#c: kell maresh

[incorrectsom]

Rhy: [texting] where r u and lila? you’re late bitch

Kell: WE’RE FUCKING!!!

Kell: GETTING!!! [Not delivered]

Kell: dRINKS!!!! [Not delivered]

Rhy: ok

Kell: NO, WAIT [Not delivered]

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.   ✫ 　 .  ˚  ✦  · .   +   ·  𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐊 𝟎𝟎𝟏

                                ❝ what are you willing to lose? you cover your { w o u n d s }                                         but underneath them a 𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕧𝕠𝕚𝕔𝕖𝕤 in your                                              head that whisper "ꜱᴛᴏᴘ, ɴᴏᴡ"                                          another t w i s t of the knife, turn of the 𝖘𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖘                                it's all in your mind and it's fightingyou arm yourself,                            a storm is c o m i n g well, kid, what you gonna do now?                              it's your 𝕣𝕖𝕗𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 looking back to p u l l you down ❞

QUE TAL DESCREVER O FÍSICO?

Voz: A voz de Leonard não se trata de um timbre absurdamente grave, sendo um pouco mais fino e geralmente, inclinado num tom de humor. Claro, para provocações é normal que afine seu timbre de forma proposital. Com raiva, tristeza, preocupação ou até mesmo em prol de seduzir os ouvidos alheios, pode se tornar mais rouca e ecoante, atraindo a atenção desejada com certa facilidade. Mas em dias normais, possui a mesma voz brincalhona e sem pretensões, carregada de sarcasmo e piadas que podem ser ofensivas.

Idade: 24 anos; 16 de outubro.

Gênero: Masculino, cis.

Peso: 78kg.

Altura: 1,83m.

Sexualidade: Pansexual.

Defeitos físicos: Quando seu pai teve o conhecimento sobre a biblioteca mágica escondida no Castelo de Inverno, de imediato ordenou que a queimasse até tudo virar somente cinzas. O que Florian não contava era que Leonard tentaria salvar alguns grimórios que ali estavam, por causa disso, a pequena criança de apenas dez anos de idade, por pouco não é consumida pelas chamas junto a biblioteca. E mesmo após todos esses anos tratando os hematomas, ainda é notável as marcas que esse dia deixou no príncipe espalhadas pelo corpo. As cicatrizes que mais chamam atenção são, principalmente, as deixadas em suas costas e panturrilhas, estas que ainda são um problema para ele e quase impossíveis de conseguir amenizar os danos causados. Os braços também possuem algumas marcas, porém, bem mais sutis e quase imperceptíveis do que o resto do corpo. 

Qualidades físicas: Leonard tem um ótimo condicionamento físico desde que se lembra por gente, já que sempre esteve em volta de seus soldados, aprendendo técnicas de combate e em como lidar em situações de urgência, além de estar andando de um lado para o outro dentro da Dimensão dos Espelhos quando está em Aether e também por fazer parte do time de basquete. Apesar de pecar em questão de força bruta, Leonard compensa em sua agilidade e reflexos que o ajudam a escapar de algum perigo mais facilmente.

É saudável? Apesar de amar doces e “porcarias” de um modo geral, se permite apenas a comer essas coisas em determinadas ocasiões. Com a rotina agitada, uma alimentação mais do que saudável é necessária para se conseguir se manter de pé por muito tempo.

Maneira de andar: Aulas de etiqueta sempre foram as que ele mais odiou, mas as que sempre mais pegaram em seu pé e, mesmo que elas não tenham sido o suficiente para segurar a língua afiada de Leonard, ao menos serviu para que ele sempre mantivesse uma boa postura em quase todas as ocasiões. Ainda que, em comparação a outros príncipes, pode se considerar algo inapropriado e sem a elegância que se deveria ter. A questão é, ele sabe como se portar formalmente, apenas não quer quando não é necessário.

QUE TAL DESCREVER O PSICOLÓGICO?

Práticas / Hábitos: Fazer mil e uma coisas ao mesmo tempo talvez seja o mais correto para resumir o que normalmente faz. É costumeiro encontrar o príncipe correndo de um lado para o outro pelo castelo – ao menos quando ele não consegue se utilizar dos espelhos para se locomover com maior velocidade – indo para a biblioteca, ginásio e as salas dos clubes ao qual faz parte. Também passa uma parte de seu tempo dentro da Dimensão dos Espelhos, seja para descobrir novos caminhos para outros espelhos de Aether ou até mesmo de Mítica de um modo geral, ou somente para caçar alguma notícia interessante para o Jornal da Escola, ou para se aproveitar que na Dimensão dos espelhos, sua energia não é consumida como no mundo real, se aproveitando disso para se manter relativamente ativo para o resto dos dias.

