#Legendborn discord

[multifairyus]

Kane Coded Bingo Challenge Wrap-Up

It’s been a week since the official start of summer and the end of Gemini season, so I’d like to take some time to highlight the AMAZING Legendborn Cycle fandom curators, artists, and authors for their contributions to the Kane Coded Bingo Challenge!!!

I made this challenge because I really value the communal aspect of fandom. There’s so many unique ways to engage with amazing characters and worldbuilding Tracy gave us, and I'm so grateful to everyone who participated in giving us more to enjoy!

I would be remiss to not mention that nearly all of our Kane Coded submissions came from people who are in the Southern Chapter Legendborn Discord...there are some deep cuts y'all don't even KNOW about on there. C'mon in, the water's fine!

Without further ado, here are the Kane Coded Bingo Challenge submissions for our favorite Gemini classics major pansexual disaster, Selwyn Kane!

Playlist

@paigeagainstdamachine 🎶

@you-are-my-king-now-cariad 🎵

@migasm 🎼

(Playlists are best enjoyed in order without shuffling)

Moodboard

@medium-bloodcrafter-scion 🖼️

Fanart

@migasm 🎨 📖 🎨

@leifysprout 🎉 🎨 😈 🎨

Fanfiction

@justbrainrot 📗

@infiinnityverse 📘

@sweetestblacktea 📕

@you-are-my-king-now-cariad 📙

@Ember_Nights 📕 📗 📘 📙

[multifairyus]

Legendborn Fandom Artists: a humble request from a curator:

Summer is around the corner…😎

some observations on color coding eyewear in ficton and their meanings

[brianakane]

I feel like I simply cannot go a single day without waking up and going "OH MY GOD OATHBOUND COMES OUT IN ## AMOUNT OF DAYS" I simply apologize for the ghosts in my room who witness this on a daily basis 🙏

[megnificent-reads]

Love the like… 6 or 7 us active legendborn tumblr blogs that all started sending each other asks at the same time. We see each other

[ismyteadoneyet]

" He presses the bandage in place, then pulls out the medical tape. Watching Selwyn Kane tear off a piece and struggle valiantly to apply it with one hand so that it stays taut is one of the most awkward things I've ever seen. So awkward I can't watch it without secondhand embarrassment. I step forward between him and the sink without thinking. 'Let me do it.' " - 'ʙʟᴏᴏᴅᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴅ' ʙʏ ᴛʀᴀᴄʏ ᴅᴇᴏɴɴ, ᴘᴀɢᴇ 270

Me: I read the Legendborn Cycle for the plot.

The Plot:

(Somewhat spoilery, loving rant about this scene in particular underneath the Keep Reading lol)

It has been brought to my attention that some of us believe Sel acted like this was Difficult ON PURPOSE to lure Bree in so he could mesmer her, which I guess DOES make sense,

HOWEVER,

When I first read it, obviously unaware that he was mesmering her (I WAS under the belief that he was Acting Weird tho), I just read it as "I cAn Do ThiS bY mYseLf bEcAusE I hAvE nEvEr NeEdEd hELp EvEr" since he is Like That to begin with, lol. So ye this is one of my favorite "awee Sel just accept the help of the friends around you bcs they love to take care of you because they LOVE YOU AS THEIR FRIEND ALRIGHT" and it's just really soft okay this is a SOFT MOMENT despite him being very SHIRTLESS ALRIGHT IT'S SOFT IT'S WHOLESOME ALRIGHT IT's-

Also Bree's whole "I've never known what he smells like underneath his magic. He smells like soap and forest." almost gets me fkn crying every time bcs HOW SOFT IS THAT ?? THE SELWYN KANE, RAISED AS A WEAPON, SMELLS LIKE SOAP AND FALL AIR AND PINE SAP UNDERNEATH HIS ARMOR. LIKE TELL ME THAT IS NOT THE FKN SOFTEST, MOST PRECIOUS THING EVER- 😭😭😭

Also his line like "well if you're just gonna steal the tape and not use it"??? 💀💀💀😭😭😭😭

I love this scene for so many reasons alright

Also, on another note, do we know for sure that the Order symbol thingy is The Celtic Knot he has tattooed or is it some other Celtic Knot bcs I could Not find any confirmation on what it actually looks like but one of the people cosplaying Sel in the Legendborn discord had a temporary tattoo with the Order mark thingy so I just went with it hjsdhjhdfd

[duckprintspress]

Celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien’s Birthday with 54 Queer Fantasy Books!

