#also sophie deserved more page time with hope

[synonymroll648]

if sophie gets to name a dagger hope and have it on her person most of the time, fitz deserves to name a sword kindness and have it on his person most of the time too. 

[floofeeeeee]

Au where Sophie get fostered by Tiergan instead of Grady and edaline

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New Releases

A bunch of new books coming out this week and all but one are sequels or trilogies. I'm personally excited for The Lady of Rapture by Sarah Raughley which is the third book in the Bones of Ruin series. Which book will you be purchasing this week?

Click to read more about this week's new releases.

Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao Feiwel & Friends

Dear Wendy’s Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an online feud while unknowingly becoming friends in real life, in this dual POV Young Adult contemporary debut from Ann Zhao. Sophie Chi is in her first year at Wellesley College (despite her parents’ wishes that she attend a “real” university, rather than a liberal arts school) and has long accepted her aromantic and asexual identities. Despite knowing she’ll never fall in love, she enjoys running an Instagram account that offers relationship advice to students at Wellesley. No one except her roommate knows that she’s behind the incredibly popular “Dear Wendy” account. When Joanna “Jo” Ephron―also a first-year student at Wellesley―created their “Sincerely Wanda” account, it wasn’t at all meant to be serious or take off like it does―not like Dear Wendy’s. But now they might have a rivalry of sorts with Dear Wendy? Oops . As if Jo’s not busy enough having existential crises over gender, the fact that she’ll never truly be loved or be enough, or her few friends finding The One and forgetting her! While tensions are rising online, Sophie and Jo are getting closer in real life, bonding over their shared aroace identities. As their friendship develops and they work together to start a campus organization for other a-spec students, can their growing bond survive if they learn just who’s behind the Wendy and Wanda accounts? With its exploration of a-spec identities, college life, and more, this platonic comedy, perfect for fans of Netflix’s The Half of It and Alice Oseman’s Loveless, is ultimately a love story about two people who are not―and will not―be in love!

Calling of Light (Shamanborn #3) by Lori M. Lee Page Street YA

Queen Meilyr is dead, and a tenuous peace has settled over Evewyn. King Meilek’s acension has ended his sister’s oppression of the shamanborn, marking a new start for the country where Sirscha, once a prisoner, has been elevated to a position as the King’s Shadow. Yet, beneath the surface, tensions between shamanborn and other citizens remain high. Conflicts rage at Evewyn’s borders. The Soulless still lurks in the darkness. And while some might call Sirscha a hero for allegedly killing the Queen, to many she’s a monster―a soulrender just like the Soulless. Sometimes Sirscha even believes that herself. But Sirscha recognizes the Soulless as the world’s common enemy, and she is determined to hunt him down to prevent yet another war. As the Soulless reemerges and both his power and the Dead Wood grow, Sirscha knows time is running short. She’ll have to trust in her true friends―and her own power―if she hopes to end the Soulless’s hold over the land for good. When defeating him requires a sacrifice too terrible to conceive, Sirscha will have to decide how far she’s willing to go to save Evewyn.

The Lady of Rapture (The Bones of Ruin #3) by Sarah Raughley Margaret K. McElderry Books

For years, the elite secret society called the Enlightenment Committee has waited for the apocalyptic force known as Hiva to destroy the world as it has so many times before. What the Committee didn’t know, however, was that Hiva wasn’t an event—it was a person. Iris Marlow. An African tightrope dancer with no memories of her past. A girl who cannot die. At least, she couldn’t die. Until her own friends discovered her one weakness and murdered her once and for all. The world-ending threat she posed should be gone too, but there’s one more Hiva out there, and unlike Iris, this one has no love for humanity. In her absence, this Hiva has taken it upon himself to judge if humanity deserves to live. But when it comes to Hivas, the judgment is always the same. The ending is always total destruction. And while Iris is dead, she’s not gone—and after the betrayal that ended her life as Iris, she is now out for revenge. The world’s days are numbered. The Cataclysm has begun.

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods #1) by Molly X. Chang Del Rey

She has power over death. He has power over her. When two enemies strike a dangerous bargain, will they end a war . . . or ignite one? Heroes die, cowards live. Daughter of a conquered world, Ruying hates the invaders who descended from the heavens long before she was born and defeated the magic of her people with technologies unlike anything her world had ever seen. Blessed by Death, born with the ability to pull the life right out of mortal bodies, Ruying shouldn’t have to fear these foreign invaders, but she does. Especially because she wants to keep herself and her family safe. When Ruying’s Gift is discovered by an enemy prince, he offers her an impossible deal: If she becomes his private assassin and eliminates his political rivals—whose deaths he swears would be for the good of both their worlds and would protect her people from further brutalization—her family will never starve or suffer harm again. But to accept this bargain, she must use the powers she has always feared, powers that will shave years off her own existence. Can Ruying trust this prince, whose promises of a better world make her heart ache and whose smiles make her pulse beat faster? Are the evils of this agreement really in the service of a much greater good? Or will she betray her entire nation by protecting those she loves the most?

Sheine Lende (Elatsoe #2) by Darcie Little Badger Levine Querido

Darcie Little Badger’s Elatsoe launched her career and in the years since has become a beloved favorite. This prequel to Elatsoe, centered on Ellie’s grandmother, deepens and expands Darcie’s one-of-a-kind world and introduces us to another cast of characters that will wend their way around readers’ hearts. Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs, tracking down missing persons even when their families can’t afford to pay. Their own family was displaced from their traditional home years ago following a devastating flood – and the loss of Shane’s father and her grandparents. They don’t think they’ll ever get their home back. Then Shane’s mother and a local boy go missing, after a strange interaction with a fairy ring. Shane, her brother, her friends, and her lone, surviving grandparent – who isn’t to be trusted – set off on the road to find them. But they may not be anywhere in this world – or this place in time. Nevertheless, Shane is going to find them.

[fucked-up-mover-shaker]

BOOK 10: ELYSIAN SIGN UPS

ALRIGHT! I HAVE ENOUGH INTEREST, IT IS TIME!

First off, the outline of everything we will be using in our creation of book 10, or Elysian (Endgame is a great name, but Marvel), as I call it.

Next, everything I'm using in Elysian.

I am also tagging everyone who has helped me come up with ideas, as well as edited, since we share one braincell, and have a lot of similar things.

Sorry for cut it's LONG

@moonlarked

Marellinh

Council gets overthrown

Sophie gets to kill Mr Forkle

Alvar dies in Fitz’s arms

Sophie starts an human outreach program

Jensi remains Talentless and helps other Talentless

Exillium gets to be relevant

Tiertice adopt Tam and Linh and Rayni

Fedex

Ruy appears and does something idk

Trix joins up with the gang

@the-great-gullon-incident

Biana, Stina, and Dex team up

Biana has a sword

Sophie teaches the rest of the keeper gang about lgbtq+ people

Crazy fights

Gethen and Ruy show up to do stuff

They/them Elysian

All the mysteries are finally revealed

@stopstealingtomatoes

Lady Gisela to die

Amy to have a bigger role

Lord Cassius to either formally apologize to Keefe or else shove a stick in it

T h e r a p y

Ships to finally sail

@amandayetagain

Elysian’s big naturals

frognate rings

explicit language

vertina pagetime

more void lore

Sophie strikes out on her own and forms her own group

we learn about Keefe’s human friends

Details on some of the parents top secret missions (mentioned in their unlocked files)

Embarrassing middle name for keefe

foot power

Sophie channels someone’s heart/skull, or uses telekinesis on someone’s neck (it’s them or her friends. And she’s already lost enough.)

Biana and Sophie commit arson again (Neverseen)

@you-have-been-frizzled

JENSI PAGE TIME

the triplets

Kesline

Elwin officially adopting Keefe

Biana kills somebody (can we just bring Vespra back so she can kill her)

Tam gets hurt and Linh goes batshit

Bronte with curly hair

Sophie eats sweet and sour chicken to everyone’s horror

MORE ARSON

Alina redemption arc (literally wouldn’t suggest this but Ciara is the one running it and they’re part of the Alina deserves redemption club)

Dex losing an arm (his name means right handed it’s ironic oaky!)

Tiergan punches Quan song when he tries to say something to the twins

Sandor and Giselle scenes

KESLER AND GRADY BROMANCE I CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT ABOUT THEM

Juline and Edaline being sisters

Keefe and Grady bonding

Alvar isn’t dead and gets redemption

Caprice is relevant other than just being the crazy lady

@official-kenralie-fanbase

Sophie loses it during a battle to fulfill the whole "the moonlark could tear this whole place down" thing

Sandor finally has to dance in sparkly pants

Someone punches Alden

Or Cassius

Or both. At the same time.

More of Grady's mesmerizing please and thank you

Gradaline moments

Sophie's dad reveal (maybe do a poll on who people think that should be? I'm hoping for Fintan)

Oralie actually fights in a battle

Someone finds out about Oralie and there's a bunch of drama with all the people

@ever-blaze

more jensi, dex and rayni

jensi not manifesting an ability yet playing more roles in the story (eg. fighting the neverseen with a weapon or something)

keefe and fitz friendship moments/actually being best friends again

MORE OF THE TRIPLETS !!!

more backstories? tinkers maybe?

blur or wraith or tinkers identities

the return of the amazing amy foster

keefe’s human friends (hoping at least one is a celebrity) and human world adventures

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Next, breaking this up. Anyone can join, I just need people to help organize this, and the plan is we sort it up by character/group, and eventually break it down into chapters, ordered by what would make sense in a basic plot structure. Then we will start figuring out technical things such as who is writing what.

