Meghana Rao albumfic: The Other Side of Time
I started this way back in June of last year, and before I fall into an editing black hole, I’m declaring it finished!
I present fourteen stories exploring everyone’s favorite grumpy time-manipulating mechanic, each story inspired in one way or another by Mary Fahl’s album The Other Side of Time. Aside from the sheer perfection of the album title, I think Mary Fahl’s deep, sometimes brooding voice works well for Meg’s demeanor, especially in some of her darker moments.
This gave me a really good opportunity to explore a lot of facets to Meg, from her angstmuffin moments to her reckless moments to her happy moments to her downright dorky moments. There was a LOT I learned here. And I’m rather proud of the fact that I got to explore her relationships with all the Selan kids - everyone has at least one story where they feature prominently.
SO BUCKLE IN KIDS HERE WE GO.
1.) In the Great Unknown 2.) Going Home 3.) Want To 4.) Ben Aindi Habibi (Warning: Gun violence) 5.) Redemption 6.) Paolo 7.) Una Furtiva Lagrima 8.) The Other Side of Time 9.) Raging Child 10.) Annie Roll Down Your Window 11.) The Station 12.) Kindness Can Be Cruel 13.) Dream of You 14.) The Dawning of the Day
(Bonus tidbit: While writing #4 I was listening to a lot of the Drakengard 3 soundtrack. I think the melody used in the song for the final battle ended up heavily influencing the format of the story, so I guess that one has two bases for inspiration. XD)
