I got a really interesting review from Guestdxd. Firstly, lovely to see new people post up reviews, not that I don't appreciate you KawaiiMomoko-chan and Ethos The ET, you know I love you guys.
To answer the question: Which Voice Actors I Would like to play my OC's... well I've actually never thought about it and it actually flung me so far off the rails cuz I was in the middle of Thermodynamics class when I read it. My friend next to me looked at me like I was crazy when I dropped all my notes to start finding Voice Actors that fit the voices in my head.
First up, the easiest one would be Onyx: I'd pin Donny Lucas, the voice actor for Zed from League of Legends (I'm a Zed main btw), or Alan Howard the voice of Sauron from LOTR
Nitro was a bit tough to match, in my head he's chill and slightly young-sounding with an overtone of maturity, I'd say the closest one would be Rider Strong as the voice of Tom from Star vs The Forces of Evil
Hex was pretty easy with like the first person coming to my mind was Alya's English VA from Miraculous Ladybug, I believe her name is Carrie Keranen
Randolf sounds like Unsho Ishizuka (Forgive me if I butcher the spelling) who is the voice of Joseph Joestar in the Stardust Crusaders version, or if I had to give him an english voice it'd be Sean Connery.
Mortus Noir sounds like Vincent Price or if you see him as a darker individual try Karthus' current voice actor from League, though I'm not sure who he is.
Elain sounds like Esme Bianco who is the voice of Eclipsa in Star Vs The Forces of Evil, or quite possibly Tara Strong because she has a wide range of voices or Megumui Toyo Guchi, who is Revy from Black Lagoon. Elain kinda sounds like my own mom so I can't particularly put a voice to her.
Luna sounds like Sarah Williams the voice of Jinx, but she also closely sounds like Akari Kitou, the voice of Iwanaga from In/Spectre.
Nova sounds like me but if I had to give him another voice it'd be Johnny Bosch the english voice of Ichigo from Bleach with a little lighter on the tone.
Female Nova is more akin to Eden Sher as the voice of Star Butterfly.
I love getting questions like these btw, seriously if y'all ever curious bout anything related to this fic just leave it as a review I'd be more than happy to answer.
Chapter 30: That's One Way to Make an Impression...
Nova shuffled uncomfortably on his couch-bed. It wasn't really the couch, more like it was the lack of heavy curtains that usually draped his dorm room. He'd grown so accustomed to the comfort of cool darkness that he'd forgotten how much the morning sun stung to the unwary sleeper.
He groaned hard and rolled over, burying his head in his pillow, which smelled like Ruby… well, it was from her bed so…
He found solace in the sweet scent of his lover and nuzzled his face in deeper. "Mmm… Ruby…warm…" he said in his mind.
"See sis, even in his sleep he's dreaming about you. Told ya he was a keeper." A familiar voice of Yang said rousing him from his sleep.
Nova's eyes instantly shot open; he'd said those words aloud… He bolted up and scanned the area to see a smug Yang and a very red Ruby, clad in her pajamas, staring down at him. The golden morning sunlight cascading through the open windows of the Xiaolong-Rose household, illuminating her cute blushing face.
It was at that moment Nova decided, if they ever finally settled down, his sleep preferences be damned because if he could wake up every morning to see this scene, he'd be willing to suffer sleep deprivation for the rest of his life.
"Oi, Reality to love birds, you can stand around staring at each other later, there's food to eat…" Yang said snapping her fingers between them, bringing them back to reality.
Nova blushed, "Right… morning guys," he muttered a quick greeting before hastily making his way to the bathroom to brush his teeth.
Once he was done, he made his way into the kitchen to be greeted by the smell of cooking pancakes… well, he'd be damned if they didn't eat unhealthy food for breakfast when Ruby was around.
"Mornin girls, Nova. Figured I'd do something special since it's the first time you girls have been home in a while." The elder Xiaolong said as he flipped a pancake.
Yang snorted, "Don't worry dad, you can just consider it as girls collectively," she snickered referring to Nova.
Tai blinked curiously, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Ugh just Yang being Yang, please pay her no mind…" Nova groaned as he looked around for a clean mug. "Is it alright if I go ahead and make coffee Tai?"
"Huh, didn't know you drank coffee kid. There's still some left in the pot if you want…" He said gesturing to a half-empty coffee pot on the kitchen counter.
"NOVA WAIT NO!" Ruby practically yelled but her cries went unheard off as the un-caffeinated dragon made his way over to where Tai was pointing.
