Author's Opening notes and Warnings:

Hello everyone, and welcome to my first ever fanfiction. I've been a member of this site for about a year, and have had the privilege of reading some amazing fanfics. Finally, I decided it was time to try it myself.

There's just a few things I wanted to go over before you get into the story, I'll try to brief about them, but I have a habit of rambling on. So I apologize in advance.

In depth summary:

This is about Sora, a teenage boy trying to make it through life and high school without getting too damaged by what it may throw at him. He soon learns how life really works and much things can change. Friends come and go. Dreams change. Hope is fragile. And love can be as bitter as it is sweet. Sora learns that to get by all of the trials of coming of age, he has to hang on to the last thread of sanity that lingers within. But that's easier said than done.

The summary is a little misleading. Even though this story is under the Romance/Comedy classification there will be angst, but that's common with almost any teenage fiction as the life of a young adult is filled with it. But this story will have parts based on my own life and personal experiences, which means that comedy will be intertwined with even some of the more tense and dramatic scenes. Sort of bittersweet. That's just the way my life works, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

This fanfic is PG-13 for now, but the rating may go up in later chapters depending on how graphic scenes may get or how vulgar the consversations may become (cursing...that sort of thing).

About the title:

I'll be honest, my teenage life was pretty shitty at some points. That kind of happens when you're a bit of loner. But there was something I used to tell my friends, and I still feel this way.

"Sometimes it feels like I'm dangling above the proverbial abyss of insanity, desperately clinging to my last thread of sanity."

Anyone who's experienced life in it's most destructive and cruel form at any time knows how this feels. That everyone and everything is out to drive you insane, and you hang on tightly to your sanity praying to get by just one more day.

Warnings:

I would greatly appreciate reviews, but I will not tolerate flames. If you don't like what I write, please don't feel that it gives you the justification to write me a rather nasty entry condemning me to the deepest pits of Hell. Constructive criticism is an option believe it or not. I have no problem with someone writing me and pointing out mistakes, or asking questions, and even offering some suggestions. Do not expect me to retaliate either, you'll simply be ignored.

This is a Yaoi fanfic, which means that it contains homosexual relationships and references. If you don't like the idea of two young me being in love with one another, then this is DEFINITELY not the story for you.

The current rating is PG-13. But, as I said, that rating may go up later depending on how the story develops.

This isn't so much as a warning as it is a statement. This is primarily a Riku/Sora pairing. There will be other pairings later on down the line. I may include an original character or two in there story, but the primary cast is from Kingdom Hearts as well as a few from other Final Fantasy games.

Disclaimer:

I do not own any characters from Kingdom Hearts or the Final Fantasy series. They are the sole property of Square-Enix and Disney.

That's pretty much it. Thanks for reading this far and I hope you enjoy the story. Wish me luck!