the sins that make our sons // a brief overview
the sins that make our sons is an in-development story (loosely defined as sci-fi) that takes place some few years into a civil war on a distant planet (between a race of aliens who once adored humans so much that they chose to shape themselves in their image). posts on worldbuilding tbd.
this specific wip focuses on the story of Prayer, a Synvrai from the city-state Alaras, as he and his child flee to Vocaneyas. In a desperate attempt to escape the consequences of past secrets should they ever come to light, Prayer enlists in the war, where he will work directly under the highly-revered Hand: Polaris of Amity. He works to earn the Hand's trust and protect his child, dodging his past at every glimpse of it. But he can't run forever.
focuses heavily on topics such as... trauma and the different impacts it has; the struggle to reclaim one's autonomy; parenthood as a whirlwind of love and guilt and fear; the repression of/disconnect from one's emotions - and the destructive breakdown it ends in; feeling things you never thought you could.
features things such as... an unrealistically intimate war, intersex aliens (w/ masc pronouns by "default") who are generally gender-indifferent (unless they aren't), polyamory, a lack of labels for sexual/romantic orientation, unintentional mental links, accidental child acquisition, and a secret baby or two.