Nova uttered a thanks as he poured himself a full cup and drank gratefully. It wasn't as strong as he liked… but he was on vacation, so he needed to decaf a little. Tai would've offered him milk and sugar but the dragon was already well away into the concoction of intense bean juice.
Once he was done taking a long sip of the bitter brew, he glanced up to see the horrified faces of the sisters. Ruby more so than Yang.
"What?" he asked confused.
"You drank that shit… like it was nothing…" Yang said incredulously. Ruby just continued to gape, no one's ever done that before, even Qrow fears the dark elixir of death that resided in that pot.
"Dad makes the vilest coffee… it always comes out three notches too strong and smells like burnt wood…" Ruby explained still in shock.
"Hey, it's not that bad…" Tai amended.
"I usually make my own… or drown his in milk and sugar… but you… you're drinking it black…" Yang said amazed.
"Like an absolute champ to… there's still hope for you yet kid." Tai said approvingly while Nova was still confused.
"Guys this just tastes like regular coffee… what are you even talking about…"
Ruby pretended to faint, "It's like I don't even know you… for someone to stomach the taste of that filth… Nova, I want a divorce…"
"BUT WE'RE NOT EVEN MARRIED YET!" Nova said dramatically.
"Yet?!" Came the simultaneous sound of Tai and Yang, except Yang was excited while Tai looked ready to faint himself.
Nova saw the elder Xiaolong's reaction, "We're not getting married! Well… not that I don't want to… maybe in a few years… with your permission…." He frantically trailed off like some kind of socially awkward schoolboy.
Tai breathed in deeply and made a mental note to talk to the kid about that later for now breakfast was due.
Most of the day went by with Ruby and Nova playing videogames on the couch or playing with Zwei. They couldn't do anything overly touchy since there was a certain pair of blondes hovering around them so they were almost never alone.
Eventually, Nova found himself outside to see Tai… gardening? He didn't know why he didn't notice it until now but, behind the house was a sizeable home garden. A few rows of well-tilled soil and several growing plants, some already baring produce.
"Woah… pretty impressive set-up you have here…" Nova marveled at the perfectly manicured rows, not a single weed in sight.
Tai looked up from his work, "Oh hey Nova… you need something?"
The dragon smiled, "No not really… Ruby's upstairs doing girl stuff with Yang and I got bored so I came out for a little stretch. Imagine my surprise when I find you have the world's greatest home garden."
Tai laughed, "If you're trying to flatter me to death… it's working keep it up!"
Nova approached him and marveled at the bed of what looked to be tomato plants. There were a few holes dugout and a handful of plants wrapped in newspaper off to the side of the blonde. The look of wonder that crossed the young boy's face did not go unnoticed by Tai. "You ever garden before?"
Nova recoiled in embarrassment, "Ah.. no… I've just always admired the art. I've seen a few videos, primarily while doing research for class, and the time and effort it takes to manage this stuff is incredible."
The elder Xiaolong smirked, "Well you're not wrong… but it's not as hard as it looks… care to give it a try?" he asked gesturing to the unplanted stems.
Nova rubbed his arm awkwardly. Being a dragon and an Aspect of Remnant… and a team leader, there were a lot of things he was confident he could do… this was not one of them.
"No… I couldn't… I can't… my body temperature is way too high and if I accidentally set them on fire…"
"You won't."
"What?"
"I believe that you won't set them on fire. You WILL plant it, all you have to do is give it a shot." Tai said urging the boy onward, placing a plant in the palm of his hands.
The green, leafy object was frail and small in his larger hands. It looked so tender and fragile as if gripping it would cause it to break. Tai saw him freeze up and gave him a gentle nudge, urging him to continue. He guided the dragon's hands into the soil and helped him to gently place it. Together they covered up the hole and Nova was left with this feeling of child-like glee.
"I… I did it..." the dragon breathed a sigh of relief. "And it didn't spontaneously combust!"
Tai laughed, "See told you it's not that hard. Come on and help me with the rest of them."
"Really?!" Nova asked with boyish wonder, and Tai felt a twinge of emotion in his heart. Perhaps it was because he'd never had a son, or maybe it was because this boy grew up without a father, but for some reason, he instinctively knew to fill this role, even if it was temporary.
"Most definitely." Tai enjoyed every moment he spent outside with Nova. The boy had taken interest in something he'd wanted the girls to pick up, but he could never get them to.
