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Y'all.

We've been sitting on this secret for 7 years.

We'd drop little hints here and there with the pride drawings and illustrations, but yup.

It's canon.

Novae has officially entered the 70s.

Slight spoilers ahead

...

This arc will be filled with all the romantic tension that comes with rekindling flames. We'll be learning more about magoi, the dendronian scholars, Hargrave and his heartbreaking past with King Author, Sesam and their turbulent relationship with the Morgana, and Kitty. But above all else, Sulvain and Raziol will be learning more about each other, and the lives they have lead while they have been apart.

But for now, neither knows the other is alive.

...

We'll be taking a small break while we prepare the next chapter, in the meantime we'll have more "Pinned" bonus comic pages and more "Boyfriends Everlasting" to fill the gap~. Really looking forward to the next chapter y'all like, I can't even explain. The dynamics between the characters have changed in a oh so delightful way. Anyway, more soon!

(And for those who have read "The Ring of Saturn", yup, it's canon. We'll post the story here soon now that the secret is out.)

Also, we totally understand if y'all have mixed feeling about this twist! It's completely understandable, and we thank you for putting your faith in us. We hope y'all learn to love the setting and character dynamics of the second arc as much as we do!

Comments

Is there anywhere I can read Rings of Saturn? Tiers or purchasable anywhere? I’m so curioussss

Sam

Guys the episode dropped on Webtoon! I’ve been waiting to see people’s reactions hehe

Hailey Hurd

I mean some of them are also Magoi, so maybe? Also the revenge redhead lady wouldn't have a way to tie into the plot if she and Vivi & co aren't still alive. Or maybe they all have reincarnations or something, because magic

Phidippus

Right?! Like if only if it were 83, that would've been merciful compared to the actual time jump! X'D The poor babies don't even know the other is alive, it's maddening!

Sang Steppenwolf

here’s hoping raziol kept it all this time!! which i’m sure he did. for heartbreaking reasons. 🥲

Fond Phantom

It's breaking my heart to see folks on the discord react to Sulvain being asleep for 83 years. They are like "woah big time jump!!!" Babes you don't even KNOW.

Em

Oh HELL yes

Thisisfornudes94

Bye thinking about Sulvain waking up from his coma and scaring the shit out of the people who were set to watch over him. Probably heard tales of who he was and never expected him to wake up in their generation. “What year is it?” “AAAAAAA” ALSO, Sulvain is probably a really good driver. Got all that experience in traveling. Yet imagining him in his first car being a menace on the road is so funny. ALSO, ALSO!!! VOYAGER GOLDEN DISC! My FAVORITE!!!!

Lee

Y’know, everyone is talking about all the characters who definitely aren’t still alive in the time skip, but I think the thing I’ll miss most is Sulvain’s cape.

Weens

THE WAY I JUMPED UP IN MY SEAT

Ophir

Omg especially since the 70s was the first time we could really detect light outside the visible spectrum ok I’m nerding out now

Hailey Hurd

Also as a former astrophysics major I’m so happy thinking about all the things Raziol gets to know about now

Hailey Hurd

Just thinking about all of the characters who are now dead 🥲 I’m curious to see where it goes and I will not think about it too hard so I don’t ruin it for myself 😆

digitalglitter

This is the best news I’ve ever gotten bless you 🥰

Bread

Oh wow, this is the second webcomic I follow that drops a many-years-in-the-making secret recently. LOOOOOVED IT!! (Although I was away and had to get out of my inbox and do some deep breathing 😆) Oooooh that must have been a hard one to sit on, with all of us saying how we loved the modern version you kept dropping now and then... Congrats to both of you for making it this far, can't wait to see the next part, but enjoy your break in the meantime!

Mangsney

WOAH! I’m so curious!!

Pick-Locked_Mouths

No worries! It won’t be a million pages XD once the chapter starts it won’t be long at all! 😆

KaiJu

Had to scour the comments to make sure my girl Vivi and sweet Sesam were still kicking before giving my opinion cause woof the fear I felt. But I’m soooo excited to see how this goes. Soooo not excited to be emotionally dragged in the mud for a million pages before the reunite tho :/

Bread

🪦Raziol’s Long Hair🪦 You would have loved Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii 😔

Peyton

It's a meme from Brooklyn 99

Kit Miller

Joined because I had to know what happens, especially after the tweets I saw. Now I'm destroyed, I love this story so much! Can't wait to see more! Also potentially rip Raziol's long hair, you'll be missed X'3

Sang Steppenwolf

OMGEEEEE

Lee

I hope they bring it back!!!! Maybe as a PDF on patreon???

Lee

I wonder what the significance is of this time period! out of all the eras to continue this story in, it’s the 70s. Im excited to see why soon in time!

Chloe

wait til the curly girl method is invented, he'll have a hair renaissance

Alys

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW EXCITED I AM FOR THIS NEXT CHAPTER EHEHEHE

sonic trash

The 17th century art was kinda the AU this entire time 🤯

BT

Damn sis didn’t change her haircut for 220 years. Respect the consistency

Chloe

What do you mean that they've been apart for 304 years and neither knows that the other is alive 😭😭😭😭

Julia

Maybe pick a different sentiment to express your disappointment for next time. With the current violence climate this is out of touch and yucky. Thx

Glow

I came here to say this! It sure looks like a camper! Or a tiny house?

Keru

haHA! So THATS why ring of Saturn was scrubbed clean from the internet! I missed her!

Chloe

OH MY GOD WHAT??!!!?!? Absolutely did not see this coming but I am HERE FOR IT!!!

