#Flaming towers

[allastoredeer]

wait a minute

in the Undercover Angel AU

The VVV Watch everything

What is their reaction to this?

The most important thing is what is Vox's reaction to this information.

Undercover Angel AU - Part 3

Vox's brain got fried.

<- Part 2 | Part 4 ->

Tagged peeps below ⬇️

@exvangelical-christian-nerd, @rerarlo, @athanasthos

[foxpost-generator]

Sometimes girls make giant wimdy in the minecraft server, and that's good.

[your-neighbourhood-antisocial]

Sirius and James meeting for the first time

Sirius : I've only had James for a day and half but, if something happens to him I'll kill everyone in this room and then myself

James : I've only met this boy now, but I trust him with my life and, I'll love him so much it'll change his entire life

James and Sirius who are toxic about each other but never to each other

[illustratus]

The Great Fire of London by Jan Griffier

[blasphemousclaw]

Speaking of different Hornsent cultures, do you also think Midra is a part of that culture as well? The ghost in his manse dies suggest they're both Hornsent

I do think Midra is meant to be a part of the hornsent culture, yeah! Not only do the manse spirits and the inquisition storyline suggest that he's hornsent, but his manse is FULL of architectural details that you can find across all hornsent settlements!

We have to mention first though that Midra doesn’t have horns (and it doesn’t seem like Nanaya has horns either under her headscarf?), but it does seem that there were hornsent in Belurat who did not have horns... technically, “tower folk” might be a more accurate way of describing them in that regard, though the game seems to refer to the culture and those who lived in the Lands of the Tower collectively as both “hornsent” and “tower folk”: “Long ago, Queen Marika commanded Sir Messmer to purge the tower folk” (Leda). “Scorpion simmered in a black soup. Traditional meal of the hornsent” (Scorpion Stew). I'd guess that it was just less common, and not as well regarded, to be hornless, so the culture is still pretty defined by having horns even if it's not a universal trait (again, the hornsent aren't a species, they're just people who are very strongly affected by the Crucible's influence, just like how the animals of the Shadow Lands can often be found with horns too).

Anyway back to Midra – because he doesn't have horns, it is possible that he wasn't born hornsent and simply adopted the culture. Nanaya though has an extra cultural detail that makes me feel like she might have been born into hornsent culture... “Nanaya” was the name of an ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love! The hornsent civilization is extremely heavily inspired by ancient Mesopotamia, especially Babylon: the name Enir-Ilim comes from the Akkadian name for Babylon, Bāb-ilim — “the gate of the gods,” and the Tower with its Divine Gate is pretty obviously a reference to the Tower of Babel… so the fact that Nanaya has a Mesopotamian name, when we know the game used other words from ancient Mesopotamia for the hornsent, makes it VERY likely to me that she is a native of the tower lands! But even if Midra and/or Nanaya aren’t tower folk and originally came from a different culture (some have theorized that they’re numen), it’s pretty clear to me that they’ve at least adopted the tower culture due to all the visual and story details associated with them and their manse.

Architecturally, the Manse very obviously uses a lot of the same stylistic details as structures in Belurat and other hornsent settlements. The front door to the Manse has the same metal relief design as the doors in Belurat:

(Midra’s Manse front door; Belurat front door)

the Manse is also decorated with the same spiraled columns that are a staple in all hornsent settlements, as well as the same spiral tree motif that can be found on walls and stone tablets in Belurat: 

(Midra's Manse library)

(Midra's boss room; Manse front room)

(Theatre of the Divine Beast, Belurat)

(Small Private Altar, Belurat)

Midra's robes are pretty nondescript, but Nanaya's outfit absolutely screams hornsent; there are so many details in her outfit evoking the hornsent culture. The decorative trim on her robes have a spiral design, which is a motif found in a lot of hornsent art and architecture:

(Enir-Ilim)

and the twisted fabric framing Nanaya’s face reminds me of the twisted drapes found in the Theatre of the Divine Beast and Enir-Ilim:

(Theatre of the Divine Beast, Belurat)

(Enir-Ilim)

Midra and Nanaya had a lot of hornsent followers who lived in their manse who you can still find as spirits and shades. The dialogue and item descriptions related to Midra and his followers make it very clear that when the inquisition stepped in, the violence they were committing was against their own people:

