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Alright, small drabble time! Here are some cut scenes / things I never implemented into the story! Enjoy!

Keep in mind that these are still rough... hopefully

1. Loop encounter

(A hypothetical encounter between Loop and Crepéscule, mostly just testing for their dynamic.)

Cule PoV:

You raise your fan towards the stranger.

They've been following you for quite some time now…

You've only caught glimpses of them…

But…now that you look at them clearly…

They look like…

But…that can't be right…

You tilt your head in confusion, then open a box quickly.

[“Siffrin…?”]

The lookalike seems a bit startled, then shakes their head.

“Nope! Sorry, I'm not your stardust~”

Stardust…?

They don't sound like Siffrin, for sure…

“I am a…friend however. So no need for the fan, my dear! My name is Loop! Helpful Loop, here to help with the loops! Or…I was, rather. Now I'm…”

They go quiet…

…?

“A-Anyways! Don't tell Stardust you saw me, okay! I swear I'm not being a weirdo stalker! I…want to talk to them, but don't feel comfortable yet. So please, give me some more time…okay?”

You can't read them…even more than you can't read Siffrin…

Wait!

Loop!!!

That's the person Siffrin told you helped them!

[“Oh! You're Loop! Siffrin misses you! He seemed sad, talking about you.”]

They flinch slightly.

“Stardust…too forgiving for your own good…”

They murmur.

“Well…I'm here, and I'll talk to them…but, when I'm ready…okay? You're…Cule, right? The newest edition to their little group? Such a cutie you are!”

Another switch in topics…

They jump around conversations like a rabbit…

This one does bring a little darkness to your face though.

You're not cute!

They ruffle your hood a bit, just like Siffrin does.

Your face feels warm.

“You're an odd one…aren't you? From the same place as Stardust…how unlucky…well, I'll be on my way now…please don't tell them you saw me. From one hermit to another…I need more time.”

They walk away, towards the underbrush.

Hermit? Were you a hermit?

You…suppose you were, for a time…

For…as long as you could remember…

Hm…

You nod…letting them disappear into the woods

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2. Alternative Siren Call

(This was the original idea when I thought of Siren Song as a whole, and originally how the scene was going to play out. After the cut off, it's exactly the same as in the fic.)

You sit on a bench on the docks, staring into the distance.

Book in hand…pen at the ready…

You can see it…

It's…there…

Just…

Try to sketch it

It hurts…it hurts so much to look at it.

The longer you stare, the worse your headache gets.

But…if you can bear through the pain…

You can sketch it…

With effort, you begin to sketch

You try hard to keep your pen from tearing the paper

It's hard to not have it pressed down so hard…especially as your whole head feels like it's going to explode…

You can see it…you can sketch it

Make it real.

There's…a semblance of a shape on the page…you think..

You can't see ..it's all so blurry

Stars it hurts…

It hurts….

It hurts!!!!

But you have to…you have to continue…

You can't feel your hands

Your head pulses, each heartbeat thrumming more and more pain into your skull

Your head feels like it's being crushed between rocks and sharp teeth…

Vaguely you can feel yourself crying…

It hurts so bad…

You're shaking so much the pen is unstable

It's a mess…

It's all a MESS

IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN SCRIBBLES

STARS IT HURTS!!!!!!!!!

AND FOR WHAT??!

A SHAPLESS BLOB?!

Frustrated, you slam the pen down into the paper, stabbing it through your drawing

-AGH!

Stars….

STARS IT HURTS!!!!

You…look down to see you've…stabbed your hand…

The pen went right through your palm…

Oh that's…

That's a lot of…blood…

You feel woozy…

It hurts…

Everything turns blurry

You see that shade….

The same one scored across your throat

In the corners of your vision

ITHURTSITHURTSITHURTSITHURTS!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH

It hurts so much you can't think anymore

You can't focus

You can't

You c a n t

You…you hear…

Something calling

It's…calling

The blood dripping off your hand is nothing compared to the ringing in your ears

You can hear it calling to you

You've heard it all this time…

But now it's louder than ever

You're drawn to it like a moth to flame

It's…just…out of reach…it's right there…

You can go to it

You can reach it!!! You can go home!!!

You…try to move…but something stops you

Someone

Petrónille

You struggle against Petrónille, she's got a tight grip on your cloak.

You mouth voiceless pleas of desperation

LET ME GO

I HAVE TO REACH IT!!!

I HAVE TO GO!!!!

I HAVE TO GO TO IT!!!!

I HAVE TO!!!

IT'S RIGHT THERE!!!

LET ME GO!!!!

“Crab…you're stronger than you look! Stay still will you?! You just stabbed yourself!! Something's not right here!!!”

Petrónille hisses, turning back to shout: “HEY! SOMEONE COME HELP ME! SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH CULE!!”

NO NO NO NO

YOU CAN'T LET THEM DO THIS

THEY CAN'T DO THIS!!!!

