#deltora quest fanfiction

[theoakleafpancake]

If I fight those monsters

Is it you I’ll find?

[Image ID: A depiction of Lief. He has brown skin, dark curly hair and hazel eyes, and he is wearing a dull, purplish tunic, cinched at the waist with a yellow belt. A green wrap is folded around his arms. One gold earring is visible on his right ear. /End ID]

Wisdom Saga has also brought back my EPIC the Musical AU of Deltora Quest. Sorta. But have a young Deltoran prince who dreams of his kingdom’s release from the Shadow Lord, and of his father’s return

[lordquiver]

Looked up Deltora Quest fanfics and didn't find enough so I've decided to add some more:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/49807201

Hopefully more fanfiction coming soon!

[uh-oh-its-bird]

Staring very agressivley at the current 142 Deltora Quest fics on ao3 like what if I singlehandedly doubled the fic count. What if. I bet I could do it if I tried.

[juuheizou]

Into the Monster’s Claws - Rated T - Mutsuki Tooru/Suzuya Juuzou - hero/villain high fantasy au

The wait is over (in a universe where anyone was waiting) and Chapter 6 is finally up! In this installment, Tooru has vanished into the night to traverse Big Mountain alone. Against all his efforts, the commitment of his abandoned friends and an honest stranger’s terrible confession may just save his life, for he has survived predation and peril just to wander directly into the clutches of Sorcerer Juuzou himself.

[goawaypopup]

Deltora Quest has a beautiful history of incredible fanfiction written about vignettes of the characters instead of all the adventure or monsters or anything like that.

Am breaking my no-posting rule to share my collection in honor of #deltora quest trending.

[girlballs]

the Story of The Stars fact of all time is that it started out essentially as thinly veiled Deltora Quest fanfiction that i started when i was like 15 but quickly spiraled out of control into its own thing. but a kernel of that beginning still remains because there's two separate, extremely important plot threads involving a protagonist collecting a set of seven magically important gemstones. one of them is even the same set from DQ (diamond, emerald, lazurite*, topaz, opal, ruby, amethyst)

[edwardpinestar]

What are your favourite books of all-time? All genres. 📖

Uhhh, probably The Luchair Stones by Isabel Oglivie, the Deltora Quest series, the Rowan of Rin series and the Golden Door trilogy by Emily Rodda, and the first six of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole (I stopped being able to get them after 6) by Kathryn Lasky for fiction books.

I quite like George Washington, Spymaster: How The Americans Outspied The British And Won The Revolutionary War by Thomas B. Allen, and From Dictatorship To Democracy: A Conceptual Framework For Liberation by Gene Sharp for non-fiction.

Puss in Boots and the City of Immortals and The Cult of The Gatito by Flippy the Godzilla, I Do Not Fear Death by OndoriNaramaki, It Shines With My Promises To You by Frogs and Moths, A Cat and a Wolf Walk Into a Bar by Pokeya, and A Two-Canine Problem by tmotc are just some of my favourite fanfictions, as of late.

As you can probably tell, I read more fanfiction than books, and gravitate more to adventure in historical/medieval settings.

[roxymorondraws]

Get To Know Me Tag Game

I was tagged by @a-strange-inkling 

Here’s a little about me:

3 ships: Rumbelle, Hellcheer, Zutara

First ship: First I shipped Kimberly x Tommy (Power Rangers)  First I read: Leif/Jasmine (Deltora Quest)

Currently consuming: cold spaghetti

Currently watching:  Below Deck

Last movie: The Menu

Last song: Crazy Train - Ozzy Ozbourne 

Currently reading: way to many fanfictions

Currently craving: Watermelon Seltzer

Tagging: @rainy-circle @ensrensage @hunter-gatherer-stuff @amandaashplease @deliriumsdelight7 @marambl

[theimaginatrix27]

Pinned Post At Last!

Finally making one of these!

Hi, I'm Trix! I write stuff! And sing stuff sometimes! And am looking into branching out into podfic territory!

I'm also totally blind, Ace and Australian! And a Christian who knows when to mind her business and is determined to not be a bigoted arsehole (I may not always know if I'm failing at this, but I was raised with the understanding we never stop learning and growing unless we're arrogant enough to believe we don't need to anymore). Vehemently anti-Capitalist, hate bigotry in all its forms, think progressives need to stop with the bullying because abuse and harassment have no correct target, and am working hard at being kind and open-minded.

