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---Lunch Break, Rooftop, Phrolova’s POV---
Wise: “Ehhh...so it went like that.”
Phrolova: “Yes. We went through a lot.”
Aether: “Now it makes sense. Rover has told his part of the story, and you just told yours. What a plethora of events that involved you both.”
Phrolova: “I think maybe it was bound to happen, one way or another, although I may have catalyzed on the trigger.”
Caelus: “One thing though, why is Rover holding Phrolova-san as if she is his teddy bear?”
Male Rover: “...” Right now, I’m with the Gacha Male MC Group as it’s their usual lunch together, as Rover has told me. Our performance earlier had made a wondrous impact that it also became trending again. I swear, at this point, I feel like my life just went somewhere because it feels as if my story is being written by an author, and both Rover and I are the male focus. And it’s also because of the performance that Rover right now is in a...semi-active status. They also asked me earlier about another specific thing within the game about the diary entry in the Lost Beyond. I told them it's just an allegory of letting go of the past Rover and move on with the present Rover.
Also, my dearest Rover is holding me from my behind as I sit on his lap. For the entire lunch, he’s been holding me like this with his head on my back. I can feel him breathe, and I can feel the warmth of his body from his hug. I know what he’s doing but he’s feeling me up way too much, that I might not hold back with him later. Like what Caelus said, it’s as if I’m his teddy bear, but I already know about this side of him. His love language is mainly physical affection.
Phrolova: “It’s his love language. Apparently, it hasn’t changed even now.” The three Hoyo boys keep starting at us and seemingly are at unease and discomfort because of it. I need to make him snap out of it.
Phrolova: “Sorry, you three. This boy...really needs a timeout. He didn’t need to invite me to join your specific group.”
Aether: “No, it’s not that you’re intruding, but...”
Caelus: “Can’t help but feel a bit jealous, but...”
Wise: “I do have an urge to call one of the girls, but...” Why’re they all saying ‘but’ at the end?
Hoyo Trio: “The moment we do a specific someone, we basically dug our graves.” Ahh, the struggles of being the MC. And seeing how my dear little hubby here has basically dug his graves after spending time with me a lot lately.
Phrolova: “I have a feeling that my fellow female castmates will also get jealous of this, but they won’t try to grill him again like before. They got a stern warning by Kuro. *sigh* The jealousy was all fine if it’s surface level, but when it goes to deep affection, they all become Yanderes in a second.”
Aether: “Ayaka, Keqing, Nilou, Shenhe...”
Caelus: “Firefly, Castorice, March(Evernight), Acheron...”
Wise: “Miyabi, Vivian, Zhu Yuan, Lucy...”
Phrolova: ‘I guess I triggered something when I said yandere...’
Phrolova: “But still, isn’t it also part of your contract to at least maintain a certain amount of affection between you and your castmates?”
Wise: “Yep.”
Aether: “It’s very much the same with Rover when explained some parts of his contract to us and vice versa.”
Phrolova: “I knew that a similar scenario might fall upon Rover when he first joined up on the Wuthering Waves cast. That’s why I was against it, and I also had somewhat of an insight especially since we played your game beforehand, Aether-san.”
Aether: “Just Aether is fine. So, you had an idea about the circumstances surrounding my work? Even the...digusting nature of it?”
Phrolova: “I assumed that it’s going to be like Hollywood, in which some will have to do certain deeds to maintain their popularity and relationships within said group. Say, Aether, what is your opinion about this? Caelus and Wise seem to be on the younger note, but your game is about to enter Nod-Krai. Such time has passed and I’m sure you have reflected on this.” Aether looks slightly downward.
Aether: “*sigh* To be honest, I don’t like me having to...do that with my fellow castmates. I love them all the same, but I don’t feel it’s correct to do such intimate actions with multiple people at the same time. This is why when it comes to romance, I became numbed as to how this line of work distorts your own reality. But nevertheless, I’m still grateful to Hoyo and the position where I am now. I don’t regret it whatsoever because my sister and I were basically castaways before they ever found us. If my position means I must sacrifice some of my morals, I’d do it.”
