#Kintsugi of the Heart

[sunjestic]

director's commentary for the Kintsugi comic i posted last week. i put a lot of thought into it, and i really wanted to talk about it.... i am a yapper

i am once again begging y'all to read this fic-

[skylerskyhigh]

Chapter 4: Equals

The twins stand as a united front. They stand as if they were meant to be together instead of separate entities.

They kneel to no one.

They follow nobody's order.

Their word holds the same weight.

They are equals.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61608100/chapters/158353030

[mjulmjul]

Heart of gold

[axiseart]

Cherished scars

[itwillbeourswansong]

Adar, Lord Father of the Uruk

Rings of Power, S2

🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️🔸️

I can't say I'd run when things get hard

It's just that I don't trust myself with my heart

But I've had to let it break a little more

'Cause they say that's what it's for

That's how the light shines in

That's how the light shines in

That's how the light gets in...

Kintsugi by Lana Del Rey

[phoenix-downer]

Kintsugi

Chapter 1 - A World Without Color

Summary: Sora searches for a way home while Kairi looks for clues to Quadratum. They are both broken by his disappearance, but the journey to reach each other creates something beautiful from the pieces. KH4 SoKai pining, angst, romance, and fluff.

Written for Valentine's Day 2025 as a celebration for posting my hundredth SoKai story on AO3! 🥳 Thank you all for voting in the poll and for all the support over the years ❤️ This story turned into a five chapter one, so I'm posting the first chapter today, the second chapter on Valentine's Day, and will post the remaining chapters once a week on Fridays.

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5

Life was just different shades of gray and brown now.

Quadratum was the biggest, most bustling place Sora had been to yet. People were everywhere—milling around on sidewalks, filling stores, spilling out of cafés, swarming in and out of stations, crossing streets—and yet never had he felt more dead inside. Alone in a sea of people because he didn't belong. The people around him were living their lives, but for him, this was an afterworld. A life of death. The place he'd been sent as a punishment for abusing the Power of Waking.

No wonder he never felt like smiling. Or when he did, Strelitzia always said it was sad and never reached his eyes. A hollow, broken smile, because that was what he was. Hollow, broken.

She understood though. When you'd had everything ripped away from you, all the people you loved torn from your life just as you were torn from theirs, it was hard not to be hollow and broken.

As he exited Shibuya Station and let himself be carried along by the throng, the fingers of his left hand twitched. He'd heard about people having phantom sensations from limbs that were long gone, and maybe this was something like that. Only his phantom sensations were from someone else. Her absence hurt most of all.

He made his way to the largest crosswalk in Quadratum and wondered, for the millionth time, if things might have turned out differently somehow. If he could've made some choice to save all of them, to save her, and not doom himself. But no, this had been his fate all along. He just had to trust that each step forward was a step closer to home.

What he wouldn't give to see her again in the flesh. She constantly haunted his thoughts and dreams. Every time he closed his eyes, he pictured she was there, a smile on her radiant face, the sunshine in her hair. Even in his dreams she couldn't hear his voice, and he inevitably had tears in his eyes when he woke up. He missed his friends, too.

But it was like Strelitzia had said: if their loved ones could live out the rest of their lives happily, she and Sora could be at peace. Not happy, not smiling, but content.

He stepped onto the crossing. A light rain had fallen earlier, and the street was still wet. Puddles reflected the flashing neon lights above. He really missed Destiny Islands. He missed the feeling of sand between his toes and ocean spray on his face and sunsets with no buildings blocking the sky or stars. He missed home.

A loud scream tore through his thoughts. His Keyblade instantly appeared in his hand. His senses honed in on the source of the scream. Sure enough, a giant Darkside had appeared about 20 feet away from him. Everyone stampeded away from it when he needed to go toward it. They carried him along like a riptide back towards the station. He wasted precious time fighting the current until enough people recognized him to shout to the others to let him through, it was the boy with the Keyblade.

The boy with the Keyblade. They didn't know much about him or his past, but they knew what he could do.

He had no idea where Strelitzia was, so he'd have to fight this thing alone. Oh well. He'd done it before. He could do it again. He raced toward it, determined not to let it hurt anyone else. Even when he didn't know what else to do, he could always help.

He hooked Kairi’s lucky charm onto the chain of his Keyblade. Right as he was about to launch himself into the air, a flash of silver caught his eye.