List of important sideblogs:

Main writing sideblog, for discussions about writing, including fanfiction, though it's mostly full of reblogged writing advice as of now (this will change): @imaginatrixproductions

My sideblog specifically for my biggest ficverse, including reblogs I feel are relevant to it: @themaginitechronicles

My political blog, where I have somewhat sporadically been reblogging political posts I agree with: @politicallytrix

Tumblr changed how you select blogs to post to recently so I've had a bit of a tough time adjusting and haven't reblogged/posted to my sideblogs much lately, but I'll get back into it, promise!

The great big list of fandoms!

Dragon Ball

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, and its first two spinoffs

Pokémon

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the 2003 version)

Winx Club

Avatar: The Last Airbender/LoK to a lesser degree

The Sevenwaters series, Blackthorn and Grim trilogy, and Warrior Bards trilogy, all by Juliet Marillier

The Deltora Quest and Rowan of Rin series by Emily Rodda

Steven Universe

Star Trek, though notably not Star Trek: Picard. I may give Discovery and Prodigy a go but I am of the opinion that ST:PIC was unnecessary nostalgia bait and they should've let those characters (and actors) rest. And not doing so led to some things being technically canon that I have firmly rejected.

To be more specific, though, my main Treks are TNG, Voyager, and most important of all, Deep Space Nine.

Fairy tales! (Yes, this counts as a fandom. And it has bled into a lot of things I write, even the fics that aren't specifically fairy tale retellings).

Aaaand I think that's everything that needs covering for now! Enjoy yourselves, and don't be mean or I shall block you.

[relicfragment]

Thinking about the summer of 2013. Watching boomerang at my aunts. Sleeping on the couch at my own choice because i didn't want to be w/o the noise of the television. Sticking danimals crush cups into the freezer to eat like popsicles later. The older cartoons from the 60s and 70s being on during the day, shows like Dexter's Lab and Powerpuff Girls in the evening, and shows like Samurai Jack and He-Man at night. Every single Boomerang bumper, including the songs and shorts and stop motion animations. I'm certain there wasn't a single commercial on that channel other than ads for other shows, the bumpers, and the songs and shorts between it. This and The Hub and also Nicktoons. When my family finally got DirecTV after years of living on nothing but local television I was obsessed.

I didn't watch much Boomerang after that year. Eventually I got big into The Hub and Nicktoons. Nicktoons at night, particularly, in the summer of 2014. I started getting into fanfiction and staying up late and watching minecraft lets plays. Nicktoons had a block at night where they'd air the old nicktoons. Nowadays they only air loud house, spongebob, and their spinoffs with maybe one original acquired cartoon because nickelodeon has been a shell of its former self for over half a decade now. I used to watch Dragon Ball Z Kai on it too, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal / Dragonball GT before they put new episodes of these shows on sundays where my grandma wld force me to go to church.

The Hub was probably the network i mourned the most. I would wait every day after school for Deltora Quest to come on. It was one of my favorite shows-- it was an anime dubbed into english. I would watch MLP, Pound Puppies, every animated show you could think of besides maybe transformers prime.

[justanotherjaydrawing]

wahhh thanks for tagging~ lets see how much of this I actually remember well enough to answer lol

last song: Good luck babe - Chappell Roan (can you tell I'm gay lmao)

Favourite colour: Probably like a maroon or black? Though I am weirdly fond of brown. but if you look at my page then there is a lot of this ashy purple colour that I might be obsessed with... hmmm. hard to say lol

Last book I read: uhh it's been a while but I was rereading the Deltora Quest series. I like going back and rereading the books I enjoyed when I was younger. But mostly I read fanfiction these days. big fan of fanfiction.

Last movie: oh god I genuinely can not remember the last time I watched a movie... it might have been Lord of the rings? or maybe Promare? i genuinely have no idea lmao i don't watch movies very often these days

Last tv show: This one I do know. Haikyuu. I have watched this show far too many times lmao but I have just finished rewatching it with the bestie (it was their first watchthrough)

Sweet/spicy/savoury: I am a big fan of savoury stuff. though I really enjoy anything that combines them all

Relationship status: Single (other than qpr with the bestie? I will probably date romantically, but the bestie is for life.)

