#maya haunts the dash

[mayamelodyegg]

[tvseries-writings]

Fight for us

Maya x Carina x reader

PLOT: A big fire makes the reader worry more about other people than about herself and her pacemaker is not very happy about it, as are her girlfriends.

TW: heart failure, pacemaker

You didn't think the week could get any worse than it was already going then, all of a sudden, you had received a call from Teddy Altman, your cardiologist, alerting you to the fact that it was time to change the batteries in your pacemaker and that the latter was exhibiting some malfunctions that she definitely wanted to check. You sigh, shrugging your shoulders with the intent to shrug off that phone call before sipping your second cup of coffee. And to think that today is your day off and you are already stressed.

“Bambina, that's decaf right?”

Carina walks up to you and kisses you on the lips, biting your lip and looking at you with a look you know very well.

“No, I would definitely say it's not. You know it's not good for you y/n and besides, move that phone; it needs to be at least six inches from the pacemaker.” You sigh, rolling your eyes and shaking your head, but before Carina can scold you again, both yours and her phone ring. That's never a good sign, never.

“Dr. DeLuca”

“Pamedic Y/n”

And if the week had already seemed like crap to you, the words coming out of your boss's mouth only dangerously dash all your hopes for improvement. You and Carina end the call at the same time and then, after a moment of silence, finally finding the courage to speak.

“There's a fire in Fall City’s forest, I've been asked about-”

“Me too,” you say, looking at your girlfriend and voicing the same thought that is haunting both of you.

“Have they called Station 19 yet?”

“I don't know Bella but since they've called all the available workers I think so.”

You exchange a worried look before you decide to pull Carina into a hug.

“She will be fine love, Maya is a fighter and will always come back to us. Let's go save some lives now.”

........................................................…………………..

You are treating a patient's burns when you see Maya enter the tent where both you and Carina are treating patients. You finish bandaging Kelly, the girl in front of you, before quickly running into Maya's arms.

“Woah, hey, I didn't know they called you guys too.” Maya returns the hug, and although your girlfriend smells like soot, you bask in her scent before pulling away when you hear Carina join you.

You hear them talking but you don't really listen to what they're saying; you're tired, your body is telling you to take a break, and your heart, despite the pacemaker, is really acting up at the moment.

“Y/n, are you okay?”

You realize you're rubbing your hand right over the pacemaker only when Carina stops you by locking your wrist.

“Hey, are you-”

Maya is stopped by a sweaty Warren who comes running into the tent.

“Bishop, we need you. The captain wants you with her.”

Maya gives you a look and then an apologetic smile before hurrying off but not without first giving Carina a look that was definitely not aimed at the Italian.

The two of you watch the blonde leave and just as Carina turns to you to speak, a dozen patients are rushed inside and the Italian is forced to put off questions until later.

You turn to Vic and Travis and run toward them.

“Thirty-nine-year-old female, under cardiac arrest two minutes. Performed two rounds of compressions on scene with no results.”

You nod, quickly slipping on another pair of gloves before replacing Vic, performing a new cycle of compressions yourself as Travis connects the patient to the monitors.

“Vic, get the defibrillator ready.”

You shouldn't exert yourself, you know you shouldn't with the pacemaker discharged, but you really have no choice when you have to choose between your life and a patient's. You swore it to yourself when you took this job.

“It's ready.”

Victoria says and you take the pads from her hands. If Carina saw you using it yourself, she would probably kick your ass and a good lecture in Italian; fortunately, she is very busy at the moment. Travis places the electrodes on the patient's body and then, after a glance, places the paddles on her chest.

“Clear!”

You feel the electricity leave the paddles and see the woman's body lying in front of you jerk before falling back onto the gurney. You will never get used to this feeling.

“There's a pulse, call heli-rescue and keep her monitored until it arrives.”

You say entrusting it to the only two free people in front of you who weren't strictly necessary in there, two residents.

You take off your gloves and throw them in the nearest trash can, quickly procuring another pair before moving on to the next patient then, like a bolt out of the blue, you notice Teddy Altman enter the tent and if your day was already sucking, it now gets drastically worse.

The faint hope that Teddy has not come exclusively for you quickly vanishes when the blonde doctor catches up with you with a look that is anything but friendly.

“Heyy Teddy, what's the best heart surgeon in Seattle doing here? Were you so bored at home that you wanted to help us out?”

You smile, cheekily, before turning to a new patient but before you can even ask her what's wrong, besides the obvious second-degree burn on her shoulder, the cardiac surgeon grabs your arm and drags you away, far enough away from prying ears.

“What the hell are you doing here? A woman came into the hospital and said there was a beautiful paramedic who saved her life and pulled her out of her panic attack by talking about her beautiful girls: an Italian doctor and a blond firefighter.”

You mentally curse yourself for being so specific, dammit. You would have saved yourself at firefighter or doctor, damn it, did you have to be so specific?

You open your mouth to speak, looking for any excuse in the meantime, but before you can formulate one, Teddy starts talking again.

“No no, y/n, don't even try. I had made it clear, no efforts until the checkup and then I find you literally on the biggest fire in years performing CPR?!”

The blonde tries to keep a normal tone even though, from the look on her face, she probably wants to strangle you with her own hands.

“Teddy, look, I know we're friends and you're my cardiologist but you have to understand that I'm also doing my job here. I'm a paramedic and I have to take care of other people's health.”

“I understand that y/n but you won't save anyone when your heart collapses and it will if you don't get checked right away. I came here just for you, I had to ask Bailey's permission and don't think Miranda will let you get away with this recklessness of yours.”

You sigh, moving a lock of hair from your face and thinking about the long lecture Miranda Bailey, who is like a mother to you, will give you as soon as your slender body ends up in front of her judgmental eyes. You're screwed.

“Oh come on Teddy, couldn't you have said some shit to her? Besides, aren't you bound by attorney-client privilege?”

“Well, sure. Or at least we are until the patient turns out to be a danger to himself and-”

The cardiac surgeon's tone of voice rises to such an extent that the speech you are giving is heard by people who should not have heard a single word, such as your very protective Italian girlfriend.

“Hey, Bella is everything okay here? Teddy, hi, did they call you too?”

Carina girds your hips protectively and you lean a little into her grip; the fatigue was already starting to set in before Teddy's visit and now it's only getting worse.

“No, they didn't call me too but I'm here for a patient of mine.”

The Italian observes the look the blonde gives you and it doesn't take her long to realize that you are the patient.

“Y/n, why did Teddy come here for you? Is something wrong with the pacemaker?”

You want to talk, really, tell the truth and face her stern look and a long, long lecture about how you don't take care of yourself but all your attention is diverted to a firefighter, you don't recognize him since he's not from Station 19, who runs inside the tent and talks loudly to Chief Ross.

“Chief, Bishop and Herrera are stuck in a circle of fire and we can't get the flames under control.”

Although there is no shortage of noise in the tent, both you and Carina hear those words perfectly and in less than a second run toward the two.

“What the hell do you mean Maya is stuck? Why hasn't she been pulled out already!”

Carina screams, Italian slipping off her tongue as she does every time she is gripped by a strong emotion, and you know that fear is the strongest and most destabilizing of all, along with love.

Your heart beats in your chest so loudly that you think it might as well pull off the pacemaker, the sounds resulting muffled as you cling to Carina's side to try to calm both her and your crazed heart.

“Apparently Lieutenant Bishop found herself trapped in a circle of fire while she and Herrera were trying to rescue a civilian. We managed to get Herrera out but it was too late for Bishop...now we are trying to transport as much water as we can but they are in a spot we can't reach with trucks and-”

“Damn it, get Bishop out of there at the cost of filling buckets and climbing that damn mountain. Is that clear?”

Chief Ross yells and the fireman jerks before nodding and hastily exiting. Then, the woman turns to the two of you.

“I know it's hard but I promise you we will get Maya out of there; she's a fighter, she'll be fine, I've never met a woman as tenacious as she is.”

The thought of not being able to see Maya again makes your heart even heavier than it already was; you and Carina hug each other tightly, the Italian drops a few tears, and you kiss her head repeatedly, the same way Maya does, caressing her back and suppressing the sharp pain in your chest you are feeling.

“Car..what if last night was the last time we saw her? I can't lose her, not Maya, not today, I can't, I can't,” you sob, the weight of what's happening is too much to keep inside and even though you know you should console Carina, the anguish you're feeling won't let you.

“It will be all right, she will be all right, I must be...” Carina wipes away her tears and then looks up at you, “I am pregnant Bella, it worked.”

And for a moment, for just a moment, you forget where you are and Maya's condition, for just a moment you think only of you, her and Maya holding a beautiful baby and you kiss her. You kiss her deeply and with such passion that if you were not in that situation you would already be on the bed. When you pull away, you run a hand over her stomach and gently caress it with a smile on your face.

“Hey little bean, we love you so much already, you don't know how long we've been waiting for you.”

Carina rests her hand on top of yours and her head on your chest. The adrenaline rush that the news caused you fades and the dull but constant pain in your chest returns like a bolt of lightning as does the fear for the life of the other woman in your life, the other mother of your child.

Teddy, who has been standing on the sidelines up to that point, approaches the two of you and gives you a sympathetic smile.

“I'm sure Firefighter Barbie is fine, she's strong and wants to get back to her girls.”

“Thank you Teddy.”

And then, you hear Carina realize again what you were talking about before you were interrupted.

You sigh and close your eyes for a few moments; Carina turns away from you, and when you open them again, you see her looking at you with the same look you've been dreading ever since you got the call.

“I hope you didn't come here knowing you had problems with your pacemaker.”

Your silence is worth more than confirmation for the Italian.

“O MIO DIO, I can't believe it y/n, you're so stubborn and an idiot I ahh non so cosa fare con voi due, sei mille volte peggio di Maya dannazione.”

You don't understand a single word she said but considering the fact that she is gesticulating…well, you are definitely in trouble.

Fortunately, however, even the wrath of an Italian vanishes when your girlfriend's colleague runs up to you and waves you to follow him and that's exactly what you do, temporarily forgetting what you were discussing.

“Jack, is Maya okay?” Carina says and when the firefighter does not turn to look at you, you fear for the worst: “Gibson, is Maya okay? Is she alive? Is she hurt? Damn it Jack! Answer me!” You yell, shoving the fireman until he turns toward you. His gaze gives nothing away and you are literally about to grab him by the throat but then a familiar face appears in your field of vision.

“Hey, I'm sorry to have worried you. I'm okay, I'm fine, I feared for the worst but the guys managed to pull both Andy and me out of there.”

Maya has an oxygen mask on her face and a blanket around her shoulders but except for that, she seems fine and you think you can squeal from relief. You pounce on her and stuff her face with kisses before letting Carina do the same.

“If you worry us like this again, I'll kill you myself, is that clear?”

“Crystal doc” Maya smiles, leaning over to kiss her before kissing you too.

“Fuck you Gibson” you huff, giving him a shove and he smiles, raising his hands as if to defend himself, “hey, I just wanted you to see it for yourself.”

The fireman walks away and leaves you alone; you rest your forehead on the Italian's back while she and Maya discuss what happened and how Andy is doing. You don't really listen to them; the pain in your chest with Jack's little joke has only gotten worse, and your breath shortens as tiny drops of sweat wet your back.

You have experienced this feeling before, when you had your first heart attack more than four years ago. You feel the pulse in your ears, you cannot even tell whether it is high or extremely low; despite your medical knowledge, you are not clear-headed enough at the moment to tell. You gradually lean more and more against the Italian so much that you almost risk dropping her.

“Car, call...call Teddy. Pacemaker” you whisper and then, everything goes dark as you fall to the ground with a thud.

Carina and Maya freeze for a few seconds before springing into action.

“Hey! We need help, help us!” Carina shouts, turning you over on your stomach and checking your heart rate.

“Maya, I'm going to get Teddy don't move from here, check her pulse and don't you dare take off that oxygen mask.”

The firefighter does not even have time to react that the doctor is already running away.

“Come on love, come on, stay with us.”

Maya massages your chest, checking your pulse and trying at the same time to stimulate your pacemaker. Carina returns in less than a minute, falling on her knees next to your body lying on the floor, followed by Vic, Travis and Teddy.

“Maya, give me her heart rate.”

“32 bpm.”

“Damn, her pacemaker stopped working, it's set on 50 bpm. We need to take her to the hospital and change the batteries or the pacemaker if necessary.”

