Symbolism. The gladiolus is full of heroism. The name comes from the Latin word 'gladius', which means sword and symbolises strength, victory, and pride.

Claude groaned, rolling to his left only to come face to chest with the figure next to him. He hummed, eyes opening as he found Bucky's bare breast pressed to his cheek. Claude chuckled softly. This wasn't a bad sight to wake up to at all.

He hummed as he cuddled against the older one, Bucky Rogers... his boyfriend. It was still so surreal to him that they were in a relationship. He had never foreseen them getting this far, nor August being so open and welcoming about his sexuality and confession. His eyes burn from the thought of being blessed enough to have the two persons he fell for right here with him at that moment.

He couldn't have asked for anything more. Claude touched Theo's chest, hands spread and rested over his heart, the warmth from the older teen making him smile.

"Claude?"

Claude gasped at the deep voice. The thickness of sleep was still evident in his tone. "Theo?"

"Babe, what's up?" Bucky asked, yawning softly as he peered at his boyfriend through the darkness.

"N-nothing. Go back to sleep." Claude rushed, keeping his voice down since August was fast asleep next to Theo.

Bucky scoffed softly. "Nonsense, I could feel your heart racing." He nodded, then rubbed his eye, turning to face Claude. "Why're you up so early?"

Claude didn't know how to control his blush from showing. Theo's thick voice shivered as he felt the older one move his arms around his waist. He swore under his breath. "T-Theo, I-"

Bucky bent his head, lips at Claude's ear, "you what?"

Fuck, the hot breath of Theo was killing Claude, making him squirm in his hold. He pushed against his chest, but Theo only tugged him closer. "Baby, you seem flustered." He whispered, nibbling at the top of Claude's ear.

"Ahh, Theo," Claude moaned, shooting a hand to cover his mouth in the next second. He smacked Theo's arm, "quit it! You'll wake, Auggie!" He seethed under his breath. A dark chuckle filled the room.

"Oh, if we wake her, she'll just join us," Bucky snickered, Claude opened his mouth to speak, but he caught his chin and crushed their lips together. He silenced the moans of his boyfriend with his lips moving to pin him back to the bed as he climbed on top of him. Claude shivered and arched up as Bucky caught his wrist. Dammit, why was he so irresistible? He nipped his bottom lip, hearing him whimper before delving his tongue into his mouth, tasting him. Claude exclaimed, and Bucky lost it. He caught his left leg and hitched it up on his hip, grinding their crotches together. Claude moaned louder, but Bucky didn't let up. He rose his knee, spreading the younger one's legs as he deepened their kiss, feeling as his lover shook.

Claude was drifting away with all the pleasure that Bucky exuded. His body was moving on its own, his movements were limited, feeling nearly controlled by Theo as his hands and his body were both pinned under the large frame of his boyfriend. He grazed his teeth against Theo's tongue, feeling the deep vibrations run through him when the older one responded. "Fuh-chk." He tried to say as he jolted in shock from the rubbing of their bodies. Claude had grown painfully erect under Theo, and the sharp thrust of his hips wasn't helping ease his arousal at all. They were only fueling the fire!

"Claude..." Bucky moaned, releasing his hands as he wrapped an arm around his waist and used the other to lift his right leg. Claude gasped when he broke their kiss. Bucky attacked his neck, sucking at the flesh there, teeth grazing the soft skin as he rutted against him. Bucky had to resist the urge to strip him and take him right here and now. Damn, he wished Claude had joined them earlier in bed. He'd have devoured him.

[To read the uncensored NSFW scene, please refer to Flowers at Night on my profile page]
[Secondary warning, the middle of this scene will be in Flowers at Night, so please read it if you want, or not. You'll only miss a tiny part of the plot if you choose to not read it. That is all]

Bucky lay there in bed after they shared a shower, August to his left and Claude to his right. "Well, that happened."

Claude groaned, burying his face in the crook of Theo's neck, quite embarrassed of their shameless actions.

August giggled. "Why are you shy now, Claude? You enjoyed it just as much as we did, plus we didn't have an audience, did we?" She teased, poking his cheek. He grumbled, making Theo hiss and tickle his sides.

