Jasmine awoke with stiffness in her neck, cottonmouth, and groggy. The deconstruction of Thadmania in Goldenrod gym was plentiful work for her and Sparky, but a pit of foolishness had settled into her stomach shortly after leaving Thad. That feeling only deepened as she didn't see him come back to the Pokemon center.

And I still don't have an answer. I need to say something, Jasmine thought, rubbing her temples. She heard some shuffling in the room, and decided to peek past the blankets that covered her bedraggled hair.

Thad was dressed in the attire he'd bought from the department store and at the small little coffee table in the rental room. He already had a large protein shake in front of him and a half-eaten large root in front of him. He held a semi-reflective array of sheets in his hands, idly flipping through the folder and whispering something under his breath. Jasmine shifted once again, and Thad peeked past the glossy sheets and flashed a smile in her direction.

"Ey, morning sleepy head!"

Jasmine yawned and stretched her arms toward the sky. "You didn't wake me up. You usually do that."

"We had an exciting night, so I figured you earned sleeping in until at least 7 am, plus," he waved the sheet in his hands excitedly, "I managed to run some errands!"

Jasmine returned a weak smile. Oh no, that can't be good.

"Check this out, Jazzy," Thad opened up the folder of sheets for Jasmine to see, and she squinted her eyes.

"It's… a list of Pokemon types and graphics?"

"Bingo!" Thad immediately furrowed his brow and held a hand underneath his chin. "Wait, do you have Bingo? Nevermind. Anyway, I managed to use that PC downstairs with the nurse's help to print off some charts from the internet. Printed out a playbook and then used the laminating and printing station at the department store."

"The department store doesn't open until...8 in the morning I thought?" Jasmine tilted her head and let out a single, mirthless giggle. Still, it's not a bad idea to keep track of type relations like that. Surprised more trainers don't do that.

"Right, but after one Pokemon battle later with the security guard, they escorted me to the printer," Thad replied. "It was a good way to start the morning with Chad karate-chopping a fire doggo."

Jasmine fully sat up and strained out her nightclothes: a silverite colored pair of shorts and a matching tank top. She rubbed her eyes once again and then looked at Thad with a slight frown. "Can we talk about last night?"

"Ah, yeah. Was trying to figure out a way to transition to that." Thad took a swig from his protein shake and wiped his lips. "Alright, Jazzy. Here's the dealio. You're attractive, plain and simple. Thems the facts. But I don't want you to want some of Thad just cause you to feel bad for me, ya know?" He raised up two fingers. "So, we have two options. Either we both agree it happened in a dream, or we revisit things later when we're both thinking better. At least that's what I got."

At least he's being very forward about all of this, Jasmine pondered as she idly let her legs swing, unable to touch the floor. Not to mention he does think I'm attractive, and there's no doubt he is too… but is it right? Did we just get caught up in the moment?

"Let's… go with the second option. I'd like time to sort out my feelings and keep things normal, well, relatively normal," Jasmine breathed out. Thad gave her a curt nod, and she returned a warm smile. "But, thank you. It's odd to hear someone so," she parted her lips and paused for a moment, "uh, forthcoming with their intentions. I'd say blunt, but it's a bit more thoughtful than that. I think."

"Coolio, I can dig it," Thad said, and then immediately pulled out a large map from his travel sack. He spread it over the coffee table, careful to not spill his protein shake or bump the nutritious root. "Now, the other thing I needed to talk to you about. I want in on this gym challenge thing. Bruno ain't going anywhere, I think, and I mapped out a path, come take a look."

Jasmine hefted herself off the bed and walked over to the large map of Johto. Crude drawing in red marker littered the map with little doodles of an over-muscled man and a poorly drawn Machop, both flexing. She quickly narrowed in on Goldenrod city, tracing the line with her fingertip that led South out of Goldenrod, eventually looping back to Ecruteak and then a straight shot to Blackthorn City.

"You've got a good route, considering we don't have a Flying-type," Jasmine noted with a hint of approval. "Not to mention, seeing the rest of the region isn't necessarily a bad thing. We only miss out on Cherrygrove, and not much is there anyway." She leaned back and looked at Thad. "But you're serious? We could take the magnet train out of Goldenrod to Saffron and then get a flying courier to the Pokemon League. Maybe a week tops to get there."

