Between the Butterflies and Blossoms

I do what I want, crying in the bleachers
And I said it was fun
I don't need anything from anyone
It's just not my year, but I'm all good out here.

- Ethel Cain, "American Teenager"

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After the Star Plasma Vessel mission, everything shifts-slowly, quietly, like rot beneath the floorboards.
Satoru doesn't sleep. Suguru starts seeing ghosts that wear his face.
There are still missions. There is still laughter, curry, and rain.
But something is breaking. Neither of them are ready to name it.

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A character study of both Suguru and Saturo in the aftermath of trauma and loss. It focuses on grief, guilt, and the complicated, often unspoken emotions between two people who once meant everything to each other. Expect emotional intensity, internal conflict, and quiet moments of vulnerability.

And honestly, it makes my grief a little less heavy.

Thanks, Gege, for the characters, but we'll take it from here.