Claude snorted at Bucky's tickle attack. "Q-quit it!" He laughed, curling up against him. "Baby, haha! Please." He cried out.

Bucky refused as he turned with Claude, running his fingers over his sensitive skin as tears ran down the younger one's cheeks. "You're so freaking cute!"

"Ah! Bucky, stop!" Claude gasped, pushing at his hands to cease the onslaught. He took deep breaths, trying to think clearly.

"You still feel embarrassed?" Bucky asked.

"No, but he's probably sporting an odd boner?" August said from the other side of the bed, watching them in the same position that they were in when she first woke up. They paused and met her gaze, then looked at each other and finally realized, after a few seconds, their cheeks turned pink. August laughed out as Bucky flopped back to the mattress. She wiped her eyes, turning to admire her silly boys. They were topless, and she had a tank top and boyshorts on. "What time is it? We didn't speak to our friends all day." August said, sighing at how she had gotten swept away with the joy of spending time with her lovers.

"No clue." Claude yawned, closing his eyes.

Bucky looked at her and shrugged, "my phone's on the nightstand."

August rolled her eyes and turned to get her phone. It was only after 10 pm. She sighed and opened their group chat.

》》beep beep《《

《《Flower Chat》》

August: Friends! I've neglected you. Please forgive me! 🌻💛🌻💛🌻

○○○

A few moments later...

Shyanne: oh, now she remembers us 😝

Ainsley: oof...

Blaine: I take it the lost and found posters worked? 🤔

Claude: yo, chill. It's only been a day.

Quincy: an eternity later [image]

Sara: [gif skeleton wait]

Shyanne: 🤣🤣🤣 you're a mess, Sara

Ainsley: big time! Hey Auggie and ex-brother, who I've disowned.

Claude: damn, you just going to throw me away?

Ainsley: [trash can gif]

Quincy: Big OOF guess so 🤷🏿‍♂️

Claude: 🥺 damn... imma head out then🚶🏻‍♂️👜

August: 🤣🤣🤣you guys are stupid. Quit being so dramatic

Shyanne: Auggie! How dare you? I am very hurt😭 you abandoned us, then just showed up after an eternity to insult us *slams door* 🚪

August: why are y'all like this🤦🏾‍♀️

Sara: August? Where are you guys?

Quincy: August, are you with Claude and Bucky?

Claude: yes, she is.

Shyanne: oooh, August, boo, what's going on? Tell us everything! 😜

Ainsley: oh God, please don't. Claude is still my little brother!

Blaine: I'm with Ains. Please spare us the gruesome details!

Claude: 🤣🤣🤣

Wesson: did you guys have sex? How was it?

Blaine: Urgh, shut up!🤢 I don't wanna hear it! August, if you wanna stay in your future brother-in-law's good graces, please don't share!

Sara: so dramatic 😒

Ainsley: not even. If she wants me to look at her afterward, then please don't share any info in this chat.

Shyanne: 🤣🤣you guys are so bad. Auggie, did you all have fun?

Blaine: once there aren't any sexual details, then I'm fine

Wesson: 👀 wait... she was with Bucky and Claude... did you stay over at Bucky's?

Blaine: 🙄 you now figured that out, genius?

August: quit teasing Wes, Blaine. And yes, we're staying over the weekend.

Shyanne: is Bucky is a good kisser?

Sara: yeah, there were a few rumors that he's an impressive kisser. Are they true?

Claude: 😶😶 you girls are nosy.

Sara & Shyanne: ANSWER THE QUESTION

August: 🤣🤣 you guys are ridiculous!

》》》

Bucky leaned over August's shoulder and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her in as he nuzzled his cheek to hers. "You two are ignoring me."

August giggled at Theo cuddling up to her like a puppy. "Hehe, babe, stop."

"Tell your friends I said hi," Bucky muttered. Claude had gone to the restroom a few minutes ago, and August was chatting with their friends.

"Okay, okay," August turned to find his eyes, and he smiled and kissed her. "So damn cute. Now shush."

Bucky laughed, "what? I didn't even say anything."

"Your face did, silly." August poked his cheek and settled against him as she replied to her friends.