Last thing I googled: uhh good question. Maybe the stardew wiki lmao possibly a character reference

current obsession: Haikyuu. that one is pretty constant lol. Specifically SakuAtsu right now. (Sakusa with joint pain soothes my own chronic pain lmao) But I also am pretty obsessed with stardew, Drawfee and my oc's (do they count as an obsession?)

Things I am looking forward to: honestly, drawing again. it has been like three days but i miss it. (more seriously I have been pretty unwell for the past few years but I am starting to get better, so I am looking forward to being able to cook again and help out around the house like that. just little improvement things, but it is the little things that matter)

Tags: oh god I am far too nervous to tag lots of people. no pressure whatsoever but I am trying to interact with people more so I will tag @corvidae666 and @artisticxlly but no pressure to respond either way

Thank you for tagging me Val! this was fun!!

ten people i’d like to know better! tagged by @otakurooster907

last song: by twenty one pilots, but of course: smithereens

favorite color: blood red and black is a top tier combo

last book: jurassic park, of course. reading through as i write chaos theory to make sure i’m getting the little details that the movie discarded

last movie: jurassic world dominion. pyroraptor on top

last tv show: jurassic world chaos theory. can you tell i like jurassic park yet

sweet/spicy/savory: sweet or savory depending on my mood obviously i can’t say i always want one thing or the other

relationship status: no comment. im aromantic lol. but id love a qpr with someone one day

last thing i googled: zoloft. i was looking at the ingredients + interactions with other medications

current obsession: haikyuu, dinosaurs, twenty one pilots. but what else is new. i’ll say those don’t count, so we’ll go with cheese bagels instead.

thing that i’m looking forward to: kind of silly, but one of my friends said we could voice call at some point and i’m excited for that. we’ve never called before or anything, only texted, so i think it’ll be fun

no pressure tags: i went through and picked some moots i’ve not really talked to a whole lot, sorry for the random tag. i do hold you all very affectionately in my heart <3 @justanotherjaydrawing @naofairy @thatfanficauthor107 @iwaoiness @cten0phora @willowtreebee @ilovecurrybuns @manateafortwo @cabbybaby @leaving-grapefruitss

[a-crack-in-the-universe]

Anna and the Wenn

Anna looked out through the entrance of their small treehouse toward the ground far below, her heart twisting into painful knots within her chest.

Something was wrong, she could feel it. It was late afternoon and Jarred still had not returned. It was not like him to be so late. He had told her that he would be back by mid-afternoon, and knowing the dangers the forest held, he would not let himself be waylaid by anything. For, after all, dusk was the time the Wennbar and other dangerous monsters would be coming out.

What if he had been attacked, or worse? Anna squeezed her eyes shut, unable to bear the thought. If Jarred was still out at dusk, he would be in danger, injured or not. And then… 

Fate have mercy, she had to find him!

‘Mama? Is Papa in trouble?’

Anna turned to find her daughter standing next to her, eyes wide with fear. Jasmine. Anna’s heart clenched. She must have seen her fretting and pacing. She would have to reassure her somehow.

She knelt and hugged her daughter, stroking her dark hair and looking into her beautiful green eyes that were so much like her own. ‘Yes, my dearest. Your father may be in danger, but it will be all right. I am going to search for him. Stay in the house, and do not come out until we return. All right?’

After a moment’s pause, Jasmine nodded her head, sniffling slightly, though still looking afraid. ‘All right, Mama.’

Anna hugged her again tightly, drawing comfort from her daughter’s small warm body. ‘I love you. Be of good heart and wait for us to return.’      

Though it twisted her inside to do it, she let go of her daughter, and proceeded to prepare for her journey. She did not bother to change clothes, but she grabbed her foraging bag and her medicines—she would need those, in case Jarred was injured. 

All too soon she was ready to leave. She moved toward the entrance and began the long climb down to the forest floor.

-----

As the years had passed, Anna had grown proficient at noticing the signs that someone or something had passed through their area – a necessity, to help her protect her small family from dangers such as fearsome forest creatures or Grey Guards. She was not as adept at it as she would have liked, but she had enough skill at it to track Jarred.

