Fangirl Trash

fandom has definitely given me a lot of angles to view it from, too 👀

like, the idea that illario getting lucanis "killed" is, among other things, a sort of grim mercy, a way of sparing him becoming the first talon?

at the same time, illario can never really be anything so long as lucanis is there. he exists in lucanis' shadow, to the point that no one really sees him

and then there's smth intriguing about zara potentially preying on that part of illario, on seeing him - or making him think she sees him (and cares) - and drawing him to her with that as her leash

but illario isn't ignorant or naive. he MUST be aware he's being manipulated, that's just how this stuff is done. he's manipulating her right back

but all this time, he did trust her to actually kill lucanis. he didn't intend - or want!! - his cousin/brother to be imprisoned and tortured and made into an abomination. death happens to everyone, and crows are better than most at coping with that knowledge, so I think while he would've mourned lucanis, he also would have been able to move on

THE SCHOOL SYSTEM !!! PEER ABUSE !!!!! ISOLATION !!!!!!!! RACISM !!! SEXISM !!!!!! MEDICAL ABUSE !!!!!! NONCONSENSUAL SURGERY !!!! POVERTY !!!! SO MUCH MORE !!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

edit: i made this in a high school enduced rage and didnt expect it to blow up like this ?

anyway i love trans people i love intersex people i love people with personality disorsers i love aspec people okkk

Summary: Gladius returns to Illario's for the first time since their breakup, and lets him know about what happened to the club. (450 words)

1 - Housewarming | 2 - Home

There will be a couple of different snippets for this posting in the next few days, and then they'll be added to the fic on AO3 as one chapter.

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"That can't be right," Illario paused with his hand on the door to his apartment, just ajar, and looked back at Gladius in surprise. "The Pit burned down? Surely not. If that happened, my grandmother would already be hounding me about contracts and timing, whether or not I still work for her."

"That's why I got the day off," Gladius shrugged and gave Illario a slight push at the small of his back to hurry him through the door as they continued to talk. "But it didn't burn down. The sprinklers went off, everything got wet and gross, and they had to close it while they figured out what to do. I think Gigi was helping."

"Viago better not not show up yelling this time," Illario said ominously, placing the bag of leftovers from brunch on the counter. "Wait, who is Gigi?"