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[vaultofqueenorion]

I gave into the urge and posted my first fanfic!

Summary:

Sir Pentious is on one of his nightly slitherings through the Hotel when Husk catches him in the act.

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On the bed, Charlie mumbled in her sleep, turning to hold Vaggie a little tighter. She scrunched her nose at the sliver of light that Sir Pentious let through, and with a deftly positioned claw, he quickly - and silently, might he add! - shut the door.

Trapping the very tip of his tail in its crushing embrace.

In the softest, quietest thrashing that must have ever graced this afterlife, Sir Pentious forgot himself and released a sliver of venom into his own tongue.

[qos4blk]

[acourtofquestions]

Rowan always calls Aelin by her name.

I’ve been thinking on the significance of this (because every word in good writing is carefully chosen… hopefully…).

During Heir of Fire: Aelin starts off still calling herself Celaena, as does the book perspective (until the final chapter when both shift). However, Rowan (from the beginning) calls her Aelin never Celaena. At first it added to my hesitation with him (chosen names are important & should be respected) & even she brings it up at one point… The difference is it is not rooted in a refusal to accept her, but instead in her own refusal to accept herself. He is (as he says) calling her by her name, not because he does not accept her identity as “Celaena”, but because she does not accept her identity as Aelin. This is not because she is comfortable in her chosen name (in that case he would be in the wrong) side note; Celaena isn’t even her chosen name, Arobynn picked it & Adarlan’s Assassin (she never had a claim to… well… anything) but because she is horribly uncomfortable in any version of herself; she is running from Aelin, she loathes in dredged guilt over the terror of herself as Celaena, she misses Elentiya (she grieves herself with Nehemia) mini note; she was never fully/really Lillian… (hence the lack of mention). This is why he lets her pick a name & introduce herself (as she is comfortable with), but reminds her of who she is & can be (she doesn’t have to be afraid). And when she does pick he does listen… she begins to request the same of everyone else (Chaol, Dorian already had, etc.) when she comes back (Lysandra being my favorite because she literally doesn’t care or flinch & the acceptance & comfort in that is palpable).

Now we get to Queen of Shadows (& a lil HoF ending): he always calls her by her name (of course), or on occasion “the queen” (or my favorite his queen; almost to the point of being a pet name). But my favorite is how he always uses her full name in the most loving moments (this is what started this post to begin with). He calls her Aelin Galathynius “I choose you, Aelin Galathynius.” “You make me want to live, too, Aelin Galathynius.” (Etc.) Something I think is really endearing, because he makes sure she knows what she is — what she is to him — her, “no one else”.

[patrice-bergerons]

i never left

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: James Bond/Q Word Count: 2,405 Summary:

“Please,” Q retorts easily.  He is offended on behalf of the lovely, if wet, patch of pavement that has embraced him with both arms. “Weren’t you the one always going on about how I should pay more attention to the world around me?  I am becoming one with the storm.”

(Written in response to the FFF prompt 'A’s drenched to the bone and miserable. That was the last train and their wallet’s in the office. Then B appears with an umbrella and a lovely coat.')

[vaultofqueenorion]

the worst part about this pain isn't the searing, burning sensation as it burrows into her flesh and skewers her from the inside out. Instead, she sees the wounds slowly fill with golden flesh, a living ripple that closes a canyon it should have never touched and if she hadn't already been screaming from the pain, she certainly would have begun when she saw this.

It gnaws through her bones, latching onto something deeper, something that ripples through her very being and she claws at herself, drawing blood and keeps on going until she tears through skin and flesh and goes for dragging the golden carcass out through with her teeth if she'll have to-

Hands close around her, holding her to the ground and she thrashes, snarls and rips in their grip. She connects her elbow with something soft that yields with a quiet whoosh of air before a string of curses from her other restrainer as she kicks them in the crotch with the bit of wiggle room she's got.

Someone grabs her from behind and kicks her legs out from under her before she can get good purchase on their face for scratching out their eyes and she howls as another tidal wave of golden pain lurches through her until she is finally dragged underneath, gasping for breath all the while

Red marbled endpaper. Tales of wonder. 1801.

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[capaldiera]

i think quantum of solace's biggest pitfall is that it doesn't look good. and also that it's short for a bond film. if it didn't have that yellow-orange filter over everything and had better use of cinematography (the editing is so jumpy it's genuinely difficult to follow the action) and took up a little more time. maybe then people would think it was good. if it didn't get stitched up by the later movies making it basically superfluous rather than a notable part of the overall story.

i think it's such a shame that camille and fields were in the same movie. the way they wrote fields was probably the worst part of the movie and it sucks that her death wound up being one of the most memorable visuals in the film. the fact that camille has her own story and motivations and doesn't revolve around bond is unfortunately rare for the series. and i think it's nice that there are multiple scenes where bond connects with her emotionally and shows respect for her experiences and it's not all a part of a seduction plan.

i do feel like this movie was at least trying to say something about something, much more than the others? how successful it was is a different matter but it Thought it was having meaningful discussions. (i mean i guess some of the others were at least exploring james' feelings lol. spectre was just nothing lol) but like qos seems - to an extent - interested in engaging with the problem of treating "for queen and country" as a worthy cause? not that it's uncommon for bond to defy orders (and i'm aware his motive for doing that in this movie was mostly personal revenge) but in the other movies you don't really get exchanges as critical as "I was wondering what South America would look like if no one gave a damn about coke or communism. It's always impressed me the way you boys have carved this place up." "I'll take that as a compliment, coming from a Brit", or both a cia section chief and the british foreign secretary openly admitting they're fine working with the people backing a military coup in bolivia if it means their countries get oil, "morals don't come into it"

(i'll note here that spectre also features the main characters working against orders and the government's wishes but that's.... completely different. aside from the fact that the whole plot comes off as a handwavy "this is just like 1984" concept (which is pretty much a line they have mallory say), both skyfall and spectre spend a lot of time defending the righteousness of... sending guys out there to kill people?)

none of this is to say that qos is a successful deconstruction of the bond series (you only have to look at fields' body laying on that bed to see that when this movie dropped the ball and fell back on doing classic bond shit, it really did), or that it's a consistent critique of imperialism—or really any of the issues it engages with, but it does seem to want to actually engage with something rather than just give the impression of it

of course the movie ends with basically bond's answer to the film's questions being to get back to work (for an empire that sees to it's own interests at great cost to innocent people worldwide). on a personal level for bond this is essentially a repeat of the end of casino royale – getting back to work and putting vesper behind him – which probably contributes to people seeing the whole movie as forgettable and insignificant. the thing is that this sets the tone for the rest of the series. skyfall and the rest proceed from that point. but they don't really show the kind of self-awareness about it that this movie does (at times). skyfall makes some half-hearted attempts to criticise m and mi6 (mostly in terms of the emotional impact on her agents) that are immediately undermined by giving her heroic inspirational speeches, and spectre and no time to die both just sort of have some things happen so there'll be a plot.

quantum of solace feels like about half of it had actual thought put into making it a story with something to say, and the other half was just umm this is what happens in a james bond film right? (i think skyfall had thought put into making it a good movie but the only thing it wanted to explore was james' feelings. and also propaganda i guess.) anyway imagine if qos was edited well and didnt suck half the time

[vaultofqueenorion]

You spit out another tooth, this one leaving a gap in the front of your mouth that sends pain through your jaw. The metallic iron of your blood coats your tongue as you force yourself to stand on shaky legs.

