#Astielle

[avaritia-ffxiv]

Gposes Wrapped 2024

I started with 100 candidates to post for this year's wrapped, but managed to mostly slim it down to just twelve. Behold!

(Mostly 'cause there's a few honorary mentions under the cut. Enjoy those too.)

Links to each gpose's original post: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

And 2023's wrapped is here!

[coccineum-vocatorem]

I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife

[indigoire]

Things I forgot happened in Astielle, since I'm doing a re-read:

Leonas either gave Minona an enchanted hysterectomy or did something surgically magical to stop her having fucked up periods, and honestly I would fall in love with him after that as well

Karzarul finds a book series in Minona's house about a mermaid (in universe called an abysscale) having sexy adventures fucking various pirate men and women. Karzarul becomes incredibly flustered and doesn't let them look at the books, and it's so very obviously true stories about him from the past (and then later in the story we get a flashback to his fuckboy mermaid days).

Minona has calcified teeth from her time as a changeling, and she doesn't get cavities.

Really enjoying this re-read :3 I'm not going to think about the painful bits that I know are coming and instead I'm excitedly anticipating the slowly forming polycule :3

[parlerenfleurs]

I cannot believe Leonas lured child!Minnow away (kidnapped her) by giving her candy

Was that on purpose? Because it's hilarious and somehow infuriating at the same time xD

[nightshadeis]

@unpretty I got these edible rocks (they're chocolate!) while thinking of minnow <3

[coccineum-vocatorem]

"Will you stand by my side until we are parted by death?" "I'll stand by your side, always."

[parlerenfleurs]

Damn Leonas is a freak. It's so sexy of him

(If you're wondering I'm reading this, it's very very good)

[elizabethswitch]

Tell me your favorite Stephen King story is Survivor Type without telling

[nightshadeis]

@unpretty

oh no my pornography is turning into an angst-filled character study

[swordshapedleaves]

Victoria Garcia and Prince Theonas of Astielle sure are both prickly bitches with a full face on at all times. Wonder who Ms Unpretty knows like that? 🤔

[badassindistress]

@void-flesh asked: do you have other recs while we're on the subject

Yes, yes I do! Here's the books I read and reread the past year:

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

I liked this book for its court intrige and enduring kindness and really unprecedent depth of storytelling

Witch King by Marta Wells

I liked this book for being a cool concept, easy to read while having deep subject matter and absolutely no romance while really being about the connection between people

Swordcrossed by Freya Marske

I liked the textile industry intrige but mostly it's about the gay swordfighting thirst

The Murderbot Chronicles by Martha Wells

I love these for being so funny, so easy to read and so contemplative about the nature of personhood and self determination

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Romance that is all about personal boundaries, court intrige and Prince Kiem, one of the best people person characters I ever read.

Maurice by E.M. Forster

A classic gay novel for classic gay feelings. Gave me unexpected aro feelings as well. A happy ending despite it being a 1914 novel.

Astielle by Kitty Unpretty

I will happily accept the fact that this is a monsterfucker webnovel for the prequel chapters which are a heartbreaking account of empire building featuring Vaelon, a man so charming the moonlight grew legs to follow him around. I adore him. Also this one is free to read, but not finished yet

The Grand Princess by 墨书白

This one is a cnovel that's only partially translated, but the show is on Netflix so I'm watching that now. Don't know how it ends yet, but I love the slow romance of two political power houses who killed each other in a past life. This is the fan translation I've read

Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett

I'm rereading this one because I was told I should be falling asleep thinking about adding value to my company and it sounded so much like this person needed Mr Nutt in his life

[jacklesraised]

when the fam looks good covered in blood tm @writtentragedies but v 2.0 feat @carnagebled and a bonus c/astiel that cassie's mad about being included

[parlerenfleurs]

@unpretty Astielle?

Two lovers have reincarnated throughout history, destined to find each other and fall in love all over again. There’s also this third guy that reincarnates alongside them… we don’t really know what he does.

[marlborosam]

Head empy. SamJam wip

[coccineum-vocatorem]

It's now or never, don't surrender We came too far to die So claim your weapons This ain't heaven We came here now to fight

[9ofspades]

@unpretty this is what I thought Howlers looked like in the beginning 😭