“The fire has blocked the roads, we can only go to Eli-rescue but it left a while ago and will never be back in less than 40 minutes.” Travis says, looking at the doctor.

“You don't have forty minutes, you don't even have ten minutes.”

Teddy shakes his head, rubbing his forehead as he constantly checks your pulse on the monitor Victoria has diligently hooked you up to. Carina takes an oxygen tank and connects it to a mask that she places on your face, stroking your hair and leaving a kiss on your forehead.

“It will be okay Bella, we are here with you, you have to fight for us. Please.”

The Italian doctor's voice cracks and Maya promptly takes her into her arms, also stroking your hair.

“I have an idea but it is dangerous and I don't know if it will work .”

Maya and Carina cast a glance at each other and then nod.

“Do what you have to but bring her back to us, please.”

Teddy pulls out his stethoscope, auscultating your pulse.

“Montgomery, get the defibrillator.”

Carina and Maya stiffen and look at the monitor. Your heart is not beating above 30 bpm and your blood pressure is dangerously low and falling.

“Teddy, what do you want to do.”

Carina's voice trembles as her hand falls instinctively on your stomach; Maya notices but at the moment is more concerned about you than intrigued by her wife's gesture.

“With a jolt the pacemaker should restart and keep her alive until the hospital or at least I hope so, I only did it one other time in Afghanistan.”

“Did the patient survive?”

Teddy pauses, remaining silent for a few seconds as he applies the electrodes to your chest. Then, after a deep sigh, he turns to the two women kneeling over your dying body.

“No, it was too late for him.”

Carina runs a hand through her hair and then, grabs the blond fireman's hand.

“Maya, I need to tell you something I-”

“Clear!”

The Italian freezes, as does Maya's heart as they watch your body jerk and the terrifying flat line noise that is emitted from the monitor immediately after.

“Come on Bella, please.”

Maya removes her mask and leans over your forehead, leaving a kiss on your temple.

“Come on love, you can do it. Come back to us.”

Your heart starts beating again after one round of compressions from Teddy, and Maya and Carina burst into tears from relief praying that helicopter rescue will arrive in time.

..........................................................................

More than six hours pass before your eyes open and an annoying but familiar pain in your chest, just above the pacemaker, lets you know that you are still in the world of the living. Your hand reaches for the mask on your face but before you can pull it off, a hand stops you.

“Hey, no, you have to keep it on a little longer Bella.”

Carina leaves a kiss on your forehead, turning a small smile to you and intertwining your fingers.

“Welcome back love” Maya smiles at you. She still has her oxygen mask on and at the sight, your stomach knots.

“Are you okay? What are your oxygen levels?”

You sit up and reach toward the fireman; your gaze is so concerned that Maya strokes your cheek and grabs your hand to kiss your knuckles.

“I'm fine my love, I'm sorry for worrying the two women of my life, or three ,” the blonde's smile increases as she rests her hand on the Italian's stomach and your worried look is quickly replaced by a smile. “We're going to be moms.”

“The best ones.”

“Yes, although two of these three moms should learn to take better care of themselves. Did you understand y/n? It was stupid to ignore the device that helps your heart beat idiot”

“Yes, it was totally irresponsible of you” Maya nods, agreeing with Carina, before patting your leg lightly.

“Don't ever try something like that again, you are too important to us.”

Carina whispers and you notice she is holding back tears so you reach out and push her toward you, dropping her sitting on your lap.

“Oh and don't think this is the end of it, Bailey can't wait to give you a good talking to.”

“Shit, I'm screwed.”

“Yeah but not by us. No sex for two months after what you did.”

You pout and then playfully shove Maya while Carina taps her hand on her forehead shaking her head with a smile on her face.

You do believe you will be good mothers after all.

Thank you for reading! It's not my best work but lately I feel like everything I write sucks so...well, thanks anyway and have a great day!

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[sebstanaddict]

Too Good To Be True

Sebastian Stan x Reader Story

Summary: A romantic comedy story where Sebastian Stan falls in love with reader but she is not who he thinks she is.

Despite Sebastian's insistence in coming back with her, reader reluctantly had to break up with Sebastian in order to fulfill Aurora's obligation to her parents to marry Adam. But what Adam said during dinner with Aurora's parents sparks and idea in her head and she might just find a way out of this nightmare.

Pairings : Sebastian Stan x Female!Reader

Chapters : 23/28 (Might add more)

Chapter list >

Warning : just some sexual reference a litlle, nothing vulgar

Word count : 4.9k words

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Chapter 23 - A Heart Worn Thin

That morning, Y/n woke up feeling a spark of hope, a small light flickering at the end of a long, dark tunnel. Last night's conversation with Aurora's father had planted a seed—a chance to escape this twisted arrangement with Adam if she could prove herself worthy of running his company. It was a daunting task, but it was also her lifeline. If she succeeded, she could end the engagement, walk away, and perhaps... just maybe... find her way back to Sebastian.

Yet that hope was tempered by a gnawing sadness. The last encounter with Sebastian lingered in her mind, the hurt in his eyes haunting her. She wanted so badly to tell him about her plan, about the potential way out. But there was no guarantee she'd succeed, and she didn't want to risk raising his hopes—only to dash them if she failed.

That morning they were scheduled to shoot another scene for Pumping Black. One that happened before the horrible stabbing to Aurora's character, Celeste, happened.

When she arrived on set, her heart skipped as she spotted Sebastian across the room. But the moment he looked at her, her stomach sank. His expression was cold, his posture distant, a wall firmly in place where warmth had once been. He didn't say a word, didn't ask questions or attempt to break the tension. For the first time, it seemed as though he'd stopped fighting for her, resigned to letting her go. The realization hurt more than she'd expected.

They took their positions for the scene, a climactic argument between their characters. It was intense, full of betrayal and anger—exactly the kind of tension that mirrored what simmered between them. But neither of them could focus, and each take was worse than the last.

"Cut!" Maya's voice rang out, frustration lacing her tone. She sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Guys, I need more than this. There's too much tension, but it's the wrong kind. If you can't get on the same page, we're going to be here all day."

Y/n felt Sebastian's eyes on her, his gaze as cold as ever. They both knew they had to get past whatever was holding them back if they were going to get through the day. He gestured for her to follow him, and they stepped off to a quiet corner away from the others.

He crossed his arms, his face a mixture of bitterness and disappointment. "If we're going to keep doing this, we have to put whatever's between us aside," he said, voice flat. "I'm not here to drag things out any longer."

His tone was harsh, but she knew he was right. Fighting back tears, she nodded. "You're right. I don't want to keep holding you back."

For a long moment, they stared at each other, an unspoken understanding passing between them. Whatever they'd had was slipping further away, and it felt like sand slipping through her fingers, but she had no choice. Not yet. She had to stay focused on her plan.

"Alright," she whispered. "Let's do this."

They returned to set, and this time, as the camera rolled, they poured everything into the scene. The anger, the hurt, the betrayal—it all flowed into their characters, heightening each line and glance. When Maya finally called "cut," the crew erupted into applause, the scene charged with a raw energy that felt as real as anything they'd shared off-camera.

But the moment the applause faded, Sebastian turned away, grabbing his things without a word and walking off set. Y/n watched him leave, her heart breaking all over again. This time, it felt final—as if she was truly losing him, inch by inch, with every secret and every lie.

As she stood there alone, she couldn't help but wonder if her plan would be enough. Because even if she escaped Adam, there was no guarantee she hadn't already lost the one person she was doing it all for.

—

The next morning, Y/n found herself sitting in Aurora's office at the hedge fund company, staring at a sea of financial data on the screen in front of her. She didn't have any shoot scheduled for that day so she planned to maximize the day to work at the hedge fund company.

Despite the plush, luxurious surroundings, the pressure of the task at hand weighed heavily on her. Aurora's father had given her a small but crucial project, one that could prove her competence — or see her thrown back into the clutches of an unwanted marriage with Adam.

The project was no small task. Aurora's father had asked her to create an algorithm that would optimize their stock trading strategy. The hedge fund was heavily invested in technology, and Y/n's background as a software engineer was going to be the key to unlocking its potential.

She had to create an automated trading algorithm that could analyze large volumes of data — historical prices, market trends, and real-time news — to make predictions and execute trades with minimal human intervention. It was a high-stakes task, but one she was surprisingly excited about.

Aurora's father was skeptical at first that she could do it, knowing Aurora had no background at all in software engineering, but she assured him that she would be working closely with her personal assistant to create the algorithm. She even gave him her CV so he could see her background. Once he studied her CV he was more confident and allowed her to start working to create the algorithm.

As she worked, her fingers flew across the keyboard, the familiarity of coding bringing her a sense of calm amidst the storm of her life. This was something she could control, something she could solve. Her mind raced with logic and numbers, allowing her to momentarily escape the chaotic mess of pretending to be Aurora and dealing with Adam and Sebastian's emotions.

She spent two weeks coding, testing and refining the algorithm. When she was scheduled for a shoot, she spent the day doing shooting and the night working at home until dawn. When she had no shoot scheduled she would come to the office and work from morning until night. It was taxing and she was exhausted.

Each day, Y/n felt like she was being pulled in a hundred directions at once, struggling to keep everything from unraveling. Between the long hours of shooting Pumping Black and the sleepless nights spent working on Aurora's father's algorithm, she was running on little more than sheer will. But it wasn't just exhaustion that weighed on her. It was Sebastian—the growing distance between them that left an ache she couldn't seem to shake.

She often caught him watching her, his gaze soft yet searching, as if he was silently begging her to open up. She longed to tell him everything, to ease the tension between them, but the stakes were too high. If she couldn't pull off this plan with Aurora's father, she risked not only disappointing Sebastian but keeping herself trapped in the unwanted future looming over her. So she kept it to herself, even as she felt the space between them widening with each day.

One evening on set, Y/n sat with her script, exhaustion weighing down her every movement. Footsteps approached, and she didn't need to look up to know it was him. The air shifted in a way it only ever did when he was close. "Aurora..are you okay?" Sebastian's voice was a soft brush of concern, and hearing it nearly unraveled her.

She managed a tired smile. "I'm fine, Sebastian. Just...a lot going on." She tried to sound casual, to reassure him with words she barely believed herself.

But his expression remained unconvinced. There was a deep worry in his blue eyes as he studied her. "Fine?" he repeated, skepticism coloring his tone. "You look exhausted. You don't have to push yourself this hard...whatever it is, it can wait."

Y/n's heart clenched. She wanted so badly to tell him why she was doing this, to let him understand the reason behind her late nights and weary mornings. But instead, she shook her head. "I can handle it, Sebastian. Really."

His gaze hardened, disappointment crossing his face as he looked away, jaw tight. "I just don't understand why you won't tell me what's really going on," he said, his voice laced with hurt. "Why can't you be honest with me?"

Her own gaze dropped, the weight of his words pressing on her. How she wanted to be honest, to confide in him and ease the guilt gnawing at her. But she couldn't bring herself to risk it. "It's...complicated, Sebastian," she whispered, wishing he could somehow read the apology in her eyes. "I wish I could explain, but it's just...something I have to figure out on my own."

He nodded slowly, but the distance was already etched into his features. "Alright. Just...take care of yourself," he murmured, his tone colder, more distant than she'd ever heard it. And as he turned to walk away, a hollow ache settled in her chest.

The sadness lingered in his eyes whenever their paths crossed after that, mirroring her own guilt and regret. Each look, each silence, seemed to carve the chasm between them a little deeper, until she feared she'd never be able to bridge it again.

Despite the situation with Sebastian and everything else, somehow, she felt an invisible power and energy pushing her through it all. The motivation to escape Adam's clutches became her fuel and she knew she couldn't rest until she succeeded.

Every day, Aurora's father would check in on her progress, though always from a distance. He didn't hover or micromanage — it seemed that once he had given her the project, he trusted her to handle it. But she knew he was watching closely, waiting for her to either rise to the challenge or fail spectacularly.

By the end of the second week, Y/n had developed the algorithm's core structure. It could sift through mountains of data in seconds, analyze market trends, and predict which stocks would rise or fall. She was confident it would work — but she still needed to prove it in action.

With her final tests done, she scheduled a meeting with Aurora's father for a demonstration.

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The day of the presentation arrived, and Y/n felt a mixture of excitement and nerves. This was it — her chance to prove to Aurora's father that she was capable of running the company, that she didn't need Adam, or anyone else, to succeed.