The more the two worked together and chatted, the more Tai began to feel like Nova was the son he'd never known he wanted.
The evening was closing in now and the work was coming to a close. "Gardening for me has a lot more to it than just the craft…" Tai said suddenly raising Nova's attention.
"You know about what happened to Yang's mom right?" Tai asked curiously.
Nova shook his head, "I… only know about Summer…."
Tai looked solemn, "Yang's mom… Raven Branwen… Qrow's sister. She was my first love. When she left us, I was honestly, not as depressed as you'd have thought. I'd seen it coming a mile away but it was impossible to stop her. Still... it hurt more than anything else at the time and left me empty and unable to properly function."
Nova said nothing just listened in.
"Summer, taught me how to garden… she picked up the pieces of our broken family and… when she… " he couldn't bring himself to say the word. "I finally broke apart after that… Gardening was the only thing I really had left of her besides Ruby. It became my way of coping with her being gone…"
Nova didn't know why but he wanted to hug the older man. To provide some form of comfort. Before he could make a move, however, Tai inhaled sharply. His gaze rising to meet the dragon's and Nova could see the semblance of a tear forming in his eyes.
"What I'm trying to say is… Nova… Ruby is one of the last things I have of her. She's my precious daughter and I want to know… how serious are you?"
Nova was completely thrown for a loop. He wasn't expecting such sincerity from the older man, but he knew this question would come and without a doubt, in his mind, his answer would never change.
"I love her. I know I'm young, and it's a little strange for a sixteen almost seventeen-year-old to say this but… with every fiber of my being, with every inch of my soul… on the blood that runs in my veins and the feelings, I have in my heart. I love Ruby Rose and I'd go to hell and back again for her." The fire in his eyes lit up like a thousand suns and Tai could see into him like clear glass.
Nova's words held more truth in them than that of a saint who'd never lied in his life.
Tai couldn't have asked for a better answer, he doubted even the world's most renowned playwright could have conscribed such a perfect combination of words. They came from the heart of a dragon.
"Thank you… You… have my approval… and my blessing…" Tai choked out, though no actual tears shed, Nova could tell that the man was not only relieved but also… overjoyed.
"Tai I… don't know what to say," Nova said getting a little emotional himself. Tai smiled, walked up and did something incredibly unexpected. He hugged Nova, tightly.
The dragon awkwardly returned the hug, completely thrown off guard by that sudden display of affection.
The older huntsman knew he would eventually have to give away his daughters, and that thought terrified him, especially when it came to Ruby. She'd chosen the same life as her mother, and knowing the dangerous life of a huntsman, he was afraid that he wouldn't be around to be the father he so dearly missed out on being when she was a child.
"But!" Tai suddenly said releasing him. "That doesn't mean you can go around giving me grandkids. You're both still underage… wait until marriage. That is provided everything goes well until marriage… I certainly hope they do because I actually like you…."
"POPS PLEASE! I Do NOT need to hear this right now!" Nova squirmed trying to get away but the man held him in a bear hug and forced him to listen to the world's most uncomfortable lecture.
From the girls' bedroom, hidden from the view of the two men, Yang and Ruby were silently watching them, hearing everything.
"Wow… dad's really taken a liking to Nova, and that little speech he did… wow, that was impressive and incredibly sweet… looks like you got nothing to worry about sis…" Yang said turning to her sister. "Ruby?"
The red reaper just looked up, tears flowing from her face.
"Oh gosh are you okay?! I thought them getting along would be a good thing…"
Ruby sniffled, "It is a good thing. I'm not sad… these are tears of joy…" she wiped her face.
"Ruby, are you crying because of what Nova said?"
"Y-Yeah… he's just so sweet!" she sniffled again, this time with a bright smile on her face. In truth she wasn't just overjoyed, the tears were a result of her bottled up emotions. She was terrified that her dad wouldn't approve of Nova, and probably force her away from him. Not that it would stop her, she'd still find away… but the mere thought was giving her so much anxiety that when the situation solved itself, the emotions just spilled forth.
Yang laughed, "Looks like dad found the son he never knew he wanted… Imagine how he'll react if he finds out Nova's also a girl to."
-Later that evening-
Ruby had been giving her boyfriend a nervous look, and he couldn't figure out why. Even during the dinner table, their banter was a little stiff as if she was holding back something, though nobody could tell except for them.
