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* {{Dramedy}}: The last chapters are a roulette of the usual humor (such as [[spoiler:a sneezing allergic dragon]] or [[spoiler:Brünnhilde worried about Mime's increase of bravery]]) and serious drama ([[spoiler:Fafner's VillainousBSOD at the sight of what he thinks is the ghost of his brother]], [[spoiler:the battle when Mime and Brünnhilde believe each other killed]]).
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* {{Dramedy}}: The last final chapters are a roulette of the usual humor (such as [[spoiler:a sneezing allergic dragon]] or [[spoiler:Brünnhilde Brünnhilde being worried about Mime's increase of bravery]]) bravery) and serious drama ([[spoiler:Fafner's VillainousBSOD at the sight of what he thinks is the ghost of his brother]], [[spoiler:the battle when Mime and Brünnhilde believe each other killed]]).
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* AllForNothing: Fafner, driven crazy by the ring, murdered his brother, then wiped out the entire giant race, and the ring and the treasures have never brought him any joy. [[spoiler:He knows Alberich is lurking right by his cave, but he doesn’t do anything about it precisely because the risk of the treasures being stolen gives him at least ''some'' drive]].
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* DeadPersonImpersonation: One moment away from being attacked by Fafner for stealing his magic helmet, [[spoiler:Mime hastily turns into the ghost of Fasolt]].
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* DeadPersonImpersonation: One moment away from being attacked by Fafner for stealing his magic helmet, [[spoiler:Mime hastily turns into the ghost of a ghostly-looking Fasolt]].
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* AffairBlameTheBastard: Fricka let out all her anger at Wotan's infidelities at his daughters by Erda, the Valkyries.
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* MissingMom: Brünnhilde’s mother abandoned her in all but name, refusing to see her since she was nine. As Fricka was pretty resentful towards her husband's children, Brünnhilde grew up without any proper mother-figure.
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* ByronicHero: [[spoiler:The Rhinemaidens]] view Hagen as such, with his constant gloomy sullen demeanour, and fall head over heels.
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* {{Nephewism}}: In this continuity, Siegfried is raised by his aunt and her husband.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Siegfried forgesNotung Notung, a sword nobody else can reforge, offscreen.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Siegfried forges
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* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Siegfried is seventeen years older than his little brother Regin. Justified, since they are siblings by adoption.
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* ResentfulGuardian: Initially Mime, like in canon, is more annoyed than happy about having to raise Siegfried. He gets better.
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* FreeRangeKids: Before Brünnhilde comes along, Siegfried runs around in the woods by himself from dawn till dusk. Brünnhilde makes sure he spends at least some time at home, and then, after he makes friends with the Gibichungs, he prefers spending time them to walking alone in the forest.
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* FreeRangeKids: FreeRangeChildren: Before Brünnhilde comes along, Siegfried runs around in the woods by himself from dawn till dusk. Brünnhilde makes sure he spends at least some time at home, and then, after he makes friends with the Gibichungs, he prefers spending time them to walking alone in the forest.
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* FreeRangeKids: Before Brünnhilde comes along, Siegfried runs around in the woods by himself from dawn till dusk. Brünnhilde makes sure he spends at least some time at home, and then, after he makes friends with the Gibichungs, he prefers spending time them to walking alone in the forest.
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* HonoraryAunt: Gunther and Gutrune take to calling Brünnhilde "Aunt".
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''The Cliff'' is a fanfic by Tropers/{{AutumnLeaves}} based on ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung''. It is available [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8816308 in English]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/1735677 in Russian]]. There are also an in-progress {{Interquel}} (which is also a crossover with ''Literature/MondayBeginsOnSaturday'') and an alternate version of one of the chapters available in Russian [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/2967240 here]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/4739649 here]] respectively.
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''The Cliff'' is a fanfic by Tropers/{{AutumnLeaves}} based on ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung''. It is available [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8816308 in English]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/1735677 in Russian]]. There are also an in-progress {{Interquel}} (which is also a crossover with ''Literature/MondayBeginsOnSaturday'') and an alternate version of one of the chapters available in Russian [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/2967240 here]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/4739649 here]] respectively.