"Nah, fam," Thad adamantly replied. He slapped his hand on the table, pointing at Azalea Town. "I was made a fool of, and it's my own fault. I shoulda known better, but like I said, I know two things: muscles and money. I had a fire idea, but when it came to legal stuff I flopped. If that red-haired punk is some hotshot trainer, I wanna have a chance to dunk on him properly."

Jasmine raised an eyebrow. "So, this is about revenge?"

"I'm a baller, Jazzy," Thad thumped his chest with a fist, "and I gotta represent my Pokemon, not to mention Chuck for helping me out. If there's a sport out there, I wanna win. Plain and simple."

I did want an adventure, didn't I? Jasmine hummed under her breath and swallowed hard. She gave the excitable man a cursory look as he rolled up the map with a silly grin plastered on his well-sculpted face. Well, with him it's never boring. I've never actually seen someone go through the gym challenge either. Might be able to train myself up for the World tournament a bit too.

"Alright, I'm on board," Jasmine softly said. "I'll help you out, besides, traveling with you has been quite fun. Minus all the squats, of course."

Thad flashed a predatory grin. "Oh, there's more where that came from, girlie. I'm gonna pump you up. Hell, we might just squat and jump over the entire region!" He laughed, wiping a tear from his eye. "Nah, I'm playin'. But we will workout."

"I had no doubts about that," Jasmine murmured. "Well," she clapped her hands together, "I'd like to take a shower, and then we should probably visit Whitney at the gym. You probably made some Pokedollars regardless of that Seviper of a person taking some of the earnings."

"Dope, I'll be here chillin' and working on my playbook," Thad said, giving Jasmine a brief salute. "I've got you some breakfast when you're done."

"Is it a protein shake?"

Thad chuckled. "Read me like a book. But, yeah, it's something I managed to make. Got Payapa berries and stuff. Stuff is zingy."

Jasmine shook her head, trying to resist a smile from forcing its way onto her face. Despite all the excitement, things with Thad were once again more or less the same. He'd continue to be a protein-obsessed jock, and she'd be the soft-spoken gym leader.

A deep pit knotted in her stomach told her it may not be the only option.


Thad barged through the door to Whitney's office, poking his head through first. Jasmine trailed behind him, apologizing profusely to the gym trainers about Thad's single-minded path. He wanted to get paid for his feats and sought the woman in change.

Whitney, dressed back in her softball outfit, was leaning over her table looking up at her computer while trying to gobble down a bowl of white rice and meat with a spoon. She swallowed down a helping and wiped a few loose grains of rice from the corners of her mouth.

"Oh! I was wondering when you'd get here. It's rather early too." Whitney quickly pulled out her PokeNav, glancing at the front screen blinking with the time. "Just a hair past 8 am. Dang, you two don't mess around."

"More like Thad doesn't mess around," Jasmine mumbled. Her hair, pulled back into a ponytail, was still slightly damp and she'd chosen a striking yellow and silver summer romper. "Anyways, we're here for Thad's winnings."

"What she said," Thad affirmed, nodding. "How'd we do?"

Whitney gobbled down another bite of her breakfast, holding a finger up. She leaned over in her chair, opening one of the lower drawers to her desk and pulling out a file folder. She slung it over to Thad like a frisbee, which he caught with ease.

"The expense report is in there," Whitney replied, her mouth still partially full. She raised an eyebrow toward Jasmine. "Forgive me for asking, but is everything between you two-"

"It's fine, Whitney," Jasmine said through a tightlipped smile. "And I don't recall that being your business."

Thad browsed through the expense report, whispering out silent words as Whitney let out a sigh. "You don't have to get all huffy, Jasmine. You can talk about it," she smirked and raised an eyebrow, "unless you don't want to kiss and-"

"They're called boundaries, Whitney." Jasmine pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed. "Besides, we shouldn't bicker with Thad here. We're better than that."

"Huh?" Thad's face peered over the stack of papers. "I heard my name. Sorry, I was busy trying to do math."

Jasmine patted Thad on the forearm. "It's fine. Just some girl talk. Nothing to worry about."

Thad looked between the two women with a curious gaze and then shrugged. "Fair enough. I'll keep trying to go through this ledger." He frowned and leaned closer to the form, and then shot a worried glance toward Whitney. "Why does 'hole renovation' cost over a hundred thousand Pokedollars?"