Once dinner cleaned up and the Xiaolongs were out of their hair, Nova and Ruby found themselves alone on the front porch of the house, staring up at the night sky.
"You know… you don't get this kind of view from Vale… or in Beacon. Last time I saw a sky this clear was when I was hundreds of miles off the coast of Menagerie on a boat heading to Mistral." Nova said admiring the endless starry sky. It was breathtaking to say the least, how the darkness of the forest and minimal light allowed for one of the greatest skyscapes in all of Remnant.
Ruby sighed deeply, "It truly is…" she said airily, she'd never truly had the ability to appreciate the beauty until now.
Nova eyed her curiously, "Alright, now that we're alone… you wanna tell me what's been plaguing you? 'Cuz I've got some pretty good news and I don't wanna get the mood all mixed up…"
Ruby turned beet red, "I… I know you got dad's approval…"
"Well shit… there goes the surprise…" he joked, eyes scanning her for any traces of worry. It bothered him when she wasn't feeling her usual bubbly self because that usually meant that her mind was preoccupied with thoughts of a deep nature.
"I… also heard what you said…" she continued.
"What I said…? Oh…" It dawned on him, she'd heard his little speech. "You heard me huh… jeez it's embarrassing now…"
Ruby practically leaped to his side, "I can finally speak my mind now that they're gone..." she said almost too quietly.
"What do you…"
She shot him the most beautiful smile in the world, "You cavity-inducing, sweet-talking, adorable, sexy, amazing dragon you. I absolutely, positively, three-hundred percent, love you!" She vented finally getting her feelings out of her chest. Though she still felt like she needed more.
Nova blushed deep red, "O-Only three-hundred percent?" he joked again.
"Shut up and kiss me you, dork." She smashed her lips against his and in an instant they melted into each other's arms. She climbed onto his lap and pulled him closer, his arms wrapping around her waist as she just sank herself deeper into his lips.
He held her close, gently caressing her face as they broke for air, staring into each other's eyes, illuminated only by the light of the night sky. "I've been holding that back for too long..." she said with short breaths as she went back in to devour his mouth. They savoured every moment of their time alone, getting drunk off each other's company.
"RUBYYY HAVE YOU SEEN MY HAIRBRUSH?!" Yang called out from inside the house forcing the couple to freeze mid-kiss. They carefully… and unwillingly removed their lips from being connected.
"W-We should probably head back inside…" Ruby said awkwardly, giggling as she kissed Nova's cheek.
"Y-Yeah… Good thing Yang stopped us otherwise I think we'd break Tai's rule about keeping things strictly PG…"
Ruby turned her namesake, "Oh my god… we totally crossed that PG line so, any more and…" she couldn't bring herself to finish that sentence.
"… I'd be getting yelled at for leaving marks on your neck…" he smirked
"NOVA!" She gasped in fake shock, lightly hitting him as they walked back inside.
The days were passing quickly with Nova and Tai becoming quite the pair. They were often seen outside in the garden or sparring since the dragon wanted to learn how to handle himself without a weapon.
"You know..." Tai began as he dodged a few blows from Nova, "You said your powers use your aura right? I wonder how much of it you can use before it drains?"
The young dragon had to pause for a moment, "I'm... not entirely sure... I know that I can generate a decent amount... last time I used all of it was to melt a giant Atlesian Mech..."
"I'm not sure I want to know how that situation happened..."
"We could give it a test?" Nova offered, "But on what?"
Tai rubbed his chin, "OOOH, just send a spiral of fire into the sky for a long period of time..."
"Brilliant idea..."
Nova extended his palm toward the sky and began drawing upon his inner heat, channeling his explosive flames into a column of contained fire that bathed the environment in a bright orange glow. "Holy shit look at it go..." Tai said as he used his palm like a visor, trying to see the end of the tall spire of fire.
Yang and Ruby burst outside the front door, "WHA?! FIRE! What's going on? Is there an enemy?" Ruby said clutching Crescent Rose.
"Oh hey, girls. No enemies, we just wanted to test to see how long Nova can keep his fire going before his aura runs out." Tai said cheerily, his face the embodiment of giddy.
Yang felt her sweatdrop, "You just wanted to play with fire didn't you..."
"I'm not an arsonist..." Tai said holding up double peace signs. Yang facepalmed, well Ruby did get something from him after all...