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* TimeSkip: Justified, as the twenty-four chapters cover nearly twenty years. Several times months pass between or even within chapters, and chapters fifteen, seventeen and the epilogue are preceded by a skip of several years.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Like the forest bird, Amalrica and her daughters see through Mime and Brünnhilde's [[SlapSlapKiss stormy]] interactions at once.
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* BettyAndVeronica: The interquel reveals that Gibich's cousin Amalrica used to be torn between two suitors, more down-to-earth Ramon and his more dashing and mysterious brother [[Literature/MondayBeginsOnSaturday Cristobal]]. She was in love with Cristobal for months before announcing he was heartless and marrying Ramon.
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** Wotan still comes to Mime's house to offer him the question game, but quarrels with Brünnhilde and leaves before it can come to questions (in one version of the chapter) or attempts the question game and is defeated by Mime and Brünnhilde (in the alternate version).
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* WildGooseChase: [[spoiler:Mime]] tears off pieces of greyish fabric from [[spoiler:his]] clothes and throws them into the air, to confuse Wotan's ravens who are chasing down the white forest bird.
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* SexForSolace: The first time Mime and Brünnhilde become intimate, it's after her quarrel with Wotan that results in IHaveNoFather/IHaveNoDaughter vibes on both sides and Brünnhilde breaking down in tears after Wotan leaves.
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* SexForSolace: The first time Mime and Brünnhilde become intimate, it's after her quarrel with Wotan that results in IHaveNoFather/IHaveNoDaughter YoureNotMyFather / IHaveNoDaughter vibes on both sides and Brünnhilde breaking down in tears after Wotan leaves.
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* FormerlyFriendlyFamily: Brünnhilde, previously an exemplary DaddysGirl, has a terrible quarrel with her father [[spoiler:and ends up facing him in battle]]. [[spoiler:By the end of the fic, a ''possibility'' of a reconciliation is only ''hinted at'']].
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* ParentalAbandonment: Revealed by Mime to be the norm in Nibelung culture. Children are left to be RaisedByTheCommunity soon after being weaned.
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* SexForSolace: The first time Mime and Brünnhilde become intimate, it's after her quarrel with Wotan that results in IHaveNoFather/IHaveNoDaughter vibes on both sides and Brünnhilde breaking down in tears after Wotan leaves.
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* IntercontinuityCrossover: ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung'' meets ''Literature/MondayBeginsOnSaturday''.
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* SpeaksFluentAnimal: It's revealed Erda can understand the forest birds and reply in their language.
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* WorthlessYellowRocks: Cristobal Junta has zero interest in using magic to make gold, preferring the more philosophical pursuits.
* WorthlessYellowRocks: Cristobal Junta has zero interest in using magic to make gold, preferring the more philosophical pursuits.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The final chapter is set five years after the conclusion of the main plot arcs and describes what has happened to the characters in the meantime. [[spoiler:Mime and Brünnhilde are happily raising their son Regin, and Mime has gradually overcome his resentment of Alberich. Siegfried, Gunther and Hagen have successfully fought in two wars against the Danes and Gauts. Siegfried has married Gutrune, while Gunther has married a Finnish woman called Helmi, and they have two sons. Hagen lives with his father, and they have become ''slightly'' more sociable. Fafner lives alone by the forest lake but keeps in touch with everyone else, being especially fond of Regin]].
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The final chapter is set five years after the conclusion of the main plot arcs and describes what has happened to the characters in the meantime. [[spoiler:Mime and Brünnhilde are happily raising their son Regin, and Mime has gradually overcome his resentment of Alberich. Siegfried, Gunther and Hagen have successfully fought in two wars against the Danes and Gauts. Siegfried has married Gutrune, while Gunther has married a Finnish woman called Helmi, and they have two sons. Hagen lives with his father, and they have become ''slightly'' more sociable. Fafner lives alone by the forest lake but keeps in touch with everyone else, being especially fond of Regin]].Regin]].
