#finished fantasy series

[joncronshawauthor]

Top 10 Epic Fantasy Series of All Time

Fantasy readers, gather round and dust off your tattered cloaks, because today we delve into the greatest epic fantasy series that have ever graced the shelves of our libraries, bookstores, and undoubtedly your overburdened e-readers. These series are not only complete but also iconic in the realms of magic, heroism, and occasionally, more bloodshed than a dragon’s dinner party. The Lord of the…

[starzknight]

Varian!!! My baby!

[shutupineedtothink]

Hey, hey Amazon, hey— in a post Rhuidean world, can we just go ahead and renew wheel of time for the remaining 5 seasons? I think we’ve definitely arrived now so we gotta get this show on the road baby. We gotta shoot at least the next three seasons back to back in the next year and a half. Ain’t nobody gettin younger out here. Chop chop let’s go 👏👏

[obsob]

"Hurry," I bid him He embraced me almost convulsively, and shocked me when he kissed my mouth. He spun and ran towards Girl-On-A-Dragon. The girl part of her leaned down, to offer him a hand as she drew him up to sit behind her. The expression on her face never changed. Just another part of the dragon. "To me!" he cried to the dragons that were already gathering around us. The last look he gave me was a mocking smile.

Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb

[yingxtkm]

I originally wanted to finish this on the day of Rebirth’s release but haha guess who’s a procrastinator *points at self*

Anyways I wanted to redraw the scene of Sephiroth sitting in the truck (totally original idea) 😎

[alwayslookingforthose]

If they didn't plan to do it from the start, that's fine. But oh BOY do you love to see it when dreams come true.

The resulting relationship between a Lord and his knight ends up in a painstakingly slow burn that means death if it were ever to be uncovered. Loose, yet deadly as their daily extremes of battle, they find genuine comfort within one another.

I love how they handled Hans and Henry's romance scene. It's more realistic than the usual schebang that Henry runs into. Do something for this maiden, charm her with your passing kindness + the swankiest shoes, bada-bing bada-boom y'all bang. The usual is so much more casual, much more free and treated with much more normality than what we see between Henry and Hans.

Spoilers below cut (oopsie I need to RANT about it)

It starts with their parting. Henry has signed up for the aforementioned "suicide mission" (thanks Katherine) and he's off to say goodbye to his friends. Real emotional. Katherine lovingly threatens the man, emotional like how all women depicted in game are allowed to be.

Then Henry's off to see Hans.

A dark night, a cozy bedroom with the crackling of fire. Hans sits in the room alone, watching the fire, thinking. Henry joins him to tell the news.

Hans is anxious about it and confides in Henry about his hushed thoughts. Well, except he can't really tell his feelings as a young budding lord and especially as a god loving man. He was taught to double-speak and hide his feelings in metaphors like all nobility.

Hans says. "you see, once I heard a French minstral tell a tale about two knights."

I don't know about y'all but this sentence preludes and hints to the whole queer portrayal of his feelings. You know what they say about the french! And a minstral? They're known to be proactive at worst of times and sinners at the worst! And we'll know about the two knights' relative analogies, Hans and Henry, as Hans tells the story.

But before Hans goes on to tell the story, the player is given four options.

"Why are you telling me this?" Henry's voice actor delivers this as though he doesn't know what Hans is up to now. Hans gets a bit frustrated but carries on, stating outright that there's something in this story that he can't put to words himself.

"What were the knights' names?" Genuine curiosity. Hans is much more responsive to this option, but maybe a little more annoyed that Henry was beating him to the punch.

"The black knight?" Something that Henry may not have come across before. And a great segway into the story with Hans' whole feelings deal. This gives the player more medieval lore.

"I don't have time for this." A genuine disinterest in long-winded Hans shenanigans. This option is also the option to opt out for the player if they themselves sense the vibes and aren't interested in a m/m pairing (cowards.)

Hans tells the story and Henry listens tentatively, gazing back to the fire. The two are sat next to each other, Henry's face ticking in a close-up in recognition of the similarity between the nights in the story and he and Hans. The camera lands on the fire, sitting there for a second as though it were a hint towards passion.

The camera wide shots back to the two men as three prompts present themselves to the player.

"They seem a lot like us." Henry acknowledging that there's something there. He's there for friendly and malleable input to his friends' struggle. Also playing a little dumb as Hans responds to it in a condescending yet reassuring 'thats why i brought it up.'

"How does their story end?" Henry wanting to see how the story goes, effectively letting Hans take his moment to shine. To take the emotional reigns of his emotional constipation by himself.

"I should go." An option that has come up before in the women's advances dialogues to opt out of any sort of sex. A more obvious exit-stage for the player.

Hans inches through the story, ending in an exasperated why can't I save you once for a change!

Then the player is given the three reassurance options. And all of them are player initiated!!

"I'll manage it, Don't worry." Placing the hope onto himself, Henry comforts Hans in a friendly manner. Hopefully Hans sees it that way too.

Then there's a more cold and distant friend option, "You'll manage here by yourself." Henry knows that Hans isn't useless, he's just stubborn. Probably because Hans' cocky ass knows Henry's there for him all the time, there coddling that bad habit of his. Henry has hopes in Hans for him to emotionally take care of himself. That's not what helps Hans in this situation, however. Realistically he would fall into alcoholism, as most people did back in the 1400s. As I know it, there wasn't much else to do to cope, really.

And then there's the romantic option. "(Kiss him.)"