No, it couldn't be. His eyes had to be playing tricks on him. He was just imagining his best friend was here, racing toward the Darkside with his Keyblade in his hand.

“Riku?” he called out, not believing his own voice.

Riku skidded to a halt. He had on a new outfit, and Sora could've sworn he’d gotten even taller somehow (no fair!), but it was really him.

Riku smiled. He actually smiled. “I figured I'd find you here,” was all he said, skipping any greetings. “People needed help, so I knew you'd come running.”

“But how? How did you make it to Quadratum—”

“I'll explain later.” He nodded towards their enemy.

"Right.” Sora couldn't let himself get distracted, no matter how badly he wanted answers.

Even though it had been more than a year, he and Riku still fought together like it was second nature. They used a lot of old tricks as well as a few new ones. Working together, the Darkside didn't stand a chance. They beat it in record time, and it dissipated into smokey oblivion.

Before Riku had even had a chance to banish his Keyblade, Sora threw his arms around him. Riku just chuckled and awkwardly hugged him back.

“I promise I'm really here. It's really me.”

“You're not dead, right? You didn't have to die?”

“Nope. Kairi and I figured out a way to safely get me here.”

Sora pulled away, hoping against hope. “Kairi? Is she here with you?”

Riku’s face fell. “I'm sorry, but no. She wanted to train more. She didn't feel like she was ready.”

Sora felt like someone had punched him in the stomach. “That's crazy. You should've seen her fight Xehanort with me. She was incredible.”

“I'm sure she was, but you know how she is. After what happened, she was worried about being a burden. So she wanted to train again. Get even stronger.”

The blood drained from Sora’s face. “She doesn't still blame herself for my death, does she?” He'd tried to reassure her before he disappeared that it wasn't her fault, and in his dreams he tried to communicate the same thing with heartfelt gestures, but it sounded like she still blamed herself, even after an entire year—

“You'll have to ask her that,” Riku said. “I know she's dying to see you.”

Sora pulled the lucky charm out of his pocket and stared at it. “I'm dying to see her, too.”

Riku's expression softened. “I know.”

Bitter disappointment mingled with the happiness and relief he felt at being reunited with Riku. He was grateful to see his best friend again, but it would've been even better if Kairi had been here too.

Still, he'd make the most of it. Riku was here and that was something worth celebrating. He put the lucky charm back in his pocket. “That's okay. I know I'll see her again soon. Come on, let me introduce you to a new friend of mine.”

Riku just chuckled and shook his head. “Of course you've already made more friends.”

“Hey, it's me.” He put his hands behind his neck and grinned. “Would you expect anything else?”

“No,” was his best friend's wry response. “You'll only hear me say this once, and I'll deny it to anyone who asks, but I did actually miss you, you know.”

“I missed you too.” He'd missed them all, so much. But this was the start of something good, he was sure of it. More reunions would follow. And he would never take a single moment spent with any of his friends for granted ever again.

And when he saw Kairi again? He had been shy and hesitant before, but he wouldn't hold back anymore.

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A/N: I'm going to briefly quote Wikipedia to explain the title:

"Kintsugi (Japanese: 金継ぎ, lit. 'golden joinery'), also known as kintsukuroi (金繕い, "golden repair"), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with urushi lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum…As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.”

The phrase, “Nothing is whole, and nothing is broken," from the song Sanctuary by Utada Hikaru (the theme song for KH2) reminded me of this concept, so I decided to use Kintsugi as the title of this story.

Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed!

[lickthecowhappy]

Kintsugi

The art of repairing broken pottery with powdered gold, treating breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.

my heart is a teacup overflowing with warmth  honeyed brew spilling out profuse ebullient heat  a vessel for passion so grossly undersized thin fragile porcelain chipped and cracked and leaking held together only by the gold of your eyes

Read more of my work here. This poem also available on AO3.

[deadly-glamourtail]

Imperfect, Impermanent, Incomplete

what's with Korsica fanartists and getting really philosophical about hot faux-scottish lady

[sunjestic]

in the last chapter they talked a LOT about shadow looking older than before and also older than FOUR is currently and i have a lot of feelings about it. what do you MEAN what was once a reflection of you has now grown beyond you and has become more than you ever imagined it had the chance to be???? im gonna make myself SICK with how much my brain has been SPINNING IN CIRCLES about this guy!!! shadow link you are everything to me wahhhhh

[aloexxx]

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I go by aloex || she/her || I write Ao3 fics for a few different fandoms and draw art to accompany them

I like complex men with muscles :)

Current Fics :

JJK

₊˚⊹⋆ Sukuna x Hikana ₊˚⊹⋆

Part 1: Heian Era

Hardened Heart ❤︎ Chapter 1

Sukuna meets an equal, denies his feelings vehemently, but ultimately cares for her in the end.

