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Ephelayer is the ship between your Player (avatar) and Ephemer from the Kingdom Hearts fandom.

Canon
The Player meets Ephemer while he's fighting an Invisible. They help him and the two of them quickly become friends, despite not being in the same Union. Ephemer tells them that he wants to investigate the Clock Tower. Unfortunetly, they don't reach the top. Ephemer promises the Player that they'll go back the next day.

However, he goes on his own that very night, and dissapears. The Player, unaware of that, waits the entire day for him at the Fountain Plaza. Chirithy cheers them up.

Time passed, and one day, the Player goes back to the tower with another of Ephemer's friend, a girl named Skuld who was in the same Union as him. At the top, one of the Foreteller tells that Ephemer is dead. The Player makes a speech and challenges the leader of their own Union. After defeating them, the Foreteller reveals themselves to be Ava. She tells them that they are worthy to be a Dandelion, just like Ephemer.

After learning the truth about the tensions, the Player decides to not join the Dandelions. After fighting for their life, the Player, severely wounded, finally got to see Ephemer again. He and Skuld invinte them to come with them. They accept and now, they'll "go together" into the new world.

After two years, Ephemer and the Player are reunited. But it is cut short by glitches. After meeting the others Union leaders, the two friends go investigate and end up in the Game Central Station. They split up, and the Player goes to Niceland. After chasing Ralph, they are reunited with his friend in Cy-Bug Sector. But they have to get separated again. Before he leaves, he tells the Player that he trust them to find the source of the corruption.

Fanon
Ephelayer is a rare ship in the KH fandom. It is overshadowed by Epheven for Ephemer and Stelitzia X Player for Player.

On AO3, the ship has 11 gen fanfics.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Ephemer & Player Character tag on AO3

Trivia

 * The Player didn't speak prior to their meeting with Ephemer. Ephemer is the first of the few people the Player talks directly to, the second being Skuld.
 * Before going to the Tower, Ephemer talks about the Player to Ava, referring to them as "not much of a talker, maybe just shy".
 * In Kingdom Hearts χ[chi], after the disappeareance of Ephemer, the Player has dreams of him dissapearing in dandelions, hinting at his true state.

Variations

 * Player x Ephemer x Skuld refers to the ship between Ephemer, the Player and Skuld.