#Tyranus Basilton Grimm-Pitch

[siriuslymoon]

I have a head-canon that Baz absolutely loves red velvet cake and I don’t know why ??

[alelaria]

I love them ❄️🔥

[carmineaesthetics]

tyrannus basilton grimm-pitch (character by rainbow rowell) / 7-20-19

[the-bedsidetables]

Penny really cast magic without her wand in a Fucking dead spot your fave could never

[nodudeshutup]

Simon Snow and.... what was going to be Baz... oh well.

[sweaterraptor]

So, about Carry On

The spell, the “make a wish” spell. Could you not just use that to solve a ton of problems? Snow misses his magic? Make a wish. Gotta find someone? Make a wish. Even just ‘oh boy, I wish I understood this’. Make a frickin wish, babe.

[the-lincyclopedia]

VENESSA YOU ABSOLUTE WONDER, YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN. The lighting, how it's dark and shadowy but still detailed. Baz's hair. Simon having a little more girth than he used to. The way the pillows crinkle and pull under the weight of their heads. The sheets. Simon's tail! The spiked tip of Simon's wing! I am so impressed.

SPOILER ALERT: #AWTWB

Is this, is this, is this what people do? Is this what he wants? Is this what I’m allowed to take?

- Simon, Any Way the Wind Blows by @rainbowrowell

This scene was written so beautifully, I couldn’t follow through on my original plan to release art in order. Two things stuck out to me in the way Rainbow wrote this milestone of intimacy for Simon and Baz: 1) The way Baz uses verbal cues to keep Simon present and in the moment (when earlier, he’d been succumbing to panic attacks any time they were about to be physically intimate), and 2) the way this love scene was as passionate and loving as any other love scene regardless of their still being dressed (which pleased me greatly as a gray-ace person). I just thought it was so mindfully executed given the characters and the audience, and I hope those of you who read it agree.

[sweetbitterland]

I just imagined zayn malik as non-vampire Baz

I know it's not that accurate but oh boy, it is a good image

[mintacle]

the Simon Snow trilogy

Author: Rainbow Rowell

Rating: I re-read the first book ten times straight. That fact speaks for itself, Ages 14+ (last book includes sexual scenes. I would classify that traditionally as 18+)

Category: YA literature, lgbtqia+, fantasy

Themes: love, exploring tropes, growth and developement

What is it about?: I had the great priviledge of reading this book knowing nothing about it going in. Not only that, but because it was recommended to me by a teacher, I had such an unbreakable suspension of disbelief. Even when all narratory devices where pointing in one direction I was just thinking, 'No way! I mean, my teacher read and liked this book.' If you want to read the series without knowing anything (which I recommend.) then just scroll right past.

Simon Snow returns after summer breack for his seventh and final year at the Watford school of Wizardry. He loves and loathes his return. As much as he misses magic during his vacation, he doesn't miss the prospect of his roommate and arch-nemesis, Tyranus Basilton 'Baz' Grimm-Pitch. (Yeah, uh, what a name.) This year however, Baz is taking his time to return to school. Simon is worried that Baz is off plotting with the Old Families against the Mage, the headmaster of Watford. Together with Penelope, his best friend and Agatha, his girlfriend, Simon tries to discover Baz whereabouts and plans. Six weeks into the school year, Baz finally returns from heaven-knows-where and everything seems different. Simon has been visited by Baz's deceased mother and promised to relay a message to her son and finds himself helping Baz to discover the truth behind his mother's death.

In the second and third book we watch all of our different character's copind with the aftermath. The world adjusts t the end of the war, while our heros are left floundering. Who is Simon if he isn't the Chosen One anymore? Apparently, a depressed potato-coach. If Penelope can't help Simon take on the world's biggest threats, what is her Helper's-Syndrome even good for? In an attempt to get their lifes starting up again, our characters go on a road trip through America. They certainly encounter a new adventure and overcome the danger of Silicon Valley Vampires, but Simon still seems unchanged by the end.

Finlly the third book leads to all of our characters working through their post-war low. Many major plot-points are finally wrapped up. Simon learns about his parentage, Simon and Baz work out their relationship, Penelope finally works through her own issues and Agatha finds peace with herself.

Still, I wouldn't call the ending the end to everything. The characters are all left with further potential, yet as a reader I felt like all plot-points were wrapped up. The story ends, but it is quite clear that their lifes don't.

Why do I like it/dislike it?: I first read Fangirl from Rainbow Rowell, then Eleanor and Park and only after some hesitance did I pick up Carry On, the first book of the Simon Snow trilogy. I generally love her writing style. It is very dialogue heavy, near-poetical in its exploration of feelings in internal monologues and has very compelling character-studies. Simon Snow has a lot of parallels to Harry Potter, since it was first just an alternate universe 'Harry Potter' from the book 'Fangirl'. Seriously, just the origin story of Simon Snow is fascinating of its own right.

The next point is a major spoiler though. The series primary focus is the relationship of Baz and Simon. First of all, their enemies-to-lovers storyline is told very convincingly, but this is only the romance plot of the first book. In the second and third book we see a couple who are both deeply in love with the other, yet must navigate the confusing mass of what it means to be in a relationship. Simon feels depressed and suffers from self-doubt. He feels like he's just waiting for Baz to break up with him, while Baz is frustrated that Simon doesn't really trust him and desperate for Simon to feel better. By the end of the third book, the boys have not only worked out that they want to be together, but also how to be in a healthy relationship. I really enjoyed the in-depth study of all the issues they had to get there and the time and care it took for them to reach that goal.

Generally all explorations of character developement are done amazingly well. Some of them are really slow and take all threee of the books, but they were so satisfying to watch come together the way they did. Rowell demonstrates a great understanding of the messiness of life. None of our charcater's feelings are treated 2-dimensionally or clinically. The writing is so alive and vivid, the character's so tangible.

Critisicms: I've searched and googled extensively, but I just can't find any. If someone has heard of complaints with the plot or whatever, or has any of their own, please message me so I can edit the post to include it.

Warnings: death, abuse, gas-lighting, violence, homophobia, racism, occult, blood

[a-chaotic-ananas]

ok but consider this:

jeremy shada as tyranus basilton grimm pitch

[tinaclxmen]

TYRANUS BASILTON GRIMM PITCH IM TALKING TO YOU

[alelaria]

The Nature of Magic

I’m back my gorgeous people and NO I have not read Wayward Son so pleaaase NO SPOILERS ! My art is still based off Carry On.

[underworld-cows]

I drew Tyranus Basilton Grimm Pitch!! @thesongofafeelies you got me obsessed 😂😂

[makelovenotwar394]

TYRANUS BASILTON GRIMM PITCH IS A

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[fabricadedevaneios]

When I finished reading Fangirl, I tweeted Rainbow Rowell, asking for more information about SnowBaz. At that moment, I didn't have the chance to buy Carry On yet, so she said "Read Carry On". I've just finished Carry On and I'm like "I want more SnowBaz" 3 They're everything we've ever need, they're the sun light and the quiet night. They're the best thing in this World, and if you didn't read it yet, STOP EVERYTHING AND READ IT RIGHT NOW

[alelaria]

A tribute. @rainbowrowell