Simply send me an ask or message if you're interested in helping me organize this!

And, if you have any and all suggestions, feel free to tell me!

REBLOGS >>>>>> LIKES

[edwinspaynes]

I'm kind of excited for the kickstarter, and i'm sharing my prediction for the 10 couples.

Thomas & Alastair (pretty sure)

Ari & Anna (I don't like the couple but I'm 5O% sure)

Cordelia & James (pretty sure)

Julian & Emma

Clary & Jace

Magnus & Alec

Kieran, Mark & Cristina ( this one is pretty much confirmed)

Isabelle & Simon (I'm 100% sure about this one, because I think she's going to kill them in TWP)

Diana & Gwyn

Will & Tessa (this is mostly me manifesting, but it's probably going to be Helene and Aline)

as for the couples I don't think will have stories (because sadly we can't have everything in life)

Gabriel and Cecy

Sophie & Gideon

Charlotte & Henry

Jesse & Lucie (this one i'm gonna be sad)

Jem & Tessa (because we are going to see them as a couple in TWP)

Matthew + love interest (this is going to be in his novella/story)

Eugenia + love interest

Grace (I mean the potential love interest is in the grave)

Kit & Ty (still not a couple)

Do you have any predictions?

My bet:

Kieran/Mark/Cristina(almost certain because she said "or throuples")

Thomas/Alastair (I agree, a good bet - but I'm trying not to get my hopes up. I'd die of joy if they appear, though, and this is the main thing I want from the set.)

James/Cordelia (she's been talking about the story of their second runes forever, so it'll be there)

Emma/Julian

Jem/Tessa (I'm sorry, I do not believe in her ability to write anything without worshipping Jem)

Clary/Jace

Magnus/Alec (I'm lowkey really hoping for them. Even if they already have a lot of content. They're iconic okay.)

Simon/Isabelle (I'm hoping for them because I think their fans deserve it. Also, KILL THEM OFF? WHY? PLEASE NO??? DO SHARE MORE ABOUT WHY YOU THINK THIS???)

Helen/Aline (I just have a good feeling about them idk why)

Matthew/his new love interest. (This is mainly manifestation. I know it's going to be the longer novella as well, but I think we need more of him than we're going to get in 150 pages if we want to properly develop his love story. And I need him, soooo)

Things we disagree on:

Will/Tessa (I cannot fathom a world where she ever writes Wessa again unless they just spend the entire time either talking about Jem or worshipping at his altar. I've learned never to hope regarding them.)

Gwyn/Diana (I would die for this story though I would absolutely adore them. I just feel like they are Adult Characters she has disregarded. But I'd LOVE a story with them.)

Ari/Anna (I think Cassie knows no one really likes them and probably won't waste her time with them.)

Things we agree on:

None of the TID ships besides (Wessa for you, Jessa for me) getting stories (Sad, because I really really really want Sophideon)

None of the TWP ships getting stories because a) their stories are yet to be told in TWP, and b) none of the ships are talking to each other rn (Kit/Ty, Dru/Ash)

Lucie and Jesse not getting a story

Eugenia and Grace sadly not getting stories :(

Things I personally deeply want:

Thomas/Alastair

Matthew/Love Interest

Will/Tessa

Diana/Gwyn

Literally anything with Grace

Sophie/Gideon

Ragnor/Catarina (Impossible Difficulty but sorry I ship them)

Magnus/Alec

Simon/Isabelle

[bookwyrminspiration]

Hey Quil! I've got an English project and I've decided to speak as a member of the kotlcblr fandom in an issue we're facing so as our god, I'd like to get your input.

What do you think about the Dex being on the Book 10 cover?

Ah, well if you're doing a project, I'll do my best to contribute! But also god? Huge compliment, so thank you, and I will be taking offerings in the form of you letting me talk at all of you unceasingly for eternity.

"What do you think about" is a pretty broad question, so if I miss whatever your intention was, just let me know!

It would be lovely to have Dex on the cover, especially since he was on the first and we could compare him beginning vs. end. It's something the fandom has wanted for years; he's been co-opted as the sweet, lovable cinnamon roll of the series who deserves more page time, appreciation, and involvement in the plot. I'd be satisfying, but I don't think I'll be particularly upset if he isn't on the cover.

I find it curious that Dex is generally the focus for characters we think deserve to be on the cover, as I think a similar argument could be made for Biana. She's been in the series as long as Dex has, yet is only on book 4's cover. Perhaps her increased involvement with Sophie on-page while Dex is consistently portrayed as an underdog who should be more appreciated contributes. It might spur us to his defense over Biana, who is already seen as confident and on top.

For probability, based on where book 9 ended and how covers are chosen, I think he has about equal chances of being on the book as anyone else--excluding Sophie, because she's guaranteed a spot. Shannon picks an important scene she knows will be in the book (as covers are chosen before its written) and whatever characters involved are drawn. As the series is coming to a close, we'll likely have less side arcs that involve only a few people. For example, Tam, Wylie, and Sophie working with the illusions on Flashback's cover; Fitz and Sophie at the healing on Everblaze's; Tam, Fitz, Sophie, and Keefe in one altercation on Lodestar's, etc. I expect things to start converging, and then more and more people will be involved in each one, including Dex.

What particular aspect of these final altercations end up making the cut and who they include are a mystery, but I think now Dex is on even footing with everyone else. He's as caught up and relevant as they are to the story in the moment, so I wouldn't be surprised if he made it to another cover.

Those are the first thoughts that come to mind, but if there's anything else you're curious about shoot me another ask! He's lovable and seems to have a solid chance, but I'm not personally too concerned with covers myself. I hope your project goes well :)

[alexi-01]

okay so idk if you have heard/would know anything about this but i keep seeing that apparently carlos told lando about his experience as max's teammate and that's part of what set lando off of red bull? i have no idea if lando or carlos or someone with red bull or what implied this in an interview, but i've seen it several different times now and i just ???

i say this with respect because i actually like carlos, but i think lando would have a much different experience as max's teammate than he did. from what I could tell, half of the tension between carlos and max were due to their families. that's not the case with max and lando. i've seen photos of lando's dad celebrating max's accomplishments, i don't think lando's parents would start a huge red bull teammate war 😂

also the only other driver i have heard mention the potential of lando to red bull has been alex, and he's really close friends with lando too? i don't think he would be hyping him up to go there as max's teammate if he thought they would mistreat him in any way.

i have no doubt that at least for a few years, lando would definitely be a second driver/more of a support role, but god would it be nice to see him in a car capable of podiums again, and capable of picking up the pieces if something would go wrong with max's car/strategy for that first win. and i say this as a HUGE mclaren fan, but idk, i'm starting to think he is wasting his talent here. or maybe it's just because i made the mistake of reading the comments under a mclaren post today but i'm just exhausted for him. i want him to accomplish these things just so his own team's page isn't full of continuous hate for him. he's talented and even i'm starting to realize that while he loves the people of mclaren, he deserves a lot more than what they're capable of giving him at the moment.

i have never seen this apparent thing carlos said, and i’m very iffy about believing it till i see some solid proof

and like you said, carlos and max had a very different time together as teammates because of the family tension, add in the fact that they were both rookies and max was just 17 means it was probably going to be a little bit of a weird vibe

lando is a big boy and knows that being teammates with max is different in 2021 onwards then it would’ve been in 2015

lando’s dad is a huge fan of max’s and max has helped out in promo for pure electric, sophie likes a lot of lando’s insta posts, the family vibe is already 10x better

and i’m with you on the mclaren pain at the moment, it’s so hard watching lando and his talent constantly struggle with the car mclaren provide and then the promised wind tunnel being delayed yet again, it’s just not feeling at all hopeful for us right now

[look-at-the-soul]

Moondance

Tommy Shelby x reader (one shot)

🌻I wrote this for @zablife followers celebration 🎉 Congratulations Lee!!! Soon you will be announcing many more! I hope you continue sharing your incredible stories.I’m glad I came across your page 

🌷This idea has been running in my mind for a while, but I was able to complete it when @lyarr24 made the suggestion of this incredible song. Thank you so much Lee-Anne! Without your contribution, this story would be incomplete!

🤍 I have to thank my grandad for this inspiration, without his unusual (but adorable) way of being mad at my grandma, this story wouldn’t be happening 😋🥰

⚠️ Warning smut (light)

💠 Last but not least, this story also includes a flashback (in italics). The lyrics of the song is also in italics at the end.

“Tell your father I don’t want him smocking at the table.” Tommy dragged his gaze from the still unlighted cigarette between his fingers to his wife at the other end of the dining table. They were only a few steps apart and he could hear her perfectly.

Their son Collin approached him. “Mum says-”

“I heard what she said, thanks son.”

After years of marriage he had learned that whenever they weren’t speaking or they were mad at each other, they would start using one of their children -whoever was closest- to deliver a message to avoid another argument.

And he knew this so well because he was the one who started it. Over the first fight they had after they were married, Polly was in the middle of their argument, as he didn’t want to continue fighting Y/N, he simply came up with ‘Pol, would you kindly tell Y/N…’ -whatever that was- something stupid probably. In the beginning a very worried Pol was delivering the messages from Tommy to Y/N, then from Y/N until she was tired and realized they could go on the whole fucking day.

Then, as they moved to Arrow House and the business allowed them to level up their lifestyle and hire maids, first Mary, then Frances were the ones required to pass on the messages when they were mad at each other.

Now, their children were the chosen ones.