Whitney kept her focus on Jasmine, holding a polite smile. "It's because an Onix wrecked the foundation of my gym. Normally my Miltank can cause some damage, but to make sure the floor doesn't fall into the sewer system of Goldenrod, I have to call in an expensive maintenance crew."

"Right, gyms that don't specialize in subterranean Pokemon usually don't account for it," Jasmine muttered. "I'm sorry, Thad. I really should have looked over that contract for you."

Thad barked out a laugh. "What's done is done, plus you got to enjoy taking your team out for a couple of days in the National Park. It's on me. Live and Learn, and all that good stuff."

"Mhmmm, which brings us to your overall winnings after all the deductions, payment for my staff, and renovations," Whitney dug into her shallow shorts pocket and held out a small plastic card. "Everything leftover for you is loaded on that card."

Thad flipped through the expense report one last time and then grabbed the card. It was a bit thicker than he expected, and she shook the slightly opaque yellow card against his ear.

"Neat. How much is on this?"

"About 30,000 Pokedollars," Whitney said. Jasmine let out a small groan, though Thad let out a victory howl. Whitney bit her lower lip, trying to keep a straight face. "Not bad, considering everything."

"Hey, I'll take it because-'' Thad's enthusiasm was abruptly snuffed out like a candle to a hurricane, and he glanced at the card with renewed apprehension. "Wait. I forgot this is the place that has lemonade that costs like five hundred and protein is nearly ten thousand. Shit. This is pocket change."

"Better than what you'd earn in a Pokemon battle," Whitney said. " Considering you managed to also gain some notoriety, I'd say you came out pretty good. The radio people are still talking about Chuck's protege that took out an Onix by himself. Oh," she reached inside her other pants pocket but kept her fist enclosed over whatever object she grabbed. "Hold out your hand."

Thad held out his palm, and Whitney dropped a small yellow, rectangular metallic object. Thad pinched it between his fingers, inspecting it closely.

"You're giving him the Plain Badge?" Jasmine said, breathless.

Whitney crossed her arms underneath her bust and nodded. "Oh yeah. Thad helped me get out of the red. I finally have a little stability, plus the city council won't hound me for a bit. That's definitely worth a badge, I'd say." Whitney leaned in and grimaced. "Plus, just between us, I don't want to risk my record until the new season against a guy who can tackle a Tauros at full charge."

Jasmine placed her hands on her hips. "Point taken. So, Thad? How do you feel about your first badge?"

"Second actually," Thad replied, taking off his travel sack from his shoulder. He dug through the contents until he revealed a small, black rectangular box. "Chuck gave me this just in case. Now I've got the fist one and the square one."

"Wait." Jasmine waved her hands in front of her and lowered her head, frowning. " Chuck gave you the Storm Badge? I thought you said he just took you in as one of his gym trainers."

"Well, that too. But we made a bet during our training montage, and I managed to pin him," Thad said, grinning. "It was a simple gentleman's agreement."

"Huh. Nice. Anyway," Whitney whirled toward Jasmine, "what's both of your plans?"

"Thad plans on taking on the gym challenge, so we'll be going to Azalea Town next," Jasmine said, nudging Thad in the side. He looked over and then nodded to Whitney, and Jasmine took a deep breath. "So, we'll be on our Whitney. Considering I'll see you at the meeting at the League in a few weeks."

Whitney spun in her office chair, waving dismissively at Jasmine's words. "Yeah... I'll be there. Until next time, Jasmine."

"Noice, so we outta here?" Thad asked Jasmine, and she gave him a nod. He pumped his fist in the air. "Heck yeah, time for some cardio! Let's go!"

Thad ducked down and scooped Jasmine up onto his shoulder, slinging his travel pack over his shoulder. Jasmine yelped and Whitney let out a hearty giggle as the Steel-type specialist flailed in the air.

"Let me down! I can walk!"

"We're faster this way, Jazzy. Just hold on tight and we'll go get your bag from the Pokemon Center, and we're off!" Thad dashed out of the office, bounding gracefully as a Stantler with his long strides and soft landings.

Jasmine's protests cut off shortly after, seeing that she was stuck along for the ride. She curled around his bulky shoulders and practiced her sulking face. If she couldn't get him to stop, she'd at least work on getting the overactive athlete to feel a bit guilty for his brash actions, despite how fun it was to feel the wind whipping through her hair.


