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• SIREN Redux Companion - What Changed and Why by AstralEtchedChampion, dauntra0, paramedic4, zzstormt

  Fandoms: Dispatch (Video Game)  

  • Explicit
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  13 Jun 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Invisigal | Courtney/Robert Robertson | Mecha Man
  • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man
  • Invisigal | Courtney (Dispatch)
  • Chase | Track Star (Dispatch)
  • Blonde Blazer | Mandy (Dispatch)
  • Beef the Dog | (Dispatch)
  • Z-Team (Dispatch)
  • Post-Canon
  • Post-Game(s)
  • Post-Canon Fix-It
  • Canon Compliant
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Romance
  • Fluff
  • Slice of Life
  • Found Family
  • Z-Team as Family (Dispatch)
  • Banter
  • Domestic Fluff
  • Caretaking
  • Touch as Grounding
  • Non-Sexual Intimacy
  • ADHD
  • Hero Invisigal | Courtney (Dispatch)
  • Invisigal | Courtney Needs a Hug (Dispatch)
  • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man Needs a Hug
  • Trauma
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Panic Attacks
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Trauma-Informed
  • Hospitalization
  • Injury Recovery
  • Pain
  • Blood
  • Loss of Bodily Autonomy
  • Vomiting
  • Asthma
  • Medical Device
  • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
  • Cigarettes
  • Dreams and Nightmares
  • Non-Consensual Sedation
  • Surveillance
  • Power Imbalance
  • Complicated Relationships
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Canon-Typical HR Violations (Dispatch)
  • Body Horror
  • Smut
  • Oral Sex
  • Biting
  • Heavy Petting
  • Making Out
  • Aftercare
  • Birth Control
  • POV Change
  • Spoilers
  • Action/Adventure
  • Friendship/Love
  • My First Fanfic
  • Beta Read to Hell and Back
  • Work in Progress

  Summary

  ⚠️ Massive spoilers for SIREN. This work is designed to help re-readers by providing them with exactly what changed so they don't have to hunt for it and explanations for why those changes were made. It also contains information about writer intentions, which will flatten the experience for a first-time reader. If you haven't read SIREN for the first time yet, please go read it first (link here).

  SIREN underwent a significant rewrite after Chapter 6 publication (approximately 25% of the fic was reduxed). The plot didn't change, but the story did. This companion work is where I lay out what changed and which scenes are worth rereading, with the new text reproduced right here so you don't have to go hunting for it. At the bottom of each chapter, there's an expandable box with the why in case you're interested in how the sausage was made.

  Comes with art!

  The original fic is preserved here.

  I'll keep this updated as SIREN grows. Come tell me what you think of the changes.

  Series

  • Part 1 of SIREN Redux

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  45,432

  Chapters:

  6/6

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