Inteligência: Devido a sua multitarefa e insônia, além do seu grande objetivo de vida, boa parte de seu tempo é ocupada aos estudos, principalmente pela parte da noite, fazendo com que ele saiba sempre um pouco de tudo. Em decorrência disso, suas notas na maior parte das vezes são altas e quando não alcança o resultado desejado, se afunda em uma pilha de livros sobre aquele assunto em específico. 

Temperamento: A primeira vista, se parece ser um temperamento relativamente difícil de se lidar, recheado de sarcasmo e ironia, com uma pitada de arrogância, não são todos que conseguem manter uma boa conversa com o rapaz sem se irritar nos primeiros cinco minutos. Para os que conseguem lidar com essa primeira impressão, conhecem um lado dele mais bem humorado e que na maior parte do tempo tira sarro de tudo e todos.

O que te faz feliz? Sem dúvidas, seriam demonstrações de afeto, isso é algo que ele realmente aprecia e quase necessita de modo que o faça das mais variadas coisas para conseguir receber o mínimo de atenção.

O que te faz triste? Ser deixado de lado e ignorado sem um motivo aparente.

Esperanças: Pode até mesmo ser clichê isso que será dito, mas sua maior esperança seria ser reconhecido pelo que ele realmente é. Sem esconder nada, escolher o que de fato quer ser sem a pressão de que um erro seu possa resultar em resultados catastróficos. Porém, a esta altura do campeonato, o direito desta escolha basicamente não existe mais, apenas se sobrando esse resquício de esperança.

Medos: O não cumprimento de seu maior objetivo talvez seja seu maior medo. Sacrificou anos de sua vida, seus relacionamentos com amigos e família e até a si mesmo para conseguir chegar onde chegou que o fato de dar tudo errado no fim, o aterroriza profundamente.

Sonhos: Não é surpresa para ninguém que seu maior sonho seja se tornar rei, mesmo que esse sonho tenha se tornado uma verdadeira obsessão por parte do rapaz, chegando a afetar de maneiras negativas em sua vida. Mas continua sendo um sonho. De criança? Sim, mas um sonho 

QUE TAL DESCREVER ASPECTOS PESSOAIS?

Família: Complicada, seria a melhor palavra para definir sua relação. Ainda que, com a mãe mantém um ótimo relacionamento, podendo até dizer que é umas das únicas confidentes que ele tem de fato, além de ser a única que tenta compreender seus conflitos sem o julgar, ainda que esconda certas coisas para não a machucar. Seu pai por outro lado... respeito seria um eufemismo pelo que Leonard sente em relação ao pai, senão fosse ele por dar a palavra final, ele acredita que seria algo bem menos saudável do que já é. Sua irmã mais velha, Anika, ainda que tendo uma relação um tanto conturbada devido a tudo que já aconteceu, não dá para negar que ele realmente se preocupa com ela e possui um grande afeto que, infelizmente, não consegue demonstrar tão bem isso. E enfim, sua irmã mais nova, Elizabeth, assim como Anika, o sentimento de preocupação e afeto se mostram presentes, chegando até mesmo tomar partido quando ela era alvo de bullying devido ao seu peso por outros aprendizes, onde recebeu a "fama" de colocar as pessoas dentro de espelhos de propósito.

Amigos: Por incrível que pareça, é um homem de bastante amigos, mesmo que sua maior parte de relações possa ser mais inimizades do que amizades, porém, ainda sim, conseguiu colecionar bons relacionamentos durante os anos em que está em Aether.

Estado Civil: Complicado.

Terra Natal: Schneeland.

Infância: Estudos, estudos e mais estudos... Soldados do exército o ensinando o básico sobre combate e sua constante insistência para chamar a atenção de seus pais, além de brincar com sua irmã quando não estava tentando se mostrar o melhor, também houve  a manifestação de seus poderes e enfim, o dia em que a biblioteca secreta foi incendiada. Logo após isso, Aether e mais estudos, estudos e estudos.

Crenças: Cristã.

