Exeuntes, a Story Based on Final Fantasy XV

Chapter I: The Encounter

Pictured: World Map (of the Planet of Eos); Accordo is on the bottom right

Song used:

1. Somnus by Yoko Shimomura

The actual "Exeuntes Playlist" on Spotify can be found on the external link embedded to this specific chapter which can be found at the very bottom. Each chapter has a "song(s) used" section at the very top which tells you what songs I used as inspiration or just songs I thought connected to the chapter. 

July 8th, 2019 - Beginning of The Tapas Transference™. What is below is now a fully re-edited version of what was once here... 

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The sound of a blaring alarm clock wakes Nathaniel Ashwolf from his comfortable slumber. He opens his eyes to see his modest bedroom, sparsely filled with cheap furniture. It isn't anything fancy but he's happy enough to at least have a decent place to live in (better than the crumbling dormitories on-campus at least). As he rubs away the fatigue in his eyes, he hears a slow, gloomy song playing throughout his bedroom.

"Crap, I forgot to turn off my depression playlist last night," Nathan mumbles. He unplugs his phone and quickly turns the song off.

Can't be depressed today! He stretches before getting out of his bed and entering the adjoining bathroom.

It's the first day of Nathan's second quarter at the University of Accordo and he has an extended class with someone special. He checks the time as he exits the bathroom: 8:00 AM. Got ready pretty quickly, nice.

Looking through his closet, he finds some recently-bought clothes that are still clean. After putting them on, Nathan decides to make breakfast. He makes his way to the refrigerator and opens it, "Looks like there's nothing here..." He sighs and decides to just buy some food on the way to the university. He isn't a good cook anyway.

Nathan walks out of his apartment but quickly backtracks as he remembers that he's forgotten his bike's keys. After securing the front door, he sighs and continues walking to the parking lot to get to his bicycle. As he begins to unlock his bike, a familiar voice shouts, "Hey Nathan!" He looks up to see one of his best friends, Rhea.

"Oh, hey Rhea!"

"Doesn't it suck to not have a car?" Rhea teases, jingling a pair of car keys.

"Haha... very funny..."

"I won't ever understand why you don't just sell your bike and carpool with me instead," Rhea says with a smile.

Ignoring her comment, Nathan finishes unlocking his bike and, after saying a quick goodbye to Rhea, starts his 15-minute journey to the University of Accordo, a newly-redesigned campus overlooking the serene Lake Claustra.

Stopping just outside the university's Technology Center, Nathan parks his bike outside a quaint coffee shop. It's owned and operated by a guy named Denzel who used to be a member of the University of Accordo's soccer team; the Accordo Axiums. According to Denzel, he decided to abandon his aspiration of becoming a star soccer player to serve the university he loved. And so, just a couple years ago, he decided to start a coffee shop which has since become a popular hangout for both students and visitors (in reality, Denzel probably has a real reason on why he isn't a soccer player but that's a story for another time).

Nathan gets off his bike to enter the coffee shop, fittingly named the "Axium Café". He had visited the place so many times that when he walks through the door, Denzel immediately asks, "Your usual?"