#this scene is so soooooft

[01432853]

You should eat more. This way your wounds can heal faster. I'll be fine after I have some tonic food.

[foxesonstilts]

they’re his dads, your honour 😭

[captainmera]

Hi there Mera

French guy here and have been hooked on "Golden brother" for a month and a half or so. It is SO good. Really. Like...it scratches an itch about Hunter as a traumatized character (as well as the others, but hunter's ma boi), not too angsty not too hopeful. And those soooooft and wholesome moments between him and Willow or the crew at large (loved the wolf pack analogy he has w/ Camilla)...URRRGH 100% melts my heart, especially with your drawings of the scenes (the ear caress and the "tenderly hold my face" 😭😭😭)

I hope it continues well, and that you get a bit of rest between all you works, you rock !

(woo this got wordy, sorry in advance)

THANK YOU!!!!!🥺💖💚🙌🙇🙏💗💛💝❤️🌻💚🦭💖✨️🥲💗💛

A month and a half holy crap

[1982brucespringsteen]

👀

[izukukuzi]

WHO WANTS TO PARTAKE IN SHOJI/SHOUJI SIMPING HOUR WITH ME????

[midshipmank]

don’t think about how Kira’s entire family died during the Occupation, don’t think about how she’s been an orphan for most of her life, don’t think about how unused to having a family she is, don’t think about it, do not think about it,

[floweryotter]

I'M LIVID

my live reaction to That Scene

[ambrostikal]

SONIC 2 IS ON PARAMOUNT+ NOW, I’VE SEEN IT AND I LOVED IT

And I’m now open to any and all movie blogs :>

I’m sad I got spoiled on Shadow being the end credits scene, but it was still really cool to see.

Team Sonic being the Wachowski fam’s children now is so wholesome I’m soooooft. And side note but I just...still love how Tom and Maddie’s relationship isn’t portrayed in a toxic manner. I’ve seen so much bs about interracial couples through the years so it’s super nice dhgskgkgk

[kingreywrites]

(i don’t remember if i already asked this or not so sorry if i’m sending this twice) do you have any more nightmare fic recs?

Oh sorry I did receive your first ask, I simply forgot!! Thank you for reminding me! Sadly I don't have nearly enough New Dream nightmare fics to rec but here are some I like:

[Once again be mindful of the tags!]

here in this light by hannamoon

Heal What Has Been Hurt by @ink-and-moonbeams

(I know I put these in the last fic rec but you don't know all the facts which is I love them)

This fic by @ink-and-moonbeams

(the comfort here is so soft i really love it 🥺)

The Nightmare by Lady Greenbrier

(it's about Rapunzel having recurrent nightmares and it has like, angst and new dream being soft)

Dreams of Loss by SingingIntrovert

(i especially love the nightmare part fhsjsks)

This fic by @gleamful-lanterns

(this is so soooooft i love it sm 😭💖)

A Month and Three Days by Enchantable

(EUGENE NIGHTMARE 👀 and i love this fic a whole lot i'm glad i was able to find it again!! IT'S VERY GOOD)

'Everything I hate about myself you taught me!' by UnicornOfTheSun

(It deals with Rapunzel's trauma about Gothel which is always great!!)

Beautiful Nightmares by sheep1215

(this is really incredible!! it has both Eugene and Rapunzel angst and the end is really soft 🥺)

Nightmares by Morganalafay

(This one is a bit different because it focuses on The Queen (pre-series) but it deals with Eugene and Rapunzel having nightmares too and is a really nice fic!!)

That's... about it, but here are three (3!) bonuses:

Chapter 33 of What You Don't Know by Airplane

(This nightmare scene lives in my head rent free... there's a whole fic around it though which is why it's a bonus only!)

New Dream by Kris Harold

(this isn't a nightmare fic sorry but it has the same vibes because they're sleepy and talking about their traumas fhsjsks it's a cool fic so might as well rec it to you!!)

Vigilant Heart by good ol' me

(Sorry for the self promo but it is a nightmare fic!)

I'm sure I'm missing some, but I hope that helped! 🥰

[speakergame]

wanted to pop back in after yelling about the liam line to say that i also absolutely Loved the azalea scenes!!! she’s so cute- the scene with her telling speaker to take a break and the one of them finding old photographs were both so CUTE !!!!!! she is Too Much when she tripped while fleeing the scene embarrassed i djdjsjsnksk spare hand in marriage queen??? 💍💍🤏😔 and sebastian’s interactions with a shy!mc were so soooooft!!!!!! anyway i just want to make sure you know i loved absolutely everything !!!!!!!! 💝💝💝💝

thank you! 💙💙💙 Az is a sweetheart and I’m so happy to see her getting some love too! Li and Sebastian tend to hog the spotlight because they’re both big personalities, but I love Azalea and her puns and the way she flusters at the slightest hint of romantic attention 🥰

[221bshrlocked]

Haha ok ok I guess I’ll be eye contact anon. I totally understand I bet you could go on and on about him being in others’ personal space, bc I know I could 😳. Additionally, I agree about what you said about his humility. it is actually a quality of his that makes him that much more attractive, he is so humble and it just shows how much he deserves his success and the love he receives. I wanna give him all my love 🥺 PS what you wrote about the coat aka the premiere aka The Car Scene...fucking genius. You have me on the edge of my seat

Eye contact anon it is. I love how we’re just not doing subtlety with these names, not that I was trying to be subtle to begin with. Anyway...yes humility. Super attractive on humans especially the ones that, for lack of a better word, have the “right” to be proud (you get me this isn’t what I’m actually saying). And it looks sooooo good on Pedrito because this man is just the whole package. I remember there is this other interview (yes i watch episodes for him all day long) with Halle Barry where he’s asked what it’s like to be a big deal and he frowns and just says “you’re going to tell me i’m a big deal while i’m sitting next to halle barry???” and then he says that he doesn’t think he’s a celebrity because he’s just a guy doing his job and ughhhhhhh babyyyyy you is kind, you is smart, you is pretty.

