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Enduring Pain with Patience

Chapter 8/? Rating: M Words: 12834

“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.” -Julius Caesar

The Forsaken have turned on Sylvanas. When Jaina and the rest of the Alliance leaders arrive in Orgrimmar, it seems as if weeks of debates and councils will be in store for the Lord Admiral. Instead of waiting, Jaina decides to find out what is going on by herself, and she finds Sylvanas dying on the Warchief’s throne.

A story about honour, healing, and the complications of being undead.

Cowritten with @brazenedminstrel​

TBH this could also easily pertain to people who have chronic pain/disabilities/mental illnesses/etc. But I honestly think it best fits with the LGBTQ community.

The idea behind the Forsaken is that they wake up to this new life, where everyone they once loved now hates them and wants to rid the world of them (using the Light, which is SO heavily Christian themed). They have to fend for themselves, and only have themselves and the people around them. It's a very tight-knit community bound by one common thread: they all experience the same pain.

I mean, just the starting zone in and of itself. Lilian Voss is an incredible character, because the game shows her thought progression. She was a girl, brought up by the Light (Christianity) to believe that the undead (LGBTQ people) are unholy and evil. Suddenly she finds herself in the position of being undead (LGBTQ) and freaks out. She calls us, the players, monsters and REFUSES to believe she could ever be Forsaken. Slowly, she comes to terms with it, and is so upset that even though she's the same person, her father no longer loves her. Now in BFA, we see her guide new Forsaken into understanding who they are and helping them come to terms with it.

(Side note: I would die for Lilian Voss).

On top of all that, just the name of the Forsaken. How Sylvanas so desperately tried to reach out to her former allies, only to be hunted for sport. How the Forsaken love her because she showed them that they're not monsters, and they can live their lives (uh... unlives) as they see fit. How she turned to the Horde, who are almost entirely (if not entirely) also minority coded. How even great chunks of the Horde don't trust her and her people, and consider them to be abnormal and freaks of nature (see: Silverpine Forest questline where Sylvanas tries to show Garrosh how she's solved the plight of the Forsaken and he freaks out).

Enduring Pain with Patience

Chapter 7/? Rating: M Words: 12142

“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.” -Julius Caesar

The Forsaken have turned on Sylvanas. When Jaina and the rest of the Alliance leaders arrive in Orgrimmar, it seems as if weeks of debates and councils will be in store for the Lord Admiral. Instead of waiting, Jaina decides to find out what is going on by herself, and she finds Sylvanas dying on the Warchief’s throne.

A story about honour, healing, and the complications of being undead.

Cowritten with @brazenedminstrel​

Enduring Pain with Patience

Chapter 2/? Rating: M Words: 7362

“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.” -Julius Caesar

The Forsaken have turned on Sylvanas. When Jaina and the rest of the Alliance leaders arrive in Orgrimmar, it seems as if weeks of debates and councils will be in store for the Lord Admiral. Instead of waiting, Jaina decides to find out what is going on by herself, and she finds Sylvanas dying on the Warchief’s throne.

A story about honour, healing, and the complications of being undead.

Cowritten with @brazenedminstrel

Enduring Pain with Patience

Chapter 6/? Rating: M Words: 13296

“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.” -Julius Caesar

The Forsaken have turned on Sylvanas. When Jaina and the rest of the Alliance leaders arrive in Orgrimmar, it seems as if weeks of debates and councils will be in store for the Lord Admiral. Instead of waiting, Jaina decides to find out what is going on by herself, and she finds Sylvanas dying on the Warchief’s throne.

A story about honour, healing, and the complications of being undead.

Cowritten with @brazenedminstrel​

Enduring Pain with Patience

Chapter 1/? Rating: M Words: 9201

“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.” -Julius Caesar

The Forsaken have turned on Sylvanas. When Jaina and the rest of the Alliance leaders arrive in Orgrimmar, it seems as if weeks of debates and councils will be in store for the Lord Admiral. Instead of waiting, Jaina decides to find out what is going on by herself, and she finds Sylvanas dying on the Warchief’s throne.

A story about honour, healing, and the complications of being undead.

Cowritten with @brazenedminstrel