Side Effects May Include
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  • Reads 74
  • Votes 14
  • Parts 4
  • Time 1h 3m
Ongoing, First published Aug 27, 2024
Mature
This is a tale of magic and romance in a fairly modern setting. Follow the second coming of age of our trans protagonist, Trillium, as she navigates coming into her own as a newly minted queer and witch. Come along on her as she faces trials and tribulations as her world is turned upside down one cliche at a time.

WORK IN PROGRESS-- You may encounter tags when reading that cover a concept I haven't fleshed out yet. These are generally items I want to revisit or give more attention to, in the future.

ALSO-- whilst writing this I changed the PoV of the narrator. I like how the first-person style turned out so moving forward from the third chapter that is what you will encounter.

Content warning - In general this story will deal with queer issues. This may include topics like transphobia, homophobia, suicidal ideation/suicide, graphic violence, consensual kink scenarios, etc. It is not my intent to trigger anyone. I am still figuring out the best way to make the reader aware of this info.
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Blood and Thunder

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You've just woken in the woods, away from everything you know. You're dazed and confused, unable to comprehend what's just happened. As you are coming to, images flash before your eyes of the last few days. Your parents were taken by the police, you were forced to run, to leave everything behind, to save yourself and your sister. But she isn't here. You panic and look around, you stop. You remember. She too was taken, you are alone. For now. This is what happened to Alexander, his life has just been turned upside down. The year is 2415, the world has both evolved and devolved. It isn't how people imagined. Flying cars, robots in every house, telekinetic pencils. No, they are only in comic books. Self driving cars. No robots in houses, but workhouses instead. Telekinetic pencils... that's possible, if you are gifted with the power of telekinesis. There are dark truths hidden behind closed doors, that only few know. Truths that if they got out, would bring the downfall of the government. A government that has been deceiving people for generations. But they haven't been as careful as they thought, because 100 years ago, one guy found out their secrets. 100 years ago, one guy started the rebellion that would bring about the end. From burning books, rewriting history and breaking human rights, this government will stop at nothing to make it seem that they are doing good. But people have had enough, the secret came out before. It's only a matter of time until it happens again. This time by a group of people that no one expected. Together they work to find out the truth, but things have gotten worse over the last century and this may not only bring around the downfall of the government. Armed only the powers they were born with, the group do everything they can to discover the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But many have tried and failed, do they really stand a chance? Alexander doesn't think so, but his main concern is finding his sister, Rosia.