#edda blackbeak

[rainingriversofyou]

“We are the thirteen; from now until the darkness claims us” —Heir Of Fire 🖤

Manon, Asterin, Sorrel, Vesta, Briar, Fallon, Edda, Faline, Kaya, Ghislaine, Thea, Linnea & Imogen

Throne Of Glass / Artist: @madschofield

[acourtofquestions]

Credits: @madschofield

[pergaminaa]

Since it's summer let's have some headcanons:

Sorrel, Lin, Faline, Fallon and Ghislaine can tolerate the sun because they actually have melanin and are chill about the heat like, they just don’t go out when it’s bright outside? Just common sense things, really.

They also have the sense not to go out in the middle of the day and risk a heatstroke for no reason.

Edda and Briar morph into night creatures and exist only at night. When the sun is about to set is when they peak and they go to sleep when the sun is well up in the horizon.

Manon, Asterin, Thea and Imogen lack said melanin and suffer in the heat.

Well Asterin not so much because she actually doesn’t burn in the sun and instead gets this beautiful golden sheen to her skin??? Kinda unfair, really.

Kaya and Vesta just burn. Not ten minutes out in the sun and they're about to die but they always somehow need to be out during the day doing god knows what and end up burning while also risking a heatstroke.

If we're going by the lack of melanin the ones who really suffer are: Vesta, Manon, and Kaya because they're so pale they’re almost see-through.

Manon is smart enough to avoid going out during peak sun time, but that's also because she's a huge introvert and hates people.

Vesta and Kaya aren't.

Asterin loves to tan so she's out on the beach getting a nice golden color while trying not to burn (if she times it right she’s successful but any longer and it’s straight to burns)

Sorrel thinks she's an idiot but she's there with lots of chilled drinks and many bottles of sunscreen

Ghislaine wards off the awful heat by spending her time indoors reading. She can go out and have fun when the sun sets

She can see firsthand what happens when people try to brave the heat

It is always the same victims because they never learn

She really is done lecturing them and would let them suffer the consequences of their (idiotic) actions

Sorrel agrees with her

But Sorrel also makes sure they get plenty of water and stay down while their symptoms pass

They all really hate it though. They're used to cold temperatures and summer is not for them

Anything above 17C is too warm for them

If it gets above 25C they start dropping

Dorian tries to get Manon to join him at the beach but she gets out of it every time he tries

She doesn't really explain anything but one day Sorrel is fed up and tells him that she’ll just burn in the sun.

Dorian had a moment of realization and decided that the beach isn’t a good date idea. Sorrel remind him that going out during the day isn’t a good idea in general because have you seen how pale she is? You think the sun will be kind to her? You will kill her if you take her outside.

So indoors it is. Honestly Dorian finds it a good excuse to get Manon to stay over often. And she doesn’t really resist his “it’s already morning you can’t leave now,” and they just spend whole days together doing all kinds of things.

They still go out though, but it’s usually after 5 pm because the sun isn’t as vicious at around that time.

Dorian tans so beautifully though it’s not fair.

Summer is a time of hibernation for Manon though. She stays indoors under the cold AC because this is the only thing she can do during the the heat she knows she isn’t built for the hot weather. Like she’s powerful and doesn’t backdown from anything but she knows if she has a face off with the sun outside she’ll be taken out instantly.

[manonslayme]

Hi do you ever think about the possible dynamics and personality and relationships the thirteen could have had with each other and then feel sad about losing them and then see a bunch of horrifically sad poems on TikTok and then wonder how Manon will ever love again?

Not exactly in the romantic sense but in the familial sense? The thirteen were her family, not Glennis or Bronwen or her parents or the matron. The thirteen were family, they knew her for more than a century and loved her and knew her and understood her and fought for her and with her. They were such a tangled up, intense part of her life and her love and she lost them.

How can she ever love again in the same way she loves them?

[loudtrashphantom]

I finished Kingdom of Ash and i have some thoughts (as always).

It was wild! I was crying at parts and laughing, panicking, devastated, and annoyed all at the same time.

This series, the Throne of Glass series, has now ranked number one of all time for the series I've read.

