#Hollie A. Evans

[diphylleiatravel]

El mundo se consume, lentamente, trata de devorarse a si mismo para terminar con un virus, creando uno aún peor.

Ellos nacieron de la esperanza, de la necesidad de sanar a la tierra, pero... ¿Es realmente ese el virus contra el que deben luchar?

@remains-rpg

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[madockisser]

as per usual, I’m a tad late; but with my whole chest, Happy international women’s day! 🫶🫶

EVERY ARTWORK SHOWN ABOVE BELONGS TO frostbite.studios on instagram!

[nadyashka]

Springtrap and crying child æ

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Evan “holly f***” Peters 👀

📸 twitter: EvvieandMe

[ace-artemis-fanartist]

Ben and Severin from The Darkest Part of the Forest.

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[rainagainstthewindowatnight]

films by female directors

thirteen ( 2003 ) dir. catherine hardwicke

[sealinredshoes]

let's talk about names in The Folk of The Air

I realised today that I physically CAN'T shut up about how great of an author Holly Black is when it came to reference to folklore. I mean she basically build her carrier over her fairies knowledge. So anyway, here's some info about her character names because names are so important in the Fae world.

Let's start with Jude. The lies queen, the oath traitor, the one who

gets to turn a geis at her advantage, the mind trickster, the betrayer. According to multiple etymology work, "Jude" is a alterative form for Judah and therefore Judas, the bretrayer of Jesus. In old hebrew, Jude also mean " to praise". I mean, we are all accusating Cardan of being a simp, but maybe this little fairy-boy was just doing what the name was saying.

Speaking of our silly fae king, Cardan name was formed around the word "cairn", in old english. What is a cairn ? Nothing less that some rock pile that, in some stories, where supposed to gard the sleep of old fae king that where once trapped underground because they were too dangerous (or, dare I say, wicked ?). But it doesn't stop here, since "cardan" manage to became a surname for a stubborn person, and guess where the name "Cardan" first appeared ? Cheshire (wanna guess who he relate the most to when he read Alice in Wonderland ?)

Nicasia turn. One of the oldest and most powerful ocean spirit in the celtic folklore is called Old Nick, and I think there is some reference here made by Holly Black.

Taryn. Oh dear, do I have a lot to say about Taryn name. On the matter, she is probably the most gifted. Taryn name came from a variant of Thualta, the name of the godlike people that once rulled of Ireland before leaving to the undying island. Taryn represent the embodiment of the travel from mortal land to Elfame itself. But she also wear the same name as Tara, an old Irish fairy queen, wich name blend the meaning of "hills" and "star", showing the great extent of her power. Taryn is also a name given to the river that tend to overflow often. So, just like for her name, there is much more in Taryn that what we see at first.

Vivi complete name is Vivian and I think it speak for itself. Vivian is one of the many names of the Lady of the Lake, gardian of Excalibur. Her name in particular make me feel a little bittersweat. It bear the love of her step-dad for weapon, but also, it's maybe the first name her parent assimilated to fairies, and they may have chosen it quickly since they were still recovering with all the fae-related trauma. On the other hand, Vivian is also know to have managed to trap Merlin into a rock, so they were maybe wishing for her to be capable of overpowering any fae that could have wanted bother her.

Oak means oak (breathtaking I know), and oak trees are often associated with royalty in Celtic traditions. In France, it's said the king saint Louis was use to take court under a oak trees, and oak seed are often use to keep Fae treasures safe in fairytales

Hazel share some trees linked symbolism. It's known to be a symbols of righteousness and loyalty ( quite fitting for a knight if you want my opinion)

Jack sometimes means " to take the place", and, I mean, he is a changeling after all, but jack is also a name often give' to scarecrow, a parody of human beings

Benjamin's name means "second born" . Wtf, are you thinking if you have read the Darkest Part of the Forest. Isn't Benjamin the oldest sibling? Well yes, but he is the one the fairies like the most. The one who get the gift, the one who gets the story, the one deserving of a fairytale. And in all fairytales, it's the youngest son who is the hero, and who live the story. It's the benjamin brother who gets the magical gifts from the fairy lover who's head over heels for him. Ben might be the first born but by fairytale's logic, he is a Benjamin.

