#nemo tumbles

Nemo slept hard that night. So hard he drifted back to Home.

Furred feet made no sound on the floor as the rabbit searched the darkness for Wally.

The little puppet sat with crossed legs in front of Home’s door. The darkness beyond the windows was bottomless, inky, the very void Nemo and the others had come through to get where they were.

Softly, head lolling to one side, the yellow puppet sang. “Moonbeam high, be my guide, help me find the sun again,” Wally’s voice crackled from strain, eyes half lidded and staring into space. He sighed, gaze drifting somewhere to the left. “...I lost the rest somewhere on the way here. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha.”

“Wally…” The rabbit sat beside him, knowing both that it was useless and needed. Anxious tendrils dug into his stomach, knowing what happened last time Wally sang and laughed. The thumping. The ichor and tears.

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It has been done!

Wow.

Two years ago I started writing a single fan-fic telling myself that that would be it. And now in present day, it's almost a quarter of a million words in length for the entire AU.

I'm glad I made Hat Trick.

Wally Darling, the leading man with a winning smile who simply knew too much. Nemo Tumbles, a rabbit that could sew anything and knew almost enough. The former keeps the pieces moving, the latter keeps them in one piece.

Now, the big question; wanna see a magic trick?

The masterlist of fics for my completed AU, so new readers can get a looky-loo!

Puff of Smoke - Ronald Dorelaine finds the cutest spot of inspiration during a smoke break.

Sleight of Hand - The move to the neighborhood wasn't easy peasy for Nemo Tumbles, and not just because of his crush on a certain pompadoured puppet.

Zarrow Shuffle - Brief bits of neighborly interactions with Welcome Home’s newest resident, Nemo Tumbles.

Hat Trick - Wally Darling, who knows too much. Nemo Tumbles, who doesn't remember enough.

Quick Change - Wally connects some dots but finds the picture still unclear.

Bent Spoons - Fluffy bonding oneshots where two autistic puppets take care of each other.

Thin Air - Wally scrambles to find who remembers his missing rabbit, even as the walls cave in.

Finger Trap - There's a pair of puppets, a sweet boy and his sunshine, just itching to get hitched!

Folding Coin - Meeting Nemo's family goes... well, it could have gone worse, right?

Linking Rings - There's a wedding in the neighborhood, and you're invited!

Pythagorean Cup - A fun night of fright takes a turn with a drink from the wrong punch bowl.

Smoke and Mirrors - Wally and Nemo face a vengeful ghost who's set his midnight eyes on ripping their world apart.

Velvet Curtain - The AU from the POV of Ronald Dorelaine. A misguided man, a beautiful monster.

Total word count is 244k so, uh, good luck?

Mutual Pining. However, the guy on the left doesn't realize that's what he's dealing with.

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