Today, January 3rd, is J.R.R. Tolkien Day—the day we celebrate the legend’s birthday. It’s hard to imagine the fantasy genre without Tolkien’s influence on it. That’s why, we figured, what better way to celebrate than by having an adventure with an awesome fantasy book? And, as this is the first time we’ve done a queer fantasy rec list, our reccing crew got very excited, with the result that this is one of the longest lists we’ve ever posted. We asked our contributors for great queer, fantasy recommendations, and boy, did they deliver! We collected a list of whooping 54 titles, all thanks to Sanne, Kelas, Shadaras, Nina Waters, Shea Sullivan, E. C., Adrian Harley, Alex, D. V. Morse, Zel Howland, Shannon, Dei Walker, Linnea Peterson and an anonymous contributor.

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Fire Logic by Laurie J. Marks

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang

The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison

The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Witch King by Martha Wells

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Heaven Official’s Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

The Husky & His White Cat Shizun by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know by Cyan Wings

Ruin of Angels by Max Gladstone

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

Ash by Malinda Lo

Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner

Reforged by Seth Haddon

The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling

The Bone Doll’s Twin by Lynn Flewelling

Umineko: When They Cry by 07th Expansion

The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce

Witchmark by C.L. Polk

Lord of Eternal Night by Ben Alderson

These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling

The Brilliant Death by A.R. Capetta

Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha

First Test by Tamora Pierce

Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Weak Heart by Ban Gilmartin

The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett

Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan

What are your favorite queer fantasy books?

You can find all these books on our Goodreads bookshelf of queer fantasy books.

Did something here spark your curiosity? You can buy it through the Duck Prints Press Bookshop.org affiliate shop. 

So many books means so much to talk about! Come, join our Book Lover’s Discord server to chat with us about aaaaaall the books!

[you-are-my-king-now-cariad]

Discord Thoughts

So basically this is room for me to talk about things in the Discord that inspired/reminded me of certain things, that I wanted to say but the conversation moved on, etc. In other words, I’m just rambling here. But y’all seem to like that, so here. No particular ordering of anything besides the order they came up-and some of them might be from my irl friends, I’m not actually sure.

Alice as Regent/Squire

Staying Close

Root Will Save Him

Willark VS Brelwyn

This might be my Brel Glasses, but it seems like William and Lark are intentionally the opposite of Bree and Sel. We don’t see them much, but we do know a few things: William is unquestionably good and pure, neither of them seem like they’re going to make a move, and Lark is remarkably perceptive about Brel.

1. William and Sel are surprisingly accurate foils. (Is it still a foil when they’re kind of opposites?) One is lawful good (and is proud of that) and the other is chaotic good. One is human, one is demon. One is never going to hurt anyone unless he absolutely has to, the other is… uh, Sel. Obviously both are generally ‘good,’ but Sel is fighting off an internal chaotic evil demon-not exactly going to blame him for being less than angelic. Also considering William has always been a safe space for Bree, particularly when Sel’s actively hunting her, and that they’re friends? It starts to feel intentional. Am I making any sense at all?

2. Both Lark and William are the definition of incredibly adorable gay panic.

Instalove VS Devotion

Okay, this is the first one I’m actually typing out bc I have the most to say about it and it’s probably the least coherent. Thanks @paigeagainstdamachine for making a vague comment that started this whole train-

I’m not saying instalove is ‘bad,’ or that her relationship with Nick is somehow fake because it was fast. Let’s get that out of the way. You can absolutely have a fast romance that is still incredibly real and long-lasting-see my parents, who were dating for 6 months before getting engaged and are still married after ~25 years.

But I will say that as someone currently in high school… I’ve seen this movie a lot. It’s true love with the boy who just moved in next door, until he’s not new and shiny anymore and you start seeing all the shitty parts of his personality. He’s not a bad person, either-just one too many red flags or negatives, but it’s not like he’s abusive or cheating or anything.

This doesn’t have to echo in Legendborn. I do believe that Nick genuinely loves Bree, and that it’s mutual. (At the very least, whatever they have is more than just friendship.) I’m just… if they’re endgame, they shouldn’t feel so immature. Yes, they’re adorable (especially in LB), but it feels like a high school romance-and it is. It feels like my brother’s senior relationship-they were going to different colleges and both agreed that they probably wouldn’t be able to manage long-distance, so there was a time limit from the beginning. I can’t actually explain why Brick feels so… young? It just does.

Brel, on the other hand? Yeah, ofc it’s also a high school romance, but like… there is so much trust and devotion and it feels natural. They have the kind of relationship where you actually can stay friends when you break up because you just fit together. Then again, I’m just a sucker for well-written edgy demon boys, so I could be a little biased. They fight, but a healthy relationship isn’t defined by ‘we don’t ever fight.’ It’s defined by ‘we can forgive and forget.’ It’s defined by ‘no matter how angry I might be towards you, whatever mistakes you’ve made, I don’t want you to suffer.’ And that’s exactly what Sel and Bree have found.

“We fought…”

“We’ll always fight, I think.”

