cheerybIossoms © 2021

originally published — june 25th, 2021

status — completed april 12, 2022

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[ I LOVED YOU AS ICARUS LOVED THE SUN— TOO CLOSE, AND TOO MUCH. ]

DAVID JONES.

NADINE VIDAL was supposed to save the world. Not on her own, which was what the goons of Commission had thought—it was the reason they'd shot her, after all, leaving her with years of trauma and a bullet scar in her shoulder—but with the Umbrella Academy, a family full of superheroes she'd intruded her way into becoming a part of. They'd had everything they'd needed to stop the world from going up in flames; after all, they were seven superheroes with extraordinary powers and only mild trauma on the side. And yet, they'd still failed. Now, the world has died, and it's only due to Five's time-travelling abilities that they aren't dead alongside it.

UNFORTUNATELY, a time-travel overshoot leaves Nadine not in the 2010s, which had been the original plan, but in 1961, twenty-eight years before she was even born. Navigating Dallas, Texas, in a whole new era would've been hard enough even if she wasn't French, a lesbian, and a woman who delights in bringing men to their knees. She's not exactly the type to sit back and watch while injustice occurs, which doesn't exactly do her well in a time when restaurants are plastered with Whites Only signs and women are expected to become baby-making machines.

WHILE ATTEMPTING to navigate this new time period, Nadine meets Molly Hamasaki, a woman full of strength, bravery, and anger. Around Molly, Nadine finally feels like she can breathe again, and realizes that remaining in the 1960s is worth it if she has her by her side. But when she finds herself face-to-face with an old flame (who apparently doesn't even remember who she is) she's immediately torn between past and future, old and new. And when she gets the news that the world is ending again (sixty years too early, this time), she is launched into a brand-new conspiracy featuring Swedish assassins, baby chimpanzees, and a revelation that will take everything she thought she knew... and completely unwind it.

SO MAYBE Nadine Vidal failed the world the first time. But she's not going to do it again.

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featuring...

nora arnezeder... NADINE VIDAL!

karen fukuhara... MOLLY HAMASAKI!

with...

younger! mckenna grace... nadine vidal

young! sophie nélisse... nadine vidal

rome flynn... nicholas gallagher

jake busey... leroy flannigan

the umbrella academy cast... themselves

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soundtrack.

001. along comes mary the association
002. right back where we started from maxine nightingale
003. (you don't know) how glad i am nancy wilson
004. dream a little dream of me the mamas & the papas
005. you must be an angel richard myhill
006. just a girl no doubt
007. these boots are made for walkin' nancy sinatra
008. unholy faces florist
009. sunny afternoon the kinks
010. where is the love the monzas
011. sunshine, lollipops and rainbows lesley gore
012. have you ever loved someone the vocaleers
013. major tom- coming home peter schilling
014. five string serenade mazzy star
015. i was made for lovin' you kiss
016. man's world marina
017. don't make me over dionne warwick
018. you're the one the vogues
019. my special angel the vogues
020. gimme! gimme! gimme! (a man after midnight) abba
021. trouble is my middle name bobby vinton
022. andromeda weyes blood
023. mr loverman ricky montgomery
024. golden brown voidoid

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warnings.

foul language, trauma, alcohol and drug use, animal abuse, mentions of torture, bad parenting, sexual references, racism, sexism, homophobia, character death, sexual harassment, sexual assault, police brutality, show-typical violence. other warnings may be added.

this is not a light book. there will be mentions of the darker side of the 60s, just as the show did. i really appreciated that, as i feel like the 60s have sort of been romanticized as an era for milkshakes and romantic dates, but for so many people—namely women, people of colour, and the lgtbq+ community—it was no paradise. i am not going to pull my punches here, so make sure you read the warnings thoroughly. i will also be adding additional warnings to the beginning of chapters i feel are particularly heavy. 

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copyright

obviously, i do not own the umbrella academy—the rights to that show belong to gerard way and netflix. however, i do own nadine, molly, and all of the other characters i have created for this plot. even though this is fanfiction, i have still put quite a bit of work into this series, and i really don't appreciate anyone taking it and passing it off as their own. this includes my plots, my characters, my writing style/writing, my graphics/aesthetics, or my author's notes. if you want to take inspiration from my layouts, covers, text dividers, etc, just ask me first! it's likely i'll be more flattered than anything, and will be more than happy to say yes. i promise, i'm actually quite nice :)

author's note

here it is. the fic that i have been on-and-off working on for almost ten months now. i have no idea why writing it has taken as long as it has, especially since ignis fatuus was written in just over a month, but i hope that now that i'm on summer break, i'll finally be able to finish. i have so many things planned for this fic, and for nadine and molly, and i am so excited to finally be able to share them with you! 

before we begin, i'd like to say that although i did do quite a bit of research for this fic, there may still be things that aren't historically accurate/realistic. i'm writing this for fun, and i don't care if the plot is a little out there. it's just what needs to be done for the story i have planned to work out!

anyway, i hope you enjoy book two. here's a warm welcome to paramnesia :)

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