History Fanfic / Suffer

* DarkerAndEdgier: Safe to say, the unpleasant lifestyle of jackal culture and Finn's TraumaCongaLine isn't rosy as the ''Sonic'' games.

* HateSink: While characters like Butch have committed atrocious actions yet still are sympathetic, [[spoiler:the leader of the jackal invaders has no sympathetic traits at all. He [[WouldHurtAChild kills Kylo]], [[MoralEventHorizon Finn's only surviving child]], without qualms, exiles Finn and his family, and proceeds to [[DomesticAbuse abuse]] and [[RapeAsDrama rape]] his forced mate Keelie. Keelie kills him off and [[AssholeVictim no sorrow is drawn at all]].]]

* MatureAnimalStory: ''Suffer'' is no by means a happy story for children, depicting a tragic life of a jackal who witnesses death regularly, [[HarmfulToMinors even as a pup]]. ''Trauma'' is even more so, with depictions of graphic violence, HotterAndSexier moments, even ''[[RapeAsDrama rape]]''.

* ChildByRape: [[spoiler:Keelie's sons]] were conceived via rape, as their father, [[spoiler:the unnamed jackal invader "forced her to be his mate, locked her in a bedroom, took her clothes and never let her out, because all she was to him was [[BabyFactory someone to have his pups]]." However, this doesn't change her view of her sons, as they are still hers.]]

* HateSink: While characters like Butch have committed atrocious actions yet still are sympathetic, [[spoiler:the jackal invader has no sympathetic traits at all. He [[WouldHurtAChild kills Kylo]], [[MoralEventHorizon Finn's only surviving child]], without qualms, exiles Finn and his family, and proceeds to [[DomesticAbuse abuse]] and [[RapeAsDrama rape]] his forced mate Keelie. Keelie kills him off and [[AssholeVictim no sorrow is drawn at all]].]]

* HateSink: While characters like Butch have committed atrocious actions yet still are sympathetic, [[spoiler:the jackal invader has no sympathetic traits at all. He [[WouldHurtAChild kills Kylo]], [[MoralEventHorizon Finn's only son]], without qualms, exiles Finn and his family, and proceeds to [[DomesticAbuse abuse]] and [[RapeAsDrama implicitly rape]] his forced mate Keelie. Keelie kills him off and [[AssholeVictim no sorrow is drawn at all]].]]

* {{Polyamory}}: [[spoiler:Pierce, upon integration as Alpha into Zayla's pack, impregnates all the fertile females as a last-ditch effort to preserve the pack.]]

** The Afterlife is explained even more in the spin-off ''Fanfic/{{Deceit}}''. [[spoiler:There are four jackal women who serve as [[JudgementOfTheDead judges]] and evaluate the heinous to see if they are truly redeemable and can to stay in the Afterlife.]]

** The Afterlife is explained more in the sequel ''Trauma''. People there [[TheAgeless stay the same age when they died]], and can see what the living are doing through a special mirror. It is ambiguous if there's OnlyOneAfterlife, as [[spoiler:Keelie argues why Lance is in the afterlife after [[AttemptedRape attempting to rape]] Gaia while infected, while it is mentioned Keelie's abusive forced mate showed up in the Afterlife]].

* MyBelovedSmother: Kenzi is very controlling of her son Cujo while neglecting her daughters, just because she wants him to be the next Alpha. For example, forcing him to drink more of her milk even though he's full, and defending this when Zayla points this out, saying [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter "You're not a mother like me."]]

* MatureAnimalStory: ''Suffer'' is no by means a happy story for children, depicting a tragic life of a jackal who witnesses death regularly, [[HarmfulToMinors even as a pup]]. ''Trauma'' is even more so, with details of graphic violence, HotterAndSexier moments, and depictions of ''[[RapeAsDrama rape]]''.

Read it [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12897316/1/Suffer here]]. Compare to ''Fanfic/MemoriesOfInfinitesPast'', another fanfic exploring another fan interpretation of Infinite's past and painting him in sympathetic light, but more suited for the canon.

'''Deceit''' is the {{Sequel}} to ''Trauma'', taking place right after the final chapter but before the epilogue. It focuses on Zayla's village and Kenzi's often {{abusive|parents}} attempts to make her son Cujo the next Alpha, no matter how incompetent he is. Because of the need of ''Trauma'' spoilers to describe it fully, an article for it has been created [[Fanfic/{{Deceit}} here]].

* BadassFamily: The Jackal Squad, led by Finn, consisting of Jay, his brother, Tempest, his (technically) sister in-law, and his cousins Pierce and Lance.

* DeathByChildbirth: Bella's body is too small to support pups, which is why she was exiled. [[spoiler:When her and Finn conceive pups, her body slowly suffers, and she dies minutes after giving birth.]]
* FurryReminder: The jackal culture is based on real-life jackals, such as the alpha ranking.

* MatureAnimalStory: ''Suffer'' is no by means a happy story for children, depicting a tragic life of a jackal who witnesses death regularly, [[HarmfulToMinors even as a pup]]. ''Trauma'' is even moreso, with details of graphic violence, HotterAndSexier moments, and depictions of ''[[RapeAsDrama rape]]''.

