History Fanfic / BoilingIslesAndBeyond

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2055345 Boiling Isles and Beyond]]'' is a WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse fanfiction series that functions as a FanSequel to Season 1. It fellows the episodic nature of the series, but features [[DarkerAndEdgier darker content]] and more swearing, the author revealing they intend on following Creator/DanaTerrace’s original ideas for a more mature, but no less whimsical series.

* AdaptationalSexuality: While Luz and Amity are still their confirmed sexualities, the author has also confirmed and/or changed the sexualities of other characters. Eda and Skara are Bi, King and Lilith are gay, Gus and Hooty are {{Asexual}} and Willow is Pan.

As of February 2021, the series is currently on hiatus while the author deals with mental health problems. A few months later in July, the author confirmed that the series is effectively cancelled.

As of February 2021, the series is currently on hiatus while the author deals with mental health problems.

* AntiVillain: A lot of focus is put on the fact the Emperor’s Coven, outside of its leadership, is mainly filled with good and normal people. Jade, Lilith’s late wife, was unambiguously a NiceGirl who genuinely believed Belos was doing right by the Boiling Isles. Despite killing rebels, she thought they were terrorists and she’s presented as just as much a victim of Belos’ dictatorship as the rebels they killed. Even Eda, despite her hatred and distrust of the Emperor’s Coven, admits she sounded like remarkable woman on the wrong side of history.

* JerkassHasAPoint: DeconstructedTrope. Eda looks back at the times [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E2WitchesBeforeWizards Luz believed she was the chosen one]] and [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E16EnchantingGromFright went to fight Grom]] against Eda’s words were because Eda and King ''mocked her'' instead of explaining why she was wrong, so Luz was too hurt by their mockery to listen. It left Eda feeling guilty and that she failed as mentor, especially because it’s how [[AbusiveParents her father]] treated her, and Luz, being the NiceGirl that she is, is much more supportive when she’s teaching Eda.

* TickleTorture: Amity learns that Luz is ticklish and fully intents to take advantage of it. Luz quickly realizes that she's ''screwed''.

* WouldHurtAChild: Bloodhound murdered a Cyclops family, including their child, and was fully planning to torture Luz.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Aside from being abusive monsters of parents, the Blights are incredibly homophonic.

* AntiVillain: A lot of focus is put on the fact the Emperor’s Coven, outside of its leadership, is mainly filled with good and normal people. Jade, Lilith’s late wife, was unambiguously a NiceGirl who genuinely believed Belos was doing right by the Boiling Isles. Despite killing rebels, she thought they were terrorist and she’s presented as just as much a victim of Belos’ dictatorship as the rebels they killed. Even Eda, despite her hatred and distrust of the Emperor’s Coven, admits she sounded like remarkable woman on the wrong side of history.

* ButchLesbian: Lilith is a downplayed version. She was sporty no in her youth and wore a tuxedo during her wedding, but other then that is pretty StraightGay.

* PleaseWakeUp: After Jade died, Lilith desperately shook her body, begging her to wake up. She did this for minutes on end before the ugly truth clicked in and she realized Jade was well and truly dead.

* ButchLesbian: Lilith is a downplayed version. She was sporty in her youth and wore a tuxedo during her wedding, but other then that is pretty StraightGay.

** Boscha is horrifically abusive to her girlfriend Bo.

** Boscha is confirmed to have no AbusiveParents who pressure or abuse her, she, as Skara put it, was born bad and embraced it.

* {{Unishment}}: After Amity comes out, her parents disown her and throw her out. Amity is ''overjoyed'' by this as she is finally free from their grasp.

After the events of [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E19YoungBloodOldSouls "Young Blood, Old Souls"]], the residents of The Owl House have been lying low to avoid the Emperor's Coven. After a while, Luz decides to return to Hexside to continue her training to become and witch and maybe find a way him. Unfortunately, Belos has learned Lilith had taken Eda’s curse, and is looking to take them out before "The Day of Unity".

* BatmanGambit: Judging by the way she reacts to it once she turns up to the Owl House after getting thrown out, Amity fully knew that coming out and confessing to Luz would cause her parents to throw her out and that's also what she was banking on.

!!Tropes in the fic include ([=SPOILERS ARE UNMARKED=]:

* TheAtoner: Lilith

* ButchLesbian: Lilith is a downplayed version. She was sporty in her youth and wore a tuxedo during her wedding, but other then that is pretty StraigtGay.

** Boscha is confirmed to have no AbusiveParents who pressure or abuse her, she, as Skara put it, was born bad and embraced it.

!!Tropes in the fic include:

** The Blights are absolutely ''monstrous'' excuses for parents. Every interaction with their children is laced with domineering orders and threats of physical harm, and they’re homophobic to boot. [[spoiler:When Amity comes out in the most spectacular fashion, they ''kick her out during the boiling rain'', knowing full well this could get her killed]].

* AndIMustScream: While in their Owl Beast form, Eda reveals one is forced to relive the worst moments of their life over and over until they’re pulled out. [[spoiler:Lilith can attest to this, seeing as she took the Owl Beast part of Eda’s curse]].

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Played straight but tragically subverted. Even Amity and Skara, who hate Boscha now, admit she was nothing but kind and loving to her girlfriend, Bo. Unfortunately, Boscha’s increasing stress caused by Willow stealing her popularity and her friends realizing how toxic she was and cutting her out of their lives lead to her abusing Bo. Any love she had left for her is extinguished [[spoiler: when Bo leaves her]].
* ForTheEvulz: Boscha is confirmed to have no AbusiveParents who pressure or abuse her, she, as Skara put it, was born bad and embraced it.

* DarkerAndEdiger: Explicitly AbusiveParents, violent death, homophobia and much more brutal violence then in canon.