A/N: This is my entry for Day 2 of TenMaki week! The prompt for this day is "Flowers". So I decided to take that prompt and use it to do some relationship growth. So without further ado, it's time for femslash!

Day 2: By any other other name

Tenko Chabashira was a hopeless romantic.

When it came to relationships, Tenko always rambled to her friends about how she would spoil and cherish her prospective future girlfriend, to the point of annoying her friends.

When Tenko started dating Maki, she actually did try to pour affection onto her, but Tenko quickly learned that Maki was much more restrained when it came to relationships: Maki did not like PDA, did like physical affection but only occasionally, and appreciated how sincere Tenko was with her feelings, but not how loud the aikido master could be.

Tenko did her best to compromise to make their new relationship work. Every so often, however, Tenko couldn't help but demonstrate her love in grand gestures.

One her way to Hope's Peak Academy one morning, Tenko happened to pass by a flower shop, and her eye was caught by a large bouquet of gorgeous red roses. "Those would be perfect for Maki!" Tenko exclaimed as soon as she saw them. Tenko immediately rushed into the shop and bought the bouquet, carrying them in her arms,

As Tenko resumed her walk to Hope's Peak, however, Tenko began to have doubts. What if Maki didn't like the flowers? What if Maki actually got mad at Tenko for making a big fuss in public?

For a moment, Tenko considered tossing the flowers. As Tenko approached the gates to the school, however, she saw that Maki was already waiting for it. Tenko decided to go through with giving Maki the roses, and apologize if she ended up not liking them.

"Hello, Tenko," Maki said, holding her hands behind her back and blushing lightly. "Are those roses for me?"

"They are, Maki! I happened to see these, and they made me think of your rose pin, so I bought them for you!" Tenko explained, her face turning red. "Of course, if you don't want them, it's okay! I think I can still return them."

"No, it's fine. I can keep them in my room," Maki said. The blush on her face grew darker. "Actually, I got something for you too. Something that reminds me of you."

Maki brought out her hands in front of herself, revealing that she was carrying a potted sunflower. Tenko eyes widened, and now her entire face was scarlet. "You got that for me?! Maki, you shouldn't have!"

"I wanted to get you something. You've been trying hard to make our relationship comfortable for me," Maki said quietly. "But a relationship goes both ways, right? It's not fair if you're the one making all the effort."

"That really means a lot to me, Maki! I know I can be too much sometimes, but I'm doing my best to be a good girlfriend for you!" Tenko exclaimed, shifting the rose bouquet to one hand so she could grab the potted sunflower with her other hand.

"You've been wonderful, Tenko. Let me take those…" Maki took to rose bouquet from Tenko.

It was then that something Maki said earlier sunk in for Tenko. "I remind you of a sunflower?"

Maki turned away, blushing and tugging at one of her pigtails. "You do. It's true that you can be too loud sometimes. But you always brighten up my day."

That was too much for Tenko- after a few minutes of incoherent sputtering Tenko was reduced a blushing mess.

"Heh. I don't think I've ever seen you stricken silent before. Maybe I should do this more often," Maki said.

Their relationship was still pretty new, and Tenko and Maki were still learning about each other. But carrying the potted sunflower in her hands, and seeing Maki carrying the roses convinced Tenko they could make it work.

A/N: A bit of a shorter piece, but I wanted to explore how Maki and Tenko fit together as a couple. This and the previous piece have been fluffy. Tomorrow's prompt, however, will give me a chance to explore something new in this pairing. Until then, this has been Orion Fowl and thank you for visiting my Corner of Romance!