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''The Wolf at the End of the World'' is a short story created by lurking troper [=StarmeadowSystem=] (who currently goes by [=Smiley100P=] on this site) and posted on Archive of our Own [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/50336185 here]].\\\

The story is her take on Fenrir, the wolf in {{Myth/Norse Mythology}}. The in-site description is as follows: "The Norse wolf Fenrir had no intentions of fulfilling his part in Ragnarok until the Aesir came to him with a rope that seemed extremely suspicious."\\\

The work was released on September 26th, 2023.

!The Wolf at the End of the World contains examples of:
*ArcNumber: Nine. Fenrir spends 90 years on earth and saves at least 9 people each year. The Aesir's "challenges" take place over the course of 9 years. Fenrir spends 9 minutes trying to break free from Gleipnir, and [[spoiler:900 years, 9 days, and 9 months trapped on the moon.]]
*AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: you're never going to guess
*BittersweetEnding: Fenrir dies, [[spoiler:But he's both able to secure his revenge on Odin and Surtr and reintroduce life to a small part of the world. He ends up dying content with himself.]]
*DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Vidarr kills Fenrir, like in the original myth. [[spoiler:However, Fenrir manages to be on the providing end of this as well, catching Surtr off-guard and devouring his head.]]
*EtTuBrute: He could easily see the Aesir betraying him, but not Tyr. This is what motivates him to rip off his arm.
*EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Ragnarök is a thing that happens in the story, which mostly focuses on Fenrir's role and motivations in it.
*FaceHeelTurn: This explicitly happens to Fenrir. [[spoiler:After being bounded and gagged with a sword for 900 years and being met with Surtr, he decides based on the information Surtr gives him that he should fufill his role in Ragnarök.]]
*RoaringRampageOfRevenge: More explicitly than in the original myth, Fenrir does this. [[spoiler:Notably, he devours a part of the world only to regain his strength to face Odin.]]
*WarGod: Tyr is stated to be this in-story. Odin may also count, as he summoned the Einherjar to fight Fenrir during Ragnarök like in the original myth.
*WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Fenrir, who participates in his role in Ragnarök with the express purpose to ensure the world's rebirth.]]
*YouCannotFightFate: Fenrir knows full well that Vidarr will kill him during the events of Ragnarök, and is fine with accepting this when he decided to fulfill his role within it. [[spoiler:Downplayed, as instead of being stabbed in the throat, he was stabbed in the back with a venom-coated sword. He still dies, just not as quickly. Regardless, Fenrir expresses pride at slightly twisting fate.]]

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