Pairing: True Form Sukuna x Fem OC (Hayashi Hikana)

Tropes: Partners in Crime, Friends with benefits, Slow Burn, Denial of Feelings, Both as bad as each other, Size Difference

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Trauma from Rape

Word Count: 36,000+

Written in 3rd person

Part 2: Modern Era

Splintered Soul ✦ Chapter 1

A story following Sukuna's defeat and the return of the only woman he let see his soul.

Pairing: True Form Sukuna x Fem OC (Hayashi Hikana)

Tropes: Realisation of Feelings, Devoted, oh fuck are we in love?

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death

Word Count: 24,000+

Written in 3rd person

AOT

⋆˙❀ Reiner x Catherine ⋆˙❀

Part 1:

Between the Fissures ❀ Chapter 1

Catherine was a cadet, so was Reiner. That's when they first met. Little did they know their story would become so much more than they bargained for.

A retelling of AOT with a 10th shifter.

Pairing: Reiner Braun x Fem OC (Catherine)

Tropes: Friends to Lovers, First Love, Mutual pining, Tragic Past, Golden Retriever/Black Cat

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death

Word Count: 67,000+

Written in 3rd person

Part 2:

In The Wake of War ❀ Chapter 1

A post rumbling story revolving around Reiner and the woman he didn't think he'd ever get to build a family with.

Essentially Reiner being the best husband and dad.

Pairing: Reiner Braun x Fem OC (Catherine)

Tropes: Tragic Past, Golden Retriever/Black Cat, Loving Marriage

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Major Character Death (Mentions of Eren etc)

Word Count: 5,400+

Written in 3rd person

⋆.ೃ࿔ Jean x Ivory *:･

Those Burnt Skies ❆ Here

Jean re-kindles a connection with a woman who doesn’t see him as a second option and finds himself falling hard.

Pairing: Jean Kirstein x Fem OC (Ivory)

Tropes: Lost contact, Unexpected meeting, Mutual pining

Rating: Mature

Warnings: None

Word Count: 6,506

Written in 3rd person, but from Jeans POV

MHA

⋆˚｡⋆ Chizome x Kintsugi ⋆˚｡⋆

Crimson 🩸 Chapter 1

The man known as The Hero Killer reunites with his only friend. Or rather the only person he's ever let see his softer side.

Pairing: Stain x Fem OC (Kintsugi Ito)

Tropes: Childhood friends, Size difference, Tragedy, Hero x Anti-Villain

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence

Word Count: 5,900+

Written in 3rd person

7DS

✧₊⁺ Ban x Lorelei ✧₊⁺

Amethyst ✧ Chapter 1

A Seven Deadly Sins rewrite with a Vampire in the cast who has quite the history with the Sin of Greed.

Pairing: Ban x Fem OC (Lorelei)

Tropes: Friends to Lovers, First Love, Mutual pining, Second Chance, Opposites Attract, Vampire/Human, Short/Tall

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence

Word Count: 32,000+

Witten strategically in 1st person to distinguish her thoughts because there's so many other characters.

Old Fic

Flowers & Thorns 🌸 Chapter 1

Pairing: True Form Sukuna x Fem OC (Hayashi Hikana)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death

Word Count: 146,973

This was the first fic I had the balls to post to Ao3 and where my initial idea for Hikana stemmed from. I won't be continuing it since I've begun rewriting her and Sukuna's story again. Sukuna's a bit out of character tbh. But it's still cute for what it is.

Other >> Socials <<

For anybody interested my main oc acc is @atayxart where I yap about my original stories and characters.

[skylerskyhigh]

"Let the gold flow between the cracks..."

"It is time for him to take his life, and his future, back."

[jokijuzu]

Kintsugi

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

Fall Out Boy, Hum Hallelujah // Jet Pack Blues // Rat A Tat // Love From the Other Side

[faggotstump]

They should make more girls tbh

[phoenix-downer]

Kintsugi

Chapter 3 - Falling

Summary: Sora, Riku, and Strelitzia go shopping together in Quadratum to help Sora buy clothes for Kairi. The boys aren't sure what her size is, but Strelitzia helps them estimate it, and Sora finds something very special to give to Kairi. KH4 SoKai pining, angst, romance, and fluff.

Written as a celebration for posting my hundredth SoKai story on AO3! 🥳 Thank you all for voting in the poll and for all the support over the years ❤️

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5

Sora’s eyes fluttered open. The cold light of Quadratum filtered through his window. It was never like the warmth of light back home. Never warm like—

His hand went to his cheek, his lips. They were warm. He closed his eyes and sighed. The dreams were getting more and more vivid. Tears slipped down his cheeks, and he traced a path down to his heart. It ached and throbbed because a part of it wasn't here. It was with her, safely hidden deep inside her heart.

"Kairi…” he murmured, a plea, a prayer. She knew now, knew the truth, the key to finding him. How could he be terrified for her safety but long for her to come all the same?

He felt as though he were falling, falling, falling, with no end in sight. What would it take to be caught? For her to finally reach him or he to reach her?

He groaned and sat up, every muscle aching from the fights yesterday on this world called Endor. Man, he missed his bed back home sometimes. His futon here was nice, but maybe he could save up enough for a bed. His back would definitely thank him.

He went through the motions of his morning routine. Something about that was oddly comforting. A little familiarity in a sea of unknowns. After that, he padded to the kitchen and started making breakfast. There was a knock at his door before too long.

“Good morning,” he said, greeting Riku and Strelitzia. They smiled and said the usual phrase when entering someone else's home as they removed their shoes: “Sorry for the intrusion,” except Sora wasn't sorry at all. Having them both here eased his loneliness a little.

They set their things down and helped him finish making the meal. Before too long, the three of them were seated at his kotatsu with a feast in front of them: green tea, miso soup, steamed rice, salted salmon, roasted seaweed, tamagoyaki (a rolled egg omelette cooked with sugar, just like Kairi always used to make it), and pickled daikon and cucumbers.

Being so far away from Kairi made him really miss her cooking, so he had used his training with Little Chef to recreate recipes from back home. Riku was very appreciative. Strelitzia was intrigued but had grown to like his cooking. It was just very different from what she had grown up with.

“So,” Riku said between bites of rice eaten via chopsticks, “how are we all doing today?”

Sora and Strelitzia just groaned. That got Riku to crack a half-grin.

“The past several days really were an adventure," Strelitzia said, “but I'm glad to be back. I know this isn't home, but it's where we all belong for now.” She frowned and poked at her salmon with her chopsticks. “I just wish we'd found another clue to get us all home.”

Strelitzia really, really missed her brother. She had been stuck here for hundreds of years and still wasn't any closer to seeing him again. Whatever path they found home, Sora knew it had to include her.

“How about you, Sora? Anything new to report since last night?" Riku asked.

“Actually, I had another dream,” he told them both. They instantly perked up.

“About Kairi?” Riku asked.

Sora nodded, his hand going to his chest. “She knows a part of my heart is in her heart now. And she said Aqua had explained the theory behind the Power of Waking to her.”

Riku's eyebrows shot up. “But she doesn't know how to use it. I didn't tell her how before I left.” He set his bowl of rice down. “I don't know, this sounds dangerous.”

Sora sighed. “That's what I tried to tell her. But you know how she is.” He and Riku shared a knowing look. She was stubbornly loyal, determined to get her way, strong-willed, strong-hearted, brave almost to the point of stupidity, and she never gave up hope and had even defied death itself to keep the people she loved alive.

Yeah, there was no way she wasn't coming for them the moment she figured out how.

“She's really someone special, isn't she?” Strelitzia said, a melancholy smile on her face. “She would have to be, to keep you two on your toes.” She fiddled with one of her pigtails, her expression wistful. “I really want to meet her.”

“You will.” And Sora meant it. A thrill ran through him at the thought of seeing her again. Was it a question of when now instead of if? It had to be. He would believe in that with all his heart.

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After finishing breakfast, Sora, Riku, and Strelitzia walked to the Omote-Sando Subway Station and hopped on the Ginza Line for Shibuya Station. Shibuya was their go-to area for shopping, and Strelitzia had suggested they buy some clothes for Kairi, just in case.

