#all hidden paths

[starlightmeadowbloomthesecond]

By epic_ai_creator

The most enchanted paths are the ones that lead us back to ourselves.

[scifi-they-wrote]

I have finished The Tithenai Chronicles and have no idea what to read next. These books pulled at my heart strings in the best way. The queerness. The love. The yearning. The mystery and twists. The QUEERNESS. I literally need to sit down and just process @fozmeadows’s masterpieces and bask in how amazing these books are

…or maybe I’ll just start rereading Strange and Stubborn Endurance right now

[botanyshitposts]

confirming the Ethiopian wolf pollination hypothesis seems so straightforward in theory, like just erecting anti-wolf barriers around some of the hot poker plants and seeing if those get pollinated at the same rate as the other ones, but also I feel like it could be some lab’s 6 year long project that ends up in Nature and answers more questions about wolf dessert time than I could ever think to ask. and also it would give more beautiful photos of wolves between 3 seconds and 1 hour into passionate nectar indulgence. so hopefully with the media attention they’re getting they can do that

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

In the world of heavy metals, love is denser than hate!

[fozmeadows]

Hey, question: who’s the best character you’ve ever written and why is it Qiqa?

I'm glad you like thim! Thei were very fun to write :D

[sillytriumphdragon]

Despite the setbacks and frustrations, I know that tomorrow is a new day, brimming with opportunities for redemption and renewal. I refuse to let today's misfortunes define me, choosing instead to approach tomorrow with optimism and resilience. After all, every setback is merely a stepping stone on the path to growth and self-discovery.

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Queer Adult SFF Books Bracket: Round 1

Book summaries and submitted endorsements below:

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants spend most of their time without a gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters.

Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.

Science fiction, classics, speculative fiction, anthropological science fiction, distant future, adult

The Tithenai Chronicles (A Strange and Stubborn Endurance, All the Hidden Paths) by Foz Meadows

Endorsement from submitter: "Incredible plot, incredible worldbuilding, incredible relationship building."

“Stolen me? As soon to say a caged bird can be stolen by the sky.”

Velasin vin Aaro never planned to marry at all, let alone a girl from neighboring Tithena. When an ugly confrontation reveals his preference for men, Vel fears he’s ruined the diplomatic union before it can even begin. But while his family is ready to disown him, the Tithenai envoy has a different plans: for Vel to marry his former intended’s brother instead.

Caethari Aeduria always knew he might end up in a political marriage, but his sudden betrothal to a man from Ralia, where such relationships are forbidden, comes as a shock.

With an unknown faction willing to kill to end their new alliance, Vel and Cae have no choice but to trust each other. Survival is one thing, but love―as both will learn―is quite another.

Byzantine politics, lush sexual energy, and a queer love story that is by turns sweet and sultry, Foz Meadows' A Strange and Stubborn Endurance is an exploration of gender, identity, and self-worth. It is a book that will live in your heart long after you turn the last page.

Fantasy, romance, arranged marriage, politics, murder mystery, secondary world, series, adult

[vxlinart]

just starting All the Hidden Paths and oh man we’re really goin through it huh

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Tithenai Chronicles - Incorrect Quotes Part 1/?

Caethari: Why are you following me?

Velasin: Because we’re married now.

Carthari: Okay…what about Markel?

Velasin: We’re a package deal.

Asrien: Everyone is addicted to my fun and flirty personality.

Asrien: Lives have been destroyed.

Carthari the moment politics are involved: If anyone has experience with anything or knows anything about something please let me know 🙏

Markel: Look, the only person who can fix this mess is-

Velasin, whispering: Please don’t say me, please don’t say me

Markel: -you

Velasin: [sighs]

Markel: I left instructions for everyone while I’m gone.

Velasin: Mine just says “Vel no.”

Markel: You should apply it to every possible situation.

Velasin: You have thirty seconds to run, and I’ve already started counting.

Asrien: What-

Velasin: [lunges]

Asrien: [screaming]

Carthari: I can’t believe you assassinated our father!

Laecia: “Assassinated” implies it was politically motivated. I killed him because he was a dick, so it was murder.

Riya: That doesn’t make it any better!

Tiern Halithar: If you got arrested, what would it be for?

Riya: Theft

Velasin: Disturbing the peace.

Carthari: Aggravated assault.

Markel: Arson.

Laecia: All of the above, it that order, and more.

Caethari: It’s not my fault my love language is acts of service and all I know how to do is fight.

