Nova is about to be getting a little intense…

From here on out, Nova is getting a pretty strict “Rated R” rating. While there has been some heavy content so far, I tried, for the most part, to keep the story on the PG-13 side. But… the deeper we get into the secrets of the Nova and Hanakatoba families, and the more our white friend above shows up, the harder it is to keep it that way. 

I will be tagging posts that need it with “tw: violence”, “tw: blood”, or “nsfw” accordingly. 

The next scene is titled “The Chop Shop” so buckle up. It’s actually not as bad as the title makes it sound…

Ume: Rude.

Altair: And maybe you can actually, you know, move in and stop sleeping on the couch.

Ume: W-what? Do… you mean it?

Altair: I wouldn’t ask if I didn’t mean it. A-and I mean, I’m not meaning, like… I–we have a guest room? And you’re way better with Provence than I am. She doesn’t listen to me, like at all.

Ume: She doesn’t listen to anyone. Kind of like her mother,

Altair: Y-you! 

Altair: …but, that means I’m going to need you to stop pandering to my every whim. I don’t think that I can do this on my own.

Ume: I wouldn’t say I pander…

Altair: Don’t even, mister. I’m serious here. I need your help… Do you think you can do that for me?

Ume: Sure, I can do that. One thing though…

Altair: What?

Ume: This is really going to interfere with my relationship with the door.

Altair: [groans] Don’t be an idiot! 

Altair: I keep telling myself that it’s going to get easier, that I’ll wake up one day and I’ll be over this. Then the morning comes, and reality comes crashing in. Why does it still have to hurt so much?

Ume: You know that’s okay, right?

Altair: [shakes head] It isn’t fair to Provence…or to you. 

Ume: Nothing about this is fair, Altair. You need to stop being so hard on yourself