As for the coat aka premiere aka car scene....you’re welcome. I killed myself while writing it too because a girl could dream.

His hair looks so soooooft. I’m in love yall.

[waroftheposes]

I really appreciate how SOFT they are together. The classroom scene in season 1 is one of my favorites because it's so soft and sweet. I often joke that Ander's got a magnet on his forehead that connects to Omar because he's always gotta bury his face somewhere on him and its soooooft.

hahaha yeah they are very soft it’s true this is why we love them

[trickkombowerskru]

Can I ask some question? Like, Henry look like bad guy but many of hc he was so soooooft (uwu) in IT movie he was so cruel like if he can kill everyone in front of him,he would do it, So I’m curious ‘Why Henry in hc didn’t look so mean like the movie’ (I’m sorry if I miss something about Henry that you told before & sorry for my english it not my first language. Thanks!! Love your work💓

Well Henry is definitely a douche and a bad guy I try to write him on the outside as just that, but if he's been with a girlfriend for a few months around her he'll soften up his edges a tiny bit. Plus he is always vulnerable after any encounter with Butch as shown by the actual only scene they left in about it in the movie, but also especially in the deleted scenes. So coming to his girlfriend after one of those experiences is like the actual ONLY time for really soft Henry. I specifically try to place really soft Henry after moments like that to keep him in character. And no need to apologize for your English hon I knew what you meant. 💕

[leerang]

OH MY GOD TODAY’S EPISODE WAS SO INTENSE

i’m over the moon with the amusement park like how !!!! cute !!!! can they !!! get !!!!!! and he bought her a hedgedog plushie because of what she said I’M SO SOOOOOFT (also i want one. one jung rok and one plushie pls)

the stalker scenes are so creepy omg, it made me feel so bad watching it :___ poor yoon seo she deserves EVERYTHING ;;;; I loved the end when she went to press charges against him, can’t wait to see him getting roasted. seeing him being punched by jung rok at the end was so satisfying :_)

also. the preview. i REFUSE to see them having to break up, please don’t go there :(

[alby-rei]

🥺🥺🥺 this is so soooooft scummy! I also wished they had talked it out like this in the route, something more back and forth than just MC like, “we’re good bruh” but hey that’s where fics come in to fill the gaps ✨✨

I love the way you described the scene, especially him blurting out “Do you feel safe?” which I’m sure is something he asks himself at least 10 times a day and having that reassurance is a big deal in their relationship 💕💕💕

The Talk

A short, very quickly written and sparsely proofed, one-shot of Isaac/Mc. Deals with The Part of his route where he loses control.

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The small scritches of Isaac's pen against paper seemed to echo in his room. With his focus stolen on what documents were in front of him, and whatever thoughts crossing his mind, you were left to sit at his coffee table. Thinking. Preparing.

Isaac wasn't aware of it, and you weren't sure you should give him much warning. Even after just a few weeks of being together, you knew far too well how Isaac, and the rest of the residents, would rather run from any problem they encountered, if given the chance.

But. You knew how awful it was to spend a day completely fine, only for the last dregs of sunlight to bring out an awful end.

With a shuffling of papers, and the journal in front of him closing with a snap, you watched your boyfriend stretch his arms. He let out a grunt, before relaxing again, turning to face you.

"Did I make you wait long?"

You glanced at the clock, trying to remember how long ago dinner had ended for the residence. Even while eating and trying to keep up with whatever was being said at the meal, the cogs in his head had kept turning, still preoccupied with his latest research. He still didn't deny your request to join him afterwards, but his cheeks flushed with mild embarrassment at explaining how he needed to jot some notes down, and then his attention would be solely on you.

"Not too long." You concluded, unable to blame him for being lost in his thoughts, as you had spent the past fifteen minutes wrapped up in yours. 

Isaac frowned, but stood from his desk, wasting no time to settle in beside you. He seemed to fidget, unsure of what to do with his hands, before clasping his hands together.

"What was it that you wanted to do together?"

"Hmm? Do I have to have a reason to want to spend time with my boyfriend?"

Isaac's cheeks set aflame immediately. You stifled your giggle, ignoring his aborted attempts at saying something as you gave his reddened face a quick peck. 

"Maybe I just wanted to enjoy your company?"

Isaac was trying hard not to smile bashfully- the feeling of being wanted in such simple ways still being a new experience for him, but after returning your kiss, he spoke, "you just seem nervous, is all."

"Do I?"

Isaac looked pointedly at your hands before gingerly taking them in his own, tracing lines along the back. "During dinner, you couldn't stop bouncing your knee. And then I noticed how you were wringing your napkin while staring somewhere far away at times…"

Oh. Maybe you were more obvious than you believed.