But even after all those years together, he hadn’t learnt to know the reason of what made her be so mad at him. Was it something he said? Something he did? Something he forgot to do?

It wasn’t her birthday, or their anniversary, so he was safe there. Ada would have reminded him if it was any of his children’s birthday.

“Tell your mum I will be in my office.” He said loud enough for his wife to hear, but if she wanted to play the ‘tell your father this or that…’ then so be it.

“Dad said he will be in his office.” Collin repeated. In his innocence he didn’t realize they could hear each other, they were just avoiding talking.

“Daddy you promised we would see our cousins.” Iris, reminded him. She had his nose, but her mother’s temper.

Over the years he had made many promises he hadn’t kept. But she was still so little to comprehend that.

Running the tip of the cigarette trough his lips he told her: “We can go another day sweetheart.”

Pacing the room, he was thinking of something that could have upset Y/N, but nothing came to his mind, they had been visiting Polly the weekend before, everything was going alright with the business, he gave her and their children everything they wanted, everything they needed, all four children were getting the greatest education in the country, he was running as a politician and were on the exclusive guest list of every important event.

What did he do this time to deserve her contempt?

And where the fuck was his newspaper?

A knock on the door distracted his busy mind.

“Come in.” He said after taking a long puff. Sophie, his eldest daughter poked her head.

“Daddy? Can you help me open the can please?” She had the same features as her mother, on the outside it was all Y/N, but on the inside… it was him. Reloaded.

“Of course, darling.” Offering his hand, he took the can. His strong fingers managed to open it in a matter of seconds. “Did your mother send you?”

“Yeah.” She nodded. “Is she mad at you?” A smirk gave away her amusement.

Tommy leaned against his desk. And after crossing his arms against his chest he answered Sophie with another question. “Could you… hmm… try and figure out what did I do this time?”

“That information is going to cost you.” Sophie smiled. Fucking hell that same bloody smile Y/N gave him and made his heart skip a beat.

“I can’t believe you are going to blackmail your old man.” He shook his head, a wide smiled spreading on her lips. “How many kisses this time?” He raised his eyebrows, expecting.

“The kisses rate has gone up.” The ten-year-old confessed. “And we go for a ride with Dangerous and Angel.”

Tommy tilted his head, his eyes studied his daughter for a few seconds, she didn’t even blink. Her requests seemed fair. They hadn’t gone for a ride in a while. From his children, Sophie was the one who loved the horses the most.

He could see so much of himself in her. But now he didn’t know if he should be proud of her or scared to death.

“Deal, my love.”

As Tommy saw her disappear from his office, he couldn’t stop the smile that formed on his lips.

But he still had to figure out the reason behind his wife’s annoyance. He downed his whiskey and poured himself another one. Frances announced she had the mail for him.

“Would you like some tea, Mr. Shelby?”

“No, thank you Frances.” He took the silver letter opener Y/N gifted him with his initials engraved. “Frances, do you know if Mrs. Shelby sent the condolences flowers to Mr. Churchill and his family?”

“She did, Mr. Shelby and she wrote the note on your behalf.”

“Did you get my newspaper today?” Frances nodded.

“Would you want me to ask Mrs. Shelby where she put it?”

“No, she’s probably planning to smack the shit out of me with that.”

Frances couldn’t hold the corner of her lips turning into a smirk, so she looked down, excusing herself.

After taking care of some business over the phone, he headed out of the office, the sweet smell of something in the oven took him back to simpler times, back in their first home in Watery Lane.

“Like this mama?” Oliver asked as he added the butter over the mix. He let the cubes fall so hard on the flour that it made a good portion of it land outside the bowl, to the table, the rest all over his clothes.

The laughs of Sophie, Collin and even baby Florence -conceived well, during their trip to Florence, Italy- barely a year old, squealed in delight, not even understanding what was happening, filled the kitchen.

“Stay away from the flour, sweetheart.” Tommy saw Y/N wrap her arms around their son and did a spin around herself, earning a happy sound coming off his little chest. He had her smile and eyes.

Stopping to put Oliver on his feet, Y/N smile disappeared immediately as she found her husband with his arms crossed against his chest, leaning on the door frame.

“Oh, please don’t stop your party for me.”

Y/N’s heart skipped a beat looking at him, but soon the love she felt for him was overshadowed by his lack of commitment to the most important thing; his family.

“Sophie, tell your father he can go back to attend whatever business he was doing.” It was a childish attitude, yes. But he started it years ago, she just learned from him and now it was the way she showed him that she was mad.

Those firsts times he wasn’t talking to her, just sending messages with Polly or the maids she would cry until she fell asleep, not understanding why he couldn’t just tell her what he wanted. No, instead he just stared at her with those piercing blue eyes, showing annoyance rather than his usual spark.

Now? She learned to play the same game, she was now able to hold his gaze. Pursing her lips, Y/N placed a hand on her hip.

“Why don’t you just tell him yourself? He’s right in front of you.”

Tommy was about to let out a loud laugh, but that would earn him not sleep in his own bed.

Y/N’s neck snapped so hard at Sophie. She was the living portrait of her father in every look, every word, even the way she walked.

Tommy winked at Sophie behind her mother, resuming his serious stare seconds later right after Y/N turned again to him.

“That smells good.” He cleared his throat.

“It’s for Polly.” Y/N cursed herself for falling in his game. She wasn’t supposed to talk to him.

“But Ma, you said we could eat it.” Collin complained.

“Mr. Shelby, Mrs. Ada is on the phone.” Frances announced. As he went to take that call, more things came up that held him inside his office for the rest of the day.

He didn’t have Saturdays or Sundays off like most of the people, he would work 24/7 if he could. Specially to give his family what he didn’t have when he was growing up.

Tommy stopped first by the room Oliver and Collin shared, Collin had his arm and right leg hanging from the edge of the bed, he turned his son gently to not wake him up. He turned off the lamp between the two beds. Then, he walked to his daughter’s bedroom, the window was open making the curtain move, carefully he tried to close it, but it made a noise.

“Daddy?” Sophie lifted her head from the pillow.

Tommy turned around to face her, approaching her bed.

“Yes, my love?” she made room for him, so he could sit. His little girl smiled when his hand brushed the hair out of her forehead.

“I know why Mum is upset with you… you owe me a ride.”

That would be his absolute pleasure. “I’m listening, shoot.”

“You promised her go dancing a month ago, but you never took her.” Tommy rubbed his eyes. He totally forgot about it.

Fuck.

“Will you forget you promised me going for a ride too?” The concern in her voice almost broke him.

Shaking his head, he kissed her cheek. “Absolutely not, sleep well darling, I will come pick you up early. Just you and me.” Kissing her one more time, he mentally kicked himself for forgetting that promise.

It was almost midnight when he made it to the master bedroom, the lights were off, the French doors to the small balcony open, the moonlight going through the bedroom, falling in a cascading form lighting her frame, she had her back at him, her rhythmic breathing could make anyone think she was sleeping, but she wasn’t. He knew her so well, her breathing, the way her body relaxed when she was finally drifted away, every curve, every smile, every look, every wave of pleasure he provoked in her.

Tommy got rid of his holster and gun, then unbuttoning his shirt he got rid of it, his shoes following. The bed sank down a little when he sat… lying down over the sheets, he looked to his left.

“Do you want to know why I always ask any of our children to tell you something when I’m upset with you?” In silence, Y/N turned in bed to face her husband. Curiosity winning her over.

“Because you can’t stand me to the point of even talk to me?”

Tommy shook his head. He was now lying on his side, facing Y/N completely.

“It’s because I love you to the point that I couldn’t forgive myself if I said something that could hurt you, while being upset.” He confessed.

“Tommy.” She was out of breath now. Her palm caressed his cheek, Tommy brought it to his lips where he left a tender kiss that tingled her whole body.

There were no words that could express the amount of love these two had towards each other. His words now made sense with his actions, he preferred to stay away from her while he was still angry in order to not hurt her feelings by his words.

With guilty running through her, Y/N leaned on her elbow to kiss her husband for the first time that day. Their lips finally meeting after being apart for what seemed like forever. Tommy felt intoxicated by her scent. She couldn’t believe what he just confessed.

“I’m sorry I forgot to take you dancing.” He whispered once they broke apart.

“It’s fine.” Y/N reassured him.

“Mrs. Shelby… Would you dance with me?” He covered the hand she had placed over his heart.

The smile he adored returned to decorate her lips.

“But it’s midnight.”

“And there’s moonlight…”

“So we are going to have a Moondance?” Her eyes lighted up at the memories.

(Flashback)

As they signed the papers, Tommy went to the betting shop, that day closed for the bets. Y/N turned up the radio, the song filling the shop, they still had to share the news with his family, they would go crazy.

“Mr. Shelby?”

“Yes Mrs. Shelby?” He had a cigarette hanging from his mouth. The day light was almost gone, but she saw the moon already.

“Dance with me?” A flirty smile took him by surprise.

“Always.”

(End of flashback)

“Come dance with me.” He got up from the bed and helped her as well. They walked to the gramophone in the corner of the room. The saxophone sound counteracting the silence of the night.

Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance With the stars up above in your eyes

Tommy extended his hand to her, and pulled Y/N closer to his body, she was only wearing an ivory nightgown, her hair down. He guided her close to the large window.

A fantabulous night to make romance 'Neath the cover of October skies

“Thank you, for everything you do for us.” Y/N admitted. He worked so hard, made his best to protect them.

