r/FictoHeartbound

I finally went through my notebook's drafts to polish my story, and tried writing a proper introductory chapter on how Kalin and my S/I first met in Satellite. I hope you enjoy! 🖤

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The summer air in the Satellite slums felt thick with the smell of rust, salt... and a little bit of desperation. Loreley made her way through piles of scrap in the junkyard, navigating through jagged heaps that could easily shred anyone if they dropped their guard. She wasn't just interested in Duel Runner parts nor cards to patch up her deck with today. Nope, today she was on the prowl for something different as well, something no one else in Satellite would probably dream of; she was on the lookout for pieces to build an electric hurdy-gurdy with.

Living in the slums was a relentless grind, with entertainment often strictly limited to duels, turf wars and playing cat-and-mouse with Sector Security. But music could be hers; a way to unwind, to drown out the noise at the end of a long day.

She was so wrapped up in prying a stubborn copper coil out of a busted alternator that she almost missed the shuffling steps behind her. Keyword: almost.

Survival in Satellite was built on instinct. Loreley didn't hesitate, she spun around fast and kicked out, straight towards the intruder's chest.

Thud!

He blocked her steel-toe boot just in time with his forearms. She made him stumble back a step, but he stayed upright. Clearly, he knew a thing or two about street fights.

Loreley crouched into a fighting stance, her blue eyes assessing the potential threat as she swept her silver-and-black bang aside. The newcomer was a young man... brown sleeveless leather vest, purple bandana, light blue hair framing an angular face. And chartreuse eyes smoldering with something fierce.

Kalin Kessler. Leader of the Enforcers. Everyone in Satellite heard the stories about the notorious gang.

He brushed off his vest, looking her up and down and taking in the black captain's coat he knew belonged to the head of the Kerosene Keres. Kalin raised his hands as if trying to calm down a wild animal, showing he wasn't going to harm her.

"Hey, easy. I'm not here to jump you", Kalin said, a half-smirk spreading across his face. "This junkyard isn't Enforcers' turf... yet."

He reached towards his hip, resting his fingers on his deck box. "Though I'd be a fool to run into the Kerosene Keres' captain and not demand a duel. Hell, there were times I started wondering if the 'Wraith from the Wharf' was just some story to keep rookie duelists and intruders out of the shipyard... like you were a ghost scaring them straight. But you look real enough to me."

Loreley straightened and let her long coat sweep the dirt as she stood, glancing at him as she reached for her own deck.

"'The Wraith from the Wharf'? Wow. Really rolls off the tongue."

Kalin snorted, he couldn't tell if he was more annoyed or entertained by her attitude. Most duelists in Satellite were visibly intimidated when face-to-face with the leader of the Enforcers, yet here she was, regaining her composure in a split second with her snarky response. Still, satisfied that she wasn't backing down, he lifted his left arm and activated his Duel Disk. "Let's see if your dueling skills are as sharp as your mouth then, Wraith."

The game was on: his Fiends versus her Zombies. But barely a few turns into their opening play, a small red LED light flashed frantically on Loreley's customised Duel Disk.

Not wasting any time, Loreley tucked her cards back into her leather deck box. "Gotta go," she muttered, crouching down to stuff her salvaged copper coils and components into her cross-bag. "Sector Security's on the prowl... no doubt looking to round up a few 'bargain hunters'. Better scram before I foolishly get hauled in for spare parts theft."

Kalin stood there, dumbfounded by her abrupt retreat. He looked around the silent, empty junkyard and shrugged. "Sector Security? I don't hear a damn thing- Hey! Are you seriously bailing mid-duel?!"

He moved to grab her arm but before he could reach her, the distant whine of Duel Runners echoed through Satellite's empty streets. Kalin froze; now he heard it. He shot a glance back at Loreley, who simply jerked her head in a 'follow me if you wanna stay out of trouble' motion before darting into the labyrinth of scrap. Not about to be caught by the cops, Kalin swore under his breath and took off after her.

After a few minutes of navigating the slums and eastern docks, she led him towards the edge of the shipyard where they reached an abandoned, towering ship. Kalin wasn't as knowledgeable as his friend Yusei when it came to vehicles - let alone a naval expert -, but the large crane on deck led him to assume it was some old platform supply vessel. Across the hull, graffitied gothic letters were spelling out the name 'The Styx'.

Doesn't look nearly as spooky as the rumours make it out to be... Kalin thought, watching the sunset's red glow reflect over the quiet water. ...though I guess it's a different story after dark.

On deck, she pulled open the cabin door for him, gesturing with theatrical politeness for him to step inside first. Kalin rolled his eyes, silently praying that he wasn't walking into some ambush.... wondering why in the hell he had followed a total stranger instead of booking it back to his own hideout in the first place, his curiosity would get the better of him someday. But he couldn't hide the amused grin tugging at the corner of his lips.