Aurora's father sat across from her in the sleek, modern conference room, his expression neutral but his eyes sharp. He hadn't been one to give away much during their interactions, but Y/n could sense that he was deeply invested in the outcome of this project.

"Let's see what you've come up with," Aurora's father said, gesturing to the screen where Y/n had her algorithm ready for the demonstration.

Y/n took a deep breath and began walking him through the system. She explained how the algorithm processed data, its predictive model, and how it was capable of identifying high-potential stocks with impressive accuracy. Then she showed him a live demonstration, running the algorithm in real-time as it made a series of small trades.

Aurora's father leaned forward, his eyes narrowing as he watched the results flash on the screen. For several minutes, he said nothing, simply observing the algorithm's performance. Y/n's heart raced, but she kept her composure, explaining each step in detail.

When the demo was over, there was a long pause. Aurora's father sat back in his chair, his hands steepled as he considered what he had just seen.

"You've done well," he said finally, his voice steady. "This could be a real asset to the firm."

Relief flooded through Y/n, but she kept her expression neutral. She wasn't done yet.

"Thank you," she said. "But there's something more I want to discuss."

Aurora's father raised an eyebrow, but nodded for her to continue.

"I know you want Adam to take over the company," Y/n began, choosing her words carefully. "But as you have known from our last dinner with him, he doesn't fully understand the intricacies of the business. His lack of knowledge could be dangerous, especially in such a volatile market. I know this company means a lot to you — it's your legacy. And I believe I'm capable of preserving that legacy without the need for this marriage."

Aurora's father's expression remained impassive, but Y/n could see the gears turning in his mind.

"I'm not just saying this as your daughter," she continued, knowing she had to speak as Aurora in this moment. "I've proven myself capable of handling complex challenges, and I want to be the one to lead the company into the future. If you give me a chance, I believe I can do it — and you won't need to tie me to Adam to secure the company's future. And.." She hesitated, choosing her words carefully, then finally said, "I know you want the best for me, and I respect that. But... Adam isn't the right person for me. He forced himself on me. I managed to push him away, but... I don't think a man like that should be a part of this family."

As Aurora's father processed Y/n's revelation, his usually stern face softened just slightly. He looked at her with an intensity that spoke of both concern and re-evaluation.

"Adam forced himself on you?" he asked quietly, anger simmering beneath his controlled tone. His voice softened only to let her speak, but she could see the fury in his gaze.

Y/n swallowed hard and nodded, willing herself to stay composed. "Yes. I...I managed to push him away, but the way he acted, his anger..." She trailed off, feeling the weight of the moment as Aurora's father looked away, jaw clenched.

For a long moment, he said nothing, his expression hardening as he stared into the distance. Finally, he turned back to her, his voice resolute. "I had no idea Adam was capable of something like that. I thought he was... well, clearly I was wrong. I don't want a man like him in this family. No daughter of mine should be forced into a marriage like that."

Y/n exhaled, a profound sense of relief washing over her. "Thank you. I never wanted to disappoint you, but I know this isn't the life I want."

Aurora's father nodded, his gaze steady as he looked at her. "I appreciate your honesty, Aurora. And for that, I'm willing to give you a chance. You've impressed me today." He gestured at the screen, his expression softening, albeit slightly. "That program is the kind of work I'd expect from someone serious about running the company."

Y/n felt her heart lift. Here was her opportunity—not only to escape the marriage but to build something meaningful, something she could truly call her own. "I'm ready to prove myself, Dad. Just give me the chance."

He sighed, giving her a rare, approving look. "I will. I'll call off the engagement, effective immediately. But my expectations remain. This program was a good start, but if you're serious about the company, you need to come back once your filming is done. I want you working directly under me, handling real accounts and projects. If you prove yourself capable, the company is yours." He paused, eyes narrowing slightly. "If not, I'll hand it over to Edith."

Y/n nodded, determination coursing through her veins. "Understood. I won't let you down."

He smiled, a hint of pride in his gaze. "Good. Show me that I haven't misplaced my faith."

As she gathered her things, she took one last look at Aurora's father, who was watching her with an intensity she hadn't seen before. The hard lines of his face softened ever so slightly, and for the first time, she thought she saw something almost close to admiration.

"I'll make arrangements to cut Adam out as quickly as possible," Aurora's father added, his tone businesslike once more. "But, Aurora... don't make me regret this."

Y/n smiled, a genuine smile, feeling like she could finally breathe. "I won't. I promise."

Aurora's father gave a single nod, his expression shifting back to his usual stoicism. "Very well. You're dismissed."

Y/n walked out of his office, feeling lighter than she had in weeks. There was still a long road ahead, but for the first time, she had real hope. And she can't wait to tell Sebastian about it. But first she needed to tell Aurora and so she did that just as she arrived home.

"Aurora, you won't believe what just happened!" She said enthusiastically into her cellphone.

*What?" Aurora's voice, well, her voice, drawled at the other end.

"I got us out of the arranged marriage with Adam!" She gushed.

"What?! How?" Aurora asked, surprise in her voice.

She proceeded to tell her about what has been happening and how her father offered her to work closely with him to manage the company. She expected Aurora to be happy about it but her response was not what she expected.

"Are you stupid?" Aurora protested.

Her heart felt like it has been stabbed as she heard Aurora. "What?!"

"I know nothing about running a hedge fund company, I know nothing about software engineering. I'm just going to look so stupid when we switch back. You should resign. Tell my dad that you changed your mind and would like to just marry Adam or anyone else my dad deems worthy."

She knew Aurora had a point but she couldn't give up. "Aurora, there is no way I'm marrying Adam or anyone else for that matter.. I mean.. I love Sebastian, okay? I can't marry someone else."

"I know you do but I don't. I know he's kind and all that but he's not the man my mom or my dad wants me to be with. It's not just about the company." Aurora sighed.

"Then what is it about, Aurora?" She asked.

"I just.. I just want to make them happy. My parents. Especially my mom. She.. she sees Edith as a better daughter than me. If I don't marry Adam like she wants, I'm just going to disappoint her even further and I don't want that."

She took a deep breath as she listened to Aurora and tried to see her point of view. "Okay, okay, I get it. But can't you see that if you.. I mean me.. succeed in doing this, it would make your mom proud? She can see you as someone capable like Edith. Isn't that what you want?"

Aurora didn't respond immediately, it seemed like she was deep in thought.

"Besides, Adam forced himself on me but I managed to get away and he was so angry. You wouldn't want to be stuck in a marriage like that, Aurora. I told your father too and he agreed, he doesn't want someone like Adam to be his son in law."

"My dad said that?" Aurora asked slowly.

"Yeah, he did. He called off the engagement immediately." She replied.

For a while Aurora didn't say anything but she could hear her breathing at the other end.

"Aurora, are you still there?" She asked.

"Yeah.. yeah. You know I can't believe I'm saying this but, you're right, if you succeed it could make my mother proud." Aurora finally said and she couldn't believe her ears.

"Yeah, exactly." She replied.

"And I know Adam has been a jerk so I'm glad you managed to cut him out of our lives. But if we switch back, I don't know if I can run the company.." Aurora trailed.

"I'll help you. I'll continue to help you. You can call or text me anytime." She offered.

Aurora took a deep breath and she waited patiently for her response. "Okay. Thank you." Aurora finally said and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're welcome. How is my mom by the way?" She asked carefully, her heart ached at not being able to be with her.

"She's.. managing.." Aurora trailed.

"Aurora, is she okay? Tell me everything." She insisted as her stomach twisted in knots.

"Well, she started her new treatment yesterday with new drugs. She has become weaker and more lethargic after that. But the doctors are still monitoring her closely. They say it's a normal effect of the new drugs. We won't know for sure how it would affect her until the whole series of the treatment is done. Which will take about a month." Aurora explained and her heart dropped to her stomach.

"Oh.. is she able to be at home or is she staying at the clinic?" She asked, worry gnawed in her heart.

"She's staying at the clinic. The doctors need to monitor her very closely. Your father and I, we take turns sleeping at the clinic to accompany her. You don't need to worry about that." Aurora said and she sighed.

"Thank you, Aurora. I really appreciate what you have done for us so far."

"Yeah, no problem. I like your mom and dad. They're really cool." Aurora said and she smiled.

"Yeah, they.. they are cool." She chuckled.

"By the way, I know I'm supposed to be back to LA before you leave for Paris. But, if you want, I can stay here longer. I.. I want to make sure she's okay throughout this new treatment session." Aurora said and her jaw dropped.

"Really? You would do that for me?" She asked, touched that Aurora would think that way.

"I'm doing this for your mom. She needs her daughter close by throughout this whole ordeal. I don't have the heart to leave when she needs me.. I mean.. you.. most."

She felt tears slipping from her eyes as she heard Aurora. "Wow, that's really thoughtful of you, Aurora. I really appreciate it. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

They ended the call with a much better understanding of each other. She never thought Aurora could change so much but apparently, with the right people and circumstances, they could change. And she was glad that Aurora could change and become a much better person. As for her, she had spent her life thinking that having physical beauty is an advantage in life. But her experiences so far proved otherwise and now she knew that what was most important was what was on the inside. She just wished that someday, maybe, she could find out if Sebastian feels the same way. She couldn't wait to tell him the good news. But she felt she couldn't just straight up tell him. The distance and coldness between them needed to be bridged and she made plans to do just that.

—

Y/n's heart pounded in her chest as she parked her car in Sebastian's building later that week. She took a deep breath and said a silent prayer that he would still forgive her and accept her back into his life.

She picked up the picnic basket she had prepared earlier, containing all his favorite food and drinks and walked towards the entrance. She put a wide smile as she approached the security desk.

"Oh hey Miss Watson, long time no see. How are you?" Michael the security officer greeted her.

"I'm good, Michael, how are you?" She asked, placing the picnic basket on the desk in front of him.

"I'm good as well, thank you Miss for asking." He smiled and she smiled back.

"Is he home?" She asked, gesturing her head up.

"Yes, he is. Come, follow me." Michael said as he picked up the picnic basket and guided her to the special elevator that would take her straight into Sebastian's penthouse. He scanned his access key card and the elevator opened and she immediately went in as Michael handed her the picnic basket.

"Thank you, Michael." She said as she accepted the picnic basket from him and he saluted then winked at her.

The elevator closed leaving her alone with her thoughts. Her heart beat faster and faster as the elevator ascended, her mind rehearsing the words she was going to say to him.

When the elevator finally stopped at the topmost floor and opened Y/n felt a surge of anticipation, hope flickering in her heart as she walked in with her picnic basket. The living room was dimly lit, and she found him stretched out on the couch, watching Blue Valentine. The melancholy glow from the screen cast shadows across his face, mirroring the sadness she'd left behind.

When he looked up and saw her, surprise flashed across his face, quickly replaced by something unreadable. For a fleeting moment, his eyes softened with what looked like relief, but the hurt she'd caused was evident as he quickly reined in his expression, letting his guard return. "Aurora," he said, his voice low and guarded as he stood up and cautiously approached her. "What are you doing here?"

She took a steadying breath, put the picnic basket down near her feet then pulled out a slip of paper from her pocket. Without preamble, she began to read:

"I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)

I am never without it (anywhere I go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling)

I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet)

I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)

and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant

and whatever a sun will always sing is you."

Her voice trembled, her heart in every word. When she reached the end, she met his gaze, her eyes pleading. His expression softened, his guarded exterior cracking as he walked closer to her. His hand reached out, brushing his thumb gently across her cheek.

"Do you mean that?" he asked, his voice a barely-there whisper, as if he was afraid to hope.

"More than anything," she replied, her voice catching. "Sebastian, I...I came to tell you that I'm free. The engagement with Adam...it's over. I went to my father and convinced him to call off the engagement. I convinced him that I can run his company without Adam and I told him how Adam.. how he tried to force himself on me.." Her voice wavered with relief as she finally released the burden she'd been carrying.

Sebastian's expression turned dark, his eyes flashing with anger. "He what?" His fists clenched, and he took a sharp breath, struggling to control the anger simmering just beneath the surface. "If he ever comes near you again..." His voice was tight with fury, but his hand on her cheek remained gentle. "I should have been there. If I'd known, I'd never have let him near you."

"It's over, Sebastian," she said softly, her hand resting atop his. "It's okay, it's finally over."