And all the leaves on the trees are falling To the sound of the breezes that blow

His hand holding her back. They moved to the rhythm of the music. Hers around his neck. Both leaning in for a kiss.

“I could say the same thing about you.”

You know I'm tryin' to please to the calling Of your heartstrings that play soft and low

“You keep us safe.”

You know the night's magic seems to whisper and hush You know the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush

Tommy kissed her lips before swirling her, to seconds later, his left hand found its way to her back again.

Can I just have one more moondance with you, my love? Can I just make some more romance with a-you, my love?

Y/N looked from his blue eyes, down to his lips. Their dance slowing down, while their heartbeats were speeding up. Their lips met one more time, devouring each other’s. Their undergarments scattered around the floor as their hands showed the other how much they cared.

Well, I wanna make love to you tonight I can't wait 'til the mornin' has come

Leaning Y/N against the French door frame, Tommy wrapped her legs around his waist, his lips on her neck as their hips met. One deep thrust and he found his way back home. Swallowing her moan as she kissed his mouth as Y/N moved against him, her hands using his shoulders for support.

Well, I wanna make love to you tonight I can't wait 'til the mornin' has come

Hiding his face in the crook of her neck, Tommy felt her hand on top of head, pulling his hair a little.

You know, I know now the time is just right And straight into my arms you will run

Their bodies dancing in perfect sync.

And when you come, my heart will be waiting To make sure that you're never alone There and then all my dreams will come true, dear There and then I will make you my own

He knew she was reaching that point.

And every time I touch you, you just tremble inside And I know how much you want me, that you can't hide

Her body giving away how much she was enjoying it.

Reaching her release. His, a few seconds later.

Their eyes locked, as their bodies were still linked, dancing with the last musical notes.

Can I just have one more moondance with you, my love?

That night he was starting to keep his promises, that dance was the first thing on his list. That night, just like the first one they spent together they had the best dance of their lives.

Full of love, full of life, their dance lighted by the moon.

***** Masterlist If you want to be tagged in another Tommy Shelby/Cillian Murphy stories, let me know.

[anime-lover-forever-1127]

Back To The Start {Klaroline} - Chapter 0: Intro

Intro

*****

Disclaimer - (Cause fanfiction is tricky ground and I hope not to offend the creator of the original story and get sued

I do not own "The Vampire Diaries", it belongs to its original creator Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec, and L. J. Smith. Nor do I own "Originals", which belongs to its rightful creator Julie Plec, Michael Narducci, Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo. This is only a fanfiction that I was inspired to write by the original work. Please support the official release of "The Vampire Diaries" and "Originals". Most of the media - such as the art and illustrations, gifs, video's, etc. used in this fanfiction - are from the web. Thus, most of them aren't mine (because I really, really can't draw) unless mentioned. To fit the story, images are also edited by various apps and websites. So they aren't mine, just edited.

Also if you own a picture or Video that I found online, and you either want your name added, or me to take it down. Please contact me and we can talk it out. P.s. I also ask that you do not copy my work and publish it onto any other website.

Warnings:

*****

When the white oak stake pierced through Klaus' heart, nature became imbalanced. To fix this, the witches on the other side were forced to combine their powers and return the balance to nature, by spending the Original Hybrid back in time to when he first entered Mystic Falls, looking to break his curse.

Now, armed with all his memories of a future he refuses to live through again, Klaus intends to make some changes.

Ones that he will result with his family by his side, and Caroline Forbes in his arms.

BAMF Originals

Pairings: Klaus/Caroline, Elijah/Katherine, Matt/Rebekah, Kol/Bonnie/Enzo

*****

I won't let history repeat itself. It ends here, right now.

*****

"She's pregnant." Sophie informed him.

Klaus blinked as if processing the information. "HOW?" He shouted, exasperated.

Caroline grew offended at his tone, "Klaus-"

"I love you sweetheart", the hybrid quickly back tacked, before turning back to Sophie, "Again, how the hell is it possible? She isn't even a werewolf?!"

"Well your a hybrid-" The witch answered.

"And nature's loophole and all that. I know that." Klaus cut her off, "How can a vampire possibly get pregnant?"

"Magic." The witch answered.

Klaus suddenly went quiet, as he pieced together what Sophie and her coven had done. "What kind of magic? What spell did you cast on her?" The hybrid roared.

*****

"It's like I'm losing my mind."

*****

If I could go, go into my heart

And search for all the places I left the spark

To find a way, way back to the olden days

Before it started falling apart

I might find it waiting in the corner

Somewhere in the dark

If I could go, go to where it all began

Yes, I would take it Back To The Start

*****

Another Klaroline fanfic~

I may have a problem...

But in my defense, I wasn't planning on creating a fanfic right away. The plan was to just make a quick jot note of this idea in my "Ideas" google doc and wait till I finished at least one fic. But then I kept getting more and more ideas, until I had like three pages of bullet points. So I decided to create it...

I REGRET NOTHING!

There are quite a few fanfic's where Caroline goes back in time, but only a handful of Klaus ones. Plus, I just LOVE the idea of BAMF Klaus, god knows they didn't get the respect they DESERVED.

Anyways,

KLAROLINE FOR LIFE BECAUSE I WILL GO DOWN WITH THIS SHIP!

[gingerthemoonlark]

i want to head your take on enhancers (KotLC)

okay so, to be honest with you I am in desperate need of a reread cause fanon and canon are now helplessly smushed together in my mind, but I'll do my best and also probably a bit of kotlc wiki page research!

okay, so for starters we all know the basics: one of so kajillion talents, lets her enhance people's powers by touching them, now she has to wear gloves. and so I started thinking about all this in the shower, where all great thoughts happen.

also, just a note, this will be focused on enhancing and sophie, becuase I don't really know where else it fits into the story or who else in the elven world can do it, and I don't think that anything else is super plot relevant.

so anyways I think I've talked about this before, but shannon clearly made sophie suuuuuper overpowered, but in a way that actually makes the situation more helpless, which is a common theme for sophie. even with all of her talents and all her friend's talents and the council's help and the black swan's help, they're still loosing. even though she has all these powers, she still can't save kenric, or keep keefe from joining the neverseen, or figure out all of their plans, or stop people from having to continuously fight and end up getting hurt for her. despite everything that's been given to her, she's helpless.

and I think that maybe this will be a way that shannon incorporates the whole talentless thing, because I'm really hoping that that's an issue that's at least begining to be solved by the end of the books. the fact that it keeps being brought up through things like brant makes me think it's something sophie will feel strongly about fixing, and it stands out very strongly in the "perfect" world of the lost cities.

but anyways, getting back to enhancing, I think that this ability in particular may have been added into the story at a whim??? I'm not totally sure, but it seems a little bit random and like it was added as a plot device, so that sophie's friends could do all these fancy things and accomplish more with the easy explanation of "oh, they could do it cause they were being enhanced!"

however, I think that it stands out from sophie's other abilities because a lot of the time it feels more like a vulnerability. she constantly has to wear gloves, which aren't a huge deal because of fancy elf gloves, but it also means that the neverseen know something's up and while they have a few options as to why she's wearing gloves, I have a feeling it could be quickly narrowed down. I also really think that if this was added on more of a whim, or maybe even if it was, at some point she'll be taken advantage of. whether it's the neverseen or the council (actually if it was the council that'd be cool because it would remind her of what they're willing to do and break her away from them again if that's where the plot's headed) I think that somewhere before the end of the series she'll be forced to enhance someone, who will most likely do something catastrophic. It'd be cool if it was fintan. he deserves it. as a treat.

but anyways, yeah! those are my thoughts on enhancing! thanks so much for the ask!!!!!

[kakiwrites]

the firework spell

Genre: fluff

A prince Justin x reader

Synopsis: you asked the renowned wizard, howl if he could help you with the annual botany spell. He comes into the castle, Sophie in tow, wanting to catch up with the former scarecrow. What happens if a jealous and sulking howl notice the way you look at the prince and devises a plan that could benefit the both of you?

 a/n: hey guys! I've been thinking about this the whole morning and I'm so excited to start working on it. I am very sad that prince Justin isn't getting the recognition he deserves. He just… deserves the world- requests are open so please don't be shy to leave a request! I really don't bite. Let's get started!

 "master howl, so great to see you again."

 "Please, we're old acquaintances. Call me howl."

 You smiled at him, before going back to the table you set up in a small opening in the botanical garden of the castle. You had everything you needed, the spellbook, cauldrons, and ingredients all for the yearly botanical spell that helps the kingdom grow their crops.

 You laid them out in front of you just as howl approached the table and leaned over to look at the certain materials you had set up for use. Howl picked up a small bundle of roses and brought it to his nose, sniffing the scent. He smiled before putting it down.

 "madam Suliman is finally letting you do this spell alone? That's nice of her." howl said in a joking tone. You giggled pouring in a muted green liquid into your cauldron. You looked up to see him pouting at something behind you. You followed his gaze to see Sophie and prince Justin chatting and laughing. The prince's eyes glistened in happiness.

 It made your heart clench.

  Don't let it show.

 Nobody has to know.

 Nobody has to know that you've fallen in love.

 Fallen in love with the very prince who seemed to be more fond of Sophie.

 You bit your bottom lip, turning back around to continue on the spell. Howl glanced at you before finally turning back around and examining the ginger before throwing it into the concoction.

 "Sophie insisted on coming with me. She almost hit me with her broom, which is much scarier than it sounds." he laughed, turning towards you, only to see you trying to keep your frustration and pain off of your face. You forced a giggle before opening a bottle to take in the fragrance before pouring it into the cauldron. "I don't get why she's so adamant in seeing the prince. She has me after all." he sulked, pouting once more, skimming through the spellbook opened on the specific spell to see if you were doing it correctly.

