#Fourth wing

[lovemedarkly29]

how it feels to write smut too, especially with the Riorgail height difference.

me reading smut and calculating in my head the positions the characters are in

[stupidlybookish]

First half of Iron Flame summarised:

Violet: Xaden isn’t in love with me.

Rhiannon: Yes he is.

Imogen: Yes he is.

Bodhi: Yes he is.

Ridoc: Yes he is.

Tairn: Yes he is.

Xaden: YES I AM.

[mysterylilycheeta]

Violet: I’m going to take you out Xaden: Asking me out for a date, Violence? Violet: I meant that as a threat. Xaden: See you at five.

[azrielsshadows42]

Ridoc: Never have I ever been handcuffed

Violet: *drinks*

Second squad: You've been arrested?!

Violet: That wasn't the question

[cateyesinlove]

EXACTLY 😭😭😭

Violet is teeny and frail the way that so many ya female protaginists are. But the difference is that the story recognizes her weaknesses and addresses them. Everyone can see she is breakable but what makes her scary is that she's fully willing to break herself to get what she wants. She isn't just anger in a cute tiny package she is rage shoved into a glass bottle with a crack running up the side. She doesn't just fight through pain, she functions in pain constantly. She's brutal and resilient and so willing to throw herself on a knife just to give others a better chance at survival.

[incorrect-fourthwing]

Dain: Have you been yelled at by Violet yet?

Xaden: I’m not scared of her.

Dain: So that’s a no.

[bookdragon-shenanigans]

If I were Violet, Iron Flame would've been less than 200 pages because Xaden would be six feet under by day 8

[nomie-11]

Xaden Riorson x Reader - Every Scar I Bleed For You

masterlist!

“What in Malek’s name were you thinking!?” She chastised, soaking another pad in alcohol to clean another wound on his back. “Making that deal with the general? We could have figured it out together!”

“Ouch,” He hissed, instinctively arching away from her touch that was only slightly harsher than normal due to her heightened emotions. “I did what we needed to do, I couldn’t drag you and Garrick into it.” 

“That’s the stupidest thing you could have ever said,” she snapped, slamming the blood-soaked pad down on the table next to his bed. Her hands trembled as she reached for another. “Do you honestly think Garrick and I wouldn’t have stood by you? We would have taken part of the punishment! Do you think I wouldn’t have?”

Xaden exhaled sharply, his shoulders stiffening beneath her touch. “It wasn’t about you standing by me. It was about protecting you.” 

“Protecting me?!” Her voice cracked with incredulity. “You threw yourself into the middle of a negotiation with a woman who would slit your throat without blinking, all because you think I can’t handle it? You’re not just my leader, Xaden. You’re…” she paused, fighting back tears. “You’re everything to me. And you think you can keep me safe by breaking yourself into pieces?” 

He flinched, not from the sting of alcohol, but from her words. “Y/n…” His voice was softer now, laced with regret. “You don’t understand. You don’t know what it’s like to—”

“To what? To care so much about someone you’d do anything to protect them?” she interrupted, her hands pressing a clean antiseptic cloth firmly against a particularly deep gash. He winced but didn’t pull away this time. “Because if you think I don’t know, you’re wrong. Dead wrong.” 

He was silent, his head bowed, the tension in his body palpable. 

She took a steadying breath, her tone softening, though the fire in her eyes didn’t dim. “You’re not invincible, Xaden. And you’re not alone. You’re not some lone wolf fighting battles for everyone else while carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. You have me. You will always have me. You know that, don’t you?” 

His hands clenched into fists on his knees, the sinews in his arms taut as he absorbed her words. “It wasn’t just for them,” he finally admitted, his voice barely above a whisper. “The kids, the general’s demands—it wasn’t for them. It was for you.” 

Her breath caught, her hands stilling mid-motion. “...oh.” 

“Every choice I made, every risk I took—it was because I couldn’t stand the thought of you being executed next. Of you being in danger. Of losing you.” He turned slightly, to look at her, and his eyes met hers with a burning intensity. “I can’t lose you, Y/n.” 

Her heart thudded painfully in her chest, a torrent of emotions crashing over her. Anger, fear, love—all of it tangled into a knot she couldn’t untangle. “And you think I can stand the thought of losing you?” she whispered, her voice trembling. “You think watching you bleed out for me doesn’t tear me apart?” 

He stared at her, his jaw tight, his vulnerability laid bare she’d rarely seen. “You mean more to me than anything,” he murmured. “More than my life, more than this rebellion, more than anything.” 

Her throat constricted, and tears pricked at her eyes. She pressed her forehead against his shoulder, her hands clutching the cloth that had once rested against his wounds. “You idiot,” she choked out. “You reckless, infuriating idiot. I love you. I have always loved you.” 

His breath hitched, and he fully turned toward her, ignoring the searing pain in his back. He lifted a hand to cradle her face, his thumb brushing away a tear that had escaped down her cheek. “I love you too,” he said, the words low and raw and filled with every emotion he’d been holding back since the execution of his father. “I have for so long, I don’t even know how to stop.” 