He exhaled deeply, his gaze softening as he looked at her with a mixture of relief and admiration. "You...you really went to your father and convinced him?" His voice was filled with awe, as if seeing her in a new light. "I always knew you were strong, but this...convincing a man like him to break off an engagement and give you a shot at his company... I didn't know you had it in you."

She smiled, a bit shyly. "I think I owe it to Y/n..., you know? She taught me so much about strategy and confidence. She helped me realize that maybe I was capable of more than I thought."

He chuckled softly, his hand brushing back a strand of her hair. "Well, if Y/n was behind all that, remind me to thank her someday. But I'm serious. I'm so proud of you. You're amazing."

A tear slipped down her cheek, her heart swelling as he wrapped her in a tender embrace. For the first time in weeks, she felt the weight lift, his admiration and pride filling the space once occupied by fear.

Then, unable to hold back any longer, he released her and looked down, closing the distance between them, he captured her lips in a kiss filled with longing and relief. She responded in kind, her hands curling into his shirt as they lost themselves in the moment, the barriers between them finally shattered.

When they finally pulled away, they laughed softly, leaning against each other. 

"I love you.." He whispered, making her heart flutter.

"I love you too.." She whispered back, making him smile.

"What do you have for me here?" He asked moments later, releasing her and glancing at the picnic basket at her feet.

"All your favorites." She replied as she picked up the picnic basket and brought it to the table in the living room. She opened the picnic basket, laying out his favorite Rubirosa-like pizza that she baked herself, the peanut butter and chocolate cupcakes, and two smoothies that Rosa had made.

"You really brought all my favorites," he said, his eyes soft as he looked at her, a warmth radiating from him she hadn't seen in so long. "You remembered."

"I remember everything," she replied, her hand reaching for his. "I never stopped thinking about you."

As they shared the food, their conversation was filled with laughter and soft exchanges, both of them slowly letting go of the pain of the past few weeks. When he reached for the remote, he made a face, realizing the screen was still paused on Blue Valentine. "I think we need something a little less heartbreaking," he said, his fingers lacing through hers.

She smiled. "How about something romantic?"

He chose his favorite romcom, Notting Hill, and they settled in, her head resting on his shoulder, his arm wrapped around her as they laughed and exchanged smiles, letting the movie bring them back to a place of pure happiness.

When the credits rolled, he turned to her, his gaze filled with a newfound determination. "Stay with me tonight, mi reina," he whispered.

Her heart fluttered as she heard him call her with the endearing nickname again. She didn't realize how much she missed hearing him call her that.

"I'm not going anywhere, mi rey." She nodded and he smiled.

With that he swept her into his arms, carrying her toward the bedroom with laughter and kisses, each moment a celebration of the love that had endured. Their reunion was tender and filled with joy, each touch and kiss reaffirming the promises they'd made in their hearts.

Later, they lay together, content and entwined, the silence between them one of peace and fulfillment. He pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead, his voice soft. "This time, I'm not letting you go."

She smiled but couldn't help feeling a tug in her heart, her fingers tracing his face. Oh how much she wished she would never have to leave him. But if somehow she and Aurora switched bodies again, she wouldn't have a choice but to leave him.

A flicker of sadness passed her eyes and Sebastian noticed.

"Mi reina, what's wrong?" He asked, his eyebrows furrowed.

"Nothing.. I'm just happy we're together. I.. umm.. I had a flashback now of the nights I spent without you. They were unbearable." She said, her voice shook and his eyes softened.

"Well, I'm here now, mi reina, and like I said, I will never let you go again." He said, reaching up to stroke her cheek gently.

"I'm glad you said that." She smiled, wishing she could say more but for now she thought it was enough. Whatever the future brings, whether or not she would ever switch back to her own body, the most important thing was that she was back in his arms for the moment, and she just wanted to savor the feeling for as long as she could.

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🌈 Good morning and happy Wednesday, my bookish bats! You didn't think that tiny "queer books coming out this fall" guide was ALL there was, did you? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR this month. Happy reading!

❤️ A Vision of Air by Nicole Silver 🧡 Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper 💛 How to Get Over the End of the World by Hal Schrieve 💚 Kween by Vichet Chum 💙 The Forest Demands its Due by Kosoko Jackson 💜 The B-Side of Daniel Garneau by David Kingston Yeh ❤️ Midnight Companion by Kit Barrie 🧡 Let the Waters Roars by Geonn Cannon 💛 Into the Glittering Dark by Kelley York 💙 When the Rain Begins to Burn by A.L. Davidson 💜 Been Outside by Amber Wendler & Shaz Zamore 🌈 The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson

❤️ A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert 🧡 The Spells We Cast by Jason June 💛 Pluralities by Avi Silver 💚 Salt the Water by Candice Iloh 💙 Beholder by Ryan La Sala 💜 This Pact is Not Ours by Zachary Sergi ❤️ Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell 🧡 Menewood by Nicola Griffith 💛 Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein by Anne Eekhout 💚 The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw & Richard Kadrey 💙 Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson 💜 Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil and George Williams

🌈 In the Form of a Question: the Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider ❤️ Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield 🧡 A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand 💛 Being Ace by Madeline Dyer 💚 Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer 💙 The Glass Scientists by S.H. Cotugno 💜 The Fall of Whit Rivera by Crystal Maldonado ❤️ By Any Other Name by Erin Cotter 🧡 Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall 💛 Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender 💚 Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen 💙 The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen

🌈 Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt ❤️ Family Meal by Bryan Washington 🧡 A Murder of Crows by Dharma Kelleher 💛 A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper 💚 Love at 350° by Lisa Peers 💙 Greasepaint by Hannah Levene 💜 The Christmas Swap by Talia Samuels ❤️ Mate of Her Own by Elena Abbott 🧡 Mistletoe and Mishigas by M.A. Wardell 💛 Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend by Ben Kahn 💚 All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters 💙 If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie

❤️ Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Lillah Lawson and Lauren Emily Whalen 🧡 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall 💛 It’s a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer 💚 Let the Dead Bury the Dead by Allison Epstein 💙 These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs 💜 The Goth House Experiment by SJ Sindu ❤️ Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin 🧡 Mudflowers by Aley Waterman 💛 Here Lies Olive by Kate Anderson 💚 Fire From the Sky by Moa Backe Åstot, trans. by Eva Apelqvist 💙 Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake 💜 On the Same Page by Haley Cass

❤️ A Dish Best Served Hot by Natalie Caña 🧡 Art of the Chase by Jennifer Giacalone 💛 The Haunting of Adrian Yates by Markus Harwood-Jones 💚 The Sword: Xcian by Elle Arroyo 💙 The Complete Carlisle Series by Roslyn Sinclair 💜 300,000 Kisses by Sean Hewitt and Luke Edward Hall ❤️ Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow 🧡 Blackouts by Justin Torres 💛 Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros 💚 Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies by E.M. Roy 💙 Everything Under the Moon: Fairy Tales in a Queerer Light edited by Michael Earp ❤️ Frost Bite by Angela Sylvaine

🧡 We Met in a Bar by Claire Forsythe 💛 Sweat Equity Aurora Rey 💚 Pumpkin Spice by Tagan Shepard 💙 The Misfit Mage & His Dashing Devil by M.N. Bennet 💜 Love and Other Risky Business by Sarah Brenton ❤️ Enough by Kimia Eslah 🧡 A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard 💛 Twelve Bones by Rosie Talbot 💚 Wild Wishes and Windswept Kisses by Maya Prasad 💙 Dragged to the Wedding by Andrew Grey 💜 Fox Snare by Yoon Ha Lee ❤️ Murder and Manon by Mia P. Manansala

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Sibling Showdown!!!

This showdown consists of 64 sibling sets facing off against each other, as well as a few one-off polls of sets who didn’t make the actual bracket but who I wanted to include in some capacity.  Polls will last a week.  Round One of section A will go live on April 16, with section B going live the day after, section C the day after that, and section D the day after that.

Propaganda is allowed!  I just ask that it be kept positive.  Argue for your faves instead of against someone else’s.  Every sibling set who made it in the showdown is there because someone wanted them to be, so keep it kind.

Will the winners be the siblings that love each other the most?  That are most capable of killing other sibling groups with their bare hands?  That have the most sibling swag?  It’s up to you to decide!  You get to choose the manner and parameters you judge each sibling set for.

Section A:

Edward and Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs. Seiko and Ryuunosuke Tanaka (Haikyuu!!)

Wirt and Greg (Over the Garden Wall) vs.  Han Yoojin and Han Yoohyun (The S-Classes That I Raised)

Shigeo and Ritsu Kageyama (Mob Psycho 100) vs.  Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)

Sans and Papyrus (Undertale) vs. Tanjiro and Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer)

Jiang Yanli, Wei Wuxian, and Jiang Cheng (Mo Dao Zu Shi/The Untamed) vs. Hikaru and Kaoru (Ouran High School Host Club)

Vi and Jinx (Arcane) vs. Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara (Naruto)

Sokka and Katara (Avatar: the Last Airbender) vs. Maya and Mia Fey (Ace Attorney)

Vash the Stampede and Millions Knives (Trigun) vs.  Lucas and Claus (Mother 3)

Section B:

Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo Hamato (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) vs. Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack Parr (The Incredibles)

Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner (The Animaniacs) vs. Jazz and Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom)

Huey, Dewey, and Louie (Ducktales) vs. Sitka, Denahi, and Kenai (Brother Bear)

Dion, Frazie, Razputin, Mirtala, and Queepie Aquato (Psychonauts) vs. Skipper, Rico, Kowalski, and Private (Madagascar)

Eda and Lilith Clawthorne (The Owl House) vs. Snap, Crackle, and Pop (Rice Krispies)

Bonnie and Clemont (Pokemon X and Y) vs. Annika and Brietta (Barbie: Magic of Pegasus)

Candace, Phineas, and Ferb (Phineas and Ferb) vs. Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup (Powerpuff Girls)

Nani and Lilo Pelekai (Lilo and Stitch) vs. Kai and Nya (Lego Ninjago)

Section C:

Maddie and Buck Buckley (911) vs. Steven, Shirley, Theo, Luke, and Nell Crain (The Haunting of HIll House)

David and Alexis Rose (Schitt’s Creek) vs. Dennis and Dee Reynolds (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

Jonathan Byers, Will Byers, and El Hopper (Stranger Things) vs.  Prue, Piper, and Phoebe (Charmed)

Luther, Diego, Allison, Klaus, Five, Ben, Viktor Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy tv) vs. Mary, Billy, Freddy, Pedro, Eugene, and Darla (Shazam! movies)

Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Cassandra Cain-Wayne, and Duke Thomas (DC comics) vs. Simon and River Tam (Firefly)

Elliot and Darlene Alderson (Mr. Robot) vs. Kara and Alex Danvers (Supergirl TV)

Connor, Kendall, Siobhan, and Roman Roy (Succession) vs. Sharpay and Ryan Evans (High School Musical)

Thor and Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe) vs. Sarah and Felix (Orphan Black)

Section D:

Maedhros, Maglor, Celegorm, Caranthir, Curufin, Amrod, and Amras (The Silmarillion) vs. Antigone, Polynices, Eteocles, and Ismene (Greek Mythology/Sophocles’s Theban plays)

Coronabeth and Ianthe Tridentarius (The Locked Tomb) vs. Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie (The Chronicles of Narnia)

Nico and Bianca Di Angelo (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) vs. Declan, Ronan, and Matthew Lynch (The Raven Cycle/The Dreamer Trilogy)

Alec, Isabelle, Max Lightwood, and Jace Herondale-Lightwood (Shadowhunters) vs. Lark and Sparrow Oak (Dungeons and Daddies)

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire (A Series of Unfortunate Events) vs. Linus and Lucy Van Pelt (Peanuts)

Boromir and Faramir (The Lord of the Rings) vs. Bellamy and Octavia Blake (The 100)

Katniss and Primrose Everdeen (The Hunger Games) vs. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March (Little Women)

Kiryu Kazuma and Nishikiyama Akira (Yakuza) vs. Cain and Abel (the Torah/the Bible)

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Fresh Crops! August 12 - August 18, 2024

This week's newest fics and chapter updates for Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons on AO3!