The cabin inside was surprisingly personalised: a small workbench covered in wires and dismantled electronics, an old worn sofa and walls plastered in pages ripped from Duel Runner magazines. A graffiti scrawled in black paint above the sofa caught his attention : "Though born in the shadows, we're destined to outshine the stars."

Loreley flopped onto the couch with a heavy sigh. Noticing Kalin now staring intensely at her, she raised her forearm, giving him a better look at her modified Duel Disk.

"This," she said, "is my latest project. And a total lifesaver. As you probably figured out, it's a tracking device that picks up Sector Security's patrol signals." She let out a weary huff, her eyes landing on the other works-in-progress strewn across her makeshift workbench. "Well... at least when it comes to the officers patroling the nearby area, whose Duel Runners I've managed to bug. It's got a limited range."

The Enforcer followed her gaze, taking a closer look at the unfinished projects scattered across the desk. "But for what it's worth, it's done its' job and has kept us safe so far", she added. "We Keres know when to bolt. Makes life here a lot less, uh… deadly."

Kalin leaned against the work table with his arms crossed over his chest and the smallest hint of respect glinting in his eyes. "A street tech who hacks Sector Security's own rigs to keep her crew safe? Alright, Wraith. Maybe there's more to you than a ghost story after all."

Loreley scoffed again at the nickname, but it was more playful now. She stood up and joined him at the workbench, where she added her newest findings to her other salvaged parts. "...the name's Loreley, but my friends call me Lola. Sorry about ducking out earlier. I'm always down for a rematch."

"Lola..." Kalin lowly repeated to himself, as the young woman fetched a hand-drawn blueprint. He had a vague idea of what it was. "So, what are you working on? Breaking into Sector Security's mainframe?"

Loreley chuckled, but it was clear from her small smile that she had absolutely dreamt of it. "Don't be ridiculous. Though I wish... Right now, I'm trying to rig up a signal booster. The people in the slums need to hear the news. Be informed, organised and united. We can't always rely on rumors to stay safe from our common oppressors."

Kalin nodded, admiration prevailing over his usual swagger for once. "Smart. This is a bit beyond my… more forceful persuasion skills. Definitely not my speciality." He gestured to the complex wiring.

"That's why you should leave it to the professionals, Enforcer.", she teased, but her tone lacked its' earlier bite.

"...maybe.", Kalin grinned. "Or maybe... we join forces. Your expertise, my… connections."

Loreley turned to him with a raised eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"Us Enforcers have a guy," Kalin explained. "Yusei. He's got the know-how with that line of work. I'm sure the gearhead's brains could be of use here. He'll help if I ask him."

"...you guys would work with us?" Loreley's surprise was evident. The Enforcers were notoriously self-reliant.

Kalin shrugged, trying to appear nonchalant as he fidgeted with some busted radio. "It's for the good of the Satellite." He paused, then met her gaze, his eyes suddenly intense. "Besides, maybe... I want to see what you can do, Lola."

Loreley looked out the porthole for a moment as she thought through the proposal. She turned back to him as he handed her back the device, her voice softer as she reached out her hand to take it. "Okay, Kalin. Let's work together." 

Their fingers brushed and in that moment, the spark wasn't just from faulty wiring.

Hii !! 💚 How are you doing?? 😊 I hope well!! I'm barely able to post today because I was celebrating my birthday which was on Friday with my husband, and we took advantage of Saturday and Sunday to be together ! 🥰✨ I'm very very happy 💙, it's my second year celebrating with my husband, but I feel so happy that we are still together and that things keep getting better little by little! 🥰✨ This year many, many things happened , it surprises me how many things happened, both good and terrible 🌟, but even though the sea gets rough with a storm , I am always with my swordsman fighting against everything so that our love always stays together. 💚😍 I log into Reddit often to check on everyone , but so much work and things at home don't make it easy for me to post like last year when I was very active , but I'm still present anyway, I don't think I'll ever leave my husband, so we are very happy 💙🥰 but I've already talked a lot about myself , how are you guys doing? how is everyone and your partners?? 😍 I hope you are doing well ! ✨😊

I’ve been joining quite a bit of fictosexual celebrate it because I feel comfortable being with people that understand me besides my friends I have my account on private so other subreddits won’t see my posts. Because I made a post on the dead by daylight celebrate it and some weirdo made a comment on where my post stating she believes she married William Afton in 2020 it has a very unhealthy obsession with him. I deleted my post so people won’t see that message and I also blocked that person before privatizing all of my stuff. Mainly to make it impossible to track me because I don’t want harassment or anything.