 "Maybe she's just tired of dealing with your attitude." you tried to joke, looking beside you to see howl staring at you. It was like he was trying to see through your façade, trying to see what was truly on your mind You felt yourself getting smaller under his gaze. You turned away, pretending to be fixated on a passage in the book.

 "you're in love with him."

 "w-wha-"

 "you're in love with the prince." howl said a matter-of-factly. He was just trying to grasp at it himself. You looked at him, shocked that he uncovered It so quickly. Was it that obvious?

 You stayed silent, keeping your eyes on the text on the page. "I don't know what you're talking about." you tried to play off, sprinkling some different flower petals in the cauldron.

 Howl groaned, pulling you away from the table and making you look at him, his hands gripping your forearms. He bent down to meet your eyes, letting you see how his sparkled in excitement. "don't you lie to me~ you can't hide it (y/n), you're in love with the prince!" he said, his voice rising in volume. You covered his mouth, hoping Sophie and the prince didn't hear him.

 "ssshhh! You don't have to yell it out." you said before pulling away. "what's it to you? You don't have to rub it in my face that Sophie chose you and I settled for just watching him from afar." you muttered, going back to the spellbook, trying to distract yourself by reading through the steps once.

 Howl frowned at that. As much as he wanted to console you, he didn't know what it felt like. Sophie fell into his arms and he didn't have to experience waiting for her or just watching her from a distance. He stared at the desk, deep In thought. What could he do to help you? After a few moments, he perked up, taking the bulky book you were reading from off the table. You grumbled at him, seeing him flip a couple of pages before landing on something that made him smile from ear to ear. He dropped the book back down, letting you skim through the spell.

 "a firework spell…? What are you trying to say?"

 "well, when the prince opens the bottle, outcomes little sparks of life. The ingredients are interchangeable so we can make it whatever color you wish. We can also slip in your confession letter so it'll pop out at the end-" howl explained excitedly, bouncing on the balls of his feet.

 You placed a finger over his mouth, silencing him. Now that you think about it, that could work. Prince Justin might see what you truly feel. You blushed at the thought.  You pulled away from the wizard before rubbing the bridge of your nose. "no. I don't have the courage to do that."

 "oh come on (y/n)~ you'll know what prince Justin truly feels about you and I'll get praised by my Sophie." he pleaded, trying to look into your eyes and persuade you.

 You contemplated. What If he felt the same? Oh, that would be a dream. But that might be just it, a dream. Is it a risk you're to take? Your heart might feel a bit lighter if you let your feelings be known. You sighed defeatedly before looking up at the raven-haired man.

 "fine-"

 "yes!"

 "you'll have to take me in if he rejects me. It was your idea in the first place."

 Howl nodded his head happily, pushing away the old ingredients and sorting out the newer ones. You looked over him, seeing him read through and check the list. He looked back at you with a cheeky grin before pushing you to the other table. "I'll do the first half of the spell, you write out a confession letter to put inside it," he said, handing you some blank parchment and quill.

 You looked over at the prince's figure disappearing and reappearing between the leaves before taking a deep breath, dipping your quill in ink, and letting your heart do the writing.

  You folded your letter and shoved it in the bottle howl placed on the table. He was pouring in the last of the dyes while muttering the spell under his breath. He twists the cap back on and gave it a little shake. It was done. You take it from the table and admired it. The liquid inside was swirling with yellows, pinks, and greens, and your note floating among it all. You looked up at howl and smiled at him thankfully. He smirked back.

 "you can give that to him once we finish the botanical spell. We have a couple of things left to do," he said, pulling the cauldron towards you. He started handing you the final ingredients while you muttered the spell. he could Your mood turned changed drastically. You seemed more happy, nervous, and giddy all at once. He took that as a good sign. He felt proud of himself. The spell began to take effect after you added the final ingredient. Flowers started to bloom around you and plants started to perk up.  You heard Sophie and the prince gasp at the wonderful sight.

 You looked over at howl, shifting your weight from foot to foot, trying to keep your composure in. "are you sure I could do this howl? What if this backfires? What if something happens?" you rambled nervously.

 Howl chuckled before pulling you into a side hug. "there's nothing to worry about. Nothing will happen either if you give in to that pessimistic attitude of yours." he said, smiling at you, making you feel at ease.

 "howl! We better get going before Markl and heen destroy the house!" Sophie yelled out. Howl smirked, taking the firework bottle and shoving it into your chest before walking off and catching up to his beloved.

 "Why are you smiling like that, howl?"

 "I just did something that'll make you feel happy and want to cuddle me when we get back home."

"and what is that?"

 "I'll tell you on the way~" he teased Sophie. He looked back and waved goodbye one last time before taking Sophie by the waist and hoisting her up into the sky.

 The prince turned around to meet you. You stumbled towards him, pink dusting your cheeks. "are you okay miss (l/n)" he asked, getting ready to catch you just in case you fall. You just gave him a small smile before handing him the liquid-filled bottle. Justin stared at the colors inside it in awe. "is this for me?" he asked, giving it a little shake and watching the colors swirl around.

 You nodded your head, looking everywhere but at him. "I recommend you open the bottle in your quarters. You wouldn't be able to see the surprise under all this sunlight," you explained before bowing and running off without another word. You just couldn't handle his soft gaze on you. You just felt unworthy.

 But the prince felt otherwise.

  Julian followed your disappearing figure into the hallway, his words stuck in his throat. He wanted you to stay and keep talking to him. He always loved your voice when you explained how a certain spell worked or your laugh when he cracks a joke. Did he do something wrong for you to run away from him like that? He frowned, pressing the bottle into his chest before walking through the hallway and into his room.

 He made sure the door was closed before he placed the bottle on his desk and popping the cap open. At that moment, small sparks of pink, yellow and green fire exploded all around him, lighting up his quarters. He watched in amazement, seeing all of this life, all of this color, come out of such a small bottle.

 The letter popped out last, fluttering toward Justin. He caught it mid-air, turning it in his palm. The writing looked like exactly yours. He unfolded it and let eyes read through the heartfelt words slowly.

 Prince Justin,

 I know it's common for you to get love letters like this so I highly doubt you would even acknowledge mine so I'll just keep this short for you:

  I love you.

 When you disappeared, I did everything in my power to try and get you back. I was so scared because not only was the kingdom going to lose a brilliant prince but also because that would mean that I would lose you. When you came back, I felt so relieved. I didn't have the heart to tell you my true feelings then so stayed back and admired you at a distance instead. Even though you don't accept my feelings, I wish that you would find someone who you would love as much as you loved Sophie.

 I promise to stand by your side either way.

 Love,

 (y/n)

 His eyes lit up. So all of this time, he thought he did something to make you upset but now he knew that it was the exact opposite. You loved him.

 And he loved you too.

 He placed the note in his coat pocket before running out of the room, past the maids and servants. He reached your door and knocked. he kept knocking until you answered, your eye peeping in a small crack before opening it fully for him.

 "prince Justin-"

 "I read it. I read your note."

 Oh no. he read it. Was he going to reject you now? Well, you wouldn't complain and fight it anymore. That's what he felt, there was nothing else you could do but respond. "look, It's alright if you don't return my feelings-"

 "I came here as fast as I could. I wanted to tell you right this second that I love you (y/n). You wrote about how you hoped that I would find someone I loved as much as Sophie. That person is you. I love you as much, if not more than Sophie."

 Did he just-

 "prince-"

 "Please, call me Justin, I called you (y/n). It's only fair." Justin stopped for a moment to trying to keep his composure. He couldn't stop smiling. He continued, "not only did you make colorful displays of light come out of a bottle, but you also made my heart explode of realization and love." he said, taking your hand and caressing it. "can I… kiss you?"

 You blushed. The prince reciprocated your feelings and now he wants a kiss. You shakily nodding your head, hoping this wasn't just a dream.

 Because if it was, you weren't sure if you wanted to wake up.

 Justin's hands moved to your waist, yours moved to rest on his shoulders. He pulled you toward him with care, closing the gap between the two of you. His soft lips moved against yours, you swore you could see stars. After a while, he pulled away for air. His eyes swimming with love bore into yours.

 At that moment, you felt your love-filled heart combust.

 And that is all! Oh my god, I did not expect this to be this long but I love it! I love how cheeky howl was here hehe. Hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I did~ requests are open so please don't be shy to leave anything in my ask box~ love you guys ❤️💕💖

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[theramseyloft]

Pigeon rescue being shut down for “Keeping nuisance animals” needs help finding homes for their birds.

From Tutu.Pigeon’s instagram;

https://www.instagram.com/tutu.pigeon/ 

Hi everyone, I don't even know how to write this post and my heart aches saying this. Our next door neighbors complained about the availability in our backyard and the Garfield NJ health department came to shut us down. 

We have a week to re-home our beautiful rescues and I've been working night and day to find them new homes. 

I've been summoned to court for the following violations: 1. Keeping of animals considered a public nuisance, 2. Having a coop that's too close to my home and the neighbor (needs to be 25 feet or more away), and 3. Having a wild bird feeder that is open. 

Apparently, we needed a permit to have the pigeons and the city is not allowing me to remedy the situation and apply for a permit. 

We do not have enough room in the yard to move the aviary (it has to be taken down) and as renters, our landlord would not be happy about all the pigeons in the home. We are cornered, and it is another reminder that people really do not understand or appreciate pigeons. 

