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"Remember The Flowers" isn’t just a story about healing-it’s about the tangled mess of love, loyalty, and choice. Cyrus is fragile, wounded, and trying to find footing in a world that’s already broken him. Every relationship he steps into carries weight.

Cooper is the calm harbor: steady, protective, patient. He offers the safety Cyrus craves and a space to breathe. But safety alone can’t answer the bigger question: who is Cyrus beyond the trauma? Cooper is grounding, yes, but he might never push him to fully live.

Axel is fire and shadow. Loving him is a risk-his past with Xavier lingers, unresolved and potentially alive. That thread makes every choice uncertain. Could Axel truly belong to Cyrus if Xavier returns? Could Cyrus bear being second to a ghost, or would he sacrifice himself for Axel's happiness with Xavier? The story leaves this open, letting the tension between hope and heartbreak pulse through every scene. Axel challenges Cyrus to confront himself, but that challenge comes with pain.

The possible paths here are human in the extreme: Cyrus could step aside for Axel's sake, risking his own happiness; he could cling to Axel and hope the past doesn’t return; he could find quiet healing with Cooper, stable but less transformative; or he could walk alone for a time, learning self-worth on his own. Each path is neither wrong nor easy-they all feel real because the stakes are real, the emotions raw.

What makes "Remember The Flowers" linger is that it trusts its characters to be messy, flawed, and beautiful. Love is not clean, healing is not linear, and choices are rarely just about what’s safe-they’re about courage, sacrifice, and the fragile hope of being truly seen.

Axel feels like the "perfect" candidate for Cyrus-not because he’s safe, but because he meets him where he is and challenges him to grow. He understands brokenness; he’s walked through fire himself. That shared trauma creates a bond that isn’t just comforting-it’s transformative. With Axel, Cyrus isn’t just protected, he’s seen fully, and he can see himself reflected in someone else who has survived their own darkness. That kind of connection can ignite growth, trust, and real intimacy in a way that safety alone-like what Cooper offers-cannot.

But the road is far from smooth. Axel's past with Xavier hangs over him like a stormcloud: unresolved feelings, potential return, the ghost of a love that could resurface at any moment. Cyrus is fragile, and the emotional intensity Axel brings could overwhelm him before he’s ready. There’s also the risk that Cyrus might feel like a replacement rather than a partner, or that self-sacrifice could creep in, tempting him to step back for Axel's happiness. The relationship demands courage, patience, and honesty from both sides-and even then, the path is jagged, uncertain, and emotionally charged.

Axel is, hands down, the partner who fits Cyrus best-not because he’s safe, but because he "sees" him. They share scars, they share fire, and in that chaos there’s understanding, growth, and a love that challenges and transforms. Axel doesn’t shelter Cyrus; he meets him fully, and asks him to meet himself.

The catch is real: Xavier's shadow looms, old wounds linger, and Cyrus is still fragile. Loving Axel isn’t easy-it’s intense, risky, and sometimes raw to the point of pain. But that intensity is exactly why it works. Their connection is alive, human, and messy, the kind of bond that can make Cyrus whole… if they survive the storms together.

Axel is the fire to Cyrus's quiet shadow. He sees the parts of Cyrus no one else does-the broken, the fragile, the scared-and he doesn’t flinch. Their bond isn’t safe; it’s raw, alive, and full of tremors that make the heart ache. With Axel, Cyrus isn’t just protected-he’s "recognized", and in that recognition, he can start to become whole.

But love with Axel isn’t a gentle path. Xavier's ghost still lingers, old scars have not fully healed, and every step forward carries the risk of pain. Cyrus could falter, fear being second, or be tempted to step back for Axel's happiness. Yet that risk is what makes their connection so human. It’s messy, it’s intense, it’s trembling on the edge-and it’s real. Loving Axel is not easy, but it’s a love that can change Cyrus, if they survive the storms together.

In short, Axel is the partner who can make Cyrus "whole", but only if they navigate the past, the trauma, and the intensity together. It’s not easy, and it may not be smooth-but it’s real, alive, and profoundly human.

I’m sorry for repeating myself earlier. I was trying to gather all my thoughts and feelings into one piece, and it ended up a bit tangled. Thank you for being patient with me I hope what I’ve written now better shares the emotions and ideas I wanted to convey.