Phrolova: “I see. Do you both agree on that sentiment?” I asked the other two boys, and they nodded. To be honest, it is disgusting to have that kind of thinking, but Aether’s past proves that to survive, you must have the will to do anything even if it meant discarding yourself.
Aether: “Oh, yes. I was about to ask this. Now that you’ve finally made your exit from the story, what will you do now?” The question I, myself, find unable to answer. I slightly moved as if to ask Rover that question indirectly, but he’s still not responding.
Phrolova: “I don’t know. It’s more likely that Kuro will have me back in the story however they please, but I know my character’s story is finished. There are some things that I need to do after my performance with Rover and our reconciliation, but nothing major after that.” I still have to apologize to Yangyang and ██████, and Rover has to fix stuff on his own end too. There is no other answer I could say aside ‘I don’t know’.
---Evening, Rover’s House, Phrolova’s POV---
Sometime after school, I went to Rover’s House as invited by Rover-kun from earlier. Even with the whole hugging he had from earlier, he still said that it wasn’t enough. Of course, I was a bit uncomfortable earlier, but I didn’t deny that his hugs were warm that I wanted more. But there is also one more reason why I went here: it’s to apologize to Rover-chan. I already have apologized to Yangyang, and she told me never to do something like that again, that which I took to heart very seriously, but ever since the karaoke incident, I still haven’t gotten a chance to meet Rover-chan; even during my practice with Rover-kun, she was nowhere to be found in the house. I pressed the doorbell and Rover-kun opened the door to see me.
Male Rover: “Phro!” He goes to the gate, opens it up for me and I walk in. Not going to lie, I felt a heartbeat skip after calling me by my old nickname. Also, Rover has told me that he went to HQ earlier to meet Solon Lee. Solon Lee has taken down his work suspension, but Rover has told him to let his salary for the month to transform from monetary to in-game currency. Rover has reasoned that what happened should be an effect from all the things that happened and to serve as a lesson for the Rover to become better.
Male Rover: “By the way, are you sure you want to do this now? I don’t think she’s on a good mood.”
Phrolova: “I may as well do it sooner than later. I don’t want this to be a rift between us.” We both walk inside and go towards the living room which Rover-chan was sitting and watching on the Smart TV.
Male Rover: “Sis, we have a guest.” Rover-chan looks at us with a stern look.
Female Rover: “Ah, Phroro. So, you two are gonna do it? Just keep it down, ok?” Seemingly uninterested, she turned back to the TV. I softly clenched my fists as I feel my motivation to finally apologize for what I did. Rover-kun softly pat me on the back as if to go ahead and do it. I contemplate momentarily before going in front of Rover-chan and then kneeled and bowed before her (dogeza).
Phrolova: “I’m really sorry about what happened at the karaoke night! My emotions just went wild and ruined the event! I have no explanation, and it is purely my fault! Please forgive me!” She hummed slightly. So, it seems that she hasn’t forgiven me ever since, then she sighed.
Female Rover: “I’ll think about what I want in return. For now, you both can have fun but again, keep it down. Come on now, get up.” Rover-chan helps me up from me kneeling.
Phrolova: “I...”
Female Rover: “If it comes down to it, I might join you both. Now go.”
Phrolova: ‘Wait, what?’ As the shock of that information go through my brain, my body became like a mannequin and Rover-kun has lifted me as such towards his room.
Male Rover: “Well, at least, you managed to get my sister’s forgiveness but as to how you would pay it back...even I don’t know.”
Phrolova: “Did I hear...what she actually said?”
