litlush

[litlush]

“Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird." That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. "Your father’s right," she said. "Mockingbirds don’t do one thing except make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corn cribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” 

-- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

[litlush]

I read all the FAQ'S, but you didn't mention my presence...💙💚

Well, I’ll have to rectify that immediately!

[litlush]

Every book in the History of Literature summed up in a single sentence

[litlush]

[litlush]

book cover redesign: THE RAVEN CYCLE by maggie stiefvater

[litlush]

ok so

Imagine that Ronan’s tattoo isn’t actually a tattoo. The nine hundred dollars went somewhere but it didn’t go to that.

Imagine that the gang have found Glendower, that they broke Blue’s curse, that Gansey and Noah are alive and well. (I may or may not be in denial) They’re all exhausted but they’re satisfied and by some unspoken agreement they crash at Monmouth in one giant pile.

The next morning Ronan gets up to feed Chainsaw (because he is a good dad) and the others just stay tangled together, warm and safe and happy. Only suddenly Gansey goes what???? and Ronan, still with his back to them all, goes what? But when he turns around its not just Gansey staring at him in disbelief, its Adam and Blue too.

(Noah just looks somewhere between pleased and smug because of course he knew and now he knows)

And it turns out that they’re all staring because Ronan’s tattoo is no longer vicious hooks and bold black lines but its bleeding into colour. Pastels and flowers and sunsets at the Barns and watercolours are dripping down his back because most of Ronan’s feelings that aren’t happiness are anger and pain but right now he is nothing but joyful.

 As it turns out the tattoo isn’t just a tattoo but rather its him, etched under his own skin for the world to see.

And see, the thing is that its rarely ever like that outside of that moment? The tattoo is hardly ever in full colour, there is always some black in there somewhere but most of the time after that morning colour dominates the thing and thats how the rest of the gang try to keep it.

There are hiccups of course, like the first time Adam and Ronan get into an actual fight after Glendower. Ronan turns and walks away but not before Adam catches a glimpse of the tattoo and sees black hooks curling over Ronans shoulders. After they apologise (as much as those two ever really do) Adam tells him about the tattoo and Ronan doesn’t go without a shirt for a week. 

(he never wanted to guilt anyone into anything he just wanted people to know because he cant always make them understand with words)

But the first time he and Adam kiss daisies bloom along Ronan’s spine. The first time they sleep together roses curl around his ribs.

One day Blue makes Ronan laugh so hard he cries and daffodils peak out from over his shoulders and his back is a sky painted in lilac. Gansey causes sunflowers to grow under sunsets when he talks about something he loves (mysteries, the pig, monmouth, them) because Ronan loves it when he’s happy. Noah makes forget-me-nots blossom when he dances or laughs or smiles because he’s so alive that it makes Ronan’s chest tight.

(and no matter what there are always a few raven feathers dancing at the edges. For Chainsaw. For his family. For their quest. They’re never truly black, shining purple and blue in the right light.)

[litlush]

Gansey: *spends months debating how to tell Adam about him and Blue, worries it'll spoil the group's friendship if they start dating each other, worries tha-*

Adam, like five minutes after kissing Ronan: Gansey ohm y god you'll never believe what the FUCK just happened,, also what is love

[litlush]

The world tilted a little bit sideways. Neil dug his shoes harder into the floor so he wouldn’t fall over. “You like me.” “I hate you,” Andrew corrected him, but Neil barely heard him.

[litlush]

Andrew Minyard’s Life Advice and Other Wisdom

Flattery is uninteresting and gets you nowhere.

Innocent until proven guilty fails on an Exy court.

You’ll start having more success when you ask for things you can actually have.

A man can only have so many issues.

You can’t cut down someone who’s already in the gutter. You just waste your time and mine.

Don’t have to anything.

Reap what you sow or burn the field down, the choice is yours.

What people want to think of me is not my problem.

Revenge is a motivator only for the weak-willed.

You cannot barter away the same thing twice.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don’t say stupid things.

Everything ends.

Survival tip: no one likes a smart mouth.

[litlush]

Andreil through the series

book one Neil: did you just hit me? Andrew: yeah dumbass

book two Neil: so i’ll just call you and you’ll hit them for me? Andrew: yeah dumbass

book three Neil: did you just hit on me? Andrew: yeah dumbass

[litlush]

You have no fucking idea how I feel, and I’m tired of you acting like all I know how to do is fuck. Like I don’t know how to care about someone and want to be with them.

[litlush]

Kevin: Here is my wall of inspirational exy players.

Neil: Is that a picture of you?

Kevin: Yes, I am big enough to admit that I am often inspired by myself.

[litlush]

The Foxes ↴

“Fight because you don’t know how to die quietly. Win because you don’t know how to lose.”

[litlush]

Dan Wilds aesthetic board.

[litlush]

Andrew Joseph Minyard | Goalkeeper | #03

‘He was something solid to lean against. Something violent and fierce and unmoving.’

[litlush]

Alternate Book Covers: All for the Game by Nora Sakavic

[litlush]

“Hmm.” Sin considered him for a moment and reached out suddenly, grabbing Boyd’s chin and leaning forward to stare down at him contemplatively. His green eyes seemed so close and intense. His fingertips slid against Boyd’s skin, brushing against his neck briefly before they fell away entirely. The feel of those fingers touching his bare skin was so unexpected that Boyd almost stumbled. “Maybe it’s the hair.”

Evenfall (ICoS 1), Sonny & Ais

i really love these moments :D *resumes reading*

(via dimpled-halo)