THEY CAN'T KEEP YOU FROM YOUR HOME!!!

You reach up and grab the star binding your cloak together and rip it off

Slipping free of your cloak, and of Petrónille, you dash towards the end of the docks.

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3. Small test scene for certain aspects of the fic

(Just kinda a what if scenario, emphasizing Cule's terror of anyone trying to say the islands name)

You can see it happening

Siffrin…he's…he's opening his mouth. You can tell the name is on the tip of his tongue…

If he can just…get it out…

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NONONONONONONONONONONO

You rush forwards, everything feels like it's in slow motion.

Barreling into him, you tackle him to the ground.

Your hand covers his mouth, he looks shocked and furious.

“Let me go! LET ME GO! I HAVE TO SAY IT! I HAVE TO MAKE IT REAL! WE COULD GET EVERYTHING BACK! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?! IT'S RIGHT THERE!!! JUST WITHIN OUR REACH!!” He yells as best he can, his voice muffled by your hands.

You press harder, to where he can no longer speak.

He's struggling underneath you, glaring furiously.

This isn't like him…this isn't like him!!!

What's gotten into them?! Why is he doing this?!

Water falls into his face.

Tears, you realize.

You're crying…sobbing…

Trying everything in your power to plead with him silently.

You can't let him do this. You can't!! He can't end up like you!! He can't end up broken, scarred, disfigured, mangled, cursed.

You can't let him do this!!

YOU CANT LET HIM DO THIS!!!

Why won't he understand??!!?

You feel yourself pushed off, fear striking right through your heart.

No no no…no no!!

You weren't strong enough!!

He glares at you, snarling something you can't hear.

You can't hear anything with the blood rushing through your ears…

You have to do something…anything!!!

He's about to ..

OH STARS HES ABOUT TO SAY IT

NO NO NO NO

You try your best to scream at him, all that comes out is a pitiful mess of garbled noises. A rasping, scraping sound of silent desperation

And then…choking.

You feel your throat opening up again

What's left of your vocal cords tearing open

You can feel the blood flooding into your mouth

No…no please…

You cough up lightless blood, staining the ground below…

Your vision gets blurry…

Your throats screaming, burning, torn apart again by your stupidity

You feel Siffrin rush to your side ..

He looks…terrified…

At least…you got him to stop…

Your feel your body giving out

You can't breathe…

All you can taste is blood…

Someone..

Anyone…

Help…

Help…me…

You're drowning

Drowning in a lightless sea

You can't tell if it's water or blood

It's too thick to be water…

Too watery to be blood…

Your throat hurts

It burns

It aches

Your head is pounding

You can't see….

But…

You can hear voices…

You can feel…a gentle warmth

It's like a warm sunbeam on a cold day

Soft…inviting…

A hand…holding yours?

There's…someone there…

Two people…

One holding your hand…another behind you…

Their hands on your shoulders…

“You must learn how to swim! It's far too dangerous for you to wander alone like this!”

A voice…soothing…

Familiar…

An ache tears through you…

A longing…

A need for that warmth..

“I'm sorry, mama…maybe papa can teach me to swim!”

Your….voice…?

But…

You can't…

You haven't heard your own voice in so long…

You can't speak anymore…

How are…you…?

Wait…

Mama…?

Papa…?

“Now now…come.”

You feel, a gentle push on your back.

“I'll teach you how to swim,Ã̸̡̛̠̠̅͊̓́͑͌͊͊͌͆̆̃̅̈́͗̏͋͐͗͒̉͗̌̓̓̇̄̅̋̄̃̊́̕̕̕͝ͅm̸̢̨̨̡̢̨̛̛̛̦̩̣͉͖̳̝̺̫͙̫̝̩̝̳͈̖͈͚͎̟̀̎̃͋́̀̒̑͆͑̉͒͊̑̎̿̂̂̀̾͋̍̀̾͑̏͑̎͆̉̎̿͗̕͝͝͠͠͝͝ͅͅͅa̶̭̘̼̠͙̦͚̬͍͂̀̿́̉̓̈́̌̊̈́̿̈́̀̅̓͑̈́̄̏͐͂͂͑̍̈́͒̈́̐̄̀͌̆̊̓̇͆̑̏̓̍͘̕͠ņ̴̧̛͕̯͖͇̣̤͙̬̦̝̩͚͍͇̘̝͓̖̙̤͉̭͈̬̖̩̻̺̣̑̀̓͋̌̊͂͊̈́͒̔͆͆̀̋͑̇͐̋͊͆̐͌̈́̓̎̋̋̒͋̾̿̾̏͛̈͘͘̕̚͝͝͝i̶̢̛͖͈̪̟̖̱̤̲̩̮̲̎̂̇͊̈́͛̒̅̃͑̄̀̽̌̍̓͐͐̄̾̄̓̉͂̊͘͘͠͠͝͝ “

ArGhH-!!!!!

A flash of lightning, sharp as it pierces your skill.

You feel sick

You can't breathe

It HURTS!!

ITHURTSITHURTSITHURTSITHURTS!!!!

AGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Waves of agony pulse through you, clutching at your very soul

It feels like your head is being torn to pieces, shredded by claws

Crushed between rocks and sharp teeth

You can't think anymore

The pains too much

You twist and writhe in pain, screaming

But nothing comes out

You can't….

You …

“Cule…!!”

“Cule!!!”

“Q wake up!!!! What's happening to them!?!”

“Cule please come back to us!!!”

You open your eyes

The light….it hurts so much…

You can barely see….

Everything hurts…

The air is on fire, there's smoke in your lungs.

You can't breathe

You choke on your own amnesia

Struggling to breathe…

You…remember…

At least…what happened…before…

You opened your throat again…

You tried to scream….to get him to stop…

…Siffrin…

Siffrin!!!!

You look around wildly mouthing his name.

He's standing to your left, looking haunted…you can tell guilt is weighing heavy on his soul…

He feels at fault…

But it was your stupidity…

You knew what would happen…

He's…okay though

He didn't say it…

Thank…the stars…

Your vision gets dark as your overcome with sleep

You can't…see them…

You can't register what they're saying…

You can't…

Hold on…

Any….

M..o…re

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4. Loop Nightmare

(An idea I had for a nightmare that Siffrin could have, but never fit anywhere narratively)

You find yourself sitting on the Favor Tree's roots in Dormont…

Just like you used to…

So so so so so many times…

You look to Loop

And freeze.

Loops there, staring at you like they normally did

But

They were holding someone hostage

Your dagger to their throat

Cule.

“Loop?! Loop what are you-?!” You yell, standing suddenly.

“Ah ah ah stardust~! Move one more muscle and I'll tear them open. You know how well this blades cuts…maybe I'll…intentionally miss the artery. Draw it out for a lonnnggggg while~!” They exclaim in a singsong tone.

Cule looks at you, terrified. They can't speak, they can't move…

But you can tell they're begging. Pleading you to save them.

To help them.

“WHY?!” You scream.

You don't understand

Loop disappeared

They were gone

You said you'd see them again someday but…

Not like this…

This has to be a nightmare…

This has to be!!

“Oh stardust…Siffrin. You know why. You took my family…you took my happy ending…

I'd never hurt them…but this…creature? Well…they're disposable~!!”

Loop didn't know Cule…

They had nothing to go off of

But they knew you cared

They knew you saw them like a sibling..

Family…

“.... remember this, stardust. Etch it into your mind. Always remember what you took from me….”

They slashed, cutting through flesh like paper.

“...can be taken from you just as easily.”

With that, they disappeared.

“CULE!!!! NO!!!”

You scream desperately, holding them in your arms. There was so much blood…oh stars…

Was this what your family had to go through, when you used your dagger…?

You try to stop the bleeding with your cloak, tears mixing with the pooling blood on the earth below

Cule looks up at you sadly…almost reassuringly…

They look so scared ..but trying to tell you it's not your fault ..

It is your fault

IT'S YOUR FAULT

IT'S

ALL

YOUR

FAULT

You can hear them choking, gurgling

“Please, please stay with me!! You'll be okay Cule, you're gonna be okay…you have to be okay!!!! PLEASE!!!”

They squeeze your hand tightly…and then fall limp.

All the lights drained from their eyes….their blood stops pulsing…

They're gone…

You scream and sob into their lifeless body, wailing at the top of your lungs…

“....siffrin…!”

Your fault…

Your fault….

“SIFFRIN!!”

You jolt awake, nearly headbutting Isa as you look around the room frantically.

“Sif!! Buddy…hey…are you okay? You were having a nightmare…” He says gently, taking your trembling hand.

“You…started screaming…something about ‘your fault’…?”

You want to throw up…

You have to see them.

You have to make sure they're okay….

Ignoring Isabeaus' confused protests, you jump out of bed and run downstairs.

You have to find them

You have to-

You stop, locking eyes with Cule. They're safe…intact…

Looking very tired and worried…

They must have heard you screaming…

Before you even realize it

You rush forwards and hug them tightly.

You're shaking so badly…

You're sobbing still….

Cule slowly hugs you back…giving reassuring pats to your back

They look up at you, clearly confused. They tip their head, probably trying to ask if it was a nightmare.

“...really…bad nightmare…” You manage, words wavering.

They step back a moment…

[“It was just a nightmare…did…something happen to me, in it?”]

You nod…your mouth dry…

You can almost picture the slash right through their neck…

“You…you died…in my arms…”

Their expression softens from worry to sympathy…

Not pity

But understanding

[“I'm here, Siffrin. I'm alive and well…I plan on staying that way. I'm here with you in this moment. I'm not gone. I'm right here.”]

#isat #in stars and time #isat oc #in stars and time oc #of stars and songbirds #Crepéscule posting #songbirds extras

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