At some point in time, most people create their own escape from reality. For some, it is through children's play: becoming the King or Queen or Some Other Chief of the Fantasy World. For others, it is through video games, and exploring virtual lands to obtain the +10 Shining Sword of Glory. Or books, novels, epic tales that spin stories of worlds only dreamt of, and yet ones in which they may immerse themselves. Yet others decide to lose themselves in their own ways, some good, some more destructive, and the rest somewhere in between.
Yet, no one may remain in this constructed Neverland, no matter how they may try; once children grow up, they are accepted into the world as "adults", who work and do not play and are not allowed to imagine. Once an adult, there are only pictures to look back upon and memories to keep in the heart. Once an adult, fantasy is wrong.
A constructed fantasy…that was never really his dream, though, was it? He had thought it was genuine. He made it genuine. Perhaps that is what allowed the group continue on through adulthood; growing apart but never away. His- no, their- escapades were real, their company was true.
Tried and true.
Which was why Haninozuka and Morinozuka still played with the club, the deliriously unbelievable club, even after joining the world as adults.
Which was why, a year later, Ootori still allowed himself to be called upon even when busy with his true work, the kind that came with his ascent into the realm of gentlemen.
And why, the year after that, the Hitachiin designers made every excuse to see everyone again. Fujioka was more or less dragged along but she didn't mind, because their world was real, and couldn't possibly be discarded so easily.
And, funnily enough, Tamaki was not really the glue holding everyone together; even without him, the others still planned the Rich Bastard parties and the sudden get-togethers. But Tamaki was their beginning.
Tamaki brought everyone together. He didn't create a fantasy life for them; he made a real one.
He brought them all one irreplaceable and timeless gift-
Take a guess.