!! Tropes specific to the interquel, ''The Cliff-2: A Job for Fafner'':
* BettyAndVeronica: Gibich recalls how his second cousin Amalrica used to be torn between two suitors, more down-to-earth Ramon and his more dashing and mysterious brother [[Literature/MondayBeginsOnSaturday Cristobal]]. She was in love with Cristobal for months before announcing he was heartless and marrying Ramon.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: It's revealed Erda can understand the forest birds and reply in their language.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Gibich recalls how his second cousin Amalrica used to be torn between two suitors, more down-to-earth Ramon and his more dashing and mysterious brother [[Literature/MondayBeginsOnSaturday Cristobal]]. She was in love with Cristobal for months before announcing he was heartless and marrying Ramon.
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''The Cliff'' is a fanfic by Tropers/{{AutumnLeaves}} based on ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung''. It is available [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8816308 in English]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/1735677 in Russian]]. There are also an in-progress {{Interquel}} (which is also a crossover with ''Literature/MondayBeginsOnSaturday'') and an alternate version of one of the chapters available in Russian [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/2967240 here]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/4739649 here]] respectively.
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* PlotAllergy: Brünnhilde and [[spoiler:Fafner]] are horribly allergic to poplar fluff. [[spoiler:Fafner's sneeze ends up blowing the ring into the Rhine, effectively solving the ''key problem'' of both the canon and the fanfic, while Brünnhilde, after she starts sneezing herself, realizes what's the matter with the dragon]].
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* BeakAttack: Wotan's ravens attack using their steel-like beaks.
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* FixFic: The fanfic is tagged as an example. Indeed, Mime, Brünnhilde, Siegfried and [[spoiler:all the others]] end up having much longer and happier lives than their canon counterparts.
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* AHandfulForAnEye: [[spoiler:Mime]] throws sand in the eyes of the leader of Wotan's ravens to buy some time for the forest bird to hide.
* InSpiteOfANail: Some canon events still happen, albeit under entirely different circumstances:
** Siegfried still meets the Gibichungs, but it happens way earlier than in canon.
** Siegfried and Gunther still swear blood brotherhood.
** Siegfried still reforges CoolSword Notung, and [[spoiler:Wotan's spear breaks against it]].
** The ring still [[spoiler:gets returned to the Rhinemaidens]].
* InSpiteOfANail: Some canon events still happen, albeit under entirely different circumstances:
** Siegfried still meets the Gibichungs, but it happens way earlier than in canon.
** Siegfried and Gunther still swear blood brotherhood.
** Siegfried still reforges CoolSword Notung, and [[spoiler:Wotan's spear breaks against it]].
** The ring still [[spoiler:gets returned to the Rhinemaidens]].
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* LightIsGood: Played straight concerning birds. Silvery-white forest birds are benevolent and friendly while [[DarkIsEvil bluish-black]] ravens are the enemies.
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* AloofOlderBrother: A half-brother, but still. Hagen doesn't interact much with his younger half-siblings Gunther and Gutrune, preferring to keep to himself.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: One moment away from being attacked by Fafner for stealing his magic helmet, [[spoiler:Mime hastily turns into the ghost of Fasolt]].
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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
** Literally. Mime and Brünnhilde's son is called Regin, the name of Mime's counterpart from Norse mythology. The latter was Wagner's main source of inspiration for the ''Ring''cycle.cycle.
** Gunther jokingly says that if Mime wasn't so skilled with a hammer, he would have married Brünnhilde, which is what he does in ''The Twilight of the Gods''.
* OperationJealousy: Mime pretends he wants to visit the Rhinemaidens alone, merely to get Brünnhilde to admit she's jealous.
** Literally. Mime and Brünnhilde's son is called Regin, the name of Mime's counterpart from Norse mythology. The latter was Wagner's main source of inspiration for the ''Ring''
** Gunther jokingly says that if Mime wasn't so skilled with a hammer, he would have married Brünnhilde, which is what he does in ''The Twilight of the Gods''.
