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Nym

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When A Powerful Figure Is Reduced To Kneeling. When The Lord Is Forced To Bow. When The Exile Stumbles

when a powerful figure is reduced to kneeling. when the lord is forced to bow. when the exile stumbles into an unwelcoming bar. when the “beast” is chained by their horns. when a god is dragged behind their enemy’s chariot, a captive and trophy. when the loyal “guard dog” character is muzzled and the silver-tongued thief falls silent in horror.

that’s the shit

it’s about the contrapasso. the reversal of roles and the sudden, plunging terror of being unable to hide.

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I'm dodging sp*ilers for Agatha All Along until I get around to watching it. One day I shall manage to watch a new MCU series in a timely manner. One day.

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1 year ago

"Some of these are powerful nations, gentlemen. Many of them don't like Klatch's current expansionist outlook, but they don't like us much, either."

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"Oh, history," said Lord Selachii. "That's all in the past!"

"A good place for history, agreed," said the Patrician solemnly.

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1 year ago

My urge to write Supernatural fanfic is dwindling the more examples I read. I mean, there's a lot, and the content is as varied as you'd expect from the 20-year output of a vast fandom dominated by 'ships, but when it's good, Supernatural fanfic is really good at taking these characters apart and finding out what makes them tick. At bringing insight to the canon and the characters. REALLY good.

I was worried that starting with Down to Agincourt for my first long read had set the bar impossibly high, but nope. Supernatural fandom has many riches.

A lot of my own fanfiction comes from the starting place of, "I wanted to read it and nobody else had written it yet." I think the Supernatural fandom may be the one that just lets me read all the characterisation-rich, angsty, thought-provoking, canon-studying stories I want, without needing to create my own.