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Discworld: "Modern Love" by Penknife

Apr 16, 2009 11:28

Title: Modern Love
Author: penknife
Fandom: Discworld
Pairing/characters: Mainly original characters (and OC/OC pairings), although Angua makes a brief appearance.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: All this belongs to Terry Pratchett, not to me.
Prompt: Discworld, any character, The ongoing changes in dwarven views on gender and sexuality have any ( Read more... )

fandom: discworld

Comments 217

marag April 16 2009, 15:51:12 UTC

Oh man, this is awesome. I totally never thought about this, but it all makes so much sense now! This has a very Pratchett feel to it and has a lot of great lines. I don't know why, but for some reason I was particularly amused by At the time he'd taken that to mean that sometimes people got married even when they didn't have very much money, but now he suspected that hadn't been what his father meant.

penknife April 16 2009, 18:33:37 UTC

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for the rec!

kassrachel April 16 2009, 15:53:45 UTC

This is wonderful.

He wasn't sure "queer" was the right word for it, though, if only because that was a human word, and some part of him felt that anything that couldn't be named in dwarfish didn't really exist. It made him feel uneasy, as if he might not really exist either unless he could find the right words to explain how he felt.

Oh, man. Yeah. YEAH.

penknife April 16 2009, 18:33:55 UTC

Thank you! :-)

dropsofviolet April 16 2009, 15:56:30 UTC

This is very sweet. Not sweet as in lacking substance, but it's a delicate, kind, and thoughtful take on both gender identity and the changing culture in the dwarves of Discworld, and I really like your play on it. I thought the characters were very well-fleshed for their short appearances, and quite believable. I really enjoyed reading this!

penknife April 16 2009, 18:34:07 UTC

Thanks so much!

thornsilver April 16 2009, 15:56:39 UTC

I greately enjoyed it, though it made my heard hurt. (Even if I am not a dwarf.)

penknife April 16 2009, 18:34:23 UTC

Thank you! It's complicated.

loneraven April 16 2009, 15:56:57 UTC

That is perfect. It really is. I love all your lovely, confused, thoughtful dwarfs! This is exactly right, exactly what I hoped someone would do with the idea of transgender and queer dwarfs!

penknife April 16 2009, 18:35:04 UTC

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it.