You knew you were gonna lose this fight the long before it started, but when no one else steps up then you do.

It's a habit you've been trying to get rid of.

And yet here you are, brushing another line of blood away from your lip that split two impacts ago, sweat rolling down your brow as the goddamn bastard of a villain stands in front of you ... waiting.

That's another thing you've tried to beat out of people whether figuratively or literally - monologues, archnemeses, secret lairs and fancy fluttering of arms as they wait for their opponent to get on their feet.

The tropes are bad enough in fiction. In real life, they make you grit your teeth, hands clenching as you scramble to get up, feeling most of all like you're back in your childhood home with your father tapping his foot impatiently at your hesistance.

Right now, however, it provides you with a much needed reprieve as you try to get your feet underneath you, torn fingers slipping on concrete.

Your whole body hurts already and you just want to go home.

Meanwhile the villain monologues. You hear never be able to stop my plan and should have run when you had the chance. Pretty standard stuff.

Which isn't exactly helpful when this one isn't just hellbent on world domination but rather tearing this reality apart and replacing it with their own perfect version of it.

You're kneeling now, arm resting on one knee as you attempt to get your spasming muscles to work. There's almost nothing in your reserves, the abandoned factory (another horrible, horrible, cliche) empty save for the two of you, and you've used up almost every bit power that you kept from the last villain you fought just to mend your broken bones.

There's something manic in the villain's eyes as they use a sharpened claw to force your head further upwards, and you stop disassociating long enough to meet their eyes fully.

"My oh my, seems the hero finally lost this time?" they say, the claw drawing blood where it sinks into your skin.

You have nothing left. No power, no energy, no fucks left to give.

So you roll your eyes at the reality-defying villain, sending them a bloodstained smile - Gods when did you become a cliche? - and rasp out something that sounds more like stone stuck in a wood chipper than actual words.

"Can we hurry it up? It's game night and I've got a date with my TTRPG group soon."

Judging from the way literal thunderclaps roll through the world outside the factory and the darkening of the villain's eyes, you think it might not have been the right thing to say.

Ah well, it was bound to end at some point, wasn't it? Heroes never survive for long.

You just hope that your TTRPG group will forgive you for being a no show at the session.

Before you can force your aching muscles to react, the clawed hand shifts, reaches around your throat and chucks you as if you weigh nothing.

You draw out the very last trickle of power to create a flickering shield that lasts just long enough for the impact with the concrete walls of the factory to not outright kill you. Instead, a chunk of it breaks off the factory and you grunt as the cool night air soothes your broken body.

Breathing is hard, and you're pretty sure it's because your cracked ribs have punctured a lung. Blood wells up in your mouth with every ragged superficial breath, and you don't even dare look at the rest of the body, because you're not sure which organs and bones are on the inside anymore and which aren't.

As if the villain somehow had a sixth sense that you were still not dead, you see a steel pole pointed towards you out the corner of your eyes, seemingly moving of its own volition.

Telepathy, check, your sluggish mind helpfully supplies you, as it slams into your stomach, tearing through your organs.

You can't help the scream that forces its way past your lips, even if it is more a garbled sputtering, blood trickling down your chin. Dark splotches overtake your vision, and you feel your consciousness slipping.

"There! It seems that one of the Heroes are fighting them right now, and- oh it's one of the newbies."

You don't have to turn around to see that some stupid reporter has found you, a sliver of strength returning to your body, just enough for you to mutter a few choice words on their labelling of you.

I mean, when you're literally spilling your guts all over the floor attempting to stop a villain from turning this reality into their own personal playground, you feel that you should get a little more respect than newbie.

There's a moment where your now - finally - heightened senses pick up a dark chuckle from somewhere inside the factory but you ignore that in favor of listening to the reporter while trying to concentrate on keeping yourself alive.

"They might be able to hold out until the International Coalition of Heroes send their strongest, because this villain is not one to trifle with."

You roll your eyes. They're not gonna be able to do shit against this one who's so far out of their league that they might as well have come from another universe.

"We've been allowed access to the ICH platform, and while we had technical difficulties, Tim tells me that we should be live in 3. 2. 1-"

Oh. Oh.

You did not need the countdown to know when this many millions tuned in, because holy shit you had never felt anything like it.

Your whole body burns with power, white hot and coursing through you as if your were a live wire. Your muscles knit themselves back together within miliseconds, you teeth regrowing as strength returns to your muscles.

You don't even bother to pull out the metal pole, instead vaporizing it with little more than a thought.

You stand, and your teeth are blindingly white as you smile, pure power rippling across your body in colorful waves.

"Let's even the playing field, shall we?"

Your power is simple, people looking at you make you exponentially stronger. Today you find yourself on international news fighting a villain.

[vaultofqueenorion]

Second snippet for Caught in the Act!

Sir Pentious asks Alastor for help with a scheme.

"But the answer is no," Alastor said, as if Sir Pentious hadn't just completely embarrassed himself. It was almost sweet, really. And wholly unlike him. It made a shiver course through Sir Pentious, scuttling down the entirety of his body in a way that seemed to last forever. He cursed the length of his spine. Then Alastor snapped him out of his musings as his claws scraped lightly over the door and he stepped back to let the door close in front of him. Sir Pentious threw himself forward to slam against it, jamming his tail into the opening, adjusting at the final moment so that the door would hit against one of the reinforced parts of his body. It didn't make the jagged lightning of pain pain pain that coursed through his body in response any less agonizing but it did ensure that he wouldn't be crippled in the process.

[cardboardheartss]

Checking up on HYBE’s biggest opps reading

NEWJEANS - AESPA - NMIXX - ZEROBASEONE - MIN HEE JIN - DKZ

⚠️DISCLAIMER! TAROT CARDS ARE NOT 100% ACCURATE! TAKE EVERYTHING WITH A GRAIN OF SALT! IF MY INTERPRETATIONS ARE INCORRECT FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME!⚠️

Overall K-Industry Thoughts on HYBE’s National Assembly

10oC, The Emperor & 9oP rx

Seems like everyone, and I mean everyone was tuned in… CEO’s included. Well, everyone seem to be happy that HYBE were finally exposed for their dirty work. I think this reputation of HYBE is actually quite known within the industry but people aren’t allowed to speak about it at all.

NEWJEANS Thoughts on the National Assembly

Minji : 6oC, PoP

She seems to be glad that the public will be more on their side even more and somewhat ‘protect’ her group, but she’s happy all of this got exposed.