Jarred had become just as good as she at stealthily moving through the grassy forest floor, perhaps even more so, but she knew him well enough to notice the signs he would typically leave behind at certain spots, signalling that he had been there. Her heart grew heavy with foreboding as she noted how at first Jarred had proceeded on foot, and then it looked like he had been dragged, based on the way the greenery had been disturbed.  

She followed those signs to a grassy clearing that the Wenn usually deposited their victims in for the Wennbar to find.              

She and Jarred had first come across the Wennbar—and the Wenn—some weeks after first arriving in First Wood. In the months before Jasmine’s birth, Jarred had begun scouting the area for any dangers they would need to be aware of and avoid while they were living there in the forest. As she had been big with child, Anna had been unable to join him, but after the birth she had insisted on it—both because she was painfully curious about the wonders Jarred had been telling her about, and because she knew that if she spent another moment in the treehouse she would surely go mad.

And so, with little Jasmine bound to her on a sling on her back, Anna had gone with Jarred scouting. It was on that trip that she had first seen the Wenn--pale misshapen creatures with glowing red eyes. On that trip, she and Jarred had watched from the treetops as the creatures ran past, carrying an animal who appeared to be as still as death. However, after the Wenn had deposited it onto the grass in the clearing, Anna could see that it was not dead, only paralysed. How, Anna did not know, but it chilled her to see the look of terror in the animal’s eyes as it realised it could not move. Had it known what its fate would be?

Anna and Jarred had not stayed to see what would happen to it. In later weeks, however, they found out what the Wenn did to its captives—that they were sacrificed alive to a monster called the Wennbar, which seemed to be the Wenn’s master. In the months and years to come, they came across more helpless victims who had been caught by the Wenn, and they quickly learned to see the warning signs of Wenn approaching and keep away from them.        

Some of the Wenn’s victims were Grey Guards. Eventually, Jarred had had the idea of stripping those Grey Guards of their clothes, so that he, Anna and Jasmine would be able to use the fabric to make clothes for themselves. The danger of it had worried Anna, but they desperately needed the fabric after their original clothes had become too worn out to wear, and so she had agreed to it.

Anna felt a twinge of guilt. On any other day, they could have gone together, but today she had to stay behind to tend to Jasmine, who had badly grazed her knees while playing in the treetops. So Jarred had gone alone. Anna had suggested they postpone the trip until tomorrow or the day after, but Jarred had shaken his head. It would be better if they could make it today, he had said. Who knew if they would get another chance like this anytime soon?

Anna had let him go. After spending over five years in the Forests of Silence, Jarred had become a capable fighter, and he knew to be careful of the Wenn. If he encountered trouble, he would be able to find his way out of it. Besides, it was not likely that he would run into any trouble, for there was not much activity on the forest floor today. She had not thought there was anything they would need to worry about.  

Now, though… Anna’s heart froze as she stood in the clearing of the Wennbar and took stock of the situation. Jarred lay on the grass before her, paralysed – bound by the Wenn. Some feet away, also paralysed, lay a Grey Guard.

She knelt and gripped Jarred’s calloused hand in her own, feeling terror rise within her. 

“Anna, I am sorry,’ Jarred said weakly. ‘I was careless. I--'

‘Hush,’ she said, trying—and failing—to suppress the tremble in her voice. Tears stung her eyes. If Jarred died, she did not know what she would do. ‘You must save your strength.’  

She glanced up at the sun. It was not so long until sundown, now. She would have to act quickly if she were to help Jarred. But how could she do that? What kind of potion could cure someone of paralysis?    

She squeezed her eyes shut, thinking. Then it came to her. It would be risky, and there was a chance it would not work. But it would be worth it, if it meant she would have a chance to save Jarred. 

She only allowed herself a moment’s fear; then she forced it out of her heart and opened her eyes. She kissed Jarred on the forehead and looked into his dear, familiar, exhausted eyes. ‘I love you. I must go now, but I will be back soon, with something that will help you.’

‘Anna—’

‘Trust me,’ she urged. ‘This will not be the end. I will make sure of it.’