"I beg you stop. Haven't I taken enough? Are we not brethren, common in our line? And yet, you offer only cruelty... I ask; what crime did great Midra commit?" (Manse spirit NPC)

"A glove stitched together from the flayed skin of the victims of a butcherous bloodbath. [...] Forged of an unyielding, black impulse toward revenge fostered in those who were hunted down as heretics by their own brethren, these are the weapons of the utterly downtrodden." (Madding Hand)

and yes, I think Midra and Nanaya are included in this! There’s kind of a pattern in the hornsent civilization of the elites (represented by the inquisition) suppressing different subgroups within their own culture for not adhering to the status-quo: this includes the Curseblades, the Lamenter, and Midra and his followers. I wonder if Midra held some independent beliefs that had nothing to do with the frenzied flame that made him suspicious in the eyes of the inquisition? He was known as "Sage Midra," and had a great library in his manse... it makes me think that he was some revolutionary scholar and thinker who inspired a lot of hornsent to follow him at his manse. I wonder if him not having horns and still having so much influence over other hornsent could have been seen as a threat to the inquisition’s image of (horned) supremacy??

[rainingriversofyou]

Juniper, Yrene & Gwyneth - CC, TOG & ACOTAR

“The Brave” - Artist: bookishkoda

[gwynethshadowsinger]

I've been reading the TOG series and made it to Tower of Dawn. I have some thoughts and how they align with ACOTAR series and certain characters....

Chaol = Azriel. Chaol is in a wheelchair and seems to have a lot of self-loathing while healing and coming to terms with having his faith shaken in a way. Chaol also was in a relationship (or maybe situationship?) with Nesyrn but has since moved on to having feelings for Yrene & Chaol and Nesyrn situationship seems to have ended before TOD even took place. They were just seemingly going through the motions & TOD just had them going down different paths to their respective partners....

Azriel has his scarred hands and has self-loathing, but he has yet to heal/have his healing journey. He's also experiencing a bit of lack of faith in a way. While Azriel seems to have some sexual feelings for Elain, it's entirely possible he will move on to Gwyn as his endgame person with the direction Sarah seems to be going in ACOSF.

Yrene = Gwyn. Yrene is a student at the Torre Cosme and has been for two years. Her gift: healing power. She lost her mom before traveling to the Torre Cosme and has seemingly started to fall for Chaol. She reminds me a lot of Gwyneth Berdara.

Gwyn, who is a Priestess in the library and has been there for two years. Gwyn, who feels unworthy of the Invoking Stone, which is said to have healing powers (or helps with healing) for the Priestesses. Gwyn, who has also lost a mom (and sister). Gwyn also seems to be set up to become Azriel love interest and help him heal while falling for him.

Could it be possible we will get to have a TOD in the ACOTAR series?

Where we get Azriel as a main character with Gwyn as his love interest..

Where we will get more backstory on the Illyrian, kinda like we got with the Southern Continent...

Where we might get to see a bit of Elain moving on to Lucien & maybe getting some Autumn Court thrown in the background before we get an Elucien book....

What do you all think? 🤔

[sav37]

The thing that absolutely pisses me off when it comes to Sarah J Maas and her books is the potential. Like she could have done way better with the plot line and the characters but I guess catering to the booktok masses is what prevailed.

Throne of Glass is definitely not the best written series and yes it has some flaws but it's much better than ACOTAR.

And if we had to consider it anyway, ToG had a gripping plot and characters with so much depth that we actually got some insight on, and then you have ACOTAR which just feels like Feyre's dull narrative from an influenced pov.

When it came to ACOSF I was expecting way more considering it would be narrated from Nesta's point of view but then the character assassination there just feels like a crime.

🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[sjmvillainweek]

Ten...

We are on the final days of September and in no time at all it shall be October, and time for the first day of the SJM Villain Week. We cannot wait to get started, and to count us down to the first day, we have created a fun activity to get everyone excited!

Every day, a random headcanon for one of the villains will be posted, and everyone is invited their share their own headcanons, either for that villain.

Or we have created Spin The Wheels (links at the bottom of the post) for each of the series if you want to randomly pick out a villain to create a headcanon for.

Of course, you are also welcome to pick out any one or multiple of your favorite villain(s) to share your headcanons about! Tag anyone you know who you think would like to join in!!