Male Rover: “Oh yeah. I heard it too. Crazy. Well, let’s just forget it about now.” Rover now lays on his bed, and I just sat on it. I really can’t get the thought out of my head when she said that. I take a good look on his room, and it’s a bit cluttered. The things that are very noticeable are the gadgets on his long table on the same side as the door to his room. On that long table, the left side is his gaming computer with the colorful lights, and the right side is a TV with his gaming consoles like the XBox One, PS5, Nintendo Switch. His bed is just the opposite side of it. Adjacent his table, I see the number of figurines he has. Most of which that of the castmates in Wuthering Waves, but what is noticeable is that he has a specific window that only has mine on various poses and clothing. I blushed a bit seeing it.
Male Rover: “Phro, come here.” My hubby called for me as he sits up. I went towards him and lay beside him. I put my hand on his chest as he puts his arm around me.
Phrolova: “It’s been a while since both of us are like this, relaxing as if it’s just us both alone.”
Male Rover: “Yes.”
Phrolova: “By the way, what’s with that collection you have of my figurines?” He stuttered after asking that.
Male Rover: “Well, can you blame me? I’m obsessed with you, so I put some of my money just to quell myself from going insane.”
Phrolova: “Sounds like an excuse to say that you’re horny, and why would you need a fake when you have the original?” I look at him pouty and he sweats because of it.
Male Rover: “Well, we weren’t exactly in good terms. And you weren’t exactly trying to get back with me.” For some reason, that really pissed me off.
Phrolova: “I’ve designed my outfit as the Fractsidus Overseer to seduce you, you know! I shorten the length of my skirt, showcased my collarbone and shoulders just to entice you. Even I showcased a bit of my side breasts and cleavage just for you!” Because of that, I went on top of him to assert my dominance for him. I slightly took off his shirt, just to signal him that I want to do him right here and now.
Male Rover: “You...you just want me as I do you.” He looks at me with a smug that I wanna snuff so bad.
Phrolova: “Shut up. You’re mine.” I approach his face with an attempt to kiss him, but just as I was about to touch his luscious lips with mine, I hear the door open, and I turn towards it. (Meme Inserted Here (To Be Continued))
Female Rover: “Alright, time to join in.” We see Female Rover going into the room with just black lingerie.
Phrolova/Male Rover: “Eh?” Both of us are confused and in shock, as the situation feels like a ‘To Be Continued’ meme.
Phrolova: ‘Why the hell is she wearing lingerie?! Don’t tell me that this is what she wanted!?’
---About 20 Years Later, Rover’s POV---
It is a good time near noon on the spring season, where the sun is shining but the breeziness of the air is cool enough to not make me sweat when walking. I walk towards a certain place that I frequent almost in the daily.
???#1: “Dad, are we almost there?” A boy on his teens has spoken.
???#2: “Dada, I’m hungry.” A girl, slightly younger than the boy, has spoken now with audible stomach sounds.
Male Rover: “We’re almost there. It’s just across the street. We’ll just have to wait for the light to turn green.” After around thirty seconds of waiting, we cross the street and go towards a cafe. By that cafe, we see a woman with whitish green hair and light purple accents on low, braided twintails sitting by an outside table. She also has pancakes, a swiss roll, a sundae and a cup of tea on her table. This woman wears a red sweater with black straps as she covers her right shoulder and her left shoulder loose to showcase her collarbone, a slightly short gray skirt, black footwear and a white spider lily hanging from her left ear. The store signage also says ‘Cafe Phrolova’ which kinda showcases how much ego this person has right now. It is my one true love, and my wife, Phrolova, and this is her cafe that she decided to build near our house.
(Artist: bubble99, Source: Pixiv Link)
Male Rover: “Now, we’re here. Cafe Phrolova. Go on, kids! Say hi to mom.”
???#1/???#2: “Mommy!/Mama!” The two children have run towards their mother.
Phrolova: “Kaelon, Elera! My dear kids! How was your walk with dad?”
Elera: “It was fun, but I’m now hungry.”
Kaelon: “It was kinda boring, mom.”
Male Rover: “...” When my boy, Kaelon, said that I feel something broke in me. My dear wife noticed that and told off our son a bit.
Phrolova: “Kaelon, son, don’t say such a thing. Walking is good too. Now, go get some food. Its mom’s treat.” Phrolova gave them money to order food that they want.
