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1. They Say Strange Fascination by Ghosts_Multiversal_Mindsoup

   Fandoms: Outer Wilds (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • Other
   • Complete Work

   01 Dec 2024

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Hal/Player Character (Outer Wilds)
   • Esker & Player Character (Outer Wilds)
   • Gabbro & Player Character (Outer Wilds)
   • Player Character (Outer Wilds)
   • Gabbro (Outer Wilds)
   • Hal (Outer Wilds)
   • Esker (Outer Wilds)
   • one of the darker things in the ow tag
   • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
   • the things you'd do to stay sane in a time loop amiright?
   • canon depictions of death and lack of self preservation
   • do I have to tag existentialism? Like it's outer wilds we know what's up
   • Fascination
   • Apathy
   • autism coded?? I fucking guess????
   • Gore
   • Disembowelment
   • Cannibalism
   • Exsanguination
   • they have blue blood bc I said so
   • these bitches got extra copper good for them!!
   • PC is not given a name
   • gratuitous use of italicization
   • as always!!!
   • everyone needs an emotional support esker
   • the hearthians are so incredibly trusting it's not even funny
   • Oneshot
   • Twoshot
   • Canon Compliant
   • (supposedly)
   • ch2 is so tender??? don't ask me I have no idea how this happened
   • Feelings
   • so many fucking feelings
   • Enthusiastic Consent
   • Yearning
   • hal: man I hope this doesn't awaken anything in me
   • rated m for mmmm tasy
   • Ambiguous/Open Ending
   • angsty ending
   • Unresolved Tension™
   • autocannibalism
   • Player Character (Outer Wilds) is Called Hatchling

   Summary

   The hatchling being Not Okay, feat. lifetime fascinations rearing their head

   Or: the hatchling having the best-worst time in the loop

   (Title from: The Red Means I Love You by Madds Buckley. Heed the tags)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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   Chapters:

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