A Heart is a Heavy Burden - A Howl's Moving Castle Fic
Summary: “What do you think it would be like to travel around as Howl does?” She asks, not noticing how the fabric in her hands becomes a deeper shade of red. “Would it be freeing? An adventure beyond belief? What do you think he sees as a wizard?” Sophie hums, carefully placing more flowers onto her own hat and pinning them in place. Eliza sighs, placing the unfinished hat on a stand and leans her arms on the table. “Am I dreaming too big?” She softly asks, looking down at her hand; the ring shimmers in the evening sun. “What if they don’t share my dream of going off in the great wide… somewhere?” “You have beautiful dreams, Eliza. I believe you’ll go on an adventure someday; soulmate or not.” Sophie says softly, placing her finished hat on a stand and turning to her friend. “And when you do, I hope you will take me with you.”
Back in 2022 I wrote a short one-shot for Howl's Moving Castle, then re-wrote it in 2025 and now in 2026 I have posted 3 more chapters for it! Updates will be slow but I will do my best to not forget about it like before. There will be some parts that don't follow the movie and that is because I am pulling some parts from a audio book I listened to and my own imagination. I hope people enjoy it and stick around to see how it ends! The og from 2022 is still up on my ao3 too if anyone is interested in seeing how it all started.