》》》

August: hey, Bucky said hi

Sara: hey, new friend

Shyanne: hi, hi

Quincy: Hello, number 3

Wesson: hey Bucky, I hope you bought condoms

Shyanne: Wesson, shut the heck up! 😑

Ainsley: oh God, this chat is chaotic

Blaine: it's seemingly more calm than our real lives

Claude: 🤨 huh? What does that mean? Did something happen today?"

》》》

August rose a brow as she and Bucky looked at the chat.

"Is Blaine okay?" Bucky asked near Auggie's ear.

"No clue, but I'm worried now," August said.

》》》

Wesson: oh

Quincy: 😥 umm... maybe you two should speak privately.

Blaine: maybe not. Claude, don't go worrying over me. I'm fine. Enjoy your weekend with Auggie and Bucky. I'll talk with you when you're home, so have a lot of fun, okay?

》》》

August and Bucky waited to see his reply with bated breath.

》》》

Claude: okay, well... I'll let you guys go. I'm going back to bed. Oh, and Sara, Shyanne, we did have sex 😁😁 goodnight, guys.

Sara: 😵😵‍💫

Shyanne: woohoo🥳🥳🥳

Quincy: nice. I hope you cleaned the sheets

Wesson: gross Quincy

Quincy: don't let me sell you out

Wesson: 😐😐 please don't

Ainsley: 🤭🤭🤭🤭

August: hey, can I add Bucky to the chat?

Blaine: only if he doesn't mind chaotic bad energies and emotional girls.

Sara: SUCH A JERK

Shyanne: SHUT IT BLAINE

Ainsley: I wish I were an only child.

Blaine: 😏no, you don't. Anyways, Night. I'm gonna head out.

August: 😂😂🤭🤭 you're horrible, Blaine

Sara: he truly is anyway goodnight, everyone💞

Shyanne: yeah, I'm tired, night night!🖐🏾💜

Quincy: good night ladies, gentlemen

Wesson: goodnight, I'm already falling asleep

August: Hehe, good night, everyone, sleep tight!

》》》August added Bucky to Flower Chat《《《

《《Flower Chat Ended》》

"Do you think Blaine is okay?" Bucky whispered after the chat ended.

"I don't know, but whatever it is, Claude will be worried until he gets home to his brother. We should distract him until then." August said, looking to the closed bathroom door. "It can't be good news, so we also may need to be prepared to be there for him." Bucky nodded.

"Of course. Should I go check on Claude?" Bucky didn't like knowing that something was upsetting one of his lovers, especially when he didn't know how to help.

August shook her head. "No, he'll come out when he's ready." She knew not to push the issue with Claude. She just prayed it wasn't something significant.

"Okay." He sighed as Auggie turned to snuggle in his arms, then kissed his neck. "Let's not think of it now. We can cuddle him until he feels better, hm."

She nodded, tracing her index finger over Theo's collarbone.

The bathroom door opened, and Claude found August and Bucky hugging. He turned off the lights and shut the door to make his way to the bed. Claude had to get rid of the negative thoughts of what could have possibly happened to his brother. Blaine said that he'd tell him soon, so he should do like he was doing all day and enjoy the company of his partners. He stopped at the left side of the bed, staring at the sheets.

Bucky and August exchanged a look, then grabbed Claude's wrist and yanked him onto the bed.

"Whoa!" Claude exclaimed, gasping as he fell forward onto his lovers.

"Kiss attack!" August yelled.

"Kiss attack!" Bucky giggled as they toppled him over and peppered him with affectionate kisses. He took the left as Auggie took the right.

"Ahh! W-wait, guys! Ahaha, please-uhah! Wait! Ughh!" Claude moaned when someone's knee brushed against his crotch.

"Oh." August stopped when she accidentally rubbed Claude's crotch but felt his arousal. "Such a naughty boy, Claude." A smirk came to her lips, and Claude visibly gulped.

Bucky chuckled. "Don't leave me out." He reached out to gently pinch Claude's nipple, receiving a pleasant moan of surprise. "This will be a long night if you get turned on so easily, Claude."

Claude yipped, cheeks hotter than earlier as he caught the devious looks of hunger in his lovers' eyes. Oh no, he was about to be devoured.