Hanni : 8oP rx, Magician

She is also not surprised all of this came to light, but in general, she’s still not okay, all she wants to do is work, she misses performing and wishes to have been doing NJ1 content these days.

Danielle : 6oS, WoF, The Hanged Man, KoP

Seems to believe that NWJNS depressive periods is almost over, but she really isn’t interested with what’s happening with the HYBE CEO’s.

Haerin : KNoP rx, KoS, 9oC, 10oW, KoP rx, 9oS, AoS, 2oC

Was she watching it live? Most probably, she probably so the Be Lift CEO stuttering and shaking in fear. Apart from that, this isn’t her main concern, her main concern is her salary being taken away from her.

Hyein : The World, 7oP rx, The Lovers rx, Empress, AoW rx, 3oW, 10oS rx

She’s hoping that intl antis and fans can finally understand the truth and what they going through, apart from that, she’s still going through a lot of emotional turmoil.

SOMEBODY FREEE NEWJEANS RN!

AESPA thoughts on HYBE causing their hate trains.

Karina : The Fool rx, KNoC rx, 8oW rx

It seems like she was aware of what they were doing and thought it was a really stupid move to make.

NingNing: QoS rx, 3oP rx, The Sun

Seems like she also knew what was going on, she possibly even knows the women behind this fiasco. She thinks HYBE are just jealous of aespa’s success.

Giselle : 2oP rx, PoC, AoC rx

Would I say she is disinterested… most probably but she is aware of it but apart from that, she thinks that HYBE lack creativity, and they can’t reach their caliber so… why not play dirty?

Winter : 6oP & 2oS rx

Damn… she also knew? She’s glad that the people who were bribed to write the comments, and just the overall scheme are finally exposed.

NMIXX thoughts on HYBE saying they’re solely hear for smex appeal

Lilly : QoW rx, KNoW rx, Tower rx, 4oC, 8oC rx, 10oP, Higher Priestess rx, Strength, Queen of Cups rx, 5oW

I just know that she is mad mad mad. She is hoping for more dirt about HYBE to be exposed so that they’ll deal with more hatred from the public.

Sullyoon: AoP & 3oS

She’s heart by that comment, she feels disrespected because she worked hard for this… she didn’t expect people to view her group that way.

Bae: 6oW

I don’t think she’s aware of anything going on… she is focused on her own endeavors.

Haewon: The Hierophant, Death, The Chariot, 9oW rx, Temperance, The Star

I believe she is aware of what was said, and is also clearly pissed. She believes that HYBE being the top company has truly ruined this industry, she is tired of how unfair her career has been, from the public hate to now being labeled as that…

Jiwoo: PoW rx, 3oC, Justice, 7oW rx, Judgement

She believes that was an unnecessary comment. She knows it’s going to be brought up in a lot of fan wars. She’s also kinda glad this was brought up to the public by the law… seems like she’s thinking :

“People in glass houses shouldn’t be throwing stones…”

Kyujin : KoW & 4oW rx

She is offended, and believes that HYBE don’t deserve to be in the position they currently in right now because they’re ruining the Kpop scene.

ZB1 thoughts on HYBE calling them unattractive

Ricky : QoW rx, 8oP, High Priestess, 4oC rx, 10oP, The Tower

Kinda pissed but not surprised… it seems like he just intuitively knew that his group was going to be involved one way or another. He just doesn’t want this to be mentioned a lot on the media.

Hanbin : PoP, 4oP, KoC rx

He doesn’t believe any of those claims from HYBE, he really wants to protect his group and reputation but he just thinks that BSH… is an odd man.

Yujin : Justice & 8oC

Has he probably heard that many times before? He probably has, and he’s really sad about the fact that those comments won’t ever stop.

Jiwoong: 7oP

He feels kinda sad that the slander on his group won’t end, he just wants them to financially successful and not focus on other issues.

Hao: The Lovers rx, Empress, 3oW , 10oS rx, Temperance, The Star

He dislikes HYBE a lot for that comment. I don’t believe he cares much because he knows that his fangirls/boys find them attractive and believes HYBE are just saying stuff out of envy of their stardom?

Matthew : QoC rx, Judgement, 7oP, AoP rx, PoW, 3oC rx

He hates that judgement, he just wants to work and he fears that this comment could cause a rift in the bond of them members as that comment will really stick to them mentally??

Gyubin? : WoF, 6oS, 6oP, KoW, 6oW

Well… seems like he’s kinda tired of fame, like he wants to leave and from now on, he will be convinced that any hate comments or posts from the socials are all directly paid for by HYBE.

Gunwook? : Sun, Strength rx, QoS rx, 5oS rx, Hermit

Really sad about the comments, he just wants this to end. He doesn’t want to be involved or see any conflict anymore.

Taerae : KoP

He knows he’s fine… just knows HYBE are delusional.

Min Hee Jin thoughts on National Assembly

World, KNoC rx, The Fool, 5oC rx, AoW rx

She is happy that people have finally realized that she wasn’t lying about HYBE, she is glad their foolish behavior has been exposed. She is slowly healing, but she also just wants to work again… work in peace.

DKZ overall thoughts of HYBE trying to sabotage them

KNoW, QoP, 10oW rx, 9oC rx, KoS rx, KNoP

Oop! We’ve kinda given them an ego boost ngl lol! Anywho, they quite surprised why such a big comeback could be intimidated by them?? They also wondering if maybe their delay could be because of HYBE, and they kinda pissed by it but they’ll continue to push til they reach their successes.

[jade0716]

Manon and Dorian are Mates: A Thesis

Now that we have more info on mates from CC, and with the speculation that the novel after the next acotar is a TOG one, I wanted to make a master post with all the evidence that I compiled that Manon and Dorian are mates. I even added dissenting opinions for the potential ones that could have other explanations because why not be thorough and impartial. AND I highlighted the ones in red that I felt like are absolutely evidence of mateness.

Here's hoping Sarah was dropping hints for a manorian spin off!!

TOG: 

I. Pg. 8 “On his black doublet, an emblazoned gold rendering a wyvern occupied the entirety of the chest. His red cloak fell gracefully around him and his throne”. 

the Adarlan colors being red (and gold) and the symbol being a Wyvern. This may be coincidence since in the beginning SJM was planning a Celeana/Dorian end game but I think SJM chose to make the Crochan capes red to parallel the first time we see Dorian in TOG . Manon then bonding with Abraxos who is a wyvern is the icing on the cake.).

Also keep in mind the Adarlan colors are crimson and gold. The Crochan color is red (crimsons is a shade of red) and manon is canonically known for her gold eyes. She radiates Adarlan’s colors.

Bonus: Dorian’s favorite color is white re Kaltain in TOG and she has white hair and alabaster skin. Not really mate evidence but definitely soulmate evidence.

Dissenting Opinion: The red cape was just a coincidence and red feels like the obvious color for witches given it is the color of blood. And the King of Adarlan/Erawan chose to breed wyverns because it was the symbol of house Havilliard.