She leaned into his touch, her tears feeling freely now, her walls crumbling under the weight of his words. “Then stop trying to protect me by shutting me out,” She pleaded, her voice breaking. “We fight together, Xaden. Always.” 

He nodded, resting his forehead against hers, his breath mingling with hers. “Always,” he echoed. “No more shutting you out. No more trying to do it alone.” 

For a long moment, they stayed like that, the world around them fading away. It was just them, their breaths steadying in unison, their love a fragile yet unbreakable thing that tied them together. 

Finally, she pulled back, a watery smile tugging at her lips. “Good. Because Garrick and I aren’t going anywhere. And next time you decide to sacrifice yourself, I’ll be right there to stop you. Got it?” 

He chuckled softly, his own smile breaking through the pain etched on his face. “Got it.: 

“Good,” She said again, pressing a kiss to his forehead before returning to her work. “Now sit still while I finish cleaning these wounds. You’re not dying on my watch, Riorson.” 

And she pressed another clean cloth to a wound on his back, and he hissed, and they stood there in silence, and for now, that was enough. 

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[she-whatshername]

Garrick, Bodhi and Xaden in his room at Basgiath

Xaden: she can’t do the drop?!Why?

Garrick: she’s on custodian assignments for the next week

Xaden: And why is that?

Garrick, mumbling: she maybe, told Aetos that his family tree was more of a family wreath when he made a remark about her hair being out of standards of the Codex.

Xaden proceeds to cover his mouth with hand to hide his scowl and/or smirk while Bodhi doubles over laughing

[bestcouplesofbooks]

By gonzalom.art

[feetreadyheartbeatsteady]

Thank you so much to @greeneyedwildthing for creating this challenge! It's been so much fun to see everyone's picks. I also had the best Friday & Saturday nights reading through fics to hit each letter--this fandom has so many talented authors!

A: The Answer by SowenElf

B: The Backup Plan by @hockeyspiral23

C: cold woman by @caeli0306

D: dive by @siobhanbooks

E: enough to weather a storm by @iva-the-diva

F: flower bud in concrete by @justallihere

G: Of Galahad by @serahadmoni

H: Homesick by @widebrimmedhatsblog

I: The Infamous Infantry Guy by @saranova

J: just keep your head above by @copperfirebird

K: keep quiet (nothing comes as easy as you) by @skyfallscotland

L: let me also wear (such deliberate disguises) by @revelationinthelightofday-writes

M: My Kingdom. My Throne. My Queen. by @shipmistress9

N: Never Not Mine by amberswansong

O: On Tuesdays We Lift by @overjoyedisland

P: Picking Up the Pieces by @suebswrites

Q: The Quiet Game by @acourtofladydeath

R: Revisionist History by @maethologies

S: Sound of Silence by @bestbookfriends

T: The Odyssey of Immrick by @ubiquitouslyme

U: The Underpants Heist by @yanny-77

V: Violent Little Thing by @taumoebaa

W: Where Does The Good Go by @essjaywrites

X: Xaden's Day Off by @alittlegirlwaitinginagarden

Y: your little hand's wrapped around my finger, it's so quiet in the world tonight by @softodettes

Z (*took a creative liberty): resurrect my heart too by thewrittenmaZe on Ao3 and @greeneyedwildthing on tumblr!

[whenwewereyoung97]

As a countdown to Onyx Storm’s release date, I’ve decided to post my favorite quotes, one per day, in no particular order.

Lilith Sorrengail is the hardest of hardasses to her children for the majority of her on-screen time, so I love the little moments where her respect for them shines through, even if it’s the barest hint. Like in this moment early on in FW.

58 days to go!

“Mira, Violet deals with more pain before lunch than you do in an entire week. If any of my children is capable of surviving the Riders Quadrant, it’s her.”

[lilith-13x]

rereading iron flame and i have thoughts;

i know people get annoyed with either xaden for keeping things from violet or violet being frustrated with him for keeping things but honestly, i understand them both

xaden wants to tell her information and wants to involve her, but there’s so much at stake. he has so many people to protect and it’s not just his wants that matter at this point. the questions give him almost a loophole, if she asks he won’t lie but he can’t in good conscience tell her straight out (we don’t have his perspective on this but this is how i see it)

and violet values trust and knowledge more than anything, so him not trusting her with information feels like a betrayal. she loves him and wants to trust him but she doesn’t feel like he trusts her (when we know it’s just not safe for her to know because so many other people suck and they’re more scared of him than her which is dumb but alas). she has every right to be frustrated with him.

also, they’re in their 20s and people in their 20s (i speak as one around violets age) aren’t always super reasonable, especially in a high stakes, absolutely horrific circumstances.

i think they’re both valid in the way they feel and the way they act and i know they’ll work it out because if they don’t have a happily ever after i’ll just, die probably.

[stupidlybookish]

Tairn: There’s a thin line between being a genius and being an idiot.

Tairn: Violet uses that line like a fucking jump rope.

[mysterylilycheeta]

Jack Fucking Barlowe: What’s up? I’m back. Everyone, tired of dealing with him: We literally saw you die. You died. You were dead! Jack fucking Barlowe: Death is a social construct.

[marisajart]

There's nowhere in existence you could go that wouldn't find you, Violence.