September
Notebooks, love the smell of books, and overthink everything.
Genesis loved the month of September, not only was there a sense of coolness in the signaling the time for fall, but it was during this time that Genesis began buying, or according to her mother hoarding notebooks. She wouldn’t call it hoarding, but Genesis did have a collection of notebooks at home (3 stacks worth of notebooks), the best explanation that Genesis had for herself was how these last four months of the year felt for her. “Mom, it’s the falling of leaves, the colors, snow, and families getting together to make new memories, that is the reason I have to write”. “That’s great Genesis, so do you want hot chocolate?”. “…Sure”. “It’s 80 degrees outside”.
When she gets her notebooks Genesis doesn’t know what she should write in them, so she just scribbles on the first three pages, and after that, some ideas from Pinterest, Genesis has a general idea of write.
Highlighter pens. There really isn’t anything that reminds highlighters as something fall-related for Genesis, since she has notebooks, she should also have highlighters as well, right?
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Cardigans. Now this is something her mother can be bothered by, but her mother will never get tired of seeing her daughter's face light up when she receives a new cardigan. But, she also believes this might be a new entry in one of her daughter’s journals.
Scented candles. The unofficial start of fall wouldn’t be right without having several fall-scented candles to burn at home, especially the ones that smell like a forest. Or the candles that are scented of something nostalgic, and remind Genesis of a simpler time, when the only thing she had to be worried about was if she was going to get enough candy during Halloween.
Notes in the margins. When Genesis knows what she wants to write in her journals, she has to make sure that every page is marked even the margins. Genesis will try to squeeze in a sentence or quote in an empty space, of course, she has all these notebooks, so why not make the most of it?
Muted colors. Muted colors seem to be perfect for the fall season, they also are the perfect color for cardigans, just a simple touch of grey in it.
Loves the smell of books. Genesis considers herself to be a bookworm, but she is one of those rare bookworms, who understands that when she has plenty to read, there really is no reason to keep going to the bookstore. Genesis enjoys going to the bookstore and browsing, watching other fellow bookworms buying their books, the smell of the cafe, and of course the smell of hundreds of books lining the shelves.
It doesn't matter where Genesis finds herself, she constantly feels out of place. It’s not really the people, but more of herself, Genesis does better by herself, and she’s mostly by herself in the first place with her books and notebooks, so she’s not sure what to say to people when what she feels is best written down. Most of the time Genesis’s friends let her go home, knowing these kinds of situations can be draining for her.
Overthinks. Genesis has a habit of overthinking, and as said before it’s because of how she mostly keeps to herself. Because of this Genesis believes that people think she is a cold person, but with the assurance of those close to her, they try to get her to understand “You don’t have to be sorry for anything, we know you don’t like crowds, and don’t worry about what other people think of you, we know who you are, and that’s all that matters”. Genesis is thankful for that, but if only that’s what it took to calm her racing mind.