QoS:

I. I know that the Valg eyes are why Manon was able to scare the Valg prince away in Dorian and pull him out of the possession. What interests me is:

Pg. 420, Roland was only able to regain control for a second after speaking to Manon before the demon took back over. I’m not going to quote this cause it’s the whole scene but go reread if you want. Dorian is able to beat the demon down and essentially say screw off while talking to Manon. Is it possible Dorian was able to regain control for a longer period of time because of a bond with Manon?

Pg. 463 “step away, get away. The demon prince inside him yanked so hard he took a step. But not away. Toward the white-haired witch”. Are we sure it’s the demon that was yanking him?? Especially since he was yanked towards her instead of away from her even though the demon wanted him away???

her name continued to ring in his head even after the demon took back over:

Pg. 469 “the words soon faded, swallowed up by screaming and blood and the demon’s cold fingers running over his mind. But those eyes lingered- and that name. Manon. Manon”

Pg. 518 “he could not remember a time when the demon had not been there inside of him. And yet- Manon.”

Is this a classic SJM easter egg similar to how we thought the bargain between Rhys and Feyre was the reason for the pull between them? Could she be trying to mislead the reader?

Dissenting Opinion: Manon's valg eyes and his want to be killed is why he remembers her name. He regained control longer because Dorian is stronger willed than Rolland.

II. Pg. 463, Dorian seeing Manon for the first time: “He’d never seen anyone so beautiful”. 

Sarah uses the “most beautiful person ever seen” repeatedly for her mated couples when they first meet. This could be writing style but it seems like a pattern in how she writes her mates meeting. I read ACOTAR and CC before TOG and when I read this line I was like yep they are mates seen this before.

Pg. 188 ACOTAR “standing before me was the most beautiful man I’d ever seen” - Feyre when seeing Rhysand for the first time 

Pg. 536 ACOMAF “you’re the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. I thought it from the first moment I saw you on Calanmai” Rhys about seeing Feyre the first time

In ACOWAR Lucien about Elain “she was the most beautiful female he had ever seen”.

Pg. 346 HOSAB “Ruhn found himself staring at the most beautiful female he’d ever seen” Ruhn seeing Lidia the first time.

Dissenting Opinion: Manon is canonically one of the most beautiful females in the world, especially because she is a witch designed to attract men.

III. pg. 492 “She stepped closer to the prince’s horse. ‘Dorian’… Sapphire eyes snapped to hers”..he remembered his name when she said it without looking into her Valg eyes. interesting.

IV. pg. 511 “Manon couldn’t tell why that thread kept yanking, why it felt so urgent, but she pushed them hard, all the way to Rifthold”. A thread is pulling her urgently towards Rifthold to save Dorian. Using the terms thread and Manon not knowing why it feels so important is so incredibly mate for shadowing.

Pg. 184 ACOTAR “go, a voice said, tugging at me. Go see.”

Pg. 412 ACOTAR “I was pulled from sleep by something tugging at my middle, a thread deep inside”. A THREAD.

Dissenting Opinion: Sarah does multiple times in TOG reference a tug pulling her main heroines to do things so this could just be the gods/fates pulling the thread.

V. pg. 640 “Dorian didn’t know what awoke him”. Some force awakens Dorian, he then goes out to his balcony and sees Manon outside.

Similar to Feyre being pulled to Rhys, Pg. 412 ACOTAR “I was pulled from sleep by something tugging at my middle, a thread deep inside"

Pg. 640 Manon says “she didn’t know why she’d bothered to go; why she’d been curious”. Manon Blackbeak, maneating witch, for no apparent reason, decides to go check up on a human man. Need I see more?

And again, her name echoes in his head (pg. 641) “through the darkness of his memories, through the pain and despair and terror he tried to forget, a name echoed in his head”. 

EOS:

I. Manon saving Dorian from the yellow legs (duh). She says her “instincts took over her” when she saw someone “taking her kill” ... then proceeds to rescue said kill. 

Pg. 44: “I have no doubt the Yellowlegs will try to claim his head. Stop any one of them who dares take it.”

Pg. 84: “And when Manon had spied that Yellowlegs sentinel perched inside the tower, readying to claim this kill for herself... a century of training and instinct had barreled into Manon. All it had taken was one swipe of Wind-Cleaver as Abraxos flew by, and Iskra's sentinel was dead.” WHAT INSTINCT? THE INSTINCT TO CLAIM YOUR KILL? Cause you actually rescued him afterwards not killed him sweetheart.

Clearly it wasn’t to claim the kill for herself. So what was it? Instinct? Helping the witches? She didn’t know of Dorian’s magic at this time, so how would saving Dorian help the witches? Seems like the instinct was from something else.

Pg. 85: “Some ancient, predatory part of her awoke at the half smile. It sat up, cocking its ears toward him”. Ancient and predatory? Mates.

II. The one million times Dorian protects her even though she starts off on Erawan’s side and he has no reason to be so protective:

Pg. 87: “Manon crashed to her knees. The king was instantly at her side, studying her for a heartbeat before he roared down the stairs, “NO!”” 

Pg. 369: ““No.” The word ripped from Dorian’s lips before he could think. But then it came out, over and over, as the wyvern and rider sailed closer to the ship. The witch was unconscious, her body leaning to the side because she was not awake, because that was blue blood all over her. Don’t shoot; don’t shoot— Dorian was roaring the order as he hurtled for where Fenrys had drawn his longbow, a black-tipped arrow aimed at the witch’s exposed neck. His words were swallowed by the shouting of the sailors and their captain. Dorian’s magic swelled as he unsheathed Damaris— “. This lowkey makes me chuckle like what is he gonna do with Damaris against a bunch of fae warriors lol.

Pg. 395: “Dorian didn’t feel like mentioning that he’d been the one who’d jumped into the water. He’d just … acted, as Manon had acted when she’d saved him in his tower. He owed her nothing less”.

Pg. 438: “Ice danced at Dorian’s fingertips as he slid beside Manon, still chained by the bed” when the bloodhound shows up on the ship.

Pg. 574: "That hunger shifted into something icy and vicious: 'You once asked me where I stand on the line between killing to protect and killing for pleasure'. His fingers grazed the seam of the scar across her abdomen. 'I'll stand on the other side of the line when I find your grandmother". Earlier in EOS Manon asks him why he didn’t make the bloodhound suffer, that there is a line even when it comes to their enemies. Apparently not when someone harms Manon.

III. Dorian’s magic reacting every time she is in danger or threatened:

Pg. 369: “His magic felt it before he did. A sense of awareness, of warning and awakening” when she comes in injured on Abraxos.

Pg. 369: “His words were swallowed by the shouting of the sailors and their captain. Dorian’s magic swelled as he unsheathed Damaris—“

Pg. 396: “Manon’s voice was flat and cold as death. “Tell Aelin Galathynius not to bother using me for negotiations. The Blackbeak Matron will not acknowledge me, either as heir or witch, and all you will get out of it is revealing your precise location.” His magic flickered. “What happened after Rifthold?”

