Darling in the Franxx: Redux

by Infinity Caliber

Sometimes the smallest of changes can have the biggest of impacts. If you weren't born with wings, you just merely needed to earn the right to carry them. This is the alternative tale unable to be told before. A very great, tiny and precious tale of love and courage.

7. Afterword

A pastry at a coffee shop.

That was what I was chewing on as the basic ideas of this story came together in my mind. You know how a good story makes you sit down and ponder over it the next few days after you've finished it? Darling in the Franxx was that story.

I'm not an experienced content creator. Truth be told, I'm more of a content consumer when it comes to hobbies. I've never expected myself to actually put my foot forward and add my contribution to the DiTF fan-content pool.

But the itch at the back of my brain persisted over months until I knew i had to share my vision with someone else. This familiar tale that we all love so much left a lot unanswered, and that vagueness allowed me to take a lot of liberties with this piece of fan-fiction.

The basic framework came from a pondering thought that, if the coding system for pilots were to symbolize their proficiency rankings, did anyone not notice two things? That Hiro/Ichigo were the codes that were right next to each other, 015/016, while Goro was pretty far off at 056. And finally, if no one had ever heard of single digits before 002 appeared, wouldn't that automatically lead one to assume that 015/016 were the near peak of what the general population of Franxx pilots knew?

And with that, the itch grew into a spark.

I found myself enjoying writing this more than I expected.

I sincerely wish that you've enjoyed reading it as much as I had when I wrote it. I hope that I can continue to meet your expectations as we explore what could have been in the tale that we both share a common love for.

I am just a mere fan, just like you. I wish that we can enjoy this adventure together as it proceeds onwards.