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• The light in your eyes & the dark in your heart by ScrewFiction

  Fandoms: Kingdom Hearts (Video Games)  

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  13 Jun 2025

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Axel/Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Roxas & Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Axel (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Minor Jecht (Final Fantasy X Series)
  • Minor Tifa (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Minor Demyx (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Minor Zexion (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Domestic Violence
  • Child Abuse
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • no beta we die like men
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Jecht is abusive
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Explicit Language
  • Swearing
  • Car Accidents
  • Child Neglect
  • Ventus is dead (Kingdom Hearts)
  • ... or is he?
  • Roxas has DID (Kingdom Hearts)
  • … or has he?
  • Those tags are major spoilers I hate it here
  • I hope I didn't forget any important tags
  • Larxene is a bully (Kingdom Hearts)
  • They/Them Pronouns for Zexion (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Mystery
  • Major Character's Death already happened
  • Alternative Universe - Orphanage
  • Orphanage AU
  • and they were ROOMMATES
  • First Meetings
  • Attempt at Humor
  • What exactly happend to Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Pining
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Roxas is Bad at Feelings
  • Roxas is a Zombie
  • Metaphorical
  • Hearing Voices
  • Jecht is actually Roxas' abusive grandfather
  • Trust me I know where this is going
  • I'm updating this in 2024 and holy smokes what was this english???
  • I was cussing like a 1st grader this is embarrasing
  • Strangers to Friends
  • Friends to Lovers
  • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
  • I say that but Axel has different ideas
  • Axel wrote himself basically on his own
  • I'll clean up the tags for more important ones as we go
  • Axel Makes Mistakes (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Tooth-Rotting Fluff
  • Angst and Tragedy
  • Tragedy/Comedy
  • Implied/Referenced Homophobia
  • Past Child Abuse
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • Denial of Feelings
  • Fear of Rejection
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • LGBTQ Themes

  Summary

  Roxas had been abused by his father for as long as he could remember. But on the day of his 17th birthday he meets someone who died many, many years ago. This person just might be the missing link to change Roxas' life forever.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  42,028

  Chapters:

  7/15

  Comments:

  26

  Kudos:

  11

  Bookmarks:

  3

  Hits:

  414