Pg. 438: “Ice danced at Dorian’s fingertips as he slid beside Manon, still chained by the bed” when the bloodhound shows up on the ship.

Pg. 441: “Manon froze entirely. And didn’t particularly care as the Bloodhound lunged for her throat, teeth bared. It was not flame or wind that snapped the Bloodhound’s neck. But invisible hands. The crunch echoed through the room, and Manon whirled on Dorian Havilliard. His sapphire eyes were utterly merciless.”.

Pg. 457 ““If you were me,” Aelin murmured in a tone that had Dorian’s magic rising, ice cooling his fingertips. Aedion’s hand slid to his sword. “If you were me.” His magic flickering when Aelin RAISES HER VOICE at Manon (like come on this is mates shit).

Pg. 498-499: “ "As far as I recall,” Dorian went on with a sly grin, “you two—” The attack happened so fast that Aelin didn’t sense or see it until it was over. One moment, Manon was seated at the edge of the fire, the marshes a dark sprawl behind her. The next, scales and flashing white teeth were snapping for her, erupting from the brush on the bank. And then—stillness and silence as the enormous marsh beast froze in place. Halted by invisible hands—strong ones.” The fact that Dorian was mid sentence, not paying attention, and doesn’t even move a finger to protect her.

Even Aelin comments on it, Pg. 499: “But Dorian’s magic held the beast still, frozen with no ice to be seen. The same power as the one he’d wielded against the Bloodhound. Aelin surveyed him for any tether, any gleaming thread of power, and found none. He hadn’t even lifted a hand to direct it. Interesting.” IT IS INTERESTING AELIN. I also find it interesting that Aelin says the same power he wielded against the bloodhound, which was also to protect Manon. Granted I know Aelin is observing him bc his raw magic is so different from other forms of magic, but I still think it’s interesting that Sarah had Aelin comment on how he didn’t even react or move and his magic protected her.

Dorian about his magic sensing Rowan and Aelin’s bond, pg. 131, “His magic had felt the bond between Aelin and Rowan—the bond that went deeper than blood, than their magic, and he’d assumed it was just that they were mates, and hadn’t announced it to anyone.” Obviously later we find out it was because Aelin and Rowan were mates. So his magic canonically can sense a mating bond.

Also Rowan on Pg. 357 “I wanted to chuck you off a cliff, yet I bit you before I knew what I was doing. I think my body knew, my magic knew." His magic knew when he tasted her they were mates. Similar to how Dorian's magic has been acting? Like it knows something he doesn't?

VI. Pg. 575 “Manon thought the king tasted like the sea, like a winter morning, something so foreign and yet familiar it at last dragged that moan from deep in her.” The so foreign yet so familiar is so mate coded. Especially bc...

in HOF the Wastes are described as having winter mountains and near the western sea

Pg. 71: “To take our host to reclaim the Wastes from the mortal pigs who now dwell there." A fierce, wild thrill pierced Manon's chest, sharp as a knife. Following the Matron's gaze, Manon looked to the horizon, where the mountains were still blanketed with winter.”

Pg. 68: “Manon herself had never set foot in the former Witch Kingdom, had never seen the ruins or the flat, green expanse that stretched to the western sea.”

So it makes sense that the Wastes would smell of winter morning and the sea. They also call the wastes the “Frozen Wastes”, further implying a wintery sent.

VII. Pg. 577 “ Wondered what he’d say if she told him she’d wanted to sink her teeth into his neck and find out what he tasted like”.

Rowan on Pg. 357 “I wanted to chuck you off a cliff, yet I bit you before I knew what I was doing. I think my body knew, my magic knew. And you tasted …” Rowan loosed a jagged breath. “So good…” 

Manon in HOF Pg. 33: “The common, watery taste of the man, laced with violence and fear, coated her tongue, and she spat onto the wooden floorboards.”

Manon in QoS Pg. 463 “I’ve been with plenty of men. You’re all the same. Taste the same”. 

Manon has not shown to be particularly interested or intrigued by the blood of men aside from just to hunt and feed until Dorian. We also have Rowan describing how good Aelin tasted when he bit her and how he thinks "his magic knew". Is her attraction to Dorian’s blood because of this similar mating bond logic?

Dissenting Opinion: She just wants to taste Dorian's blood because she's attracted to him and so his blood is more enticing to her. She does say that the blood of the men at the Ferrian Gap distracts her in HOF, so obviously she sometimes does crave man blood.

KOA:

I. Again, we see Dorian’s magic reacting to her in a way instinctually

Cyrene attacks, pg. 78 “As Manon whirled, Dorian’s magic surged, already lashing at the unforeseen foe”

Pg. 130: “Despite who walked ahead of them, behind them, Manon smiled slightly. He surprised her further by saying,"I've been tunneling into my power since they appeared. One wrong move from them, and I'll blast them into nothing." This is so touch her and you die vibes I love it. This isn’t his magic acting instinctively I just wanted to include as another instance of him being protective of her using his magic.

Pg. 227: “ “I care.” His temper rose to meet hers. And he decided to hell with it—decided to let go of that leash he’d put on himself. Let go of that restraint. “I care about more than I should. I even care about you.” 

Same scene: Pg. 228: “Dorian smiled slightly, and fell asleep once more, letting his magic warm them both. When they awoke, something sharp in his chest had dulled—just a fraction…Where that edge had dulled in his chest, his magic now flowed freer. As if it, too, had been freed from those inner restraints he’d loosened slightly last night. What he’d opened up, revealed to her. A sort of freedom, that letting go."

This is right after he says he’s been trying with Vesta for days to get his eyes to change color and it hasn’t worked but one time with Manon and she warms his heart enough to let his magic go free.

Pg. 143, Dorian goes to Cyrene to learn how she shifts…

“Is that what you do to summon the change: first think of what you want to become?” “With limits. I need a clear image within my mind, or else it will not work at all.”

Followed by Pg. 286 when Dorian is trying to shift… “Who do you wish to be? “Someone worthy of my friends,” he said into the quiet night. “A king worthy of his kingdom.” For a heartbeat, snow-white hair and golden eyes flashed into his mind. “Happy,” he whispered, and wrapped a hand around Damaris’s hilt. Let go of that lingering scrap of terror. The ancient sword warmed in his hand, a friendly and swift heat. It flowed up through his fingers, his wrist. To that place within him where all those truths had dwelled, where it became warmth edged with sharpest pain. And then the world grew… He made to touch his face, but found he had no hands. Only soot-black wings. Only an ebony beak that allowed no words past it. A raven.” In this scene Dorian thinks of Manon, which makes him think of happiness and very similar to the scene where she made his magic flow before, his magic begins to flow through him and he shifts, for the second time due to Manon warming his heart, into not just a bird, but a black beaked bird. I repeat, BLACKBEAK bird. It’s safe to assume this is because he pictured Manon, and as the spider said you have to have the picture in your head when you will the shift for it to happen. The image he had in his mind was Manon. This one I honestly think is crazy and such strong evidence of mateism , especially bc it happened TWICE in this book.

