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An animatic based on the events of the ‘I Know How to Live’ series by Clatter_pillar on AO3, set to the ending of ‘Finale: The Magic Store’ from The Muppet Movie.

The animatic starts with Juniper (Jax’s name post-coming out within the fanfiction) looking into a mirror, wearing a dress and admiring the reflection with surprise, before turning to Pomni—dressed in a jacket and hat resembling Caine’s—and taking her hand, to the lyrics ‘Life’s like a movie, write your own ending’. 

‘Keep believing’, as Juniper and Pomni lie in the grass, Juniper looking at Pomni with a mix of teary hope and trepidation. ‘Keep pretending’, as Kinger and Juniper talk in the darkness of a forest, before cutting to a glowing vision of Ribbit and then Pomni. 

‘We’ve done just what we set out to do’ is sung to the backdrop of a compilation of different scenes: Pomni, Ragatha, and Juniper balancing on small platforms in 80s/rave-style outfits; Pomni putting makeup on Juniper; Gangle showing Juniper her sketchbook while they’re sat in the dark in the common area; Caine floating above Juniper and talking to her in her room; Juniper and Ragatha stood silently facing the hallway, turned away from the camera; Juniper laughing at Pomni on the floor as they play DDR; Juniper talking to Kinger in the pillow fort; Zooble and Juniper stuck together in an elevator—and, finally, everyone together at the beach—Juniper, Pomni, Ragatha, and Zooble together in the water as Gangle and Kinger make sandcastles and sunbathe in the background. 

‘Thanks to the lovers’; a close-up of the photo of Ribbit, Kaufmo, and Juniper pre-transition together held in her hand, cutting further away to reveal all the photos on Juniper’s wall flipped back over. 

‘The dreamers’; Ragatha, Kinger, Gangle, Zooble, and Caine all gathered in Pomni’s room in pyjamas, sitting on the floor and looking like they’re laughing as Caine floats sleepily above them.  

‘And you’. Pomni laying down beneath blankets, hand outstretched against the mattress and hopeful. Pomni and Juniper holding each other close, Pomni’s hands on Juniper’s face like she’s something precious and both smiling like there’s nowhere else they’d rather be.

The video ends with Juniper’s final quote of the series, before a final fade to black: “yes, this is what I want life to look like.”