SimonB

(Good news! Vivi and Sesam will be there!) :D

KaiJu

OH MY GOD?? I NEVER EXPECTED THIS?? HOLY COW I'M SO EXCITED

Razmerry

I would never have expected this was where Novae was going, but I’m absolutely on board with the twist! I’m so excited to see how magic interacts with the more modern setting!

Hailey Hurd

Y’all my jaw has been on the floor for the past 10 minutes omg

Hailey Hurd

OH MY GOD KAIJU LITERAL 200+ YEAR TIMESKIP????? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Teh Teddae

i have never gasped so hard oh my god?!?! i cannot wait to see where this is gonna take the comic oh wow i'm so excited 🤩

Meagan M

Hey. Y'all... this is a LOT! excited to see what's to come, I'm sure I'll learn to love it

JustAlilBonsi

*terrified cat screaming noises*

Xilenoy 75

Had to make my first comment after following for years: OH MY GOD

Naud

Well. I physically can't handle this. Amazing. Spectacular. *Horrifying*. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I'm so excited and also losing my MIND.

Leah V

So excited to see the modern fits of these characters 🤯

Stolby

I am 100% okay with this if VIVI AND SESAM ARE STILL ALIVE, TOO. If not, I will have to cry a lot before I'll be okay with it.

Bekahbookwyrm

Oh my GOD I am so HYPE for this!!!!!

FindYourAnchorPoint

OMG, MY HEADCANON IS TRUUUUE! 🥳🥳

LostGallifreyan

MY MOUTH IS AGAPE

Borb

OH MY GOD

Katie

OHHHHHH SNAP!! Huh!! I did not foresee anything like this, and am SO INTRIGUED 😃 have a good break, I'm so excited to read whatever's next! 💖

Lauren Sparks

Woahhhh I definitely did not see this coming!!! I'm super excited but also some mixed feelings abt the fact that the romantic in me was honestly hoping that raziol would have waited for sulvain this whole time but now it's been so long that seems almost impossible 😅😅

Kiera _Klark

I'm really excited for this!!!

Misha Grifka

I SAW IT COMING AND I AM BEYOND GIDDY TO SEE WHAT YA'LL HAVE IN STORE FOR THIS NEXT ARC!!

Kai Hamlet

THE WAY I GASPED TWICE!!!

Mab

Omggggg!!!!! And now I'm thinking about all the delicious modern AU art of them, it wasn't really AU!

Tea

I DID NOT EXPECT THIS AT ALL

Leanna

i sincerely hope that elouan and cyrille had a beautiful and happy life together well into their old age

Mochi

ABSOLUTELY BESIDE MYSELF SCREAMING WITH ALL MY MIGHT!

seriesxiii

WHAATTATATATATATATA

Aiden

WHAT?!?!?!? OH MY GOD

Laura

Wait is…is sulvain in a mobile house caravan thing right now? The windows remind me of one!

superloveshine

I also have an early PDF sketchbook of Novae with some concept art from Ring of Saturn in it. And now the pictures hit soooo much harder now . 😭 It now reminds me of the Hindi movie As̅oka, where the two main characters are separated for a very large portion of the movie and have no clue where the other one is. (I had incorrectly assumed that they reunited during Ring of Saturn behind the scenes.)

Atlanas E. Kildarin

The previous panel with Eve in the graveyard makes me wonder where she will fit in here, 200 years later..

CatrinaWoman

that’s so exciting !

shooby

It's the very first comic we made in the Novae universe :D But it contains spoilers for the end of the first arc, so we've been quiet about it. But we'll be posting it on here soon~

KaiJu

the Ring of Saturn has been mentioned a couple times but i can’t find anything about it. what is it and how is it connected?

shooby

🙅🏼‍♀️

Em

I know right? 😭 it would make my heart and soul hurt 🥲

Nekochan

Perhaps that’s better than seeing him happy with someone else 😭

Lee

My brain is exploding with ideas

Lee

YESSSSSSSS MOON LANDING MOON LANDING

Lee

For REAL

Lee

Yeah, grieving hard these last days. I’m sure it will be just as good, if not better. Yet the change is such a whiplash

Lee

I’m totally jumping the gun here but I can’t WAIT to see the cover for the next chapter!!

Taylor

oh, no Raziol hair 😂

Iselin

BELL BOTTOM JEANS????!!!!!! IN MY NOVAE???!!! ITS MORE LIKELY THAN YOU THINK

ajayburd

I very recently discovered this comic (binged it last weekend lol) and I am shocked, so I can't imagine what this reveal feels like for people who have been reading for years and years. I also can relate to other readers below who said they feel conflicted about the time skip. Although I'm excited about what's to come, I can't help but grieve the Raziol and Sulvain in 17th century France that I've come to know and love.

yksooh

Yeah, I realized that is probably what it was after looking at it a little more. I think you are right.

Blusalee

WAIT WHAT

Kit Miller

All the OMGsssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!And all of the emojis!!!!!!!!!! (And all of the exclamation points). !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

polialeks

If Cyrille is dead I will kill everyone and then myself

Maurissa

Novae is so good and brings me such joy that I will have faith in it and you, but I'm not gonna lie this time skip is a big disappointment for me :( the setting was one of the highlights and my favorite parts. Not really a guy that watches/reads stuff in more modernish settings at all... BUT I love Novae and all the magic systems etc that are in place, and of course our two boys!!! So I know all of that must be enough for me to get over the setting change 😅

Maurissa

first timeskip ive ever seen that surpassed 50 years… by a LOT. (i love it. i should have seen it coming over the past 5 years but i never did.. this is crazy!! i audibly gasped LOL)

celine

It's been nearly 24 hours since this page published and I still can't get it out of my head! One thing I realized is that now that we're in the 70s... y'all, Raziol has witnessed the moon landing! I hope that was like the best day ever for him (second only to reuniting with Sulvain, of course)!