How can animals inside their cage bother anyone? We are heartbroken and will do whatever possible to keep Tutu as a pet. 

We have been blessed to have people step up to help us, and we are arranging to drive all over the United States to find the birds placement in sanctuaries. 

If you would like to support us in any way, please donate to our fundraiser (link in bio) so we can make the necessary trips to Vermont, Oklahoma, and other neighboring states. It will be multiple days of driving but our beautiful rescues deserve another chance. 

Thank you all for the love you've shown us and we will continue to run this page as best we can. I think there is much work to be done to fix people's perception about pigeons and so so many innocent animals that need saving. 

Our disabled pigeons have been granted temporary asylum upstate NY while they find forever homes. As I write this, Beaker, Doll, Minion, Slate, Ally, Dove, and Farble (our disabled pigeons) are on their way to a new life. 

10/3/20

Hi everyone, I wanted to update you on our situation. We are still actively re-homing our beautiful birds. Yesterday, 7 of our disabled/sick pigeons (Beaker, Ally, Slate, Dove, Minion, Farble, Doll) were transported upstate NY to a safe haven while we find permanent placement. The wonderful Sue from @themiafoundation is taking care of "The Jersey Seven" and set them up in their own beautiful room where they are comfortable (pic 9 and video 10). You probably already know of Sue, her pigeon and puppy combo have won the hearts of many! (picture 8). Yesterday were able to find a great home for our beautiful one-eyed Grover with @pidgey.fred. Grover immediately went on her new mommy's shoulder and I believe she's probably still sitting there 😆 We have lined up more permanent homes for our pigeons but still have 16 pigeons that need placement. We are planning our multi-state trip and need your support to make this happen. There are people interested in adopting our birds in California, Washington, Florida and Oklahoma. If you can support us, please donate to our link in our Bio. We appreciate everyone's help and support thus far. You have been so very kind to us. The GoFundMe link is new, specifically for re-homing, so I can share updates on there about our trip. If we can make this happen, you will be able to see pics and videos of our destinations and the Pigeon's new homes. ♥️

10/5/20

Today we say goodbye to our aviary, and the so many beautiful moments we have captured. I'm blessed to have crossed paths with these beautiful creatures and been able to save them. I will keep fighting to secure them a good life, we will not give up on them. Our babies have struggled enough in their early lives and I can only hope they will all find loving homes. Thank you for your donations, it means the world to us. Please continue to support us on our GoFundMe (link in Bio). We are also blessed to have a friend who is taking the aviary and our babies until we can adopt everyone out. This buys us some time. You have all been so generous with us. Even though at moments it doesn't feel like it- the world does have good people and when we stick together we achieve the impossible.

10/15/20

Hi everyone, just wanted to update you all on the aviary takedown and this entire situation. We have successfully relocated the aviary to our friend's home a few hours away. It took us two days of taking it apart, getting some help with the lifting and then reassembling it at it's new location. It was a stressful time for the birds as they spent most of this time in their boxes and carriers. Their new safe haven is quiet and beautiful with lots of other animals such as chicken and ducks roaming in a private yard. If you recall, this is the place we rehomed Sophie (renamed Quinn) when Tutu couldn't get along with him. The last pics and videos show the aviary that Quinn lives in with friends. Our birds are being kept at this location while we secure safe homes for them. Our friend is very kind and is making updates to the aviary to make it more spacious, since the birds are a bit cramped. Here, we had an indoor room that they used as well. In the video you can see that we installed a smaller cage to the end of the aviary which the birds seem to be enjoying. With regards to adoptions, we have secured a handful of new homes and even found a great person in CA willing to adopt most of our babies. Our special needs birds such as Beaker remain upstate and have vet appointments coming up. Dove (the beautiful white wedding release bird) has been successfully rehomed after recovering from her sickness. This week we are planning to rehome in NC and GA and are driving down from NJ. Next week we will rehome in CT. Finally, we still need to raise enough money to take the week long trip to CA.

10/16/20

Hi friends, our babies are being pampered in their foster home. We've installed an extra flight cage to make them more comfortable since they've been a bit cramped in the aviary without their indoor room. Look how everyone is settling in. We estimate that it will be a few weeks before we can make our CA trip where almost all of our remaining birds are being rehomed. We still have 6 birds upstate recovering and not yet ready for adoption. Recently Dove (the wedding release pigeon) was adopted out! For us to make the Cali trip, we need to reserve an RV since it's roughly 5 days of driving each way. It will be quite impossible to check into a hotel with our birds. 😅 We will also need the room for several cages and to be able to clean the cages and keep everyone happy and fed. We need to purchase more cages and pads. The rental costs $200 a day, plus gas/tolls. We have donations saved but estimate we need another $1,700 to make this trip happen. Please help us by donating or sharing our GoFundMe campaign (link in Bio).

10/17/20

Rehoming Trip Day 1: We are driving South to North Carolina today and rehoming some of our turtles in a beautiful pond setup (we've rescued 13 turtles through the years). @tani.turtle. We will then continue down to South Carolina where we should arrive by midnight. We are driving 12 hour days this weekend. Tomorrow we plan to rehome another turtle and also our pigeons in Georgia before heading back up to SC again for the night. Day 3 will consist of driving back home. In the meantime, we have tons of cameras set up so we can keep an eye on everyone at home and so we can talk to Tutu through the monitor. Thank you all for chipping in and help us fund our trip down South. We plan to make a couple trips to rehome more locally in Connecticut and keep saving up for our Cali trip which should conclude our rehoming. From there we will continue to place our special needs birds as they complete their recovery. 

We have quarantine spaces open here at The Ramsey Loft, if needed, but they seem to have fosters covered and, understandably, they would prefer their remaining pigeons to go straight to their adoptive homes.

If any one is looking to adopt a pigeon, please contact them via  Facebook messenger (https://m.me/yazmin.feliz) instagram page (@tutu.pigeon), or text  646-705-8047

[livia-dovehallow]

future talks - gabrily

in honor of yours truly managing to score tickets to MARINA’s virtual concert next month with an afterparty pass and t shirt before they sold out, here is a un-related fluffy piece for our favorite shadowhunter couple to have ever existed !!!

Characters: Cecily Herondale, Gabriel Lightwood, Gideon Lightwood

Time/Place: 1882, London, England, UK

Documents scattered the library table in an unorganized shuffle of thoughts. Cecily scanned the names of each sheet of paper before her looking for the one she needed in that moment, growing more and more frustrated the longer it took her to find it.

Gabriel sat beside her searching as well. He had not made any sound of frustration as she had been doing but his face gave away that he felt the same way. Only Gideon across from them remained calm, though if a bit exasperated. “It’s not here, Gideon,” Gabriel stated for the third time in the last five minutes. He tossed the stack of papers he had in his hand back onto the table with a sharp slap. “How could it be missing? It’s the most important sheet of paper in this mess!”

“There’s no need to get cross,” Gideon said calmly, which only aggravated his brother more.

Cecily set her hands on the table, palms pressed against the solid wood, and inhaled slowly. Both boys ceased their bickering. Gabriel set his hand over hers gently. She looked at him, then at Gideon. “Is it possible to get a new one, Gideon?” she asked, tired. “If there is a fee, you can charge it to my brother.”

Gabriel let out a short puff of air meant as a laugh and squeezed her hand. Gideon began to gather his own set of papers, organized as he kept them always, and began to stand from the table. “I will go see if they can provide a new print now, that way if it will take time to arrive, we can still get it in before the ceremony.”

“Thank you,” Cecily said and smiled gratefully. Gideon nodded, and with a quick smile and wave, he left the library to the Hall of Records in Alicante. She turned to Gabriel, who still had her hand in his, and squeezed his fingers. “It’ll be all right,” she assured him.

Gabriel nodded and dropped his tense shoulders. She’d noticed how stressed and tense he had become over the last few days. Their wedding was only days away, and after years of courting and engagement, she knew he was as restless as she was to finally be married. “I know,” he answered with a small smile. “I just want everything to go smoothly. No hiccups or problems.”

Cecily laughed and threw her head back onto the backrest of her chair. “When has there ever been a no-problem event among this group of people, hm?” She turned back toward him and admired the way his cheekbones were enhanced by the witchlights in the library. “Gideon will find us a new marriage certificate and everything will be well.”

“Should you still be called Mrs. Lightwood if there is no marriage certificate?”

“I can do as I please.”

Gabriel smiled, affectionate and genuine this time, and turned back to the papers across the table. “Okay,” he said, mostly to himself, and reached for the first paper he saw. “That makes me feel better. We can work on the other documents while we wait for Gideon.”

Cecily pouted. “What else is there to do?” she lamented. “Mundane marriages do not involve nearly as much paperwork.”

“Do they?” Gabriel asked absently, shuffling through his pile. Cecily groaned. Over the course of their engagement, they’d completed a variety of forms and documents needed to make their union official in the eyes of the Clave. Providing birth certificates (which proved more difficult than Cecily would have liked. How was she supposed to know that her mundane-issued birth certificate had been stored in special forces?), filing for an officially sanctioned union, choosing wedding decorations and food, and not to mention the ages she spent finding the perfect wedding dress. And yet there was much to do—including having their marriage certificate ready for signing at the end of their ceremony.

“What is this?” Gabriel asked suddenly, pulling Cecily out of her half-asleep state. She blinked at him and took the page from his hand, reading the type as it came into focus.

