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2026-10-03
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2026-10-09
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the shadow of what was

Summary:

hmm where do i start
so when i was little i really really REALLY liked TheFatRat's music and a while ago i noticed his songs sort of tell a story...? kinda...? anyway i was looking through my old yt music stuff and i got reminded of it and was like heyyy since im just bored with nothing to do why dont i just write it??? im totally not avoiding my homework heh
anyway i swear i mean I SWEAR THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD BRO

Notes:

ahem mentioning his songs that i based this story off of
- We'll Meet Again
- Never Be Alone
- Hiding in the Blue
- The Calling
- The Storm
- Close to the Sun
- Monody
- Fly Away
- Rise Up
- Love It When You Hurt Me
- Ray Tracer
- others that i forget the names of
djiowejdioewuioewyiufunewdjeiojdioejdio holy flashbacks while writing this ah

Chapter Text

"Hide and seek, reason and rhyme, grand and glorious... Living the dream, yours and mine... Euphoria..." - The Calling

"You and I, jumping off the edge, they say dreamers never die so come and fly. Come and fly. Come and fly away with me." - Fly Away

"Never thought I'd do this on my own, but now I wield the sword you left behind." - We'll Meet Again

"Dark for the sunrise, clouds for a blue sky, space for the travelling star... Strong from the inside, you're still my lifeline, I feel you wherever you are..." - We'll Meet Again

"Let's sing a song full of hope, full of pain... Why don't you sing along, my friend, for it's our last refrain. Forever young, ever strong, ever brave... Memories like this never end, no, they don't fade away." - Close to the Sun

"When I'm gone, oh when I'm gone, I'll be right there, close to the sun..." - Close to the Sun

"I'm far from any danger, safe from any failure. Guarded, I found shelter in the storm. I'm hiding in the blue, safe between the clouds. In the blue, where I can't be found..." - Hiding in the Blue

"Was a soldier in the legions, fought against the demons, fought against the monsters made of gold..." - Hiding in the Blue

"As time goes racing by, I'm wishing I could be fine, but I'm still so stuck on what used to be... Made a prison out of my mind, watch life as it goes by, battle-scarred, my own worst enemy..." - Hiding in the Blue

"Freedom looking down a telescope. Starlight never been so beautiful. Whole world waiting for us, time to go, escaping gravity..." - Escaping Gravity

ahhh theres too many quotes to put here lol 😭 anyway just some stuff from TheFatRat's songs that i might use and i might use more not just the quotes also fair warning my interpretation may be a little different than TheFatRat intended his songs to be bc of my background in uh well just look at my other fics 😭 so yah suggestive/su!c!d@l stuff might be present but overall i wanna keep it a little milder than usual cuz this is still elementary school me's interpretation not current me 😭 anyway this is something ive been wanted to write for like a really REALLY long time so im glad i went through my yt music history lol anyway this is probably gonna be a wip for a really long time since i actually wanna put actual effort into it TT wow i yap a lot ok enjoy the story!!

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