yuletide reveals! (if anybody attempted to guess my fic, I didn't see it)

[alexseanchai]

speak truth to knowledge by equivalence relation (1656 words) by AlexSeanchai
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Ready For It - Taylor Swift (Music Video)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Caged Cyborg & Hooded Cyborg
Characters: Caged Cyborg (Ready For It), Hooded Cyborg (Ready For It), Original Trans Female Character, Original Male Character
Additional Tags: Dialogue-Only, Artificial Intelligence, Mother-Daughter Relationship, Sister-Sister Relationship, Identity Issues, Queer Themes
Summary:

severalty: the sole ownership of property by someone

cage:
• to confine in a barred enclosure; to put into and keep in something that hinders freedom
• to restrict someone's movement or creativity

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hood:
• a covering for the head attached to a larger garment
• an enclosure that protects something, especially from above

forethought:
• thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation
• provident care; prudence

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prettyboysdontlookatexplosions, when reccing this, described it as a marvelously weird, slightly creepy, linguistically intelligent, formally inventive science-fiction story about cyborgs learning with an assist from fairy tales, used to great contrasting effect

and I p much melted in a puddle of joy because clearly I did the thing right

…though in the interest of full disclosure, I should mention I got the complete draft posted to AO3 with nine hours to spare before deadline, having gotten to T minus twelve hours without getting one single word on the screen…