They fight, and they move on. They forgive. They love the other no matter what. And not to be a Sel apologist, but uhh this is exactly the kind of relationship he’s needed for so long and as much as the “I can fix him” mindset is awful she literally is giving him a reason to be a good person. Both make really big mistakes, and they get mad, say and do things they shouldn’t… but they always, always come back together.

[enjoyerofstories]

I just joined the legendborn discord server and was looking through past discussions and why no one said anything about the ''it was always you'' sticker? That was the best imo. The sun and the crossed swords? Perfection.

[bookwyrminspiration]

3 for the end of the year book asks!!

What were your top five books of the year?

Okay, so I went through my ratings for the year, and these are the (new) books I gave 5 stars:

To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (book 2 in the Broken Earth Trilogy)

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Several A Chorus of Dragons books also got 5 stars, including:

The Memory of Souls (book 3)

The House of Always (book 4)

The Discord of Gods (book 5)

But those were all rereads, so make of that what you will.

Not exactly a top five, but hopefully close enough in spirit!

[inastarlesssky]

About Me

Hi! Name's Ella. Pronouns are She/Her. You can call me Ella, Starless or Star. I'm 28, currently studying a difficult foreign language, writing fics in my free time and pining after fictional characters. I'm into more fandoms than are listed here, but these are mostly my main ones. Currently obsessing over The Umbrella Academy.

(Basically the fandoms I'm a part of and my respective ships)

⚜ The Sandman ➵ Dream x Calliope (OTP, I love them, your honour.) ➵ Dream x Johanna Constantine (Doomed to fail but I just love the idea of them, alright. Let me.) ➵ Dream & Hob Gadling (Do I even need to say why I love them?) ⚜ Dead Boy Detectives ➵ Charles Rowland x Crystal Palace ➵ Charles Rowland x Edwin Payne ➵ Edwin Payne & Niko Sasaki ⚜ Doctor Who ➵ Ten x Rose ➵ Ten x Clara ➵ Eleven x Clara ➵ Twelve & Clara ⚜ Good Omens ➵ Crowley x Aziraphale ➵ Eric the Disposable Demon & Muriel (I don't really legit ship them, but come on, they'd be kinda cute) ⚜ Harry Potter ➵ Draco x Hermione ➵ Harry x Hermione ⚜ Marvel ⚜ Pirates of the Caribbean ➵ Will x Elizabeth ⚜ The Legendborn Cycle ➵ Selwyn Kane x Bree Matthews ⚜ Star Wars ➵ Anidala ➵ Reylo ➵ Oshamir

About Me

Firstly, if you're running a blog that's The Sandman, Good Omens, Dead Boy Detectives or The Umbrella Academy and you see among your followers but realize I don't really post any of that stuff, this is my main blog and where I can follow from. You'll see below but I do have seperate sideblogs for those fandoms and am posting stuff there for such content, so just to keep in mind. C: ❦ Tags & Their Uses ❦ It's pretty self-explanatory. Fanart, fic recs are what it says on the tin. I usually tag fandom specific with the particular fandom, so by topic, my tags are: Fandoms - (really it's mostly the Sandman here fyi) The Sandman - #the sandman netflix #the sandman Harry Potter - #dramione #harry potter (though I post about this very rarely now) Personal Stuff - me and life stuff, #my ramblings Art - #fanart (for art from shows, movies etc) #my art (MY art as you can see below)

❦ My Stuff ❦ Fanfiction: I'm an author, so I'll occasionally post links to my works here though I post firstly and primarily on AO3 which can be found here. I always tag my fics with #ella writes stuff and #my fic: [insert title of the fic here] so anything related to a particular fic can be found under that tag. You can also find a list of my current projects organized by in-progress and completed here organized by in-progress and completed. (But that particular spot needs to be updated bc it's been a hell of a long time since I updated it and things have changed since) Art: I use a pencil sometimes when I'm so inspired. I tag that with #ella draws stuff. Meta: I sometimes write this when I have strong emotions about things I've seen or have really big unanswered questions or wonder things. It'll be tagged mostly with #my ramblings and the respective fandom it pertains to, though you'll find it's mostly The Sandman right here. So until I find a better tag, #the sandman meta will be that for now.

❦ My Sideblogs ❦

Good Omens: ineffablenlghtingales

Dead Boy Detectives: ghost-husbands

Pirates of the Caribbean stuff: ofblacksmithsandswanns

The Umbrella Academy: snarkyfivehargeeves

The Legendborn Cycle (mostly stuff about Bree and Sel): kingsmageandlionheart

Star Wars (Mostly Skeleton Crew with stuff from the original movies and a bit of Reylo + Oshamir bc I've started shipping them since finishing The Acolyte): jedisandspacepirates

I do have discord! If we're mutuals, you can definitely ask for it via message. :]

Lastly (if you've come to this point, wow, you're amazing], I am not a minor and I do not take special care with the things I post here. That being said, I don't post much content that's explicitly adult, but if you are a minor, please be aware I am not.

