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Jennifer Armentrout's editor must haaaaate her because that is the only way she got away with naming a magical kingdom fucking Lasangna

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the phantom of the opera and the hunchback of notre dame? opposite ends of same spectrum 

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No matter how progressive or well-read you are, there are always going to be moments in your life where somebody pushes back against something that's so culturally ingrained you never even considered it before. And you'll say "Huh, it never occurred to me to challenge this but you're right" and that doesn't mean you were "morally toxic" before, it means you're a non-omniscient human capable of growth.

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Oh fuck is THAT why I'm obsessed with this book????

So I just finished Fourth wing. You can not tell me this isn't an Azriel fanfiction with an Dragon twist.

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fourth wing is great for so many reasons but the dialogue and dynamics between characters is up there for me. like the friendships don’t feel forced, these are (sometimes) just college kids goofing off

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xaden is so in love w violet omg

((FOURTH WING SPOILERS))

He custom made an arsenal for violet, he treated her to be his equal, always stood BY her, got her violets and put them in a vase by her bed after they had absolutely MIND BLOWING sex, he had liam look after her, had imogen train her, helped her with flight training, trained her in hand to hand training, gave her tyrrish rune blades to protect her against the venin and he was ready to step in and FIGHT FOR HER during the threshing when she was facing 3 of the most annoying characters in the book (vv big deal cause 3rd years weren't allowed to step in) !!!

I hate dain.

Fucking asshole shiteater scoundrel. so fucking patronising for what ugh-

The fact that HE STOLE VIOLET'S MEMORIES?? and HE SENT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE TO DIE BECAUSE HE LOVES RULES?? such an asshole. SUCH AN ASSHOLE. HE BELIEVED AMBER MAVIS OVER HIS CHILDHOOD BESTIE?? he demanded violet's memories and he had the audacity to act all High and honorable. NOT TO MENTION the fact that this dude told violet that she can't make it in the rider's quadrant every step of the way, even when violet surpassed all the challenges. Chauvinistic pig fr

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“I appreciate the elevation to deity, but my name will do.”

-Xaden Fucking Riorson

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“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” —Xaden Riorson Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves. Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules. But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year. Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.

THE SYNOPSIS FOR IRON FLAME IS HERE

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Just saw a post about zevrans torturers in the fade being dalish elves that made me think about this.

I was listening to zevrans dialogue with the warden and other companions and zevran truly doesn't identify with or as basically any of the groups he could conceivably be a part of. He's left the crows so he's no longer a crow, he was rejected by the dalish and is not really a "true elf", he can't go back to being a kid in the brothel (last place he felt unconditional love). He's never had a lover which wasn't a contract or he didn't kill. He's just very dissociated from himself and everyone around him.

The only thing he consistently identifies as is being worth 7 gold coins. He says it to the warden more than once. He says it to some of the companions. My guys got 1 thing defining his self worth and it's that the crows bought him for 7 gold coins. And what does the warden give him to increase affinity? Gold bars. The warden is saying "You are worth so much more than what the crows paid for" in a quite literal sense. I'm emotional about the pixel man again.

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important PSA about when your car is smoking

like literally smoking from the engine

white and you smell pancakes? it’s the coolant. panic and pull over, but you’ll live

a slight blue tinge? it’s the oil. panic and pull over, but you’ll live

grey, looks like fire smoke? gasoline; the most combustable and dangerous. pull over and leave the vehicle, pray.

sharing because i didn’t know this when my car started smoking white yesterday and i was so afraid for my life.

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HELLO?

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Me pushing people to play Dragon Age Origins in 2023

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If dragon age doctors/healer's are usually mages then I think dentists are usually dwarves. If you have a tooth you need pulled or drilled or capped you go to a dude whos got a magnifying glass and a lyrium and gold grill in his mouth. He has a concerning array of tools but he'll get you fixed up right.

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Ask not for whom the gurdy hurds. It hurds for thee.