* SpiritWorld: The Afterlife, which consists of an endless of a desert and where the jackals and their loved ones go when the die. A living being can visit and appear (but not move around) in the Afterlife during their dreams, usually to meet up with a dead loved one.
** The Afterlife is explained more in the sequel ''Trauma''. People there [[TheAgeless stay the same age when they died]], and can see what the living are doing through a special mirror. It is ambiguous on if there's OnlyOneAfterlife, as [[spoiler:Keelie argues why Lance is there after [[AttemptedRape attempting to rape]] Gaia while infected, while it is mentioned Keelie's abusive forced mate showed up in the Afterlife]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: Even moreso than ''Suffer''. Violence is described [[BloodierAndGorier more gruesomely]], with details of blood, wounding others with fangs and claws, and the whole Illness itself (complete with RapeAsDrama!). Also there are HotterAndSexier moments.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After much trauma been through, [[spoiler:everyone has an happy ending, getting the fates they wanted. Honorable mention goes to Infinite, who manages to redeem and believe himself as a good person once again, becoming the FamilyMan to his mate Gaia and his two daughters Katia and Talia.]]

* InterruptedIntimacy: When Keri and Fortune go to Keri's favorite river, Keri senses someone is there and goes to investigate, fing Zayla [[spoiler:and Pierce]] in a very intimate moment. Keri leaves immediately and is shocked.

* MyBelovedSmother: Kenzi is very controlling of her son Cujo, while neglecting her daughters, just because she wants him to be the next Alpha. For example, forcing him to drink more of her milk even though he's full, and defending this when Zayla points this out, saying [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter "You're not a mother like me."]]

* {{Polyamory}}: [[spoiler:Pierce, upon integration as Alpha into Zayla's pack, impregnates all the fertile females as a last ditch effort to preserve the pack.]]

* HumanLikeAnimalAging: {{Subverted}}. Mobians age faster than humans, as their age corresponds with their animal species' biology and life span. This is clarified by the author to HandWave how Gadget and [[spoiler:Keelie]] are able to be in a relationship despite the wide age gap.

* InNameOnly: Pretty much the only main ''Sonic'' components are Infinite and Gadget (the red Avatar wolf), and the other canon characters do not show up until the later chapters. The plot focuses on the quiet life of a primitive culture, and the story would be quite the same without the ''Sonic''. The sequel ''Trauma'' is this also, with many original characters living out somewhat mundane life without the robot-smashing action, though more canon characters and elements do appear occasionally.

* InNameOnly: Pretty much the only main ''Sonic'' components are Infinite and Gadget (the red Avatar wolf), and the other canon characters do not show up until the later chapters. The plot focuses on the quiet life of a primitive culture, and the story would be quite the same without the ''Sonic''. It's even moreso in the sequel ''Trauma'', with many original characters living out somewhat mundane life without the robot-smashing action, though canon characters and elements do appear occasionally.

* InNameOnly: Pretty much the only main ''Sonic'' components are Infinite and Gadget (the red Avatar wolf), and the other canon characters do not show up until the later chapters. The plot focuses on the quiet life of a primitive culture, and the story would be quite the same without the ''Sonic''. It's even moreso in the sequel ''Trauma'', with many original characters living out somewhat mundane life without the robot-smashing action, though canon elements do appear occasionally.

* SpiritWorld: The Afterlife, which consists of an endless of a desert and where the dead go when the die. A living being can visit and appear (but not move around) in the Afterlife during their dreams, usually to meet up with a dead loved one.

Read it [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12897316/1/Suffer here]]. Compare to ''Fanfic/MemoriesOfInfinitesPast'', another fanfic exploring another fan interpretation of Infinite's past, but more suited for the canon.

--> He swallowed, unable to tear his gaze away from her curves. He was still [[AllMenArePeverts a male jackal]] after all.

--> He swallowed, unable to tear his gaze away from her curves. He was still a male jackal after all.

* DeadGuyJr: [[spoiler:At the very ending, Zayla has named her eldest son after Pierce's dead brother, Lance.]]

* InNameOnly: Pretty much the only main ''Sonic'' components are Infinite and Gadget (the red Avatar wolf), and the other canon characters do not show up until the later chapters. The plot focuses on the quiet life of a primitive culture, and the story would be quite the same without the ''Sonic''. It's even moreso in the sequel ''Trauma'', with many original characters living out somewhat mundane life without the robot-smashing action.

* PuppeteerParasite: [[spoiler:The Illness is caused by worms that live inside fish. When it gets inside a male's body, it will climb up to and eat away at his brain, [[BodyHorror degenerating their body]] and making their personality [[NotHimself more deranged]].]]

The story not only focuses on Infinite's struggles, but also on many other characters and their dealings with trauma: Jay and Tempest's life after the War, the ComingOfAge experiences of Keelie's sons and Maybree, Jay and Tempest's adopted daughter, and Zayla's jackal village who has been ravaged by [[ThePlague a mysterious Illness]] responsible for [[{{Gendercide}} taking out the males]].

* MoralGuardians: Keelie absolutely disapproves of Ace's immersion into punk, for [[AdultFear fears]] that he would become [[TurnOutLikeHisFather just like his father]], a {{Domestic Abuse}}r.