Author: Jess Mahler
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The Price of Survival (S1, E3): Bargain Between Enemies
Season Content Notes: attempted genocide (off screen), child murders (off screen), prejudice, violence While Navin and his soul-sister settled into sleep, the wolf whose name was the feel of racing paws and the crack of lightning crept through the human city. Had Navin and his soul-sister known the wolf was there, they would have been…
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The Price of Survival (S1, E2): Gut Decisions
Season Content Notes: attempted genocide (off screen), child murders (off screen), prejudice, violence It was only for the cubs-to-be that the wolf endured the touch of death on their skin as long as she had. Her brother understood human things and promised her that so long as they didn’t fight the human Pack Mother the…
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The Price of Survival, Season 1 Episode 1 — Choice of Desperation
Navin Wolf, Pack Father of the Long Valley Wolves strode into the court of Queen Alfhard as if he owned it. Looking neither at the gaping courtiers surrounding him nor the soldiers who escorted him. He looked only at Alfhard. She would have called his stare a challenge, except he did not meet her eyes.…
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Planting Life in a Dying City: Season 1, Season Finale
Season Content Notes: Natural disaster/death, ableism Tears leaked down Lefeng’s cheeks. Dripped on eir dead hands. It was done. They had a family. Enough of one. Tears dropped faster now. Ey choked back a sob. As quietly as ey could, ey moved away, to the far corner of the compound. Ey crouched down, leaning against…
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Planting Life in a Dying City: Season 1, Episode 11 — The Grandparents
Season Content Notes: Natural disaster/death, ableism While Chotaikytsai spoke with eir visitor, Lefeng and Kolchais continued discussing what they needed to build a new home. “I don’t know how much any of it will cost, but we also need money for food and drink and the bathhouse,” Kolchais was saying, “And no matter how much…
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Planting Life in a Dying City: Season 1, Interlude — Tschoum
Season Content Notes: Natural disaster/death, ableism Tsouchm got breakfast, as usual, from a rundown cooking-family by the docks that catered to the familyless. Ey sat and ate alone, unusual among even the family-less in eir stubborn individuality. When ey was younger it had seemed a fine thing to make emself a reverse of the society…
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Planting Life in a Dying City: Season 1, Episode 10 – The Decision
Season Content Notes: Natural disaster/death, ableism When they returned to the compound, Chotaikytsai had gotten Chestef to take a nap and was working the garden. Kolchais tried to join em but Chotaikytsai took one good look at Kolchais’ face and insisted ey sit down and eat something. Ey had done enough today. Kolchais protested that…
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Planting Life in a Dying City; Season 1, Episode 9 – The Abandoned
Season Content Notes: Natural disaster/death, ableism Lefeng rose early the next morning. The hospitality family offered fruit and a strange kind of flatbread. Ey took the flatbread and ate it a small bit at a time. By the time ey finished, the sun was rising. Ey roused Paiokp and Chestef and waited, as patiently as…
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Planting Life in a Dying City: Season 1, Episode 8 – The Weaver
Season Content Notes: Natural disaster/death, ableism They set out early the next morning to speak with the weaver. But navigating the city was difficult and it took them until mid-morning to find the compound of the Colorworkweaving family. The gate was broken off the hinges and leaned against the inside of the wall. In its…
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Planting Life in a Dying City: Season 1, Episode 7 – The City (Part 2)
Season Content Notes: Natural disaster/death, ableism At the area the guard directed em to, Lefeng laid out eir tent-leather as a blanket to sit on. There was room on the blanket for the leather and other things ey had brought to sell. The market was quiet, with only a handful of people haggling. Several near-adults…