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On this mega I shall take the opportunity to rant about one of my favorite things: the Webnovel UNJUST DEPTHS!
Do you love transgenders?
Do you love communism?
Do you love queer romance?
Do you love killing fascists in a giant fucking mech?
Would a plotline with all of these things happening in a underwater retro-futuristic gundam setting intrigue you?
Especially if its actually really well written with good characters, rich worldbuilding, and a marxist leninist transfem author?
All of the answers should be: YES I DO ~~or else I WILL BAN YOU~~
Since you obviously love all of those things then Unjust Depths is perfect for YOU yes YOU! It is DESTINY
The Imbrian Ocean is at a time of severe instability. The monarch of the vast Empire that spans its unjust depths (:3) is sick and nearing death, every territory of the ocean now vying to carve their own Destiny out of the chaos. From the Volk fascists , Zionists (they literally will not die why are they still here oh my god), The 'Anarchists' (social chauvanists) in Bosporus, and the monarchs of each vast noble domain, each vies for power and prestige no matter who they crush underfoot, but it would be a pretty depressing story without a bright light in the dark.
On the edge of the Empire sits the glorious Union! The (Soviet) Union is a socialist federation of three states (and one anarchist mountain )that were formerly slave colonies under the Imbrian Empire until they broke away in a fierce liberation war. They have spent the last 20 years since then building themselves up. Whether they be Human , Shimmi (Catgirls who usually follow a religion closely related to modern Islam), and Kattaran (a hybrid humanoid species with characteristics of sea life ranging from sharks to cuttlefish)building socialism side by side.
First lead under the revolutionary leader Dashka Kansal, then the Idealist Ahwalia who lead the country to near ruin in pursuit of building a utopia on pillars of sand, then under the scientific socialist leadership of the Grand Marshall of the Union, Bhavani Jayanskar (I love Jayanskar so much shes basically as if Stalin, Lenin, and Zhukov were rolled into the same person but was a black lesbian badass who wore the uniform REALLY WELL)(she aint the main character at all tho shes only in very few scenes i just love her so much). Under Jayanskar, the Union has been growing their economy to both eliminate hunger and give everyone a home , but also growing their military capabilities for the inevitable return of the Empire. The Union is alone, but with the people by its side nothing, not even Destiny, can snuff out true freedoms light.
As war wages between the Empire and Republic (basically underwater USA) once more over the lands between them, the facade begins to finally crack...
And a border conflict between the Empire and Union escalate, and the dreaded reconquest begins.
Amidst this turmoil, lives our main characters (yes there are multiple and all of them are lovely). Each of whom I personally love dearly, and are very well characterized. Many are soldiers of the Union, some are scientists, some are divers (mech pilots), some are lost strands finding new meaning after joining this band of Brigands
All are Communists
All serve the Union
All would gladly give their lives to defending socialism
but even they would have little inkling of the adventure set in store for them as the lands beneath the waves erupt in fire, fury, and revolt
Can these transgender badasses kick fascist ass?
Can they kiss? (oh my god please kiss ISTG THERE IS SO MUCH SHIPPING AHHHH ITS GLORIOUS)
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please do or else I will pout incessantly
just try it pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase i need to talk to someone about it after Cromalin went AFK
(I miss her, she was a real one)
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Wayhaven players: how deliberate do you think the neurodiverse (autistic, even?) coding of the vampires is? From Morgan's constant smoking and lighter flipping to the description of food tasting "too intense" to some vampires, my mind wonders idly.
I went back and forth on this during my first playthrough. On the one hand, relating to Morgan's sensory issues.
On the other hand, there are some scenes where there really weren't any options for the PC to be "like me," and some times where there were responses that I think were ND coded but then I was wrong and my PC (an extension of myself) started doing some things I would absolutely never do in real life, lol.
I think some vampire tropes like aversion to sunlight, heightened senses, feeling other people's emotions, "not fitting in," etc. are ND-coded (god I'm scared to look into the history of that, honestly), and it's possible that the author is just picking up on that?
But in my headcanon Morgan is absolutely like me fr fr
Some of the traditional very old vampire stories included scattering rice - because vampires would be compelled to count each grain of rice lol which is pretty clearly ND coded for us today. Arguably, I'd put the compulsion to need permission to enter a strangers home also slots in there. Definitely these kind of traits were intentionally Othering.
Some of the old vampire rules were about the religious parts. Can't enter a church (that's a gimme), can't cross running water (holy water + other water makes the whole thing holy water, so holy water runs to the ocean, also running water is cleaner and mythologically "clean" as well), can't bear the sight of a cross with the occasional exception that the cross holder has to also have true faith.
Some of them were just upgrades from older folklore, like garlic was considered a cureall for millennia so to ward off a mythologically unclean vampire - it only tracks that you can use purifying garlic. Vampires occasionally react to silver, from it burning to not being able to be seen in silvered mirrors (silver never tarnishes and has antibiotics properties -> silver is mythologically pure -> vampires must react to silver). The Sun is often connected to God or a Primordial Creator, so a vampire can be either resistant to appearing in the day/nocturnal by choice or will literally be burned to non-existence by being caught up in the Sun's light.
fascinating, lol.
I was actually thinking about this but I couldn't find the right words!
And yeah that makes sense. So religion + ND + other folklore = vampire.
What a fascinating post, I really appreciated reading it, thanks!
Yeah it definitely falls down for neurodiverse players... I think the author is probably a dweeb but a ND read of Wayhaven is based...
Morgan has sensory issues.
Ava has trust issues
Nat has past issues
And Farah is the issue.
No but seriously, probably not very intended, more building on romantic tropes. Like Morgan is constantly on edge because of the sensory issues, but you make things quiet for her and she can finally just exist for a minute
Farah moment but yeah I see, tbh I'm way more into Ava's icequeen bit than I was whatever trope Farah is meant to be doing. Also ngl if Morgan didn't try to fuck me immediately I would probably hang with her too.
love at first sight / destiny
yeah the change that happens with her is insane, also you can just never have sex with her and she seems content with it
how has that been going?
bad
Y'know maybe someday I'll hold my nose and tough out the sex shit. Idk if I'd get on with someone that allosexual though...
She's funny, y'know?
hm....I guess?
She thinks she's hardcore when she's secretly harbouring a weakness for dorky detectives...
yeah like, that's cute and all, but don't tell my partner about this, he'll feel sad that no one can do that for me lol
Sometimes shit just isnt that simple