Their intended destination, the Shibuya PARCO, was a multilevel shopping complex with just about every kind of store and restaurant you could want and then some. The three of them headed to the fourth floor where there were a lot of good clothing stores.

As the elevator dinged and the doors opened, a little shiver went down Sora’s spine. It was superstitious of him, but he still couldn't get over how much the word for “four” sounded like death, and now they were on the fourth floor. He supposed he was dead already, and yet the thought of dying dying still freaked him out.

He pushed those thoughts down and followed Strelitzia and Riku into one of the stores. They were here to buy nice things for Kairi. Yes, this place was expensive, but he had made good munny on their missions, and he wanted to treat her.

There was just one problem.

“You don't know her size?” Strelitzia asked, frowning. Sora and Riku both winced. They supposed they should know after knowing her most of their lives, but they did not. And Sora hadn't really gotten the chance to buy her anything before disappearing.

Strelitzia tapped her cheek and thought. “Hmmmm, how do you think she compares to me? Maybe we could use that to figure out her size. Is she taller, shorter, skinnier, wider…”

Sora thought for a moment. He didn't want to say something to accidentally offend Strelitzia. He knew enough about girls to know that comparing her directly to Kairi was a bad idea.

Hold on a second. His heart had merged with Kairi’s heart several times now in his dreams. Maybe he could use that to give Strelitzia an estimate.

“She's short and petite but…curvy,” he said. He knew a blush was creeping up his face and could sense Riku smirking right next to him, but this was important. “Um, she's got dark red hair that's about this long,” he continued, gesturing to indicate roughly what length her hair was, “and great legs,” he added, indicating their length. “They’re long for her height.”

Strelitzia nodded. “What about her hip and waist size? That'll be really important for finding skirts and pants.”

Oh, Sora was going to kill Riku for that snicker just now. His face was burning and he couldn't look either of them in the eye. “Small waist, wide hips,” he mumbled. Something else he loved about her figure popped into his head, and he thought he was going to die all over again, this time from embarrassment.

Strelitzia made a few notes in her phone about possible sizes. “Oh, and could you also estimate her bust size? I know it's awkward, but that'll impact the shirts and dresses we look for.”

He couldn't even answer out loud, just very awkwardly made a gesture while avoiding both their eyes.

“So she has a pear-shaped figure?” Strelitzia asked, as if this was a scientific investigation.

"I guess?” He looked to Riku helplessly. “Is that what it's called?”

Riku just shrugged. Some help he was.

“I think that's enough to at least give me an idea,” Strelitzia said. “I'll hold up a couple of different sizes of the same clothes and ask you guys to eyeball it from there.”

Surprisingly, that method actually kind of worked. And Sora did know what color of clothes and style of clothes Kairi liked. Lots of pinks, purples, and blues in cute, feminine, and sporty styles. That was one of the things he loved about her. She could dress up and draw everyone's eyes, but she could also be a complete tomboy roughing it in a tank top and shorts.

When it came time to find shoes, they were in a bind again. But surprisingly, Riku randomly remembered her shoe size from some offhand remark she’d made one day to Selphie. With that knowledge, they found a pair of sneakers, black boots, and house slippers. Then it was time for jewelry. Thankfully, earrings and necklaces were one size fits all, but rings were a different story.

“How big are her hands?” Strelitzia asked, once again back in scientist mode as Riku scoped out ring designs glittering at them behind glass cases. “How do they compare to mine?”

Sora thought for a moment. “You know, come to think of it, they're probably about the same size as yours. Do you mind if I feel your fingers just to be sure?”

Strelitzia nodded and offered her hand. How Kairi's hand felt in his was stored deep inside his heart. His left hand twitched again, aching to hold her hand again. He gently felt Strelitzia's fingers and wondered if she had ever been in love. Had she ever had anyone special before her life had been cut short so quickly?

He hoped she had. But she hadn't volunteered the information, and he hadn't asked.

“Yeah, I think you probably have about the same ring size as she does,” he said, letting go of her hand.

Strelitzia smiled. “Great! I'm a size 5. I think you should pick something really special for her.”

"I will. But while I'm doing that, go pick out some cute scrunchies for your pigtails and a cute bag. It's the least I can do to thank you for all your help. And Riku, get yourself a nice jacket or something.”

Riku raised an eyebrow. “You sure about that? The prices here are pretty steep.”

