#title may change tho i'm still a bit blah about it

[corrodedbisexual]

even in the darkest times (there is light)

At the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, two thousand miles off the coastline of China, lies the Gate. A portal to a hellish dimension, a nightmarish mirror image of the normal world: the Upside Down. The place swarms with demonic beasts, commonly known to the world by their Japanese name, Maju. For years now, the Maju have been making their way through the Gate to Earth, ranging in size from dangerous yet small Demobats to giant monsters the size of a building. Humanity eventually pools all its technological resources to create the Jaegers, robots that are on par with the size of these creatures, and the neural network required to control which is so complex it requires two pilots, working together in a shared mind space known as the Drift.   

Ranger Steven Harrington, freshly out of the Cadet training program at the LA base, has yet to match with a compatible co-pilot. Ranger Edward Munson, just recently transferred, has already seen his fair share of combat at the other side of the Pacific, where close proximity to the Gate makes the ongoing battle for humanity’s survival especially brutal and bloody. Due to an unfortunate mix of circumstances, prejudices and misunderstandings, they somehow manage to start off on the wrong foot, and might have remained mostly strangers to each other if it weren’t for their Captain’s order to try out for Drift compatibility. Eddie is skeptical that anything will come of it; with the memory of recently losing his previous co-pilot and best friend Chrissy Cunningham still fresh in his mind, he is far from the easiest person to establish a stable Drift with. However, largely thanks to Steve’s determination and willingness to work through Eddie’s trauma, they progress with their joint training faster than he would have expected.

Day after day, mission after mission, one shared memory after another, they grow closer, eventually developing feelings for each other they couldn’t hide even if they wanted to; for in the Drift, there is no space for secrets. Meanwhile, just a few floors below, in the restricted area of the base, a plan is being conceived. One that involves a young girl who can do the impossible, and might just be the only hope for humanity's salvation.

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