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Fanficton Favorites

Posting this not only so I have all my favorites in one place, but also so that maybe someone out there randomly scrolling could potentially find their new favorite story! That’s how I found a lot of these to be honest, from recommendations. Note that probably not ALL of my favorites are here, but like 99% of them are….and, if i do say so myself, I have excellent taste so just trust me on this ;)

(Also, these are all Death Note because…y’know)

(Also warnings galore, I like my works nice and dark and scarring.)

Those Who Stand For Nothing Fall For Anything: By Halfpromise. https://archiveofourown.org/works/786716/chapters/1483998

I mean…God, do I even really need to say why this is my ultimate favorite not just Fanfiction, but work of literary art out there?? Whether you’ve been in the Death Note fandom for twenty some years or you just watched the show yesterday, if you read fanfiction, I’m sure you know about this fic. It’s on every recommendation list, and for good reason. It’s an political AU masterpiece and it inspires so many different emotions, not only is it wickedly funny as well as beautifully sorrowful, it has the best writing of anything I’ve ever had the pleasure of laying my eyes upon. The way Halfpromise writes-I hardly even have words for the sheer brilliance of her mind, and how she perfectly encapsulates and takes these two despicably horrible bastards and not only makes them relatable, but characters you feel you know inside and out while at the same time feeling as if you’re reading them through a foggy glass, rose-colored spectacles. The author took every single fanfiction troupe that is so incredibly difficult to pull off, and not only did so flawlessly, but did so in such a way that I can no longer read anything without comparing it to Those. Every single word is pure poetry, and reading Those felt like a dream I never wanted to wake up from. AND and! Though I don’t really know anything about politics outside of America, nor was I ever interested in the first place, Those made me such a political whore who is not only interested now, but fully capable of pointing out every single flaw. These hypocritical men in suits make my blood boil while simultaneously rooting for their victory. The corruption was exposed, and it was done so with a nice little head pat and cheek kiss before being booted into the unfathomable pit of snakes. The attention to detail is immaculate, every time I reread I find new little details or clues, and every single time I feel my opinion of the two developing. And the relationship between L and Light, the best way I can describe it is a burning car wreckage you’re trapped inside of, but the heat is just so comforting you never want to get out. Of course I ship lawlight, but this is THE fic that made me ship them in the first place, and I will go down on this ship proudly. I can’t ramble on about it all day for then this post would be 47849083736 words long but just read it, okay? Okay.

2. Counterfeit Emotions: By SolitaryViolence. https://archiveofourown.org/works/20762408/chapters/49335320

Gee whiz….oh boy this was the first Death Note fanfiction I ever read, and it will forever stay with me for so many reasons. It is so stunningly written, I have to say that right out of the gate because this was like journeying through a literary masterpiece heaven. The way this author writes….take all of my money and my life, their words inspire something within me I cannot even describe. And the storyline while so original really touched me, as person who has struggled with an ED, it was so raw and powerful every time I read a chapter I sob. (in the good way, obviously)

3. Devil’s Trill: By Le KING. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4166800/1/Devil-s-Trill

AHHHH bro. BRO. I’m gonna be repetitive but again, this is so good?? To summarize briefly the tables are turned in a sort of way, L is a serial killer and Light is a poor sod who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. But that’s not to say Light is entirely innocent either…it’s so insightful, and I love how the author crafted the lawlight relationship. it’s incredibly funny, but then hits you in the feels and makes you think at the best of times.

4. Asylum & Silence: By bahari. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5332423/1/Asylum https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5454238/1/Silence

Okay so if you read this one, prepare to have your socks knocked off and thrown into the landfill. Not only was the plot so original and so heartbreaking….not only was it something that could hypothetically happen in canon….if you are a light hater, this will make you cry for him. It was so, so incredibly dark and the best way I could describe it in so little words is watching a movie you cannot pause no matter what.

5. And Now, I Hurt: By theredplace. https://archiveofourown.org/works/32709142/chapters/82439434

Okay, canon divergence in the best way possible!! I love how mental health is explored in this story, and how even though the Death note is found in different circumstances, it still has the same effect on Light that I feel really isn’t explored much. And the symbolism…and the way emotions are written….ugh, you’ve just gotta read it!