Given the opportunity, you went ahead and laced your fingers with Isaac's, meeting his curious gaze with a cautious smile.

"I wanted to talk."

He blinked, "talk?"

"Well…" with a deep breath to steel your nerves, you continued, "we never fully talked about what happened that night."

His expression twisted, but he looked back down, focusing his gaze on your fingers locked with his.

"W-which one? There's been so much to happen these past weeks that…"

"Isaac…"

From the tone of your voice, he understood which one you were implying. You could tell by the way his shoulders slumped, how he kept refusing to meet your eyes.

"I-I don't think I want to," he murmured, hesitant to speak, "I-I'd rather forget."

"I know," you freed one of your hands from his, cupping his cheek in an attempt to get him to look at you. But even with his face tilted towards you now, his eyes still darted elsewhere, shame welling up, "but we can't ignore it. I-I don't want you to keep carrying all that guilt, Isaac."

It was selfish, possibly, but you didn't want this to become a hurdle later on in the relationship. Every time you imagined ignoring what happened, as he wanted to, you were presented with images of Isaac slowly growing reclusive again, scared of such a horrible accident repeating. You were faced with knowing if he ever recalled the events, you wouldn't know how to comfort him in an attempt to ease the pain he still had from it.

Isaac let out a shaky sigh.

"If it gets too much, we can stop and keep talking another day, okay? I-I'm sorry, but I don't want to pretend like nothing happened, and risk you beating yourself up over it repeatedly…"

"What good will come from discussing it?" Isaac looked at you now, brows furrowed with concern, "w-we both know what happened. I-I lost control, I didn't heed his warning and-"

"And you keep blaming yourself, Isaac. I want to talk about it so we can clear the air- so you don't have to keep fretting on how safe I am around you."

"...D-do you feel safe?"

The whispered concern hit your heart much harder than you believed it could. Paired with how scared he looked, you couldn't help yourself. In moments, Isaac was pulled against you, your arms wrapped around him tight as you murmured, "of course I do, sweetheart. Because it was an accident. An accident I don't want you scared forever about, because we can work on making sure it doesn't happen again."

Isaac's arms were slow to wrap around you, but once you were in his embrace, he held you back just as tight. His nose nuzzled against your shoulder, and you felt as he sucked in a deep breath, taking in the warmth you were providing.

A few minutes ticked by as the two of you stayed in each other’s arms, your hands rhythmically rubbing his back as his heart’s pounding eased. Perhaps it was easier for him like this. Because after another shaky breath, Isaac tentatively spoke, “you scared me that night.”

“I did?” He nodded against your shoulder, mumbling loud enough for you to hear, “a-after I had came to my senses, s-s-seeing the state you were in because of me… I finally realized what you had been saying the whole time, and…” Isaac shuddered, his hold tightening, “I never want either of us to get to a point like that again.”

“We won’t. We’ll make sure of it.”

"I'm sorry to be d-difficult about this. I-I understand, to a degree, that it is best for us to talk through this, it's just... "

As his voice trailed off, you carded your fingers through his hair, trying to ease any stress this was bringing, "it's scary. I know it is. S-so we'll take our time with this, and be gentle with each other, okay? I love you, Isaac."

"...I love you, too. Much more than you may realize..."

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I'm very selfish and wished they went into talking about this with each other more. I know there were a few moments where MC essentially covered the basics of "I'm not scared of you", but I wish they had implied that they talk this out so Isaac isn't stuck constantly scared that he's going to turn into some monster and kill her one day.

I mean like. One talk wouldn't absolve that overarching worry, but I think it would tear away at it a bit, until a lot of anxieties around the subject started to go away because they Talked it Out.

I feel like it’s been ages since I’ve written, so this is pretty awful, but I just kind of wanted to get the thoughts out and not have another wip sitting in my documents that wouldn’t see the light of day otherwise. Maybe I'll rewrite this in the future?

I'm not tagging this again because, aaaaa, but if you stumble upon this, I promise I have better stuff on my masterlist, haha...

Masterlist | Ikevamp server

[anyway-i-love-vanderwood]

Harvest Moon AU - Zen Heart Events

Black Heart Event

Time: 12PM-6PM; Any season but Winter

Weather: Sunny

Location: Aurora Lake

[You walk into the bottom section of Aurora Lake, which lies south of the Moonlight Mine. Zen frequently can be found practicing the guitar by the lake’s shores, and you walks in on him doing so. He does not notice you at first, and you watch him practice while musical notes appear above his head.]

Zen: They think I’m crazy. ♪ My heartbeat goes up. ♫

Zen: Words cannot express my love for you! ♫♪

Zen: Did you – ack!

[An exclamation point appears above Zen’s head, and he stops playing as he notices you.]

Zen: <MC>, I didn’t see you out there! How long have you been listening?

Zen: …A while, huh? Well, I understand. It’s hard to ignore my alluring presence!

Zen: What brings you this far out of town? 

> [Choice 1] “It’s beautiful out. I wanted to take a walk.”

Zen: Ahh, isn’t it, though? The sound of the wind, the song of the birds, the smell of the flowers drifting on the breeze…

Zen: It’s enough to make a man feel alive, isn’t it?

Zen: Whenever I visit to the lake, I remember why I moved to Mystic Valley in the first place. The fresh air has a way of making my soul feel… clean.