Both kids: “Yeyy!” Both enter the cafe while I sit with Phrolova.
Male Rover: “Those kids. I think I’ve spoiled them too much.”
Phrolova: “Did you really notice that way too late? I have to keep reminding them not to misbehave while outside. What a dad you are...”
Male Rover: “Sorry.”
Phrolova: “Where is Jasper?” Jasper is the eldest among my kids with Phrolova, followed with Kaelon as my second child and Elera third.
Male Rover: “He’s studying right now, didn’t wanna come out.”
Phrolova: “I bet he’s just playing games as usual.”
Male Rover: “Well, let him be. Looks like your cafe is a success. I remember you suck at cooking at all, and here you are Ms. Cafe Owner.”
Phrolova: “I beg your pardon!? You take that back! Perhaps you want a taste of my old recipe for the honeycake, do you?!" She looked at me with an angry smile.
Male Rover: "Never mind! You're a good chef now and you have very good ratings too! Hehe..." I sweat at my jab for her, then she calms down and sigh.
Phrolova: "It has been a while since Kurogames initiated my graduation from the series. I miss them all.” She looks down slightly as if she hadn’t seen them in a long time.
Male Rover: “That’s why you need to join on reunions every now and then. They’re still our friends, you know.”
Phrolova: “My cafe makes me busy sometimes, and they visit me most of the time. And even then, you yourself have all the time in the world now, Mr. Gathering Wives.” She looked at me very angrily. Wuthering Waves’ main story has been finished a long time ago, but the game is still active and has moved onto the second phase with someone succeeding me as the main character, and my involvement became more of a mentor-type role.
Most of my castmates that I’ve grown with have graduated except for the ones who are still involved with the story, the new region characters, the Sentinel’s and Threnodian’s resonators. During our time in Wuthering Waves, we were not allowed to exclusively date, but this all changed when I got Phrolova pregnant with some others following. Phrolova was the first one to get pregnant, and we decided to make it official that I’m marrying her. This might’ve been the point that Kuro decided to finish my storyline and have another MC succeed me. And shameful as it is to say, I have kids with some of my castmates. To name some I’ve given kids: Jinhsi, Changli, Yangyang, Yinlin, Shorekeeper, Cantarella, Carlotta, Cartethyia, Fleurdelys, Phoebe, Zani, Lupa, Camellya, Augusta, Iuno and more.
Male Rover: “Sorry, the director even suggested this setup so no animosity can be birthed. Besides, it’s them who made the choice to want have kids. I have no choice but to agree.”
Phrolova: “Seems that even decided to marry me, you still got yourself a harem. Your bloodline has spread now across multiple women, and that still kinda gets me irked.”
Male Rover: “But at least, you’re the only one I married, and you’re the first one to bear my first child. Also, that one time with my sister...” There was that one time that Phrolova, ██████ and I had a threesome. It was...something and I was quite disgusted after the fact that I did it with my twin sister, but we never do it again.
Phrolova: “Hmph, you siscon. At least, you can’t go get the milk and not come back. Otherwise...”
Male Rover: “I’m not going to divorce you, jeez! Besides...” I held her left hand which has two rings: the one I gave her during high school worn on her pointer finger and the marriage ring on her ring finger.
Male Rover: “Seeing the kids’ faces made me realize that you’re more than worth it, my conductor.” She smiles towards me.
Phrolova: “It’s not as if I’m totally angry, but either way, I’m glad that you’re here with me, my Reverie.” We look at each other lovingly.
Male Rover: ‘That’s my wife.’ Kaelon and Elera have gotten what they wanted to eat, and they returned outside with us. The food they ordered looks delicious; although I’m a bit worried for Kaelon’s order since it is quite big. I look at Phrolova with a slight face of worry, but she just smiled and shrugged it off. They began to eat.
Phrolova: “Speaking of the kids, how are the kids' other siblings?”