6. who could love me better?: By foreskinsmoothie. https://archiveofourown.org/works/32740672

Okay, once again, the writing!! Good writing always gets my gears turning, which isn’t unique, but some authors just have such a profound spectacular way with words and with the subject matter…this author really hit the nail on the head! That being sad, the material is so incredibly dark, and if the tags trigger you I encourage you to proceed with warning. But as a victim, I think the mentality of someone who has suffered such horrific abuse is so hard to capture, and yet this story did so perfectly.

7. kuromisa: By raisuki. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10734718/1/kuromisa

Again…the poetry in which this is written, the format it’s written in, and the plot is so simple yet so utterly captivating, this is a oneshot that stayed with me for days after.

8. Light, Interrupted: By MissionCatalyst https://archiveofourown.org/works/30562913/chapters/75384137

Girl, interrupted is one of my favorite movies of all time, and as someone both fascinated and afflicted with mental health, I always love stories that further explore the hints of Light’s depression we were given in canon. And this story….there’s hope, though it seems bleak, it’s there and I love the way the lawlight relationship is portrayed. And this author has a few amazing oneshots as well, I love their writing, but by now I’m going to say that about pretty much everyone on this list lol.

9. Passengers: By Pyreneese. https://archiveofourown.org/works/27740668/chapters/77921204

So, the storyline/plot is just simply fascinating, and so utterly captivating I just could not put this fic down and pined for every single update! I’ve never really dabbled in crossovers, but this was brilliantly well done, and it’s slowburn as hell and executed in the most perfect way. And it shows real human growth, and the OCs aren’t just thrown in there to say ‘hey look, this story has OCs!’ Everything in this story is just brilliant, and the ending…no spoilers but, read it for yourself! I think you’ll like it.

10. It’s only better if you give me your heart: By olympiansally. https://archiveofourown.org/works/31488980

Possibly the best smut with feels ever!! This is so angst heavy, and the way feelings and thoughts are written in this is simply to die for. Unrequited love at it’s best, and I found myself heartbroken by the end and yet still wanting to read more.

11. Light, Now Turn Back And Die: By Teethreader https://archiveofourown.org/works/31293989/chapters/77366933

As a theatre kid, this story is so fun to read and the plot is very, very interesting and the way both L and Light are characterized is so fascinating and yet still so in character, and it has a murder mystery? The perfect drama club fic doesn’t exist-

12. Name Convenience: By Vehn https://archiveofourown.org/works/25829395/chapters/62748514

Okay, the tags were what got me on this story I have to admit. But not only is this incredibly well-written, it’s so very funny and if I ever had a favorite canon divergence this would be it. And I love, love, LOVE how there are multiple POVs, and the author makes them all work together beautifully, and not only is this a lawlight story, I feel in love with each and every portral of every character tbh. And, there’s smut. What more could you want?

13. You’re a wasp’s nest: By raisuki https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11283765/1/you-re-a-wasp-nest

This oneshot starts off hilarious, and then goes real deep real fast. The concept is very, very interesting and very well executed, and it’s very fluffy and heartwarming and…just a story that will make you smile.

14. Corpse Candle: By the-night-gods-moon (HelloMyNameIsAlias) https://archiveofourown.org/works/31106759

Okay, so, the title? BRILLIANT! The way it’s written? TO DIE FOR. The symbolism? GAHHHH This is such a fun read and for only being 6oo some words this really told a whole story that I was wholly invigorated by.

15. Primitive Liars: By Nilahxapiel https://archiveofourown.org/works/3907021/chapters/8743810

Okay, so, while the a/b/o universe is an interesting concept, it’s not usually my cup of tea. But…whewwwww the way this story was executed was flawlessly brilliant, as well as the relationships not just between L and Light, but all of the characters to be honest. And the exploration with gender and sexuality was just *chefs kiss* I don’t think I’ve ever read a fic that turned so many real-life issues into something that not only worked for the universe it was set in, but made points one would be hard-pressed not to recognize in real life. I would have never thought I would relate with an omegaverse fic, but, well, it’s just stunningly and beautifully written and it will leave you thinking a long, long while after you put it down.