‘I trust you,’ he assured her. ‘It is time I do not trust. It is close to sunset, when the Wennbar will come.’ And with it, his death. The unspoken words seemed to hover between them. Anna felt her heart squeeze painfully. Yes, it was close, so very close. Would she have enough time? She had to believe that she would. The thought of losing Jarred was like a knife to her heart; she could not let it happen.

She kissed him again and stood up. ‘Do not fear. I will be back in a little while, before sunset.’

Be brave, and wait for me to return, she thought. I will not let you die. I will not let Jasmine lose her father.

And with that, she darted away into the forest.            

-----

Later, once it was over, she would admit to Jarred that she had been terrified that her plan would not work, that she would run out of time, leaving Jarred to be sacrificed to the Wennbar. Then, however, she only felt a cold, steely determination come over her as she moved through the forest, foraging for the herbs required to concoct the medicine that would hopefully cure Jarred of his paralysis. She had no room for any other emotion.  

Once she gathered the herbs she needed, she made her way as fast as she could back to the treehouse, where she would be able to mix them into a form that Jarred could ingest. Jasmine gazed at her with questions in her eyes as she re-entered their small treetop home. 

‘Mama! Where’s Papa?’

Time was of the essence, but Anna forced herself to pause and reassure her daughter, even though every part of her was screaming at her to prepare the medicine now before it was too late.

‘Papa has been stung by the Wenn,’ was all she had time to say. ‘I must make some medicine before dusk to help him move again. Here,’ and she motioned to her daughter to join her at the workbench she used to formulate her herbal remedies. ‘Help me prepare it.’    

For all that she was only five years old, Jasmine understood the urgency of the situation, for she said no more and quietly helped her mother crush the herbs and prepare the medicine that would hopefully save Jarred’s life.

Once they were done, Anna gazed at their creation. It was a foul-smelling liquid that made Jasmine wrinkle her small, sensitive nose in disgust. It would have a foul taste as well, but as long as it worked, that would not matter. It had to work, she told herself. It had to. She could not think otherwise.

Without another word, she grabbed the tiny bottle and placed it in a pouch around her neck, hurrying out of the treehouse and back down to the forest floor. Jasmine anxiously watched her go.

-----

Time became a blur, after that. Anna could think of nothing else than racing to where she had left Jarred in the clearing before the Wennbar emerged from its cave to claim its sacrifice. It was almost dusk – Anna could see the sun positioned painfully low in the gradually darkening sky.

It felt like an age before she was in that clearing again. She knelt before Jarred, taking out and uncorking the bottle with the precious medicine in it.

‘Jarred, open your mouth!’ she hissed. ‘Quickly!’

There was no time to greet him or provide any warning. Dusk was almost upon them, and with it the Wennbar.

Thankfully, Jarred obeyed her without question. He knew as well as she did the urgency of his situation, and what would happen if they were both still in the clearing when the Wennbar came.

Anna lowered the bottle over his open mouth and carefully poured two drops of the foul-smelling medicine onto Jarred’s tongue. Two, she had calculated, would be enough for the medicine to do its work. Once the drops hit his tongue, she clamped one hand over Jarred’s mouth. It would all be for nothing if Jarred somehow spat out the medicine.      

She held her breath as Jarred grimaced at the terrible taste of the potion. Please let this work! An expression of intense agony crossed Jarred’s face. Anna’s heart squeezed to see it and hear his muffled pained cry. And then – his body began to jerk, limbs moving, as it tried to process the pain it was under.

Anna let out the breath she had been holding. Tears sprang into her eyes. It had worked! Her medicine had worked. But she could not relax quite yet – they both still had to escape the clearing before the Wennbar arrived.

Quickly she shook Jarred shoulder, tugged at his arm as hard as she could – anything to get his attention over the immense pain he must be feeling. ‘Jarred? Jarred! Please listen to me. You can move! We must escape from here before the Wennbar comes.’

He groaned. She kept repeating her words to him, until she feared he was in too much pain to understand her. Then her words finally seemed to registered within his mind, and he began to struggle to get to his feet. Anna helped him to his feet and together the two of them, with Anna half-supporting Jarred, stumbled out of the clearing.  

They did not stop until they had reached their home in the treetops. Anna had not dared to, the thought of the Wennbar’s angry, snapping teeth spurring her onward, and Jarred, still half-delirious with pain as he was, had not had the strength to do aught but follow her lead. She breathed a sigh of relief once she saw the familiar wooden structure of the treehouse and the small face of their daughter peering down at them, her green eyes filled with a mixture of fear and hope.

