For #TWEWYBang2023 @subasekabang
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Rindo Kanade, now 19, has been having violent nightmares and visions of his time in the Underground. For reasons he can't explain, they subject him to watching himself lose his friend of four years, Beat Bito, to inevitable disasters. This story follows Rindo's journey towards realizing exactly why he's having this issue as he gracelessly and awkwardly navigates his complicated memories and feelings for Beat, laying out a tale that shows the boy's plights of his crippling trauma clashing with young love.
- Teen & Up Audiences (T)
- Characters - Kanade Rindo, Bito "Beat" Daisukenojo, Furesawa "Fret" Tosai
- Pairings - Bito "Beat" Daisukenojo/Kanade Rindo, Furesawa "Fret" Tosai/Kanade Rindo, Bito "Beat" Daisukenojo/Sakuraba Neku (mentioned), Furesawa "Fret" Tosai/Kanade Rindo/Sakurane Shoka (mentioned), Kanade Rindo/Sakurane Shoka (mentioned)
- Post-NEO, no reciprocation from Beat, Frindoka are dating, BeatNeku are dating, Jupiter of the Monkey fan Rindo, CAT fan Rindo, Beat is a good cook
- Warnings:
- Prominent: Swearing, light body horror/gore, burning to death, non-canon character death, blood, nightmares, insomnia, vandalism, vehicle accident, emetophobia, headaches, fainting, food and eating, social avoidance issues, hallucinations, paranoia, characters struggling with mental health, mentions of homelessness, mentions of protests, unspecified anxiety disorder, unspecified hallucinatory disorder, characters argue often
- Minor: City destruction, neglectful parents (implied), claustrophobia in crowds, allusion to gang violence, mentions of cops, mentions of politics, mentions of therapy
- TWEWY Bang 2023 Partner:
Sitraxis
@sitraxis on Twitter
Starting Author's Notes:
- Credits
tinpin.bin for proof-reading my grammar
@tinpinwin on Twitter
@tinpinwin on Tumblr
Felix Mittermeier on unsplash for graphics
See part 4 for my playlist final notes.
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