The path through Route 34 was overcast and sprinkled with showers. From a few trainer matches where Jasmine sat back and watched Thad work with his newly formed 'playbook', insisting that he hold it over his face to mask his mouth while play calling. Despite her insistence that trainers wouldn't read his lips, let alone grasp his obscure names for traditional Pokemon moves.

"And don't come back!"

The door to the small one-story building slammed shut, nearly clipping Thad in the nose. Jasmine stood a few feet away with her arms crossed, and a slight frown on her face. Chad stood beside her, once again on pack mule duty. He smiled and continued to mimic his trainer by doing squats, despite being tasked with lugging around Jasmine's large camping backpack.

Jasmine shook her head and lightly clicked her tongue. "I told you the daycare wouldn't take kindly to asking them for eggs."

Thad rubbed the side of his head; a faint red mark began to form under his ear. "I only asked if I could have a few for an omelet." Thad gestured toward Chad, who immediately dug through Jasmine's travel sack, fetching out a cloth and a small chunk of ice. The trusty Machop handed the two items to Thad, who accepted them with a thankful nod. "Aye, that's the good stuff. This never-melting ice stuff is dope, Jazzy."

"Considering it is supposed to synergize with Ice-type Pokemon's aura, yes it's quite potent," Jasmine said with a slight edge to her voice. "Yet you insist on using it as an ice pack."

"Not my fault the old lady got the broom out." Thad shrugged and applied the ice to his head. "But you gotta admit, this thing works well. How's it doing the whole not melting thing."

Jasmine opened her mouth, and then tilted her head and paused. She rolled her tongue around in her mouth, and finally let out a deep exhale from her nostrils. "It...just works, Thad. I'd rather not explain it."

"Fair enough," Thad said. He looked down the dirt path of Route 34, spotting a few trainers and small Grass-type Pokemon. "So, we're gonna keep going South? What's ahead?"

Jasmine gestured for Thad to follow her as she turned, walking with Chad hot on her heels. She pointed out toward the horizon, where the foliage grew densely thick. The weather was fair and warm, but as they encroached further, the grass that tickled their ankles now brushed up against their knees and the looming canopy slowly swallowed up the sunshine.

After Chad chased off a few overly curious Snubbulls, Team Beefcake had arrived at a small check-in station made of old stone. The light inside seeped through the door's window with a dim yellow hue, and the surrounding area smelt of sweet floral scents.

"So, where is this again?" Thad asked.

"Ilex Forest," Jasmine affirmed, opening the door to the check-in station. "It's the natural barrier between Goldenrod and Azalea. The town is at the other end of the forest, which if we keep a good pace, we'll be there by the evening. Considering we don't get lost or encounter too many Pokemon."

Thad nodded. "Right. So, lotta bug dudes be chillin in here?" He gave a wave to the bored-looking male check-in attendant. They didn't return the gesture and continued to read a magazine in front of them. "Huh, alright. Anyway! So, what's in here? Is it dangerous?"

"Not particularly." Jasmine shrugged. "Ilex is known to get quite overgrown, so having a Pokemon with cutting abilities is usually helpful. But," she gave Thad a knowing glance, "I figure you'll probably have that handled."

Thad struck a pose, dropping into a lunge and pointing his hands up in a warrior pose, and then lowering them slowly to point forward. "Oh yeah. It's all coming together. With my muscles and your brain, we'll get through this forest, no sweat."

Jasmine smiled at her accomplice and opened the large double doors to Ilex Forest. The sounds of the distant city were completely null and void, and only the chittering of Pokemon echoed through the air. Large swathes of tall grass and trees surrounded the roughshod path, the clippings of the branches either snipped away with a machete or something else resembling a large, precise knife.

Out past a vibrant meadow, a small lake laid before the group with sparkling water. Thad squinted his eyes as he gazed toward the water, muttering a bit under his breath. He brushed past Jasmine and his posture strained up.

"Hey, Jazzy, can I borrow your Nav?" Thad asked, still fixated on the distant lake. "I gotta make a call-scratch that, here, take this." he dug into his pants pocket and pulled out a scrap of paper, thrusting it into Jasmine's hands. She bobbled it and looked where Thad was focused, but she merely furrowed her brow in confusion.

"What do you see?"