As soon as they were safe in their home, Jasmine rushed to her father’s side and hugged him tightly, burying her face in his leg. ‘Papa! Are you all right?’

Anna could see that Jarred was still weak, so it took him a few moments to respond to Jasmine’s tearful question. Finally he said, ‘Yes, sweetheart. I am.’ His eyes met Anna’s, and Anna’s heart warmed at the deep love, relief and gratitude in them. ‘Your mother saved me.’          

[langwrites]

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Deltora Quest - Emily Rodda Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Lief (Deltora Quest), Jasmine (Deltora Quest), Barda (Deltora Quest), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), mentioned Dain (Deltora Quest) Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Takes place during the gap between Maze of the Beast and Valley of the End, Takes place between book 6 and 7, Originally Posted on FanFiction.Net, some grey guards and ols die but no one cares about them, Sickfic, Sick Character, Pneumonia Summary:

Lief gets sick shortly after the Maze of the Beast, and it looks deadly. Jasmine and Barda seek out help in the tiny village of Berk, and while they get it, they might have found much more...

(Originally posted on 01/25/2011)

Hello! I know that this is a pretty old work by this point, but I just wanted you to know that this fic saved my life as a child. I remember reading this fic not long after it was published - I was 11, and super into the Deltora Quest books at the time. This was probably amongst the first fics I ever read. I loved this fic so much - I was (and still am) a fan of sick-fics, and I loved not only your plot and OC's, but also the fact that you called Lief's disease crackle cough! As a kid, I remember wanting to know if the disease was real, and after some google searches, I learned about pneumonia and how it can cause a "crackle cough". I always thought that little detail was clever! Two years later, when I was 13, I got pneumonia from a particularly awful winter. I didn't know I had it at the time, but I did have the crackle cough, and I remembered from reading this fic that that was usually associated with pneumonia. So, I was able to convince my parents to take me to a doctor to get seen before it got too bad. Haha, maybe I exaggerate a bit about my life being saved, as I really didn't have a severe case, but I never forgot how lucky and grateful I was to have read this fic, as I don't think I would have picked up on the connection otherwise! I never forgot about this fic, and to this day, I still come back to read it and smile at the crackle cough detail. Maybe it's a little silly, but with the news recently of [FF.net] likely kicking the bucket soon, I really wanted to come here one last time and let you know about how this fic impacted my life, and to thank you for your work ❤️ As fanfiction authors, I think we never really see how far reaching our work actually is to the people we share it with, and I wanted to do at least something, however small, to change that. I'm unsure if you have an AO3 account, but if you do and you are comfortable with it, I would love to see this work up there one day, if only for preservation purposes! In the meantime, for as long as the ol' website is up, I'll keep coming back here to appreciate this fic. Thanks so much again, and I hope you have a wonderful time writing for whichever fandoms you're in now!

I got this review yesterday morning.

Like hell would I refuse to crosspost after that. Hope you’re doing all right, Anon!

[nofr1lls]

theres so many fucing things i want to see and watch and read and listen to and process and play and do one hundred percent of the time and if i dont do all of them simultaneoulsy right fucking now ill explode

[ramblebrambleamble]

Alias: Ramble

Birthday: January

Zodiac: --

Height: 6'1

Hobbies: Reading, phone games

Favourite colour: Blue

Favourite book: Cannot remember last actual book I read. Let's say Deltora Quest series.

Last song: Hammer of Thor - Oda Gondrosen

Last Movie: Troll (?). Norwegian? On Netflix. Is good.

Recently read: Steadily working my way through orv fanfiction tag.

Inspiration: the stars.

Story behind URL: At the time, I thought it was really funny. I do not remember why.

Fun fact: I tried original flavour pink pocket topokki today (gross) and red grapefruit juice (much better that regular(white?) for the first time today.

@ anyone who wants to do it.

Thanks for the tag @sunandflame!!

