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I'm so obsessed with Layla's arc in the first two episodes of Moon Knight.... A few months before the show's timeline, her husband, the love of her life, her partner in crime, GHOSTS her. And at first she thinks he's just working, it's not like he hasn't disappeared before; but as time goes on she starts to worry maybe he's been kidnapped, or hurt, maybe he needs her help but she doesn't even know where to start to go looking for him. So she's just consumed with fear, all day every day. Until she gets the divorce papers in the mail. That's it. That's all the closure she's meant to get? And she's FURIOUS, obviously. It's not like their relationship was perfect, he's always clearly been hiding things from her - missions for Khonshu? An affair? - but to completely discard her, as if all their time together meant nothing? All her fear suddenly switches to righteous anger. There's still maybe part of her that's scared for him, her logical brain feels like this can't be real, this can't be him. Despite herself she keeps calling, every day, desperate for answers.
And one day, completely out of the blue, he actually picks up the phone.
It's almost a relief hearing Marc doing some stupid accent. That explains it, he's in hiding. And he's ALIVE. He's ok! He's clearly in some sort of trouble but finally, she can help, clearly he wants her help, NEEDS it. She uses his phone to track him down, and she thinks maybe once she gets him out of there, he'll drop the act. But he doesn't. And the first time they look at each other face to face, she can tell in his eyes that he genuinely doesn't recognise her.
She knows for sure that this is not Marc when Steven says "I'd never divorce you."
When she first meets Steven she thought she'd want to punch him, want to scream at him- but this isn't Marc. This is a small shy man that looks at her like he's never seen her before, with wide adoring eyes, and her rage fizzles out. Right now they have bigger problems to deal with anyway.
She's still trying to wrap her head around there being two men sharing one brain, that her husband never told her he had DID. But it's easier than she thought it would be to tell them apart. Steven is sweet, and looks at her in a way that Marc hasn't looked at her in years. He knows so much about Egyptian history, more than her, even, and it reminds her so much of how her and Marc used to have all these adventures together. When he reads Desbordes-Valmore to her, she can almost hear her husband stumbling over a verse to her at their wedding (Marc never quite got the hang of French). Steven is completely different to Marc, and yet reminds her of him in everything he does.
She must have been going through SO MUCH. It's a shame the show moves at such a breakneck pace that she never really gets enough time to process and talk it all out, but it still compels me
There are sooo many brilliant fics in the Oscar world (some of you write them!) But sometimes, the older stories get lost in the shuffle, especially if that writer has written less for whatever life reason.
So! I am going to rec some mutuals that all OI fans should know!
(please lmk if you would like to be removed)
This will be tricky because I will inevitably leave someone out, but I don't mean to. Also, I am not the authority/gatekeeper of this info. I simply want to share the ✧ ancient wisdoms ✧ I have personally attained.
Some of these people post a lot and some don't. Some of them have thousands of followers and have been around for a long time.
Of course you all know @reallyrallyauthor and @my-secret-shame-but-fanfiction - they write and post frequently, and have been around a while. Can't say enough about these sweetie pops.
@missdictatorme is around too so make sure you check her out, especially if you want the best banter, strong/sassy reader characters, humor, wit and scalding hot stories. And of course Dolli herself is hilarious
For beautiful prose and lots of yummy Poe and Santiago content, go see @campingwiththecharmings
For some incredible anguished beauty and all manner of amazing stories for OI, go see @moonknightly, who was definitely married to Marc before I was. Just read her new Santiago story and it got me good.
If you ship Rey + Poe from Star Wars, go see @virtie333. She also has a Moon Knight story (still on my list) and a Triple Frontier story (freaking amazing), probably others. There's one where Rey and Poe survive a snow storm that I'm still in awe of.
@whatthefishh - there aren't enough Rydal Keener fics in this world, but you can find them here, among others
@brandyllyn has a wide variety of stories, but lots of Poe and Santiago as well, including a story in my top 5 of all time, Alabanza.
@eyelessfaces - treasure trove of fics
@felix24601 - writes for a variety of fandoms, but has a lot of Triple Frontier stuff and some Moon Knight stuff. Amazing world builder and has some dark stories if that's your thing. Changed blogs, so message him if you need links/help
@howellatme -I consider howell the authority on Richard Muñoz, but that's not all she writes
@faretheeoscar - yes, the OI news sharing artist is also a writer!
@backp0rchpoet - everything is hottttt and i love their sick banners
I know there are more writers, I'm sorry if I missed a great one! Not all of the ones I've read have honored me with mutalism. And this is a moots list. Also, some of you may write, but I might not be aware if I couldn't find your masterlist, and believe me, I did a deep dive on a lot of people!
Please feel free to add to this list. I want to be following all the OI writers! And please lmk if you want to be removed.
There are sooo many brilliant fics in the Oscar world (some of you write them!) But sometimes, the older stories get lost in the shuffle, especially if that writer has written less for whatever life reason.
So! I am going to rec some mutuals that all OI fans should know!
(please lmk if you would like to be removed)
This will be tricky because I will inevitably leave someone out, but I don't mean to. Also, I am not the authority/gatekeeper of this info. I simply want to share the ✧ ancient wisdoms ✧ I have personally attained.
Some of these people post a lot and some don't. Some of them have thousands of followers and have been around for a long time.
Of course you all know @reallyrallyauthor and @my-secret-shame-but-fanfiction - they write and post frequently, and have been around a while. Can't say enough about these sweetie pops.
@missdictatorme is around too so make sure you check her out, especially if you want the best banter, strong/sassy reader characters, humor, wit and scalding hot stories. And of course Dolli herself is hilarious
For beautiful prose and lots of yummy Poe and Santiago content, go see @campingwiththecharmings
For some incredible anguished beauty and all manner of amazing stories for OI, go see @moonknightly, who was definitely married to Marc before I was. Just read her new Santiago story and it got me good.
If you ship Rey + Poe from Star Wars, go see @virtie333. She also has a Moon Knight story (still on my list) and a Triple Frontier story (freaking amazing), probably others. There's one where Rey and Poe survive a snow storm that I'm still in awe of.
@whatthefishh - there aren't enough Rydal Keener fics in this world, but you can find them here, among others
@brandyllyn has a wide variety of stories, but lots of Poe and Santiago as well, including a story in my top 5 of all time, Alabanza.
@eyelessfaces - treasure trove of fics
@felix24601 - writes for a variety of fandoms, but has a lot of Triple Frontier stuff and some Moon Knight stuff. Amazing world builder and has some dark stories if that's your thing. Changed blogs, so message him if you need links/help
@howellatme -I consider howell the authority on Richard Muñoz, but that's not all she writes
@faretheeoscar - yes, the OI news sharing artist is also a writer!
@backp0rchpoet - everything is hottttt and i love their sick banners
I know there are more writers, I'm sorry if I missed a great one! Not all of the ones I've read have honored me with mutalism. And this is a moots list. Also, some of you may write, but I might not be aware if I couldn't find your masterlist, and believe me, I did a deep dive on a lot of people!
Please feel free to add to this list. I want to be following all the OI writers! And please lmk if you want to be removed.
You’re my favorite guy to do mini animations of. Thanks to you I have the best friends I could ask for. I hope you know you’re loved and an inspiration.
I wonder where Poe would fall comparatively tho, like "a long time ago" - where it would fall on Earth's timeline. (even tho I know his galaxy kept him off this graphic, like you said)