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From fanfiction to original story

Originally this story was a LOONA fanfiction, but as time passed and I started to work on it, I realized the characters were too different from their real-life counterparts, so I scrapped that part and gave them original names.

Still, there's some reminiscence left. For instance, all the major relationships are based on a popular ship from the fandom, such as the main characters in the first story, and there are some traces in the personalities of the characters. Not too much, though, because it all happened pretty early on, like 2019-ish.

Still, I wanted to write it down here because it still was at some point part of these characters.

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The Language Of Flowers

Acacia: Hidden love, beauty in withdrawal

Amaryllis: Pride, a hard won success

Anemone: Vanishing hopes

Bells of Ireland: Wish for good luck

Carnation: Fascination, love and distinction

Daffodil (Narcissus): Honesty and truth

Dahlia flower: Warnings and change

Daisy: Innocence, loyal love and purity

Delphinium: Open heart, ardent attachement

Gardenia: Symbol of secret love

Gladiolus: Remembrance, faithfulness and sincerity

Hyacinth: I'm sorry, please forgive me.

Iris: Eloquence

Lily (general) : Purity of the heart and refined beauty

Lily of the valley: Return of happiness

Marigold: Passion and creativity

Orchid: Beauty, refinement and love

Peony: Happy marriage

Lavender: Love at first sight

Red rose: Love, respect, courage and passion

White rose: Purity, secrecy, silence, innocence and charm

Sunflower: Good luck and ambition

Tulip: Irresistible love

Violet: Faithfulness, modesty and delicate love

Zinnia: Lasting affection, daily remembrance and good memories

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I love symbolism in stories but I cant seem to come up with any of my own. For example, the mockingjays and white roses in the hunger games trilogy. Those are great. Do you have any tips

Finding Symbolism in Your Story

Whether you create symbolism for the symbols in your story (as Suzanne Collins did in The Hunger Games trilogy), or you fall back on the traditional meaning of various symbols, the first thing you have to do to find symbolism in your story is look at your story's themes.

In The Hunger Games trilogy, the major theme is rebellion, as the story centers around both historical and current rebellion by the people of Panem against the corrupt Capitol. It's common for rebellions to have some sort of uniting symbol, whether that's an actual symbol, colors, flags, songs, or sayings. The Ichthys was used by persecuted Christians during Roman times. During World War II, the Cross of Lorraine was used as a symbol of the resistance in occupied France. The song Yankee Doodle Dandy started out as a slight against American by Brits during the American Revolution, but was turned into a symbol of winning the revolution when the tables started to turn. In the Hunger Games Trilogy, it made sense for Suzanne Collins to choose a symbol that represented the fictional world of her story. In the series, in an effort to spy on rebels, the Capitol (once upon a time) created genetically modified birds that they called "jabberjays," which were able to memorize and repeat back entire conversations. The rebels figured it out quickly and fed lies to the bird, so jabberjays were a failed experiment. In the wild, they mated with mockingbirds, creating the hybrid mockingjay. So, it makes sense that the rebels would see the mockingjay as a sign of defying the Capitol.

When you think about your story's themes and back story, you can look for places and reasons why symbols might be important. Even if your story doesn't require this kind of symbolism--where characters in the story use a symbol as a sign of rebellion or something--you can still use symbolism in your story. For example, shattered glass could be used as symbolism for things breaking. Maybe your character breaks a glass, and later that day she finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her. Maybe later in the story, she's examining a crack in her windshield and thinking about quitting her job. You can look online for ideas for these kinds of symbols.

I hope that helps! :)

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