View attachment 19780
20 years ago, the unidentified Abhorrent "Chupacabra Margo" wreaked havoc on the bayou lands bordering the coven-owned Margo Farms.
In the dying days of August 1985, it came back.
~+~
Green witch Odette Cinq-Mars liked the farm life. It was comfortable. It was (usually) safe. Sure, it wasn't anything compared to the possibilities of leaving small town Limbo County and trying her hand at the city-slicking performing arts school she'd just been accepted into, but what would be?
If she left, then her chances at closure would be squashed. She didn't care if it had been 20 years--she needed to know what happened that fateful summer before her fifth birthday. She needed to know why an unidentified Abhorrent was haunting her--and more importantly--protecting her.
Now, with one of the largest agricultural titans moving in next door, she had every other reason to not leave yet, despite her grandfather's wishes.
She was going to find out what happened. And keep VIPER off her coven-inherited land. Even if it kills her.
~
Limbo County, LA
A White Swan, Black Swan Southern Gothic AU
~
Hello! Welcome to the first White Swan, Black Swan AU, Limbo County, LA.20 years ago, the unidentified Abhorrent "Chupacabra Margo" wreaked havoc on the bayou lands bordering the coven-owned Margo Farms.
In the dying days of August 1985, it came back.
~+~
Green witch Odette Cinq-Mars liked the farm life. It was comfortable. It was (usually) safe. Sure, it wasn't anything compared to the possibilities of leaving small town Limbo County and trying her hand at the city-slicking performing arts school she'd just been accepted into, but what would be?
If she left, then her chances at closure would be squashed. She didn't care if it had been 20 years--she needed to know what happened that fateful summer before her fifth birthday. She needed to know why an unidentified Abhorrent was haunting her--and more importantly--protecting her.
Now, with one of the largest agricultural titans moving in next door, she had every other reason to not leave yet, despite her grandfather's wishes.
She was going to find out what happened. And keep VIPER off her coven-inherited land. Even if it kills her.
~
Limbo County, LA
A White Swan, Black Swan Southern Gothic AU
~
As some of you may know, I have an issue with coming up with too many AUs for my main fic. This is the one that anchored down the hardest (damn you, Tetra).
As some of you may also know, I am planning to turn WSBS into its own original novel series, taking place in a world I've been crafting since I was a wee high schooler. This AU takes place in that very world of mine.
This is simultaneously my self-indulgent means of writing a southern gothic story and a chance for me to work on displacing the Pokemon-born WSBS characters into this original world, while also building said world out. If you're here for an AU rendition of my beloved OCs Odette, Noel, Dorien, Clovis, Odile, Bernard, and co., then this is the place for you. If you're here for original fiction (for some reason or other), this is the place for you. If you are here for Pokemon fic, this is not the place for you.
I am planning to publish this on more original-fiction oriented forums, as well as my Substack blog (will link when it is up and running), but will update it here for those of you interested.
Additionally, I dedicate this to my Lafufu, Odile. Fuck you and your stupid overalls.
As always, thank you so much for reading and for any constructive and polite critique you might offer!
Specific content warnings will be listed at the beginning of every chapter, but in general, this story is flagged for:
- Animal Death
- Gore
- Violence
- Homicide
- Occult