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SO SWEET THE FLOWER, SO BITTER THE FRUIT by TheBroken
Fandoms: citrus - サブロウタ | citrus - Saburouta
08 Jul 2026
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Yuzu's Mother just got remarried... Which means that now, the awkward fifteen year old girl is going to have to face relocating, trying to fit in inside the complex social structure of a whole new school - And trying to find a real friend, all over again, just when she had finally carved out a tiny spot for herself where she was. But adolescence has brought on an even deeper problem she was facing: The new feeling; this attraction she was suddenly feeling toward other girls.
Being a teenager, and navigating the complexities of growing up, can be enough of a problem on its own, without throwing in the difficult questions of sex and identity. But for Yuzu, these new emotions and desires she is experiencing are threatening the reality of who and what she's always imagined herself to be!
NEW! PART 6:
THE WEIGHT OF WORDS
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Happy Pride Month!
Four years have finally gone by at Aihara University For Women. Time for adulting, for reflection, laughter, long last looks... and a few tears. And Mei had thought she had said everything she wanted to at her high school graduation speech. But things have a way of creeping up on you..
NEW: CHAPTER 7, THE CONCLUSION : CEDAR, AND POSSIBILITY... AND DOUGHNUTS
"I brought the patterns you requested," Himeko announced, setting a leather portfolio on Mei's desk with the precise timing of someone who'd been waiting outside to make a dramatic entrance. "Also, I brought myself because Yuzu texted me something about a 'collaboration opportunity' and I know from experience that 'collaboration opportunity' in her vocabulary translates to 'please help me sell my crazy idea before Mei shoots it down.'"
"It translates differently for different people!" Yuzu called. "For investors it translates to 'return potential.' For Mei it translates to 'she cares about the creative vision."
"And for you?" Mei asked sweetly.
"For me it translates to 'free lunch and an excuse to leave the house.' I haven't worn real pants in three days..."
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Yuzu and Mei can't keep their hands off each other, and desperately want to make out - But all their friends keep interrupting them...
"They had done this before, many times, in hidden books and locked rooms. But each time felt new, charged with the electricity of their connection, the knowledge that what they had was forbidden and precious and entirely their own.
Yuzu lowered Mei to the ground, covering her body with her own, losing herself in the feel of lips and hands and the soft sounds that escaped Mei's throat. This was what she craved. Not just the physical pleasure, though that was certainly part of it, but the intimacy, the connection, the way Mei looked at her when they were alone together, all her defenses stripped away.
"Mei," Yuzu murmured against her neck, "I've missed this."
"Not—" Mei's voice caught as Yuzu's lips found a particularly sensitive spot, "—not more than I have."
They were so absorbed in each other that they didn't hear the footsteps approaching through the underbrush... "
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Yuzu, Mei, and all their closest friends in their inner circle have been invited to the Tenth Annual Music Awards Japan, where Matsuri and her band Tokyo Pussy are performing, and are A-listers to receive song of the year. An unexpected invitation to an incredible event.
But Matsuri is Matsuri. And before the night is over, everyone will be questioning everything they thought was settled and done.
PART VI. THE STORY'S CONCLUSION: THE SPARK, AND THE WILDFIRE
..."Ten years," she reflected, tracing absent minded circles on Yuzu's ankle. "Do you remember what you said to me at that first school board meeting you attended with me? The one where they questioned every decision I made for three hours straight?"
Yuzu groaned dramatically. "Oh no, we're not opening that vault."
"They gave me a very expensive pen as a 'welcome gift,'" Mei continued, her voice dripping with mock solemnity. "And you stood up and announced, 'My girlfriend could do their entire job with her eyes closed and one hand tied behind her back. You should be paying her for the privilege.'"
"I was being supportive!"
"You were being banned from that conference room for six weeks..."
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Out for their first real double date in months, Yuzu and Mei, along with Harumi and Matsuri, are having a lady's night out in Tokyo. But some serious questions about the future of everyone begin to intrude...
"It had been nearly three years since high school graduation—a time of frantic texts, missed calls, and the slow, terrifying realization that adulthood was a series of diverging paths. Yuzu sat on the edge of the sofa, her bleached hair now a more sophisticated honey-blonde, clutching the microphone as if it were an anchor. Across from her, Mei sat with her usual poise, though the way her eyes lingered on Yuzu’s flickering silhouette betrayed a hunger that no university degree could satisfy. Harumi and Matsuri drifted in the periphery, a mix of boisterous laughter and quiet glances, trying to bridge the gap that time was carving between them..."