Alyssa

EEEEEE

Ares

I'm never prepared....

Missiek43

We gonna see sulvain in bellbottoms hahaha (btw I'm crying its been 200 years?!)

lol

10/10 recommended it's A FUNKY GROOVY VIBE

Em

GOOD IDEA

Alys

I forgot to mention that I was born in 1976! 😱🎂🤯

homebody_adventurer

OMG! What?!?!?OM…

polialeks

Well, glad to know I was off only by minus 16 years 🥲😅; - --🥹🤍;

polialeks

Not me listening to the top 100 billboard hits of 1976 preparing myself for the glory that will be this arc ✌️❤️😎

Em

Ahh that makes sense! That would be an exciting time for Raziol! Thank you for explaining that, I can't wait to see their reaction to that, or even if Raz could be part of the team behind it? Nasa seems like something he'd enjoy ♥️

Sev

Looks like the interior of a VW camper van

Fiorelily

It's funny you say this because after the update on Sunday I literally said to Lee "gotta rest up and prepare to get my sh*t rocked by KaiJu again in 24 hours" AND I STILL WAS NOT PREPARED.

Em

OMG I am so excited that Raziol gets to be a part of the modern space era! Too bad Huygens couldn't join him. 🥺

Missiek43

Glad I'm not the only one! I know it will probably be a 70s shag cut or something....but his long hair is just.... 🔥

Missiek43

🫂

Em

This patreon community just got their sh*t rocked !!!!

Elora Kay

Sulvain is totally in the back of a van rn! Nomad life ✌🏻

Elora Kay

We wanted a date that was after the moon landing and right before Voyager 1 was going to launch, so it 76 seemed like a good date 😁

KaiJu

Oh thank god 🙇🏻

ArnFlarn

I’m so glad I posted and found out I’m not the only one feeling this way 😮‍💨 I hope we both come to terms with it 💙 *hugs*

Noel

Yes! No worries ☺️✨

KaiJu

I’m also feeling weird about this twist but I’m sure I’ll get over it 😔

ArnFlarn

IS VIVI STILL ALIVE THOUGH 🥺

ArnFlarn

Yes we should 🤣🤣💙

Noel

I also like to know the end before I read. I will often read the last page of a book after I finish the first chapter to make sure I will be able to like HANDLE the story. We should start a club for spoiler lovers.

Em

I’m sure in 5 years it won’t bother me cause it’s just how it is- but actually reading it as it unfolds and having to wait to see the reconciliation??! 😭😭 it’s so painful!! 💔💔 This is why I always read the end of a book before the beginning 🥲 lol They had better be so in love and happy with each other that it makes my teeth hurt 😭😭😭😭🤞 Where can I read Ring of Saturn?

Noel

We’re sorry for the shock Noel! ❤️🫂 We knew there was a big possibility this time skip would be very upsetting and tbh we were very nervous about posting this update for that reason. When we told some friends about our plan we got very mixed reactions too, so we totally understand. In the original script the 1600s was much shorter but we found we got so attached to the characters we just kept adding more to the story, and it ended up being longer than planned haha… but the 1600s was always meant to be their beginning, and everything that comes after is what really makes them grow and become closer. So if anything, please take comfort that they have never stopped thinking about each other, and if anything the absence has made the fondness grow and the desire to know each other more intense. The kind of relationship they have is not something that can be easily forgotten and replaced after all 😉 I know since it’s a webcomic it takes so much longer for the story to come out so the sad parts are so much more drawn out, but we have a lot of fun planned for the 70s and we hope it will be enjoyable to watch them navigate their relationship. We totally understand your feelings and we hope you are feeling better. Sending you so much love! ❤️

KaiJu

Will Sesam have his grasshopper horses still? Or some kick ass van or VW Bug with flowers and a unicorn on the side? 🤣

Missiek43

We will be ok, because Novae is NOT a tragedy 😉🤣😭❤️

Missiek43

🫂❤️ I'm glad you're doing better today

Missiek43

I’m glad it wasn’t just me 🤣🤣😭 I’m sure I’ll get there, once I calm down and am able to process everything 😅 you are right that them in the 20th century, together, will be amazing to see once it comes to be!

Noel

I'm so excited for this! A huge timeskip to the 70's?? There's gonna be a whole lot of drama with that. I can't wait

Elsi

I feel this too. I do not do change well and I totally called ending up in the 1970s from the art they've done, but in my head they always got there TOGETHER. My lil brain could not handle the change yesterday and I was so upset. But this morning I find myself just very excited for all the possibilities of them in the 20th century. I hope you get there too!! It will be okay!

