The cliche that fanfiction has a house prose-style is one I've heard maligned quite a lot, but I think it's a lot easier to argue that specific subgenres have stylistic conventions. It gets so lonely here is written in the shared voice of abuse-themed femslash, in a way which brings out its strongest features- the giddiness with which the prose circles the events described, the pop-Austenian explication of social dynamics. One route's notably weak in comparison to the other two, but the whole thing's buoyed by the spirit of fun in which it was composed and it which it's easy to share.

Reviewed on Apr 15, 2023


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