Shortaki Week

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Hey Arnold! Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Helga Pataki/Arnold Shortman Characters: Arnold Shortman, Helga Pataki, Ruth P. McDougal, Summer (Hey Arnold!), Lila Sawyer Additional Tags: Romance, Fluff, Idiots in Love, Self-Discovery Series: Part 3 of Shortaki Week 2026 Summary:

Gerald would ask why was he constantly trying to help or wanting to know things about her when all she did was drive him crazy.

He didn’t know how to answer.

{fic} Dear Helga, (writing down your feelings is more difficult than I thought)

A quick story since I saw Shortaki week much too late to write my usual length but I still wanted to contribute! Day 7 - Fragile + Stay

Written during the same period as this story while Arnold’s staying abroad, and Helga’s learning about herself and others.

Day 8: Creators Choice (Beach Day!) 🌊☀️

Epílogo.

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Shortakiweek2026 Day 8 - Creator's choice!!- Family

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Ao3 Chapter 8: Epílogo

Chapter 8.

Day 8: Creator’s choice - Freedom

Final Chapter.

Thank you so much for reading my entire story! It was a great experience participating in this year's Shortaki week. I’ve always wanted to participate, but I never felt confident enough to do so, hehe.

I hope you enjoyed the story and that you were able to feel everything our precious Helga was going through.

Thank you once again for reading, and I wish you all the very best.

Helga always assumed that Arnold just could never love her as much as she loved him. That he could never match that spark of madness in her, that insane devotion to one person so completely and utterly.

She’s wrong. So very, very wrong.

Finally Arnold and Helga were watching fireworks at outside for happily and lovely. (Creator's Choice)

Eesti keel/Estonian language: Lõpuks Arnold ja Helga vaatavad ilutulestikud väljas rõõmsasti ja armasti. (Looja valik)

✨🤝💙

Martin Eesmaa

Shortaki Week

Day 8

"You left the deepest wound in my chest,

The guilt of letting you go

burns in the sanctuary of my soul,

You're the angel who watches over me,

you see all my sins and virtues,

My skin feels crafted from the most delicate glass

when you look into my eyes,

Your voice is the most beautiful symphony,

all the memories of you invade me,

It makes me feel alive even while

I'm still mourning for your love

My heart drifts to your lullaby

sure that you'll never leave me again

You're the gardener of my heart,

you're the one that healed the thorns upon my skin"

A few years went by, and the love between Arnold and Helga was so strong that they decided to intertwine their lives forever and build a new chapter together 🩷

Capítulo 7: Un desafío

Ella le dio la espalda, abrazándose a sí misma, mirando por la ventana.

–¡Helga, responde!

–Tú tienes a Emilie, es claro que ella te ama ¿Qué esperas que te diga? ¿Que la abandones para intentar algo conmigo?

–En serio ¿Y qué hay de tu novio?

–¿Quién te lo dijo?

–¡Qué importa!

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Ao3 Chapter 7: Desafío