In a world where Magical Girls fight unseen battles against despair, one boy walks among them-no wish, no magic, no Soul Gem to break. (Y/N) isn't part of their contract, yet somehow, he's always there-at the heart of their suffering, where hope flickers and fate bleeds. He has no power. No reason to survive. And yet, when everything falls apart, he remains-quiet, steady, unshaken. A presence that shouldn't matter, yet somehow does. Homura Akemi watches him with calculating eyes, trapped in her endless struggle to save the one person who means everything to her. She doesn't understand how he keeps standing. Why he always finds his way back to the storm. But she can't look away-not when he might be the key to ending her curse. Madoka Kaname sees a boy weighed down by something she can't name. There's no light in his hands, but in his silence, she finds strength. There's something powerful in him-something human, and heartbreakingly real. He isn't a hero. He isn't a savior. He's just someone who refuses to let others break alone. And in this endless cycle of pain and sacrifice... even sorrow has someone willing to carry it.

in which an orphan learns she isn't really an orphan, and naomi must face the fact that she's descended from gods she never thought existed, and the fates have big plans for her. [percy jackson x female oc x annabeth chase] [book 1 of 2] [the lightning thief ― the last olympian] [started: 4-06-21 // completed: 10-16-21]