Note: If you'd like to translate my work into another language, I think that's awesome and that would make me super happy, but please do ask first. C: There's currently a Russian translation of When the Day Loved the Night in progress, so I'll have a link to that on the original work on AO3

That's about it. Come say hi if you like, I'm into a lot more fandoms than the ones I've just listed, so if you're curious, ask.

By the way, my messages ARE open, but maybe just gimme a heads up or something or ask before if you wanna chat about any of these above fandoms. Sometimes I get random ass messages and I'm a little bit confused about them...you're welcome to! Don't be afraid, I love chatting about my fixations, just gimme a heads-up, eh? ^^

[multifairyus]

Fairy’s Crime and Punishment Poll

The Legendborn Discord Court at the behest of The Honorable Judge @infiinnityverse has ruled my crimes Especially Heinous™️ and subsequently sentenced me to Playlist Curation and Smut Writing with an endpoint of Never 😭😫🥲

[ficnoire2]

i am browsing the legendborn and bloodmarked tumblr tags bc i finished bloodmarked and i saw you mention on a post that there is a legendborn discord? how could i join? if it's still open to newcomers :)

Sure! https://discord.gg/Ugsxkns4

[justbrainrot]

Hello! I saw the previous ask about the Legendborn discord and was wondering if I could also join? I don’t know anybody irl that has read this series, so I would love to join the conversation!

Yes of course you can sit with us! 🥰🥰🥰

The other link should still work but here’s another:

[hiddenbookcasepodcast]

We’re almost at the end of our Summer reading period here at The Hidden Bookcase, so here’s a thread of what we’re reading on our book club podcast in the coming months! 🍂🍄🍁

In August, we’re reading (Greek) Myth Retellings! 🏛️⚔️🏺 We’re beginning with Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood, and then we have Red from Overly Sarcastic Productions' Red joining us for our very first non-book episode to discuss Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell!

After that, we’re bringing back last year’s Dark Academia theme for September 💀🪶⚖️ We’ve got creator of To Chart A Well Trod Course and Hit Replay, LM Clohessy, joining us to chat about @veschwab's Vicious, and then the two of us are discussing Tracy Deonn's Legendborn!

Finally, things are getting spooky in October 🕸️🕯️🦇 We’ll be reading Akwaeke Emezi's Pet, and last but certainly not least- The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly, featuring friend of the show, Kate Taylor!

If you want to read along with us, you can purchase copies of these books through our Bookshop.org page to support local bookshops and the show 💜 💛 🇬🇧: UK Link 🇺🇸: US Link

We’ve got some great episodes planned for November and beyond, but if you have suggestions for what we should read next, or just want to talk to us about books, you should come chat with us and your fellow bookworms on our Discord. Cat pics guaranteed 🐱

We hope you’ve been enjoying our 2023 episodes so far, and we can’t wait to keep reading with you! Never forget you’re always welcome through the bookcase 📚💕

[onthemerits]

about me

kelz // 23 entp // queer // chronically ill + disabled

things I like*

marauders era // jegulus // buffy the vampire slayer // sapphic + trans history // queer theory // hozier // taylor swift // samantha shannon // frank bidart // percy jackson universe // legendborn // storygraph // ao3

things I make

fics // typesets // art // discord servers // codependent friendships

(formerly onthemeritsofarcturus) pfp by harry clarke // cover by me :)

*go feral for

[ravtemis1121]

Little Bit About Me

Hey! I've had this account for as long as I can remember, so it'd be fun to finally introduce myself to my current followers and any new ones!

Rav or Ravtemis ♠️ she/her ♠️ bisexual whore ♠️ Scorpio

♠️ favorite characters: too many but they are usually morally grey characters from books, comics, anime, or TV/movies! (feel free to check out my account or dm to find out)

♠️top hobby: mostly reading. I always recommend Legendborn, The Poppy War, and Silence of the Girls

♠️ what am I doing if I am not reading: watching a new show/movie, writing short stories, getting a new tattoo, cosplaying, at a museum, spending time with my kitties, or actually getting more than eight hours of sleep

♠️ favorite animal: wolf

♠️ favorite music: anything that immediately gets me a new scene to write

♠️ discord: _cienna_

More About Me

♠️ I used to collect rocks a lot as a kid and paint them so I guess that's why I like crystals?

♠️ I am a Gullah Geechee descendant on my mother's side.

♠️ my clothing style always depends on the mood I am in, but I hate hats and I am always wearing silver jewelry

♠️ I watch Peter Pan (2003), Aquamarine, or Batman: Under the Red Hood anytime I am feeling down.