* OperationJealousy: Mime pretends he wants to visit the Rhinemaidens alone, merely to get Brünnhilde to admit she's jealous.
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* LethalChef: In the beginning, Brünnhilde's attempt at bread turns to coals, and her attempt at cereal turns to a heap of slightly roasted grain with, for some reason, a pike underneath. According to Brünnhilde, Mime's cooking is only marginally better and his soups tastes like rainwater at best.
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* SlapSlapKiss: Mime and Brünnhilde switch from fights to heart-to-heart talks, to fights, to kisses, to quarrels, etc. etc.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Everyone who is alive in the end of ''The Valkyrie'']] survives to the end of the fanfic.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Everyone who is alive in the end of ''The Valkyrie'']] survives to the end of the fanfic.
* SexlessMarriage: Brünnhilde insists on it when she finds out it's Mime who has woken her up. They only sleep together for the first time after several months and ten chapters.
* SlapSlapKiss: Mime and Brünnhilde switch from fights to heart-to-heart talks, to fights, to kisses, to quarrels, etc. etc.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Everyone who is alive in the end of ''The Valkyrie'']] survives to the end of the fanfic.
* SlapSlapKiss: Mime and Brünnhilde switch from fights to heart-to-heart talks, to fights, to kisses, to quarrels, etc. etc.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Everyone who is alive in the end of ''The Valkyrie'']] survives to the end of the fanfic.
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* WhereTheyAreNowEpilogue: The final chapter is set five years after the conclusion of the main plot arcs and describes what has happened to the characters in the meantime. [[spoiler:Mime and Brünnhilde are happily raising their son Regin, and Mime has gradually overcome his resentment of Alberich. Siegfried, Gunther and Hagen have successfully fought in two wars against the Danes and Gauts. Siegfried has married Gutrune, while Gunther has married a Finnish woman called Helmi, and they have two sons. Hagen lives with his father, and they have become ''slightly'' more sociable. Fafner lives alone by the forest lake but keeps in touch with everyone else, being especially fond of Regin]].
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* WhereTheyAreNowEpilogue: UpliftedAnimal: The interquel reveals that the forest birds' family has become sapient due to the high level of magic present in the forest.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The final chapter is set five years after the conclusion of the main plot arcs and describes what has happened to the characters in the meantime. [[spoiler:Mime and Brünnhilde are happily raising their son Regin, and Mime has gradually overcome his resentment of Alberich. Siegfried, Gunther and Hagen have successfully fought in two wars against the Danes and Gauts. Siegfried has married Gutrune, while Gunther has married a Finnish woman called Helmi, and they have two sons. Hagen lives with his father, and they have become ''slightly'' more sociable. Fafner lives alone by the forest lake but keeps in touch with everyone else, being especially fond of Regin]].
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The final chapter is set five years after the conclusion of the main plot arcs and describes what has happened to the characters in the meantime. [[spoiler:Mime and Brünnhilde are happily raising their son Regin, and Mime has gradually overcome his resentment of Alberich. Siegfried, Gunther and Hagen have successfully fought in two wars against the Danes and Gauts. Siegfried has married Gutrune, while Gunther has married a Finnish woman called Helmi, and they have two sons. Hagen lives with his father, and they have become ''slightly'' more sociable. Fafner lives alone by the forest lake but keeps in touch with everyone else, being especially fond of Regin]].
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''The Cliff'' is a fanfic by Troper/[=AutumnLeaves=] based on ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung''. It is available [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8816308 in English]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/1735677 in Russian]]. There are also an {{Interquel}} (which is also a crossover with ''Literature/MondayBeginsOnSaturday'') and an alternate version of one of the chapters available in Russian [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/2967240 here]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/4739649 here]] respectively.
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''The Cliff'' is a fanfic by Troper/[=AutumnLeaves=] Tropers/{{AutumnLeaves}} based on ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung''. It is available [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8816308 in English]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/1735677 in Russian]]. There are also an {{Interquel}} (which is also a crossover with ''Literature/MondayBeginsOnSaturday'') and an alternate version of one of the chapters available in Russian [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/2967240 here]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/4739649 here]] respectively.
