Close
End up
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- It isn't a bad thing to make the centerpiece the high point of the story, but if the climax doesn't even come close to approaching it then it can end up being a let down.
Source: The Centerpiece Spectacular -
Intimate Psychotherapy: Jeremy and Ian end up having sex when Jeremy is close to an emotional breakdown or is close to becoming comatose.
Source: Manga / A Cruel God Reigns -
But instead of putting things "close enough" to how they were supposed to be in the future, Max and Monica end up bringing about even better futures.
Source: Video Game / Dark Chronicle
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