Em

Omg yessss 70ss! So excited to see the shift in clothing and settings. Are we gonna see ppl driving cars too? Omg 🫢

Rubi P

now I have so many questions like.. I want to know if Raziol has more friends than in his past?....etc. Also we should take a poll and try to guess where will they meet again, at an astonomic observatory, at a concert, by a lake watching meteorites like in the past, random in a crowded place...😁

Iselin

I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts with me and trusting me/us with your pain. It is completely valid to feel that way. I did see that movie, and yes, I was really upset at the ending too. He fought so hard to survive, to stay sane, just to go back and realize he had lost everything and was not the same person he once was. I agree that the thought of, 'All that, and for what?!' crossed my mind. sometimes I think like Vivi must have, all of the trauma and separation could have been avoided if Sulvain had listened to her instead of running off in the heat of rage and passion. Their story would have been so different had he made a different choice. Not only his story but Vivi's, Sesam's, Raziol's...everyone. Sulvain put himself and his needs last over everyone, but in reality he was what kept all of his friends together. I don't even want to think about Raziol finding someone else to love. But then again, I can't stand the thoughts of him being alone this whole time either. As you said, it makes sense that everyone would move one, especially if they don't know the other still lives. And how will they come back together? How will they work through feelings of anger, sadness, and loss that have festered for 200 years?? 😔 I know angst is great for story plots but damn if I don't ache and cry along with them. I am sad that your traumas are being triggered. I have trauma and anxiety with change so I am also on edge for what's to come. Novae has been my therapy and my escape for a long time. I hate that you are crying. I hope you have someone there to comfort you. If not, here is as close as I can get friend 🫂🫂❤️❤️

Missiek43

Lol that was literally one of my frantic thoughts 🤣🤣🤣

Charlot Kristensen

I know friend! Seeing Raziol standing in Vivi's empty shop broke my heart. I will miss the outfits as well, they were so gorgeous. Of course I want to see how they dress themselves now. And how and why Sesam and Vivi chose to live this long....did Raz and Sesam cut their hair? What happened to Elouan and Cyrille?! 😭 What about Ève and Hargrave?! Did Raz ever see Huygens again?

Missiek43

One of the first things I thought was, 'Oh I hope Raziol kept his beautiful long hair!'

Missiek43

Aw, do you want to talk about it? Why? I was pretty shocked at first as well. I had high hopes he would sleep briefly and then we would resume in the 1700s. What are your thoughts?

Missiek43

EEEEEEEE! The pannels are going to be so pretty!!!! Occasionally I catch old game show episodes from the 70s and yall it is something else

Rachael W

I say this with love but omg I hate this 😭😭😭😭💔

Noel

NO FREAKIKG WAY EEEEEEEEEE SO EXCITED

Hvvvvvv

Holy f*ck!!!!!! My mind is literally blown!!!! I remember seeing all the extra art and when Raziol turned vamp I was like oh that makes sense and here I thought u were just having fun imagining them in modern times. I never saw this one coming. I'm gonna need to sit with this one for a while. It's a lot to digest. I don't know how to feel about it but I'm also freaking excited. Damn so many questions!!!!

Charlot Kristensen

Whaaaaaaat??? Omg my mind is blown! So excited to see where this goes!

Megan

That would have been amazing!

Blusalee

the fact that they lost each other for like three centuries is so heartbreaking. I will miss their outfits and cannot wait for the new dynamic and what this will mean ..the endless possibilities🌚

Iselin

I REMEMBER THEORIZING THIS TO MYSELF BUT I THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY- BUT AHH. reading this right before I go to sleep, but honestly I might be too shaken to sleep now. SO excited to see how they’ve lived their lives with 200+ years apart !!! such a wonderful yet intriguing twist !!! have an awesome break guys !❤️✨

🌘Blake!

Wait wait I just thought of something, did we ever hear if Vivi was already kinda immortal? We never did hear yet how she and Sulvain met, like what if they were already buds for decades and decades

BT

I will miss the historical outfits and many of the characters! I would have loved to see Vivi's arc outside of a flashback, but knowing she'll be still around makes me happy! I thought it could maybe lead to a timeskip to something like the 1800s, maybe 1870s-1890s or Edwardian even, but the 70s I would have never guessed! What made you go for 76 specifically?

Sev

Ah my heart aches, I can’t wait! Will probably be rereading the comic yet again in anticipation!

BT

Thank gawd I definitely was thinking, BUT I WAS PROMISED MORE VIVI 😆

BT

Novae has been such a constant in my life that this time skip legit has me shook. The historical french is out! Holy god!!

Madeleine Andersen

WHAAAT. THAT BIG TIME SKIP IS SO UNEXPECTED AND WILD

Katalin Kövesdi

WOOOOAAAAAATTT???!!! Ohhh what a way to start the day! - I'm so hyped for this arc!!! 🤩🤩🤩👀👀💖💖 Let's goooooo!!!!

Ko-Rika

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE, PLOT TWIST OF THE CENTURY, MASTERFULLY DONE, BEAUTIFUL, THRILLING, SO EXCITED FOR THIS NEW JOURNEY!!!!

Emily B

SURPRISE!!! OMG yeah you really weren't kidding when you said "unexpected"!!! 😳😳😳 Novae suddenly entering its 70's era! I'm SO EXCITED to see where this is headed!!

Neko-san

It's definitely a huge huge point in favor of the level of detail and care y'all put into your foreshadowing and framing both in terms of story/narrative and composition/art!!! You've put so much love and intent in every page and it just shines through every inch 🥹🥹🥹 And I'm glad my art and playlists have helped pep you up!! Novae's been a steady rock in stormy seas for me these past few years, so I've got to thank you for your dedication and I wish y'all a nice breather now and every time you get the chance for one! 💜 (I'm doing well honestly! Got a lot to catch you up on if you wanna chat sometime :D all the love right back atcha 🥰💜💜💜💜💜)

GrantedDrop

I just keep looking back at these pages. So beautiful, and such a good time skip reveal. I mean, we knew one was coming, but you double time skipped us! Genius! I can't wait to catch up with our friends!

SamaLamaDama

Granteddddd 😭😭😭💖💖💖💖 we are so thrilled to finally be able to share this part of the story with you! It was incredible what you were able to figure out just from what we posted, and your playlists were so inspiring to listen to! ( we still admire the art you made, we love it so much.) So grateful you've been along on this journey with us and we're so excited to get to the next chapter~ (We hope you have been well, sending you much love!)