16. Butterfly Caught: By retroelectric https://archiveofourown.org/works/480199/chapters/834624

The title makes me think of Silence of the Lambs, i love that, and I think that’s what was intended. Anywaysss…..this fic is perfectly smutty, but ALSO one of the only BB/Light fics that caught my attention. This alternate universe was written amazingly, and I really never wanted the story to end. Even though it did. And…no spoilers from me but all I have to say is the tissues better be right by your side the whole time. I think the way Beyond’s character was written in this made him so much more interesting too, I was fully in love with Beyond Birthday after finishing this fic and kinda didn’t want to read another version of him ever again. the way this author writes him IS canon.

17. For You I’ll Take A Life: By Aspen System (dementedsoldier) https://archiveofourown.org/works/30922757/chapters/77206859

AHHHH I might be biased but I don’t think so? Because even though this was a gift to me, and I’m so glad it was, I really do feel like it was a special little present because of the way it’s written. And the storyline?? The way the characters interact and are characterized?? I love everything about this fic honestly! And the alternate universe this story is set in is so amazingly captivating and original, you’ve just gotta read it.

18. Prisoners (or honestly any of TrashKing’s fics) https://archiveofourown.org/works/29484966/chapters/72428436

So this was my first fic I’ve read by the author? And I didn’t want to include every single one because boy oh boy this list would be longer then the Nile River. This fic is a Death Note fic, but it’s a sort of Hannibal AU and the uncertainty I felt while reading it was so special, I was genuinely conflicted by the end. Not to mention the true crime cases added in was truly something, as a junkie of true crime I was sated. And the question of Light’s sanity? Yes, yes, I was truly wondering if Light was a mad bastard the whole time, and his madness was extremely convincing. But I really would recommend every single fic this author has written, because the way the words are written is truly something special and something I’ve never ever seen before, but am now completely in love with. And the way the relationship between L and Light is written? To DIE for every time!!

19. Seeking His Hand : By magic_mind https://archiveofourown.org/works/4372571/chapters/9924407

Now the writing in this….this is literally a literature novel ripped straight out of the 1800s. The relationship between L and Light, while so deliciously slow-burn, was so sweet and seductive and ahhhhhh AH just so, so darling. Perhaps the slowburn in this story makes everything better, because when they do have those stolen glances or forbidden touches it just makes the stakes that much higher. And the poetic way in which words are said and feelings are felt is truly awe-inspiring. And, there’s a murder mystery. Yeah. This universe is absolutely breathtaking and I applaud the author for not only their writing, but how they made this universe so tangible and real and something I really felt like I was right in the middle of. This was such a treat to read, so go get your appetites sated!

20. S&M: By uberneko_zero https://archiveofourown.org/works/11164809/chapters/24919686

Should I be ashamed to say I found this fic because of a TikTok? ‘Show me your resolve.’ aGh. Not only is the smut very, very hot and very, very enjoyable to read, it’s very aesthetically pleasing to be honest, that’s how the whole storyline is?? i do so love the ‘sheltered child gives in to their natural instincts and lets loose with the hot older bad boy’ troupe. The original characters were so amazing too, okay? i love Jayden with my whole heart and soul. And the way L and Light’s relationship is portrayed is so raw and real and so…dare I say relatable? And the way they grow as people is so awesome to read, I swear to god this fic was over 500,000 words and I read it in about a week.

21. Minor Annoyances: By Mysterious Penname https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4021285/1/Minor-Annoyances

THIS is my ultimate favorite comfort fic for when I need some nice laughs and warm smiles, it’s just the right amount of humor and fluff to be honest. And the way Light is characterized, though OOC, is so amazingly funny I had tears rolling out of my eyes. Light is so sassy and precious in this I just wanna hug him and never let go, y’know? I think this fic is really important too because if you’ve been reading Death Note fanfiction then you know all too well how soul-crushingly bleak and brutal most of them can be, this is a nice little breather and I recommend it to anyone and everyone who needs a reprieve from having their heart broken.

22. Seven is a Holy Number: By WhyDoesEverythingHappenSoMuch https://archiveofourown.org/works/28531404

I’m a sucker for biblical imagery, this you must know. The title had me hooked the moment my gaze fell upon it…and the way light is written? It brought tears to my eyes, truly. This whole concept was so gorgeous and macabre in all of it’s raw power, and it left me with so many conflicting thoughts that I usually go back and read it once a month, it’s just that good.

