[Created: 10/31/2022]
The four seasons come and go, but their legacy always leaves a symbol of unity. This has become the foundation of the history in the video game; "Land of Four Kingdoms: Seasons of Otome" where dukes of the four kingdoms and their children reside in their respective domains.
Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. These kingdoms have it all, but each are known for a particular season where they flourish and bask in their prime.
How do I know this? Well, this was once a video game that I enjoyed playing in my free time and it has now become my reality.
As a flower shop worker, living as a hidden capture target.
Strangely enough, my life was really peaceful. There was even a cute baker down the street that I was getting to know.
But like all things in my life, circumstances decide that they want to hit me in my chest like a freight train and rock my entire world.
My name is Sylas Lockwood. Or was, seeing out I found out that I was actually Sylas Saffron; an illegitimate son of the Fall Kingdom's Duchy.
This...was definitely not how I remembered the game going.
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This cover is not mine, came from the artist and Pinterest.
Everything else about this story is mine, however.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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