The family sat together watching Nova burn out his fire for a while, which was more like thirty seconds of intense heat before it abruptly stopped. "Oh hey, it looks like I ran out of aura, that clocks about forty seconds of constant output..." The moment Nova's aura broke, he was enveloped by an orange glow of scales and bright light that caused the others to flinch. Tai was a little unnerved.
"Nova are you okay?" he called out scanning the area for signs of the boy.
The girls were completely calm, "Chill out dad he's probably experiencing a side effect of his power..." Yang said recognizing the situation vaguely, where had she seen this happen before?
"How do you expect me to calm down, what if he's hurt or something... what if I just killed my future son-in-law..."
Ruby just went crimson and tried to hide under her hood, while Yang who finally realized what happened to Nova started laughing.
"You might want to rethink your choice of words dad..." she said in between her laughter.
Once Tai finally got a good look at Nova, he almost fainted.
"Seriously... Remind me never to do that again, I feel kinda sick..." once the words left Nova's mouth he was ready to off himself. "It happened again didn't it..." he sighed as he bunched his clothes up around him and moved into the house to change into more suitable attire.
Tai couldn't believe what he was seeing, or rather, he didn't want to. There, standing before him, was the son he never knew he wanted... emphasis on was. His primary shock was due to the fact that Nova was now clad in a black skirt and loose black t-shirt, with much longer hair, a beautiful feminine face, and body.
"SO... Anyone wanna explain what's going on here... before I check myself into a psychiatric ward?" Tai asked looking at the... girls...
"Long story short, an accident happened when Nova protected us the first time and now he's more or less half girl," Yang explained, while Ruby rubbed her head sheepishly.
"Half a girl? What... so you like... transform into a girl whenever?" The elder Xiaolong sought more explanation.
Nova just shrugged, "I'm not exactly sure, this thing," he pointed to his wrist, "is supposed to regulate my transformation so I stay a boy... but it looks like overusing my powers set the nanomachines into perma-wake mode... I should be fine once my aura comes back..."
"So if we break your aura again you'll go back to being a girl?" Ruby asked now curious.
Again, Nova looked unsure, "Maybe not... I think this really only happened because I overused my powers to the point where I think I overloaded mom's regulator." He tapped the armlet on his left for emphasis, "It should, in theory, be fine once I regenerate my aura, and I'll only regress if I overwork the nanomachines again."
"Huh..." Tai said dazed and confused, not fully comprehending the situation.
"Does this mean Nova gets to sleep in my bed now that he's a girl?" Ruby asked with puppy dog eyes. The elder Xiaolong's face was distant.
"Sure... whatever... I think I'm just going to go lay down for a little while..."
That night Nova and Ruby lovingly curled up in each other's arms in the comfort of Ruby's bed. Yang opted for the couch that night...
-Last Day in Patch-
"It's the final day before you guys head back for the Tournament... anything special you wanna do? I could drive you anywhere in Patch... not that there's much to do around here but..." Tai offered as he sat at the table in the kitchen with everyone as they ate breakfast. Nova hadn't remained a girl very long and did transform back once his aura returned, much to the relief and sanity of Tai Xiaolong.
Ruby made a high pitched, "MMM! Mmm! Mmm! mmm..."
"Ruby, love, please swallow your food before you choke," Nova requested lightly, offering his girlfriend a glass of milk so she didn't suffocate from too much food in the throat.
The reaper took the glass and drank it gratefully, swallowing the contents of the glass, like she was a vacuum. "I was actually thinking of taking Nova to... go see mom..." she finally said.
Tai and Yang looked at her incredulously, "Are you sure? Would you like me to come?"
"No it's probably better if it's just the two of us... and yeah I'm sure... I think it's time they were introduced..." she explained. Nova just looked at her confused, wasn't her mom gone? What did she mean by meet her?
Ruby tugged Nova through the dense forest that surrounded, he followed her wordlessly as they pathed through what clearly looked like a frequented walkway. You could only tell it was often walked due to the grass being permanently flattened in its wake.
Eventually, they broke into a clearing, at the end of the forest, facing a sheer cliff. The golden glow of the daylight bathed the scene in a warm and tranquil atmosphere, yet... there was an underlying feeling of sadness.
"We're here," Ruby said guiding him out into the open. He was about to question exactly where 'here' was until he spotted it.
Sitting neatly, a few feet away from the edge of the cliff, was a headstone engraved with the words, "In Memory of Summer Rose, A mother, A huntress, and a good friend."
