#finley reads

[allseeingharlequin]

Hey what if

what if Noel has small gold flecks in his irises that are difficult to see and focus on but if you look really close they look like cracks and they're left over from the king breaking his mind

(the whole rant)⬇️

And when he first got out of the Dreamlands he thought it made it so the king could see everything he did kind of like John but like he can just look whenever he wants... Like a crystal ball lmao

So he was really paranoid for a long time but eventually he convinced himself the king wasn't watching but he still can't bring himself to look himself in the eye in any kind of reflection

I was drawing his eyes and it came to me like a vision

AND after he gets messed with by yellow in The Order episode, they get slightly more pronounced... Which maybe he doesn't notice until after he (hypothetically) gets out of the hospital in spain

Or like whenever he looks in a mirror next but I imagine it would take a while to notice since he avoids it anyway

OR MAYBE HE CHECKS ON PURPOSE BECAUSE HE HAS A HUNCH and then he confirms it and gets a panic attack

Thanks for coming to my ted talk

[potato-lord-but-not]

I offer to you the ship of Roland Cummings, Delphine Cummings, and Charlie Dowd that has been absolutely rotting my brain and is ripe for Charlie angst. I talk about them a bit here in which I discuss multiple Charlie ships but I must spread the propaganda of them o7

Ohhhhhh despite not really being Roland/Noel girlie I can indeed see the appeal 👀

[finleycannotdraw]

trying out a different brush pen for coloring!! this is a scene from chapter 10 of With All the Hope and All the Doubt by QueenScarletTheKing on ao3 :) it’s part 2 of a series, and I highly recommend checking it out for a fun au, hilarious and emotional writing, the boys being dumb, nimona being a cat, and a great journey of how anxiety is different depending on how you’ve lived!!!

not gonna lie, I drew the kitchen the way I’ve been picturing it in the fic but I have no idea if it’s accurate

[spacebugarts]

I wasn't gonna make an Indigo Park oc but then I started thinking about the theme park I went to as a kid and I got the idea of a beaver running a ride based on water flumes like Logger's Run or Splash Mountain :3

They're also based on wildlife education characters like Smokey the Bear and Ranger Rick!

[flying-fangirls]

I read @strangerhawke's absolutely wonderful "The Way We Connect" series last week and those fics reached directly into my brain waves, grabbed me by the neck, and threw me on deck of the Noel/Arthur/John ship. And because now they're literally all I can think about, I just had to draw something for the series!

First piece, inspired by a scene from "The Dinner Party"

Second piece, inspired by a scene from "Unspoken Languages of the Broken Mind'

[lordofthesoups]

You know the character obsession is bad when you’re getting out the Wikipedia page for American military campaigns in the first world war

[r4c3rr]

Alistair:

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FInley:

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Me after finishing the duology:

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Iosbel wearing Reid's clothes:

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More Isobel:

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Briony after fucking dying to break the curse:

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Alistair after fighting with Gavin taking a nice old stroll outside the cottage:

[spacedustmantis]

the statue had been there since before time. that's what some of the older folks were saying.

finley knew it was local folklore. no one knew the original artist that carved the three lovers out of stone, the records lost to time, and the myth that they'd existed before people did was an old one, surviving many generations.

finley could see why.

they often sat at the statue's feet, or a few meters away at the edge of the clearing, and they watched. the statue was always pristine, the townspeople took care of that.

but there was something ancient to it. or maybe less ancient and more

timeless.

the statue was a depiction of three people, tightly wound around each other in what looked to be a desperate embrace. none of their faces were visible from most angles.

finley found it curious. why immortalize someone only to hide their face?

finley's favourite place to sit was a bit off to the side, but close to the statue; that way they could see the face of the tallest of the lovers, and the skillfully crafted expression of love and grief.

such artistry, hidden from sight but for a single angle. and it wasn't even a convenient one. finley often got a stiff neck from looking up at that face for hours, through the intertwined arms of the other lovers.

it was a curious thing, this statue. tucked away in the forest, depicting such pain, yet no plaque in sight.

no names, no story.

finley wondered. about the artist, and the subjects, and the statue.

finley wondered often.

never did they find an answer.

[ashereadsstuff]

The Sadenverse, reading order

Green: Written by Eden Finley Red: Written by Both Authors Yellow: Written by Saxon James

purple is not significant, it just means the arrows are layered so its just to separate them.