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''The Cliff'' is a fanfic by Troper/AutumnLeaves based on ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung''. It is available [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8816308 in English]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/1735677 in Russian]]. There are also an {{Interquel}} (which is also a crossover with ''Literature/MondayBeginsOnSaturday'') and an alternate version of one of the chapters available in Russian [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/2967240 here]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/4739649 here]] respectively.
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''The Cliff'' is a fanfic by Troper/AutumnLeaves based on ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung''. It is available [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8816308 in English]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/1735677 in Russian]]. There are also an {{Interquel}} (which is also a crossover with ''Literature/MondayBeginsOnSaturday'') and an alternate version of one of the chapters available in Russian [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/2967240 here]] and [[https://ficbook.net/readfic/4739649 here]] respectively.
The premise is the following: what if, in the end of ''The Valkyrie'', Brünnhilde, in the heat of a moment, wished for an older husband instead of a young hero? She was hoping to get widowed quickly, but she forgot to specify the husband's ''species'' and therefore ended up getting woken up by Mime more than ten years earlier than in canon.
!! The fanfic contains examples of:
* BookEnds: The first and the last scenes of the fanfic take place in the neighborhood of the cliff where Brünnhilde was kept in the magic sleep.
* BloodBrothers: Like in canon, Siegfried and Gunther take a vow of brotherhood. [[spoiler:Unlike in canon, it doesn't end in tragedy]].
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Siegfried and Gutrune grow up together from their very early childhood and start a relationship in their mid-teens.
* CoolHorse: Grane, Brünnhilde's steed, no longer has wings but is still badass. He has a very high level of intelligence, understanding human speech, can gallop at a fantastic speed, and helps Brünnhilde in battle.
* CrackPairing: Brünnhilde and Mime, who canonically never meet and are barely aware of each other's existence.
* CreepyCrows: Wotan's ravens attack the forest bird, and later [[spoiler:Brünnhilde in the final battle]].
* DeadGuyJunior: In a sense. [[spoiler:Gunther's sons]] are given the names that Siegmund ''wished'' he had – Friedmund and Frohwalt.
* GirlinessUpgrade: Brünnhilde gradually becomes a capable housewife.
* LighterAndSofter: The tone is much more whimsical than in Wagner's operas, not to mention that [[spoiler:the ending is achieved with significantly less bloodshed]].
* MythologyGag: Literally. Mime and Brünnhilde's son is called Regin, the name of Mime's counterpart from Norse mythology. The latter was Wagner's main source of inspiration for the ''Ring'' cycle.
* SlapSlapKiss: Mime and Brünnhilde switch from fights to heart-to-heart talks, to fights, to kisses, to quarrels, etc. etc.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Everyone who is alive in the end of ''The Valkyrie'']] survives to the end of the fanfic.
* PromotedToLoveInterest:
** Inverted with Siegfried, who never has any relationship with Brünnhilde beyond that of aunt and nephew.
** Downplayed with Gutrune, with whom Siegfried only falls in love in the opera after being dosed with a LovePotion. Here they have a genuine romantic relationship.
** All three of the Rhinedaughters end up falling madly in love with [[spoiler:Hagen]] of all people.
* SiblingYinYang: Downplayed with Siegfried and Regin, who are technically cousins through Brünnhilde but are brothers by adoption. Siegfried is a fearless, energetic, charismatic fighter but not too keen on studies or smithing. Regin is a timid NonActionGuy who makes quick progress with his studies and spends all his free time in the smithery.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Brünnhilde is almost twice her husband's height.
* TookALevelInBadass: Mime progresses from being scared of a horse to [[spoiler:facing Wotan's ravens and later Fafner by himself]] to [[spoiler:participating in an actual battle]].