Manon fighting the Matrons, pg. 474 “Dorian’s magic writhed, seeking a way out, to stop this.”

When Maeve glamours as Manon to seduce Erawan, Pg. 639: “icy rage, pure and undiluted tore through Dorian as Manon stood before the Valg king.. Dorian focused upon his breathing, on the stones beneath him, anything to keep his magic from erupting at the desire on Erawan’s face” (also important bc when she glamoured as Aelin his magic didn’t do this!!!)

II. Pg. 225 ““Which do you like the best?”… “I like the ice best,” Dorian admitted at last, realizing he’d let the silence drip on. “It was the first element that came out of me—I don’t know why.” I know why!!

HOF pg. 230 “If Manon was ice and Asterin was fire, then Sorrel was rock.”

QOS pg. 68 “Asterin had always been that way—and that wildness was exactly why Manon had chosen her as her Second a century ago. The flame to Sorrel’s stone … and to Manon’s ice.”

III. Dorian refers to Manon as his equal, pg. 536 “she would be his wife, his queen. She was already his equal, his match, his mirror in so many ways”.

SJM is very consistent about mates being equals and being mirrors of each.

Quote from Tampon in ACOTAR: “High Fae mostly marry,' he said, his golden skin flushing a bit. 'But if they’re blessed, they’ll find their mate—their equal, their match in every way.” This is almost verbatim what Dorian said about Manon. Also want to note that ACOTAR (2015) ,where the idea that mates are equals really starting being engrained in the reader, came out 3 years prior to KOA (2018). Sarah was writing the ACOTAR trilogy concurrent with the later half of TOG. So for her to have Dorian use those words to describe Manon, she had to have known what she was doing. When KOA was released there were already three acotar books out that beat this idea into our head so i can’t believe this is a coincidence. I think Sarah would notice how that phrasing sounds exactly like how she describes mates considering how important the bond is in her books.

Feyre to the Suriel: “How can I possibly be his mate?' Mates were equals- matched, at least in some ways. '

Rowan about discovering Aelin is his mate pg. 678 EOS "His equal. His friend. His lover. His Wife. His mate."

Dissenting Opinion: This is just SJM's writing style, and I’ve also noticed SJM reusing some phrases for her couples across the series *ehem* nessian and sartaq/nesryn “I wish we had time”

IV. Also in this scene Dorian talks about wanting to “claim her” as his wife/queen... Pg. 538 “the temptation that his every instinct roared to claim. Not the body, but what she had offered…” This could just be SJM writing style (fair argument), but nevertheless "his every instinct to claim" is VERY matey especially with the instinct part and because "the claiming" is a thing. Some examples:

HOF Pg. 158: “the bite so strong and claiming that she was too stunned to move”

EOS Pg. 352: “You are mine,” Rowan breathed, and she felt the claiming in her bones, her soul.

EOS Pg. 422: “A claiming, mighty and true, that she understood he so desperately needed.”

Dissenting Opinion: This is just SJM's writing style. Just because the word claim is used doesn't mean they are mates.

V. Manon screaming his name when he almost dies pg. 133 "Manon bellowed his name, and Crochan arrows fired... Manon screamed his name again, but he couldn't move... Then there were iron-tipped hands gripping his shoulders, and gold eyes glaring into his own".

This reminds me of in HOF when Manon shoots Rowan with an arrow and Aelin screams his name

Pg. 477 QoS... "Aelin's scream echoed down the Ravine" when Rowan is shot.

Pg. 655 EOS Aelin admits to Maeve she knew Rowan was her mate, "The moment the arrow when through his shoulder. Months ago"

This is also parallelled by Dorian screaming for Manon when she is in danger in EOS:

Pg. 87: “Manon crashed to her knees. The king was instantly at her side, studying her for a heartbeat before he roared down the stairs, “NO!”” 

Pg. 369: ““No.” The word ripped from Dorian’s lips before he could think. But then it came out, over and over, as the wyvern and rider sailed closer to the ship. The witch was unconscious, her body leaning to the side because she was not awake, because that was blue blood all over her. Don’t shoot; don’t shoot— Dorian was roaring the order as he hurtled for where Fenrys had drawn his longbow, a black-tipped arrow aimed at the witch’s exposed neck."

Dissenting Opinion: Aelin tells Rowan she saved Manon because Asterin screamed her name the same way she screamed Rowan. So technically by this logic Asterin and Manon could be platonic mates. And maybe Manon just screams Dorian's name because she cares about him not anything to do with being mates. (Counter Argument- but then why did Dorian scream her name in EOS so aggressively when he didn’t even know her then??)

Edit:

Also want to comment on Manon being the scariest individual in the world, and yet repeatedly both Dorian and Manon comment about how he is not afraid of her. Across the SJM universes this is seen as a huge mating bond sign (“Aelin terrifies everyone, but not him [rowan]” ; Feyre not being afraid of Rhys).

ALSO want to mention that Manon had “never allowed another male atop her” during sex before Dorian. To me this is incredibly telling bc it indicates that Manon sees Dorian as an equal by allowing him to dominate her. Yes, Manon is attracted to his domineering manor, but you’re telling me never in 116 years she’s done anything but ridden a male, and Dorian walks in and she’s like yea tie me up and get on top of me… I mean I would to but you see my point. Additionally, them being incredibly attracted to each other could be a mate indicator as mates are obviously aggressively attracted to each other bc of the “animalisticness” of the mating bond.

Lastly, you’ll see above that there are lots of times where their “instincts” cause them to act or are pushing at them to act in relation to each other. Instinct is mate coded af, especially when they’ve had that instinct since they first met. It wasn’t something that grew over time they always had it.

Debunking arguments against them being mates:

I. Mates are only fae.

Manon is part fae, so she could have a mate.

E.g. Bryce is half fae half human also and mated with Hunt (who confirmed in HOFAS is the product of two angels and not fae); Lorcan is a demi fae and can have a mate (believed to be Elide who is human but unconfirmed); Aelin is demi fae prior to forging the lock and is mated with Rowan.

I also cannot find anywhere there is a rule that you must have XYZ amount of fae blood to have a fae-like mate, just have to have some fae blood. But we don't really know what percentage of Manon is fae vs Valg. Given she is half Ironteeth and half Crochan, she likely falls around that 50% fae line which is just as much fae blood as Lorcan, Bryce, Aelin, etc.

II. The Crochans believe in Mates

It’s not confirmed whether the Crochans do or don't have the traditional fae mating bonds, however we learned in CC2 it was proved that you can have a “true” mating bond as long as one person has fae blood, E.g. Bryce (half fae/human) and Hunt (Angel).

pg. 139 EOS the Crochans "... had adopted the Fae habit of selecting mates- if not a true mating bond, then in spirit".

pg. 139, EOS Manon's grandmother says about her father "But he did not love her- not with your mother as his true mate, the song of his soul". This sounds to me like her parents were believed to be a true fae mating bond not just "in spirit".

