Acknowledgements

I would first like to thank all my wonderful readers, reviewers, alerters, and stalkers (I know you're there), both anonymous and those with FFN accounts. You're all amazing and simply splendorifous, and I'm happy you all enjoyed Compound H2O. Thank you so much for the feedback, comments, and demands for updates, it has been an awesome run. Thank you for sticking with it!
You are all the reasons why I write, I love you guys!

Next, I'd like to thank the girl of the hour, Trilby (May Never Know). Thank you for turning me into the avid MaKi shipper and Kid fangirl I am, I am so glad they are one of my OTP's, and I'm glad you've shown me how special these two people are. You are a very dear friend, and I'm glad you gave me this prompt. I'm amazed at the way this idea grew, and I'm glad a request from you turned into so much. It is very special. Also, thank you for beta'ing (when you get to it). I know you're busy, and I'm glad you are taking the time. I love you!
Here's to KidxMaka, forever!

And last, but certainly not least, a very special thank you to Maka Albarn, Death the Kid, and all the rest of the Soul Eater cast. I couldn't do this without you guys, and I love you all dearly. Thanks for a good one, guys!

Character Info

Story takes place in May 2008, post-anime. All information with exception of tropes is fanon pertaining to this story, and is in no way official.

Maka Albarn:

Age: 16
Birthday: July 15, 1992
Height: Five feet
Body Type: Slender
Strength to weight ratio: Very High
Est. weight: 102-104 lbs.

Death the Kid:

Age: 16
Birthday: October 31, 1992
Height: Five feet, eight inches
Est. Weight: 120-130 lbs.
Body Type: Slender, some definition
Strength to weight ratio: Very High
Est. weight: 120-130 lbs.
Mother deceased at age eight. Killed by pre-Kishin while father and son were out of the country.

Soul Eater Evans:

Age: 17
Birthday: March 21, 1992
Height: Five feet, six inches
Body Type: Muscular but slender
Strength to weight ratio: Equivalent
Est. weight: 130-140 lbs.

Black Star:

Age: 17
Birthday: February 29, 1992
Height: Five feet, four inches
Body Type: Muscular
Strength to weight ratio: Very High
Est. weight: 130-140 lbs.

Patti Thompson:

Age: 17
Birthday: October 14, 1991
Height: Five feet, eight inches
Body Type: Curvy
Strength to weight ratio: Very High
Est. weight: 130-140 lbs.

Liz Thompson:

Age: 18
Birthday: June 19, 1990
Height: Five feet, ten inches
Body Type: Curvy
Strength to weight ratio: Low
Est. weight: 120-130 lbs.

Tsubaki Nakatsukasa:

Age: 19
Birthday: May 24, 1989
Height: Five feet, eight inches
Body Type: Curvy
Strength to weight ratio: Equivalent
Est. weight: 120-130 lbs.

Tropes

Aw, Look, They Really Do Love Each Other: Kid and Maka, sort of. Chapter ten has a bit of this. Soul and Liz, definitely.

Battle Couple: Kid and Maka, hands down. Can you say nuke love? Imagine their children, God . . .

Beta Couple: Soul and Liz, for Kid and Maka. They'll eventually be doing their marriage therapy, too.

Birds of A Feather: Because Kid and Maka are destined to sit around and talk about . . . books. Forever. Ah, the nerd-love~

Boys Love: "BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT IF I WERE GAY, IT WOULD BE FOR SOUL, AND SOUL ALONE!" Briefly implied, between Black Star and Soul. OH THE YAOI CANON. LOVE IT, DARLINGS, LOVE IT!

Break His Heart To Save Him: Averted. Kid does this to Maka, but they overcome it.

Clueless Chick Magnet: Kid. That boy does not realize what pure smex he is made of.

Everyone Can See It: Kid and Maka. Did you not notice that the entire cast ships them?

Girl Of My Dreams: Maka is Kid's, of course. Touched upon the most in chapters nine and ten.

Hands On Approach: "Undulate for me." Butterfly. It's a scape for endless innuendos.

Huge Guy Tiny Girl: Estimated, Maka is about five feet even, while Kid is about five foot eight, and he is still growing. She must stretch to kiss him.

I Uh You Too: Kid and Maka. They never straight out say it, but it's there.

Imagined Innuendo: The entirety of chapter six. Kid, you have such a naughty mind.

I Want My Beloved To Be Happy: Kid and Maka both. Kid lies and says he does not love Maka for this reason.

Kiss Kiss Slap: It's really more like Slap Kiss Slap Kiss, but we're not technical, here.

Love Hurts: Maka, in chapter nine and part of ten. This is how she feels. Poor girl.

One Head Taller: This is canon. Kid is actually a head taller than Maka, and still growing.

Red String of Fate: Kid and Maka. They are meant to be. At least in this fic, they are.

Rule of Romantic: This story was built on this trope.

Sexual Tension: Kid and Maka, oh yes. Walking on eggshells, indeed.

Tsundere: "You might end up having your head torn off . . ." Maka is a more complex version of this. Touched upon in chapter ten.

Uptight Loves Wild: Kid is a bit stiff, and Maka is more relaxed, and most likely a closet pervert in this fanon. Their bedroom life should be interesting . . .

With This Ring: Only it's a necklace, in this case.

Copyrights

Soul Eater series copyright © 2004 Atsushi Ohkubo /SQUARE ENIX. First published in Japan in 2004 by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. English translation rights arranged with SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. and Hachette Book Group through Tuttle-Mori Agency, Inc.

Translation copyright © 2009 by SQUARE ENIX CO, LTD.

Compound H2O fanwork copyright © 2009 Kashii Ai, Cassie Drey, Goths Will Eater Your Soul Productions, and any associated names/companies. Work is released under Creative Commons License, derivative works permitted.

This is entirely a fanmade work, for anthropological purposes such as exploration, analysis, and criticism. Kashii Ai, Cassie Drey, Goths Will Eater Your Soul Productions, and any associated names/companies are in no way associated with SQUARE ENIX CO, LTD., Hachette Book group, or Tuttle-Mori Agency, Inc. Soul Eater series in no way belongs to Kashii Ai, Cassie Drey, Goths Will Eater Your Soul Productions, and/or any associated names/companies.