Time for some angst~! Can you do a reader that is one of Eraqus students with the wayfinder trio before, during and after the events of BBS?
HOO BOY you guys know how do ruin me :’ ) BBS-era wayfinder trio angst (and i mean angst) coming right up!~
Before
- You were a student of Eraqus’s long before Ven was, but when he joined the ranks you loved the way that he fit into your strange family so well, encouraging you, Aqua and Terra to join him watching the stars, collecting old books, and making jewellery with each other. Training was a chore, but Aqua and Terra always took it so seriously - it seemed sometimes that their worth hinged on the Mark of Mastery exam. You, on the other hand, were happy to wait until it was the right time to become a Master - if that ever even happened. Eraqus’s teachings were always so absolute and, at times, frightening. Talks about the importance of the balance of light and dark were difficult to grasp. Although you loved your friends, it felt… odd at times to hold the Keyblade.
During
- As things began to fall apart and Terra and Ven ran away, Eraqus was adamant that you didn’t leave, too. Of course, being a master, he trusted Aqua to put everything right - but you knew that that was a big thing to ask of her, and that it could ruin her if she didn’t have anyone to rely on. It was for this reason that you went against your Master and fled the Land of Departure, too, with the hopes of bringing everyone back together to discuss the real issues Terra was facing.
- Terra was the first person you bumped into. Much like he told Ven, he wanted you to go home, as he was on a path that he had to walk down alone. You laughed at him and his resoluteness; you knew Terra could be too-serious at times, but this was ridiculous. Your laughter didn’t last long, though, as Terra looked like he’d changed in an indescribable way. Your best friend truly wanted you to leave him alone.
- You turned back to the Land of Departure, but found Aqua in the lanes between. Together, you teamed up to ‘right the wrongs’ that Terra stumbled into across the worlds, and Aqua commended your ability to put your faith in the light. But… when she suggested things like that, you felt as unsure as ever. The light was tearing your family apart just as much as the darkness was.
- By the time you and Aqua hear the news about Eraqus’s demise and see your home fade into darkness, you decide you’ve had enough. Terra, Aqua and Ven all thought they were doing the right thing - but none of them could see that they were hurting each other. It was tearing you apart, and you blamed the Keyblade.
After
- You vowed to never summon your Keyblade again, and you don’t know what happened at the Keyblade Graveyard. Your friends vanished; and you never heard from them again. You go to the one place where you felt at home - the Radiant Garden - and decide to live a simple life there as a guard for its ruler, Ansem the Wise.
- Ansem reminds you of Eraqus in a way; very resolute in his ideologies, and always believing that he’s doing the right thing. The people he surrounded himself with, too, reminded you a little of your lost family; Braig was always getting into trouble like Ven, Evan would scold him like Aqua, and Dilan would stand stoically in the corner pretending not to be amused like Terra.
- When Xehanort appears, you know he looks like Terra. You almost convince yourself that he is Terra, but there isn’t even a flash of recognition in his eyes when he looks at you. You chalk it up to wishful thinking, and curse your mind for torturing you. You don’t get to the bottom of that mystery before your Garden falls to darkness and becomes Hollow Bastion, casting you away to Traverse Town with the townsfolk you swore to protect.
- Years pass, and there isn’t a day goes by you don’t think of your friends. The world has dealt you one blow after another and, yet, you can’t bring yourself to forget the teachings of your old Master. A part of your heart never gives up; a light still exists within you, and that takes shape as hope that, one day, a hero will appear and set everything right. One day.














