#Shannon don't look

[the-way-astray]

i know tumblr isn't inundated with fitz haters like other platforms are but i still see people (wrongly) assume that fitz talks about being cognates with sophie a lot (even if they say it affectionately). so. here are all the times fitz canonically says something along the lines of "but we're cognates!" in the entire series:

“I’m aware,” Mr. Forkle said. “But I only need Miss Foster and Mr. Sencen for this.” “But I’m Sophie’s Cognate!” Fitz argued.

“Doesn’t matter,” Sophie said. “Wylie needs my help.” “For what it’s worth,” Blur chimed in, “I think she’s right. I think you should take her.” “Take us,” Fitz corrected. “This has Cognates written all over it.”

“Last chance to change your mind. I can handle myself.” “Oh, I know. I’m planning on hiding behind you if we end up facing anything scary. But we’re Cognates. We’re stronger together.”

“And you can ask Gethen about it,” Fitz added. “I still can’t believe you’re doing that without me—what’s the point of being Cognates if they don’t let us work together?”

“Wait for it,” Keefe jumped in, right before Fitz added, “We’re Cognates.”

“But you went in alone,” Fitz reminded her. “Now we’d be taking him on together.” Ro clapped her hands, jumping up and down. “Oh! Oh! This is the part where he’s going to remind you that you’re Cognates!” “Well, we are!” Fitz snapped back, looking like he’d had about all he could stand of Ro’s interruptions. (is it just me or is this one sort of dubious. because it's not actually fitz that says it. or whatever. idk i'll count it anyway i guess)

so fitz uses the "but we're cognates!!!!" excuse a grand total of six (6) times (once in neverseen, thrice in lodestar, once in nightfall, and once(?) in legacy) over the course of the entire series to try to get in on a plan involving sophie. it works exactly two (2) times, both in lodestar. he also only actually says the words "but we're cognates" one (1) time in the entire series

also ro pisses me off . . . you'll notice all the times fitz says "but we're cognates" or something to that effect happen before ro is even introduced to the series so there's no way she could even realistically know that fitz says that a lot ("a lot" . . . obviously he doesn't actually say it a lot). shannon is just using her to brainwash you into thinking fitz says that a lot when he does not. same thing with keefe. he wasn't there for all the lodestar ones, so he's only heard fitz say something along the lines of "but we're cognates" one time. once. oh my goodness. the only reason people act like fitz says this a ridiculous amount is because the narrative is constantly telling you that it's his catchphrase when it is not

so in conclusion people that act like this is something fitz is constantly saying lack basic reading comprehension. he doesn't even say it once for all of flashback. the one from legacy barely even counts. he doesn't say it even once for all of unlocked and stellarlune. idk what to even tell you atp if you genuinely actually think this is something he says a lot

[lucyshypemaster]

I just think it's really really insane how eternalia is literally located in new delhi and yet there's barely any Indian characters. literally, the human name for eternalia is new delhi 😭😭😭😭

[lover-of-mine]

Our love's misaligned...

[bookwyrminspiration]

i think my breaking point if I was told I was an elf and whisked away to the lost cities would be the leggings. like okay. my family isn't my family, there's a whole secret world, i'm the creation of a rebel organization, there's a different rebellion trying to kill me, the world is rotting from the inside out, okay. I can cope. it'd be annoying and difficult but I could cope. but you want me to wear leggings with everything? under skirts and dresses? with every outfit? no. fuck off I'm out I can't do this anymore

[eddiediazenjoyer]

EDDIESHANNON YOU MEAN EVERYTHING TO MEEEEE

[mythicalcrumb]

The worst take i've seen on The Priory of the Orange Tree

is saying that the pacing is bad, because the beginning is too long and too slow.

The Priory of the Orange Tree is a book that combines two plots.

One is a fantasy plot, with a complicated origin that dates back a thousand years. I won't elaborate much on that because i'm not even sure i understood the whole thing.

The other is politics. Between 3 "groups" of countries (really it's one group of countries, one country and a religious group, but it's for the sake of simplification), each with their own thousands of years of history, culture and religion. That are all related (greatly related, as we see in A Day of Fallen Night). And these different history, cultures and religions are essential to BOTH plots.