Pg. 316 HOSAB "Angels have mates. Not as.. soul-magicky as Fae, but we call life partners mates in lieu of husbands or wives". Sounds like the Angels have a mating bond "in spirit" similar to the Crochans. Except that Hunt then truly "fae mated" Bryce, and he doesn't have any fae blood.

When then find out Hunt and Bryce are "true mates"; Pg.492 HOSAB "It means that he's going ballistic in the way that only mates can when the other is threatened. It's what happened then and happened now. You're true mates- the way Fae are mates, in your bodies and souls".

III. Fae can have non fae mates.

We see Bryce/Hunt in CC that are different species and have a traditional fae mating bond.

Rhys/Feyre and Nesta/Cassian feel a pull to each other when Feyre and Nesta are human, which then clicks into place as a true mating bond.

There is also Elide/Lorcan and Gavin/Elena in TOG that are “mates” (unconfirmed since the humans never became fae). Fae queens Mab and Mora also give up immortality for their human "mates".

So it is canon that you can have inter species mates or human mates, it just may never "click" into place if they are human.

via Hunt and Bryce, we do know the bond can completely click (souls and scents merging, etc.) between "magical" species once it is accepted, but we do not have this evidence with fae and human bonds.

I also don’t believe Dorian is entirely human. But that is completely my speculation

Pg. 933 KOA " 'I am human.' It warmed in his hand... 'I am human," he repeated, to the stars now visible above the city. The sword didn't answer again. As if it knew he no longer needed it." Yes he is human but he can be other things too. Similar to Aelin's quote about being a human in a fae body below. They identify and choose their human moral side, but that does not mean there are parts of them that are not human.

Aelin KOA Pg. 723: "I am human, deep down, Faerie Queen nonsense aside. I had human parents, and their parents were human, mostly, and even with Mab's line running true... I'm a human who can turn into Fae. A human who wears a Fae body".

On par with the theme of "Be grateful for your human heart" (Rhys, ACOTAR)

Also curious as to whether he does or does not have valg blood from his father. Because he could also have fae blood (distantly) from Elena/Brannon/Mala (Valg + Fae= Witch?)

IV. The mating bond would have clicked when they fucked… I think we all know this ain’t true anymore (cough cough Nesta and Cassian). You can have sex but if you do not accept the bond it will not click.

Rowan also says on pg 396 HOF "Sometimes, mates can be together intimately before the actual bond snaps into place"

V. Wyrd/Urd/the Mother/Fate (aka Sarah) gets to decide whose mates and who isn't

The only thing Sarah has been clear about is that she can basically make anyone mates that she wants as long as one person has fae blood. And even then, there is very much a "fate like force" aka Wyrd/Urd/The Mother that is working to pull the strings of fate and make people mates.

Hellas speaks to Lorcan and Hellas's consort, the goddess Annieth, speaks to Elide. Lorcan and Elide are never confirmed mates as Elide remains human and yet there are still signs she is his mate even as a human.

Rhys's mind has able to find Feyre's when she was still human years before they met. Yes he has demati abilities but finding Feyre's mind is because they were fated to be mates.

Adias says about Hunt and Bryce mating bond HOFAS, Pg. 551 "I think that was left to higher powers. Whatever they might be".

There is no special "biological formula" proven necessary for a mating bond. To the best of our knowledge so far, the only thing we can be sure of is it happens when fate demands (and when one person has at least some fae blood). Therefore it logically makes sense why the Mother/Wyrd/Urd would manipulate fate to ensure that Dorian and Manon were mates because they needed Manon to get into the witch mirror and raise the witch forces. They needed Manon to unite with Brannon's heir to defeat Erawan and destroy the keys, whether that be Aelin or Dorian. A mating bond would ensure that.

Also Wyrd/Urd means fate/personal destiny in nors mythology —> https://www.mimisbrunnr.info/ksd-web-of-wyrd and https://norse-mythology.org/concepts/destiny-wyrd-urd/ (read these if you want to theorize about acotar)

In conclusion, I think they could be mates but it won't fully snap into place (they won't fully merge souls, scents, etc.) unless Dorian is somehow Made. The only evidence of interspecies true confirmed fae mating bonds is Bryce and Hunt, and while they were able to fully "click" without Hunt being fae, it is very unclear why this is other than "high powers". We do know though that human Elide was very likely Lorcan's true mate, but we were never told of any clicking between them on that fae physiological level. So it is safe to assume that for a mating bond between a human and fae it will not "click" into place unless that human is turned fae.

HOWEVER, I do think it is possible because of Dorian's raw magic, he could be a rare exception to this rule similar to Hunt. So maybe it just has not clicked because Manon and Dorian have not accepted it. Which would also make sense given the nature of their relationship through most of the series, them denying their feelings to each due to their emotional unavailability.

Dissenting Opinion: But we also don't know how the angels were created by the Asteri, so maybe Hunt is "made" and not actually an exception.

Anyway, there's my evidence. There was some more evidence that I had and then removed because even though I think it is proof of a deeper connection I didn't think it was mate related (e.g. Abraxos taking Manon to Dorian when she says take me somewhere safe, I came to the conclusion that that showed Abraxos's awareness in protecting Manon).

Here are the links to some other tumblr posts on them being mates. I did look at these when putting this together so full credit to those individuals :)

[vaultofqueenorion]

I immediately had story idea for a story idea in which a person wants to do something good for the supernatural population living around them but refuses to personally interact with it and therefore goes through indirect means.

Getting people to deliver sweet treats and crafts for the faerie population nearby, dropping off gift baskets filled to the brim with food and snacks and energy drinks outside of the nearby forest where the howls come from during the full moon to make sure that the werewolves stay nourished after a transformation, that kind of thing.

And every supernatural creature knows that they're the one who does it, and they're grateful, sometimes spreading their protection and keeping an eye on them if they ever end up in hazardous situations (one day, the person goes for a hike, and when they trip and end up in a wild river, sputtering and thrashing until they finally sink beneath the water, darkness clouding their vision and they think this is it, this is where it ends. Only to find themselves perfectly safe and healthy (although soaked and with a few glittering remnants of scales stuck in their clothes) because the freshwater mermaids whose lakes and riversides they've spend hours cleaning the plastic out of decided that their person - because somehow, along the way, all of these supernatural entities decided that this one was theirs - should be saved.).

However, the person is absolutely oblivious to this. Or at least they act like they are, with them being shy and all and feeling like introductions are awkward and how is it you socialize, again?

So the person walks into this new voluntary blood bank for vampires that's just opened up nearby, and they are determined but also so so nervous because there's gonna be needles and they really do not like the idea of anything getting stuck into them (big fear of needles) but hey, they've been helping out every other supernatural creature they could find in town, and they're not about to start playing favorites just because of a little fear.

Cue an overly social vampire who's very interested in the person that every supernatural creature seems to be chatting about finding an excuse to stumble into the person (literally) and introduce themselves, careful to keep the appearance of a non-supernatural creature meanwhile.

