the cheesy stuff. Now we can get into the entry. ✂--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hope it's okay, I decided to write in the point of view of a resident of this world. I'm just better at writing like that. Everyone is born out of a flower, and that's their name. In our language, to introduce ourselves, we say, "Et natios sem" and our name. Et natios sem primula. I was born of a daisy. And that is my name; Primula. We are smaller than those who came before us; those that were called humans. We call ourselves Flos Hominum- the Flower People. Most of us can climb over a fallen twig when we reach full maturity. Those of us who are smaller, like Sesamums, or Snapdragons, usually have occupations in which they are not limited by their size. The capital city of our world is in a flower field which is smaller than some you may find. However, it is where the first of us was born- The First Surrexurunt, may she rest in peace. Pilgrimage to her birthplace is a rite of passage in our society. We have an alliance with some of our neighbors, such as ladybugs, but there are other creatures that torment us daily, threatening our lives. The larger cities are especially dangerous since there are so many Flos in one place; hummingbirds are the most volatile animals that usually come across us. When a being larger than that finds a city, Surrexurunt forbid, the town will be diminished, and every citizen killed. It is for this reason our capital city has been rebuilt so many times. Most of the time we are fighting for our lives, but we have to convince ourselves it's worth living in such circumstances. For if even half of us were to decide it isn't, we would go extinct. And no one could dare betray The First Surrexurunt, with all that She did, like that. ✂--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay! I just had to remove a bit of an aura of depression from myself. I hope you enjoyed it! The piece to the left is a drawing of Primula being born. I tried to make her cartoony-ish and the flower more realistic, but that didn't work out, did it? :) I drew it on Medibang Paint. Everything is drawn with my finger because I have no idea where my stylus is...(RIP stylus). Hope you like my entry, Lei! Even if I don't win, I'm glad I entered <33
