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Aether is a normal university student, but he hides one secret: he is gay, and he has never had a boyfriend. His life is suddenly overturned when he gets dragged by his friends to a strip club. There, he meets Xiao, a pole dancer, and he falls in love at first sight with him. Desperate to form a connection between them, Aether proposes for the two of them to become friends with benefits, to which Xiao agrees. Will they ever move forward, or will they forever be stuck in this fleeting relationship?
Note: The étoile is the lead dancer in a ballet. Lead and follow are the two roles in ballroom dance.
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There's a new guy at Aether's school, and his friend group has taken notice. He seems a bit odd, but nothing out of the ordinary until everyone he seems to talk to starts disappearing or getting sick. Determined to figure out the secret of this boy-Xiao-Aether and his friends begin investigating, but some of these clues aren't lining up...
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- Part 1 of This December Universe
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The one I admire most; whether it be on stage, or in the comfort of one’s home. by ventis_sugarmomma
Fandoms: プロジェクトセカイ カラフルステージ！| Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! (Video Game)
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Kamishiro Rui, an underground composer under the alias ‘KAMI_SHO (神ショウ)’, barely made a living off uploading covers and his own music online. That, along with the fact he was quite the severe idol otaku, made him out to be the kind that stayed cooped up in his own room all day. He either composed, or spent his time watching national star and idol, ‘Tenma Tsukasa’s performances off online streaming platforms. That, in turn, turned him into quite the recluse. Only a handful of friends had stayed by his side afterwards, and he was never more grateful.
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Tenma Tsukasa, a famous actor, singer, idol, and everything in between, had climbed his way to stardom since way before he’d graduated high school. Shows and performances were exhausting, but he always enjoyed basking in the spotlight. Apart from his outside ‘hobbies’, some of his other interests included listening to music, and one of his favourite creators went by the name ‘Kamisho’.
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As per usual, Tsukasa had a stream to do, and Rui logged on to watch. However, a viewer’s donation had spiralled the stream into much more, leading to unexpected changes in both their lives. For the better or for the worse, their pathways were on the way to merging.
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04 Jan 2026
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Aether, an ordinary high schooler who spends most of his time alone, stumbles into a fatal situation when he is saved by Xiao, a powerful being who is being hunted down by his own kin. With both of them being outcasts, they manage to find solace in each other.
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They settle together on the other side to pick up their drinks. Kel had grabbed one of the scones he was eyeballing and an orange italian soda, citing that it looked appealing. Sunny went for a hot chocolate and a croissant, in part because they’d looked good but also because you can tell a lot about a place by how they do the basics. If either of Sunny’s chosen items are bad in any way, he will never come here again.
Kel makes a pretty visual standing closer to the window, framed by the greyish mid-morning light. He wore his hair down today. His ears are pierced, Sunny notices, and he has little golden studs in that accentuate the amber highlights in his eyes. Sunny again feels the itch for his paints, to really put Kel’s likeness down on a canvas, but even sketching is impossible right now when he’d left his sketchbook at his dorm. It had seemed like an obvious choice at the time, but he’s really starting to question it right now with Kel so close and so easy on the eyes.
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Sunny takes an early morning English 101 class and finds himself falling in love with its most talkative member.
(Or: The five times Sunny wants to paint Kel, plus the first time he does.)
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04 Jan 2026