“’Ensure your future husband is ready for life,’” she read aloud. Below was a list of topics one was meant to discuss with their betrothed prior to engagement. Cecily giggled. “It’s from a mundane women’s magazine,” she explained to Gabriel, who clearly had never touched a mundane magazine before. “Sophie or Tessa must have thrown it in with our files in jest. It’s meant to be taken at the time of engagement.”

Gabriel took back the page and studied it. “These are all quite important topics indeed,” he commented. “’Finances and Dowry, Size of Home, Duties, Children.’”

“I don’t have a dowry,” she said and raised an eyebrow at him. “That isn’t going to be an issue, is it?”

“Of course not,” Gabriel answered seriously. Cecily giggled again; she was only joking, but Gabriel was always serious about being a modern man. “And if you did, I would reject it.”

“Truly?” Cecily questioned, intrigued.

“Truly,” Gabriel answered. He turned to her. “Others see marriage as a business transaction. Indebted men seek plentiful dowries to pay off their debts, nothing more. I do not want any part of that.”

“My father would be pleased to hear you say that.” Cecily reached up and kissed his cheek gently, feeling his face lift with a smile beneath her lips. “Besides, I am proud of you for giving up most of your inheritance to Tatiana. Angel knows that girl is not deserving of your kindness.”

Gabriel’s eyes were sad. “She’s my sister,” he said with a heavy sigh. “And I hope she uses it to take care of Jesse. I think that is the primary reason I did what I did. She had a child and no salary.”

“You’re a very loving uncle,” she whispered to him. “I know you’d give anything for the little ones. I think you’ll make an excellent father.”

Gabriel flushed red and avoided her eyes, fidgeting with the magazine in his hands. “Speaking of children in the same building where your brother is present seems likes a death wish,” he said.

“For you,” she chirped with a shrug and fully turned in her seat so her entire body faced him. “Don’t worry. He’s all talk now.” Cecily paused then bit her lip. “Do—Do you not want children?”

Gabriel jumped in his seat and jerked his attention toward her once more, looking frazzled. “No!” he said quickly, then shook his head. “I mean, no that’s not what I meant.” He sighed. “I-I just never thought I’d have the opportunity to—you know—have children, really.”

“What do you mean?”

“I didn’t think I’d ever get married,” he answered quietly, with a pink flush to his cheeks. Cecily felt her heart squeeze at his tone. “It was always Gideon who was groomed to carry on my father’s legacy. I was just backup really. I thought I would have given my life in the field before I was ever mature enough to get married.”

Cecily brushed her fingers through his ever-toussled brown hair and admired him. He’d changed so much over the years and she only continued to fall deeper in love with him as he did. “Did I change your mind, then?”

Gabriel’s face lifted as did the corners of his mouth. “Yes,” he confirmed with a short laugh. “I may actually grow old now.”

Cecily rolled her eyes but she laughed, happy to see him in a better place in his life than he had been when she met him. “I am glad,” she said.

“I do want children,” he added, squeezing her hand once more and looking into her eyes with those comforting green ones. “Especially with you. You’re right. I love being an uncle and being around the little ones. It’d—be very nice to have some of our own.”

Her heart burst in her chest with more happiness and love than she ever thought she was capable of. Without hesitation she surged forward and took his face in her grasp, pressing her lips to his. He smiled against her and held her steady as she leaned out of her chair. “I love you,” she mumbled.

“I love you, too.”

She pulled away from him reluctantly. “I think I need to be an aunt, first,” she said.

Gabriel blinked. “You’ve been one.”

“Not officially. We are not yet married.”

“The girls call you Aunt Cecily.”

“It needs to be official.”

He laughed and nodded. “All right,” he caved, pressing another quick kiss to her before setting her back into her seat. “Anything else you wish for upon marrying me?”

“Besides children and an official Aunt title?” She teased.

“Yes, besides those.”

Cecily pretended to ponder long and hard about her answer, despite the fact she knew exactly what it was before he even asked. “I want you to stay with me.”

Gabriel raised an eyebrow. “Is that all? Seems easy enough.”

“And also tell me how wonderful I am every single day.”

“Every day?”

“Yes.”

“All right.”

“I am not expensive to please.”

“I can see that.”

Cecily grinned at him, unable to contain her excitement to spend the rest of her life with him. She wanted a love as strong as her parents’ and she had found it. “Is there something you want from me?”

Gabriel seemed surprised by this. “Anything I want?”

“Yes, you.”

He mocked her pondering expression from moments ago, prompting her to huff in faux annoyance. “I also want you to stay with me.”

“I can do that.”

His smile was sweet and vulnerable, an expression she knew only she got to see. She hoped one day he’d look at their children with that expression as well, but until that day came, she was content being the only person in the world he looked at with such love and affection. She began to imagine what their children together would look like in her mind. Whose eyes would they inherit? Would they get her black hair or his brown? Would they have all girls or all boys or a mix? Oh, Gabriel with a daughter would be so sweet—

“Cecy? What are you thinking about?”

“Our children.”

Gabriel flushed red once more and quickly looked away and back toward their documents. “One step at a time, Cecy. We need to get properly married first.”

“Details.”

[mistwraiths]

3 stars

This is going to be REALLY FULL OF SPOILERS so read at your own risk.

House of Sky and Breath is the sequel to House of Earth and Blood, better known as Crescent City as everyone calls it. This book picks up a few months after the events of the first one, with Bryce and Hunt together but not together, and laying low because of the Asteri's threat.

I am such a fan of Sarah J. Maas's books so it does pain me to admit that I think Crescent City series is my LEAST favorite of hers. Ultimately, it comes down to the fact that I was honest to god BORED reading this at times. Looking back on to my review of the first one, I actually said the same thing as I'm about to say here. I was bored up until the last 100 pages when everything becomes a wild rush to the end. Having to slog mostly through 700 pages to get to the good part doesn't make a book good in my opinion.

Her writing is perfectly enjoyable and SJM has a way with side characters snagging my attention and heart. I enjoyed learning more of Tharion in this book, he's one of my favorites and I hope he manages to gain his freedom back and get happiness he deserves. Ruhn is my other favorite and I loved whenever he was on the page. While the whole mind-link, spy connection thing was a bit insta-lovey, I do like the predicament and tension it causes. Flynn and Declan are always a treat, as well as Juniper and Fury (although we know nothing about her still). Cormac was an absolute delight of a character and honestly I stand by the fact that he was constantly wronged and treated pretty terribly by the group when he seemed to be the only one who cared about a better world enough to do something. And don't come at me about Hunt's tragic past, I'm aware and honestly he's the only one I give a pass to when it comes down to that.

This whole book actually is a giant sausage fest which is also disappointing. Other than the prolouge, was there a single POV that was a woman besides Bryce?? I can't remember. There's Fury and Juniper and Hypaxia mentioned, but I don't think anyone other female has a POV. Also, I wish SJM would stop with titles and give us names. Autumn King, River Queen, the River Queen's daughter (in Tharion's own POV lol), Viper Queen, etc. Titles are fine but I'd like to know names too.

My issue is that it takes far too long for anything to really happen. The whole find Emile and the rebel cause didn't really seem to matter in the long run of this book. It was about more secret information that was linked to surprise, Danika, and information regarding the Asteri. Danika has to be the BUSIEST, MOST SECRETIVE, BUSYBODY on the planet, my god. This girl had time for partying, secret sleuthing, mingling with the rebels, having a secret mate, secret keeping, working for the Aux, uncovering Synth, and tattooing some ancient thing on her friend, hang out, and keep everything straight and not tip anyone off. It's a bit ridiculous. If I learn one more thing Danika did secretly, I might scream.

Anyways, Bryce and company don't like how the rebels do things which is understandable, but they kind of just dump them all in a group. Killing innocents and people who are helping you isn't good and won't help in the long run for the rebels. But all that happened was they destroyed a bunch of weapons the rebels had and then used them to cover their own mission, and yell at Cormac for being involved in the rebel cause. The twist on Emile was a pleasant surprise but again, other than being another new character out of the new bunch we're given, there's really nothing else except him being the reason everyone comes together because everyone is searching for him. I think it was majorly shitty to keep Cormac from knowing until the very end. Sophie clearly trusted him enough to keep him safe and I think it's insulting to her memory in a way. Not once does anyone give Cormac an actual chance, if he learned from Emile what he was well he probably would have kept him safe still due to the love of Sophie. Also, Bryce somehow sneaking around everyone with this nearly Aelin level plot and secrecy was a bit far-fetched in my opinion, especially since she had no idea that the deadly and dangerous Viper Queen would actually kill people when Bryce said "find him by any means necessary". Please.

What really matters at the end is Danika's secrets and the Asteri, the truth of them and everything. The truth is not quite as shocking since the Under-King practically hinted at it since he was born similarly. The Asteri DO remind me a bit of the Valg in a way and I think they're an interesting villain group. I really would like to learn more about them. I also really liked learning about Hel and find it interesting that they might be actual good guys this time. So I definitely want to learn more there.

Another few problems I had with this book was I don't connect or particularly like Bryce or Hunt, and especially them together as mates. I feel personally like I can't ever make sense of Bryce's reactions or actions to her personality and mood shifts. She's SO hot and cold, and then she's super selfless and then she's bitching someone out and acting selfish, and then she's like we're a team he gets me we get each other and then she's like keeping secrets because they wouldn't understand then demanding to know everything and mad when other people keep things from her, and etc. I have whiplash trying to keep up. On top of that, you think if you wanted to stay away from your father and the position that would give him access to you, you would arm yourself with knowledge on how to avoid it. I just struggle trying to connect with her.

