Manacled by senlinyu, aka the only dramoine fic I’ve ever read.
I started this fic to see what all the hype was about, not expecting to get sucked in. Surprise, I was obsessed. I told myself I wasn’t going to bind it. Surprise, a week later I was working on cover designs.
I wanted to feature women of the Bible who are often left out of Sunday school for one reason or another. Whose work is downplayed or straight up ignored. Please note: I was raised in the south, with Southern Baptist churches everywhere. So this is going on what I was taught, not exactly what I believe in ✨
Volume One features Mary Magdalene, who was a disciple of Jesus but usually not recognized as one, at least where I’m from.
Volume Two features Lilith, the first wife of Adam, who was cast out of the Garden of Eden for refusing to be subservient to him.
Volume Three features Jochebed, mother of Moses, who had to make the ultimate decision when it came to the safety of her child. Not much is mentioned about her in the Bible, other than her hiding Moses then putting him in a basket on the Nile.
These were always the women I looked up to growing up, who did what they had to do, who fought how they could, and usually didn’t get a single thank you for it.
Anyway, sounds familiar in the context of Manacled.
Typeset is by the lovely ladybobbitt on instagram, thank you so much!! Cover was designed on Canva.
Manacled, by senlinyu, is available to read for FREE on ao3. Mind the tags. Keep fanfiction free. Stop selling this, for the love of all things holy.
One more note: JK Rowling is a horrible, horrible person. This is a fanwork, that is incredibly well written. Support fanworks, not her.