I haven't read the Oak saga yet so you'll have to tell me if it fits, but Suren's seem to means "the heroic one, the strong one"in Armenian, while her second name Wren, is the one of a small bird symbolising determination, enthusiasm and happiness

Some bonus for the Spiderwick Chronicles saga, because YES, I still believe they are part of this universe even if I know they legally can't.

Mallory etymology is from the french "malheureuse", wich means "unhappy", "unlucky", but something about the name of the others characters make me think it was choosen as a reference to Thomas Mallory, academically known as the first person to mention king Arthur in a written document (actually is more complicated but the meaning is still here)

Helen can be a reference as Helen of Troy, a female character who is often perceived as irritating and uninteresting until you start to rethink the story from her point of you, just like Jared have to learn that his mom is not trying to work against him, she is just a single mom trying her best.

I believe there must be some cultural references with Simon names, but I did not find it. All I've got is that his name means"to hear and to listen" such is kinda fitting,not gonna lie, my boy is trying to hold this family together by will alone so he have to play mediator all the time. (And of course It was saint Peter first name, like @amr102 say, everybody in this family is a reference)

I think Arthur Spiderwick name is a obvious reference to king Arthur since they bear (ehee, bear,king Arthur, you have it ?) the same narrative purpose of being the focus point of action without doing anything. (Update, @amr102 also reminded me that Tony Diterlizzi, the other author of the chronicles was massively influenced by Arthur Rackam style for his illustration, so, yeah, there is a reference for both of the authors)

For Lucinda, her name etymology come from lux, the light. But in a lot of gaelic tales, such as Cuchlein and Olwein, characters associated with light tends to turn crazy and / or see what the rest of the world cannot

And finally, Jared, my favourite one yet since the theory that he was named after Jareth the Goblin King from Labyrinth 1986 will never leave my brain.

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Hazel Evans from The Darkest Part of the Forest

'Cause the book deserves more fanart!! 🤺🗡️

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EVSAM'S FUCKING CANNON

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a moment to take a chance because you won't find that door again, a boy who takes a leap of faith and another boy held back...

—Ben Evans, The Darkest Part of The Forest

—Zachary Ezra Rawlins, The Starless Sea

[madockisser]

One of Holly Blacks annotations from “The Darkest Part of the Forest” regarding Jude (my baby I’ll take any crumbs i can get 🙏) and the contrast between the main character (Hazel) who is also a human knight in a half faerie half human place!! trying to avoid the darkest part of the forest spoilers below- i only mention obvious plot points

Jude’s idea of knighthood being contrasted by a knight with a more common/just sense of honor because of madocs teachings is kinda funny.

also of course, her overall life experiences. Jude’s less afraid of committing atrocities (did she tho) bc her whole life she’s been surrounded by ppl who were committing atrocities either around her or TO her. she’s almost numb to it, like how oaks eyes were dull as he was kicking ass in tsh.

hazels (the main character in the darkest part of the forest) view of knighthood is so much different than Jude’s bc her idea of it is based on fairytale stories rather than real life experience. (as much experience as jude anyway, hazel didn’t exactly grow up living w the fae in their world)

hazel grows more and more into the idea of being used to violence as she actually experiences similar sufferings at the hands of the fae- like Jude. (Hazel was strung up to a tree by a group of redcaps who were draining her of her blood for food, and she kept stumbling upon bodies and faeries that wanted to hurt her and her brother)

which leads Hazel to finish off the main issue at the end of the darkest part of the forest. Because as she is put on the spot more and more by the fae, she leans more and more into violence, but retains her ability to be a “chivalrous” knight like she was taught.

(Both hazel and jude just want to protect their siblings. it’s what drives them.)

even though jude wanted to put honor first, she kept getting herself into impossible situations. either fight with honor or die. jude can be chivalrous but is forced to be cruel, because everyone around her wants to hurt her.

Regardless, this is probably why jude wasn’t cut out for knighthood. she’s a ruler and doesn’t follow such limitations. she knows what cards she’s dealt but instead of sticking it out w the hand she has, she fights for better ones. i wonder if that’s what madoc saw in her when he denied her knighthood.

because jude grew up around the fae, powerless and bullied, having to shrink herself and her talents to avoid the wrath of the fae, she always fights for more and more, because she doesn’t want to be viewed as something lesser bc she’s human.

but similarly, Hazel, fights for freedom from the fae (she made a bargain unfortunately) even as she’s under their little spell. hazels not some sheep, she actually mentions how bravery is a quality that the fae admire, which is probably part of the reason why- despite the fact that she outright hunts them (the fae that hurt humans)- they don’t come for her.

they fear sir hazel for many reasons, including that.

i wonder how different things would’ve been for jude if dain had simply taken the throne. if she had never been his spy. would she become a knight like she wanted? or realize that she didn’t want to be under madocs wing for the rest of her life, even if she grew up longing and training for knighthood.

