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(quick note, my version of Sugarboo uses he/him pronouns!)

So the story begins with our beloved Sugarboo after the events of Bittersweet (this is being written in early May of 2024, so this is after the end of chapter 3)

During the events of Bittersweet, Sugarboo played more of a supporting role, mostly hanging out in the background, and that was for a reason.

You see, the oh-so lovable Sugarboo that we know, has a very very dark past. The past that Alphonse and Seth had to uncover, is not very different than Sugarboo's own past.

His is just... More horrific

You know how Sugarboo was so quick to pocket Alphonse's gun and go to shoot Derick? His hesitation wasn't because it would change how Alphonse and Seth would look at him, he didn't care about that, but because killing Derick would break a promise he made to himself years before.

What was that promise, you may ask?

To never kill or hurt anyone ever again

He had made that promise after barely getting out of the mob he unfortunately found himself trapped in.

That's right you heard me, a mob, not a gang like our lovable idiot duo was in, but a country-wide, deep deep underground mob, where killing someone was your first reaction, and being killed was considered mercy.

Sugarboo's role in the whole thing:

Sugarboo was one of the more unfortunate ones, joining the mob by force than by choice. You see, just as Auron has talent scouts, so did the mob.

Just their methods were a bit... Different

Sugarboo was a very kind person before they were scouted. The scouts wanted him for his wit, agility, and other qualities. When the scouts approached Sugarboo, he downright refused. He wasn't a person who hurt others, let alone kill people

...they say pain is very convincing

(one more detail: Sugarboo's torso is littered with scars, so he's never taken his shirt off around others including Seth and Al. He also still has nightmares of what they did to him)

And this, is where Sugarboo's individual story ends, and we get to meet our 2 other friends that are here to help

Casper and Rookie :]