And there endeth the long fanfiction favorites! I recommend each and every fic on this list I will die with my love for them honestly. I hope you enjoyed reading this, and I hope maybe this led to some finding their new favorite fic!:)

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loree85

8 years ago

“Newt Scamander: My philosophy is that worrying means you suffer twice.”

—J.K. Rowling, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay

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loree85

7 years ago

Why have you done this to us???

*deep breath* whO’S READY FOR SOME ANGST AND TO GET YOUR HEART B R O K E N

while i’m not fond of this idea, there is a good possibility of julian breaking all the parabatai bonds so hERE GOES (don’t read if you want to keep your heart intact)

warning: heavy angst under the cut

julian will do whatever it takes to be with emma. he makes a deal with the seelie queen. we don’t know what she wants in return. we don’t know what is done to make it so. we dont know what it costs, because now - now, there are bigger problems at hand. all over the globe, parabatai bonds break. two souls, bonded as one, their unique connection, shattered.

when the bond breaks for julian, it hurts, but he embraces it, because now, he can be with emma with no repercussions. (except, there is, there always will be, after what he has done) he’s overjoyed… but emma isn’t. she feels it break, just as he does. she, however, is not happy in the slightest. there is a small, traitorous part of her mind that whispers, you can be with julian now, isn’t that great? but no, she thinks, it’s not great, as she keels over in pain of losing the sense of julianjulianjulian in her. despite their love, they feel their souls cleave in half. when emma finds julian, or when he finds her, she slaps him. she screams at him, how dare you, julian, how dare you, i thought you were better than this, and he wants to say he doesn’t regret it, not when he can now be with her, but seeing her tears stream down her cheeks, seeing how she is more furious than joyful, his resolves falters, just a little.

somewhere else, jace and clary still go about their mission. that’s when jace feels it. it fucking hurts, and it takes him a moment to realise what’s burning. desperately, he finds his parabatai rune, only to see it fade into nothing. no - where’s alec, alec, jace thinks desperately, where is my other half, my brother. and he realises, no, he can’t feel alec, at all. next to him, clary cries out in pain, her own parabatai rune searing. simon, her soul cries, as he’s ripped away from her, simon! the two lovers cling to each other as they feel half of their souls ripping away from them, but even with each other, they can’t ease the pain and loss.

alec lies with magnus at the loft, tired after a day of navigating downworld politics. it’s sweet and domestic and - jace. jace, where are you, what happened. it comes out of nowhere and he clutches at magnus as he tries to find his parabatai rune and - whereisitwhereisitwhereisit. it - it can’t just be gone. it’s just like during the battle where valentine killed jace to raise raziel - except it’s worse. back then, jace had died - he had died and it had hurt like hell, his other half was dead, but nothing compared to this. nothing compared to having part of his soul forcefully ripped away by unnatural forces, to feel a yawning void at the loss of his soul-bonded, his sworn brother.

and magnus - magnus, with all his magic, feels something rip through the fabric of the world, feels something rippling through the nephilim, breaking apart what has always been constant. he reaches further with his magic - he hears hundreds, thousands of shadowhunter souls crying out, mourning the loss of their other half. he feels the rrrrrrrrriiiiip of so many souls, feels the bleeding of the broken halves, and he frantically turns back to alec, whose tears spill down his face, his blue eyes pained and glassy - alec never cries - and he aches, because magnus is old and he knows how parabatai are - he’s seen too many. two halves of one soul, one soul in two bodies, or two souls bound forever - take your pick. and he understands just how painful it would be - what’s a person without half of their soul? so magnus reaches out, trying to comfort his love though he knows it’s futile, and he mourns for all the halved souls, for alec and jace and clary and simon, for jem and will, for fierce little emma and quiet julian.

simon is with isabelle, training, or maybe kissing. and all of a sudden, the constant feeling of clary within him is gone, replaced by a hollow, hollow emptiness. he panicks and grabs aat isabelle, what happened to clary, and there’s nothing within him, no joy or anger or sadness, and he can’t feel her. and isabelle, through whatever connection that binds her to alec and jace as siblings, just understands, and as she holds a broken simon in her arms, she silently weeps for her brothers, for clary, for her love, because they don’t deserve it, after everything they’ve been through. how can they live without one half of their soul?

