Emotional Support Himbo Chronicles
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Emotional Support Himbo: Please Don’t Ask How He’s Doing by RoadsideFlower
Fandoms: Soul Eater (Anime & Manga)
26 Dec 2025
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A grief comedy starring one man, one son, and a thousand bad coping mechanisms.
It’s been a month since Lord Death’s passing. Kid, newly ascended and freshly coronated, has thrown himself into work, wearing composure like a mask. He strives to be everything everyone needs: a leader, a symbol, a son who doesn’t falter.
But beneath the surface, the ache lingers. Grief doesn’t fade with duty.
What comforts Kid most is knowing he’s not the only one who didn’t get the memo to move on—and that Spirit, in all his flawed tenderness, offers distraction not to erase the pain, but to make space for surviving it. Usually with bad jokes, worse timing, and hot tea (take that as you will).
And maybe, in helping Kid heal, Spirit might finally begin to forgive himself.
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- Part 1 of Emotional Support Himbo Chronicles
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The faculty of DWMA meet up every Thursday afternoon for hot drinks, mild chaos, and questionable snacks. This week, it's Stein's turn to provide the treats.
He's forsaken his German roots and brought something savoury—for the Greater Good, of course.
It is time to show everyone what real bread is.
The reception is... let's say, mixed.
Prepare for rye, banter, and Spirit getting dramatically manhandled.
Minor update September 7, a few tweaks for emotional clarity, flow, and increased loving cruelty. And new Title, sorry. ;)
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- Part 2 of Emotional Support Himbo Chronicles
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Sweat, Souls, and Soundtracks (Spirit's Greatest Hits Vol. 2) by RoadsideFlower
Fandoms: Soul Eater (Anime & Manga)
20 Oct 2025
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“A sound soul dwells within a sound mind and a sound body.”
When Kid comes across Spirit mid-training, it’s clear the man takes the saying very seriously. Kid suspects he might’ve misinterpreted the “sound” part, though. Who gave this man a Walkman?
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- Part 3 of Emotional Support Himbo Chronicles
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Applied Apologetics: A Field Guide by RoadsideFlower
Fandoms: Soul Eater (Anime & Manga)
01 Feb 2026
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Okay, so things didn't go according to plan. It was risky, he almost died, yada yada. Spirit knows. That's why—despite it being the right call—he took his verbal lashing with grace (somewhat) and he said sorry (technically).
Problem is, Stein still won't let it go. He keeps wanting to talk about it. And Spirit is, unfortunately, allergic to that kind of accountability. Also unfairness. Which, by the way, is what Stein is.
Luckily, the art of apologizing was part of Kid's curriculum growing up. He has plenty of knowledge to bestow upon his bickering faculty.
- Kid's thrilled to help Spirit structure a science-backed apology.
- Stein's thrilled to see something go into Spirit's ear without immediately falling out the other.
- And Spirit... well, he's thrilled to have Stein not-angry.
...But also to make him pay.Set after "Emotional Support Himbo: Please Don’t Ask How He’s Doing" and contains some references, but you don't need to read it first.
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- Part 4 of Emotional Support Himbo Chronicles
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Kid just wanted some tea.
Instead, he got hoisted like Baby Simba and dragged into a debate about whether carrying a weapon counts as “carrying a person.”
Stein volunteers to demonstrate. Spirit regrets opening his damn mouth.
Post-canon.
No prior reading needed.
Stand-alone fic set after "Emotional Support Himbo: Please Don’t Ask How He’s Doing."Series
- Part 5 of Emotional Support Himbo Chronicles
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At least he can do something right by his son by RoadsideFlower
Fandoms: Soul Eater (Anime & Manga)
09 Feb 2026
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How do you console someone when your own heart is breaking?
Spirit’s not a model father—nor did he learn from one—but as agonized wails tear through Kid’s body, he knows he has to try.
Even as his own cries want out, he needs Kid to be safe.
A prequel to “Emotional Support Himbo: Please Don’t Ask How He’s Doing,” set in the first week after Kid’s ascension.
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- Part 6 of Emotional Support Himbo Chronicles
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Stein finds Spirit flopped in a pathetic pile on his couch—sniffling, coughing, and generally painfully perishing (per his own observation).
In other words, Spirit has a cold.
And he obviously wants to be fussed over.
Stein doesn’t do fussing—he doesn’t even feel that sorry for Spirit—but he’s very efficient. If Spirit is left baffled by the remedies, Stein couldn’t care less. His objective is clear: manage the symptoms, manage Spirit, and get some work done in between.
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- Part 7 of Emotional Support Himbo Chronicles
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My Name Is Spirit (Please Don’t Ask Him About It) by RoadsideFlower
Fandoms: Soul Eater (Anime & Manga)
04 Sep 2026
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“There was a fire, your dad found it funnier than mine did, and then I changed name. Happy?”
Sorting through Lord Death’s personal archives, Kid finds drawings, trinkets—and an old, redacted file about Spirit. But one thing is off: it doesn’t actually say “Spirit” Albarn. Spirit admits he changed his name as a teen. It all started with a fire, he says, after his and Stein’s indoor-smoking escapade came to an abrupt (and dangerous) end.
Kid expects another chaotic student-time story. Spirit tries to keep it that way. It’s just—Kid doesn’t laugh.
With Spirit as Kid’s last real link to Lord Death, Kid still pushes for answers—gently but relentlessly—and Spirit finds his poorly glued-together clown-mask cracking. And Stein, who’s never been much fooled by Spirit’s antics, is torn between staying out of it and holding the pieces together.
A story told in Now and Then.
Set after Emotional Support Himbo: Please Don’t Ask How He’s Doing and Applied Apologetics: A Field Guide. Very few direct references, but the characters’ bonds are written accordingly.
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- Part 8 of Emotional Support Himbo Chronicles
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Spirit is trying to mend his favourite jacket, but he isn’t exactly good at sewing.
Stein is—and the guy’s not subtle about pointing it out. Like, at all.
If he’s trying to make Spirit feel better—which, unlikely—it’s not working.
At first.Pre-canon teen!fic.
Stand-alone; no prior reading needed.Series
- Part 9 of Emotional Support Himbo Chronicles