Zen: I always come out here to practice. Would you like to listen for a while? I’ll play you something a bit more polished.

[You nod and walk over to sit by Zen. Go to [A]

> [Choice 2] “I wanted to see you, my darling Zenny-zen♥”

(Zen blushes)

Zen: Hahaha, wow! Are you a fan?

Zen: Jeez, I’m so lucky… someone as cute as you was looking for me?

Zen: Well, come on over. I’ll play you something a bit more polished.

[You nod and walk over to sit by Zen. Go to [A]

> [Choice 3] “I was headed to the mine, when I heard you playing…”

Zen: I guess you’d have to pass me if you wanted to get there, huh?

Zen: I’m surprised you go in there… but I guess there’s stuff you need in the dirt. Ores for your tools, minerals to sell…

Zen: It’s filled with monsters though, right? I hope you’re careful.

Zen: I’d hate to see someone as cute as you end up in the clinic.

Zen: How about you take a break and listen to me for a while? I’ll play you something a bit more polished.

Zen: Back-breaking labor can wait a few minutes, right?

[A]

[Zen plays another song, musical notes appearing above his head as he strums. When he’s finished, he looks to you.]

Zen: That’s one of the first songs I learned how to play. What do you think?

> [Choice 1] “It sounded really nice.”

(Zen +200)

Zen: Thank you! I practice every single day. I have to, if I’m ever going to be a success.

Zen: Well, at least…

[Go to [B]

> [Choice 2] “That’s one of the songs in the musical Dandelion, right?”

(Zen +500)

Zen: You’re right! It’s the opening number! Wow, how did you know?

Zen: You must really like musicals.

Zen: It’s always been my dream to be in a production of Dandelion. Or… well, any musical really, haha.

Zen: Singing, acting, being on stage – it’s my dream. And every day, I’m out here practicing until I can make my dream come true.

Zen: Well, at least…

[Go to [B]

> [Choice 3] “That’s not really the kind of music I like…”

(Zen -200)

Zen: O-oh, ahaha…

Zen: It’s from a musical, but I guess that sort of thing isn’t for everyone.

Zen: They’re what I love, though. Musicals.

Zen: There’s just about the singing and the dancing – I feel like you can really feel the heart and soul that the actors put into the production.

Zen: Well, at least…

[B]

Zen: That’s what I tell myself when it seems hard to keep going.

Zen: The road to stardom isn’t an easy one, and I’d be lying if I said it never got rough, but…

Zen: It’s a small price to pay for your dreams, huh?

Zen: I figure you’d understand, given that you took over that old farm-plot and all. It can’t be easy, and it also can’t have been a popular decision among your friends and family.

Zen: I mean, who decides to drop society and run off to become a farmer, anyway?

Zen: --Ah, sorry! Don’t take that the wrong way. I meant it as a compliment.

Zen: My family… wanted me to be plain. Dull. Boring. To just follow along with the crowd, and to be exactly like everyone else.

Zen: I know what you’re thinking! With a face like mine, how could I be destined for anything but show business?

Zen: …But, to them, what was most important... was being normal.

Zen: So anyone who forges their own path and carves their own destiny like you... well! I think that’s a pretty admirable person.

Zen: Anyway, sorry for keeping you. I’m sure you’re busy.

Zen: Come see me any time, okay? ♥ I’m always happy to have an audience.

[end]

[The rest of the Heart Events are under the read more!]

Purple Heart Event

Time: 12PM-6PM; Any season.

Weather: Sunny

Location: Aurora Lake

[You walk into the scene to find Yoosung standing by the water along with Zen. They seem to be in the middle of a conversation.]

Yoosung: In the beginning, you used to come out with me every weekday after practice! Then, it started being every other weekday…

Yoosung: And now that Rika’s gone? You never help me with the Community Center! If I didn’t know better, Zen, I’d say you didn’t care anymore.

Yoosung: But that can’t be true, right?

Yoosung: Of everyone in this town…

Yoosung: You’re the person… who still dreams the most about the day when everything is finished and you finally have an auditorium to perform in.

Zen: That’s true, but…

Yoosung: But what? But you’d rather not get your hands dirty and instead let me do all the work?

Yoosung: Is that it?

Zen: No!

Zen: Yoosung, do I seem like a lazy guy to you? It’s not that at all!

Zen: It’s just…

Zen: V already… told us to stop working on it. And he has the deed - without his approval and that damn cat-mayor’s permission, we can’t even think about opening the building!

Zen: Yoosung, I want a stage more than I want to keep breathing.

Zen: But we can’t do anything until we convince the two of them! Otherwise –

Yoosung: I thought you liked breaking the rules!

Yoosung: Liked flouting authority, liked proving that everyone else’s opinions didn’t matter! When did a stupid piece of paper start scaring you?

Yoosung: How are you going to get famous if you don’t have a stage to play on?!

Zen: …

[The two of them finally notice you, and sweat-drops appear before both of their heads.]

Zen: <MC!> God, you really have a habit of walking in on things, huh?

Yoosung: U-uh, hi, <MC!>

Yoosung: I’m sorry, Zen and I were just… talking about the old community center…

Yoosung: You know, that big old ruined building a bit north of the bakery?