* WhereTheyAreNowEpilogue: The final chapter is set five years after the conclusion of the main plot arcs and describes what has happened to the characters in the meantime. [[spoiler:Mime and Brünnhilde are happily raising their son Regin, and Mime has gradually overcome his resentment of Alberich. Siegfried, Gunther and Hagen have successfully fought in two wars against the Danes and Gauts. Siegfried has married Gutrune, while Gunther has married a Finnish woman called Helmi, and they have two sons. Hagen lives with his father, and they have become ''slightly'' more sociable. Fafner lives alone by the forest lake but keeps in touch with everyone else, being especially fond of Regin]].
The premise is the following: what if, in the end of ''The Valkyrie'', Brünnhilde, in the heat of a moment, wished for an older husband instead of a young hero? She was hoping to get widowed quickly, but she forgot to specify the husband's ''species'' and therefore ended up getting woken up by Mime more than ten years earlier than in canon.
!! The fanfic contains examples of:
* BookEnds: The first and the last scenes of the fanfic take place in the neighborhood of the cliff where Brünnhilde was kept in the magic sleep.
* BloodBrothers: Like in canon, Siegfried and Gunther take a vow of brotherhood. [[spoiler:Unlike in canon, it doesn't end in tragedy]].
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Siegfried and Gutrune grow up together from their very early childhood and start a relationship in their mid-teens.
* CoolHorse: Grane, Brünnhilde's steed, no longer has wings but is still badass. He has a very high level of intelligence, understanding human speech, can gallop at a fantastic speed, and helps Brünnhilde in battle.
* CrackPairing: Brünnhilde and Mime, who canonically never meet and are barely aware of each other's existence.
* CreepyCrows: Wotan's ravens attack the forest bird, and later [[spoiler:Brünnhilde in the final battle]].
* DeadGuyJunior: In a sense. [[spoiler:Gunther's sons]] are given the names that Siegmund ''wished'' he had – Friedmund and Frohwalt.
* GirlinessUpgrade: Brünnhilde gradually becomes a capable housewife.
* LighterAndSofter: The tone is much more whimsical than in Wagner's operas, not to mention that [[spoiler:the ending is achieved with significantly less bloodshed]].
* MythologyGag: Literally. Mime and Brünnhilde's son is called Regin, the name of Mime's counterpart from Norse mythology. The latter was Wagner's main source of inspiration for the ''Ring'' cycle.
* SlapSlapKiss: Mime and Brünnhilde switch from fights to heart-to-heart talks, to fights, to kisses, to quarrels, etc. etc.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Everyone who is alive in the end of ''The Valkyrie'']] survives to the end of the fanfic.
* PromotedToLoveInterest:
** Inverted with Siegfried, who never has any relationship with Brünnhilde beyond that of aunt and nephew.
** Downplayed with Gutrune, with whom Siegfried only falls in love in the opera after being dosed with a LovePotion. Here they have a genuine romantic relationship.
** All three of the Rhinedaughters end up falling madly in love with [[spoiler:Hagen]] of all people.
* SiblingYinYang: Downplayed with Siegfried and Regin, who are technically cousins through Brünnhilde but are brothers by adoption. Siegfried is a fearless, energetic, charismatic fighter but not too keen on studies or smithing. Regin is a timid NonActionGuy who makes quick progress with his studies and spends all his free time in the smithery.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Brünnhilde is almost twice her husband's height.
* TookALevelInBadass: Mime progresses from being scared of a horse to [[spoiler:facing Wotan's ravens and later Fafner by himself]] to [[spoiler:participating in an actual battle]].
* WhereTheyAreNowEpilogue: The final chapter is set five years after the conclusion of the main plot arcs and describes what has happened to the characters in the meantime. [[spoiler:Mime and Brünnhilde are happily raising their son Regin, and Mime has gradually overcome his resentment of Alberich. Siegfried, Gunther and Hagen have successfully fought in two wars against the Danes and Gauts. Siegfried has married Gutrune, while Gunther has married a Finnish woman called Helmi, and they have two sons. Hagen lives with his father, and they have become ''slightly'' more sociable. Fafner lives alone by the forest lake but keeps in touch with everyone else, being especially fond of Regin]].