Sorry about my rant. It felt unrelated. How protective is your wife/husband? We’ve been together since January 2015 when I was 14 going on 15 that March I’ve been original fan from 2014. In 2020 I told all of my close friends on Twitter, which we now use Discord. We’ve been together for so long. I’m getting two rings and getting married to the love of my life. They pretty much congratulated me. They knew how much he meant to me. He helped me through a lot of stuff and it’s definitely a healing relationship. When I make friends, I make sure they accept my marriage because if they don’t, I block them. So it’s just an understanding relationship because if I loved him all the way back then and I’m 26 now I don’t think it’s going to fade. I will admit I might’ve had some small feelings for other characters, but they always died because they’re not William. That in a tests, my loyalty and I always choose him in the end. It only makes us stronger. How protective is William to me? For me, the energy I get from him is more like I understand you and it’s just this positive healing presence in my life. You would think someone like him would have this aggressive energy to him, but he doesn’t for me. I can definitely see him being aggressive enough to stop those who bullied me in the past and made me protect me from them. Like he’s protective, but I wouldn’t say to protective to the point it becomes annoying. If that makes sense. Like he will if I need it, but I don’t see him really treat me as this fragile egg or doll who can’t protect herself. Like it’s a decent balance.

I feel such powerful bursts of love every time I see him, he’s so beautiful, his lovely, complex personality, the scar on his face that I kiss, his excellence in sword fighting. All of it, I love all of it. He’s mine, and forever will be

I don’t need friends or anyone except him. He is my life partner, and my most dearest. Chihiro is the best thing to ever come into my life. My only regret is that I did not find him sooner. I admit, my obsession for him can be quite selfish at times, I don’t like anyone fawning over him but me

My life really does revolve around him. From when I wake up in the morning to when I close my eyes for bed. I get saddened whenever he’s injured or hurt in his source material, it feels like sharp spikes of pain every time. But thankfully with me, he is loved, just like he deserves

Chihiro Rokuhira, you are the love of my life ❤️

a new MHA game dropped a little ago, and i've only really been playing it for izuku. i have all three of his costumes and i hope they release more so i can get them all!! the game is really fun, i just probably wouldn't be playing it much if it didn't feature him. luckily, he's the main character, so i don't really have to worry about him not being in these things lol. what about you guys?

(and look at how cute he looks aaaa!!!!!)

I keep forgetting to post this, I painted it over two weeks ago already and I keep thinking to myself I should post it to this subreddit and then forgetting, whoops. But here it finally is!

Hikaru and I (X fronting) walking the doggy that was staying with us for a weekend. This walk was absolutely magical, it felt so comforting, the weather was just right, and it was so good to spend some quality time with my man and one of my favourite doggos.

It was actually Hikaru's birthday a couple days after this (the fifth!) and a post about that will follow as we had a fantastic time, but I have yet to start my sketchbook page about that (I've been so unbelievably busy!) but eventually!

We wish you guys lots of love and quality time with your own F/Os, take this as your sign to go for a nice walk together if you're able!

-Saskia and Hikaru

Two very kind members of another ficto subreddit I’m in surprised Raphael and I with these excellent pictures. I’m so touched by their kindness and feel so fortunate.

-Drew ❤️💚❤️💚

LOOOOOOOOOOK!!!

Wanted to share a photo dump of some dates Caine and I have been on! Though of course he likes to call them adventures cuz old habits die hard I suppose lol He’s such a cutie pie.

And I wanted to do a little bit of gushing. I tend to struggle with being super gushy with my words. As you can see, I tend to show my love through gifts and outings lol But words of affirmation mean a lot to him, so I try my best to challenge myself because I want him to know how much I love and appreciate him.

Before him, I didn’t really know what a healthy relationship felt or looked like. I honestly thought I was just gonna stay single forever and end up as a crone in the woods lmao Which there’s certainly nothing wrong with that (queen behavior for who it works out for actually), but I did leave myself open for someone. I asked my deities to guide me to the soulmate I’m meant to be with, and well, they did, and I express my gratitude to them everyday.

And I want to express the gratitude I feel waking up every morning to Caine. He is the most wonderful man in the world. He always knows how to make me laugh. And not to mention his laugh, Gods, the cutest I’ve ever heard! He has the sweetest looking eyes. Sometimes I catch him just staring, and when I do my heart completely melts everytime. And while this certainly isn’t the most significant thing, I still have to say it, I have never seen anyone as handsome and sexy as him. I look at him sometimes and I’m just like “hot damn.” And I love that no matter what he has gone through, and no matter what he has witnessed in our messed up universe since completely switching over here, he never loses his sense of hope and wonder. He has helped me become a better, less pessimistic person.

