#*ninazenik

[elaynes-trakands]

kate's 365 days of ships:

day 71: nina zenik & matthias helvar shadow & bone

[mysticmiav]

I have been made to protect you. Only in death will I be kept from this oath.❄️🫀

[cafe-viennois]

Nina Zenik from Six of Crows 💖 I'm trying to get better at colors/painting. I feel like I add too much details so we'll work on that 🙈

[the-nada-thing]

I just looked through some 1 star reviews of Six of Crows (I love and am obsessed with it and couldn't fathom how someone could hate it) and while everyone is entitled to their own opinion it is startling to me the amount of people who just Didn't Get It

'I was annoyed at the rampant ablism and misogyny'- yeah, so am I. Kinda scary how it's very similar to our world huh

'Sex is equated with death'- in the context of rape with no justice, wouldn't you?

'They shouldn't be teenagers'- does them being children not add to the tragedy

'how did Leigh get away with writing a Roma coded girl as a thief?'- how did you miss the wonderfully complex and compelling storyline of Inej trying to balance her desire for survival in a life she did not ask for and her religious beliefs and instead choose to solely see her as 'a Roma coded girl'

'the gay characters are femme coded'- please tell me how. And please tell me why that is inherently bad.

'The Disability Was Never There Troupe because Kaz's cane disappears and he has all this physical prowess'- it doesn't disappear. it's there you as the reader know its there except when Kaz chooses to leave it behind and we see him struggle physically with that. why to have disability rep people think the disability needs to be stated over and over and over again and the character can't do anything except be disabled is beyond me

What really gets me about the majority of these reviews is that most of them will say 'oh, the writing was magnificent. so was the world building' then what? are you? complaining? about?

That they are children living in this world where everyone is guilty? Good, it should bother you

That Inej was kidnapped and sold to a brothel and raped daily from the age of 14 until she joined a gang and committed to a life of crime? Good, it should bother you

That Nina and Matthais were child soldiers and Nina was tortured and Matthais had to confront his upbringing and recognize the evil in his countrymen? Good, it should bother you

That Kaz and Wylan both face ableism daily and it has led to them overcompensating in other areas so they can survive? Good, it should bother you

That Jesper is a kid with a gambling addiction and canonically likes clothes of many patterns including but not limited to the skirt the TV show put him in? Go ahead and hate that but we fucking love it

anywho, end rant.

TLDR; by all means like what you like and hate what you don't but do yourself and courtesy and understand what you hate that's way more fun for me anyway lol

[doodlesnoff]

another doodle from instagram i'm pulling over here--Nina & Inej gigglin bout somethin

[snickering-couch-gremlin]

My ramblings rewatching Shadow and Bone season 2 as messages sent to my sister. I apparently had more to say about episode 8 than the rest of the season lol.

[dianatheidiot]

love helnik but u would think soc tumblr would be all over the nina and hanne arc

i feel like im speaking to a void please someone read king of scars

[storyadler]

Found family isn’t just in fiction! You can forge your own. (Though the fictional ones do resonate for a reason!)

#ThisIsAlsoTheCrows #SixOfCrows #KazBrekker #InejGhafa #JesperFahey #WylanVanEck #NinaZenik #MatthiasHelvar #ShadowAndBone

[writeblrfantasy]

It's out! It's release day!☀️🎉☀️🎉

this baby is out in the world!

this book got its start on tumblr three years ago (wow the passage of time never fails to astound me) and i owe it all to this wonderful writeblr community. writing this series during the summer/fall of 21 was one of the best periods of my life, and i will forever be grateful and nostalgic for that time.

i truly can't believe this book is now out for everyone to read as i always hoped it would be! thank you to my incredible betas, friends, and everyone who has read this book at various stages along the way.

it's yours now. step into the world of kryos, and cerrick and njord's romance, for the first time.

You can buy it here!

orderverse taglist (lmk to be added/removed) @willowiswriting @ninazeniks @magic-is-something-we-create @ren-c-ley @justwriteyoudummy

@47crayons @yejidoesthings @ettawritesnstudies @faithfire-writes @a-forgotten-dusk

@talesfromaurea @ashen-crest @thelaughingstag @transmasc-wizard

GENERAL TAGLIST: @worldbuildng @muddshadow @nikkywrites @47crayons @directionoftime

@chayscribbles @magic-is-something-we-create @rodentwrites @notwritinganyflufftoday

[veneritia]

nine lines nine people tag

thank you @talesofsorrowandofruin for tagging me!

rules: post nine lines of writing, then tag nine people!

here's something from my last writing session for when comes the dawn:

Thetis rose from her seat like some great beast on the prowl, slinking across the floor with her eyes trained to the back of Leda’s head. “It would be my pleasure.” Her teeth snapped shut before unfurling into a grin, eyes darkening as she left the office.

