Alex's memories only go as far back as early high school and he has always felt disconnected, out of place with the world at large and emotionally dead. Unable to interact socially or form meaningful connections, Alex has struggled to really fit in with anyone. To a certain extent life was just about filling a space and following routine. To live on auto pilot.
Despite this it is around others that he feels the most awake, experiencing the emotional almost echoes of those around him from the fringes of the crowd.
When the pandemic hit, crowds and routine disappeared.
Then the pause happened, and with it Alex's search to find the answers to why he isn't affected by the pause and what is its relationship to him.
Story written for LightNovelber#2021. Chapter 1 will be published start of December
- Epilogue: Newborns & New BeginningsDec 15, 2021
- Chapter 6: Ripping Off the BandaidDec 13, 2021
- Chapter 5: Mages Expect MagicDec 11, 2021
- Chapter 4: Not Every Villain has their Lair UndergroundDec 9, 2021
- Chapter 3: Ruminations of a Homing PigeonDec 7, 2021
- Chapter 2: Human Duct TapeDec 5, 2021
- Chapter 1: Aimless WanderingDec 3, 2021
- Prologue: A Strange Meeting amidst a PauseDec 1, 2021
- Cover art, Foreword & Content WarningsDec 1, 2021
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- 66 plan to read
- 176 completed
- 4 paused
- 6 dropped
The system of magic and reality in this story is a really unique way of describing transition. A strong part of my own alexithymia was believing I was an object or a system rather than a person. The transformation is the conclusion of the stories world building.
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This is a very unusual story about a condition that I have never heard of before. For someone who doesn't experience much emotion, the journey that the character goes through evokes quite a few of them. Add in an intriguing metaphysical background and some simply sketched yet likable witches and you have a treat.
The transgender bit does seem a bit tacked on. With all the changes the main character undergoes and her unusual (and very creative) backstory, a gender change seems almost redundant. I know that being trans is the underlying metaphor (and that's why I'm here), but it just kind of pops out of nowhere at the end.
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