Moving Forward, Spiraling Downward Masterpost

This post will be updated with each chapter that releases so it's easier to keep track of! I'll also keep this linked in a pinned post

Main Fic Summary-

Shane had come to accept that nothing good lasted forever, it's just how it was for his life. But when a night out celebrating his birthday results in the deaths of the two people he loved most in this world, he's left to pick up the pieces and raise a child on his own. The only person who could possibly understand his situation would be his aunt Marnie, but as time goes on, he feels even she doesn't get it.

Going through the motions and going it alone takes a toll on him, a toll that can only be remedied by finally coming home to Pelican Town after all these years. He swore it would change him for the best, it would make everything better! But Shane would soon learn that behind every rock bottom was a deeper, rockier bottom, and he can't climb out alone. He'd have to swallow his pride and learn how to move on, but who knows how long it'll take?

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Epilogue

Thank you for reading!

Was a sad rainy day so I just spent it drawing Marnie ♥️♥️

WOW I have never been so emotional over uploading something in my life. This fic has been with me since August of last year, and I've met so many great people through writing it. Finishing this is very bittersweet, but I'm happy to have completed such a big project. Thank you all for sticking with me, and thank you for reading.

Summary: Years after the Flower Dance, we get a glimpse into a day of Shane's life, seeing just how much he's grown, and how much has changed with time. Nothing is the same anymore, but that can be a good thing, can it?

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So I know what you're going to say. "Moon you're on chapter 24 now, why are you posting chapter 18 again?" and it's because I reworked quite a bit of the first half of the chapter. Lookin back on it, I was *not* happy with how it turned out. In an attempt to balance the two difficult situations going on in this point of the story, I feel like I went too heavy handed on one side to the point some characters were being too insensitive and I really regret that. People can say awful things in moments of stress, but I didn't intend on it being that strong. Some of the dialogue felt like too much, honestly. I added a few lines and changed a few parts that I felt needed it, and I wanted to repost it on Tumblr with the changes too.

Summary: After the harrowing events at the cliffs, Shane finds himself truly working towards a better life. After starting the road to healing and beginning to confront his problems head on, Shane decides to put what he's learning into practice by finally making something right at home.

CWs include- brief mentions of injury, mental health issues, and allusions to the 6 heart event

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Wow, second to last chapter. Honestly it feels weird to be here already, kind of emotional too. This fic has been such a huge project for me, and I'm so proud to see it come to fruition. There's one last chapter before we're done, and I'm so excited for everyone to see it.

Summary: After the disastrous night before the Flower Dance, Shane isn't feeling too eager about the festival. In fact, he's dreading it, and so is Mohle. It's going to take much talking, and open minds, for things to get back to normal... or maybe even change into something better.

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Hey so if you go on someone's post where they mention they love a character and write in the tags about how much you hate them and talk about how you want to harm the character.... What is your deal?? Genuinely?

Please remember that there are people behind the screen who make these posts and see the tags and comments you add and that shit's uncomfortable. You would not be doing that in an irl conversation, learn how to be kind.