We also have 4 main characters, from these 3 groups, so the author Cannot half ass any of these character's origin country's history, politics, culture and religion.

Yes, the beginning is a bit long, it's difficult to get into it. Not because it's bad, but on the contrary, because the world building is the work of a genius. The book needs these 200 pages or so of just establishing the context (even though Samantha Shannon does it in a way that is not boring at all).

I understand that this type of writing is not for everyone. But you can't say that the pacing is Bad. It's not for you. But it's not Bad.

[birgittesilverbae]

Maybe it's a curse. Bad things happen to everyone I care about.

TOYA TURNER as SHOTGUN MARY

WARRIOR NUN (2020-?)

[rachelazegler]

also ALSO if they do resurrect bobby i feel like this sets up a precedent for 911 when it comes to the permanency of character deaths. what i'm saying is that tim could be doing this to finally get his way and bring back shannon for real just in time for buddie canon

[holocene-sims]

next // previous

august 7, 2021 4:30 a.m. goat soap palace

[thisshitisridiculous]

guys someone help me does eddie ever actually call shannon his best friend in the show?? like is there a scene where he actually says that ??

[the-way-astray]

would you rather

make out with Keefe OR

make out with alvar

do you hate me

[lucyshypemaster]

keefe was actually insane for this

[pochapal]

something i think needs clarifying is whether or not beatrice's revival is a binary process where she's only present once the ninth twilight is reached and not a second before or if it's a more gradual manifestation process where her presence grows in strength with each twilight culminating in the ninth

[bookwyrminspiration]

thought on the significance of colors in kotlc?

This is rather broad; there's many approaches here. We could talk about the obvious world ruled by light, both groups of rebels associate w/ black situation--and the intrigue in having two opposing rebel groups both being black (ignore the technicalities of it being a shade). There's also the few characters with very strong color ties--Sophie and red, Fitz and teal, Oralie and pink, Tam and black.

Red's blood, anger, war, violence, and more, all tied to the role Sophie has found herself part of; she is the center of this war, more accustomed to violence than her peers--and its the color her aura glowed in the seat of eminence. It's also associated with love and strength, more positive connotations that embody what she brings and what she fights for. Sophie wears a lot of white on the covers, making it also the color of children's hospitals, a place where Sophie spends a lot of time

A quick search associates teal with clarity and open communication, which is fitting for Fitz; his whole thing is trust and being honest with each other--and the fact he was the one who opened Sophie to this other world, helped her see with clarity, is notable. Apparently, Egyptians saw it "as representation of faith and truth," which is a reaffirmation of the first point. It's also interesting that teal and red aren't opposites, but are rather...opposite adjacent? Close but not quite.

There's also the very obvious Oralie/Pink, Tam/black associations. Pink is feminine, loving, compassionate--all traits Oralie embodies. Of note though is that pink is opposite of green, the color of life for elves. Her life does not appear to be in danger, but it does seem entwined with tragedy and loss, to an extent. Perhaps fitting that green is opposite red as well, and pink is simply a subtler shade of red; she does not suffer full opposite association, but is still touched by it. Tam's seems too obvious to need much explaining; he's a shade, works with shadows, associated with secrecy, distrust, etc.--though not death. Black doesn't mean death for elves.

We don't have many characters this obviously tied to colors, however. Instead we can circle back to the one other color in the lost cities that stands out: green. The color of life, worn in mourning. Which we could also compare to the typical black (in Shannon's background), a color we've already associated with rebels. The rebels then, in a sense, both do and don't represent death/change; to those of us aware of black's association with death, we see the comparison, but within the universe they're instead associated with secrecy and fear and shadows (like Tam), the antithesis of their light society. Returning to the green specifically, we could also pull in Sophie's red; as a complimentary color, she could be said to compliment life. It is her war, her violence, her passion, her strength that will aid and proliferate life in the lost cities.

I'll stop here for now, but I'm sure there are several other ways to look at color--if you (or anyone else) had a more specific idea in mind, please do tell me, I'm kinda take a stab in the dark here about what kind of color significance you're commenting on :)

[mariocki]

Friday the 13th (2009)

"Jason. My special, special boy. They must be punished, Jason. For what they did to you. For what they did to me."

[thetrolltolls]

new profile pic that i poorly edited on the train everyone say hiiiii waitress 🤩