[Xia-Wu] Amber's Miniature Garden

Heartfelt version A certain cult leader: I’m not trying to beat the game. Just playing around. Gets BE1. The cult leader: I’ll check the guide. Great, the first one is a scripted death. Nothing to do with my abilities. Let’s keep going. Gets BE2 and BE3. The cult leader: ... Quietly closes the game. A certain strongest teacher: Hahaha, I knew you couldn’t do it, Geto. Let me take over! First watches BE1, BE2, and BE3. The strongest teacher: Fine, the first one’s a scripted death, but how did you follow the guide and still get the bad endings for the others? Hahahaha! The cult leader silently gazes at the sky. The strongest teacher: All right, watch as Gojo-sensei saves the world... [Your save file has been deleted] The strongest teacher: ... Geto, are you a sore loser? The cult leader: Let’s see how you save the world, Satoru. The strongest teacher: Activates the golden finger. Gets HE. The strongest teacher: I win~~~ A deal’s a deal. Come home with me. The cult leader: When did we make a bet? The strongest teacher: Don’t worry about little things like that. Literary version A longing hand opens a new bond, Three turns around the wheel, the cycle of life and death, Many children dance in the palm of a god, The nightingale offers the world a rose, with the last of the blood in its heart, A child who has lost their smile is hidden away by a god, A child who has lost their compass searches for a direction, They will meet at last, they will meet at last, In that deep, deep dream garden, Before the bells ring, search for the most precious amber, Break the eggshell of the gemstone and open the road home. Outline version Summer is the season for ghost stories. The prologue barrels into the pit like a fierce storm, then the main story takes its time with a romance [probably]. The main focus is urban legends. =W= There’s a certain amount of subtle time manipulation (or maybe psychological manipulation). 18-year-old Geto Suguru x 28-year-old Gojo-sensei! This is my first time writing an older-bottom pairing, so I’ll do my best... to keep the angst down? The ending is HE! I promise! Though there may be a little... mountain of angst in the middle. Lots of alternate-universe elements, and there will be a crossover. Darker than Black and Yuki Yuna Is a Hero will be seamlessly reworked and inserted into the Jujutsu world. The entire setting is an AU, so don't take it seriously. If you're interested, see if you can guess the references. They're all very old works (showing my age). That’s all. Theme: Communicate clearly and value honest conversation. When your boyfriend is dense, you have to be direct.