#[TL;DR my X1+2 AU ends with Julius adopting Elize as his daughter.]

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Xillia 1 + 2 AU -- A Gift For Julius...?

As Julius arrived home from work, he couldn't miss the pink giftbox sitting on the kitchen table. Likely a gift for the landlady, Julius thought. She's the closest thing Ludger would have to a mother. But those thoughts where shattered when the label addressed himself to him.

If it's for me, then there shouldn't be any harm in opening it. With careful hands, Julius pulled the ribbon off the top and lifted the lid off to see...! A GHS keychain that resembled Lulu to a T.

Just as the questions were about to run wild, his recent family addition came out of her room, "So, do you like it? I saved up my allowance to commission someone to make this!"

"I do, but I have one question-- why give it to me today? Father's Day isn't until next month."

Apparently Elize was ready for his question, because she answered him immediately, "It's cause you're like a Mom and a Dad combined! And Father's Day cannot come soon enough, so... I thought I could give you a gift early! Think of it as I appreciate you so much, I needed TWO holidays to tell you how I feel!"

At Elize's going rate, Ludger might have a rival for cutest family member. With his brother quest to be seen as a cool, responsible adult, perhaps he'd be celebrating the motions for his crown.

"Thank you, Elize. I'm glad you value me so highly, despite only knowing me for what seems like the fastest year of my life." Sometimes Julius forgot how many weeks' distance grew between now and his first proper arrival in the Prime Dimension's Rieze Maxia. Departing from the Temporal Crossroads felt no later than yesterday.

#m;; Big Brother #jau;; Otherworldly Seeker #d;; Fables of a Vacant Sky #[Soooo with no context I'm sure there's questions going on. lol] #[TL;DR my X1+2 AU ends with Julius adopting Elize as his daughter.] #[So when X1 ends she actually lives with him and Ludger.] #[And thus Julius is Actual Dad bby--]