Male Rover: “If you’re gonna ask if I’m gonna be like Vergil, nope. I still support them and the other girls too. I’m glad that the money I saved that went into stocks paid off.” Phrolova chopped me on the head.
Phrolova: “Not that, idiot. How are they...like personally, medically.”
Male Rover: “They’re alright, all of them. I spend time with them each and sometimes they go to the house to play together. Even my sister’s kids play with them.”
Phrolova: “Heh, bet you’re proud of them, huh?”
Male Rover: “I am. It is a big family.”
Kaelon: “Dad, Yue has contacted me. Is it alright to call them now?”
Male Rover: “Sure, no problem. Put it on video.” Kaelon opened the video call from his phone and put it on speaker. Yue is my child with Jinhsi.
Yue(speaker): “Hey, dad! Big bro, big sis and auntie!” We all waved towards Yue.
Male Rover: “What is it, Yue? Is it something important?”
Yue(speaker): “No, it’s that some of my siblings wanted to go ice skating. I wanted to invite Jasper, Kaelon and Elera to join us. Wait, where’s Jasper?”
Male Rover: “He's currently at home studying. So, who is going to ice skating, aside from you three?”
Yue(speaker): “Ria (Carlotta’s daughter), Emilia (Cantarella’s daughter), Minho (Yinlin’s son), Rigel (Phoebe’s son), and I’m still waiting for 9 others aside from Auntie Phrolova’s kids. Can we go skating? We got permission from mommy Jinhsi, and aunties Phoebe and Cantarella will be joining us too.”
Male Rover: “Go ahead, my daughter. When and where?”
Yue(speaker): “The mall by the bay at 2 PM.” It’s already 12 PM, but the mall are ways away. I don’t have my car now, so this might be a problem.
Male Rover: “Just a second, Yue. Phro, can you ask whether Cantarella or Phoebe has left their house? We might need them to pick up the kids.”
Phrolova: “I’ll contact them.” I contacted Jasper on my phone, and he answered after a few ringtones.
Jasper(phone): “Yes, dad?”
Male Rover: “Do you mind joining your siblings on ice skating?”
Jasper(phone): “But I’m studying, dad.”
Male Rover: “I’ll buy you a game on Steam if you do go.”
Jasper(phone): “Deal. Are all of you at mom’s cafe?”
Male Rover: “Yes.”
Jasper(phone): “I’ll be there in ten minutes.” I drop the call.
Male Rover: “There’s that, Yue. They’ll go.”
Yue(speaker): “Thanks dad!” Yue drops the call with Kaelon.
Phrolova: “You really got ways when it comes to Jasper, don’t you?”
Male Rover: “He’s near 17. I know what boy wants at that age.”
Kaelon: “Dad knows what a boy wants at 17? Kinda creepy.”
Male Rover: “Hey now, Kae. I was 17 too, but don’t worry, you’ll get there too.” I squeeze my sons’ cheeks for that cheeky comment. The two kids stopped eating. I noticed that Kaelon couldn’t finish his as Elera has finished hers.
Phrolova: “I told you to stop ordering big amounts, Kaelon. You may be a growing kid, but your stomach isn’t big enough to store that amount yet. Honey, Cantarella says that she could pick the kids up.” In a few moments, Jasper has arrived, and he also finished the food that Kaelon couldn’t finish. Cantarella arrived at Cafe Phrolova after a bit of time, and apparently, she’s being chauffeured using her van. The van idles a bit while Cantarella and Emilia comes out. Emilia hugs me cheerfully.
Emilia: “Daddy!” I hugs her back.
Male Rover: “Emilia! How’ve you been?”
Cantarella: “Hello, dear Rover, Phrolova.” The way she looks at me never gets old. She is the same seductress as she was years ago.
Male Rover: “Hey, Cantarella. Please take care of the kids.”
Cantarella: “Oh, yes, I will. But also...” She also whispered something in my ear.
Cantarella: “I want another child.” Just hearing her whisper and the content of which made me shiver, that Phrolova became pouty. She giggled.
