This fanfic takes a different turn from the usual Touhou Dark Fic and the "Spirited Away to Gensokyo" plot. First, it's because the Touhou universe is re-imagined into the Changeling The Lost setting, the youkai (faes) resemble more their original folkloric counterparts (the 'gapped' doesn't have much of a choice). The greatest example is a certain insect youkai, from relatively neutral in canon, with a Medium level of sociability concerning humans, to an Eldritch AbominationBig Bad for the majority of the story.
The protagonist is an OC, Lucas Adler. Being a CYOA story, he starts as an stand-in for the reader, but soon he evolves into his own character, who already lost a lot of his humanity by turning into a changeling, so he must struggle to preserve it, while trying to survive his master and helping his fellow changelings Mystia and Tokiko (whom I must nickname 'Trollkiko'). He knows that one wrong step means a Fate Worse Than Death.
Again, it's a Dark Fic, the trials Lucas, Mystia and Tokiko have to endure are tough; there are scenes that will demand Brain Bleach, there are Tear Jerker scenes (to the point of Angst Aversion for some people), but it's still a compelling work and a happy(-ish) ending is possible. Well, not exactly happy, but hopeful for the surviving characters.
The sequels takes place in the Outside World, following Lucas and Marisa's POV and a small part following Meiling's POV, setting ground for another story of the series.
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This fanfic takes a different turn from the usual Touhou Dark Fic and the "Spirited Away to Gensokyo" plot. First, it's because the Touhou universe is re-imagined into the Changeling The Lost setting, the youkai (faes) resemble more their original folkloric counterparts (the 'gapped' doesn't have much of a choice). The greatest example is a certain insect youkai, from relatively neutral in canon, with a Medium level of sociability concerning humans, to an Eldritch Abomination Big Bad for the majority of the story.
The protagonist is an OC, Lucas Adler. Being a CYOA story, he starts as an stand-in for the reader, but soon he evolves into his own character, who already lost a lot of his humanity by turning into a changeling, so he must struggle to preserve it, while trying to survive his master and helping his fellow changelings Mystia and Tokiko (whom I must nickname 'Trollkiko'). He knows that one wrong step means a Fate Worse Than Death.
Again, it's a Dark Fic, the trials Lucas, Mystia and Tokiko have to endure are tough; there are scenes that will demand Brain Bleach, there are Tear Jerker scenes (to the point of Angst Aversion for some people), but it's still a compelling work and a happy(-ish) ending is possible. Well, not exactly happy, but hopeful for the surviving characters.
The sequels takes place in the Outside World, following Lucas and Marisa's POV and a small part following Meiling's POV, setting ground for another story of the series.