Fenice motioned for the door to be shut and a curt order that she not be disturbed for a while before turning her attention back to Leda. “Will this be a problem?”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

“This—” Fenice gestured vaguely at the corner where Thetis sat. “Whatever this is, it will not be a distraction, will it?”

Leda drew a cross above her heart. “On my honor, it will not be.”

“Good.”

tagging:

@cheshawrites @lasbrumas @writinglyra @lexiklecksi @sourrcandy @serpentarii @inky-duchess @thewritersplace @ninazeniks

[morte-darthur]

BETA READERS CALL !

do you like horror, polyamory and the tense of atmosphere of small towns? then i have good news for you: i'm looking for an unlimited number of beta readers for my 98k words novel, a strange kind of hunger.

SYNOPSIS —

1853. sweetwater, massachusetts, swallows people whole. dr. jonathan fallow thought he escaped its grip four years ago, but he finds himself back in its clutches, as winter creeps in.

sweetwater swallows people whole, but it seems to be in the maw of something else. tracks in the forest; mutilated cattle; a howling chorus. the townsfolk are quick to cry devil, encouraged by their firebrand pastor, gabriel goodwin. jonathan is determined to prove that the creatures lurking in the woods are wolves, nothing more — but a night vigil and a glimpse of something horrifying force him to reconsider.

to expose the rotting heart of the village, he’ll have to form an alliance with a faceless traveller, a disgraced former surgeon — and the pastor’s beautiful younger brother.

( trigger/content warnings: gore, body horror, familial abuse (largely off-page), religious abuse/trauma. a more in-depth list of warnings for each chapter will be available on request )

HOW THIS WILL WORK —

if you're interested in beta reading, DM me here (@wifewulf) or on discord (@/hotspurpercy) to let me know.

beta readers will have until the 30th of september to finish ASKOH. unless you're a mutual, please don't sign up unless you know you can finish it by then

beta readers will get access to a private discord server where you can read ASKOH and give feedback, as well as get some bonus short stories and art pieces from me!

there's currently no limit on the number of beta readers i'm looking for. however, if a lot of people sign up, i may prioritise mutuals and readers of colour

( + TAGLIST UNDER THE CUT ! )

@villaneve / @vandorens-archive / @nallthatjazz / @starshots-blog1 / @cannivalisms / @perditism / @spillme / @upoffringar / @thelittlestspider / @wildswrites / @brownpaperhag / @akoumi / @quilloftheclouds / @absolute-nonsense-scribblings / @birdywrote / @tiredlittleoldme / @strangerays / @ninazeniks / @authortango / @aetherwrites / @caravagest / @chazzawrites / @anavkour / @videsnoir / @karamel-pop / @philocalizt / @cryptidsandqueers / @stephwriteswords / @muddshadow

[yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere]

Happy Bisexual Visibility Month with this edit of my favorite/most important TV/MOVIES BISEXUAL PEOPLE♥

it's my 2nd edit, my 1st one here: https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/701335471288205312/bi-bisexual-bisexuals-in-tv-with-the-song-that

/they mean EVERYTHING to me/

in the edit:

#ACD #AlexClaremontDiaz #NickNelson #JesperFahey #AvaSilva #MagnusBane #NoraHolleran #AnnaTaggaro #NinaZenik #AJCampos #HopeMikaelson #KittySongCovey #YasminaFadoula #VadaCavell #TimmyAndrews #GarLogan #LiShang #PeytonSawyer & #RachelGatina & #BrookeDavis (all 3 are bi to me) #JeremiahFisher #AkiMenzies #Brooklynn #KenjiKon #MichaelGuerin #AdrianIvashkov #RoseHathaway (last 3 have too much bi energy to ignore it)

+we NEED more bisexuality in media: https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/746941244472786944/so-alright-here-are-the-moviesmedia-that-make

