#Stone Hearts

[heartshapedsupremacybelief]

[puresolacex]

𝐒𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘— MMC’s that have me weak on my knees!

𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡, 💞

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 4/5

Book Blurb: Small and flightless, Carys lives on the fringes of her clan, pitied by other gargoyles and despised by her mother. Her lonely heart longs for a mate, one who can see past her malformed wings, but all she can think of is the haunting face she visits in an old well. Trapped for centuries, Gavriel roams the darkness of the Underhill, unable to escape the memories of his failures. His wounded soul craves freedom, but he finds solace in the mysterious maiden who visits him through a rift in his prison. Gargoyle and fae, separated by realms, connected by magick as ancient as the goddesses. Their love should be impossible—until one night, the barrier between realms begins to break… Fans of Sarah J Maas, Lisette Marshall, SL Prater, and the Gargoyles Disney show will love this friends-to-lovers historical fantasy/monster romance. Title includes several heavier themes as well as open door spice. Please check sewendelauthor.com for a full list of trigger warnings. Suitable for readers 18+. Originally published in the I Am The Fire Charity Anthology. This version includes over 5k more words to flesh out the world and story, as well as a second section of brand new epilogues, exclusive to this edition! Stone Hearts is a prequel story for the upcoming PNR series War of the Underhill.

Review:

Two people who were never meant to meet find themselves breaking realms to be together and sharing a love through the time.

Carys has been ostracized and shunned by her clan for her malformed wings, her only solace is the secret friend she has whom she communicates through the well.... Gavriel is tethered to the Underhill, unable to escape the guilt and pain of his failures, the only happiness he has is the mysterious maiden who visits him through the rift. When Carys’s living situation becomes unbearable and Gavriel is sent to hunt all of her kind... they find that they are mates but are strained by the fact that Gavriel is bound to another realm and that they can barely be with one another unless they find a way to free him. Together they will spend decades together, in love, in happiness, and trying to not only save Cary’s kin but also find a way to free Gavriel’s people. This was a really interesting fantasy romance, and I loved that we got to see their relationship span through time, decade from decade, and how just cozy and sweet it was. Overall, I had a lovely time with this one and though it ends pretty open ended it was a lovely read.

[snowbellewells]

CS Fic Rec Monday: “Stone Hearts” by: @donteattheappleshook

I really feel like I don’t have words to explain how much this fic got to me -- it’s been whirling around in my head ever since. There were tears welling in my eyes numerous times throughout this. The angst and Emma’s pain and fear and how close she comes to giving up after such loss are so real and raw, and then @donteattheappleshook reeled me in even further with the possibilty that all might not be lost after all, and we get yet another version of Killian Jones working his way into our hearts.  I seriously feel like this one is always going to be with me, and I’m definitely going to be revisiting it any time I need a well done tearjerker with a healing resolution.  

It already has gorgeous art (that I hope it’s okay to paste here) and I’m linking it below. I’m just stunned that this was @donteattheappleshook​ ‘s first long MC!!! It’s SO GOOD, and I really can’t say it enough -- see for yourself.

“Stone Hearts” by: @donteattheappleshook​ 

[crabgirlfriend]

“WTNV walked so [insert whatever media] could run” no. WTNV did not walk, it was fucking running marathons while other media was crawling on the ground gasping for air. it’s still running and the world needs to catch up

[madspeed]

my dearly beloved

[goldensunset]

when people refer to canon story-relevant kingdom hearts games as ‘spinoffs’ it makes me sad not only for the obvious reasons i always say but also bc like man i WISH this series had spinoffs. imagine what they could do if they had permission from nomura to truly go off the rails and ignore the greater canon for a second and just do some fun whimsical plotless thing in an alternate universe. imagine a fishing/boating game on destiny islands. kh fighting game. it is an injustice that we have been deprived of kingdom karts. can anyone hear me

[formosusiniquis]

“This is a song off of an album, anyway,” Jeff trails off, trying to let Eddie start the riff for the next song. But he's not about to let this go unchecked.

“Jeffrey,” he drags out the name into as many syllables as he can manage, giving the end a singsong-y trill. “Jeffrey, did you forget which album the next song is off of?”

Gareth isn't mic'd but Freak is, so he can hear that at least one of them picks up his teasing with an ooooh.

“We don't need to tell them what every album is, they paid good money to see us. Hell, some of them probably saw us when we were debuting it.”

“But you announced the last one,” Freak says.

“An excellent point, Freakazoid.” Eddie agrees, “And he certainly set this one up like he was going to share again, didn't he?”

“He did,” Freak's nod is a little more exaggerated than it needs to be, playing it up for the nosebleed seats in the crowd.

“We've got a set list to get to, these people don't wanna be here all night.” Jeff tries.

“This is a Corroded Coffin crowd, my man, they don't bow to the whims of things like a bedtime.”

“Thank you to everyone who took advantage of the AARP presale,” Gareth adds, the bit has gone on long enough that he's had stage crew bring him a mic.

“Gareth had his knee replaced three months ago and he's here. These old fogies can put up with the show going an extra twenty minutes, while we dig down on this right?”

The crowd cheers, Eddie only waves them on a bit to amp them up. He sends his shit eating-est grin Jeff’s way as they shout.

“See, it's fine. Now, did ye of the memory vitamin supplements forget what album the song was from?” He turns to the audience more directly, “The people want to know!”

“Fine, yes, you've written so many songs about fucking Steve, they've all started to blur together. Does that make you happy?”

“Thrilled,” and he is. It's the best thing he's heard all day, and he gets to be on stage again for three generations of fans. “This next one is off of Hunt the Freaks, and it's actually about him fucking me.”

[kidovna]

A couple of ❤️s

[lotus-pear]

soukoku shippers can NEVER come after kunizai now with the excuse of them having no angst i think they honestly win tragic yaoi of the year award WAIT UNTIL DAZAI HEARS HIS PARTNER GOT TURNED INTO A 7/11 $2.50 FROST GLACIER SLUSHIE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[daisies-on-a-cup]

Norwegian Wood, Haruki Murakami //@danielcalmdown//So What's Wrong?, What Love Comes To, by Ruth Stone//dog thoughts, Anna Haifisch (@/anna_haifisch on twitter)//love without witnesses, by s.s. @pendulum-north//Addie Bundren, As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner//eclipse, 2013, @wiktorjackowski//Secondo, Hannibal 3x3//Gift, by Melissa Houpert//Ghismonda with the heart of Guiscardo (Detail), Bernardino Mei//Oculus, Sally Wen Mao

[puresolacex]

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐅 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄

After being introduced to Dallas in Rustic Hearts, I already knew her vivacious and rambunctious spirit would continue to be my absolute favorite… and Myer?! He’s the golden retriever book boyfriend I never knew I wanted… until 𝐍𝐎𝐖.

(𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 & 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙤𝙣)

[theunvanquishedzims]

Character concept: kindly old mentor figure who is scouring the land in search of The Chosen One to pull the sword from the stone. They find the kid destined to be king, whisk them away on a magical adventure full of lessons like "be a good sport" and "always see the best in people," and guide them to the stone.

The child pulls the sword out and immediately gets knifed in the ribs by their mentor, who takes the sword, hides the body, and gets declared the rightful king.

[emkini]

I think about Zuko and Ursa a normal amount

[p1xiemeat]

𝔥𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔱 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔭𝔢𝔡 𝔞𝔪𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔶𝔰𝔱 ˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖

[folkdevilist]