#and if not you would be surprised how an overactive irl political life interacts with being a moderately active phannie online

[astradyke]

I just read a phic called “the end of paralysis” (by dandrogynous on ao3) and I haven’t stopped crying 😭😭😭

DUDE I LOVE THE END OF PARALYSIS!!! i was totally surprised for it because i saw it and i was like... well, i know this author's writing style and am really fond of their other work (if you haven't read their other fics i recommend it!), but i have complicated thoughts about fics inspired off of war. but i set aside and compartmentalized that to give it a read and like, fuck it is so good. i think people underestimate how hard it can be to capture difficult, distressing emotions, and the piece does such a good job of articulating the experiences of the characters in a way that can be visualized. so many lines of dialogue are like, properly implanted into my brain, and i actually reread that fic extremely frequently.

it's not for everyone, for sure, it has a very specific kind of vibe to it by virtue of its AU nature, but the writing is genuinely excellent and i am deeply fond of it. if you haven't read it yet, the link is here.