“You left home and came to an entirely different reality to find me, which is priceless. A jacket doesn't even begin to repay that debt.”

Riku gave him a half smile. “That's two you owe me, but it's not a debt I ever expect you to repay.”

With that he and Strelitzia went off to look for potential purchases together, and Sora carefully searched the rings for the perfect one. It had to be something delicate but sturdy that would match her bracelets and the beloved necklace Aqua had enchanted so long ago.

There. A simple silver band with a pink jewel cut in the shape of a lotus flower caught his eye. The flower was remarkably similar to what her heart had looked like when he’d rescued her. It was perfect.

He grabbed a few more things for Kairi and then went back to the jewelry section. Strelitzia and Riku had returned, Strelitzia with two adorable colorful scrunchies for her hair plus a new purse, and Riku with a black leather jacket. With that the three of them entered the checkout line, and Sora placed his hard–earned munny onto the little blue tray for the cashier. The smiles on Strelitzia and Riku’s faces made it worth it though, and so did the thought of giving Kairi her gifts. Especially the ring. He slipped its little box into his pocket. She might come any day now, and he had to be ready.

She'd promised, after all, and she'd never let him down before.

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After grabbing dinner at the food court in the basement of Shibuya PARCO, Sora, Riku, and Strelitzia headed back toward the Scramble Crossing. Each of them carried several bags filled with Kairi gifts, the evidence of a successful haul.

Sora quietly listened as his two friends chatted away. Today has been a good day. Riku had really come out of his shell around Strelitzia, and Strelitzia finally had another friend. Everything looked a little less drab and dull. Like he was seeing not quite in full color yet, but tints and shades instead of just grays and browns.

The only thing that would've made today better was having all his friends here. All his friends and Kairi most of all. He couldn't wait to see her again, to show her all the things he had discovered in Quadratum, to give her these gifts, to introduce her to—

He spotted something out of the corner of his eye in a nearby alley. Something strange, something that didn't belong in this realm. He tensed, his hackles raised. Was that—

It raced through the shadows cast by all the streetlights and brightly colored advertisements, confirming his suspicions. A Heartless, for sure, but unlike any he had ever seen before. The hate it harbored toward him felt personal. A thing of darkness, hellbent on destruction and decay and death.

There was no time to summon his Keyblade. A warning scream ripped from his throat. He pushed Riku and Strelitzia out of the way, off of the sidewalk and onto the Scramble Crossing. His friends stumbled as he whirled around to face the Heartless. In the precious few seconds he had spent sparing his friends and warning the other bystanders, it had risen from the shadows and grown and grown and grown. He only had a split second to be terrified before he felt darkness tearing into him.

His friends' panicked yells sounded out, and a horrible pain pierced him to the depths of his heart. He was vaguely aware of shopping bags going everywhere and a stampede of panicked people. Everything was cold, freezing cold, and the world around him faded to black. He was falling, falling, falling into darkness with no end in sight.

Amidst the pain and horror and confusion, one simple, lonely thought remained.

I just wanted to see her, one last time.

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A/N: Thank you all for reading! This chapter was also a lot of fun to write. I really enjoyed the Sora Riku Strelitzia friendship and got a kick out of writing their scenes together. They were just so many fun moments and dynamics between the three of them that I wasn't expecting but really enjoyed discovering. It was also fun including the traditional Japanese style breakfast and shopping at the Shibuya PARCO. Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Sorry not sorry for that cliffhanger lol. See you all next week! ❤️

[discordiansamba]

Top 5/10 fav scenes that you’ve written ?

Basically just the entire castle invasion arc in cosmic dust. Just all of it.

The bit in kintsugi where Zuko's birthday present for Toph is the fact that he's gotten his firebending back. It's just such a nice character moment for the both of them that builds up on everything in the series thus far.

also on that same note, Xia-Su and Zuko's conversation in kintsugi about her father, and how she got her limp.

the fight scene between Sendak and Keith in chatper six of under the pale moonlight.

the entire beginning of heart of a dragon. I really popped off with that introduction.

Keith and Macidus' second confrontation in flicker, culminating in that group hug.

the end of the naxzela chapter of abyss of memory, also culminating in that group hug.

speaking of abyss of memory. the build up to the twist at the end of roar of rebellion, like. in general. :)

Heath's death at the end of desert blessing.

still, somehow, both parts of this silly precure fic that revolves around magical offworlders vs cellphones.