The Death of Myth-Making

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Title: The Death of Myth-Making
Author(s): Jengrrrl
Date(s): 01 January 2008
Length: 20,103 words
Genre(s): femslash
Fandom(s): She-Ra: Princess Of Power
Relationship(s):
External Links: https://jengrrrl.livejournal.com/314705.html (incomplete via Wayback)
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The Death of Myth-Making is an Adora/Catra story written by Jengrrrl for Yuletide.[1] The title comes from Sylvia Plath's 1959 poem by the same name. Five other shorter one-shots were written within the series and were collectively titled "The Death of Myth-Making 'verse". The fic was taken down at some point in 2014 as the author intends to rework it into an original piece.

Summary

Original Summary

This is an Elseworlds retelling of the "She-Ra" animated series story, told from Cat(ra)'s point of view.

New Summary

Two girls grow up as war orphans, raised to be soldiers. Theo is groomed to be a leader, a super soldier hand-picked by the president of a fascist government to be the face of the war effort, to be a symbol of unity and faith in the fatherland. Cat is no one. Cat is rank-and-file. One of thousands. They are each other’s world until that world falls apart.[2]

Reactions and Reviews

It's hard to pinpoint what exactly it is about this story that I adore. The Masters of the Universe world has the misfortune of being mostly remembered as an 80s cartoon and therefore given very little regard. This story gives the reader a disciplined, complex view of the Horde, Etheria and all the characters that inhabit it. This story is a prime example of what the fandom, at its finest, can produce.[3]

I rec'ced this, but I don't think I ever told you 'in person' how spectacular this fic is... and I'm not exaggerating. Truly one of my fav fics and in a fandom I'm completely unfamiliar with. Miraculous!

Brilliant, nuanced characterization, beautiful prose.[4]

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