*NOTE* Fics for the Bokumono Summer Exchange will not be included in the weekly post. They will have their own post when all stories are completed. 💜

The Village’s Flower - by WonderBun; WIP, 3/13, 7.1k

Rating: Explicit; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply' Category: F/M Fandom: Magical Melody Relationships: Amanda/All the bachelors, Amanda/Alex, Amanda/Basil, Amanda/Blue, Amanda/Bob, Amanda/Carl, Amanda/Dan, Amanda/Jamie, Amanda/Joe, Amanda/Kurt, Amanda/Louis, Amanda/Ray; Characters: Amanda, Alex, Basil, Blue, Bob, Carl, Dan, Jamie, Joe, Kurt, Louis, Ray Additional Tags: nurse outfit, Spanking Summary: Amanda sees Flower Bud Village’s Exciting New Ranch Plan as a chance at a new life. But the village has some strange customs, and all the men are so dashing…..

Tumblr Posts for A Wonderful Life Characters - by actaeoncross; WIP, 55/?, 64k

Rating: Not Rated; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi Fandoms: A Wonderful Life Relationship: Multiple Characters x Reader; Characters: Celia | Seperia, Cody, Daryl, Flora, Gustafa, Lumina, Marlin | Mash, Matthew, Gordy, Cecilia, Muffy, Molly, Nami, Rock, Reade Summary: A collection of Tumblr posts for A Wonderful Life Characters x Reader prompts.

Cafe Castanet - by strawberrylemonwedge; Complete, 2/2, 6.3k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandoms: Animal Parade Relationship: Chase/Molly the Farmer; Characters: Molly the Farmer, Chase, Maya, Luke the Carpenter, Owen, Luna, Wizard Gale Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - High School, Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Romance, Fluff, Originally Posted on FanFiction.Net, Ten Years Ago Summary: High School seniors Molly and Chase have been friends for years. Now they're working together at the city's newest coffee shop, Café Castanet. Things can get pretty dull during the slow night shift but familiar faces, strange guests, and maybe a little romance will help spice up the night.

A Story of Seasons: The Story of Jill | Volume II: Summer - by Celeste_Adia; WIP, 18/21, 115k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Categories: F/M, Gen Fandoms: DS Cute, Friends of Mineral Town, A Wonderful Life Characters: Pony | Aya | Jill, Takakura, Ann the Innkeeper | Ran, Kai, Witch Princess, Harvest Sprites, Cliff, Gray, Popuri, Pete | Jack, Lumina, Muffy | Molly, Harvest Goddess Gaia Summary: Months have passed since Jill began her new life in Forget-Me-Not Valley. Summer is here, and residents are preparing for festivals and the return of familiar faces from Mineral Town, including the arrival of Kai, an easygoing traveler who plans to stay for the season. Caught up in the festivities, Jill entangles herself with him and other Mineral Town folk, which can be quite a distraction from farm work. Meanwhile, the third anniversary of Jack's passing looms near, forcing his loved ones, especially his widowed wife Juliet, to reminisce on their past with him and continue to find reasons to move forward. Drought plagues the valley, causing farming to become more strenuous... And dangerous. Despite the hauntings of the past and the increasing intensity of the summer heat, Jill is determined to keep her head up and endure through her least favorite time of the year, no matter what it takes.

Applejack Rabbit - by Tomocum; Complete, 1/1, 1.9k

Rating: Explicit; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandoms: Animal Parade Relationship: Angela the Farmer/Harvest King Ignis; Characters: Angela the Farmer, Harvest King Ignis, Gill Additional Tags: **NOTE: Some NSFT tags have been removed. Please see AO3 for complete list** Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Cheating, Infidelity, Adultery, NTR | Netorare, Giants, Size Difference, Size Kink, Cuckolding, Belly Bulge, humiliation Summary: Angela is a little too happy whenever she comes back from the mines. Her husband, Gill, has his suspicions realized in the worst way.

He and She - by Rune_Tales (Feudal_Faerie_Tales); WIP, 9/?, <100

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Categories: F/M, M/M Fandoms: Friends of Mineral Town Relationships: Claire the Farmer/Gray, Karen/Rick, Ann the Innkeeper | Ran/Cliff, Kai/Popuri, Elli/Doctor Trent | Torre; Characters: Claire, Gray, Kai, Ann the Innkeeper | Ran, Cliff, Popuri, Karen, Elli | Elly, Doctor | Trent, Mary the Librarian | Marie, Rick, The Kappa, Harvest Goddess Additional Tags: Fanfiction, YouTube, Embedded Video, Eventual Romance, Drama, Drama & Romance, Mystery, Mild Language, Friendship, Falling In Love, Time Travel, Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Marriage, Suffering, Sad and Happy, Happy Ending Summary: A group of friends in Mineral Town experience strained relationships due to romantic misunderstandings. Gray is interested in Claire, Ann has a crush on Cliff, and Popuri wants to distance herself from Kai. As the year progresses, financial troubles and personal challenges intensify, leading to near tragedy. Kai attempts to reconcile, but a mysterious Goddess may hold the key to resolving the turmoil after the New Year.

Sing Like A Bee - by Tomocum; Complete, 1/1, 1.7k

Rating: Explicit; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandoms: Animal Parade Relationship: Harvest Goddess Sephia | Megami-sama/Kasey | Yuukil; Characters: Harvest Goddess Sephia, Kasey the Farmer Additional Tags: **NOTE: Some NSFT tags have been removed. Please see complete list on AO3** Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Giantess, Size Difference, Size Kink, Giants, Impregnation, Breeding Summary: Kasey wants a child.

One Not Safe For Tumble fic by fandomrper titled Trent's Bathroom Adventure

[kobitoshiningneedle]

I used to be a huge Miles fangirl in my earlier AA fandom journey or whatnot, but now my love for him kinda wore off (though still like him). It wasn't for any reason, I just gradually shifted to liking some other characters more

There's an interesting paradox about Edgeworth, a contradiction if you will. He admittedly was important in AA1, the game's big goal was to save him, including RftA. In JfA he appears in one case (+ one scene outside of it) but plays a big role there, one mught say he also haunts the narrative in cases prior to 2-4. Aaaand in T&T.... Like, even when I was playing for the first time I was thinking "he's thete because fanservise, right?" - even though I think as fanservisey as Edgeworth's appearance felt, it was done incredibly, although I expected nothing less from T&T :p. But it didn't matter that much, because T&T essentially is Feys: the Game, so Edgeworth isn't focus there for once even though he gets his first POV case. All of which makes him an important character for sure, but not the one who is omnipresent in every corner of the original three games. A bit less than that, even if it's for a bit

And the thing is, one of the strong points of Ace Attorney that enriches its worldbuilding is having recurring characters. Like even with Lotta or Oldbag, despite being comic reliefs seeing them again gives some reassurance and coziness of its world where you know one day you can meet your old acquaintances again. And it culminates with Edgeworth being one of the forces that sorta guides and reassures Phoenix, romantically ot not, after being saved himself by Wright. But as the source material goes, this is mostly all what Edgeworth was about - one of several people who Phoenix defended and/or helped in some other way along with Maya, Larry, Adrian, Will Powers, Maggey Byrde, Delites and even Godot.

To which the latter games, the marketing (and as a result the fandom, although it's not like I'm personally tired to see 4628279th Edgeworth fanwork on my dash, but I see how someone can be) does a disservise by making Miles kinda overrepresented in the series and merch and everything. It started as early as in JfA when he kinda pushed Franziska aside in her debut game. And then continued with Investigations where he highjacked what was meant to be Ema 's game (not to mention sliiiight changes of his characterization there due to another writer which aggrandized Edgeworth even more despite doing some good stuff with him). And then whatever the heck was his business in DD and SoJ.

So it's always interesting to see takes like OP's, because he ultimately REALLY is some guy actually? Not the most important person in Japanifornian history, or maybe not even most important person in Phoenix's life (well, maybe he is since he defined his views in his childhood, but Maya and Trucy are up there for sure). Besides, it could be curious to think about whether some in-universe Miles aggravation (wank even??) comes from his genuine importance in the series and for Phoenix in particular or this is writers just wiggling red magenta cloth in front of us players to say "See? Your blorbo is there!". Could be both!

i think my ace attorney opinion that could potentially see me crucified in the wrong circles is that i simply do not care about miles edgeworth all that much. i mean he's hilarious and all and i LIKE him but i just don't think he's that interesting. he's just some guy to me

[hadesisqueer]

Volume 8 is coming to an end so here's a summary.

Everyone clowning about a romantic Bumbleby goodbye before they separated.

“If you were one of my men I would have you shot” well there it is.

Tube Weiss and all the memes about it.

SNAKE WITH A MOUSTACHE (Robyn really getting better and better with nicknames).

Fiona, May and Joanna just being amazing.

“Grimm talked” “What?” “GRIMM TALKED”

All the theories and memes about Summer being the Hound that turned out to be half true.

Freezerburn divorce memes.

Pspspspsps.

Nora no-

Lots of Nuts and Dolts moments.

Neath Oum's ominous tweets.

More Robyn Hill nicknames.

“YOU CHEATED YOUR WAY INTO BEACON”

Jaune becoming the most mentally stable person in the whole group after volumes of him being self-destructive? It's more likely than you think.

My entire dash being everyone losing their fucking minds over “Yeah, Ruby”

GIRLS NIGHT OUT.

Rematch between Cinder and Penny. Spoiler: Cinder loses... Again.

Neo deciding to fight against Maria, an old lady.

Neo getting her ass kicked by the old lady.

Everyone losing their fucking minds over the broadcast and the old faces.

MAYA GLYNDA.

The fucking hack. Everyone crying.

The fucking river.

Duct tape Winter looking as hot and as mentally unstable as ever.

More Neath Oum's ominous tweets.

More pspspsps are ya defecting son.

Cinder's backstory and a wave of people writing fics of her being adopted by Qrow or Tai or something guilty here

Oscar and Ozpin deciding to try and spread the seed of doubt.

“I lost my Penny in the tundra” “Harriet there's people that are dying” memes.

Ren's semblance evolution.

Ren calling out everyone.

“You care about your teammates. You're angry. This one doesn't want to be here. This one wants to go home too. You're all full of shit”

Emercury separation.

Canon Trans May Marigold! (it was already canon but it was great to see her talk about it and seeing it be treated in such a natural way).

Whitley :)

Cliff-hanger.

Seven weeks of hiatus. I legit have erased from my memory whatever the fuck happened there.

“This was the tame half” NO SHIT.

The Haunting of Bly Schnee Manor. Same amount of trauma and gayness.

Whitley :) I love this boy so much.

The Schnees are all just too cool.

Ruby and Blake! Having a meaningful conversation!

Oh there's a person inside that thing.

Everyone just going inside a whale.

WHY IS TEAM FNKI THERE.

The return of the sexy genie.

Yang punched Salem. On the boob.

“Her again?” Okay why are you so satisfied.

Me and a good bunch of the fandom crying over Hazel.

PSPSPSPS WORKED EVERYONE EMERALD FINALLY DEFECTED AFTER AROUND SEVEN VOLUMES ROOTING FOR HER.

Bye Whale you will be missed.

Harriet don't snitch.

Watts dissing Cinder even if his tragic backstory was losing the science fair.

Neo being a little shit and everyone laughing about it.

Everyone screaming about the Beeunion.

“But Blake hasn't screamed yet” Shut the fuck up fandom.

“I am the very model of a genocidal general🎶”

PSPSPSPS WORKED AGAIN MARROW DEFECTED AND WINTER SAVED HIS LIFE.

Holy shit Jaune identified a romantic moment.

Ren booped Nora and everyone liked that.

Ruby and Yang being the adorable traumatized sisters they are.

Tsundere Emerald.

Everyone agreeing that Emerald and Oscar are now siblings.

Everyone agreeing that Robyn and Qrow saw Marrow and Winter in the elevator.

Where the fuck is Raven part 183828329

More Neath Oum's ominous tweets.

Everyone making ominous tweets actually.

Everybody going fucking crazy about the thumbnails.

“Blake hasn't screamed yet” Shut the fuck up.

The fight against Ironwood being just pure serotonin compared to the pain we were waiting for.

Winter suddenly becoming an Action Hero.

Penny :)

You know what's better than a sexy genie? Two sexy genies.

EVERYBODY GOES TO VACUO.

Cinder learned the power of friendship and used it for evil. No one expected that.

JACQUES SCHNEE IS DEAD... in the most anticlimatic yet fitting way possible.

Harriet what the fuck are you doing part 183828392

“Do not fall” and Yang took that personally.

BLAKE SCREAMED ARE YOU GUYS HAPPY NOW.

FERAL BLAKE.

All the memes that came after that.

