Total Fucking Darkness
A fanfic written by hyunchanee_exo for the Baecon and Eggs Fanfic Fest
Summary: Chanyeol is a freak who tends to burn stuff and Baekhyun is a hot guy with a bewitching secret.
Tags: Witches, Demons, Fantasy, Action, Magic, Light Angst, Fluff, Smut, Slight Violence (Please check the whole tags before reading)
Word Count: 55,282
This is a little background file about the fanfic and will contain spoilers so only keep on reading if you have finished the fic.
archiveofourown.org/works/19114765
The Writing Process
I have always wanted to write something about witches after I watched Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. I vaguely remembered this prompt back when I was claiming my prompt for Will of the Stars (2018) so when the 2019 round opened, I quickly came for this prompt. I feel a bit sorry for the prompter because I turned their idea into this monstrosity but they havenât reached out to me yet so Iâm still hoping they arenât that disappointed.
Despite being inspired from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, it has absolutely no relation to it at all aside from the fact that itâs all about witches and I incorporated the popular witch trio element into this fic. It is completely something original, especially with my trademark of putting stars and constellations into the lore.
The whole fic has the touch of darkness that you can hear in bury a friend by Billie Eilish.
Also, here is a playlist of all the songs I listened to while writing this.
I developed the plot around November of 2018 but I never got around to really writing it seriously until March because school has been hectic and Iâm just graduating from senior highschool. The plot is actually really bland at first. Chanyeol was supposed to only forget Baekhyun, gets rescued from Sungyeol and he is trained until Sungyeol rises. All the ideas from Rena pretending to be his girlfriend, the lore, the little twists throughout with the witch hunters, Chanyeolâs mom and Baekhyunâs ultimate death were not developed until May, a week before I turned the fic in. Iâm the master of working under pressure lol.
I had so many people beta read this thing. Iâm so grateful especially to Ate Mimi and Ate Lan for being patient with me haha.
Original title of this fic was supposed to be House of Draco but itâs too formal ahahaha.
Iâm so proud of this work.
Witch Culture
They worship the stars.
The Roselake Coven collectively lives in a base hidden from human sight called the Roselake Fortress.
The Roselake Institution of Obscure Magic and Cosmic Witchcraft stands in front of the fortress.
Witches all have the standard ability to control magic, but they can also develop secondary abilities.
The witches live an egalitarian society where no matter what you are as long as you are against the darkness and you are with the stars, you are as equal as anybody else.
Technology is banned because it is useless anyway in a place brimming with magic.
Fashion includes anything black.
Witches love jewelry of any kind.
Dark, dramatic make-up is a staple.
Powers
The witches in this fic all have powers inspired from Polaris of the Gifted.
âAll of a sudden, Chanyeol brings his arms sharply down in front of his chest, hands curled into fists. A ring of beautiful blue fire bursts out from within his body, setting the people in black on fire. Their shrieks echo into the night as they try to collect their wits and extinguish the flames, which Chanyeol takes as his cue to run the fuck out of there.â
Chanyeol using his powers in this scene kinda looks like this:
The Houses
This is only a list of all the mentioned houses throughout the fic. It doesnât mean that these are the only ones that exist. There are actually more.
House Draco, the Dragon - blessed with the ability to control the Abysmal Fires and high aptitude for Offensive Magic
House Aquila, the Eagle - blessed with strong affinity for magic of any kind and the ability to effectively fight off the darkness
House Vulpecula, the Fox - blessed with cunningness and high aptitude for Influential Magic
House Cassiopeia, the Queen - blessed with natural born leadership and high aptitude for Affliction Magic
House Orion, the Hunter - blessed with sensitivity to magic and has sharp senses
House Corvus, the Crow - blessed with high aptitude for Dark Magic
House Leo, the Lion - blessed with the natural ability to heighten physical strength and have high capability in tolerating various kinds of magic
House Pyxis, the Compass - blessed with high aptitude in teleportation of any kind
House Circinus, the Dividing Compass - blessed with the natural ability to locate any person, place or object obscured from sight
Colors of the magical energy harnessed by witches depends on the house that they belong in, although that still depends. For example, a witch might have blue magical energy, hinting their House Draco bloodline, but the witch might be absorbed in other houses because of circumstances.
The Characters
This is Chanyeol, an ascendant of House Draco. He grew up as a mortal, which is why it was hard for him to adjust with witch life, especially after all the trouble he had to go through before becoming an official witch. He always felt lost and confused, but he did his best especially with Baekhyun guiding him so he became more powerful and capable through will and determination.
Here is Baekhyun of House Aquila, a prodigy among the youth in the coven. He's selfless and prioritizes the safety of the ones he love. He understands the principle of sacrifices and will choose the shortest end of the stick. He's charismatic yet cute at the same time.
The Oh Family featuring Krystal from f(x) with Sehun and Nayoung from Pristin, the only living ascendants of House Vulpecula in the Roselake Coven. They have been excommunicated from the Roselake Coven simply because they are directly related to Sungyeol. Despite this, they wholeheartedly helped Chanyeol, showing their loyalty to family as long as they are in the right.
Kahi as the High Priestess with Kyulkyung, Rena and Roa as the Pride Sisters, ascendants of House Cassiopeia. They appear cruel and antagonistic, but that is only because they are fierce and strict when it comes to the safety of the coven.
ITZY as Baekhyun's half-sisters, ascendants of House Aquila. Even if Baekhyun feels a bit distant from them because they arenât blood-related and he constantly has the need to take up the responsibility of keeping witches safe from their upcoming doom, they look up to him as an admirable older brother.
Kai of House Corvus and Kyungsoo from House Orion a.k.a fluffy boyfriends who are close friends with Baekhyun. Kyungsoo is quite bubbly, naive and maybe a bit airheaded at times, but he is smart and very powerful. Jongin is the exact opposite of him and because of their match, they come in a set.
The Roselake Institution of Obscure Magic and Cosmic Witchcraft Council Leader Yixing of House Leo with council members Jongdae of House Pyxis and Minseok of House Circinus. They are always busy because aside from keeping the student witches in check, they have to cooperate with the higher authorities to keep the peace.
These are star-crossed lovers Witch Sehun and Witch Hunter Junmyeon. The witch hunters in the fic were dormant and had not been trained to be one only making them legacies rather than actual hunters, but the demons manipulated them in order to capture the witches.
So far, that is all. If you have any more questions, feel free to hit me up on Twitter or shoot me an ask here!