[heres-someart]

He said he loved me, and it was like a dream

Click for better detail. ID under cut. Reblogs are better than likes

ID:

A digital drawing of Juno Steel and Peter Nureyev, both in profile. Nureyev has his hand on Juno's face, bringing it up. Their faces are near each other but not quite touching. Peter is seen from the shoulders up and Juno from the neck up. Juno is a black person who wears a dark eyepatch. Peter is an asian man and is wearing a sheer red shirt. He has on dark red lipstick. His mouth is open slightly, making his sharp canine teeth visible

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[hubr1s69]

ahoy or whatever the fuck pirates say

[x-v4mp3y3lin3r-x]

the funniest part of The Tithenai Chronicles is when Vel literally just smiles and Cae is instantly like

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Iron & Gold - aka Naza and Asrien

So I have finished the Tithenai chronicles by @fozmeadows (containing the two novels "A Strange And Stubborn Endurance" and "All The Hidden Paths"), and I am incredibly pleased by these very well-written books while equally sad that the series is resolved with 'only' two books.

So, in true spirit of fandom, I decided to add to the empty space that exists with fanfiction: Iron & Gold In this case, since I feel like the main characters Velasin and Caethari are deserving of a fairly UNEVENTFUL life from here-on out, and dear Markel also doesn't need any more stress and stabbings in his life, I focused on the two that I am absolutely very normal about (I swear. I PROMISE. Ask my friends which I definitely haven't bribed), which would be Naza and Asrien. Ok, look, I enjoy size difference (and if Velasin is like 1.75m, then Asrien is 1.5m and Naza is frigging 2m; Asrien is just SO TINY and Naza is SO TALL) and their entire dynamic is extremely unexpected and fun. No spoilers from me on whether this is just a random ship I caught onto or if there's something more substantial, read the books to find out ♪ Either way, I have 23 chapters planned out (lets see if it stays at that lmao) for what may happen to them after All The Hidden Paths and I had to vent all the excitement for having finished the novels and starting now with the fic by diving into fanart.

I know that authors can't (officially) acknowledge fanfics of their own works, but I hope you like the art I made (there is NO Asrien/Naza art! How? Why?!), and I hope you are pleased in knowing that at least one reader loved the world you created a whole lot ♥ (I also may or may not have infected four more friends with buying those books cause I kept raving about them haha)

Either way, long story short, I had a lot of fun with the novels, and I had a lot of fun with this art piece. So thank you, @fozmeadows, for having made the former which allowed me to make the latter ♪

[wanderingdragoon]

OC x Canon Week 2025

Day 7: Kiss Within A Cityscape 🏙️

"You're simply incorrigible, aren't you? Some miscreant rogue, chasing pretty things through the city-" "Much more than that, Lady Scion." "I honestly doubt that." "What is it with you heroes? No point in saving the world if you deny yourself the little sin now and again, hmm?" "Is that what you are, a sin?" "I can be whatever you'd like me to be, Yda~"

[fozmeadows]

Hi! I’m in the US right now and I’m not feeling so good. The Tithenai Chronicles are my favorite books. Can you share some happy fun facts about the characters to cheer me up?

Once they settle at Ravethae, Cae and Vel soon find themselves custodians to a litter of kittens sired by Son of Spoons. One kitten in particular becomes so enamoured of Cae that she starts using his braid as a ladder to climb up and sit on his head, clinging on contentedly for as long as he'll allow it or until she gets bored. For this feat, Vel names the kitten Chamois, after the silk chamois that scale cliffs in the mountains, and so it becomes a not-uncommon sight at Ravethae for Cae to be seen walking around with Chamois riding him like the tiny, furry captain of an ambulatory ship. Cae, in turn, makes a game of pretending the kitten isn't there, to the bafflement of adult guests and the particular delight of various children.

When Yasa Kithadi comes to visit them and asks, somewhat exasperatedly, why there's a kitten on Caethari's head, the whole estate holds its breath to see if the heir apparent will commit to the bit, or break character in the face of his grandmother's judgement.

"What kitten," Cae says blandly.

Outwardly, Yasa Kithadi appears unmoved. Inwardly, she's endeared. And if Chamois just so happens to acquire a fetching collar during the course of the yasa's visit courtesy of some anonymous donor - well. That's neither here nor there.

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

the Tithenai books by Foz Meadows are so horny, i kinda love it

the second one is giving me Metal From Heaven vibes tbh - queerness is part of the culture, has its own culture, is revered in some circles and damned in others but it is nonetheless there. plus the political intrigue and the danger and not ever knowing who you can trust

but it's good. I'm really enjoying reading books about adults who actually feel like adults, not Old Teenagers like is getting kind of common