rackofages reblogged
I don’t really have any works that I’m dying to talk about, but I thought it might be interesting to talk about the last chapter (26) of That Which Was Lost, aka Liara has to deal with an angry mob in the Fic of Dooooooom.
This chapter is interesting in hindsight because, aside from the chapter where Benezia has her big psychotic break, this is the one that underwent the most re-writes. It’s also probably the chapter that most differed from the original idea for it. You see, originally it was more of a trial, and in it Liara *was* going to have a big rousing speech that got everyone on her side and showed everyone what a leader she was. She was also going to be the one who proposed Benezia be confined instead of executed.
#fic of doom best doom#mass effect#liara t'soni#samara#for real though#I love how twwl subverts tropes and treats all characters as people#ppl don't just bend to liara's will just because she is liara#and more importantly#this does not make them bad people!#look I love mass effect but it has this exact problem#that people who disagree with shepard are framed as bad#(I mean part of it is fan reaction but the game itself promotes it)#and meanwhile shepard's bffs can get away with all sorts of shit#and yes me3 eventually subverted it with certain characters#but locked that behind a bunch of requirements#ANYWAY#liara can be weak and imperfect and flawed#even in downright scary ways#and we love her anyway