DeadDoveCritter
When Sousuke's father offers his family a trip along the coast on a borrowed sailboat, Lisa sees an opportunity to learn more about Ponyo's parents, so she decides to invite them too.
What initially starts as a cordially awkward relationship between the two couples unexpectedly evolves when they realize they have more in common than they ever thought...
It's a shame, though.
What they do have in common... is that one of them always leaves, and the other is always left behind, which leads to a very serious conversation about their true feelings.
Can they really solve this problem before the trip ends, for the sake of their children?
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Yes, this is indeed based on that one angsty meme song... Don't worry, this fic ends on a happier note, I swear 💕
(If you don't know what I'm talking about, listen to 'Two Birds On a Wire' of Regina Spektor, and then search for edits of your favourite OTP ever. Tears, guaranteed...)
It's just... I first watched the movie a few months ago, and the idea that there were some interesting parallels between Fujimoto & Granmamare's and Koichi & Lisa's relationships, like how always one of them is far away in the sea and the other is always at home caring of their childrens...
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So yeah... Two Birds on a Wire, except the bird that stay isn't the toxic one here. It's just two overworked single parents that won't tell but still would want a little bit more of reassurance from their always fleeing partner... 💔
I PROMISE IT ENDS WELL, I SWEAR 😅
But it does gets worse before it gets better...
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