Hobbies: Ler, dançar, esportes, lutar e infernizar a vida alheia quando tem tempo.

QUE TAL DESCREVER PRÁTICAS?

Comida favorita: Sem sombras de dúvida, as almôndegas chamadas Königsberger Klopse é seu prato favorito e seguido da sobremesa Rote Grutze é basicamente uma refeição perfeito para Leonard.

Bebida favorita: E sem qualquer surpresa, cerveja é sua bebida favorita.

O que costuma vestir? Suas vestes não variam muita da coloração de seu uniforme, sendo a maioria sempre puxado para tons de branco e algumas vezes para azul e dourado.

O que mais o diverte? Seja qualquer coisa for de ter que estudar, mesmo ele gostando disso, está longe de ser algo que o faça se divertir de fato, chegando até mesmo quebrar sua rotina de estudos quando há alguma festa ou evento.

Por último, liste PERSONAGENS FICTÍCIOS que serviriam de inspiração para o seu atual personagem.

Ezreal, Lux e Sylas (League of Legends); Dante (Devill May Cry); Katsumi Bakugou (Boku No Hero); Levi Ackerman (Attack on Titan - Insônia dele. no caso); Mestre dos Espelhos (DC); Osamu Dazai (Bungou Stray Dogs); Sirius (Witch’s Heart); Nikolai Lantsov (Shadow and Bone); Jace Herondale (The Mortal Instruments); Kell Maresh (Shades of Magic); Will Herondale (The Infernal Devices); Mathias Helvar (Six of Crows).

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i read books this year, so i’m doing a 2020 reading stats survey. just because.

Number Of Books You Read: 44 Number of Re-Reads: 1 Genre You Read The Most From: Fantasy

1. Best Book You Read In 2020? This is the biggest cheat answer of all, but I don’t care. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, Vicious by V.E. Schwab, and everything that I’ve read so far of the Realm of the Elderlings series by Robin Hobb, from Assassin’s Apprentice to Fool’s Fate. That’s as much as I can narrow it down.

2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t? Vengeful, by V.E. Schwab. I thought I’d love it. I did enjoy it, and Victor Vale is one of my favorite characters ever, but I didn’t get all that I wanted from it.

3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read?   Surprising in a good way: The Kingdom of Copper, by S.A. Chakraborty. I did not enjoy City of Brass as much as I could have, and I absolutely loved this sequel from the very first page. I devoured every word of it.

4. Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did)? My peeps don’t really read books, so I’m just pushing with no hopes of ever getting anyone to read anything, but I pushed a lot for The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher.

5. Best series you started in 2020? Best Sequel? Best Series Ender of 2020? Best series I started: The Realm of the Elderlings. Best Sequel: Royal Assassin, by Robin Hobb. Best Series Ender: A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab.

6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2020? Robin Hobb.

7. Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone? I guess I don’t typically read non-fantasy, so I’ll go with All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, although you could argue (and you should argue) that it has fantasy elements.

8. Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year? Changes, by Jim Butcher. I could not find a chapter to just stop and take a breather.

9. Book You Read In 2020 That You Would Be MOST Likely To Re-Read Next Year? Vicious.

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2020? Vicious. And A Darker Shade of Magic. V.E. Schwab’s book covers are works of art, basically.

11. Most memorable character of 2020? “I remember all of them.” Bucky Barnes, Captain America: Civil War, c. 2016. No, seriously. But for this, I’ll go with The Fool from the Realm of the Elderlings series. He’s memorable alright.

12. Most beautifully written book read in 2020? The Liveship Traders trilogy, by Robin Hobb. All of it. I said what I said.

13. Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2020? I’ll go with Vicious for this one. Picking up books again was basically an experiment, and I didn’t know if it would work out for me. Vicious is the first one I read and I remember opening the book and going, very warily, “Hello, potential new friend.” And then I was mesmerized.

14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2020 to finally read?  Dune by Frank Herbert.

15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2020? There’s so many deep meaningful passages that I’ve picked out, but as soon as I spotted this one, I deemed it my favorite quote of the year. I guess it makes sense only in context, but it still gets the prize: “You don't get to decide whether you're going or not, because I'm the captain and I already decided that. You're a ship, not a flowerpot.” YOU’RE A SHIP, NOT A FLOWERPOT. I love this line, shush. It’s in Mad Ship, by Robin Hobb.