jem and tessa are taking a break from their quest when tessa, like magnus, feels a resounding rip through the fabric of existence just as jem gasps soundlessly. tessa knows instantly what has happened and barely has time to think, no, not again, when jem sinks to his knees. will, he chokes out, and tessa wants to scream at the heavens, why, why, why jem, why torture him for all the good he has done. and jem, he feels the loss of his beloved parabatai again. even years ago, even as a silent brother, losing will had hurt like no other. now, he experiences the same pain he had felt years ago, only much more pronounced. for even in death, part of the other’s soul stays with you, for not even death can part two halves of the same soul. jem feels what little is left of will - will, will, his will - rip away from him - there’s no more of will’s joy at seeing him and tessa together, no more contentment, only a gaping void where the bond once was.

there’s a pair, two girls, just finishing their parabatai ceremony. under the watchful gaze of a silent brother and iron sister and their smiling witnesses, they embrace, reveling in the feeling of their best friend zinging through them. then, all of a sudden, it’s gone, shattered. the bond - it’s only been there for less than a minute - and it’s gone. the best friends haven’t even had time to enjoy their souls bonded as one. as soon are they’re bound, they’re ripped away from each other, and even though they’ve only just finished the ceremony, it still hurts like no other - to have a taste of something extraordinary, and have it ripped away from you right away.

luke hasn’t cared about his parabatai bond in a long time. it had hurt when valentine betrayed him, hurt when he had turned, hurt even more when valentine died - but it was all muted, because then, valentine hadn’t mattered to him. not anymore. but this - this is one of the only times he feels his parabatai bond even as a werewolf, and he howls and his soul breaks. the bond - it might as well be broken in the first place, but it only makes it hurt more. his pack surrounds him, but he can’t bring himself to care as he mourns the loss of his former brother - for the valentine who had once loved him. (and valentine, burning in the fires of hell, feels the pain, far beyond any of the realm’s tortures, and regrets not cherishing this bond he had with lucian.)

so many shadowhunters had died in the war. so many of them had parabatai. now, those who had lost their parabatai feel the pain of losing their soul twice. the first time, taken away by the horrible fate of death. the second time, ripped away by the breaking of the bond, the horrifying loss of what little is left, replaced by a black hole that consumes them. it’s - it’s unbearable. that kind of pain - it’s enough to make some of them turn their heavenly blades on themselves, their broken souls joining their soul-bonded in heaven. those who do not - they break, shattering into pieces that can’t ever be put together again.

because - they’re not like jace and alec, or clary and simon, who still have each other after this. their parabatai is gone, gone, and there’s no one, no one who’s enough, who can bring them back from the pain. and where clary portals herself and jace, and magnus portals alec to the institute, where isabelle and simon are waiting, and jace and alec cling to each other furiously, while clary and simon embrace like they’re the only things keeping the other upright (and no, it’s not fine, and they don’t think it ever will be); where julian and emma still have each other despite emma’s anger… there’s no one to comfort jem, or others like him. tessa can’t ease his pain - can’t, because only will can, and she hurts for jem and will both, to see the boys she loves ripped away from each other so fiercely. for those whose parabatai have already died, an unending, gaping abyss fills their entire being. they have family and loved ones - but no, they can’t suffice, for nothing compares to the bond that is parabatai, and there’s nothing that can bring them back from the edge of the abyss.

perhaps, after death, some shadowhunters choose to be reincarnated. a mundane woman walks along the street, unaware, when a sudden pain strikes her, and it’s horrible, and she doesn’t know what’s happening, only that she feels like she’s lost something so very important. on the other side of the world, another mundane man doubles over to the shock of his colleagues, as the bond that connects the two breaks. and - they don’t know what happened, because how can they know that they were shadowhunters in a previous life, and they had just lost the other half of their soul? so these people live out the rest of their life with an uncurable emptiness living in their soul, with no idea that their other half had been taken away from them.

