The Story is Eternal

by Umi Hinode

With hints of a new story beginning, the story of twisted love closed its curtains. Two and a half years later, life continues on in the city that never sleeps. / post-ketsu, sh divergent; series of connected one-shots / Chapter 15: "Who is Orihara Izaya?"

1. introduction

introduction

Welcome to the chaotic mess that is The Story is Eternal! I couldn't fit everything in the summary so here's some additional information.

- This is a direct continuation of my fic Life is an Unknown Course. While not necessarily required reading, I would highly recommend it since this is a canon divergence I've taken several creative liberties with that finds its roots in LIAUC. If Shizaya isn't your cup of tea and you're just here for the others however, skipping it is completely fine.

- This series is nonlinear and being written out of order, and though I have said otherwise in the past, I would not recommend reading in any order besides the order of publication. As with DRRR proper, everything is connected.

- If you're a returning reader, you might notice that some minor edits have been made to some chapters. I'm in the process of slowly editing; nothing too major, mostly just grammatical errors, lines that didn't sit right with me, and a huge continuity error that's been bothering me for months.

- For your reference, the chronological order is as follows. This is not a recommended reading order, this is just to keep the timeline cohesive. Note that some chapters have flashbacks that cause said chapters to occur on several points on the timeline; this timeline corresponds to what is considered the "present" of each story.

i. All That Matters (Mikado, Masaomi, Anri, & Saki)

ii. Home (Anri)

iii. Life is an Unknown Course (Shizaya)

iv. Forgiveness (Masaomi, Saki, & Izaya)

v. Take a Chance (Varona)

vi. Complications (Namie & Izaya)

vii. Life is an Unknown Course Epilogue

viii. Bittersweet/Where Your Love Lies (Shizuo, Varona, Namie, & Izaya)

ix. Lovey-Dovey Prattles of an Underground Doctor/Unwavering Thoughts (Shincelty)

x. Unconditional Love (Shizaya)

xi. 'Tis the Season (Shizaya)

xii. Death and Rebirth (Varona)

xiii. Balancing Act (Shizaya)

xiv. One Day at a Time (Izaya) / Growing Pains (Heiwajima Namiko)

- TSIE will be coming off of its summer hiatus for Varona's birthday on July 16th, with a new chapter called Death and Rebirth.

Thank you for your interest in this little series of mine! I hope you enjoy!