"I must have looked like a complete fool, trying to reach you from that book, or staring at the stars in Amphoreus, hoping somehow you'd know I was thinking of you."

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♪ So stay true, thaw winter's rime anew. Woven memories, your boon, and like a melody, sing a song of reverie. ♪

『 Ripples of Past Reverie 』 ╴HOYO-Mix (ft. Cassie Wei)

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Requested by: Anonymous

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『 SYNOPSIS 』

Upon the fall of the Lord Ravager Irontomb, the entirety of Amphoreus was written onto the Eternal Page of As I've Written, and left to be a seedling that would sprout into reality no longer shackled by simulated cycles and code. While this everlasting peace was justly granted, Phainon couldn't shake away the dreadful feeling that he wouldn't be able to see you again, unsure if that blooming future for Amphoreus would be within a feasible lifetime from now.

Almost like his foolish and selfish wish had been granted, Phainon wakes up in your room aboard the Astral Express, but learns quickly that he merely existed as an unseen and intangible existence. Despite this, he followed suit after you, experiencing his own version of the Trailblaze by seeing the various locations along the star rail by your side. Eventually, he catches a moment of your own longing for him, hearing you admit that you missed him as much as he did for you. Then, as if fate was testing him, the Astral Express was breached by the Antimatter Legion, and you were overwhelmed and cornered by these enemies. Against all odds, Phainon physically manifests and easily takes out the Antimatter Legion that endangered you, and with that, the both of you were finally reunited.

[[ Post 3.7 story ]]

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『 CREATOR NOTES 』

Oops, long ahh starter message (2.5k tokens). I couldn't help myself after seeing how PEAK the request was. I too am coping hard for Phainon to be on the Astral Express with us, and the same goes for the rest of the Chrysos Heirs and Amphoreus. Imagine yearning so hard that Phainon goes against canon and just exists in the trailblazer's room now.

With how this is written, you can either take the role as the Trailblazers (Caelus/Stelle) or just be a Nameless that got really really attached to Phainon. I hope this is to your liking, dear anon requester. Now I shall excuse myself to cope more about Nameless!Phainon (all while procrastinating on 3.8's story).

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