KaiJu

Gosh I can't believe you guys have been sitting on this for so long! We were so tempted to spoil it for you two! 😆💖

KaiJu

👀✨

KaiJu

It's always such a treat to read your long in depth comments Blusalee! 💖✨ You have such great questions, and we'll definitely be addressing most of them early in the next arc~ 👀✨ You remember the Ring of Saturn so well! I love "the Planets" and can definitely hear the influence in John Williams work!

KaiJu

thank you for soothing our souls with these bite sized spoilers 🙏🥰

Fond Phantom

LOL 💖✨ Thank you Elise!

KaiJu

💖✨😊 Thank you Missiek! I really wish we could all have a slumber party and chat about what's to come!

KaiJu

WE'RE HERE WE'RE HERE OH MY GOODNESS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! Gosh it has been thrilling following along with the timeline of everything and now we're up to the 70's in the main story?? Oh I am So excited to see what y'all have been envisioning for this part of Novae all this time and am going to be beaming my joy and pride for y'all even on my quietest days!! (I have been but it never hurts to say xD) Congrats congrats congrats aaaaa 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

GrantedDrop

That is an amazing comparison and we are honored 💖✨

KaiJu

✨👀✨

KaiJu

Yes! ✨👀

KaiJu

✨👀✨

KaiJu

✨👀

KaiJu

I know right 😭

Nekochan

💖✨👀

KaiJu

💖✨✨ (sending you much love Em!)

KaiJu

👀💖✨✨✨

KaiJu

Y'all have excellent points and these things will most definitely be explored in the next arc~ and you are absolutely right about the second slow burn Alys! ✨✨✨

KaiJu

👏👏👏

KaiJu

Yes! ✨

KaiJu

We are so excited to show how they have adapted to this century! (And no need to worry about Vivi and Sesam~ ✨😉 )

KaiJu

👀✨✨

KaiJu

This page broke me. The tears were real. 😭😭😭

Amaranth

Yuuup 😭✨

KaiJu

TOTALLY agree about being sad to say goodbye to the fancy 1700s clothes, because they’re just so ✨fancy✨! But also super excited to see what this new era brings!

Alyssa

We'll see in the next chapter~ ✨👀

KaiJu

LOL I can see it tho! 😆💖🌺

KaiJu

LMAO 🤣

KaiJu

Yes 😭 longer for Raziol tho! ahhhh

KaiJu

So glad you're feeling better Lunar! 💖💕 We are so excited about showing more of Sesam! Thank you so much for all the kind words! We're over the moon! 💕😊

KaiJu

On another note, Sulvain looks so lonely 😭

Nekochan

“i҈t҈'s҈ b҈e҈e҈n҈ 8҈4҈ y҈e҈a҈r҈s҈"

Nekochan

✨😁💖

KaiJu

✨✨✨

KaiJu

hehe~ 👀✨

KaiJu

👀✨

KaiJu

We'll be posting the Ring of Saturn soon! It's our very first Novae universe comic! 😊💖

KaiJu

✨💖😆 So happy to hear that Melissa! We are so excited~

KaiJu

✨💖🙌

KaiJu

Hehe, my gosh, we have been sitting on this twist for sooo long ✨👀

KaiJu

That’s such a good way to put it! There are bound to be so many complicated feelings. I mean, just think about it from a pure crush anxiety perspective—“will he think I’m silly for being hung up when what we had was only a few months, that long ago?” They had time to fall for each other, but not time to become indispensable partners—and then 300 years pass. I think and hope you’re right that we’re in for a very delicious agonizing second slow burn for these boys.

Alys

✨👀

KaiJu

Heheheh, the way Granted and I have been sitting on this for so long and didn't say much on it outside that theory post - I'm so excited!!

Brei

Yes Eira 💔😭 though he was doing a lot of living too :3

KaiJu

Yuuup 😭 it's almost literally the titanic meme for Sulvain.

KaiJu

EEee so are we!! 💖😆

KaiJu

💖✨😆

KaiJu

🙌✨

KaiJu

👀✨

KaiJu

🤣💖✨✨✨

KaiJu

That's right! ✨

KaiJu

LOL! I love it 😂

KaiJu

I remember that!! OMG Atlanas, the time has finally come! You were so clever to figure it out! 🤩✨ Yes, He's been asleep around 84 years... oh gosh I just realized how perfectly that fits with the Titanic meme LOL! Yup Sulvain has been awake for about 220 years while they were separated.

KaiJu

Your characters are so well written I am lowk afraid of seeing Raziol’s face pop up giving a guest lecture at my university 😭😭😭🤣 THAT WOULD BE A JUMPSCARE, the BEST JUMPSCARE THOUGH

Peyton

Some of them lived out their lives happily in the 1600s, but some of them will be around for the 70s 👀 how that happens will be part of the mysteries in the next arc hehe~ 💖

KaiJu

OMG Peyton, you have no idea how close we were to doing something like that. 🤣💖

KaiJu

How am I supposed to sleep tonight when I imagine Sulvain and Raziol reuniting at a QUEEN CONCERT