Jude’s naturally ambitious and a fighter, it’s part of the reason as to why cardan fell in love w her. I’m not sure she would’ve liked the life madoc handed her. IF he handed it to her.

Jude and Hazel have such different lives but are both humans with affinities for swordplay and a strong love for their siblings and i love them. guys go read the darkest part of the forest PLS i need more ppl to talk abt it with

lazy draft post bc I’ve been soo busy but meme pack coming soon trust 🤞

[junessquill]

hi guys!! I don't post on tumblr much but I'd like to start trying to :) I've been thinking about a Folk of the Air X Percy Jackson AU and I wanna share my ideas so far 🤞

Jude and Taryn would be unclaimed and live in the Hermes cabin for the sake of being similar to the tfota plot, but Vivienne is a daughter of Ares and when there was a monster attack that killed their mortal parents.. they were forced to flee. (Jude and Taryn are also mortals who can see through the mist)

I'm still conflicted on the Greenbriar siblings, considering they all are said to have different atributes(like Cardan has his tail) but for now I'm going to say they're all children of Zeus(their mom just gets around what can I say 🤷🏻‍♀️) so that they have a big impact.

Nicasia is a daughter of Poseidon and I assume not a mortal mother as well. Locke is a son of Apollo(everybody put their thumbs down in unison bc I hate Locke but it fits) as well as Oak cause they're half-brothers and it fits. Valerian is a son of Ares cause it fits his aggressive crazy ass personality 😭

Wren/Suren is either a daughter of Hecate because of her magic or some kind of monster to fit her characteristics.

I'm still conflicted on the court of shadows but I know the ghost is definitely a child of Hermes 💀 and I wanted to make all of them children of hermes until I remembered that the roach and the bomb have something going on..

Tiernan is a son of Athena and Hyacinthe is a son of Ares(these may change but I need them here I love them)

Heather is a regular human who I can't decide if she should see through the mist or not because of her fear of faerie when she saw it. Maybe later be granted to see through the mist?? Idk how 😭🙏

Also for funsie bc I like the darkest part of the forest!! Ben Evans is a son of Apollo, Hazel is a regular mortal but they have the same mother. I imagine they both haven't gotten to camp yet somehow 💀💀(nobodys after his ass 😭) Severin is a son of Hades who when the pact was made-- was cursed into sleeping for eternity !! Yay funsie fun !!

I hope u guys enjoy this :) bye bye!!

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I mean… I neeeed to see it with Evan 👀

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welcome to my revamped fanfic drive! i haven’t printed out all of them yet, so no promises that there aren’t any mistakes i haven’t caught yet. but yeah happy binding!

*just as a note, these are pdf’s that are saved in signature order. so all you have to do is print it out (flip on short edge) and then count out the signatures (or, find the center of the signature. it will have two pages numerically next to each other. ie 12 and 13 on the left and right would be the center, and everything else folds out from it). most of them are 40 page signatures, but a few are smaller.

these are intended to be used for hobby bindings. these typesets are not for selling and distributing bound fanfiction.

if you’re an author, and I’ve bound your fic, please let me know if you want a copy!

included fics:

namesake necklace by @wiceba

secret language of plants by @llendrinall

a big black sky by alexmeg

dripping fingers by May_May_o_o

HEX series by MaidenMotherCrone (pics of this finished bind coming soon)

scaredy cat by gallaplacidia

teenage wasteland by gallaplacidia

adventures of a suicidal gentleman by gallaplacidia

entire gallaplacidia drarry collection (quarto size)

The Foxhole Court Extras (all of the extra content from Nora’s ask)

Onyx series by Lomonaaeren (quarto)

All the young dudes by ms.kingbean89

Holly & Yew by LovelyLotus (thru current year being updated, quarto)

The Evan’s Boy by lonibal (thru monty’s 5th year, as 6th year is still being updated)

i’ll update the list as i add more fics:)