16.Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2020? Longest: Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb, 903 pages. Shortest: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas and Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell technically seem to have the same number of pages, 352.

17. Book That Shocked You The Most Ship of Destiny.

18. OTP OF THE YEAR (you will go down with this ship!) Simon Snow and Baz Pitch from Rainbow Rowell’s Simon Snow series. I WILL GO DOWN WITH THIS SHIP!

19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year My first response ended in, “But IS IT absolutely non-romantic, though?” So I’ll go with an answer that’s definitely non-romantic. Kell and Rhy Maresh from the Shades of Magic series. Honorary mention for Victor Vale and Eli Ever from the Villains series, because, damn, do they have an intriguing dynamic!

20. Favorite Book You Read in 2020 From An Author You’ve Read Previously Inadvertently Emma by Jane Austen, because all other authors were new to me. But that’s fine, I love Emma.

21. Best Book You Read In 2020 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure/Bookstagram, Etc.: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. Solely on the recommendation of an overexcited Booktuber.

22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2020? Brashen Trell from the Liveship Traders trilogy. This man. THIS MAN. I HAVE SUCH A HUGE CRUSH ON THIS MAN.

23. Best 2020 debut you read? Cemetery Boys.

24. Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year? Well, the world of the Realm of the Elderlings series, shocking, I know. But honorary mention for The Daevabad Trilogy world, because wow.

25. Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read? Carry On, hands down.

26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2020? I nearly cried or got teary-eyed for A BUNCH of books. I properly cried while reading All The Light We Cannot See, and I cried on my book hangover after A Conjuring of Light.

27. Hidden Gem Of The Year? I’ll go with Dead Beat from The Dresden Files. It redefined deeply how I feel for the series.

28. Book That Crushed Your Soul? Fool’s Fate, Robin Hobb. At some point I described it as, “It shattered my heart to pieces, then mended it, then poked at the cracks that are still there.”

29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2020? Vicious. The protagonists are both villains. It’s delightful.

30. Book That Made You The Most Mad (doesn’t necessarily mean you didn’t like it)? Beach Read, by Emily Henry. I partly blame the marketing though.

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P I C K (S)  O F  T H E  M O N T H: M A R C H

Shades of Magic series by V. E. Schwab

Make Me Bad by R. S. Grey

Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson

Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas

The Winner’s Trilogy by Marie Rutkoski

Text series by Teagan Hunter

Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Magic

Synopsis:

Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand. After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure. Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive.

Why we love it:

thief turned pirate badass heroine

great premise with a storyline that felt very different

fabulous world-building with an interesting magic system

if you love London like us, there are four of them instead of one xD

full of morally gray characters!!!!!

don’t get attached to anyone

Trigger warnings: mind control, (mentions of) homophobia, character death

Make Me Bad by R.S. Grey

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, New Adult

Synopsis:

I was issued a warning: stay away from Ben Rosenberg. As Clifton Cove’s resident “king”, he thinks he’s entitled to anyone and anything. The trouble is, I’ve spent my whole life following the rules and playing it safe. I know what it feels like to be the good girl. I’m the police chief’s daughter and a librarian—for adorable children, no less. An all-nighter with a fictional hunk is about as exciting as my life gets until one day, fate decides to take pity on me and shove me straight into the path of Mr. Off-Limits himself. Just as I suspected, every inch of him promises to be my demise. Up close, he’s tall, menacing—a lawyer who looks like he’ll bite. A well-behaved girl would do as she’s told and avoid him at all costs, but I’m overdue for a little rebellion. So, I ignore the warning and throw caution to the wind. But Ben doesn’t just nudge me out of my comfort zone—he thrusts me into a dark corner and presses his hard body against mine, covering my mouth with his hand to ensure we don’t get caught sneaking around. In that moment, I finally understand why everyone thinks he’s going to ruin me. To him, this is all a game. He wants to tempt me with his dares and taunt me with his words. I should play along. After all, I asked him to make me bad. I just never thought he’d take his job quite so seriously...

Why we love it:

honestly the cutest thing ever

entertaining characters

friends to lovers done well

pretty angst-free (in a good way)

reading this book just makes you feel good

Trigger warnings: assault (one scene)

Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson

Genres: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Adult

Synopsis:

In a world where ash falls from the sky, and mist dominates the night, an evil cloaks the land and stifles all life. The future of the empire rests on the shoulders of a troublemaker and his young apprentice. Together, can they fill the world with color once more? In Brandon Sanderson's intriguing tale of love, loss, despair and hope, a new kind of magic enters the stage — Allomancy, a magic of the metals.