Peyton

you’re right, neko! i’ve been thinking about how to express my thoughts, because that’s why i added the “sort of”— they didn’t end their relationship, but if neither of them know that the other is alive, over these past centuries they must’ve given up the hope of an encounter, then picked it back up, then lost it, then found it again… because the uncertainty of whether they would meet again or not must’ve left them both so lost. and, if i recall rings of saturn correctly, raz does try to meet new people! he flirts with the protagonist… but he’s also still in love with sul, or more like his memory? because that’s my other point: neither of them are the same person they were before! they’re still the same at their very cores (‘what matters is you and not the state of you’), but their dynamic has to change because they’ve changed. so when they meet again, i don’t think they’ll dive into what they had so easily. they’re going to have to know each other again almost— and the best way to explain that in my head was the exes-to-lovers dynamic!! there’s history and some tension charged in there, but they still won’t know if the other still feels it too or if he even wants to (in this case, it’ll most definitely be a yes, tho :9)

Fond Phantom

still shaken and will be thinking about this all night wow

Sam

This is genuine surprise oml I love this series so much 💙

Peyton

I'm so sorry you had a stressful day. 🫂 I hope you're able to rest and do something fun tonight

Missiek43

I figured out that “Ring of Saturn” was cannon (and had both Raziol and Sulvain in it) years ago and messaged KaiJu about it. They confirmed it. 😁 Also, it looks like Sulvain was asleep for 84 years (1672ish to 1756.) But have Raziol and Sulvain been separated for more than 220 years??? 😭 *frowns at “Ring of Saturn. “Tell me your secrets . . . Again!”*

Atlanas E. Kildarin

Sorry I'm not yelling at you, I'm excited lol

Missiek43

It's the prequel to Novae!!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍

Missiek43

.... what does this mean for our non-immortal cast ... sobbing im not ready to confront that.... 200 plus years apart neither knows the other is alive oh my god it hurts i love it

Sam

My jaw is on the floor omfg

Sam

WHOA

whyamihere

Ahhh this is so amazing to hear, thank you so much for the info on the physical books! Super excited for that! But also definitely heartbreaking to hear about our 1600s boos who won’t be with us in the 70s. I guess that’s part of what makes the bonds so special and important for our immortal gang! I’m excited to hear about their side stories!! 💕💕

Alyssa

Right back atcha! 👈🏻👈🏻 😂

Alyssa

Well, when you say unexpected you meant it! Although I was really hoping to be able to see them living together through the centuries, this is really intriguing. I have so many questions… about everything! So I guess the previous events happened in 1673, and Sulvain awoke in 1756 (83 years later…). First of all, where was he being kept? Some kind of crypt, I imagine? It looks like a house though or something. Did the embalmer have a family business and her descendants just kept his body safe in a glass coffin? Did his body just need to repair itself on its own or did he have to do something in Death’s realm to be able to return after all that time? Then I guess he was just living his life for the next 220 years? Looks like he awoke in the years leading up to the French revolution (and the American revolution if Raziol is indeed in America). There was also Napoleon, the building of the Eiffel Tower, and so many other things in just France alone. Did he stay in France or continue his wandering? I wonder where he is now in the 1970s? (Hopefully wherever Raz is!) I also have to wonder why he’s living in such a tiny apartment? That’s more than enough time to amass some wealth again… lol. But who knows… Or maybe he is in transit and traveling? Then of course I can’t help but wonder where Raziol has been during all this time and what he’s been up to. Did he never see his father again? What about his mother? Are the others still alive? I know you had said the other characters all have arcs, but does that mean they would be in flashbacks? I guess we have a lot to learn about what has happened in all that time. I also have many more questions about the Ring of Saturn. If I recall, the story took place during World War I, when Gustav Holst was writing “The Planets.” (Sometime around 1915-1917). I think they were in London. Although it focused on the woman playing the piano (Miriam I believe), I also remember there was a character named Rasim Rahal (or something like that), who looked just like Raziol, and we see someone who looked just like Sulvain working in a pharmacy. Now that it is confirmed that they WERE actually them, are you telling me they were right near each other and didn’t know it during that time? That breaks my heart so much even more. Fun fact: “The Planets” heavily influenced John Williams when writing the music for Star Wars, Harry Potter, and more. Really looking forward to the next chapters, but I’m even more looking forward to the bonus comics. I think we all need them!

Blusalee

WHAT. THE. HELL. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 I thought the ‘70s stuff was all just aesthetic vibes?!?! I’m SHOOK. I’m going to miss the capes and frills of the 18th century but holy shit this is SO COOL. Also, these pages are GORGEOUS. What a way to end this arc. I’m dead. Literally dead. 💀 Call a necromancer b/c I need help.

Elise Portale

I hope not. I hope they have all kept in touch.

Missiek43

OMG all I could think of is Chris Farley, "living in a van, down by the river" 🤣🤣

Missiek43

I can't even......I keep coming back and rereading the update and the comments and pacing around hehe

Missiek43

🤣🤣🤣 flabbers have been ghosted...OMG Alyssa I love you 😄😄

Missiek43

Okay, so I put off looking at the update because I just didn't want this chapter to end. But..... OMG..... GUYS!¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🫂😍👀🥳😱😱😱 CAN WE ALL CLASP HANDS ANS DANCE AROUND IN A CIRLCE LAUGHING AND SCREAMING? Cause I kinda want to...and stay up all night, holding a pillow like Raz, chatting all night about theories. OMG that would be the best night ever with you guys! Sleepover at my house!! 😄 He was sleeping for 83 years?! OMG I have soooooo many questions. The angst, the longing, and seeing Vivi, Sesam, Raz and Sulvain together in the 70s?! OMG just bury me now, I'm so excited I had a heart attack...... 😱😱😱🥳🥳🎉🎉 I won't be able to sleep tonight. My gods KaiJu!!! I bow to you two, chef's kiss......what a fucking MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!

