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the official last words of Fen Riorson were redacted

You're all cowards

May I suggest his actual last words (based on his son and nephew's way of speaking)

You're all fucking cowards

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Hi Besties! So heres whats up - when I made this blog I actually made it as secondary blog to a blog I had for a different fandom not expecting this one to gain any following or popularity. But now that it has I'm transferring everything to my main blog! It is also called @sexypantsriorson and everything is the same so if you wouldn't mind/ if you would still like to follow me please go give me a follow over there! I wont be posting on this account anymore. Thanks guys!! 🖤⚡️🐉

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No thoughts, just Xaden holding Violet’s hand 🥺

This is my Roman Empire. Xaden’s love language is hand-holding and that is so adorable to me

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Sometimes I think I’m being over-dramatic, but then I remember when Xaden flew halfway across the kingdom because he didn’t see his crush for a few days and was worried she was getting close to another guy.

Xaden is hilariously dramatic sometimes, I mean have you seen the way he enters rooms? In Fourth Wing, bursting into Violet’s bedroom with shadows whipping around for literally no other reason than dramatic effect. Iconic behaviour imo

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Xaden: You know, Violet, I really don’t like your last name.

Violet: Xaden, I know you hated my mother, but there’s really nothing I can do about my last name.

Xaden: You should change it.

Violet: To what?

Xaden: Riorson.

Violet:

Violet: Oh.

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and then she literally bangs his brain out in the bathing chamber and hes still over here like we have to get you into one of MY flight jackets before we can leave for the dagger drop 😑😂

Oh Xaden 😂

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this legit made me smile, the way she recalls the scars of that meeting!! and it highlights again xaden as her safe place

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Violet and Xaden

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I love this scene and how Violet thinks now is the time to be self conscious woman you had a full out make-out sessions in front of Xaden's co-workers AND your sister I think that ship has sailed

And Xaden sighing like she's his biggest problem. (true) lol 😂

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Xaden: we’re going to have to go - Sgaeyl isn’t coping very well.

Sgaeyl: yes. I am overwhelmed. So very overwhelmed. Whatever shall I do?

Xaden: oh come on you can do better than that!

Sgaeyl: fuck sake.. right.. I NEED MY MATE AND NOBODY CAN STOP ME FROM GOING OH THE HORROR I MISS HIM SO MUCH AND SILVER ONE I MISS HER TOO NOT XADEN ITS GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM!

Xaden: …

Sgaeyl: good enough dramatics for you wingleader?

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Controversial opinion: I really like the new Fourth Wing bonus chapter. Do plot inconsistencies annoy me? Yes (I’m still not over the fact that Baide seemed to change gender halfway through Fourth Wing with zero explanation). Does Xaden being pathetically down bad for Violet cancel that out for me? Absolutely.

A few things I’d like to address:

The main plot inconsistency: Xaden and Liam being fostered by Lewellen after the execution. I didn’t notice this at first, but apparently it was said somewhere else they were fostered by Duke Lindell. A part of me thinks we might get an explanation for this later on in the series, but it may just be that Rebecca Yarros wrote this like a fan fiction at 3am and didn’t fact check properly.

There was a lot of exposition for a bonus chapter. This is the thing that made me go “ummm you really wanna tell us this now?” because unlike the other two bonus chapters, we got a lot of background information for the story: Imogen dropping daggers as the reason she wasn’t present in the briefing room, and Xaden and Liam being taught battle strategy as kids. Nothing major, but still stuff that dropping it somewhere else in the main books as well or instead would’ve been better.

Xaden being completely certain of his love for Violet, then not telling her for another six months. I mean it’s like he just begrudgingly accepted it at some point after they kissed (probably because Sgaeyl bullied him into admitting it). Don’t get me wrong, reading about Xaden being pathetically in love with Violet actually made my year, but it still pisses me off that he waited that long to tell her in Iron Flame.

Things I liked about the chapter:

Xaden and Liam. “Yours are better” I LOVE THEM. Also the way Xaden sees Liam as a brother 🥺

Sgaeyl mocking Xaden. Her imitating Xaden pining after Violet was incredible, I can’t wait for more of her in the next books.

Xaden taking any opportunity to slander Dain. Not them just having staring contests across the briefing table lmao.

Xaden being pathetically in love with Violet. This one needs no explanation. I love the boy obsessed trope and will hear nothing bad about it.

I just really love reading Xaden’s POV. He’s so sarcastic and petty, I genuinely adore him. I will always be happy when we get a new bonus chapter, arguments about capitalism and international availability aside.

This bonus chapter felt like reading a fan fiction, but my god was it entertaining. And I read to have fun, not to close a book and think “excellent, a new range of pretentious talking points for my next garden party”.

Read the chapter here.

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"Half of these look like Tyrrish history," I tell Xaden.

"Fascinating. We'll come back and study up after we win this war," he replies.

No because I want that. After they won (or whatever, hopefully happy, ending RY choose to give them) I want Violet leading Xaden to the archives and he is just like 'What are you up to Violence?', following her like a happy puppy and Violet is just holding one of these books up and smiles at him.

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The Empyrean as Headlines pt.2

IT HAS RETURNED FROM THE GRAVE

✮ Part 1 ✮

Jesinia Neilwart:

Xaden Riorson:

Sloane, in OS probably:

Rhiannon Matthias:

Violet Sorrengail:

Imogen Cardulo:

Brennan Sorrengail:

Xaden, at Dain's existence throughout the bonus chapter:

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baby vi and xaden ✨📚🍰

characters by @/rebeccayarros

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Violet: *rushes into a room slightly disheveled* Sorry I’m late, I was doing stuff.

Xaden: *following behind and grinning smugly* I’m stuff.