Line #7 Trivia/HoldingTheWorldOnTheirShoulders


1	Trivia for ''Fanfic/HoldingTheWorldOnTheirShoulders'' and its sequels, ''Fanfic/LostInTheStorm'' and ''Fanfic/{{Reignfall}}''.
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3	* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Asheskies favorite chapters are chapters 26 of ''HTWOTS'', "Janus", chapter 21 of ''Storm'', and "And All That Could Have Been", and chapter 3 of ''Reignfall'', "Pyrrhic Victory".
4	* DeadFic: ''Reignfall'' was sadly left unfinished due to a loss of motivation by the author, the final chapter (Containing Asheskies' notes for the remainder of the fic) being uploaded 3rd of November 2023.
5	* FandomNod: Artist [=SanaNaryon=] was initially inspired to make [[https://sananaryon.tumblr.com/post/688318969343508480/may-marigold-the-fall-maiden-cinder-rhodes-the designs of Cinder, May and Winter]] by ''Holding the World''. These designs were later used as inspiration for Cinder and Winter's looks in the fic.
6	* MeaningfulReleaseDate: The last part of chapter 4 of ''Reignfall'' is set in July of 80 AGW, and was released in July of 2022.
7	* PostReleaseRetitle: Chapter 13 of ''Reignfall'' was initially published as "Destiny" before Asheskies changed it to "Achilles, Come Down" in reference to the song by Music/GangOfYouths.
8	* ScheduleSlip: ''HTWOTS'' initially published every few days, but by the time of ''Reignfall'' had gone down to one or two updates a month. Over the course of 2023 it steadily went slower and slower, until it was fully cancelled in November.
9	* SeriesHiatus: ''Reignfall'' went on unannounced hiatus after chapter 9 (September 1st 2022) because of burnout, and returned a month later (October 2nd 2022) with a double update.
10	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
11	** [=AsheSkies=] has expressed annoyance that she didn't split ''Holding the World'' into two parts, before and after May's [[spoiler:"death"]], since it's so much longer than ''Reignfall''. She did eventually split it, creating the fic ''Fanfic/LostInTheStorm''.
12	** ''Reignfall'' was originally going to follow teams RWBY and JNPR like the show does, but it was decided that it too would focus mostly on May.
13	** One member of team JNPR was originally intended to be trans, but it was dropped since Asheskies wouldn't be able to give it proper attention.
14	* WordOfGod: Asheskies will occasionally explain details in the endnotes of each chapter:
15	** Lien are somewhere between dollars and yen in terms of value.
16	** The calendar of the setting starts with the end of the Great War. The 40th Vytal Tournament is in 81 AGW.
17	** Blake and Weiss' didn't have their fallout like in volume 1 of the show due to Weiss' AdaptationalNiceGuy, and Blake revealed her faunus nature to her team slowly and on her own volition, starting with Yang.
18	** Cardin receiving advice from Cinder meant that he's a better fighter, and the Jaunedice arc did not happen like it did in the show. Jaune instead got the courage to ask his friends for help, and they confronted Cardin together.
19	** Cinder is not directly transphobic, but also isn't particularily trans friendly. While she would likely not have an issue with May being trans, she also [[spoiler:follows Ironwood's lead when he misgenders her]].
20	* WriteWhatYouKnow:
21	** The fic is tagged as "Canon Trans Character" and "Equally Trans Author". The author also states that May's TransTribulations and Salem's manipulations are based on her own experiences.

Context Trivia / HoldingTheWorldOnTheirShoulders