Yoosung: Back in the day, Rika, V, Zen and I used to have all of these plans of fixing it up and using it to hold town-wide events like classes, art-shows, and, y’know, plays…

Yoosung: Things that might encourage more people to live here and help the townsfolk connect with each other…

Yoosung: But all progress has stopped, and the woodwork has been left to rot.

> [Choice 1] “Do you want help fixing it?”

(Zen +500)

[An exclamation point appears over Yoosung’s head.]

Yoosung: What, really? Is that a serious offer?

Yoosung: Yes, absolutely! It honestly gets really, really, really depressing working on it all by myself!

Yoosung: …So depressing that I sometimes skip out on it and play video games instead…

Yoosung: Come on! I’ve hauled the tools up there already, and I brought a cooler full of soda, too!

Zen: W-Wait!

[Question marks appear above Yoosung and your head.]

Zen: Er, well, I guess I can take a break from practice, too…

Zen: Let’s go buy a pack of beer, though. You can’t drink soda when you’re doing construction work!

Zen: That’s just lame.

Yoosung: That… kinda doesn’t sound safe?

Zen: Oh, come on, it’ll be fine. It makes things more fun!

[You walk off screen with Zen and Yoosung. The screen goes dark, and when it comes back, the clock has been set to 6PM and you’re outside the community center with Zen and Yoosung. You can control your character now, but if you talk to them before leaving, you get some unique dialogue.]

Zen: Don’t worry, I’ll get him home. Jeez, he really can’t take his booze, huh?

Yoosung: Zen, your hair is so pretty and your skin is so soooooft… I want to wear it…

[end]

> [Choice 2] “You should probably just let it collapse. It’s kind of ugly.”

(Zen -500)

Yoosung: It’s, it’s not ugly!

Zen: It kind of is…

Yoosung: That’s only because no one will help me fix it! It’ll be like a beautiful butterfly coming out of its cocoon when it’s done… you’ll see!

[A sweat-drop appears over Zen’s head.]

Zen: Look… if it means so much to you, I can come help for a little bit.

Zen: But we have to get V to agree to the repairs. Okay? Otherwise, I’m just going to spend my time practicing.

Yoosung: You know he’s never going to agree to that…!

Zen: It’s our best shot. There’s no way the mayor will intervene; that guy doesn’t care about anything other than cats and money.

Yoosung: Sigh…

Zen: Hey, maybe one day one of your chickens will lay a golden egg and we’ll just be able to throw tons of cash at Jumin.

Yoosung: That’s geese, and I already tried that!

Zen: …What.

Yoosung: Yeah! The wizard on the hill said if I got a goose and did the macerana in front of it while balancing a melon on my head and jumping up and down, it’d lay a golden egg after a month!

Yoosung: But it didn’t work!

Yoosung: Maybe I didn’t do it right...?

Zen: S-seriously, kid…

Yoosung: Anyway, let’s go!

[Yoosung and Zen walk away, but Zen stops by you before he goes off the screen.]

Zen: Sorry <MC>, I won’t be able to play for you today.

Zen: It might be a lost cause, but Yoosung is my friend. I have to help him out occasionally or he gets pretty hard to deal with.

[end]

Blue Heart Event

Time: 6PM-11PM; Any season.

Weather: Sunny

Location: Meteor Hill Peak

[Meteor Hill is where the Wizard 707 lives – and it’s also the best stargazing spot in town! When you enter the area, the camera pans up to Zen standing by the very top of the mountain, and you walk up beside him.]

Zen: Oh, hey there, <MC>…

Zen: Sigh…

[Choice 1] “You look sad. What’s wrong?”

Zen: Sad? Hmn. I suppose I am a bit gloomy, but nothing is wrong, don’t worry!

Zen: It’d be crime against the world itself if anything bad happened to me. ♥

Zen: I was just thinking about some things, that’s all.

[go to A]

[Choice 2] “That’s not a very energetic greeting.”

Zen: Haha, sorry, you’re right.

Zen: Hey there, <MC!>

Zen: Is that better?

Zen: It’d be horrible for me to deny you my beautiful, smiling face. Though… isn’t there something tragically beautiful by a gorgeous, sad man under the stars?

[A laughing face appears over Zen’s head.]

[A]

Zen: Anyway, the sky is so clear tonight… why don’t you join me?

[You walk up and sit beside Zen, and he turns to face the sky once more.]

Zen: Looking at the sky makes you think, huh? About how small everything is, how tiny and insignificant we are compared to the stars…

Zen: Yet, we humans have managed to touch them, haven’t we? We’ve launched rockets to the moon, we’ve made telescopes that can see distant planets…

Zen: And through art and literature, we’ve managed to, as a species, achieve heights that our ancestors could only dream of.

Zen: Beautiful paintings. Music that can move you to tears. Acting that takes you into another time, another place, that’s so convincing that it makes the characters appear real.

Zen: We’ve made light of the constellations; we ourselves have become stars.

Zen: Sigh…

Zen: Do you ever think about how the people that might be watching the same sky as you? People you’ve left behind, people who might not even remember that you exist…?

[Choice 1] “I do.”

Zen: You should tell me about them sometime. I’d love to hear about the kinds of things you think about in the darkness of the night.

[Choice 2] “I don’t.”

Zen: No? That’s probably for the best. It means that you’re not chained by your own regrets, that you can face the present without looking behind you.

