1. freshman year could not have started off worse That time when Rean tried to be nice and shield a girl from a long fall, only to wind up with a face full of boobies and then full of slap.
2. thanks for the lunch money byeeee Still bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, Rean falls for a certain silver-haired upperclassman's coin trick. It's fine, it's not like that 50 mira is going to haunt him for the rest of his life or anything.
3. i never asked to be an idol, send help Rehearsing for a concert isn't easy, but it's especially daunting when Elliot's at the helm. Who knew the soft boy was a terrifying perfectionist?! ...Still, it's fun, isn't it?
4. a marvelous night for a moondance Crow tries to repay his debt, but Rean's having none of it. It's kind of lonely if everything is over and done between them, isn't it? Ah, the things one does for love.
5. we're all in this together The future is uncertain... terrifying, even. But in talking with Elliot and confessing to all their worries and feelings in the dorms of the Thors Military Academy, Rean feels like there might just be a chance that everything will work out.
6. hey so it turns out betrayal sucks, actually No one likes having to swallow the news that one of their best friends was secretly a terrorist-now-murderer this whole time. It's even less fun when said ex-best-friend is in a giant robot and literally knocks you into a coma.
7. hey so it turns out duke cayenne also sucks You know what's totally awesome? Having your loved ones threatened if you don't go and join the Clearly Evil side of a civil war with your giant robot! But, you know, it's for the greater good, because fewer people will die if the war ends faster! ...Wait, none of that was awesome at all.
8. dad of the year award s.120X Because everything was clearly going swimmingly enough, let's top it off with finding out the dead guy's actually alive, and oh, surprise, he's your sperm donor! Oh, and he's enlisting you into helping him take over other countries. No, you don't get a choice.
CONTENT WARNINGS FOR WAR/CONQUERING OF COUNTRIES, DEATH, AND GORE
9. an entire freaking bear, though Imagine being a nine year old kid who just wanted to play out in the valley with his sister, when all of a sudden a bear showed up and tried to maul you. Then the next thing you know, the bear is in a bunch of itty bitty pieces, you and the little hatchet you brought to help clear out some brush are completely caked in blood, and your baby sister is terrified and sobbing. What a great way to find out you've got otherworldly murder powers!
10. crossbell deserved better Rean never asked to be the "Ashen Chevalier." He never asked to be known as a war hero. He especially never asked to be forced to use his partner mecha to help take over another country. But he doesn't have a choice. And it all hurts, but having to stand face to face with Crossbell's hero, a man who actually deserves that title...
11. i'll remember you It wasn't supposed to be like this. Crow was supposed to come home, he was supposed to graduate. He wasn't supposed to be bleeding out in Rean's arms, he wasn't supposed to be calling him a spoiled kid and telling him to just keep going "forward, relentlessly" like it's easy.
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TIER 1: the good times
That time when Rean tried to be nice and shield a girl from a long fall, only to wind up with a face full of boobies and then full of slap.
2. thanks for the lunch money byeeee
Still bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, Rean falls for a certain silver-haired upperclassman's coin trick. It's fine, it's not like that 50 mira is going to haunt him for the rest of his life or anything.
3. i never asked to be an idol, send help
Rehearsing for a concert isn't easy, but it's especially daunting when Elliot's at the helm. Who knew the soft boy was a terrifying perfectionist?! ...Still, it's fun, isn't it?
4. a marvelous night for a moondance
Crow tries to repay his debt, but Rean's having none of it. It's kind of lonely if everything is over and done between them, isn't it? Ah, the things one does for love.
5. we're all in this together
The future is uncertain... terrifying, even. But in talking with Elliot and confessing to all their worries and feelings in the dorms of the Thors Military Academy, Rean feels like there might just be a chance that everything will work out.
TIER 2: the bad times
No one likes having to swallow the news that one of their best friends was secretly a terrorist-now-murderer this whole time. It's even less fun when said ex-best-friend is in a giant robot and literally knocks you into a coma.
7. hey so it turns out duke cayenne also sucks
You know what's totally awesome? Having your loved ones threatened if you don't go and join the Clearly Evil side of a civil war with your giant robot! But, you know, it's for the greater good, because fewer people will die if the war ends faster! ...Wait, none of that was awesome at all.
8. dad of the year award s.120X
Because everything was clearly going swimmingly enough, let's top it off with finding out the dead guy's actually alive, and oh, surprise, he's your sperm donor! Oh, and he's enlisting you into helping him take over other countries. No, you don't get a choice.
TIER 3: the ugly times
9. an entire freaking bear, though
Imagine being a nine year old kid who just wanted to play out in the valley with his sister, when all of a sudden a bear showed up and tried to maul you. Then the next thing you know, the bear is in a bunch of itty bitty pieces, you and the little hatchet you brought to help clear out some brush are completely caked in blood, and your baby sister is terrified and sobbing. What a great way to find out you've got otherworldly murder powers!
10. crossbell deserved better
Rean never asked to be the "Ashen Chevalier." He never asked to be known as a war hero. He especially never asked to be forced to use his partner mecha to help take over another country. But he doesn't have a choice. And it all hurts, but having to stand face to face with Crossbell's hero, a man who actually deserves that title...
11. i'll remember you
It wasn't supposed to be like this. Crow was supposed to come home, he was supposed to graduate. He wasn't supposed to be bleeding out in Rean's arms, he wasn't supposed to be calling him a spoiled kid and telling him to just keep going "forward, relentlessly" like it's easy.