Missiek43

❤️❤️❤️ oh man Alyssa, we were so nervous about posting this page because while it’s exciting it’s also a little heartbreaking. Some characters have fulfilled their arcs in the 1600s and won’t appear in the current century. But we do have some side stories about them, including Cyrille Elouan and Raziol’s dad. Thank you so much for the kind words and enthusiasm, we are planning on printing the first 3 books soon! We can’t say anything more about yet but it’s definitely in the works! 😁✨✨

KaiJu

This feels like one of those end-of-season-1 cliffhangers for a Netflix show that hasn't been renewed for season 2 yet but you absolutely need it immediately

Kathleen Brereton

Search “apastron” in the discord and find a biiiiig post of blacked out spoiler text in the lore and theories channel :)

Alys

220 years? Dark Shadows anyone?

Brannen

Okay but speaking of theories I’d like to remind you that we still cannot rule out immortally petulant Mael in the background of Raz’s adventure bitching for all he’s worth

Alys

Oh thank the gods. I was seriously gonna fall on the floor and sob if Vivi lived the rest of her life without Sulvain. So, how long was he sleeping then?

Missiek43

I hope it's a VW! Those are simply adorable.

Darkhorn

That's amazing!! 🥰

Darkhorn

YOU GET IT NEKO!!!!!!!!! YOU ABSOLUTELY GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fond Phantom

Hehe yes the excitement is real. Just not good at emotional multitasking so I must wallow in despair for at least 24 hours. 🥹😭

Em

My flabbers are 100% ghasted! 220 years apart! 💔 I wondered why you had such clear ideas of what they would look like in modern-ish times, but I always thought it was for fun!! I didn’t catch Alys and Bri’s original predictions, but I can say this Alyssa did NOT see it coming! Talk about time jump! Phew! SO many questions!! And one of the first things I thought of was wondering if Raziol’s dad has passed on, which I feel might be likely 😭 😭 Thank you so much for an amazing chapter and amazing first arc! Can’t wait to see what you’ve been cooking up for the second arc! And random question that I just thought of—sorry if you’ve already answered it somewhere: do you ever plan to release a physical copy of the Novae comic? I’d LOVE to have it on my shelf someday. 💕 Totally understandable if not, I’m just curious, and maybe a little sentimental at the moment. 😊

Alyssa

it’s not even been an hour, that’s like. almost two comments per minute. i still have so much emotion inside of me I’M GONNA EXPLODE.

Fond Phantom

OMG NO FLIPPING WAY!

Ocea Lights

Alys do you remember where Granted’s theory was posted? :0

Taylor

Man’s been waiting like Hua Cheng waited for Xie Lian 🥲

Nekochan

72 comments and 59 likes KaiJu we are FLIPPING OUT!!!

Taylor

DON’T WORRY EM I CAN MULTITASK!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’M VIBRATING WITH EXPECTATION WHILE SOBBING FROM DEVASTATION.

Fond Phantom

I don’t think they’re exactly exes, neither one explicitly broke anything off, they’ve just hoped to see each other again 🙂

Nekochan

SHHHHH WE'RE MOURNING!!!!!!!!!!! (said with love)

Em

Yes! He's in a van 😆✨Sulvain actually woke up in 1756 so he's been awake for 200 years, so the van is his! :D (Also, yes to the mini-bike haha) Thank you Darkhorn! 😊💖 We are looking forward to resting and plotting!

KaiJu

It was all I was capable of in that moment truly.

Em

as you should!! that’s seven years worth of containing yourselves being purged from your bodies LOL. i hope you both go to sleep happy and satisfied, YOU DID IT!!!!!!!!!!! IT’S SUCH A HUGE DAY CONGRATS ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Fond Phantom

*squint* Is he in the back of a Volkswagen van?

Darastrix

sulvain invented yearning at this point 😭

Fond Phantom

Holy... WHAT?!? Sulvain's about to get the culture shock of his LIFE. Also that's an oddly small room with rounded corners... is he in a van?? Somebody's really just been carting him around this whole time? 🤣 I hope Raziol gets his mini bike, that was adorable 💕 Ngl I'm gonna miss the previous time period, that was so cool to see. But I'm so excited for this I've got happy tears!! Y'all have a great break, you deserve it! 💜

Darkhorn

MY JAW FULLY DROPPED

shooby

I AM GAGGED

shooby

Don't worry! Vivi and Sesam (along with 3 other characters) will be there! 💖 How they managed to be alive in this century is a mystery for now 👀

KaiJu

God DAMN it!!!! 200 YEARS???? TWO CENTURIES??????? BUT WHAT ABOUT MY HUMAN FRIENDS???? WHAT ABOUT VIVI????? NO I CANT THIS ISNT FAIR!!!! *collapses in despair and expires even though she knows raz and sulvain are the protags*

Eibhlin Brennan

Oh my god he’s in a caravan traveling. Probably alone. Oh my god.

Lee

SCREAAAAAMMMINNNGGGG

Kendra

...he's been awake... ...since 1756...? please god no

Em

Thank you Phantom! We are pacing around too! LMAO 💖💖💖

KaiJu

WAIT SO ITS NOT LIKE HE SUDDENLY WOKE UP IN THE 70s???? HE SPENT ALL THAT TIME FROM 1756 TO THE 70s JUST !!!! YEARNING?!??!!??! THE PAIN

Eira

Honestly we are legit shaking with excitement rn ahaha. 🤩✨✨✨ It was so freaking hard not to spoil the plot, especially when Granted was SO spot on! (Hence why the title Apastron was so perfect!)

