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toushindai / 30s / she/her
A known bisexual. Sometimes I pretend to be serious but mostly I just fandom. Gonna be totk posting (spoilers tagged with #totk spoilers)

The Essential Toushindai (Hades Fic)

Being an overview of which of my Hades fanfiction are most significant: both those which I recommend most highly, and those which I feel offer the most considerable insight into my interpretations of the characters.

My favorite stories to examine are the relationship between Megaera and Zagreus (both pre-canon and during canon) and how the two of them communicate through kink; and the three-way relationship that develops between Megaera, Zagreus, and Thanatos, with primarily friendship between Meg and Than--a friendship which their developing relationships with Zagreus tested but ultimately made stronger.

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[ID: a black-and-white image. At the top is centered, typed text which reads “The Birds Would Like to Share Their Words of Wisdom,” with the “s” of “Words” scribbled out with a thin digital pen so that it instead reads “word.” Below that is a line drawing of several birds along a branch. Below that, the word “CHIRP” is written in clumsy, thick digital pen.]

I just had a discussion with my friend about fanfiction and how we tend to assume that women are the writers without any actual proof. Then I said, hey, I know fanfiction written by gay and trans dudes. But then I remembered, wait, I think I know one writer who just must be cis het based on his work. Anyway, all writers, be honest, who are you?

Please reblog if you're interested in the results.

Oh please answer this poll, it might be semi-representative if the number of responses is high enough

You will recognize it.

Trust me.

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This is glorious.

I will always reblog this

MY FUCKING FACE WHEN I REALIZED WHAT SONG THEY’RE PLAYING.

THIS IS THE BEST OH MY GOD

I was like idk I don’t know it then I was like WAIT WHAT

this was a strange experience

Sadly, Gen didn't win the Unreliable Narrator poll. In fairness, he had a steep battle against Lemony Snicket, who I imagine is more broadly familiar to readers (something something conflating quirkily convoluted storytelling with intentional unreliability something something WHATEVER). Also, it's always been Gen's strategy to never show his full hand (HA), so maybe he prefers not winning, to keep folks underestimating him.

Anyway, I was reminded I've had this piece sitting in my folder for a while, so here are two absolutely reliable narrators who are frequently rendered unreliable by their proximity to Gen. Sophos would hardcore get a tattoo after marrying Helen, and she would add one to match--it's a pinecone and an olive branch!

A Sense of Entitlement

Part two of what now seems to be a Ganondorf/Rauru series, Questions of Kingship.

Rated E, 5.5k words

Ganondorf wasn't expecting Rauru's advances, but he can use the Zonai's interest in him, and not only for his own self-gratification. He will make Rauru understand what it means to wield true power.

The self-gratification is a nice bonus, though.