Kiss him. Kiss Hans. Henry was just told by his lord, his friend, his comrade, his matching knightly pair, in an emotionally bleary tone "If anything happens to you then ... Then... Why the hell can't I save you once for a change. "

It's much less stern than what Henry had encountered with in Katherine. It's much less hostile at Henry and more aimed at himself. Henry knows Hans to not be the type of person to self-deprecate. Hans is cocksure and haughty. This was a man who was frustrated with how things turned out, confiding in the man who was making him so. This fact appeals to Henry in such a way that he wants to kiss Hans.

Henry turns his head to look at Hans, the camera cutting the fire once more, before cutting back to Hans turning to face Henry. The scenes a little janky, the screen popping to black before loading in the next part of the scene. (My thoughts is that the romance was going to be treated much more casually than what's actually presented but you never know. It could just be an asset load.)

Hans looks like he's beating himself up, cowered into himself a little bit. Perhaps he was expecting Henry to be mad at him, or to put on a friendly jabbing. But Henry doesn't do that, understanding that Hans is worried and in distress.

"I'll be back." A firm and warm tone, Henry punching in the fact to Hans by putting his hand over balled up fist on his knee. Henry gives a much more kinder tone, one filled with reassurance and warmth. "I promise you."

The camera pans for a closer look upon their hands, and then onto Hans' meek smile, and then Henry's getting up. He thinks the emotional moment is over. Henry then brings up the solid plan he has, but Hans had realized his intention has flown over Henry's head. Hans is desperate, knowing that there was a possibility that Henry might not make it back, that Hans would lose his friend forever, Hans rushes to throw what he meant right into Henry's face. Well, onto it. Hans is frantic and grabs onto Henry and kisses him.

It's a passionate scene. A gasp of surprised breathe, a whimper of uncertainty. A moment of Henry's two braincells rubbing together and Henry has to unstick himself from Hans, pushing him away.

There, in the middle of the room, Henry stands much more confused. Henry knows Hans to be a womanizer, that he really only went after woman.

Over his shoulder, Hans stands there like the saddest most drenched puppy that you've ever seen. Practically shaking like "oh I messed up."

The air is so thick it's almost embarrassing. For Hans, it is. He rushes to busy himself, to pretend that it never happened. He puts more logs on the flickering fire. Hopefully to revive the boundary line he broke, apologizing over and over almost in tears. Emotionally, he is not well - a one two punch in the reactionary feelings sector of his brain. He stands there with his hands on his mouth, almost like he couldn't believe that he kissed his best friend. His bodyguard. His lesser. I could practically see the cogs trying to rewire his brain to what just happened.

Henry, on the flip side, stands there in shock. Literally, his jaw is open and his brows are furrowed in confusion as he turns his back to his friend. His lord. Hans kissed him first? Hans stopped him with a kiss? He never seemed the type. (Literally, this wouldn't have happened if the player chose either of the other options. Hans only kisses Henry if the player initiates this one dialogue choice. Otherwise it's a platonic bro moment.)

Henry's not entirely aghast, as he's struggling to leave the room. If it were anyone else, I'm sure that Henry would've stormed out or corrected the man who attempted to kiss him. One step, then a few more, and then when Henry's at the door he realizes that it's Hans. Henry was going to kiss him anyway. At some point. Why not take the chance.

Henry then locks the door, and turns back to Hans, whose attention is still clutched to that fire. He rushes him, and pulls him just as Hans did moments before. Effectively jumping him.

The fire crackles louder, the tinder clattering on the floor, a gasping breath through the nose. It's nothing but the dead quiet of the night and the passionate fire of blaze. Henry's the one to tug Hans to the bed, Henry's the one to take charge and pin Hans down. Henry's also probably the one to get them both naked. More than enough of a sign to Hans that Hans didn't make a mistake. It's just that Henry was caught off guard.

The camera pans to the fire in a sort of final reassurance. It's also a sign that their romantic moment will mellow out once it has run it's course. But you know what's the best thing about fires? They could always be relit.

AND UUUGGHH WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY ABOUT MEDIEVAL GAY KNIGHTS.

[lazylittledragon]

The book I’m reading has a woman who is perhaps a little too cheerful about things like deadly worm infestations and cutting people open

Naturally, I thought of Cyra

this is genuinely such an honour also what book is that please and thank you

[cybersodas]

Let's light the way together.

[brandirecognition]

thrones, or the weight of the sea

[piratespencilart]

What praise will you have in death, Saint Kristen Applebees?

[hamletthedane]

Fuck it. Have some Mistborn Series memes:

Re-read The Final Empire this weekend and made some memes

Bonus:

…more to come as soon as I finish TWOA

[myreia]

✦ F F X I V L E V E L 9 0

—compendium

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

Road To Ruin

start of a postapocalyptic fantasy series set in an Asian-inspired desert world plagued by dangerous storms

follows a courier who transports romantic letters between a prince and princess, who helps the princess escape across the wastes towards the prince’s safe haven

but they’re pursued by bounty hunters, and accidentally uncover some ancient secrets. and also she’s in love with both of them

dinosaurs, magical motorbikes,

bi MC, start of polyam triad

[thepaige-turner]

Winter is almost here and it feels time to pick this series up again!

[altocat]

FF7 but its co-written by Geroge RR Martin

Everyone is crusty and mean to each other, they have a crazy orgy in order to resolve the shipping wars, Sephiroth gets killed off in the most disappointing way possible, and then everyone dies.

Also uhh... *flips notes* Denzel is the ruler of Midgar now. I guess.

[zenopic]

Catboi doodle~