Jax thought that escaping the circus would be the hard part. He was wrong. Because surviving the world with Pomni is somehow so much worse. When one desperate YouTube upload reunites the two of them, they're forced to navigate a world that's moved on without them, search for the rest of the Circus, and confront feelings neither of them is quite ready to admit. Their only shot is facing it all together. Escaping the Circus was easy. Falling in love is the terrifying part.

A TADC AU where there are no abstractions, no drama, and "huge" updates ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) anyways my first fic!! Will contain mature themes.

Caine had a breakdown. The circus collapsed and everyone was freed. Everyone remembered their names. Everyone got their bodies back. Caine had reached his breaking point. After being told numerous times his adventures were pointless. Torture even. He realized there was no point to his existence. He can't create fun. He creates digital hell. He glitched out. Crashed. The circus died with him. Christine (Pomni) went home first. Sprinted out of the building where everyone was spit out so fast she didn't see anyone's real face. When she knocks on the door, her mother breaks down in tears and pulled her into a hug. She had been missing for nine months. Nine months of questions she doesn't know how to answer. She tries to explain where she's been, but the words sound impossible-even to herself. Felix (Jax) returns to a house filled with memories he ran from. The last time he was there, he'd left after a fight with his mom's boyfriend. Awful words were said. But he ran, never looking back. Now he had to face the question he's been avoiding: after everything, does he still belong there? This is a story about two people rebuilding lives that kept moving without them. About finding familiarity in a world that no longer feels the same. And about a friendship that survives the circus-proving that even after everything falls apart, some connections don't disappear. In fact, they grow deeper... Most of it will have no major storyline and will be like a little slice-of-life book. (Which Jax would hate) NO SMUT or LANGUAGE PLEASE READ CHARACTER BACKSTORIES BEFORE THIS! THE LATER CHAPTERS RELY ON IT QUITE A BIT