#kyssandra

[heraldofsomething]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey Trouble in Paradise

I'm looking for the one called Kyra.

[semperintrepida]

Thanks for the link! I read through about 60% of the story in 2 days. I absolutely looooove it. It’s one of a few stories that makes me uncontrollably cry. Seriously… I was up until 2 am reading and crying

It’s just really sad. I feel for Kyra (and also Kassandra). But I know Kassandra dying was really the only viable option here for Kyra to truly be able to heal. Although, I am curious if Kassandra never died, what do you think their future would’ve looked like?

Anyway, I wanted to pick your brain about Kassandra’s death. I’m fairly certain she intentionally chose to end her life fighting those pirates. But when did she make this choice exactly? She left Kyra a note before they left but I feel like this must’ve been on her mind for a while. It’s not something you decide randomly. There were indications Kassandra wanted to die (asking Kyra to slice her throat, etc) but I feel like they were settling into a routine that maybe could have changed Kassandra’s perspective. Did she perhaps consider how her death may impact Kyra now that they were becoming somewhat friends?

Anyway I really love this story. When I finished part 1 I couldn’t believe there were another 2 parts to go. It felt like we were there with Kyra every day during those 4 years.

Questions in my askbox about "The Breaking" in the year of our lord 2026? Thank you for making my day! ❤️🥳

I too have thought about what an alternate story might look like if Kassandra had not chosen to take the path that she did. I think that eventually Kyra could have reached a place where she could be friendly, even warm, to Kassandra, but I don't think she would ever be truly comfortable with having Kassandra in close, constant proximity (i.e. living with her). But a Kassandra who was roaming around the world doing good deeds and trying to atone for her actions would be welcome to visit anytime.

I've been asked if I think there could ever be a version of this premise where Kassandra and Kyra end up in a real relationship, and I firmly believe the answer is no. That ship has already been torpedoed and sunk to the bottom of the sea by the end of the first sentence of the first chapter. I'm the kind of person (and writer) who needs a certain level of emotional realism in my fiction, and to me, the terrible things Deimos!Kassandra does to Kyra are simply too much for any sort of truly loving relationship to take root.

So could they be friends? Possibly yes if Kassandra and Kyra do a lot of work on themselves. Lovers? No.

Note: I'm going to be discussing suicide from here on out so fair warning.

Parts of this story were particularly tricky to convey because Kassandra isn't the POV character and we never get to ride along inside her head. This ending sequence for part 2 was one of them. One thing to keep in mind when thinking about Kassandra in this story is her mental state, and how it moves up and down during her time in the narrative. At the beginning of Part 2, after she's somehow tracked Kyra down on Samos, we see her in a very bad mental state, some of her madness driven by fever but most of it coming from guilt (i.e. the Furies). And for a time, her mental state improves thanks to the stability of being around Kyra. (Sorry Kyra, I know I'm terrible to you but I couldn't resist twisting the "only one bed" trope to make this happen.)

However, Kassandra's presence isn't helping Kyra, who has come to Samos to escape the past by avoiding it. She's a sharp piece of grit inside Kyra's shell, and Kyra reaches her breaking point when she realizes she's starting to like this new and improved version of Kassandra. Though there are hints that the Furies are still lurking—they always get their justice in the end—everything comes to a head when Kyra finally snaps and attacks Kassandra.

Now Kassandra realizes that her presence is actively harming Kyra. Even worse, she's beginning to see phantoms again, hear their voices. Kyra was her anchor to sanity but it's all starting to crack. This is when she starts thinking about her place in the world and whether she should remain in it.

There's a bit of a fake out later on where Kassandra's mood suddenly improves, but it's only because she now has a concrete plan: she's going to let herself be killed at the next available opportunity and leave Kyra the key to Atlantis. (Why doesn't Kassandra do the deed herself? Well, as she said previously, she can't bring herself to.)

When those pirate sails appear on the horizon, Kassandra knows how this battle will end.

As for Kassandra having thought of the impact her death might have on Kyra, I think she firmly believes she's doing what's best for Kyra—and in a way she's right! Her presence on Samos and eventual death are the catalyst that forces Kyra to confront the past she'd been avoiding.

Anyway, thank you for giving me an opportunity to think about this story again! I'm so glad it's captivated you and that you've found something good in it. I know there are things I could have done differently and better, but I'm still pretty proud of it—and I never feel that way about my writing. 😅

[reallifekorra]

AC Odyssey/Kassandra fans?

Looking for any other fans out there who would want to have friendly chats about all things ACO/Kassandra. I love this game, love this character, and I came back to tumblr for connection with others who feel the same way. By connection, I mean an actual two-way conversation, where I'm not the only one asking questions or offering insight!. Does that exist on this platform?!

[revalisgalee]

i wrote the first 20k words in a week for this fic back in june and then promptly died

it is now. 21k words. :D

[joyfulsongbird]

realizing with horror that i’ve once again started a giant fic project that will probably take me more than a year to finish about two characters maximum four people care about

[minamoreh]

We...really shouldn't

[djdhfhdhsksk]

I've been so into AC Odyssey lately and...

This came to my mind.

My video game les OTP as my anime les OTP 🤗

Scene: 硝子の花園 (Garasu no Hanazono, Garden of Glass) _live performance

Labyrinth of dream… Labyrinth of lily…

- Fall asleep in the garden where there is only two of us.

- I like the way your hand stroking my hair.

- More…

[hinumaycommissionsopen]

Okay I haven't gushed this much in months