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➤ fic for The Left Hand of Darkness, set generations after canon!
➤ a young person of Gethen dreams of journeying out to join the rest of the Ekumen; their parent tells them the story of the Envoy and of Estraven
➤ I love this outside perspective on the characters we know and love from canon, and what must have/might have happened to them, and the stories they've become in the generations since!
➤ the original characters are wonderful also, bringing a great dynamic to the discussion of what it means to be a Gethenian vs an Outsider, and to the consideration of what a story means and what it means to tell that story
➤ yuletide always brings fabulous left hand of darkness fics and this one is no exception!
➤ 2k words in length