[sunstone-smiles]

HELLO! just got into ace attorney and there’s a lot of stuff BUT i would love to see my man phoenix be a lee hehe

now that’s quite literally all i’m asking here, you can do whoever you want with any context, just anything with lee phoenix if you don’t mind :D

Hello Anon! Yay! That’s great that you’re getting into the series! It’s one of my favorites! I’m currently replaying the Trilogy, so I chose Maya and Pearl for this! I hope you enjoy!

A Spirit Medium's Curse

Series: Ace Attorney

Characters: Phoenix Wright, Maya Fey, Pearl Fey

Words: 1,344

Summary: When Phoenix tries to remove a poster Maya hung in the office, Maya uses any tactic she can to stop him, even if she has to make up a playful curse to do so. Enjoy!

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The edge of a poster droops downward like a wilting flower, revealing its plain white backing as the glass panel that was once flattening it is removed from the wall. With the sleeves of his dress shirt rolled up, Phoenix lifts the see-through plate from the picture frame and carefully leans it against the side of his desk. The ringing sound of glass vibrating and bumping into other solid material makes a bit of a ruckus in the office, which catches Maya’s attention while she watches TV on the couch. She turns herself around and sits on her knees, leaning over the back of the cushions to see Phoenix.

“Nick? What are you doing?” Maya asks after hearing the small commotion of noise.

Phoenix dusts his hands off and stares at the picture on the wall. “I’m taking down the Steel Samurai poster you hung here.”

“What?!” In a flash, Maya launches herself off the couch and dashes over to the lawyer. “Why?!”

“Because it’s not very professional to have it hanging in the office.”

“What’s so unprofessional about the Steel Samurai: Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo! Pearly and I like it. Isn’t that right, Pearly?”

Maya’s little cousin peeks her head over the couch. “Yes! Mystic Maya is showing me these things called reruns of the Steel Samurai! He’s a defender, so he kind of reminds me of you, Mr. Nick!”

“See! Pearly gets it!” Maya gestures towards her.

“Thank you Pearls,” Phoenix says sweetly to the little girl, then narrows his eyes at the older spirit medium, “But I’m still taking the poster down.” Soon after, the lawyer turns his back on her to continue what he was doing.

“Wait, Nick don’t! Or you’ll…um…” Maya tries to think of an explanation, “Or…You’ll be cursed!”

Phoenix glares at her again. “Cursed? Really?” he has to keep himself from rolling his eyes at her attempt at an excuse.

“Uh…Yes!” she proceeds with her lie. “A legend from Kurain Village says that if you go against not one, but two medium’s wishes, a spirit will come to haunt you with its ghostly hands!” Maya waves her arms up and down for a spooky effect.

“Uh huh…Right,” Phoenix responds sarcastically. He completely ignores her reasoning and turns around once more with his arms raised to take down the poster.

“Wait Nick!” Maya yells again in a desperate attempt to stop him. She has to think of something quick, or the poster is history! In a last-ditch effort, she goes with the first idea that pops into her head and shoots her hands forward to tickle his exposed sides. Phoenix immediately yelps and clamps his arms down as giggles start to pour from his mouth. Success! He stopped going for the poster! 

Mayahahaha!” Phoenix wraps his arms around himself and twists his body to try and escape the corner he’s trapped in. “Cuhuhut that ohohout!”

“But I’m not doing this Nick!” Maya feigns innocence with a smile, “I told you, the spirit would come down to curse you! They’re being channeled through me and are using my hands to tickle you for all eternity!”

“I knohohow thahahat’s nohohot true Mayahaha! Quihihit it!” He attempts to shake her away, but Maya shifts next to him and starts wiggling her fingers into the front of his side, causing Phoenix to completely spin around and stumble backwards towards the couch. He grabs the arm of the sofa with one hand to catch himself while he uses his other to try and push her away, but a quick scribble into his ribs sends him toppling over the arm of the seat. Pearl leaps off the piece of furniture right before Phoenix plops into the cushions, and she watches as her older cousin runs to the front of the couch to continue her playful attack on the lawyer.

Maya quickly scribbles back into Phoenix’s sides before he can escape, not giving him a single moment to rest while he returns into a giggling mess. Phoenix kicks his legs and tries to scoot away as far as he can, but his route is ultimately cut off when his head reaches the other, dead end of the couch.

Pearl giggles at them while she watches them play. “That’s why you should always listen to Mystic Maya, Mr. Nick!”

“Exactly!” Maya responds to her cousin and wiggles her hands up towards Phoenix's ribs, making him jump with increased giggles from this new spot. “Come help me, Pearly! Go for Nick’s ribs, he’s really ticklish here!”

“Nohoho! Pehehearls! Dohohon’t listen to heheher!” Phoenix thrashes about as he tries to push Maya away from his weak point.

Pearl pulls up her little sleeve. “Sorry Mr. Nick, but if it makes Mystic Maya happy, then it has to be done!” She trots over to the couch where the flailing Phoenix is and Maya steps out of the way, moving her hands down to his sides, to make room for Pearl.

“Nohoho! Wahahait—AH! Hahaha! Pehehearls!” Phoenix’s laughter rises even higher when her little hands scribble into his ribs, their small size easily gaining access to the ticklish gaps between each of the curved bones. He gently tries to grab the girl’s wrists away to stop her, but a few quick squeezes to his sides by Maya makes him jolt in place and lose his grip on Pearl.

“So Nick, will you leave the poster up?” Maya gives him a smug grin while she claws into his sides.

Phoenix attempts to roll himself into a protective ball. “Buhuhut I dohohon’t wahahant to!” he responds through his giggles like a schoolchild.

“Are you suuure?” Maya smirks and moves one of her hands to tickle his belly, while her other creeps up his side to the lower half of his ribs, only adding on to the tickles that Pearl is already delivering there. Phoenix lets out a little squeal of laughter and quickly curls up his middle to try and shove Maya’s teasing hand away, but he flops back into the cushions and dissolves into giggles when he can’t hold himself up any longer.

“Fihihihine! Fine! Yohohou twohoho win!” Phoenix leans his head back, “Yohohou cahahan keep the pohohoster! Now plehehease stohohop! Hahaha!”

“Deal!” Maya moves her hands away, with Pearl following close behind. Phoenix sinks back into the couch as his chest rises and falls, placing a hand on his stomach to relax his previously attacked center. The assistant puts her hands behind her back and tips her weight forward to lean over him with a smile. “See? That wasn’t so hard now was it?”

Phoenix slowly turns his head towards her while he catches his breath. “You can…be a real pain sometimes…you know that?” 

“I know,” she grins, “But you still care about me.”

“Mr. Nick! Don’t be mean to Mystic Maya! Or we’ll have to punish you again!” Pearl chimes in with a determined look.

Phoenix’s eyes go wide and he immediately sits up. “No! No! I’ve had enough for one day!”

Maya chuckles. “We’ll let him off the hook this time, Pearly. But only if he finishes straightening the poster in its rightful spot.”

The lawyer sighs and rolls his eyes. “Yeah, yeah. I’m on it…” 

He gets up off the cushions and heads towards his desk while the two girls take over the couch again to continue watching TV. With extra caution, he smooths out the curved edges of the poster so that it’s completely flat, then lifts up the plate of glass to place it into the frame. Once the fragile piece is secured, he takes a step back to look at his finished handiwork. 

As the Steel Samurai in its iconic pose stares back at him, Phoenix suddenly understands the significance of why it belongs in the office. He glances over at the girls on the couch, smiling as they cheer on the heroic warrior on the television screen. The Steel Samurai poster may not be completely professional, but it does remind him of the good times he’s able to have with friends like them.

[mayamelodyegg]

hes so talented

[gunterfan1992]

Episode Review: ‘Together Again’ (Distant Lands, Ep. 3)

Airdate: May 20, 2021

Story by: Jack Pendarvis, Kate Tsang, Hanna K. Nyström, Christina Catucci, Jesse Moynihan, Adam Muto

Storyboarded by: Hanna K. Nyström, Anna Syvertsson, Iggy Craig, Maya Petersen, Serena Wu

Directed by: Miki Brewster (supervising), Sandra Lee (art)

Across Adventure Time’s ten season run, the show explored a bevy of “mature” themes and story ideas—topics, like love, sexuality, depression, and grieving. The show also touched upon death, but the emphasis was usually placed on the emotional toll of a loved one dying, not really what happens when you die. We knew there were Dead Worlds and Death. We knew that there was reincarnation. But how does it all fit together? What does it mean? How does it work?

With “Together Again,” we finally have many of the answers.

This special opens with a marvelous fake-out episode simply called “Finn & Jake,” that sees the two steal a magical cartoon of 50-flavor ice cream before rescuing Turtle Princess and LSP from the clutches of the villainous Ice King. This is all deliberately anachronistic and over the top. Ice King is back to his season one ways, Finn has both arms, and he is still wielding his golden sword that he lost in season two’s “The Real You.” There’s lolrandom dialogue and silly monsters; it’s like a parody of seasons 1-2. But then, this adventure starts to get all wonky, and in time Finn realizes that he is in a some sort of trance or illusion: one that ends with Jake being buried in the ground. Suddenly, Finn awakens from his reverie. He’s an old man. And he’s dead. We’re then presented with a new title card that lets us know the episode is actually called “Finn & Jake Are Dead.”

Holy Glob! They actually went there.

Turns out Jake died years before Finn, so naturally Finn is super excited to see his best bud. But something’s wrong—he cannot find Jake!! They planned to spend eternity together. But all that Finn can find is his very own psychopomp, Mr. Fox (voiced by Tom Herpich, whose purposefully stilted line readings are the epitome of delightful). Finn rightfully assumes that Jake is in a different Dead World, and so, being the ball of spunk and energy that he is, he demands to meet with Death, only to discover that there’s a New Death in town (voiced by Chris Fleming). The episode eventually explains that New Death was the son of Death and Life, and after New Death killed his father, he became the sovereign of the afterlife. New Death hates his job and decides to just blow up all the Dead Worlds so he doesn’t have to deal with it all. (I won’t get too much into the details here, because there would be a lot of story to parse out.)

Finn soon learns that Jake has reached nirvana in the 50th Dead World, where there is nothing but peace and serenity. Finn nevertheless tracks down Jake, pulls him from paradise, but in doing so, accidentally lets New Death in, who promptly obliterates Elysium, sending all the enlightened souls—including those from different levels of the afterlife—to the 1st Dead World. This gronks up the afterlife, temporarily halting the reincarnation process.

Well, Finn and Jake are rightfully ticked, and so they haunt the material plane looking for Princess Bubblegum. She’s not home (more on that later), but Peppermint Butler is! After Ghost Finn and Ghost Jake explain the situation, Peppermint Butler tells them what to do: They need to find Life and explain the situation. The duo manage just that, and Life is rightfully angry that her kid has stopped the transmigration of souls. After Life gives Finn a McGuffin sword that can hurt Death, Finn and Jake return to his abode. A brawl ensues wherein we learn that New Death has been possessed… by none other than that spirit of the Lich.

That’s right, it’s the Lich! He’s back, and boy is he evil.

The Lich explains that by possessing Death, he can destroy the afterlife, thereby destroying a key aspect of reality. Naturally, Finn and Jake are not cool with this, and they engage in combat. After Mr. Fox grabs the McGuffin sword and uses it to annihilate the Lich and New Death, he is proclaimed the New New Death and sets everything right. Finn is slated to be reincarnated, and Jake is slated to return to the 50th Dead World where he and Finn will one day be reunited. As Finn is pulled into the wheel of souls, Jake suddenly decides to go back with Finn, too, “Just for fun.” The episode ends with a card letting us know that the episode is neither called “Finn & Jake” nor “Finn & Jake Are Dead.” Instead, it is “Finn and Jake Are Together Again.”

As they say, “And there wasn’t a dry eye in the place.”

If you were to tell me several years ago that the last episode to star Finn and Jake would revolve around them dying, I think I would’ve been upset. Not simply sad, but rather frustrated because “they all died” can feel like a cheap ending. But with “Together Again,” it all works. And a large reason that it works is because the show goes all in with their ideas. Finn and Jake don’t magically leap back into their old life (no, no, they very much do bite the dust). Instead, the special emphasizes the cyclical nature of life through the transmigration of souls. The episode ends with a beautiful scene of Finn and Jake, bound together as soul-brothers, being reborn into a new, mysterious (possibly Ooo 1000+?) world. It’s both aesthetically and emotionally pleasing; it doesn’t feel off the way over finales might. This is right. This is the way life works. “Round and round as nature goes,” and all that jazz.