Alias/name : Tama,

Birthday : mid April

Zodiac : Aries sun, Leo moon, Virgo Rising

Height : 5’1 (154cm)

Hobbies : drawing, cooking, and baking are the big three

Favorite color : pastel pink and pale yellow

Favorite book : A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini

Last song : Breakin Dishes - Rihanna

Last Movie / Show : roomie-spooky-movie-night feature yesterday was The Strangers (2008)

Recent read : not really recent but Can't I Go Instead - Lee Geum-yi

Inspiration : beautiful things that make my heart ache, like Romantic era songs that swell with drama and emotion, or love that is so incompatible and ill-fated that no amount of devotion or loyalty can keep them together.

Story behind URL : while i recognize all of Kyojuro's spouses, it is I who is the Realest of them all.

Fun fact : I'm pretty good at tarot readings, specifically love/romance ones. not so good at the money/career questions.

Tagging @homo-homini-lupus-est-1701 @gothgirltits @potofstewie

[the-writers-labyrinth]

Introducing the Writer

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Last updated: 01/31/2024

Heyo!

I’ve made an intro before, but I decided to remake it cause why not. I pop in and out of here and I haven’t really posted much, so I’ll start being more active :)

Also I was inspired to redo my intro by @pens-swords-stuff

• Basic Info •

Name: Arden

Likes: writing, drawing, basically anything fantasy-related, shiny things, sometimes the oceans and sometimes the mountains, reading, Supernatural, Merlin BBC, dogs, analyzing songs with my favorite characters

Dislikes: writing and drawing (about half the time), seafood (except shrimp), coffee, working in customer service

Time zone: EST

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- If you are transphobic, homophobic, ableist, sexist, racist, or anything else that’s hate-related, kindly leave this page and never show your face again. For good measure, you can sit in a corner until you realize how absolutely stupid you’re being :)

- If you ever want to tag me in a tag game, feel free to do so. My inbox is always open, so if you ever have any questions, feel free to drop in an ask! If I don’t get to you right away, just know that I haven’t forgotten and will reply as soon as I can.

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#haven’s rambles

#haven’s asks

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• Writing •

- Funny story, I actually used to hate writing when I was a kid. Despised it with everything I had. It was boring and took up time, and I just wasn’t interested. Younger me would look at me in complete disgust right now and ya know what? I don’t regret this at all.

- I write both original works and fanfiction (although I’ve actually finished multiple drafts for my original works. Fanfiction is a bit ehhh for me at times). Most of the fanfiction has to do with my unhealthy obsession with Ranger’s Apprentice, so if you like that, then feel free to check out my Ao3 and Wattpad!

- Main genre: fantasy

- (I will eventually make a writer masterlist)

Onto the WIP’s!

(When I say WIPs technically I mean one but I have third drafts of my entire series but I’m working on the first one right now)

Awakening (Vol 1)

Genre: Dark Fantasy

Series: Morsai’s Bane

Intro

WIP tag: #morsai’s bane

Synopsis:

The Dissemblers have one goal: Destroy everything that keeps Ikira stable. With little resistance met from the four lands, it's a simple matter for their poison to spread.

No one knows who their leader is. Few know of the true power they possess, and even fewer would dare to believe it. After all, Dark ad Light don't meddle in the affairs of mortals.

Quinn Shander is the youngest son of Silvus and Carrie. His older brother, Lauren, is the only reason he's still alive, and both boys would take the first opportunity to get out of Braken as soon as it was offered.

When the Dissemblers land their strike, the brothers are tossed into the middle of it. Every little detail they've ever known of their life has been a lie, and now they share a common goal with their new companions: Revenge.

But even as they find their way through the web of lies, Quinn learns that nothing is as it seems. Soon, the group of four turns into a much larger team of misfits, and they must learn to trust one another before they can find their way out alive.

There's much more at stake than their feeble lies, and it comes down to the decisions of this strange group. They all have the choice to walk away, and yet there's something keeping them from straying down a wayward path.

Anyways, that’s really it for now. If anything changes I’ll update it, and I’ll make note of it on the post whenever I do that. Again, my inbox is always open, and happy writing!

You can also find me at:

TikTok - thewriterslabyrinth (also if you like anything related to Ranger’s Apprentice, Deltora Quest, or the Unwanteds, I also have another tt account - unwantedrangerofdel)

Main tumblr blog: @unwantedrangerofdel (more dq and ra stuff there)