Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

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Series Begun:
2019-01-16
Series Updated:
2021-06-15
Description:

This is a series centred around Klavier Gavin in which everything happens as it does in canon, but with a richer backstory for Klavier. He has ADHD, bipolar disorder, and PTSD - the latter as a result of having been abused as a 14 year old boy. Thus, while he is in love with Apollo Justice, getting into a new romantic relationship isn't simple or straightforward.

Klavier is both real German and fake German at the same time. The brothers were born in the US to a German mother and an African-American father. So they have, or qualify for, dual citizenship. Klavier is bilingual to the point of thinking in both English and German - but his accent is completely fake. Also, his legal name is Konrad (an idea that I must thank ronsenberg for), and his brown skin is real. Their parents are alive and well and living in Germany. And Kristoph is a GOOD brother, meaning that Klavier is completely blindsided when he turns out to be a murderer.

Also features OC Gavinners: Pauly X, a non-binary black British bassist; and Clem, a Latina lesbian drummer. I don't care if canon says "The Gavinners are all guys" - I'm going to assume that Apollo can't tell the difference when a butch lesbian is hiding at the back of a photo :D

Notes:

These stories are rated M for Mature. They contain Content Warnings at the chapter level. Personally I don't care how old you are when you decide to read them, as long as you have the maturity to curate your own reading based on the tags and warnings. If you are likely to start reading, get invested in the story, and then suddenly realise that you can't handle the topic – please look after yourself and stop reading. I'm not going to be offended.

The series, story, and chapter titles are all from Dream Theater songs. I am not in fact anywhere near as big a Dream Theater fan as this might suggest, I just think they have very good lyrics about panic attacks / PTSD / mental illness in general.

These stories are all compatible with the Klavier in his series of interviews with music journalist Jenny Lizst, but NOT with the Klavier in Love Confession No. 1, who almost certainly doesn't have a tragic backstory.

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3
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