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: | femslash |
| Fandom: | She-Ra: Princess Of Power |
| 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]
References
- ^ All Yuletide 2007 Stories (via Wayback), Archived version
- ^ New Summary September, 2018
- ^ Recs: Femslash (Forever Knight, Smallville, Gossip Girl, She-Ra) - the rambling fanatic July 20, 2008
- ^ FIC: The Death of Myth-Making [She-Ra, Cat(ra)/Adora, adult] February 3, 2008