there are still shadowhunters in heaven, half of a parabatai bond, waiting for their loved ones to join them. but - but even in heaven, in this sacred, holy place, they still feel it. even heaven cannot block the connection of souls. and so the dead shadowhunters who have parabatai still on earth, or with them in heaven, feel the pain nonetheless. will, whose parabatai bond is much stronger than most others, feels the pain significantly. he’d been watching jem and tessa with a sense of contentment and then - even in death he feels it. no, no, james, please don’t leave me. he feels himself collapse, and he watches as jem falls to his knees, and he cries, because he’s up here and he can’t help jem. his parabatai is down there, hurting and helpless, and will can do nothing but watch. will has never felt so helpless, so pathetic, in his life. i’m so sorry jem, he cries, i’m so, so sorry.

max cries, for his brothers and their friends - he hates to see alec and jace in pain, and jace’s pretty girlfriend clary isn’t as pretty anymore as she sobs into her nerdy friend simon. livvy yells at julian, nonono no, julian, don’t you dare, but is useless, sliding to her knees to watch the consequences of her big brother’s actions. robert and michael, matthew and james, they clutch at each other as they feel the other leaving them - leaving them, even though they’re right next to each other. they’re together, with each other - but they’re not. the angels - who are almighty and cold and indifferent, and have no care for the shadowhunters - feel disaster looming, they see julian threatening the natural order of the world, and they do nothing to stop it - what is this little event to them? they feel millions of souls cleave in half, and they think, oh, this will pass.

the entire world hurts. souls broken and ripped apart. the seelie queen laughs in amusement as she watches the world fall to pieces in her scrying glass. and even when emma, headstrong and stubborn, bulldozes her way to faerie and confronts her, the queen only lets out a tinkling laugh. oh, darling, she says, you should have warned your pet of the consequences his actions would bring. now - now, this, she gestures to where emma’s parabatai rune had been, is irreversible. parabatai will cease to exist.

you should have known.

oh god why did i write this i’m sorry i spent like 2 hours typing this and now my heart hurts I’M SORRY DON’T KILL ME. i reread it and i legit cried.

@catarinalosss i was the evil anon i’m sorry, and you said (yes) to the essay and i was craving some angst so i delivered i’M SORRY

EDIIT/BONUS: (thanks @the-dark-instruments for prompting this!!)

in this world, there are people who aren’t parabatai, who aren’t bonded in such a way, and yet, their souls are still entwined. this occurs in the mundane world as well as the shadow world - and the breaking of parabatai bonds affects them as well.

an example of that would be ty and livvy blackthorn - twins, siblings, not yet parabatai, but with a connection that’s just as deep. they know each other in their bones, know their thoughts and actions, just as parabatai do. even in death, livvy feels ty hurting, and ty feels livvy’s concern, for they are twins, soulmates in every way. and so, julian’s actions affect them too. ty is reading, his head on kit’s lap. he’s still not over livvy’s death, but he thinks he will be. and kit will help him every step of the way. but then - hot, blinding pain. it’s a different pain from what parabatai experience - ty has no rune, but he and livvy share blood and bones, and he feels the pain in all of him, in his body and mind and heart and soul. livvy, he cries out, and then she’s ripped away from him, that slight connection reduced to nothing. it’s this moment that ty breaks - his twin, his twin, his twin - and curls into a ball. he feels kit cradle his head, murmuring soft reassurances, but it doesn’t ease the pain, because livvy was the only one who could do that. would always be the only one who could. no, livvy -

and livvy, watching jules destroy the world, breaks just as ty does, her body mind heart soul crying out for her twin. she reaches down, down, down, she needs to touch ty, to reassure him as she always does - and she can’t leave. she can only watch and ty breaks in kit’s arms, and she can’t help him, and there’s no one to console her, no one who can. she watches through her tears as her twin, her soul, bound by blood and loyalty and so much more… and she watches as ty becomes so much more broken. ty, ty, ty…

julian didn’t just destroy parabatai bonds. he destroyed all that links different souls together.

he destroyed the world.

and the queen laughs, again and again, horrible and twisted, taking pleasure from the pain. hse tuts.

oh, dear julian, you should have known.

s orry omg @cassandraclare if you do something like this i will cry

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loree85

5 years ago

None:

Litrally none:

Not even Jem or Tessa or Mina:

Kit: life sucks.