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bi ig highlight : https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18280848235083086/

also i recommend this podcast ‘A Little Queer Podcast’ by two incredible bisexual people Capri Campeau and Ashley Whitfield. episode linked here, ‘Debunking Bisexual Myths and Stereotypes’ :https://open.spotify.com/episode/3wcP8HBIY0IyVxROjpZPNg?si=TIHDv-eFQi-mdsCS6zKzNA (all covered here for real!) +also check ‘A Bit Fruity Podcast’ by Matt Bernstein (very educating one!!) + Bisexual Brunch Podcast (UK) by 3 bisexual people, 2 men and 1 woman! here:https://open.spotify.com/show/3tH2DAjYrk2cXdYRSqt5nS?si=2ae6bb60b1534366

let’s talk about biphobia/Kit Connor (Max Hovey TikTok) important video:https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/770851818143186944?source=share +Bisexuality has never excluded trans and non-binary people. Please stop spreading this lie. It actively harms trans/n-b bi people and bi people with trans/n-b partners. STOP BI ERASURE :https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/770848612526735360?source=share + WHAT IS BISEXUAL ERASURE:https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/770848534830399488?source=share + ‘ANYTHING THAT MOVES’ ATM 90s Bisexual Magazine is Shockingly Relevant Today--- Despite the joy of reading this bi-centric work, however, it's telling how little has changed since 1991--The first several stanzas of "This Poem Can Be Put Off No Longer" by Susan Carlton, featured in the first issue of 'Anything That Moves.' Credit: Anything That Moves / The poem continues, but the point is clear from the start: Bisexual people aren't believed for who they are. They're belittled and told to "choose a side," that they're bisexual for attention. It's difficult to think that this poem is over 30 years old. The poem "truly could've been written yesterday... or 50 years ago," said Marshall. "How long do we have to keep screaming the same things to the world over and over until people stop pretending we're speaking another galaxy's language?" --- The solace of Anything That Moves, however, is that even though progress has been slow, fellow bisexual people can relate to the shared experience detailed in its pages.:https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/770848263124500480?source=share

BOOKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BISEXUAL HISTORY & ACTIVISM:https://www.tumblr.com/ruimtetijd/686000390089621504/list-of-books-about-bi-history-and-activism-from &https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/139102124?shelf=bi-bisexual-characters-done-well

The Bisexual Flag, its meaning and history!:https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/762664140472008704?source=share + Lani Kaʻahumanu talking about how bisexuals have ALWAYS been around!:https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/762663819491328000?source=share

.https://anythingthatmovesarchive.carrd.co/ &https://anythingthatmovesarchive.carrd.co/#scans &https://anythingthatmovesarchive.carrd.co/#about

THIS song (bi bi bi THIS IS OUR SONG!!) by Sub-Radio (the lead vocalist Adam Bradley is bisexual♥) :https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/765512527066087424?source=share &https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/765512891127480320?source=share + THIS BAND SINGING THE BLACK PARADE but make it ever more queer pride parade♥ :https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/765565710891155456?source=share &https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/765565917201612800?source=share (you’re scaring Ron you’re scaring Rooonn) + an awakening with HSM(?) :https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/765565797378719744/mndvx-subradioband-happy-pride-yal-anyone?source=share

(+IMPORTANT) (Nov,2023)-A Bit Fruity Podcast (created by Matt Bernstein (gay American Jewish man) Ep with Moe Dabbagh, a gay Palestinian American with family currently in Gaza. ‘Queers for Palestine & The Power of Pinkwashing’. Palestine has been occupied for more than 76 years now, since 1948 year. This ep gives you a LOT of information, especially if you are one of the people who can’t see right through the propaganda; or the ones who go ‘well if you’re gay then go to Gaza and see how that goes for you’. Queer Liberation is a liberation of Palestinian people. We can’t have one without the other. Free Palestine. Free all the people that are not yet free. This is where we start!! Ep on youtube :https://youtu.be/Xsgdk-DDSXc on spotify :https://open.spotify.com/episode/62WOjKJYih6lhuisP8tmZH?si=soRArGs1QeWqEzEaiSVlUg on iheartcom:https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-a-bit-fruity-with-matt-ber-117844074/episode/queer-palestinians-the-power-of-129612460/(keep learning & keep showing up!)

!!.http://alqaws.org/siteEn/index & https://queersinpalestine.noblogs.org/ + https://www.instagram.com/queersinpalestine/

[helemere]

A   H Y M N   F O R   S E R P E N T S ; the witch queen 

❝The Blue Lady arose in a spill of starlight, sublime and glowing and favored, with dragonflies in her hair and eyes blinking in each of her palms.❞ 

feast day ; first of starless moon, maiden year 

exaltation ; lady of the sixth great order of conjurers

benefactor ; the sixth hand of magic 

hagiography ; little is known of the witch queen before her EXALTATION, the only certainty that she was found naked in the great sea and taken to wife by the eldest son of the HIGH KING of cymheim. though the TOMB where she rests remains hidden to even the ORDERS, her extant worshipers grow more vengeful with each passing moon.  

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[seasteading]

WTW CHARACTER WEEK - TROPES ↳ JERKASS GODS

“Are you not grateful, boy? I was unmade for your magic. Is that not enough?”