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First off, the Sadenverse is a universe created across multiple series that Saxon James and Eden Finley have either written separately or co-written together. There’s no one “right way” to read these books, so you might come across minor spoilers depending on where you start. Personally, I didn’t read them in any particular order. I began with the Puckboys series, moved on to the CU Hockey series, and then jumped into the Mike Bravo Ops series without worrying too much about the reading order. That’s when I realized what the Sadenverse really was.

While reading the Mike Bravo Ops series, I discovered two things: first, there is a suggested reading order that doesn’t follow the chronological publication dates, and second, there are over 25 books in this universe, with more on the way from both authors. People on TikTok and Reddit have been discussing the best order to read them in. I found a map that was both helpful and a bit confusing—if that makes sense. I recommend checking out ‘Steph Sometimes Reads’ on TikTok for guidance on the reading order or this map I found on figma. The authors also have a reading order on their website, though I haven’t been able to find it myself, but others have mentioned it’s there.

Honestly, I don’t think the reading order is as crucial as some people make it out to be. If you want to dive into the entire universe, go for it! But if you’re a moody or picky reader, just read what you feel like and check the synopses and warnings for each book. I plan to read the whole universe, but I’ll drop a book if the characters start acting too stupid—I’m not about to subject myself to that, I have things to do.

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Fake Boyfriend Series

Famous Series

Mike Bravo

CU Hockey

Frat Wars

Puckboys Series (VOL 1-3)

The Husband Hoax (Accidental Love 1)

Puckboys Series (4-6)

Up In Flames

Bastard and the Heir

Headstrong

Divorced Men’s (Prequel + VOL 1-4)

Not Dating Material (Accidental Love 2)

System Overload (Divorced Men’s 5)

The Revenge Agenda (Accidental Love 3)

The Dating Disaster (Franklin U 2)

Football Royalty (Franklin U 8)

Can’t Say Goodbye

[truly-quirkless]

"Maybe you should take that 'crash course' the kids are doing..."

"I don't make fucking abominations to man, I just burn everything I try to cook..."

"....think about that sentence for one minute, love..."

[sbbarnes]

With thanks to Saxon James, Eden Finley, Nicky James, KJ Charles and Natasha Pulley for the excellent reading material!

[vanivanvanilla]

doodled some guys from all of us villains/all of our demise ^_^ might alter them a bit later but here's my current designs (alistair's curse design under cut)

in order: alistair, gavin, isobel, briony, finley, reid

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[michameinmicha]

Me: can we have The Raven Boys?

Mom: we have raven boys at home

The Raven Boys at home:

[finleycannotdraw]

37) kissing it better, bc u know jaskier does that a lot for geralt looool

37) kissing it better

ehehehe no injury is too big or too small for the grand powers of jaskier’s affection

[lakka-arts]

random but i love it when songs from old fandoms get passed down onto new fandoms

[thecasualbookreviewer]

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Egotistical puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James

Summary:

EZRA

Partying, dudes, and hockey. What more could a gay NHL player want?

If it weren't for Anton Hayes, my life would be perfect.

Not that he affects my life in any way. At all. That would imply I care what the winger from Philly thinks of me.

Which I don't.

Not even a one-night stand with him can thaw his misplaced animosity toward me.

He says I'm the one with the ego, but he can talk. He rivals me for most egotistical puck boy in the league.

I hate him as much as he hates me. Even if I crave a repeat.

ANTON

When it comes to hockey, I'm all about the game.

I've worked for years to be one of the best in the league, and l've done it without splashing my orientation all over the tabloids.

My hockey image is one I've carefully cultivated, and after one night with Ezra Palaszczuk, I risk it all.

He's cocky, obnoxious, and has an ego bigger than Massachusetts. And okay, maybe he's the sexiest man I've ever known.

We'll never get along. Not when we sleep together. Not even when my possessive streak awakens.

That doesn't stop us from falling into bed together over and over again.

Review:

Enemies to FBW to lovers done so so well.

Both Anton and Ez are such good and complex characters, I went into this book expecting plotless smut - my brain needed a bit of a break and you guys know I love my smut readings - but I was surprised by not only how well rounded these characters were and the clear grow they both go through the book.

Of course the smut was also actually good, so in all it was a well rounded up book that even made me tear up a little! There's other books in this series focusing on different couples and I'm gonna try to get through them before I need to cancel my KU.