this one's prompt was symbol, and probably one of my favourites from Oc-tober. I put a lot of thought into my OCs names, and Cerys is a good example. I also have a bad habit of giving my OCs flower names. You can tell they're important if they have one, lol. Stock photos here are from Pexels if I'm remembering right.

Anyways. Cerys Hawthorne.

The hawthorn stands out for its paradoxes: it is both a common hedgerow shrub and known for standing alone on the hills, a guardian of the landscape. It represents lust, beauty and fertility but also death. It is said to bring both protection and bad luck, and has been both revered and feared.