Why we love it:

amazing world-building

unique and interesting magic system

lots of unexpected twists

the story follows different characters and their POVs

amazing, quality writing

Trigger warnings: violence, sexual assault (mentioned/suggested)

Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Regency

Synopsis:

A Devil's Bargain Easily the shyest Wallflower, Evangeline Jenner stands to become the wealthiest, once her inheritance comes due. Because she must first escape the clutches of her unscrupulous relatives, Evie has approached the rake Viscount St. Vincent with a most outrageous proposition: marriage! Sebastian's reputation is so dangerous that thirty seconds alone with him will ruin any maiden's good name. Still, this bewitching chit appeared, unchaperoned, on his doorstep to offer her hand. Certainly an aristocrat with a fine eye for beauty could do far worse. But Evie's proposal comes with a condition: no lovemaking after their wedding night. She will never become just another of the dashing libertine's callously discarded broken hearts—which means Sebastian will simply have to work harder at his seductions... or perhaps surrender his own heart for the very first time in the name of true love.

Why we love it:

our favourite book from the Wallflower series

Sebastian with his fallen angel looks has amazing growth in this book and he isn’t quite the villain he led us to believe

Evie, our shy timid Wallflower really comes into her own in this book when she decides to take her future into her own hands with an offer that Sebastian can’t refuse

wickedly sexy dialogues

their chemistry is off the charts !!!

LK is the reigning Queen of historical romance

Trigger warnings: (mentions of) domestic violence

The Winner’s Trilogy by Marie Rutkoski

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

Winning what you want may cost you everything you love... As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined. Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.

Why we love it:

angsty AF

awesome world-building

best character development

enemies to lovers trope YASSS

one of the best but underrated YA series

heroine who is written as both badass and feminine

Trigger warnings: slavery, violence, racism, attempted sexual assault

Text series by Teagan Hunter

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, New Adult

Synopsis:

A wrong number is supposed to be just that—a wrong number. Delete. Done. Do not continue to text. Do not flirt. A wrong number shouldn’t be the first person on your mind in the morning, or the last at night…and you’re definitely not supposed to talk them into buying a baby goat. Because that would be weird. When Zach Hastings and I get into a wrong-number mix-up, we don’t follow the rules. We keep texting and flirting, because he’s wicked funny and perfectly nerdy and a wonderful distraction. I’m not looking for love, and Zach definitely had the wrong number. But maybe… Maybe he’s the right guy.

Why we love it:

a series of four books but can be read as standalones

cute, funny and sexy aka the best romance combo

original formatting - lots of dialogue in text messages (which can be annoying to some but we found it refreshing)

roommates, second chance romance, forbidden romance - a mix of our fave tropes all in one series

Trigger warnings: n/a

[zoyastormwitch]

i love kell maresh sO F CKINg m U C H ???????/

[lesbiansluffy]

So. A B C D H K O W and X pls :D

A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.

ships: lan wangji & wei wuxian from the untamed, ian & mickey from shameless, bill & mike from it, boris & theo from the goldfinch

friendships: nie huaisang & wei wuxian from the untamed, the juniors from the untamed, maka albarn & soul evans from soul eater, death the kid & patty thompson & liz thompson from soul eater

B - A pairing-platonic, romantic or sexual- that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

xuexiao from the untamed dsfghgds and honestly i think both the actor playing xue yang as well as the fandom changed my mind for me lmao

also kylux from star wars, they started out as a crack ship but now i kinda love them??

C - A ship you never liked and probably never will.

okay here come the controversial opinions:

1. rey/kylo ren from star wars

2. clarke/bellamy from the 100 🤢

3. amy/the eleventh doctor from dw

4. keith/lance from voltron 🤮

5. sabrina/nick from caos 🤢🤮

6. katniss/gale from thg

7. harry/hermione from hp 🤢

8. bella/jacob from twilight

9. serena/dan from gossip girl

10. tony/steve from the mcu 🤮

D - A pairing you wish you liked but you just can’t.

none if i don’t like a pairing i don’t like it 🤷🏻‍♀️

H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?

i don’t discriminate i love all source texts!

