Ao3 Orphan Stories
Some are already aware that there has been a rush of Orphaned stories on Ao3 that are of a more explicit nature. Without going into detail, the primary theme is Terra Snapdragon in sexual situations that range from curious to morbid. While I wholeheartedly stand by the right we all have as authors and fans to write what we please, it is very clear many of these works take direct inspiration from MY works.
Now, I have no issue with someone seeing what I do and getting ideas and writing them out. By all means, let the creative juices flow. It’s not necessarily all to my taste, and it doesn’t have to be - as the author, while orphaning the stories, is writing them for themselves. And I am NOT bashing on that.
However, the latest story "For Paradise" (I won't link it here, you can search it via the Terra Snapdragon tag – mind the tags, it is Explicit and highly sexual) took a direct creation of mine to play a front and center role in the story.
To clarify, I am NOT the author of any of these orphaned works. I have nothing to hide. I will show you my morbid and tag it accordingly. Hence, I wanted to address the usage of my created race, the Dratanae, in that latest work.
The very first mention of the Dratanae is seen in my Faust/Terra story "A Discussion Between Business Associates." Principal Faust, known as Faust of the clan Drikhartae in my fancanon, is one of these demons.
In canon, we know next to nothing about Faust's actual race or its extra characteristics or if it has an outside culture and so on. So I took liberties since there was very little development of his character. I've spoken about his race in my fancanon frequently here on tumblr; you can find these posts by just searching "Faust." Hettie is also included as she is a Dratanae/Witch hybrid and there is a whole post going over her as well. That said, I've not given a full and complete rundown of Faust's culture or the Dratanae's biology - which is to say the author of this most recent orphan story has taken liberties of their own that are NOT accurate to my creation. And this is true both in the Dratanae's culture and their biological functions.
Again, not bashing the author, we all have a right to write what we please, but since they pulled a specific race of my creation into their writing, I wanted to make this known.
Let me know if you have any questions about the Dratanae, whether that be of their biology or their culture and lifestyle.
And to the author of "For Paradise": I'm assuming you didn't realize Dratanae weren't canon to the series. However, in the future, when taking inspiration from my work, I'd appreciate a more thorough dive into at least the Owl House Wiki to clarify whether it's actual canon or original content I've created. And if it's clearly not canon, and to play a central role in your work, such as with "For Paradise," either a request for permission or a quick citation would also be appreciated.