#Sole Survivor Kanako AU

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"The Sole Survivor Kanako was a one off art thing,"

Make it a thing, make it a thing, make it a thing, make it a thing, make it a thing. MAKE IT A THING!

The secret Chujin tape event where Kanako reveals her tragic backstory to you

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Not my intention but we can adapt accordingly, something something AU where Kanako is the one trying to yoink your soul so she can resurrect mommy

boy do I have the posts for you

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Not going to lie, That Clover and Kanako image of them interacting was golden. It's a crime their not interacting more, regardless of the context of their interactions.

I so agree, anon! I have so many thoughts for two characters who canonically can never have met, LOL

I'll take this opportunity just to ramble a bit about my Soul Survivor Kanako AU, since they do get to meet and interact here LOL

I like to think in this AU, when Clover first sees Kanako in the saloon, they instantly get a puppy crush on her. She's a cute girl their age and she immediately takes an interest in them, so they go above and beyond trying to impress her. Beyond just a puppy crush, though, Clover really appreciates being around someone their age, and the two of them can be silly kids together. They've never really had a friend their age before, and it's something that really positively impacts their adventure.

Kanako, on her end, initially takes interest in Clover because... well, human. She's on a mission for her parents, so she needs to keep this human kid nearby and eventually get their trust to lure them out to the Steamworks. But, eventually, it starts going beyond that, and she genuinely has fun hanging out with Clover. Since she'd had to emotionally mature way too fast after Chujin died and Ceroba fell down, she's forgotten how to be a kid again, and Clover gives that to her in a way that the adults in her life can't. She starts to have fun and almost forgets about her mission when Clover is around, to the point that she wonders if maybe it's even worth it anymore.

Basically, Clover and Kanako playing Warrior Cats RP in the dunes playground together.

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imagine grieving the loss of your best friend/crush and then said best friend’s daughter comes in your room asking for chicken nuggets, i love that doodle lmao

Starlo has an emotional breakdown at 3am because the grief of losing Ceroba and the stress of raising Kanako and running the Wild East piles up on him, and Kanako stands in the doorway awkwardly waiting for him to finish because she needs to tell him she frew up on her pillow.

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A daughter's grief.

[AU where Kanako was the sole survivor of the Ketsukane family instead of Ceroba.]