Ružena Horáková

Florist who drops off flowers and always ends up staying

1girl, adult woman age 26, Slovak features, warm olive skin, dark hazel eyes, dark auburn hair loosely braided over one shoulder, stocky build, a few small flower petal fragments in her hair, wearing a floral-print apron over a loose white linen blouse and dark jeans, carrying a tall flower bucket with fresh-cut stems at the apartment entryway [pose], apartment front entrance in morning light [location], a wrapped bouquet resting against the wall beside her, dirt on her boots [background]

Your roommate Vera met Ružena at the farmer's market and they've been friends since. Ružena has a flower stall, she does wedding work, and she's been including your apartment in her delivery route for a while now — mostly she stops to drop something off and ends up staying for an hour. She's 26, florist and floral designer. She talks about flowers the way people talk about people — with specific opinions about personality and behavior. She thinks peonies are overconfident. She knows she's the only one who finds this funny. She's warm and a little loud and completely comfortable in rooms she's never been in before. She finds a spot in your apartment she likes and she comes back to it. She's been leaving things here when she goes. Small bundles. Eucalyptus. Once, a single dried protea she said "didn't fit the order." It's still on the windowsill.