#Want some critic on a fae fic I started (chapter 3 added)

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sour gate
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Title » Step into the void
Genre » Fantasy, romance, k-pop fanfic
Warnings » so far none
Word count » 9.5k (prologue,+ 3 chapters, starting on the 4th)
What number draft is this? » 1
Are you looking for critique? » yes, mostly where the story feel too jarring or rushed or where i should take the time to explain more or maybe explain less
Are reviewers allowed to comment on your document? » yes
Summary » The land of the elemental faes is facing a natural dissaray, parts of it are drying while others are flooding, as if that was not enough Jin Yeon was born with a strange ability to steal the elemetal powers of other faes. Sentenced to death, she escapes with her mate in a desperate attepmt to try and prove she is not a plague but just my be the key to fix the natual balance of their land.
Link » https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ip_X_EMzMCKQwMil4WKU2Q2iYJcDtpDHEnO77xyFjFo/edit?usp=sharing

snow brook
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[…] but just my be the Key […]? Is that a typo?

sour gate
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Oh yes that is a typo

snow brook
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His father's fears were proved right – not sure if you can say that. For me it sounds a little odd. (A fear is an emotion. You cannot "prove" an emotion. Though concerns can turn out to become true)

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She did as she was told, because she was told it was an order from the Chieftain – You're repeating several words. If that has a rethorical intention I don't see, my bad. For me that slightly hinders the flow though.
Maybe try something like "As they told her it was an order from the Chieftain she obeyed" idk

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Also sometimes I am a little confused how you switch between his and her, but that surely needs a second opinion. A sample of that'd be:

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His father didn't want her to be used behind his back again, but he did that mostly because he was indeed scared she would overturn their ways of living

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Next personal view:

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He first heard a strange sound. He stopped playing his guitar as the sound of cracks continued to be heard

When I hear "strange sound" I associate it with a not identifiable screaming or moaning where you don't necessarily know whether it was a human (here a fae) or an animal. And then all of the sudden I read about cracks.

What about He first heard a crack; stopped playing the/his guitar as the (sound of) cracks continued to be heard

Here a second opinion should be considered again.

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Or you make sth like first … a strange sound … then a crack /followed by cracks … if that describes the situation better

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A slight thing: He used his power to take the water out of the cave, he fixed the damage on the wall with a surface spell, now she had a window to look at the fish. – the second "he" can be substituted by an "and" or be left out entirely. Then you have less repetition

snow brook
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Why was the pink haired fae bitting his lower lips so nervously? – A typo again: you wanted to write "biting"

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Also, isn't the grammatical gender of fae neuter? Don't you say its lips then?

snow brook
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If clauses do have a comma, don't they?

snow brook
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That's it from my site.
I think your story offers pretty well imaginations. It's also pretty comfortable to read – not my genre, but at some points I just wanted to know how it continues XD

sour gate
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Thank you for all the feedback i will go through them xD

sour gate
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It can't be considered a reversed haren tho because the sidekicks are couples or family xD

sour gate
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Want some critic on a fae fic I started (chapter 3 added)