SJM Villain Headcanon: Keir (ACOTAR)-

Keir is super into astronomy, he has maps of the stars covering his office. Whatever free time he has outside of his work as Steward and Leader of the Darkbringers, is poured into his hobby. His passion for astronomy was born from the very, very few times he was allowed to leave the Hewn City to visit his relatives in Velaris, and finally got to observe the night sky in all it's glory.

Since then, he has tried to replicate the night sky in the Hewn City. Having the cave ceilings covered with glittering faelights in the same constellations of the real thing. Mapping everything out to be absolutely precise.

It's not the same, but it does well enough. In rare moments of love, Keir might've taken Morrigan out to the makeshift parks built into the Hewn City, and laid on the grass with her to stare at the 'night sky'.

During the holiday of Starfall, when everyone gathers outside in Velaris to witness the great event. Keir creates a replica of the holiday in the Hewn City. Using magic, he makes the faelights 'fall' in a similar manner to the stars during Starfall. (After a few drinks, who in the world could tell the difference between real star dust and the glitter the Hewn City people use anyway?)

Spin The Wheel Links:

ACOTAR Villains

TOG Villains

CC Villains

[amalthea-felsblood]

The Tower ◦XVI◦ Major Arcana

"The old ways are no longer useful, and you must find another set of beliefs, values and processes to take their place."

Upright ◦ Chaos, destruction, sudden upheaval, trauma, unexpected change, disaster, loss, tragedy, revelations, confusion, pain, divorce, abuse, violence, bankruptcy, natural disasters.

Reversed ◦ Resisting change, averting disaster, avoiding tragedy, delaying the inevitable, avoiding loss.

[softodettes]

the epigraph in chapter 5 of Fourth Wing about the Tyrrish Rebellion and Lilith’s insistence that “no child should watch their parent put to death” hurts a lot more when you remember that Violet and Brennan had to watch Lilith die at the end of Iron Flame

[aytonai]

The Battle for Babel

[incorrecttowerofgodquotes]

Sweetfish is waiting so badly for Khun to come back just so he can kill him. Dude entered his body in the beginning of S3 and has been sucking up bullshit ever since to let this dumbass live.

[engrswiftie13]

When he says I love you but Xaden says this 😩

[thenovocianelullaby]

now that i have finished the sjm universe, here are my official favorite characters

acotar

Lucien - no one can make me hate this man i have been there from day 1! i thought he was the most charming and funny character in acotar and i have come to love him more as the series progresses. i think that he is a complex character and somehow the character that makes me feel the most (elucien book will be the death of me) and as i have said before… i don’t even want him to end up with elain or anyone else, I WANT HIM FOR MYSELF!

Nesta- i used to hate nesta and i dreaded reading her book, and then i read it, and i have never seen myself in a character more. i would, im not joking, die for nesta. talk about complex character. i have nothing else to say i love her.

tog

Yrene- i LOVE the way sjm writes mothers (some) but i love the fact the yrene being pregnant did not stop her from ANYTHING. she saved the whole world so that her child and her family could have the future they deserve, the better future that was hoped for by each character. Yrene also made me fall in love with chaol in TOD. yrene is a powerful woman in every sense, from innish to orynth… i loved her

fenrys- he gave a lucien vibe and had some witty little comments throughout the book that i loved. but the emotions that radiated off him after his brother and what him and aelin went through… my heart breaks for him.

aelin- yes she is the FMC but.. oh my god. TALK ABOUT COMPLEX! i cant even put into words how how much i loved her. that is all i can say.

CC

Tharion- again lucien vibes. he is funny and charming and genuinely made me smile each time he was on the page. i felt so conflicted when he started self sabotaging to the highest degree, but i still found myself wanting him to get through and be happy. this boy is an idiot but hes my idiot.

baxian- i.. want.. NOTHING BUT HAPPINESS FOR HIM! i just.. i want him to be happy

Ember- i want her to be my mother? again love the way that sjm writes moms and the fierceness that ember loves her family. i think you can especially see this in the bonus chapter with my girl nesta

[shenanigansz]

Some more old stuff, got an exercise in my environmet design class where the theme was Mad Scientist and I just had to I'll explain the lore in the first pic one day