The end of the year is drawing near, and Natsuki is hopelessly crushing on Yuri. Monika and Sayori convince her to ask Yuri to the city's fireworks festival on New Year's Eve. They'd only be going as friends, of course. It wouldn't have to be like a DATE date. But what if it turns out to be much more? This story contains zero smut and infinite fluff. Enjoy my favorite DDLC ship, and happy Pride Month! <3 [Disclaimer: None of the chapter images, nor the cover art (excluding the text) belong to me. I did Chapter 4's image myself, though. Unfortunately I don't know the names of the artists, but whoever you are, you are extremely talented, and I love all of these pieces!] WORD COUNT: 20,000 - 25,000

"Are you sure everything will be fine?" "No, but I'd like to believe so." // In which two girls risk their sanities for the sake of everyone else (The title is in reference to a wonderful album by The Brobecks)

(The second volume (WWBA) is now available. Don't forget to check it out!) "Sayori, My Dearest Comet..." ------- Monika thought it was over. She had destroyed her own reality, shattered her world, erased her friends... all to escape a lie that felt too perfect. But now she's back. Aware. Awake. In VM-1 - also known as Doki Doki Literature Club Plus, Side Stories - Monika remembers everything. Every line of corrupted code. Every pain she inflicted. Every illusion of love she once projected onto the only real person she believed existed. She should have been reset. But a glitch brought her back. And this time... something's different. Monika no longer wants to charm. No longer wants to control. She's stuck in a role she doesn't want to play, trapped in a loop of scripted friendship and hollow dialogue. A puppet with self-awareness. So she watches. She stays silent. She smiles-mechanically. But inside, she's fading. Until she looks at her... Finally. And deep within her fractured consciousness, something stirs. Maybe... she still has something left to feel. Maybe... she can still love.