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Liminal Spaces for Desolate People by CaptainDegenerate
Fandoms: Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan
16 Oct 2022
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You were born with a void inside you. Eren was, too. You try to stay distracted from it whereas Eren stares right at it until he’s no longer afraid.
Sooner or later, that difference will tear your relationship to bits.
Bookmarked by lysm
28 May 2023
Bookmarker's Notes
Part of my holy grail forever it was honestly so good, Eren stereotypes were so strong but the quality in literature and overall language just entirely took me away from the thought of them. Often, Eren stereotypes are placed in with the strong intention to make him appear attractive although what was different in this was that you could clearly tell it was all mentioned to build his character and image. There was so much metaphorical imagery that annoys me all the time but it was far from irritating here which shocked me, to be honest. I get irritated very easily with fanfics that have such advanced language and confusing metaphorical or philosophical ideas built into them but it was so different when I read this. I never thought 3 chapters could make me feel so deeply for a fic. I have a very strong principle against short angst stories because I never believe angst is impactful without a long enough backstory to let the reader gain attachment but somehow the author was talented enough to compact such emotion in only 3 chapters I’m honestly in awe with this story. It felt like a genuine piece of literature far from any amateur fanfiction. Don’t even get me started on the attention to detail and the side plot with her mother, it was such a unique and personalised touch to the story which I LOVED even though I usually hate when I can tell details are there to cater to the author but it really made the story so hearty, how the vague backstory of her being she’s Russian with her foreign mother was so different to typical stories and oddly relatable in the sense of love for hardworking parents that are devoted to their children. The ending was perfect, how there was a mystery left up to the reader's interpretation despite the heavy implications of it being Eren’s grave I still love how it’s not directly addressed. The sink or swim imagery really stuck with me I love it insanely and the way we saw her principles change as she let go of many things like not letting him kiss her mouth etc. shows how she is letting go of her ideals as she gets closer to swimming away rather than sinking with Eren. The author so easily portrayed the intensely mutual understanding and genuine love Eren and she had despite such contrasting personalities/ideals. Everything about this was perfect I genuinely have never loved a fanfiction more than this. I don’t know if I can even call this fanfiction because of how high quality the text is, the title fanfiction doesn’t give this story justice.