A Second Chance

A Good Other

I just replayed KH2 and oh my good lord the /feels/. I've never played Final Mix before and WTF THAT FIGHT BETWEEN SORA AND ROXAS. I want that song played at my funeral. Like??? How is it so beautiful???

I'm replaying the old games to get a sense of what I wanna do with this series, and I think I came to a final conclusion. I'm gonna deviate more than anticipated from KH3. Is that cool with everyone? XD

Also, in case anyone is wondering where the ***romance*** is in this series... It's coming! From my perspective as the writer, at this point the only person Reader has those kinds of feelings for is Roxas. Ven-Ven is her childhood friend, Riku looks like creepy-ass Ansem, Vanitas is an enigma, she hasn't met Sora, and Axel/Lea's a little busy at the moment. But I do have two questions, because I obvs write this story for y'all and want your input:

Who do you guys want Reader to have a connection with next?

Is there anyone else you guys would like me to add as an option?

[♥]

[LAND OF DEPARTURE]

"Which world is that?"

Terra glances up, following the path of your finger as you trace along the starry night's sky towards a particularly bright light shining down on the two of you. Aqua is sleeping, and Ven is who knows where, leaving just you and Terra lying down on the soft grass outside the castle alone, relaxing after a long day of training.

"Mm... Probably one where a camel is queen, and humans are her servants," Terra decides, grinning as he hears you laughing beside him.

"Wow, so progressive," you tease as you move your finger to the left. "How 'bout that one?"

"Ohh, that's a special world. It's made of ice, but all inhabitants are covered in flames. It's a constant struggle, to keep their buildings from melting."

"How is that even possible?"

"Are you doubting my knowledge of the worlds?" Terra asks you as his head flops to the side so he can look at you.

"Yes, yes I am," you agree. "These all sound stupid."

Terra scoffs as he glances up at the sky.

"All great thinkers always have their doubters," he finally retorts, causing you to laugh once again as you continue to stare up at the stars above.

"Your versions of the worlds are probably much more interesting that what those worlds are really like," you concede with a shrug. "I'd like to see a camel queen someday."

"Who knows? Maybe we will," Terra suggests. "We can't stay here forever. One day, we'll see all the worlds."

You smile as you look over at the boy.

"Together?" you ask.

He glances over at you, a small grin on his face.

"Together. I promise."

[THEBES]

It had been months since you first came to Thebes, and began your training with Phil, Herc, and Zack. It felt like a lifetime ago that you had been trapped in the Darkness following your loss to Xehanort, separated from your friends for far too long. You thought of them every waking moment, desperate to save them from their unfortunate fates, but your main focus for now was training. You were pouring everything you had into training, to distract yourself from the endless pain gnawing at your heart.