Later, the vampire asks about them and the entirety of the rest of the local supernatural council gets ready to maul them, fangs, claws, magic at the ready to drag them through unimaginable pain if they ever as much as think about laying hands on their human then-

And the vampire sorta takes a step back and let's the implied threat slide off them like water, promising to never hurt the human.

But that only spurs their curiosity further.

okay, i've seen this one post going around my dash a few times, and at this point i feel a need to say something about it:

vampires drinking from blood banks is NOT more ethical than drinking from live donors! in fact, it's worse!

most adult humans walking around on the street have a pint or so of blood they can spare with no real consequences for their health. (again, this is not true of everyone, so make sure you ask your donors about any health conditions before you get into it, but you were doing that already, right?)

but the blood in blood banks. the blood in blood banks is for people who need that blood in transfusion form to survive. blood shortages are real, and they kill. if you steal from a blood bank, someone could die for your theft.

the only reason that bagged blood is considered the "softer" option is because you don't have to look the people you're harming in the eyes to do it. coward.

[tuluaart]

"Don't do that. Don't— don't touch me like that " -QOS by sjm

ROWAN BROKE MY HEART IN THIS SCENE

And I knew... I really knew that he didn't mean to act like that because it was obvious that he felt something for Aelin.

Later I understood how miserable he felt when he realised that finally he started to feel alive again, through love, when his mate and his baby were dead.

Sjm usually doesn't explore in depth the man trauma in her books (Rhys- just a certain lvl, Hunt, Fenrys, Lucien...) but I would love to see her write more about it in her future books because I trust in her way of writing and explaining and develope things.

[acourtofquestions]

Okay but the king being possessed makes sense cause he really has no motive to explain the level of this madness

[cross-crye]

𝖘𝖔𝖗𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖙

neuvillette x gn!reader

hurt/comfort

wc: 0.6 k

a/n: Fontaine brought me back from the dead and my new fictional bf saved me from the writing slump ive been in for months. So enjoy this hurt/comfort fic w Neuvillette. To be honest he may be a bit ooc but this is entirely self indulgent so it's fine.

!!! written at 3 am; spelling is questionable at best and some words should deffinetely not be in those sentences

For a few days now it had been drizzling in Fontaine. Anyone who had attempted to step outside their home would find themselves to be rained on ever so lightly by the suppposed tears trickling from the Hydro Dragon's heart. To some the scent of freshly fallen rain was comforting while others' mood had only been dampened by the uncooperative weather.

The Chief Justice of Fontaine was glancing at the rain outside from the window in his office. His view was ever so slighlty obscured by the tears slowly rolling down his cheeks. Hisbittersweet moment of peacefull silence was interupted by the creak of his office door opening as his concerned lover stepped through.

"Oh mon beau... What has gotten you so down?" They asked in a sombre tone adressing the judge. Despite not seeing his damp cheeks due to his turned back they were certain of the state their lover was in.

"I simply missed you is all." Neuvillette responded, attempting to dismiss his beloved's worries. Upon hearing his repsonse their concern for the man grew tenfold. They slowly approached him, moving to stand in front of him, offering his hands a comforting squeeze.

"We both know thats not it Neuvi" they said hoping that the endearing nickname might help soothe him even a little. "You don't have to worry about burdening me with your thoughts. Please tell me what it is that truly saddens you so I can help." they continued.

Neuvillette hesitated to answer for a while, his expression betraying his inner turmoil. Eventually he decided to give in to his conflicting thoughts and confide in his love, after all he would trust them with anything. "The last trial I judged didn't qo quite as I expected it to…" he trailed off, still hesitating to look his partner in the eye. "A man had murdered his brother's wife in a jealous fit of rage. As the gruesome details of the case were revealed during the trial I couldn't help but think of what I'd do if something like this ever happened to you. I had previously thought I understood humans but I grow more and more unsure of that with every case. It's truly something to have to see people go against what I had previously thought to be human nature, becoming so overtaken by wrath that they do the unspeakable." Neuvillette said sadly. "Cases like this make me realise that I now have something to loose to the unreliable nature of humanity. You. Im not used to that, so when the thought becomes apparent again I… I don't know what to do about it. So I end up overtaken by emotions I don't truly understand, struggling to navigate my own thoughts and feelings." He finally declared dejectedly.

"Oh love�� You worry far too much my dear. Now come here" They said as they moved to embrace Neuvillette. One hand was drawing patterns on his skin through the fabric of his clothes, the other softly carding through his hair as he wept silently into their shoulder all while maintaing their embrace. They'd lean down occasionally, leaving a kiss on his forehead or cheek soothing Neuvillette with affection.

The rain was letting up as Neuvillette calmed down, his thoughts regaining momentary stability. He lifted his face from his lover's damp shoulder as hands moving to trace his jawline. Those hands moved up his soft skin, moving to wipe the remaining tears from the corners of his eyes. Now that the Chief Justice was no longer leaning down, standing at full height his lover would lean up, slightly raising on their tip tops to kiss the tear tracks adorning his pale cheeks.

The two remained in Neuvillette's office in a comfortable silence, preffering to let their actions do the talking instead of words, showering each other in affection, love shining brightly in both their eyes.

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[yumemiyas-wips]

According to my scant, second hand knowledge of the Jewish religion (idek the proper name, don't @ me), Catholicism, and Christianity, back when Jews were nomads, way before they settled down in one place, their god Yahweh was, in two words, a vicious dickhead of a storm god, and only after they settled down in Canaan did they try to calm him down by doing the theological equivalent of murdering the real wise and kind skydaddy god, El, blessed be his name, and then have Yahweh wear his flayed skin like some sort of grotesque mask and eat the rest, and that frankly goes pretty hard. Anyways I'm SOOO co-opting that into my writing, imagine worshipping the god that killed the supreme skydaddy and ate his corpse to gain his might. That's baller.

Edit: After further study, I have concluded that Yahweh was once an aspect of Qos, a mountain, weather and war god of the Edomite people. The ancient Israelites of Canaan then did a systematic eradication of every other god in the greater Canaan religion, including such gods as El and Asherah, Yam and Lotan, Arsu and Azizos, Aglibol, Malakbel, Yahribol, Bel, and Ba'al Hadad. In their shame after the crushing of the ancient Jewish kingdom under Babylon, the Jews, jealous in the banning of sacrifices to Yahweh, later wrote into their own Bible the banning of sacrifices to all gods. But Yahweh took sacrifices, and Yahweh took sacrifices in human infants, for Yahweh was a fellow Canaanite god just like the rest of them.

Edit 2: THIS POST IS ABOUT THE PRE-JUDAISM YAHWIST CULT OF THE ANCIENT CITY STATE OF ISRAEL AND HOW IT BECAME THE MODERN CULTS. Having to add this because some fucking [REDACTED] in the comments think that literal historical facts (with added hyperbole) is antisemitic somehow. They know who they are.

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