Since I could first remember my own life, I have simultaneously been remembering lives that are not mine. They are tiny slices of experiences, brief windows into a past that I never had and that perhaps never existed. It is the stuff of dreams... and perhaps they are nothing but dreams. I believe they are something more.
Perhaps my life with Scorpan is not the one I was meant to have. I cannot shake the feeling that my life is out there, in the grassy meadows I dream of so often.
First-person Tirek origin story. You ask, "Why?" I ask, "Why not?"
Picture is some stock photo I got from Google Images. It fits the mood of the story perfectly.
Chapters (3)
hold on Ima read
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Woo!
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I dabble.
6772932 OMG IT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!
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Aw, thanks.
This is definitely the greatest back story for Tirek I have ever read. Way to go Scootareader.
I... Liked this story. Thanks for writing this.
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He needed some love.
Nice Redwall picture.
A criminally underrated story, in my not so humble opinion. A very good backstory for a character that most seem to have forgotten about already.
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Two more votes and we can finally see the bar!
I am happy with what attention it's gotten so far.
Quite an interesting read!
First off, allow me to congratulate you on your prose; it is so delightful to read. I enjoy those long, calm descriptions, but for the dialogue it tends to be a little more troublesome. It is easy to dismiss the characters´s lines as uninterested, and it´s quite sad to do so. True, you want to convey a feeling of severity, which I understand (I myself have fallen victim to this) but the result may make you perceive them as having little character.
At least that is what I got from Scorpan; since we got a good look into Tirek´s psyche we do get to understand him as a complex character.
But that´s the only questionable negative point.
I loved the environment, the entire story feels like exploring a mysterious forest reaching for a conclusion, and I like that.
The ambiguity of the plot is magnificent. This might be an acquired taste, but I adore how diffuse the entire premise, development and conclusion are. I think the relate is perfect as it is; no need for a sequel anytime soon.
This is honestly pretty fucking fantastic.
tho ya might wanna add an other tag for scorpan