Hunt is absolutely boring to me. I'm sorry, I said it. I love a tortured boy but my god, he's not the least bit interesting to me and mostly because it feels like he doesn't have a personality. Maybe it because he's finally free and he needs to figure himself out. But take Bryce away from Hunt and take away what we know about his past and slavery, and what's left????? Lightning and um.... he watches Sunball?? He doesn't seem be funny or grouchy or clever or sad or depressed. Like.. there's just nothing there that isn't there because of Bryce in my opinion.

Because I don't like them individually, I don't really care about them being together and I don't like that their mates. But, romances are interesting when there is tension and a will-they-get-together question surrounding them. Complications and struggle and feelings make romances fun reading. Characters already being together forever lose my attention fast. I'm fine if SJM wants to make the first relationship actually be the one that lasts but at least make it worth the reading and waiting. Honestly, even though at the end of the book, Hunt is probably back in servitude and who knows maybe lost all his memory or something because it isn't quite clear what happens, I'm not worried about them not getting together if they're "mates". Also, I'm gonna talk about that gym sex scene. I was so grossed out. Like "her leggings and panties were soaked with sweat". Hunt is mentioned that he's dripping with sweat multiple times. As Bryce is. GO HAVE SEX IN THE SHOWER not an accessible gym in an apartment complex that probably isn't cleaned. Imagine the body odor. I JUST WANTED TO BARF. Also, why are they having sex in public so fucking much???

Something that REALLY bothered me was the rape situation in this book. I know Pollux is a bad awful character. There is so many awful things you could come up with to show us as readers. So why was this chosen??? It's 2022! YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT IN YOUR BOOK! I don't care if Baxian stopped it before it went too far or if he only stopped it in the middle or only fought Pollux after the fact. It's unnecessary. And how is it handled? Pollux gets AWAY with it with a very light slap on the wrist, but BUT!!!!!!!! Because it's embarrassing to the Asteri, one of the very few actual black characters is FORCED into a mating situation with another archangel. EXCUSE ME???? For a distraction????? To be a reason to bring the Hind and the Harpy and the dreadwolves to the city? I just found the ENTIRE situation distasteful. It doesn't get any better either because Celestina loves a woman that she clearly is not allowed to be with. So, on top of all that, we're making the lesbians be forced into mating and marriage bonds with men. It just makes me really disappointed.

Lastly, the moment we met the Astronomer and starting mentioning planets, I had a feeling that we might get a jump from a gate on one! I was excited for Bryce to jump to Hel. So imagine my shock when instead Bryce lands in ACOTAR land. Like, I really am deeply unsure how I feel about this. Rhys and Feyre deserve a fucking break. They also are busy dealing with their own stuff like whatever that Koschei or whatever his name is?????? I'm just STARTLED. BUT, maybe Amren will actually have a use now????

All in all, this book really just felt really stuffed with filler information about characters and more world information. It wasn't necessarily bad despite all my complaining above but it was ultimately boring until the end. I do think perhaps the next book will be better. Maybe things will be far faster paced and just interesting now.

If you made it this far, my apologies for reading this HUGE whine fest.

[astralbooks]

Castles in Their Bones - Laura Sebastian

Read: 22/01/22 - 24/01/22

Rating: 5/5

Rep: gay side characters, mlm side relationship

CW: alcohol consumption, executions, murder, death, dubiously consensual kiss, sexual harrassment & groping, homophobia, past child marriage, referenced rape (none on-page), guns, mentioned past suicide, self harm for practical purposes

Review:

This book was such a nice surprise! I went into it without many expectations, but if I had gone into it with high hopes then those hopes would’ve been met and then some.

I really liked all three of the princesses, and was interested in how they handled themselves in their new situations and how far they’d be willing to go to carry out their mother’s plan, or how far they’d be willing to go to go against it. This was important as all three of their lives are followed even though they rarely intersect past the first few chapters, so it’s a bit like reading three connected but different stories at the same time, which won’t be for everyone but I personally really liked it as each storyline was given the breathing space it needed to be fully fleshed out.

My favourite princess by far was Sophronia. At the start of the book she’s the weakest of the three and they all know it, but seeing her confidence grow and seeing her finally come into her own once her mother couldn’t breathe down her neck anymore was a delight! She’s the only one who marries a king rather than a prince, meaning she becomes a queen immediately, and she does not let this go to waste. At one point while reading I said out loud “Sophie honey I’m so sorry your husband is such a rich idiot, you deserve better than to have to put up with this,” and I stand by that statement, but she didn’t sit there and let him continue to be an idiot. Sophie said ‘I can fix him’ and she was Right.

My next favourite was Beatriz. Triz is the one most like your typical YA protagonist. She’s the most rebellious of the three, and she’s the one who gets sent to a kingdom where magic is entirely forbidden, so she has to hide the obviously magical parts of herself and slowly comes to realise that this is a harder task than she’d initially thought. She also has a not-so-surprising love interest that I saw coming a mile away, but what’s a lot more compelling is her friendship with her husband, Prince Pasquale. By the end of the book they were a solid team and I’m looking forward to seeing them working together even more going forwards. I also found it incredibly funny that her supposed special skill is her seduction, yet the two people she’s supposed to be seducing are uninterested in her for reasons she had absolutely no control over. Watching her strike out was entertaining, and then her resulting friendships with those two people were genuinely lovely.

I liked Daphne as well and enjoyed reading her chapters, but she was my least favourite of the three, which to be fair I think was the intended audience reaction. She’s the sister who’s most loyal to their mother, but she’s also loyal to her sisters and increasingly to the prince she’s been betrothed to, and I’m interested in seeing how she can balance it all going forwards, especially after how the book ended. Her ability to read people and sus them out, as well as her ability to think quickly and survive whatever’s thrown at her, was very fun to read. I firmly believe she could talk her way out of almost anything.

The worldbuilding is given a light touch, which I think was done pretty well! So long as you’ve got the fairytale vibes down, which most people going into this will have, then enough detail is given about the different kingdoms to differentiate them and that’s really the most important thing. This may not work for you if you like your fantasy settings to have a lot of detail, but it worked for me as I tend to prefer the focus to be on the characters and story, and that’s where the focus was here. I also really loved the magic system! It relies on the stars, and wishing on stars. Successful wishes alter reality so the wish can be granted, and the star that was wished upon disappears from the sky. This reaction creates a silver powder called stardust, which can be used by anyone for smaller wishes. Only natural sorcerers, called empyreas, are able to wish on stars, and it’s generally very physically draining for them to do so. It’s a star based magic system! What’s not to like about that? Also, the implication from wished-upon stars disappearing that magic is finite is an interesting one, but doesn’t seem to be a concern that any of the characters are worried about as the sky is still full of them.

Also that ending was evil and I need the next book right now immediately please and thank you.

If you like political manoeuvring in fantasy settings, princesses and queens who actually do stuff, enemies to lovers and lovers to enemies, and fairytale vibes, then I encourage you to pick this one up!

Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for sending me an e-arc in return for an honest review.

[bookwyrminspiration]

ok idk if this is just bc i’m a fitz stan but like that part when keefe went “and honestly, he hoped fitz would step up and become whoever and whatever she needed him to be” just made me so upset?? like i understand that at this point keefe and sophie are alot closer than keefe and fitz, but its like he doesn’t rlly care about fitz at all. he’s planning to permanently run away, and the only hope he has for fitz is that he can make sophie happy? like what ab fitz’s own happiness and own life-

It’s very interesting Nonsie, and it also makes a lot of sense when you look at Keefe’s character.

Okay, so as we can see throughout the series, Keefe cares very deeply for Sophie understatement much lol and is highly motivated to keep her safe. This post talks a little bit about that if you’re curious.

Yes, he’s concerned about the rest of his friends, and obviously doesn’t actively wish him any harm, but he doesn’t invest himself in them the way he does with Sophie. He’s evidently taking the “take care of my moonlark” thing the dead Forkle said very seriously, although I doubt that’s why. I think that was just an excuse he can use to be more open about caring for her, as instead of having to explain why he was so much more focused on Foster he could just say he was doing what Forkle told him you. Keefe you never do what people tell you to you need a better excuse honey

So when he said he wanted Fitz to be who Sophie needed him to be, he was putting her over Fitz, which makes sense. They’ve gradually fallen further and further apart throughout the series because they never fucking TALK to each other because they seem reluctant to have meaningful and progressive conversation with each other. Keefe’s tendancy to joke around can help him avoid feeling overwhelmed, but they also keep him from having the serious conversations he needs to and that would benefit him.

He doesn’t feel responsible for Fitz the way he does for Sophie, so I doubt he even realized what he said could have been negatively aimed towards Fitz, because he’s really focused on Foster Keefe my dude please get a social life outside Sophie like rn. Of course Fitz deserves to be happy and to pursue what interests him and to have a life of his own, and I’m sure Keefe agrees, he just hasn’t taken the time to think about it because for him, Sophie always comes first.

I think Keefe may be projecting how he sees himself and what he’s willing/wants to do onto Fitz. He literally said in Nightfall that he would be “whatever Sophie needed” (last page of the Keefe short story). And now that’s he’s left the Lost Cities he can’t be that person anymore, and he thinks Sophie needs that person, so he hopes Fitz can fill the role he saw for himself, however flawed that may be.

Damn I really said let’s over analyze Keefe again huh. As a hardcore member of the Fitz Vacker Defense Squad, I must say he (Fitz) is baby and that I love him very much. 🥺