i was aaaall team ume at the start. However, after what just happened, and the relationship ume and altair had after sirius, I realized that sirius is the one for her – its amazing how you almost make us a part of their relationship in that sense, since I didnt get the feeling Altair and ume were done with each other. Now I do tho, and im tots rooting for sirius

Welcome to the dark side, my friend. Bwhahaha.

All of my insanity aside, thank you so much! I try so hard to make their relationships seem authentic. I am also a rebel and I feel like even the “worst” of us deserve love and even the “best” of us have dark side. They were absolutely not done with each other before! The way the relationship kept going was… something would happen and then it was just gone. So both had been harboring feelings since childhood. Closure is so important. I had to give them a chance to realize how wrong they were for each other. ~<3

Story-wise, we are coming to the close for this generation. Right now these are ust the tidying things up for THE FINALE scenes. 😀 

Altair: Things with Ume were always…complicated.

Clover: That sounds exhausting.

Altair: It kind of was… but not all relationships are like that. Sometimes they are amazing and effortless and you wonder how you ever made it up until that point without that person because the world seems much, much brighter.

Clover: You’re talking about Sirius, aren’t you?

Altair: It doesn’t matter anymore, does it? Even if I am, it’s not like I can ever have that again. [deep sigh] Can we… just enjoy ourselves here? I don’t want to talk about this anymore. 

Clover: Yeah… sure. I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to–

Altair: It’s fine. Don’t worry about it.

Altair: What’s that supposed to mean?

Clover: Doesn’t it get exhausting, compromising who you are to benefit another person? 

Altair: I think you’ve got the wrong idea about all of this.

Clover: Maybe you’re just in denial. Whenever you are with Ume you always seemed like a muted version of yourself.

Clover:  You just had to take that away from me, didn’t you?

Altair: Real talk though: don’t you ever get lonely?

Clover: Sometimes. I just don’t think I’m the “relationship” type. There are all of these expectations you have to live up to. I don’t want to have to edit myself to fit what someone else wants.

Altair: It’s not always like that.

Clover: Are you sure about that? 

Altair: Guess we’re doomed to die old spinsters.

Clover: Maybe we should go to the pet store after this.

Altair: A pet store? Have all the fish gone to your head?

Clover: I figure if we’re going to be spinsters we’re going to need cats.

Altair: Please, Clover. We both know you’re a dog person. 

Clover: So, what are you going to do now?

Altair: Oh berry, can we go like one outing without talking about my trainwreck of a love life?

Clover: At least you have one. I’m living vicariously through you right now.

Altair: Har, har. Well, I think it’s your turn now. I think I’m done. 

Clover: That requires me actually socializing with human beings other than you.