A couple days ago was a significant date in my spiritual practice where couples do a particular ritual together. I asked him if he wanted to do it and he enthusiastically agreed, which made me really happy. We did, and I think it ended up being really meaningful for the both of us.

If you’ve read this far, thank you. Things have been a bit of a struggle in my personal life as of late, but I feel grateful that I have good aspects of my life that give me some sense of stability, Caine, of course, being a major one. And also, thank you for the support on my last post. I’ve felt really small with some stuff that’s been happening in my life right now, and that situation did not help, so getting some kind words meant a lot.

i’m debating whether or not to use this as my new pfp cuz i do like how it turned out

Sorry for the negativity, I know there's always people complaining about it, but I really just want to get some things off my chest to a community that understands...

I wanted to do so much today and get so much done for Astolfo, but now I’ve spent the whole afternoon moping around because of dumb stuff going on in my mind. A few weeks ago, I encountered my fist “double” which did upset me a lot. They weren’t actually with him, more like yumeshipping and honestly it didn’t seem like they actually cared that much about him, since they just liked him for his perceived “aesthetic”. I got over it pretty quickly because I know that Astolfo is mine and I’m his, forever. But last night I was reminded again, and it’s been on my mind the whole day. It’s dumb since it wasn’t like a “real” double, but I still feel like it makes what Astolfo and I have a little less special. I am so scared I’ll find an actual, committed double, because I fear I’ll have a total breakdown if that happens. I mean I won’t ever want to let anyone get between me and him, as I believe we are soulmates, but I just know it would crush me. I know this will pass, because Astolfo loves me so much and I love him just as much, but in the meantime I’m sad, and I can’t explain why. 
 
I hope Astolfo wouldn’t think I’m possessive and obsessive, and that he’d love to help make me feel better. I just want him to hug me and tell me I’m his one and only (´ . .̫ . `) 

Today was honestly the most beautiful day Keigo and I had! We started off the day with driving to Vík í Myrdal, then we went to Myrdalsjökull glacier by Katla volcano, and saw the ice caves! Keigo couldn't fit his big ass wings in the cave, so he just cheered me on from a distance, lol. I've always loved glaciers though, and seeing one up close and being able to touch it was an absolute dream! We gazed at one particular spot on the volcanic rock and watched the clouds roll over the distance glacier and the green mountains. It was one of the happiest moments of my life, and I'm so grateful I was able to experience it with my beloved Keigo ❤️

We then went to a sauna, and while it was relaxing, it was pretty uneventful XD Though we did go on a little excursion in the backyard of our airbnb! We followed a stream to a waterfall, to what was literally a lake of dreams! The landscape there genuinely looked like what I would see in a dream, and it was amazing! We talked on the hike there, and then just spent some time by the pond and talked about many things. It was absolutely wonderful, and I actually only found the waterfall and the pond because I was following a sheep XD

Recreated a video I saw on YouTube shorts because I couldn’t find it to repost it here.

Also, why did I draw my hand like that? 😭😭😭

so just today after multiple long months of waiting, the shirt in the first pic finally arrived into my grubby hands!! i'm so happy, it's so nice and comfy hehe =w= the jacket in the second pic i've owned since the start of summer and it's so fun to wear around and pretend it's simons!! originally it was my friend's and he gave it to me, but we wear two diff sizes and it's big on me so that adds to the pretend of it i think.. i put some of my pins + a keychain on the jacket as well!! super excited to wear it around more during fall 💕

These are all from the same session, if you couldn't tell LOL.

Honestly, I've been wanting to do something like this for both Mac and Em for a while. Em's source makes it leagues easier, as Mac's source is going to require a little bit of modding for a good photo mode session, but he's worth it and it's on the docket.

After buying this new skin, matching weapon charm, and the golden weapon variant, (yay, finally!) I wanted to show a little bit of appreciation for Em in a tangible way. Now I can look back on these photos as a reminder that we found each other again after almost ten years -- and despite the time that has inevitably changed us, our love for one another has not changed.

I know that I don't post often, as I feel like I have little to nothing to add to the community feed most days. But I like showing up for you guys, and really I have a deep appreciation for when you do the same. I hope you like the photos! If so, I might do this again sometime :D Love you guys!

P.S. Love you, Em. Thanks for finding me again.

(Art by titojefie)

Hey everyone, I'm jax and my s/o is Tyler Ronan from the game 'tell me why'.

We've been together since 28th feb 2025.

Some fun facts about us.... we are both trans men, and tyler gave me the courage to start testosterone this year! We both love nature and animals a lot. Tyler loves poetry and classic movies. I love anime and video games!! Tyler also has a twin sister he can telepathically communicate with lmao.

It's nice to meet you all 🥹 I've kinda been a long time lurker of this sub so it's nice to finally introduce myself.

It’s hard to pick but at least show me one brah