Nova was at a loss for words, "Ruby is this..." she just shot him a sad smile. He instinctively knew to hang back while she approached the stone.
"Hey mom..." she began, "I know I haven't been around in a while... it's just things have been getting pretty hectic at school... Dad wanted to come but I kinda wanted to see you alone... He's still teaching at Signal, though he says he's going to be going on some missions soon..." she said with a fist pump, her words and face were nothing but pure happiness.
"I think he misses adventuring with you... I miss you too...I haven't gotten kicked outta Beacon yet! So that's cool..." She began again, awkwardly. "I think being on a team with Yang helps... I keep her in line..."
Nova snickered quietly at that last part.
"She's a really great fighter, you can tell she's learned a lot from dad. She's a really great teammate to, so are Weiss and Blake. OH! They're my teammates to... together we form team RWBY! Aandd yes before you ask this does cause a lot of confusion... well at least it did until Ozpin merged my team with another to form team ASHNRWBY... I always wondered why he let me into the school early... guess he'll tell me one day... you know the more I get to know him, the more he sounds like Uncle Qrow..."
Nova quirked his brow, now that he thought about it, Ozpin did kinda sound like Uncle Qrow... almost... Qrow was definitely cooler.
"Anyway... I... uh brought someone I think you should meet." She said at last, gesturing for Nova to come and stand with her. He felt oddly embarrassed and nervous as if he were actually meeting Summer in person. "This is Nova, he's the leader of that other team that was merged with ours. He's a dragon Faunus, can you believe it? An actual Dragon... and he's a prince... and um... " She turned very red, feeling incredibly self-conscious as to what she was about to say.
"He's also my boyfriend. Well, he turns into a girl sometimes but most of the time he's my boyfriend, the rest of those times he's my girlfriend... that sounds weird when I say it out loud..." Ruby explained sheepishly.
Nova reached down and squeezed her hand, entangling her fingers in his. "Um... Hi... Ruby's Mom... Mrs. Rose? Summer? I'm not really sure how to address you but, I'll stick to Summer. I'm Nova... though you just heard that..." he was just as awkward as his girlfriend.
"I uh... I know it's probably a little strange meeting your daughter's boyfriend and all but... um... Tai approves of me, if that means anything... he gave me his blessing to... whatever that means... I'm really bad at stuff like this so I'm just going to get straight to the point. I love your daughter, and I just want you to know that she's safe with me. I'll do everything in my power to protect her and keep her safe, though she doesn't really need it because she kicks serious butt herself." he was afraid to swear in front of the gravestone for some reason.
"I know it probably doesn't say much but... she means the world to me, and I just hope that... you can give us your blessing to?" He finished awkwardly, looking to Ruby for approval. Her face was practically beaming with pride and joy.
"See mom, he's a sweetheart. It's um... getting kinda late and the Tournament starts soon, so... wish us luck!" She finished, taking Nova's hand in hers and hugging him tightly. The two stared silently at the grave for a few more moments before eventually tracking back home.
Last filler chapter is done, Next Chapter, the start of Volume 3.
Author Lore time (COMPLETELY IGNORABLE):
One thing that plagued me for a while was that Nova and Ruby instantly jumped to saying they loved each other, and not doing the whole 'like-like you' thing where they aren't particularly sure it's love.
I wanted to make them more of an awkward innocent couple at first but the way I ended up writing their development was over the course of the entire fic up until their confession.
Their relationship had developed from mild attraction to innocent crushing and admiration, that eventually developed into a hard crush that they were dancing around each other's feelings for so long, that by the time they finally confessed, they were already sure in their minds that they were in love.
It felt strange for a sixteen, seventeen-year-old characters to just outright declare they were in love because real life doesn't actually work like that.
But... after seeing all the sides of someone, the good, the bad and the in-between, and then spending almost every day of your life in the same living space as them, and having a crush on them, that only grew stronger even after going through multiple life and death situations, I'd say you'd be pretty damn sure yourself that you're in love with them.
Their romance was actually spawned from roughly two years ago when the first girl I'd ever actually been serious about dumped me. It was the first time I think I would have genuinely considered as being in love, I was willing to commit to her for the long haul but she realized she didn't actually love me so she left me.
I ended up taking my experience and deciding to expand on the good parts, feelings, and introspection and spin it to my version of a perfect romance.
Just figured I'd explain how I took the romance aspect of this story in case anyone was ever wondering why I didn't opt for the usual innocently awkward romance like most other fics.