Zen: Myself, on the other hand…

Zen: …

Zen: I’ve left a lot of people behind over my life.

Zen: My friends. My… family.

Zen: They didn’t believe that I could amount to more than a “pretty-faced, shallow thug”, so one day, I – I got on my motorcycle and just drove. And drove. And drove until the city was behind me, and all that I could see, for miles and miles, were green, rolling fields.

Zen: I didn’t have a lot with me. I only brought my jacket, my guitar, and a small knapsack filled with some of my clothes and my wallet.

Zen: I started living simply, just playing and singing in towns. I’d buy a bit of food - whatever I could afford - with the tip money…

Zen: And then I moved on.

Zen: I don’t know what I was looking for.

Zen: I don’t know if I was even looking for something, in the end, it was more like… it came looking for me.

Zen: Have… I ever really told you about Rika?

[You shake your head.]

Zen: Well, I came to Mystic Valley on a rainy day in the summer. It was pouring, I was soaked through, and I didn’t have enough money to stay anywhere. But! It was warm, so I thought, oh, I’ll just find someplace to wait out the rain and just sleep outside.

Zen: Hehe, can you imagine that? I was kind of like the prince of the forest in those days… sleeping under the open air. It was nice, sometimes.

Zen: I mean, sometimes it wasn’t, but look on the bright side, right?

Zen: Anyway, you know how the restaurant has that great porch? Well, I took shelter under there, and since I was bored, I brought out my guitar and started playing.

Zen: After a while… someone came out and saw me there, dripping on one of the chairs and playing away without a care in the world.

Zen: It was Rika.

Zen: She was astounded. She told me my music was the most beautiful thing she’d ever heard, and she dragged me inside to introduce me to V. And V, that guy could really fret up a storm, you know? He got me a change of clothes, something warm to eat, and he also offered me a place to stay.

Zen: Free of charge. What a guy, right?

Zen: Anyway, they were both so excited. They asked me a million questions about myself – who I was, where I was from, what I was doing out here – and when I said I wanted to be in show business, Rika said…

Zen: “V! Let’s let him play here! He’ll bring in customers!”

Zen: …Those were really fun days… the restaurant was packed whenever I’d play. Everyone was laughing… I brought smiles to all their faces.

Zen: Even that damn mayor came out of his ivory palace to listen. Haha.

Zen: We’d even talk about how, when the community center was all fixed up, I’d even be able to put on plays… I could have a whole theatre-troupe, and achieve my real dream of telling a story on stage…

Zen: …

Zen: …But… that all stopped when she died.

Zen: V just… retreated into himself.

Zen: He didn’t… ask me to stop playing, really, but whenever I tried, I just remembered when Rika and V used to be there at the counter laughing, and…

Zen: After she was gone…

Zen: …

Zen: It… made me think of my parents…

Zen: And how they said everything about me was just temporary. My pretty looks, my hopes and dreams –

Zen: “Why on earth would you want to be an actor, Hyun? Even if you do make it, which you won’t, people will forget about you as soon as someone new comes along. Why not do something that’ll make a permanent difference in the world?”

Zen: And – even though I didn’t want to – when I remembered them smiling, I asked myself…

Zen: Did… I really leave anything lasting, even when people loved me?

Zen: Because in the end, those smiles disappeared.

Zen: And now, I’m nothing.

[Choice 1] “You’re not nothing!”

Zen: Haha… That’s sweet of you to say, <MC>. And it’s not really fair of me to whine to you about all this; you do keep visiting me. You are a fan. And please, believe me, I appreciate your support more than you know.

Zen: When you smile at me…

Zen: When you look at me as I’m playing…

Zen: When you visit me, day after day, and sit beside me by the lake…

Zen: I really… feel it. How much I love this place. How much I love being able to touch people with my voice.

Zen: I want to be heard, <MC>.

Zen: I want to be listened to.

Zen: I want to tell people the things they need to hear, the things that will make them smile and laugh and feel like the world is alright.

Zen: I want to be the light for those who are struggling.

Zen: I want to show them there’s something worth fighting for!

[go to B]

[Choice 2] “You should keep trying.”

Zen: Keep trying? I’m not… sure what I’m trying to do anymore.

Zen: What did I think would happen…? I ask myself that all the time. I feel like such a wash-out. Do I really have any actual talent? Part of the reason I wanted to be an actor was because women kept telling me that I was so beautiful I sparkled, and that I ought to be on the stage, but –

Zen: I don’t want to be looked at because I’m pretty; I wanted to be looked at because I have something to say!

Zen: Something for people to hear!

Zen: Something that, when people listen to it, makes them feel!

Zen: I want to make people happy!

Zen: I want to make people smile!

[go to B]

[Choice 3] “Why don’t you go back to the city?”

Zen: That’s a fair question to ask. If I want to make it big, then playing in a small town probably isn’t the best route to that, right? Abandoning this place, going back and trying my hand at the theater business…

Zen: It makes sense. But. Something about that – I just can’t do it.

Zen: Mystic Valley has its problems; but it gave me a place to call home when I couldn’t find one anywhere else. Rika, V, the entire town – they liked me because my talents brought them joy. It wasn’t shallow, it wasn’t just because of my appearance…

Zen: They heard something in my voice that they loved. Not my face; my voice.