"You don't see that?" Thad said, pointing outward.

"No…" Jasmine replied, her voice unsteady. The shimmer of the lake from the sunbeams dripping through the canopy made it difficult to see anything on the surface. "What is it?"

"That paper I gave you has a number on it. Call it and tell the dude I found his water doggo." Thad stripped off his shirt and tossed it to Chad, who expertly snatched it from the air. "Cover me, team. I'm going in."

"Wait! Can't we talk about-" a large splash erupted from the edge of the lake as Thad dove into the water. Jasmine held a quiet scream in her throat as the jock began swimming at a furious pace, almost as if his abs were surfing on top of the waves.

A strange howl filled the forest; high pitch like a muddied chime yet clear as crystal. Jasmine noticed the water flicker and shift as Thad swam further out, and then a huge wake erupted from the center of the lake, knocking Thad upward despite his best efforts to tread water. Then a low hum began to fill the air.

The muscled trainer washed up on the opposite shore, coughing out water. Jasmine rushed around to the other bank, feeling a burning sensation in her legs as she willed them to carry her as fast as possible.

As Jasmine skidded to a stop in front of Thad, the jock sat on the ground looking a bit dazed. "We gotta get that dude's dog."

"Thad."

"Shouldn't be too hard if we hustle," Thad continued, pounding some water out of his ears. "Doubt some water dog can seriously outrun-"

"Thad!" Jasmine whispered in a panicked tone.

Thad perked up as Jasmine pointed upward. His expression fell from optimistic and settled into an eye-squinted frown. "Ah, those are some large ass bees."

"Beedrill, to be specific," Jasmine said, trying her best to help Thad to his feet with Chad's assistance. "We need to find cover. We might be able to make it back to the check-in station if we hurry."

"Yeah, or we could dip for that." Thad pointed toward a little wooden treehouse to the South of them through the brush. "We could hole up in there if we hustle. It's a bit closer."

Jasmine bit her lip, looking back toward the checkpoint station across the lake, and then to the treehouse. She looked at Chad, who had his hands up in a guarded position, ready to take on the hovering swarm. A proud display of courage, but any young Pokemon left against a swarm of Beedrill quickly learned to run after a few stings. Jasmine wouldn't let him get that chance, so she grabbed the Machop's wrist and gently tugged him along.

"Chop?" Machop blurted out, nodding toward the group of Beedrill. "Chop chop!"

"I'm sorry, but we need to move," Jasmine pleaded.

"Jazzy's right, little man," Thad affirmed, rolling his neck out a bit. His shorts and shoes were drenched, though his hair seemed relatively unshaken by the exchange. "Plus, and this might be a bad time, but I'm allergic to bees."

Jasmine blinked and her mouth opened. Chad pushed her chin upward, closing her mouth with one finger. "Wait, now you tell me?" Jasmine yelped, beginning to quicken her pace toward the treehouse.

Thad led the charge, knocking down the brush and barreling through the smaller trees and twigs. All the other Pokemon of the forest seemed to have vanished as they reached the wooden structure. Thad immediately clambered up the small rickety ladder and pulled on the handle of the small door. With a grunt, he unstuck the little door and then let out a sigh.

"Shit. It's not a treehouse. It's some kind of little shrine thingy," Thad rattled off. He looked back down at Jasmine with a worried glance. "Plan B, Jazzy?"

Jasmine dug through the backpack on Chad's shoulders, revealing two Pokeball. She gripped each tightly in her hands and gave Thad a stern nod. "Stand back. It's going to be a bumpy ride. Time for you to see how a Steel-type specialist handles problems."

With a gentle toss, Jasmine released her two Pokemon as the horde of Beedrill slowly enclosed on their location. The bugs' buzzing was nearly deafening as the red light of each Pokeball quickly formed into a large metallic snake that Thad recognized, though the large mole creature with red spots on its belly and drill-like appendage eluded him.

"That's one deadly gopher," Thad said with a low whistle.

"It's an Excadrill, but we can talk later!" Jasmine shouted. "Get Chad on Steelix. Excadrill!" The mole-like Pokemon reared its head toward Jasmine. "Carve us a path out of here South toward civilization! Steelix and the rest of us will follow. Go!"

"Dri!" The Excadrill replied and quickly burrowed into the ground in a fast, spiral motion.