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?

okay another list:

- diane nguyen from bojack horseman

- nie huaisang from the untamed

- kell maresh from shades of magic

- matthias helvar from six of crows

- frodo baggins from the lord of the rings

- nico di angelo from pjo

- edward elric from fullmetal alchemist

O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or which character does it remind you of?

Hayley Kiyoko - Feelings

reminds me kinda of wangxian tbh but i relate everything to the untamed lately because i am hyperfixating :)

W - A trope which you are almost certain to hate in any fandom.

boy x boy or girl x girl have incredible chemistry and would make sense together but the show wants to pander to hets so they end up best friends while dating boys that are so far beneath them🤢

X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.

FOUND FAMILY, BABY ❤️

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tagged by the lovely @elven-child ^^

Rules: Answer the questions and then tag 20 people who you want to get to know better.

Name: Klara

Nickname(s): I don’t? really?have one?

Zodiac Sign:scorpio

Hogwarts House: R A V E N C L A W

Gender: female

Orientation: straight…

Favorite Fruit: nectarines and plums

Favorite Season: early spring!!!

Favorite Book Series: hooo boy yhmmm harry potter and shades of magic

Favorite Fictional Characters: ginny weasley, Sirius black, rhy maresh (adsom), kaz brekker, nikolai( grisha trilogy), d’artagnan, hinata shoyou, akaashi keiji, bailey (tnc), Holland (don’t hate)(adsom), lila bard (adsom), alucard emery (adsom), kell (adsom)….. I AM PASSIONATE OKAY

Favorite Flower: crocuses

Favorite Color: navy blue and grey

Favorite Animal: squirrel, giraffe and tortoise

Favorite Artists/Bands: OH WONDER & BASTILLE

Average Sleep: 7 h

Number of blankets I sleep with: one in  summer, two in winter

Last thing I Googled: where is the nearest sushi place

How many blogs I follow: 58

Number of Followers: 48 xd

What I usually post about: basically everything, from fandoms to school survival tips

My Aesthetic™: soft glow of lightbulbs in the dark, walking home in the evening, music blasting through earphones, white mocha, muffled voices over a coffee table, being dizzy from all the thoughts in your head, doing stuff out of sheer spite (OOOHHH MAN XDDD)

I tag… hmm @winterhascomeandeveryonesdead, @strikingneil and @diasyfake bc i tag my other friends waay too often and it’s getting embarassing

[incorrectsom]

Lila, spinning in Holland's desk chair: Hey, look at me, I'm Holland!

Kell: He doesn't generally spin that much.

Lila: Right, right. This is Holland. "Oh, no. I can't do anything fun tonight. I have to count my past sins, then alphabetize them. Oh, by the way, I'm thinking of snapping on Friday."

[randomartz]

"It isn't right," he murmured. "I'm the crown prince, the heir of Maxim Maresh. I should be able to light a blasted candle." Kell chewed his lip-Mother never chided him for the habit-and then said, "There are different kinds of power." "I would rather have magic than a crown," sulked Rhy. Kell studied the small white flame between them. "A crown is a sort of magic, if you think about it. A magician rules an element. A king rules an empire." "Only if the king is strong enough." Kell looked up, then. "You're going to be a good king, if you don't get yourself killed first." Rhy blew out a breath, shuddering the flame. "How do you know?" At that, Kell smiled. It was a rare thing, and Rhy wanted to hold fast to it-he was the only one who could make his brother smile, and he wore it like a badge-but then Kell said, "Magic," and Rhy wanted to slug him instead. A Conjruing of Light-VE Schwab These are my sons, Rhy and Kell. Please read this book series so you may adopt them as well. The first installment is a Darker Shade of Magic. tbh i haven't been super excited about a book series in a while, i ripped through these books and it feels so N I C E. ps Is Anos Vos means The Eternal Flame pps what r shadows lmao

[literarystorm]

Title: A Darker Shade of Magic

Author: V. E. Schwab

Genre: Fantasy

Rating:  ★★★★½

SYNOPSIS:

Kell is one of the last travelers--magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes connected by one magical city.

There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, and with one mad King--George III. Red London, where life and magic are revered--and where Kell was raised alongside Rhy Maresh, the roguish heir to a flourishing empire. White London--a place where people fight to control magic and the magic fights back, draining the city to its very bones. And once upon a time, there was Black London. But no one speaks of that now.

Officially, Kell is the Red traveler, ambassador of the Maresh empire, carrying the monthly correspondences between the royals of each London. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.

Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She robs him, saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.

Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive.

REVIEW:

“Bad magic, Kell had called it. No, thought Lila now. Clever magic. And clever was more dangerous than bad any day of the week.”

This incredible book caught my eye a while ago through unadulterated cover-lust but after reading further into the premise I was completely taken.

The concept of parallel worlds is something which I’ve spoken of earlier, in my A Thousand Pieces of You review, as an idea which I wished to read more of in my time. A Darker Shade of Magic gives me that in such a fantastical and imaginative way so that I cannot critique the world which Schwab creates. Separate worlds defined by colour, linked by a London and accessible only by those with the greatest and most refined power. While these worlds are almost geometrically identical, there are no parallel individuals and each world's relationship to magic differs.

The characters weird and badass and unique. Kell is one of these special individuals who have the ability to travel between, he oversees communications between the rulers of each world in a coat with infinite sides, highlighting this almost steampunk atmosphere. Kell’s loyalty is kept to Red London, specifically the family of his best friend, Prince Rhy, who is charming and humorous. Lila is the stand out for me. Strong and wanting to be independent, a thief who wants more. When Lila joins Kell is when I felt something for these characters and was interested in their dynamic. While Kell and Rhy definitely have a bromance going, Kell and Lila have something more. It isn’t so much romance, despite the potential, it’s the way they bounce off each other and help each other get to their destination.

The only downfall, after such a potential-filled world, was the path the story took. It wasn’t a bad story, however, the way it was written generated a very liner atmosphere. In such a way that the characters merely felt like going to point A to point B and C. I wanted more and I feel like so much was wasted in the storyline. However, while Kell has an intriguing story and Rhy is a nice addition to make a trio, Lila and her story is something I am excited to see unfold in the sequel. I feel like Lila is an opportunity to build more into the story and develop a multilayered plot that reflects the multilayered worlds.

[addictedforbooksquad]

ADDICTEDFORBOOKSQUAD BOOK EVENT #2:  T H E  L O V E R S’ S O N G

M A S T E R P O S T

Thank you so much for participating! So many beautiful edits! We sure hope you had as much fun going over all of them as we did xD

And here’s a little summary for everyone:

D A Y  1

warnette by @ninazzenlk

tobias eaton & tris prior by @emdythewriter

everlark by @juneqparis

mary lennox & dickon sowerby by @luxaofherperides

jessa by @housebaylor

D A Y  2

karou & akiva by @housebaylor

cas & swift by @luxaofherperides

penryn & raffe by @juneqparis

romeo & juliet by @ninazzenlk

D A Y  3

rosastairs by @ninazzenlk

alarkling by @housebaylor

nikolina by @housebaylor

mercy wong & elodie du lac by @luxaofherperides

bellarke by @juneqparis

elriel by @emdythewriter

D A Y  4

mateo torrez & rufus emeterio by @luxaofherperides

bluesey by @juneqparis

callum & sephy by @ninazzenlk

mercy thompson & adam hauptman by @housebaylor

lilo by @emdythewriter

D A Y  5

jurdan by @housebaylor

jurdan by @starless-saint

emma & killian by @juneqparis

elara harper & hugh d’ambrey by @housebaylor

D A Y  6

lila bard & kell maresh by @housebaylor

meg corbin & simon wolfgard by @housebaylor

andreil by @emdythewriter

D A Y  7

kate daniels & curran lennart by @housebaylor

nevada baylor & connor rogan by @housebaylor

feysand by @emdythewriter

If we missed anything - please let us know and we’ll add it! And once again - thank you and until next time ❤️

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[incorrectsom]

“Now let’s be clear, I don’t love her, okay? I just miss her when she’s not around, I think about her all the time and I imagine us one day running towards each other in slow motion and I’m wearing a brown suede vest.”

 - Kell in A Gathering of Shadows

[incorrectsom]

Lila: I totally respect your decision, but I've already made my own decision.

Kell: That's the complete opposite of respecting my decision.

[incorrectsom]

after being brought back to life

Kell: How are you doing?

Rhy: I can walk, I can fight...I'm not as pretty.

[incorrectsom]

You are skating on thin egg shells right now!

Maxim, to Kell

[incorrectsom]

Rhy: So wait, Lila kissed you and you said 'thank you?'

Kell: Yes.

Rhy: Well, that was very polite.