History Literature / Domina

* WretchedHiveOfScumAndVillainy: According to the title page, anyway. Doesn't get much more explicit than "A blight on the face of the world."

Starting in 2022, the story was re-published on [[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/57474/domina-city-superpowers-zombies-and-bio-mods Royal Road]] under the title ''Domina City'', with minor quality changes.

* NaiveNewcomer: Adam plays with this. Yes, he enters a WretchedHive with no training and no idea what to expect, giving plenty of opportunities for him to absorb exposition. On the other hand, it turns out that as a "[[{{Sociopath}} natural-born killer]]," he is uniquely suited to [[LikeADuckToWater thrive in this exact environment]].

* NaiveNewcomer: Adam plays with this. Yes, he enters a WretchedHive with no training and no idea what to expect, giving plenty of opportunities for him to absorb exposition. On the other hand, it turns out that as a "[[{{Sociopath}} natural-born killer]]," he is uniquely suited to [[LikeAFishToWater thrive in this exact environment]].

%%* BigBad: The Composer.

%%* MissionControl: MC, for the entire city.
%%* NaiveNewcomer: Adam.

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Demons are just people with horns. Except for the [[HornyDevils succubi]].

* BigBad: The Composer.

* CityOfAdventure: The titular Domina City.

* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Per WordOfGod, pretty much everyone.
* CuteLittleFangs: Lily.

* IceQueen: Laura, especially to Derek.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Derek again.

* MissionControl: MC, for the entire city.
* NaiveNewcomer: Adam.

** OurAngelsAreDifferent: [[LightEmUp Light-emitting]] [[FantasticRacism vampire-haters]].
** OurDemonsAreDifferent: Just people with horns. Except for the [[HornyDevils succubi]].
** OurFairiesAreDifferent: Apparently, they have monsters.
** OurVampiresAreDifferent: Mostly, just people with special eyes so they can see in the dark.
** OurZombiesAreDifferent: Not undead, fast, and they never stop screaming (hence the name "screamers"). Any body fluid is infectious. Oh, and they have super powers.

* StockSuperpowers: A number powers have been demonstrated so far, though it has not been revealed where they come from.
** BarrierWarrior: Derek.
** DishingOutDirt: Ling
** LivingLieDetector: Laura.
** PlayingWithFire: The first "screamer."
** SuperSpeed: Akane.

* ZombieApocalypse: What the city might be headed towards.

* OdangoHair: Ling, Akane's Chinese roommate.

* SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism: The kemos vary on this scale, from people with [[LittleBitBeastly just ears]] to full-on [[BeastMan anthropomorphic animals]] called "anthros." For bonus points, "kemo" is [[https://dominaurbana.wordpress.com/2015/08/31/domina-cultures-kemos/ explicitly]] short for "{{Kemonomimi}}."

''Domina'' is a [[WebSerialNovel web novel]] [[http://dominaurbana.wordpress.com/ about the title city,]] updating Mondays. The plot revolves around Adam Anders, a newcomer to the city, and his roommate, Derek Huntsman. The first few chapters are just {{Worldbuilding}}, setting up the background of the city. But soon enough, things start going in unexpected directions. Derek discovers he has powers, and several of his close friends do as well. Then it turns out that there are super-powered zombies attacking the city, and a gang lord asks them to save it.

The story finished in October of 2017 at 335 chapters.

* TheAllConcealingI: Every character's first POV chapter starts with "My name is ___" and a few short facts about themselves. [[BigBad The Composer]] is the sole exception, which means we don't know their name, gender, or anything else other than that they [[AxCrazy like killing]].

-->'''TheRant:''' [[{{Handwave}} Any and all inconsistencies with the Irish grammar shall henceforth be answered by "The fey are crazy, and not actually Irish]]."

* EvilAlbino / HeroicAlbino: Artemis Butler is implied to be an albino, though which of these he falls into remains unclear.

* LittleBitBeastly / PettingZooPeople: The kemos vary on this scale, from people with just the ears to full-on anthropomorphic animals called "anthros." For bonus points, "kemo" is [[https://dominaurbana.wordpress.com/2015/08/31/domina-cultures-kemos/ explicitly]] short for "{{Kemonomimi}}."

%% AltumVidetur is on this page as GratuitousLatin %%

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Seemingly subverted with Lily. She has red eyes, but seems gentle and kind.
** Possibly played straight with Artemis Butler. He's an albino (probably), and not someone you should cross.

** There are many mentions of [[spoilers:loudspeakers being installed]] in the background before [[spoiler:the Composer is revealed to have a system of speakers, separate from MC's, that she can use to zombify the entire city at once]].

* FantasticRacism: Between the various "monsters." The footnote makes clear that technically speaking its not racism, but more like a gang war.

** "Akamatsu University" is named after Ken Akamatsu, a famous mangaka.

** During that same report, Butler mentions an officer who was dealing with (and soon infected by) a screamer was named John Romero.

** Two bloodlines of the Nosferatu subculture of vampires are named [[WorldOfDarkness Niktuku and Guruhi]].

** There's an Orc who calls himself Obould, and his chat handle is [[ForgottenRealms Many-Arrows]]. He is also currently the leader of the Orcs.

''Domina'' is a [[WebSerialNovel web novel]] about the title city, updating Mondays. The plot revolves around Adam Anders, a newcomer to the city, and his roommate, Derek Huntsman. The first few chapters are just {{Worldbuilding}}, setting up the background of the city. But soon enough, things start going in unexpected directions. Derek discovers he has powers, and several of his close friends do as well. Then it turns out that there are super-powered zombies attacking the city, and a gang lord asks them to save it.

The site broke in March 2013, and was moved to a [[http://dominaurbana.wordpress.com/ wordpress.com blog]] for the foreseeable future.

''Domina'' is a web novel about the title city, updating Mondays. The plot revolves around Adam Anders, a newcomer to the city, and his roommate, Derek Huntsman. The first few chapters are just {{Worldbuilding}}, setting up the background of the city. But soon enough, things start going in unexpected directions. Derek discovers he has powers, and several of his close friends do as well. Then it turns out that there are super-powered zombies attacking the city, and a gang lord asks them to save it.

** The giants are named after the Norse gods and titans, with some related famous monsters thrown in. Ogres tend to be named after ''Franchise/WarCraft'' ogres, such as Gruul the Dragonkiller.

** Kelly describes her immediate superior (a wolf-kemo) as "An ex-Rahu, a warrior wolf." In ''WerewolfTheForsaken'', Rahu are the warrior auspice.