↳ ARGA, GODDESS OF MAGIC

i. Known by Her epithets: the Martyr, the Hewn-Mother, the Lady of Two Faces, the Weaver of Tapestries, the Lady of Jackdaws, the Lady of the Gilt Hand, and Mother of Fae

ii. A god as gold-blooded as they come, one who'd crafted the fae from Her own severed right hand. For this imagined sin, Her siblings cleaved Her two faces apart, tore out Her hearts and unraveled Her so She may never again be reconstituted.

character tag: arga | wip tag

taglist under cut (send an ask/dm to be +/-):

general taglist: @bookism @problematicallybored @adaparkwrites @harrowingwords @sondials @starsprung @saachi @endymions @raven-ink @amuseablesun @thenopaes @scaevolawrites @vaelinor @callmeweeeh @writingbyjillian @kryskakikomi @cannivalisms @sourrcandy

tth taglist: @qelizhus @write-the-stars-and-shadows @silverncats @ladywithalamp @writing-with-melon @halcionic @moariin @doriians @serpentarii @asablehart @badhandwriting @ahypnias @atelierwriting @fictional-semantics @veneritia @rkmoriyama @kazino @maskedlady @wordsbynathan @ambrosiadarling @hekat-ie @jadeywrites @the-child-of-darkness @fairnell @ninazeniks @dragon-swords-prophecies @mortallynuttyqueen @lord-fallen

[sourrcandy]

WTW CHARACTER WEEK day 01 ↳ protagonists ; the 4 main povs of knights

graphic psd by @destimnesia

ONCE UPON A TIME, there is a devil king. He had a table of soldiers under his command: loyal, just, and willing to do anything. One day, the devil king was amused by their loyalty, and asked them one by one what they wanted more than anything in life, then he would construct plans to help them obtain that.

i. serafine — the first soldier was a courageous, strong lion. she wanted to be a leader, and so the devil gave her the names of all those under his command, to puppet those in power from behind the curtain. controlling them would grant the lion her power.

ii. aredhel — the third was a wise eagle. she wanted to prove her worth and find her place in the devil’s kingdom and he gave her the keys to his kingdom, to guard and stand firm before the gates of hell: the keeper of the labyrinth.

iii. maribelle — the fourth was a shark with teeth sharp as knives. she wanted to play a hero. and the devil king let her run through the streets in wild abandon, bringing those deemed unworthy to their knees and dragging them into the drowning depths of his kingdom.

iv. storm — the sixth and seventh were a pair of sly, crafty foxes, they wanted to crush all enemies in the dark and seize the world for themselves. the devil gave them the keys to his secret vault, opening a world of possibilities and ambitions, so they could rob the world, keeping the fortunes to themselves.

gen tag!! (send an ask to be added/removed) @kazino, @halcionic, @cianawrites, @janaisvu, @ninazeniks, @ambrosiadarling, @perditism, @serpentarii, @seasteading, @lasbrumas, @sympathyhouse

[rhyaxxyn]

Find the Word!

Thank you @the-octic-scribe for tagging me : ) My words are... sweet, warm, and died. For those I tag, your words are; high, kept, and linger. I'm pulling these lines from TNO: Altars in the Sky!

SWEET

The snow was getting thicker. He knew she wouldn’t get far. Worse things lived on Sidereus than giant kofirrs or vestres, and if Heather made it past the beasts unscathed, the cold would set in, as it set upon anyone like a ravaged monster. The stardust in her veins would make her vulnerable. Bahro wished he hadn’t hid any in her food this morning, using sweet vanilla and spices to mask the tart flavor. Now, he’d rather her be hungry than drugged.

He was terrible, and a monster—just like Heather had said when he would leave the little girl in the cold.

The kofirr slowed near a waterfall.

WARM

She felt her power again, and she felt that it was wholly her own.

“And soul,” she whispered out loud. But, in the quiet, secret, warm depths of her soul, she said—

Skijic.

Death was swift. Unnatural wind scraped the stones outside, the little footsteps fumbled, and a choked scream sang one last time.

DIED

“What?” he asked, unconvincing on purpose. Biting down a smile, he watched her expression contort. And yet that smile died the instant her eyes locked onto his right shoulder, where he’d put the key. So, she could sense it. Which left him to wonder if there was an ounce of truth to the tale Lanis spun.

Reality or concept.

“You’re a poor liar,” she whispered grumpily, if not a little betrayed as well.

Quinn swallowed. “I wanted to wait until we were on Kaleis to tell you about it.”

“We’re on Kaleis,” she hissed. “We have been for quite a bit now, actually.”

TAG: @moonscribbler , @mikathewriter, @caxycreations , @fragmentedink , @trixies-show , @ninazeniks , @silvertalonwritblr