I loved the series explanation of how death works. It seems that souls land in a specific Dead World, where they ‘marinate’ for a bit, presumably being rewarded or punished based on their life in our meat reality. After a time, they are then reborn. This process repeats, with each soul reaching higher and higher levels of enlightenment until they hit nirvana, which is the 50th Dead World. So in a sense, Adventure Time has a roughly Buddhist cosmology with a dash of Greco-Roman mythos thrown in for flavor. (As to what happens after a soul stays in the 50th Dead World for a long period is anyone’s guess, but I’d speculate that when all the souls in the multiverse have been purified and land in the 50th Dead World, they will all collapse into one another and form one perfect Monad. Perhaps this is the sphere of perfection that the beings who merged into Matthew thought they were connecting to? Who knows! It’s anyone’s guess!) I was a little disappointed that we didn’t get to see who Death, Prismo, Life, etc.’s boss was, but perhaps that’s a mystery better left up to the imagination!

One minor thing that I loved about this special was the number of characters who made cameos as well as all the callbacks that were made to previous episodes. Regarding the former: Finn and Jake’s canine family show up (including the oft-forgotten Jermaine!), as do Tree Trunks and her myriad husbands. Tiffany plays a major role in all these shenanigans as a “death cop” of all things. There is a delightful rogues gallery stuck in the 1st Dead World (including, among others, Maja, Sharon from “The Gut Grinder,” and Wyatt). In the 50th we find Ghost Princess and Clarence happily at peace next to Booshy, the weird spirit mentioned in the Pen Ward classic “High Strangeness.” As far as callbacks go, perhaps my favorite is the clap (from “James Baxter the Horse”) that Jake taught to Finn in case they ever do get separated in the afterlife. And of course, there are myriad references made to “Death in Bloom,” the episode that planted the seed for what this would grow into.

Going into the special suspecting that it would involve Death, I was curious how they were going to handle Miguel Ferrer’s character. (In case a reader is not aware, Ferrer played Death in episodes like “Death in Bloom” and “Betty,” but he sadly passed away a few years ago). The producers’ choice to feature him in a non-speaking cameo—despite playing a relatively significant role in the story—was wise; I’m not sure if I can articulate the exact reasons, but something about his role felt appropriate and not gross, as some post-mortem memorials can be. Speaking of which, the wonderful, lovely Polly Lou Livingston was featured for the last time in this episode as Tree Trunks, happily in heaven with her literal harem of husbands. It was funny, it really was, and I’m sure that Polly Lou would’ve gotten a kick out of seeing it on screen. (Also, this is a pro-Tree Trunks safe space. Any Tree Trunks haters will be chucked into the 1st Dead World with Wyatt.)

The biggest mystery in this whole thing, for me at least, is the question of Princess Bubblegum and Marceline. Several years ago, I wrote an essay about what could’ve happened to them in the Ooo 1000+ universe. I speculated that they peaced out and left Ooo behind. In this special, neither Bubblegum nor Marceline are to be found in the Candy Kingdom—Peppermint Butler seems to be the one in charge, given that he is now wearing Bubblegum’s crown. Likewise, the duo aren’t anywhere in the Dead Worlds either. Maybe the two of them skipped town and got a duplex in the Nightosphere? Who knows… I just want my favorite gals to be OK!

All things considered, “Together Again” was a marvel: An episode that managed to feel like a series finale even more than “Come Along with Me” already did without taking away from the series itself. An episode that managed to make the idea of dying funny. An episode that brought back the Lich in a way that wasn’t forced. An episode that made Mr. Fox the New New Death. An episode that gave us a beautiful ending to Finn and Jake’s story… as well as the beautiful beginning to a new one. I said it on Twitter, and I’ll say it again here: “Together Again” was the end of a sentence in a book with infinite pages. Truly, the fun will never end.

Mushroom War evidence: Everything takes place in the Dead Worlds, so not really. Perhaps a more eagle-eyed viewer can inform us...

Final Grade: That’s right, I’m gonna do it...

Post-script, I actually messaged Jesse Moynihan to ask about his writing credit. He told me that it was for an unused story idea that he had developed. I’m not certain, but I’ll bet it was a part of the cancelled TV movie they were trying to make during season 5, since that would’ve seen Finn and Orgalorg journey to the various Dead Worlds.

[danganronpedits-archived]

hi! may i request a kin matchup? any source is fine! i'm an infp (mediator) and very empathetic; i get along better with animals than with people. i'm honest to a fault and open about my feelings, which may come across as blunt to some people, and i hate liars. i can be a tad too trusting at times, though, which usually lands me in a lot of trouble. finally, i'm autistic and i have many, many interests that i can't seem to get over... i hope this is enough, thank you!

grrr you sound so nice... yep! that info is plenty, and you can absolutely request a kin matchup, anon! let’s go ahead and get to it !! just a warning, though... this one gets long.

first off, from danganronpa, i match you with...

ryota mitarai!

honestly, i bounced around a lot on this one. first i said gundham, then gonta, then tenko, then kiibo... so now we’ve landed up here at ryota, who, um... i hope you’re okay with him being from the anime. i can’t really put my finger on why my thoughts kept landing on him, but you just- the way you type has such a ryota vibe to it. you know? so, hear me out. i think that ryota definitely shares the introvert trait with you, as he’s somewhat asocial, and art is a pretty ideal introvert’s activity. i think that he is very empathetic, or at least tries to be, though he can get a little stuck in his own head sometimes- but i think you can relate to that with your bluntness about your feelings. ryota does try very hard to be kind to others, and this shows with how determined he is to craft the hope-anime, as he says several times that his genuine motivation behind making the video was to make the world a better place. however, i do think that he could get along with animals better than people, as he is very timid and lacks self-confidence, as well as lacking a will to socialise. while i’m not calling you a recluse, ryota was also a shut in for a lot of his early life, which... isn’t the best for your social skills, to put it short. he would get along with animals better because he just- struggles to get along with people. it’s not that he’s a bad person, but he’s not good with his words- and animals don’t need words.

i think that although he doesn’t like liars, thanks to that overwhelming sense of justice he has, ryota can get tunnel vision on what he wants to do and will accidentally lie, in a sense? the way he lets the imposter take his place. in my eyes, that’s more a borderline lie, than actually trying to maliciously deceive others. he is very honest about his feelings, as whenever junko is initially disinterested in anime, he insists that it’s an important part of their culture. cue the waifu line. i generally got the blunt vibe from him, as he’s not afraid to show what he’s feeling, even if it can come off as rude or like he’s disinterested in others ("I don't have time to be buddy-buddy with everyone. I... I need to create anime." -the wiki). he also is rather trusting in junko, as he doesn’t seem to really catch onto what junko’s ulterior motive is, even as he witnesses her casual violence. while i’m not sure if ryota is neurodivergent or not, he definitely has an enormous interest in anime that i can’t see him getting over for a while. plus, anime/animation is a very broad genre, and i can see him being very interested in other aspects of the field as well- such as the stories, art in general, and character design.

second off, from bang dream(bandori), i match you with...

hina hikawa!

...though mayu suzumoto and yoshiki kishinuma from corpse party are close seconds! i don’t think you have her exact same vibe, but i still think you and hina are very similar! i think that while hina is rather cheerful, she can be more introverted as she... generally just doesn’t seem like the biggest fan of other people. i’d also say she gets along with animals better than them, which will be expanded upon later. hina is very intelligent, and she tends to find the people around her interesting because she doesn’t understand their feelings or actions. while i think that she does diverge from you here, she is very much learning empathy through the other members of pastel palettes- it’s small, but i’d argue that in the mole person event story, she’s much more understanding of the others’ concerns than she was at the beginning of the pastel*palettes’ band story. she is very honest and blunt, and can even accidentally insult others, which is... shown many a time. she’ll casually say that aya is kind of an airhead, and that she originally joined pastel*palettes to kill time. this... definitely borders on blunt. she tries to be nice, i’d argue, and is encouraging and supportive overall despite this- the way you seem. she’s both candid and kind, which is something i think you can relate to!

i think that hina does dislike liars- or rather, they would be the complete opposite of her. beside boring people, i think she would dislike those that don’t have anything truthful to say about themselves the most. hina likes teasing aya, because aya is truthful in who she is and always has a genuine reaction. she also gets bothered whenever chisato is hiding something from the group, i’d say partly because she didn’t know what it was. even with maya in the halloween escape room event story, she went ahead and pointed out how maya was ‘obviously’ the mastermind behind it all, and maya fessed up. hina can typically predict that stuff, liars would just be getting in the way of the truth- at least, that’s how i see her. i think she can be rather trusting, though, as she let the mastermind-maya lead them through the haunted house(even if it might have been hazardous), and in general has lots of faith in herself, as well as the people around her. i think this is partially because she’s around very honest people like aya, but it still shows in her relationships with people like ran and misaki. um... like ryota, i do headcanon her as neurodivergent! plus, she also has several interests. these include volleyball, astronomy, extraterrestrial/supernatural life and cryptids, aromatic oils(she makes them), and of course guitar!

and lastly, from my little pony, i match you with...

twilight sparkle!

so... thanks to my friend @packoradical for helping me out with this one! she was the one that suggested twilight to me, and i completely agree! first off, similar vibes, second off, i think that twilight at the very least has the i, f, and p parts down of her mbti type. she is very empathetic and tries really hard to understand others, growing from her asocial self that she was at the beginning of the series. to take it literally, i think she had a lot of trouble in the human world at first. however, i think that getting along with animals more than people can also apply to her in the equestrian world- after all, spike was her closest friend before she moved to ponyville, and even then her friendship with the mane six had to develop before she really got along with all of them. in my eyes, spike has always been closest to her at the end of the day. while twilight can be a bit reserved at times, there are plenty of times where her feelings are clear and obviously known. this can be seen as early as in the first episode, where she actively chooses to sleep instead of try to hang out with the other ponyville residents, to the equestria girls movies where she’s... very obviously awkward and uncomfortable with her new situation, to her varied irritation and panic when it comes to villains like tirek and chrysalis.

i’d also argue that twilight hates liars- she doesn’t take kindly to being deceived or misinformed(see the entire chrysalis-cadence arc, her distrust of discord after his first antagosism, and the claims about zecora in bridle gossip), but she can also be too trusting.. once again, seeing the chrysalis-cadence arc. this is mostly not to disrupt the peace, as she can catch onto that sort of thing, but tries to dismiss it as her own protectiveness or paranoia. i think you could find yourself maybe relating to the latter! i do headcanon twilight as neurodivergent, just like the others... though that’s just a headcanon(maybe it’s canon and i don’t know?), and she does have many interests and developed skills, as displayed over the show! for example, she’s really into the indiana-jones like daring do book series, studies magic intensely, has an interest in (equestria’s, specifically) history, and acts as a teacher to several characters! they’re all very studies and stereotypically introvert hobbies, but she still does a lot of different things!

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call me minecraft, cause it’s time for minor matchups! that made no sense, sorry. from danganronpa, there are a lot, you also remind me strongly of kiibo, gundham tanaka, and tenko chabashira, as well as somewhat of mahiru koizumi, seiko kimura, and gonta gokuhara! from kakegurui, you remind me a bit of yumeko jabami. from corpse party, you also reminded me very strongly of yoshiki kishinuma, strongly of seiko shinohara, and somewhat of ayumi shinozaki! from mario, you remind me somewhat of luigi. from bang dream, you also remind me of yukina mintaro, ran mitake, and tae hanazono. lastly, from my little pony, you also remind me a bit of fluttershy, scootaloo, and rainbow dash.

alright, there we go! um... sorry, this is like... a whole essay i wrote. hope this was okay though, anon, and i’m so sorry it took so long to post! if you need any info changed, just let me know!

-mod tsu (idk what shift but let’s go with tsumugi to be safe)

[bangdreaming]

Bandori Customer Questionnaire

We have been given another questionnaire to fill in! You can either access it via in the in-game news through this button:

Or click here! Remember to fill it out, as you’ll be able to suggest more cover songs! Also, the questions are slightly different from the last survey, so you might want to check out our translations if you’re unsure about some parts!

Translations for the questions under the cut!

Question 1: What’s your player ID? (If it’s filled automatically, you can leave it as is.)

Question 2: Who’s your favorite band?

Question 3: Who’s your second favorite band?

Question 4: Who are your favorite characters, up to three people?

Kasumi

Tae

Rimi

Saaya

Arisa

Ran

Moca

Himari

Tomoe

Tsugumi

Aya

Hina

Chisato

Maya

Eve

Yukina

Sayo

Lisa

Ako

Rinko

Kokoro

Kaoru

Hagumi

Kanon

Misaki

None in particular.

Question 5: What difficulty is the most enjoyable in the game?

Question 6: What cover songs made you want to play Bandori or which ones you like to play the most?

Sorairo Days

Alchemy

Hikaru Nara

Little Busters!

Seikai wa Hitotsu! Janai!!

Tentai Kansoku

God knows…

only my railgun

Senbonzakura

Kimi Janakya Dame Mitai

Melancholic

GLAMOROUS SKY

DAYS

Karma

Butter-Fly

Don’t say “lazy”

great escape

Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan

READY STEADY GO

Redo

Pride Kakumei

Imagination

secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~

Dream Parade

Sobakasu

MOON PRIDE

Fuwa Fuwa Time

Hanamaru Pippi wa Yoiko Dake

Sekai wa Koi ni Ochiteiru

Happy Synthesizer

SAKURA Skip

Miku Miku ni Shite Ageru

Kimagure Romantic

Fantastic future

Soul Refrain

Hacking to the Gate

ETERNAL BLAZE

Guren no Yumiya

The Everlasting Guilty Crown

Red fraction

Shin Ai

A Cruel Angel’s Thesis

This game

Believe in my existence

Six Trillion Years and Overnight Story

Sugar Song to Bitter Step

1, 2 Fanclub

Silhouette

Happy Summer Wedding

Himawari no Yakusoku

Romeo

Koi wa Chaos no Shimobe Nari

Dragon Night

fantastic dreamer

Hare Hare Yukai

Taiyou wa Iwaku Moeyo Chaos

None in particular.

Question 7: Please tell us any songs you’d like us to cover in the future. (Multiple suggestions are okay.)

Question 8: Please tell us any artists you’d like us to cover in the future. (Multiple suggestions are okay.)

Question 9: Please tell us any content, animation, or game you want us to collaborate with in the future. (Multiple suggestions are okay.)

Question 10: Please tell us up to 3 event stories that you liked.

Sakura Blooming Party!

Connecting Thoughts, Incomplete Song

Happy Phantom Thief and the Luxury Cruise 

Rimi’s Gift of Song

Searching for Stars

As Evening Clears

Run Away Rabbits!

Past Aspirations & Pastel Futures

The Impromptu Wedding Dress

Don’t leave me, Lisa!!!!

Wish Upon a Tanzaku

Tomoe SOS! Ako’s Grand Nursing Operation

When the Flowers Bloom

Happy Summer Vacation!

Overlapping Beats: The Fireworks Festival

The 6th Member of Afterglow

The Name of the Rose that Blooms in Eden

Hello, My Happy World

Pasupare Expedition: Idol Conquerors of a Deserted Island

In My Heart, It’s Always Halloween!

Umbrella for the Sudden Autumn Rain

The Teary Smile Anchor

Mismatched!? Silly Sweets Classroom 

Welcome to Eve’s Home Party

Someday, My Words Will Reach You ~Lisa’s Lyrics~

HAPPY Poppin’ Xmas

Azure, Sparkle Like a Star

Little Smile Step

New Year, Foreboding Fortune

FUN! FUN! CiRCLING FIVESTAR!

Neo Fantasy Online -The Journey-

Dotabata Happy Valentine

My First Winter Sports!?

What a Wonderful World!

A White Day Musical Basked in a Fleeting Fragrance

Backstage Pass

Dash! A Journey in the Evening Shadows

Freshly Blooming Largo

My Spirit Won’t Yield, Burning Bushido

Fair and Square! Fluffy Character Championship

Double Rainbow

Girls Anthology

Neo-Aspect

Beatin’ in the Rain

The Cursed Well and the School’s Ghost

Once More Luminous

On Sunday, We Got Separated at the Park

None in Particular

Question 11: Please tell us up to 3 costume designs, and event gachas that you liked. (The bolded terms are gacha names for the respective events.)

Sakura Blooming Party! (Hanasakigawa’s Sakura)

Connecting Thoughts, Incomplete Song (A Songstress Awakens)

Happy Phantom Thief and the Luxury Cruise (Detective Kokoro)

Rimi’s Gift of Song (Presents for You)

Searching for Stars (Starlight Journey)

As Evening Clears (Memories of Scarlet Skies)

Run Away Rabbits! (Tea Time in Wonderland)

Past Aspirations & Pastel Futures (White Beginnings)

The Impromptu Wedding Dress (Wedding Day)

Don’t leave me, Lisa!!!! (Elegant Roses)

Wish Upon a Tanzaku (Twinkling Milky Way)

Tomoe SOS! Ako’s Grand Nursing Operation (Rockin’ Nurse)

When the Flowers Bloom (Flowers and Butterflies)

Happy Summer Vacation! (Ocean-blue Summer Skies)

Overlapping Beats: The Fireworks Festival (Kira Kira! Starmine)

The 6th Member of Afterglow (Haunted High Schooooool!!!!!)

The Name of the Rose that Blooms in Eden (Sonata of Blue & Crimson)

Hello, My Happy World (MISAKI in da house!!!)

Pasupare Expedition: Idol Conquerors of a Deserted Island (Doki Doki!? Idol Survivor)

In My Heart, It’s Always Halloween! (One Night Magic)

Umbrella for the Sudden Autumn Rain (Rainy Blue Rose)

The Teary Smile Anchor (Cheerful! Sports Festival)

Mismatched!? Silly Sweets Classroom (Sweet Suite)

Welcome to Eve’s Home Party (Natural Wind)

Someday, My Words Will Reach You ~Lisa’s Lyrics~ (The Sunset’s Smiling Star)

HAPPY Poppin’ Xmas (Bright Chrismas)

Azure, Sparkle Like a Star (Frosty Twinkle Blue)

Little Smile Step (Polar Aurora)

New Year, Foreboding Fortune (Sunrise of Youthfulness)

FUN! FUN! CiRCLING FIVESTAR! (Shining Dream Stage)

Neo Fantasy Online -The Journey- (Our Party’s Journey)

Dotabata Happy Valentine (Heart-rending Chocolate)

My First Winter Sports!? (White Snow Fairy)

What a Wonderful World! (Pastel＊Bloom Girls)

A White Day Musical Basked in a Fleeting Fragrance (The Beauty of a Noble White)

Backstage Pass (GIRLS BAND LIFE!)

Dash! A Journey in the Evening Shadows (Rockin' Western Girl)

Freshly Blooming Largo (~Newly Composed Score~ Melodious)

My Spirit Won’t Yield, Burning Bushido (Samurai Hearts for Troubled Times)

Fair and Square! Fluffy Character Championship (Fuwa Fuwa Gao! Happy Monster)

Double Rainbow (Sparkling Momentary Bridge)

Girls Anthology (Go Go Stoooooria!)

Neo-Aspect (Melodious Gears)

Beatin’ in the Rain (Roaring Rimshot)

The Cursed Well and the School’s Ghost (Hard-Boiled Detective)

Once More Luminous (Colorful Radiant Road)

On Sunday, We Got Separated at the Park (Tanabata Nostalgia)

None in Particular

Question 12: Please tell us any additional features you would like to be added or existing features you would like improved.

Question 13: What is your age?

Question 14: What’s your gender?

Male

Female

Question 15: What is your occupation?

Civil servant

Management / Company Executive

Employee

Self Employed / Freelance

Part-Time Job

Housewife / Husband

Student

Unemployed

Others

Question 16: Please tell us about your business field.

None in particular. (Students, etc.)

Manufacturing (Machinery / Electric)

Manufacturing (Material / Chemical / Food / Other)

General Trading Company / Specialized Trading Company

Medical

Finance

Construction / Real Estate

Consulting / Research / Professional Office

Personnel Service / Call Center

Internet / Advertising / Media

Retail

Food Service

Transportation / Logistics

Communication (Carrier, etc.)

Energy (Electric, gas, etc.)

Travel / Accommodation / Leisure

Security / Cleaning

Barber / Beauty / Esthetics

Education

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Minig

Public Corporations / Government Agencies

Other

Question 17: Please tell us where you live.

Last option is “Overseas / Other.”

Question 18: How did you first hear about GBP?

From friends / acquaintances

SNS (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

TVCM (Iitoyo Marie ver.)

WEBCM (HIKAKIN x Fischers’ ver.)

WEBCM (Iitoyo Marie x Fischers’ ver.)

WEBCM (Iitoyo Marie x Hatsune Miku ver.)

CM (aside from the mentioned ones)

Internet Advertisements

Magazine / Web Articles

Transport Advertisement / Other Advertisement

Bandori! Live

Bandori! Anime

Bandori! Short Anime

App Store / Google Play

Other

Question 19: Please tell us why you started playing Bandori. (Multiple choices are okay.)

Bandori’s Illustrations and Graphics

Because I like rhythm games in general

Was already a fan of the Bandori! anime

I liked the Original songs

I was able to play the cover songs that I knew in the game

The game gives out a vibe that it would be fun even if I didn’t make in-game purchases.

I was attracted by the story

Voice Actors that I like voiced characters in the game

Nothing in particular (I don’t remember)

Other

Question 20: Please tell us the games you usually play.

Question 21: Please tell us the average amount of money you spend on games in a month.

I don’t spend money.

Less than 1,000 yen.

1,000 ~ 5,000 yen.

5,000 ~ 10,000 yen.

10,000 ~ 50,000 yen.

More than 50,000 yen.

Question 22: Please tell us how you like to spend your free time. (Multiple choices are okay.)

Games / Manga / Anime / Internet

Live / Event

Reading / Movies

Music / Musical Instruments / Photography / Creative Activity

Exercise / Sports

Car / Motorcycle

Gambling

Television

Shopping

Cooking / Handicraft / Sewing

Spending Time with Friends, Family, or Partners

Traveling / Going Out

Question 23: Please tell us any media platforms that you regularly use. (Multiple choices are okay.)

TV

YouTube

Twitter

Instagram

Summary Sites

Game Walkthrough Sites

Nico Nico Douga

Facebook

AbemaTV

Pixiv

None in particular

Other

Question 24: Finally, if you have comments or requests for us or a message for the management team, please feel free to write it down.

[forgottenfriendshiprpg]

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[misteriums-blog]

        the beginning of a new tragedy... or farce.         the victim of a golden curse lies in the dwelling of a user of false alchemy.         a man from afar falls to a golden curse, and a woman from afar cries in grief.         the woman is captured, her dark trial begins, the fiery pit will cleanse all her sins.

     they all say there is no changing fate, but luke - no, not just him, but he and the professor, they’re doing everything in their power to do just that, and they won’t take no for an answer. one clue in the letter they find and the professor, brilliant as ever, thinks of a shining idea to get to the alchemist’s house in time. soon enough, they’re both on separate horses ( and gosh, he’s never made such a nervous promise to return them home after in his life ), and they dash to the location they desperately need -- an unstoppable plan that luke follows just as well as normal.

     ...that’s what he’d like to say was wholly true, anyways. sure, he arrives somewhere, which is completely better than nowhere. as he secures the horse, though, he realizes that it all seems so unfamiliar: the houses, the construction, especially what looks like some dark... haunting ... utterly surrounded castle.. and, god, when did he lose the professor? how could he have been so caught up in the ride that they’d gotten split, and how could he never even hear a cry out to him or otherwise? what if he’d taken a wrong turn, and he’d gotten lost, and --

     ( oh, snap out of it, luke ! didn’t you face a castle with [..sure, fake] vampires in it for three times as long as this? you’ll be fine ! miss maya and mister wright’s lives are in danger, and a gentleman can’t just leave lives in harm’s way, ever ! so just get a grip and-- )

     and just as his thoughts tell him to, he runs up the front steps and knocks, yells as loud as he can. “ Hey, isn’t someone in here?! Anyone? Isn’t -- is this even close to the alchemist’s house? My friends -- one of them’s going to be cursed and I don’t know if I took a wrong turn somewhere but they’re both in danger and I just - ” all his knocking ceases - stress, exhaustion, the door opening, something that he can’t tell in that moment - his voice shakes, and for that moment, he’s silent.

     if all fails, anyways, then maybe he can just leave and search for the path back himself. or wake up. or realize this is a dream. or just anything else.

@alchemicalvariable​ || starter call !