Cantarella: “Phrolova! Mind if the girls hang out here some time?” Phrolova is pouty until she had to respond back to Phrolova with a sigh and a smile after.
Phrolova: “You’re always welcome here at Cafe Phrolova.” My kids with Phrolova have approached as if permission to leave. I pat them all in the head and wish them safety from harm and fun with their siblings.
Cantarella: “Alright kids, let's go!” They waved back before they gone to the mall. Now, it’s just us two.
Phrolova: “Philanderer...”
Male Rover: “Alright, alright. If you want, I could give you some too...but four kids, are we gonna be alright?”
Phrolova: “It doesn’t matter how many. I’m sure we can still raise them. Hopefully, I get twins this time.”
Male Rover: “I guess one more isn’t enough for you, huh? Say, Phro. Do you think this is all a dream?” She pouts.
Phrolova: “Don’t you go sentimental towards me. It’s been 20 years ever since our performance at university.”
Male Rover: “I guess you’re right...why bother to think everything is a fantasy when I have the reality in front of me?” She smiles.
Phrolova: “Hehe...I love you, Rover.”
Male Rover: “I love you too Phro.” As I hold her hand once again, I kiss her in the lips.
The True EndThe Good End.
You can stop reading now. The story has ended.
Nope, there is no more story. What you witnessed is already the best ending for Rover and Phrolova.
You think there is more? Hmm...be glad that I didn’t write a bad end for those two but sadly, I have no more story.
You want the True Ending? Never!
Fine, I’ll do the True Ending.
---???, (Male) Rover’s POV---
(Background Music for this part.)
Rover: “!!” I wake up jolted from what it seemed to be: a dream. Apparently, I’ve been sleeping while sitting upright in this room that I’ve been frequenting almost daily. I stand up from the chair and inspect the room around me. The room has: (1) two chairs by the window, which I took my nap on, (2) a dining table opposite the two chairs with a flowerpot, a notebook, two more chairs, and a tea set for 4 people, (3) a large painting on one side of the room, (4) beside the large painting is a gigantic bookshelf filled with books, (5) three paintings on one wall with two light sources situated between each painting, and (6) another table with a record player on top at the other end with a singular chair there. I begin to realize where I am as I walk out the room through a large doorway. The entire time, I hear the melody I am most familiar with; it’s a reverie, her reverie.
Outside the room, I see a sky that is mixed of pink, white and lavender hues. The supposed greenery is replaced with purple grass, petunias, violet sunflowers, indigo tulips, magenta sunflowers, calendulas, and the pink “Afterlife” flowers. I look at the buildings around too and I surmise this area is a small village as I see a few people from the distance. There are also scarlet petals pouring and fading into this place as butterflies fly around.
Rover: “...The Lost Beyond.” I say the place I am in now. On the nearby short brick wall, I lean on it. I noticed something intruding from my coccyx, so I grabbed it and it’s my Terminal. I widened my eyes as the realization is sinking in, and my tears began falling on its own. As if my body knows how to use it, I checked everything in the Terminal: documents, chats, call logs, items, etc. and it's all there and detailed. It’s as if everything that went I through is...a dream. A dream that felt too real, like another life; a life of me from a parallel world that is different that of Solaris-3. I pinched the bridge of my nose as I closed the Terminal, after realizing everything. I head back inside the house I was in; and I know whose house it is. I sit back on the chair that I slept in.
Rover: “It was all a dream?! No...it felt too real!! And it felt like I’ve lived years through it!!! NO, I WON'T ACCEPT THIS! NOT LIKE THIS!!!” I hold my head as I begin to scream loudly then toned down a bit when I cry. The woman I love is now back to being my archnemesis, all because I dreamt a good dream. It is excruciatingly chest-tightening and hollowing at the same time. I couldn't help but let my emotions escape from me.
Rover: “Phrolova...my kids...” Deep in my heart; I know that a part of me has been torn away. And it's also here that I realized: this is my reality; the hero of Solaris-3, not a student nor an actor, and not even...a father. Then I hear footsteps heading into the room. I wipe my tears almost immediately as if nothing has happened and closed my eyes. She steps into the room and gazes towards me. I keep my face forward as if I sense her presence in the room.