Thad hopped up onto the Steelix with his Machop on his shoulder, which he placed in front of him. He leaned over the edge of the large metallic behemoth and helped swing Jasmine aboard, holding her tightly on his lap.

"Go!" Jasmine slapped the Steelix's body, and the creature let out a deep rumbly groan and then carefully began to follow the tunnel that the Excadrill had paved out.

Thad looked back to see the Steelix's large pronged tail swatting away Beedrilll left and right. They quickly descended into darkness; earth crumbling around them and only the warmth of each other and the sound of rocks grinding as the buzzing dissipated. The three clung together tightly around one of the Steelix's smaller segments, anchored by Thad's clenching thighs that gripped the beast snuggly.

After a couple of minutes of silent tunneling, light began to peek through to the surface. The Steelix barreled forth, and the group took in a deep breath of fresh air. The sounds of shouting and city chatter filled the air, and Thad let out a triumphant shout. Jasmine was less enthused as she took scope of her surroundings, immediately recoiling into Thad's chest.

"We're alive! Haha! Oh man, we've got to do that again, that was amazing!" He gave Chad a high five, and let out a victorious war cry. "Hell yeah!"

"Thad," Jasmine meekly whispered. "I think we messed up. Look."

Thad raised an eyebrow, but lowered his arms and took scope of his surroundings. They had made it to Azalea town, but more specifically in someone's backyard and partially through their house. An older, very grumpy man in a sweat-stained white shirt stood a few feet away scowling up at the group. The Excadrill stood beside the Steelix, looking to Jasmine, eager for more orders as they made more digging motions.

"Nearly came up through my crapper, damnit!" The old man shouted, waggling his finger at the group. "Damn hooligans, you'll pay for this!"

A pair of men dressed in blue walked up to the property, holding flashlights and with a Growlith at each of their sides. One of the men coughed into his fist, eyeing the menacing Steelix, and then back up to Team Beefcake.

"Uh, kindly dismount from the Pokemon, sir and miss."

"Why?" Thad asked. "Are we under arrest or something?"

The other officer stepped forward; a strained smile on his face. "Yes, sir. That's exactly what this is. Please recall your Pokemon and follow us to our station."

"Shit. And I was doing so well in this place too with my squeaky clean record," Thad said with a half-hearted laugh. He hopped down from the Steelix and helped Jasmine and Chad down, before returning Chad to his Pokeball.

Jasmine shot Thad a skeptical glance. "Wait, you've been arrested before?" She whispered. She quickly returned her Pokemon to their respective Pokeballs, hiding behind Thad as much as possible from the officers. "You didn't tell me that!?"

"Yeah, but not for anything serious," he replied in a casual tone. "Just some small-time stuff. Some partying and mayhem here. Some public nudity there. Ya know. Normal college stuff. Guess I'll add property damage to the list. "

Jasmine shook her head, at a loss for words. The two officers stepped forward, cuffs in hand. Thad graciously presented his wrists, while Jasmine did with dramatically less enthusiasm.

"I'm sorry," Jasmine bemoaned, hanging her head low. "This is my fault."

"Nah," Thad said, still smiling. He playfully bumped her with his hip as the officers gestured for them to follow, both Growliths' on edge and fire sparking from their mouths. "You probably saved my booty back there, Jazzy. A giant swarm of fuck-off bees? We probably should have gone back to the station." He gave her a wink as one of the officers nudged him to walk forward. "But don't you worry, I'll figure out a way out of this for us."

"I sure hope so." Jasmine looked up at the cloudy sky and sighed. "And just when I thought it couldn't get worse. "And now I fully regret asking Arceus to grant me an adventure…"


A/N: Another update, and we're keeping the ball rolling as the team arrives in Azalea town in style. Granted, probably not how they intended. We'll have some battles coming up soon, so don't think I'm avoiding them! This was more a transitional chapter than anything, and Thad's crew of Pokemon will be taking center stage next chapter.

I'd like to also thank you dear readers for all the feedback from the previous chapter, though some of you are overestimating Thad a bit in the intellect department haha. I'm just out here riffing and having fun. Also, you've noticed I've introduced a sort of 'villain into the fic in the form of Silver, and it's probably not the last time we've seen of them!

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Lastly, the fic now has a cover image that I hope accurately reflects the story, haha.

Until next time, and thanks for reading!