The Crows are Growing,
Tomorrow we inherit the earth.
- Mashrou Leila, Ghost (Tayf)
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Hello! I am SO excited to share this story will you all!
There's a huge dearth in Black Organisation-centric stories in the Conan fanfic area, especially ones that take complexity of human characters into account. So I've decided to stop helplessly searching and instead start writing myself. I hope you all enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Content notes:
takes place 2010 onwards:
Historically accurate events, wars, politics, media, fashions
(some cultural artefacts such as music or games are chronologically transplanted)
Alternate Universe:
major canon divergence
OC-centric
villain-centric
(don't worry, beloved canon characters will show up!)
(also, I've taken the liberty of giving backstories to certain characters)
Genres/ tropes:
Noir – Neon Noir
Spies & Secret Agents
Murder Mystery
Sci-Fi, cyberpunk, science fantasy tropes
General content:
Multilingual storytelling & characters
Canon-typical gratuitous violence & crime scene investigation
Canon-atypical psychological thriller & horror elements
Horny for the Void (?)
Queer characters & themes
Cars, night drives, guns
dark themes taken seriously by the author and generally neglected by the characters
Content warnings:
mention of possibly triggering recent historical events (2005-2013), including visceral descriptions of war
suicidal ideation & self-destructive thought patterns
corrupt/overly violent law enforcement (esp. US)
claustrophobic/paranoid narratives
manipulation, gaslighting, emotional violence
gore, dismemberment, physical violence
scenes of violence (& fantasies) narrated from the perp's perspective
Gratuitous song references!
(every chapter title is a lyric from Maghawir by Mashrou' Leila)
(also, music is generally an important plot device)
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Where the arm of the law cannot reach us,
Adonis himself will fall victim.
- Mashrou Leila, Maghawir (Commandos/Soldiers)
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I do have the whole plot for both books planned, but I will not update consistently because I'm not confident I can stay motivated if I do that.
This story is also being simultaneously posted on AO3 under the same name; and I've also made a tumblr for character art & supplementary material, if you so wish to peruse.
<https://liminalh-creations.tumblr.com/>
I hope you can all bear with me for this wild ride!