KaiJu

now that i’ve paced around my whole house screaming and crying and catching my breath i wanna add another comment to say have a nice break, kaiju!!! rest a lot, hope you two have tons of fun!!! thank you for snatching my wig with this absolute beast of a plot twist!!!! HAPPY PRIDE TO Y’ALL.

Fond Phantom

WTF?!?

littlepame

ALYS ITS GONNA BE SO SCRUMPTIOUS IM SO EXCITED.

Fond Phantom

Took the keysmash right out of my mouth

Darastrix

The tension. Is. DELICIOUS.

Alys

I’m dying to know what your reaction was on the inside!!

Alys

I normally exaggerate when I say screaming crying but I am actually real life sobbing. KaiJu what sick beautiful spell am I under.

Em

Y'all were such good detectives I can't even! 😆💖💖💖

KaiJu

Lol many characters will be in this arc, how that happened, we'll have to wait and see ;D

KaiJu

OH MY GOD!!! I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS WHERE YOU LEAVE US!! 😭

JMM

so um. are they exes. is this sort of like. an exes to lovers story now. if your boo disappears for over three centuries and you don’t know wether he’s alive or not. do you still have feelings for him. what do you DO.

Fond Phantom

I KNEW IT IM A PSYCHIC HOLY SHIT

egr

THATS THE OTHER BUDDHA STSTUE AND THE INCENSE BURNER OHHHHHH MY GODDDDDDDDDD

Fond Phantom

Great questions Lee! We'll learn more about who took care of him in the next arc! He's been awake since 1756 so he was asleep for about 83 years. We'll also go into detail about the time he was awake after.

KaiJu

Granted (and bri?) called it yearrrrs ago I can’t take credit!!!!

Alys

I'm both excited and terrified to see how they will come back together again and how they navigate this new century together. I hope Vivi and Sesam are still alive. 😭

Jay Parker

I am sick.

Lee

EISBWJWUUSJDGSHDUWHWVWHSJSUZGSWBHWUAQYYAYAQBSBHWIhqsuwuuwwyysqywyygwvna THEY DON'T KNOW THE OTHER IS ALIVE SJDBSHHSHXHSHHSWHSB AND

Em

I am not well.

Taylor

200 YEARS!?

Jay Parker

IS THAT A BOX FULL OF ENVELOPES RAZIOL HAS WRITTEN???? 😭😭😭

Taylor

If Ring of Saturn is canon he’s been awake at least sixty years!

Alys

YO! Go to San Fransisco with those flowers in your hair, my dudes!!!! (Okay that’s the 60s but hey)

Kirbster

THEREEEEEEEEE WHOLE CENTURIEIS!??!????!!?? ILMSHALIHN DO BADLY I CAN TSTIONP SHAKIHNC

Fond Phantom

(For those who don’t know Granted posted a thorough and at the time very far fetched theory that the comic would take us to the seventies and ITS HERE)

Alys

ALYS CALLED IT MONTHS AGO!

Sparks

220 years??? You’re saying they were apart for 220 years??? *sobbing continues*

Amaranth

WHAT ABOUT THE GANG??????????? Tell me they figured out cryosleep or SOMETHING

Lee

MY. HWABRT IS BEATING SO FAST. IARWNYOU KIIGINH ME

Fond Phantom

WHAT!? I was NOT expecting this!! I'm smiling so hard out of excitement. I want to let you know that I had a really tough and stressful day today and this page helped me feel more at ease! Now I'm just filled with excitement for what's to come!! I'm especially excited to learn more about Sesam as they're one of my favorite characters! I can't begin to express how amazing Novae is. It's hard to explain but as a QTPOC it's nice to see such good representation. And did I already say I'm excited!? And also more Boyfriends Everlasting, yaaaaay!! 🤣😭

Lunar

I'M SO EXCITED OH MY GOD?!

Sasha

This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I can’t wait until @granted hits this comic page

Alys

I'M NOT HYPERVENTILATING YOU ARE

MadGirlWithABox

What is The Ring of Saturn? I’m intrigued. *she said through her tears*

homebody_adventurer

WAIT WHAT??? NO, WAIT?!?!?!?!?!??!!? WHAT?!?!?!??!!

Pip

I, too, need a 200 year nap. Questions oh my. Who cared for him? Where is he? Why is he posed like this? Has he been awake longer?? He doesn’t have the shroud!

Lee

WHAT

Peyton

I WAS CONVINCED HE WOULD ONLY BE ASLEEP FOR LIKE A COUPLE YEARS

Nekochan

I GASPED

Krista Pollett

😭😭😭

Nekochan

I’m absolutely sobbing

homebody_adventurer

*jaw drops* My flabbers are ghasted!!! I’m so here for whatever the story holds!!! Cannot wait to continue the ride!

HunybeeWeaving

Oh my gosh!!! So freaking ready for this!!!

Andi Gust

This has taken a turn I never saw coming. This. Is. CRAZY. 🤯

Janoha Novella

I am LOSING MY MIND

Abeille Femelle

WHAT IT REALLY HAS BEEN A COUPLE HUNDRED YEARS 😭 CRIES

Nekochan

I AM ACTUALLY SOBBING and ABOUT TO VOM OUT OF EXCITEMENT YOU DONT EVEN UNDERSTAND

Lee

WHAT OMG IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS NEXT CHAPTER

Rachel Wolther

Holy crap!!!!! I- omg!!!!! My brain I can’t English !!!!! 😆

Tookie

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO

Alys

NO WAY

Tamlin

YES. YES FINALLY. I JUST THREW MY PHONE.

Alys

EhhhhhHHHH??? I mean I guess raz gotta catch up a little on the immortal experience front

Yoongles

WHAT

Taylor


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