I don't know what Zef's last words are, or where her last moments are spent - but this is where she leaves the stage, her story ended. This ending is one of the first things I wrote for her, two years ago nearly to the day. Some thoughts in thread below 🥰 archiveofourown.org/works/518274... - ThreadSky

sharlayandropout.bsky.social • 93 days ago

I don't know what Zef's last words are, or where her last moments are spent - but this is where she leaves the stage, her story ended. This ending is one of the first things I wrote for her, two years ago nearly to the day. Some thoughts in thread below 🥰

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51827476/chapters/131033974

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ff14bnuuy.bsky.social•12 hours ago

NOOO!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

onlymammets.etheirys.social•17 hours ago

You've left me in shambles, I can't even-

sharlayandropout.bsky.social•12 hours ago

🥹❤️ Thank you, and thank you so much for reading - it's an old one but it's so important to me, and it means the world to know it reached you!

kimbletiahka.bsky.social•16 hours ago

I'm sobbing. 😭

sharlayandropout.bsky.social•12 hours ago

🥹 Ahh I'm sorry - I should be more careful with this one 😅 You've always been so kind about it, thank you!

sharlayandropout.bsky.social•93 days ago

Living Memory wasn't a thing when I wrote this, but my experience of the last 2 DT zones was viewed entirely through the lens of this VN. It shook me. 'Coda' was always meant to be ambiguous, unsettling even - it was always meant to draw the question, 'why would he choose that?' and it...

sharlayandropout.bsky.social•93 days ago

...was always going to be my job to explore what changes he went through over the course of his life to bring him to that decision. Then DT dropped LM in my lap - 'What would I have done then, had I this?' It's not the same thing, but having those kind of themes brought up and discussed in game...

sharlayandropout.bsky.social•93 days ago

...genuinely left me shaking. I wouldn't have had the same experience with DT if I hadn't written this - and LM solidified a lot of the decisions I'd hesitantly made earlier this year about the direction I was going with other aspects of the story, like the 'Dark Future' arc, among other things.

sharlayandropout.bsky.social•93 days ago

I have known since I wrote this that it's going to be very difficult to keep it canon, since I do prefer to stick close to msq and there's no way we're not going back to the First at some point. But whatever I end up doing between here and there, in my heart his will always be their conclusion.

sharlayandropout.bsky.social•93 days ago

What happens next is up to you 🥰

karadazkar.bsky.social•16 hours ago

God dammit Zef, I'm already pulling my hair out from work and now I had to remember this exists and start tearing up on top of that.

sharlayandropout.bsky.social•12 hours ago

🥹🫂

sapphirestar98.bsky.social•93 days ago

ZEFFFF i wanna curl up into a ball this was wonderful and all beautifully shot but OUCH. AAAAAUGH 😭

sharlayandropout.bsky.social•93 days ago

❤️ Thank you, that's so kind of you! 😭 It's an old one but it means a lot to me, and it's a big deal to me when people connect with it - I really appreciate it so much, thank you! 🥰

sapphirestar98.bsky.social•93 days ago

aww, it's no problem! I've always been impressed by your gposes and stories, they're wonderful!! keep up the amazing work 🥰

paperpoppy.bsky.social•93 days ago

auahghhghg im crying so much this was such a lovely read!!!
oh zef ;;;; AAAAAAUGHHH-

the soft kiss- iiii CANNNNTtTT

sharlayandropout.bsky.social•93 days ago

❤️ Thank you - that means a lot to me! I'm glad you liked this one - it's very close to my heart and it's always extra special when people connect with it - thank you so much! 🥺❤️

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