The Green Fields Beyond
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I owed her a proper letter, I didn’t write enough, but what could I say. It seemed like everyone else wrote so much more than me, but they probably had more people to write to than just their mom. Every time I tried to tell her what happened with Anne, what the trenches were like, how desperately I had to hold myself together, the agony I was always in, why should she know, what was the point. I never could figure out if it was kind or cruel that demons could never have demonic parents, my mom’s humanity meaning she would never know how it was, and sometimes, like now, I wouldn’t tell her if I could. I like being her invincible daughter, like no other succubus, how happy she was when I convinced her I would survive this, and I would, but she didn’t need to know how, but I couldn't lie. My letter told her I was alive, not sick or injured, that I miss my home, I miss her, that I love her. It was what I could manage, so it had to be enough, she would understand.
This is smut with a lot of plot.
Content Warnings/Additional Tags (This is intended to be a fun read, but one where characters deal with serious issues).
Lesbian
Infertility
Queer
Gender Dysphoria
Legal Discrimination
Eating Disorders
Guns
Futa
Chronic Pain
Bigotry
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- Status
- Completed
- Year
- 2024
- Author
- A True Leveller
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 4.0/ 5.0
- Followers
- 10
- Views
- 10,444
Chapters(71 total)
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Community Reviews(1)
- WardenWinterRoyal Road★★★★ 3.5This is an interesting story, although one that is hard to really review. It's a compelling read. But how to describe it... It's a slice of life post-traumatic story about finding oneself after surviving a horror you felt certain would be the end, and learning to love and take care of yourself. It's also chock-full of smut. Not always in the: this is arousing, sort of way, but because sex is very important to the dynamic between the characters, and it's a fact of life for our succubus MC.
The relationship between the MC and her GF is difficult at times, but sweet, and genuinely loving as well. I truly enjoy that the story didn't drag out the period of heartbreak and disconnection between them, and that it also didn't just sweep their difficulties under the rug. They've genuinely hurt each other—not intentionally, but that pain comes through on the page, and in their interactions. Is it entirely healthy? Absolutely not. Both of these women need help, and they don't exactly have an easy time asking for it. They also have at least as hard of a time getting it. The bigotry in their society is a constant presence in the story, and it informs a lot of the way that they approach the world.
Now, into the nitty-gritty: the writing is not technically the best. There are numerous little errors in punctuation, misspelled or misused words (like on instead of one), and there's lots of room for improvement in how paragraphs and scenes are split, especially involving dialogue. These were things I constantly noticed throughout the story, but weren't so egregious that it made me want to quit reading. I'd probably just describe it as "messy" more than anything else, and that sorta fits the vibe of the story, so that probably helped me overlook the issues.
I think the story has, so far, done really well with handling the complex, difficult, and heavy topics of trauma, gender dysphoria, body dysmorphia, societal bigotry, and intersectionality. It's been effective describing the chronic