Phrolova: “...” Phrolova doesn’t speak or make a noise. She just silently takes a sit beside me.
Phrolova: “So, what is bothering you? I noticed that you cried too.” I jolted slightly as she realizes something’s off with me. Very keen and observant, this girl.
Rover: “I thought you wouldn’t care about what’s happening with me.”
Phrolova: “The fact that I’m speaking with you and not spending time with my friends and family should be reason enough for you to think that I'm not so cruel. So, what is it that has bothered you?” True enough, even the fact alone that I could enter the Lost Beyond should be reason enough, and yet why is it that there is this feeling of disbelief, not just from her but from myself?
Rover: “...Phrolova, what do you think about dreams?”
Phrolova: “Dreams...similar to a Sonoro Sphere but not much. Why is it you ask me that?” I open my eyes and slightly move my face towards her.
Rover: “Mind listening to a story?” I told her my dream, a whole lifetime that I dreamt, all condensed into a couple of hours of sleeping. I told her everything: (1) me and her attended school together and became a couple, (2) we broke up due to an opportunity as a male character for a ‘game’ called ‘Wuthering Waves’, (3) reunited once more as actors in the same ‘studio’ and ‘company’, named ‘Kurogames’, and students in higher education, (4) my fellow ‘friends’ named Aether, Caelus and Wise from a rival ‘studio’ and ‘company’ called ‘MiHoYo’, (5) a sister that looks like me exist but I didn't include the threesome, (6) the history of this world, Solaris-3, reflected onto the ‘game’s lore’, (7) the ‘events’ that took place after what happened in the Fabricatorium, and (8) the future in which both of us married, we both having kids and Phrolova creating her own cafe and including that I have kids with the other girls. She was slightly intrigued by the details of which I have told, except for the last one.
Phrolova: “You...even in your dreams, you're still a philanderer...”
Rover: “Sorry...do you think there’s a version of us both living better lives than we have right now? I believe that dreams are gateways that could glimpse on the lives of our other selves.”
Phrolova: “Who knows...if anything, it is better than we have now.” Silence fell upon us once again.
Rover: “Say, Phrolova. Can I do one selfish thing right now?”
Phrolova: “State your desire.”
Rover: “I want you to be mine, even for a moment.” She contemplates for a moment.
Phrolova: “I accept.” She leans onto my shoulder, and I lean onto her head and close my eyes. But the lingering thoughts of that dream still remain in my mind, and because of it tears fall back again.
Rover: 'I should perhaps create a Sonoro Sphere about that dream. Just to preserve that glimpse of us.'
(Artist: jimizuai-, Source: Pixiv Link)
---Phrolova’s POV---
I can feel the warmth of his body as I lean upon him and him leaning back. As we listen to the melody of the reveries I have made, a thought has pierced my mind.
Phrolova: ‘I’m glad that he said all of that because I went through a dream exactly the details that he had provided. I've taken a nap myself earlier nearby in which I awoken probably around the same time as he did. Even walking towards my home, I heard screaming and crying. I knew that it was Rover but I never heard such sounds from him before, not even when he was the savior of Solaris-3. Honestly, I wanted to console him because I understand.'
Phrolova: 'Like he said, it also felt as if I have lived through a lifetime’s worth of memories, good ones of which. A whole life of me separate from Solaris-3, a new me with a new discourse in life; and I even made kids with the man I love. And of course, when I realized that it was all a dream, I felt a void in me. Living through a dream almost felt like living a lie, but I do realize one thing.’
Phrolova: ‘Perhaps there is a life where both of us are each other’s fated one. His cadenza and mine intertwined to make a good finale; a wonderful masterpiece that I can consider him fulfilling his promise and more. Truly, this is...’ A tear falls down from my unbandaged eye.
Phrolova: “A Coda for Us.”
The True End.