Zen: For once, I felt like I was heard. And now? I want –

Zen: I want people to judge Mystic Valley not by appearances, but instead by its heart!

Zen: I want everyone to remember what’s so good about this place!

Zen: I want to put it into a song, put it into a story so I can convey it to them, what I feel! And to help them remember how they felt, once!

[B]

Zen: I want - !

Zen: …

[Zen stands up, and then exclaims to the sky - ]

Zen: I want everyone to feel like they can wish again!

Zen: What am I doing, sulking up here on top of a mountain? Man – what have I been doing all these months?

Zen: Playing by myself in the woods, waiting for people to stumble across me and discover me because I’m too afraid of bringing pain rather than joy with my work?

Zen: What the heck; that’s dumb!

Zen: You know what, <MC>? I’m going to march right down to the bar and tell V, straight up, that he needs to let me play there again!

Zen: We need to hold concerts there again!

Zen: Sure, something bad happened, but we can’t be sad forever!

Zen: Sure, the town is having trouble, but –

Zen: There are beautiful things out there, waiting to be seen!

Zen: Like me! Like you! Like the stars – I want everyone in this town to remember that they can be happy!

[Zen pants, and then turns back towards the path leading down the mountain.]

Zen: <MC>, thank you! I feel like I’ve been born again as a new man.

Zen: It’s gotten so dark, so please, let me walk you home. After that…

Zen: I’m going to go talk to V.

[The scene ends with a heart appearing over your head and you walking back down the path with Zen. After this, Zen’s schedule will change, and he’ll start routinely playing at the bar.]

[End]

Green Heart Event

There is no event at the green heart level, however to see the final two heart events, a token of affection must be given in the form of a ‘heart gem’ to the object of your affections. This makes the relationship ‘official’, and the rest of the town acknowledges you as dating your chosen candidate.

Zen: Is this – is this for me?

Zen: Really? Really, really – you’re giving this to me?

Zen: <MC>, I could kiss you! Can I kiss you? I really want to kiss you!

Zen: Goddess, you have no idea how many times I’ve imagined this happening. You confessing your love to me... and then me sweeping you off your feet and carrying you off to the moon!♥

Zen: Ahh, I’m happy! I’m so happy! I want to go tell everyone that <MC> likes me!

Zen: Me~♥ Me~♥! I’m the luckiest guy in the world!

Zen: <MC>, let me take you on a date today! Anywhere you want; my treat!

Zen: I’ll do anything at all for the cutest, sweetest person in the world.

[Hearts appear over the both of your heads, and the scene fades to black. When it comes back, you’re standing outside of your farmhouse, in the evening, with full energy.]

[Note: After this heart event, if you interact with the ‘journal’ in Zen’s room, it’ll be filled with love poems and sonnets.]

Yellow Heart Event

Time: 8AM-4PM; Any Season.

Weather: Any

Location: Meteor Hill

[You walk onto the screen to find Zen in front of the door to the Wizard’s house. When he hears you, he turns around and an [!] appears above his head.]

Zen: <MC!> Just the person I was hoping to see!

Zen: This has to be fate. Come on! Let’s get our fortune told together.

[You and Zen walk into the tower… Where you’re greeted emphatically by 707, whose voice resonates through the house even though you can’t see him initially.]

Seven: Ooohh!! What’s that, I hear? Is someone knocking at my door and summoning me, the magnificent wizard Seven-oh-Seven?!

Seven: Well, actually, you didn’t knock, which is awfully rude.

Seven: How about you try that again?

[Zen turns to the door, and though he doesn’t leave, he knocks on it.]

Zen: Is that better, oh Great Wizard?

Seven: Much, thank you!

[Seven suddenly appears, sliding down banister the spiral-staircase which lies in the center of the ground floor. When he lands, he poses and sparkles.]

Seven: What can I do for you, humble children of men? What great secrets can I reveal; what darkness needs to be banished with the unrelenting force of light?!

Seven: Tell me, oh noble petitioners, so I may aid you in your quest for glory!

Zen: Pffthaha… I just want the usual, Seven. Though I was hoping you could have a two-for-one special? See, I have my partner here, and…

Zen: Well…

Zen: I’d like our compatibility rated.♥

Seven: A compatibility rating? Oh joy!

Seven: And may there be joy to you both! At least, if the stars will it.

Seven: Sit down, then! And present your offerings, so I may be compensated for my just and true work.

[Zen walks up to Seven.]

Zen: Here you go, pal. Fresh from the supermarket.

Zen: I got you two packs since there are two of us.

Seven: Ah, the sweet nectar of life! The ambrosia of the gods! Liquid manna straight from heaven –

Seven: PhD Pepper!

Seven: This will do. Now, we’ll begin!

[You and Zen sit together in front of Seven’s crystal ball, and he walks on the other side, beginning to make hand gestures. The screen darkens a bit, and the blips of Seven’s dialogue get a different cadence.]

Seven: Now, let us peer into the future…

Seven: The future of you and Zen…

Seven: Abra-cadabra, alakazam, make me more than what I am, show me the heart of the golden land…

Seven: Bim-bam-boom!

Seven: . . .

Seven: The stars… have spoken…

Seven: Hyun Ryu…

Seven: <MC>…

Seven: Ah, what happiness is this…? It’s so profound, I can almost taste it.

Seven: Yours is a relationship that fills the other with love.