Gavriel died!? The Thirteen died!? Abraxos' mate died!? Elena's dead? The Gods are gone?

Yrene being pregnant was...surprising?

Yrene, with Dorian and Elide's help, killed Erawan? Fenrys got his teleporting abilities back! Maeve is dead (hopefully).

How the fuck did Aelin survive? Like, yes, she had Dorian...and then Dorian but what!? Deanna can rot, tbh. "We don't do deals with mortals." Shut up.

Aelin seeing Crescent City and Prythian during her travels through the multiverse (Maasverse?) and Rhysand helping slow her travel?

Lord Lorcan Lochan. Lady Elide Lochan. That's it. That's them. I have grown to love Lorcan and his grumpiness. The softness he shows only Elide.

Fenrys Moonbeam.

I do wonder what might happen with Vaughan.

[theflowerr-childdd]

nobody told me I’d be a crying mess once I reached chapter 89 in kingdom of ash but here I am distraught

[bookspine-lux]

Edda Blackbeak 🖤🐉Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas

[rattlethestars-stj]

#5 of sentences from books that got me so choked up with emotion that I couldn't breathe

Be the bridge, be the light. When iron melts, when flowers spring from fields of blood—let the land be witness, and return home.

From Kingdom of ash

[positivewitch]

And far away, across the snow-covered mountains, on a barren plain before the ruins of a once-great city, a Flower began to bloom.

[darklingswhxore]

You all ever just think how the thirteen were the only ones manon truly loved during 117 years of her life and now they are all gone and the next best thing to them Dorian whom manon loves (yes i said she loves him u got a prblm with that suck it up) too is gonna die in 80 or some years and she is gonna be left alone

Me *sobs in a corner*

[acourtofquestions]

KOA Throne of Glass series Icons/Formats/Labeled Character Imagery from the series, in book order (please feel free to use as a resource): Kingdom of Ash Characters

Edits by me. All art by @po_jainters dust covers for the series. All characters by Sarah J. Maas.

[pergaminaa]

What i think each one of the Thirteen’s zodiac sign is:

Manon is a Scorpio (I won’t say she’s a textbook Scorpio but she is a textbook Scorpio)

Asterin is a Sagittarius (wild and adventurous. She has a fiery personality and so passionate with a big big heart but also no filter because girlie is there towing the line with her inability to keep her mouth shut)

Sorrel is a Taurus (self explanatory because she’s Manon’s rock. Very loyal and grounded she literally doesn’t budge this is a woman who takes her job seriously and there is no force in the world capable of swaying her)

Vesta is an Aries (she has a fiery personality and absolutely no impulse control)

Faline and Fallon are a Gemini (so unoriginal i know)

Lin is either an Aquarius or a Capricorn (she’s detached but very focused/determined honestly you only cross her when you’re feeling suicidal)

Edda is a Capricorn (she’s very efficient and super loyal. Knows how to get a job done)

Briar is a Cancer (honestly I’d say she is similar to Edda but also she’s not. It’s easy to put the two together since they have a similar role in the coven but she strikes me as different)

Thea is a Leo or a Taurus (super protective but also you don’t want to get her angry. She’s fiercely protective of her coven especially Kaya and Manon and she’s always wary of any strangers who are hanging around them)

Kaya is a Pisces or a Cancer (idk i feel she can be manipulative af but she looks so innocent no one can pin it on her but she’s cunning like that and knows how to use this to her advantage. Also she can be very soft and nurturing towards those who are close to her)

Ghislaine is a Virgo (super organized and neat. Honestly if you need sound advice you go to her. She’s also the mom of the group just being there taking care of everyone who didn’t listen to her advice and ended up exactly like she predicted)

Imogene is Libra (just an innocent babey who never does anything wrong girly is there existing in peace)

[manonslayme]

I have (hopefully) created a masterpiece

[discorrdiia]

Friendly Reminder...

“We are The Thirteen from now until the darkness claims us”

Well

Darkness claimed them

[afanpage4books]

Asterin Blackbeak be like “i know a spot” and then yields her life for you to live

[bookspine-lux]

Edda Blackbeak 🖤🐉Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas