I'm so hyped about all the cool skeksis content lately, I might have started a fic around two thematically similar plot bunnies that have been nagging me (for years and for about a week, respectively).
SkekUng and SkekNa, about 30 trine after the Skeksis came into existence.
I drew this four years ago and am having a big fit of nostalgia. Also added it as an illustration in a fic (which will also be in the skeksis tag here shortly).
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
That time skekNa lost his hand and gained some less tangible things.
Continuing my re-uploading project with my personal favorite of my TDC fics. It made Ung/Na, which was supposed to be incidental for me, into my favorite ship. Thought I'd ship two of the cruelest skeks for the lulz, and ended up giving myself years of fodder for pondering what it looks like when terrible people fall in love under terrible circumstances; their love is never redemptive, and they never stop being terrible, and they're living their best life.
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Please note this is rated E, therefore do not engage with the post if under 18.
Read the tags and warning under the cut before clicking into the story. Cheers!
Please note the tags and be safe! This story includes insect larvae being used for grotesque purposes (chapters where this happens will include the warning "bugs" in the start notes).
This is a fully completed work. The final two chapters will be posted around the weekend.
Fandoms:
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (TV)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Additional Tags:
skeksis punishment rituals, skekshod cameo, skekso cameo, growth through suffering, relationship deepening through suffering, skekna discovering masochism, skekung being protective and also extremely problematic, insect larvae as punishment, Bugs, just so many fucking bugs please do not think I am understating this, scaphism of a sort, rotting flesh, chewing on bones, phegnese, repost, originally posted summer 2020, moderate edits for character consistency, skeksis, coming to understand one's own hypocrisy, loss of limb, Love in horrific circumstances, Darkfic, Hurt/comfort