Seven: Stability. Support. Inspiration. You work harder for the sake of the other, and through that work, you both make the world a better place.

Seven: Wherever you go, your love will plant the seeds of new beginnings… not just for yourself, but for those around you.

Seven: Yours is a love that will touch others who view it. And it will be viewed by others!

Seven: A life of seclusion, of being a recluse… is not an option to you. And neither do you want it to be…

Seven: Because through being seen, you’ll ultimately make others happy.

Seven: You see each other for the beauty in your spirits…

Seven: Ahh, it makes me jealous just to look at you!

Seven: If I had to give you a compatibility rating…

Seven: It would be the fluffiness of a rabbit’s fur! Very soft, very nice, would definitely pet again!

Seven: (Though, it’s nothing compared to my beautiful Elly!!)

[Seven’s blips turn back to normal, and the screen lightens again. A heart appears over Zen’s head.]

Zen: Hear that, babe? We have the wizard’s blessing!

Zen: This is such great news!

[A heart appears over your head.]

Zen: Thank you, Wizard! I’m in your debt.

Seven: I can only tell you what the stars have been telling you all along. But, you are welcome!

Seven: Now go! Be free! Be happy!

Seven: And sing of your love, to anyone that’ll listen!

[You and Zen walk out, but the camera lingers on Seven for a final line before going dark.]

Seven: Heh-heh-heh… he’s going to be unbearable from now on. Oh well! That’s for the rest of the town to deal with.

[End]

Pink Heart Event

Time: 6PM-12PM

Weather: Any

Location: Señor Saguaro (V’s Restaurant)

[This heart event is preceded in the morning by you getting a letter. It’s from Zen, saying that he’s set up a special concert at V’s restaurant… and he’d like you to attend! You can walk in any time after 6, and the event will be triggered.]

[Zen is on the stage, and the camera follows your character as you walk up and take a seat at one of the tables near the front. Zen doesn’t stop playing, and finishes up the song before addressing the audience – which is pretty large. Larger than any of his performances so far.]

Zen: Thank you all for coming out here tonight. It really means a lot to see so many faces out in the crowd!

Zen: Especially those of you who are smiling and in love.♥ That’s my favorite kind of expression in the world!

Zen: …I’ll be honest, in the past, I sometimes hated looking at couples. There’ve times when I’ve been jealous of other’s happiness...

Zen: Times when I’ve been sad and confused about what to do…

Zen: And times when I’ve just wanted to give up and say, ‘you know? My dreams aren’t worth it!’ but, in the end…

Zen: There was someone beside me who told me to keep trying.

Zen: There was someone beside me who kept pushing me to succeed.

Zen: And that, my friends –

Zen: Is our local farmer, <MC!>

Zen: Everyone give <him/her/them> a round of applause for being a stellar member of the community, an excellent human being, and, dare I say it –

Zen: The best partner a guy could ask for.

[You blush as the crowd reacts in various ways. Some laugh, some clap, and some shake their heads because Zen’s kind of a moron.]

Zen: Anyway, this goes out to you, babe.

Zen: …I really, really love you.

[Zen begins to play another song – which is a finished version of the one he was singing in the very first heart event - and the screen fades to black after it’s completed. When it comes back into view, you and Zen are standing outside of Señor Saguaro, and it’s very dark.]

Zen: Thanks for coming tonight. I really appreciate it.

Zen: And, uh, sorry for gushing about you in public there, I just really couldn’t help myself.

Zen: …So… I’ve, uh. I’ve been talking to some people in town.

Zen: And – uh. We petitioned Jumin…

Zen: And while he’s still saying that we don’t have the funds to make progress on the community center, he did say that he has some pretty big rooms in his manor that we could use to practice, and, well.

Zen: Maybe put some small shows in, too.

[Choice 1] “That’s exciting!”

Zen: Isn’t it? A place to work that isn’t out in the middle of the woods! It’s like a dream come true.

Zen: Jumin says he has some props we can use, too!

[go to A]

[Choice 2] “Maybe Jumin’s not totally heartless after all.”

Zen: Pft, I wouldn’t go that far, he said he’d want some of the proceeds from the show to go to the town coffers.

Zen: …Though, on second thought…

Zen: I guess… he probably would use that money to help the town, huh?

[A sweatdrop appears over Zen’s head.]

[A]

Zen: Anyway, I’d really love it if you came to some of the practices.

Zen: Maybe… you’d even want to try acting yourself?

Zen: No pressure! But… it’d mean a lot for you to be there.

Zen: I’d like you to see how far I’ve come.

[A heart appears above both your heads, and then Zen leans in and kisses you.]

Zen: …Thanks for being you, <MC>.

Zen: Shall I walk you home? I think it’d be a good way to end the night.

[Another heart appears over your head, and you and Zen walk off together.]

Marriage:

After seeing Zen’s final heart event, you can propose to him using a Prismatic Letter Opener, which is a longstanding tradition in Mystic Valley. A few things change after marrying Zen. He moves in with you, and he’ll practice on your farm instead of going out to the lake. He and Yoosung also start working on the Community Center as part of your daily routine. Zen also will write you letters that you can find on your night-stand in the evening, telling you how much he loves you and appreciates you.

After marriage, an event chain is unlocked with V and Jumin regarding the community center, and that starts the post-marriage content of fixing it up.