The act or state of happening or befalling; an occurrence or event (archaic).
Present participle of 'bechance,' formed with the '-ing' suffix; describes the ongoing or current state of something occurring.
The word 'bechancing' sounds like it should describe something momentous, and that's intentional—it's language designed to make fate feel active and present.
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