#fortune and fate

[the-demoness-next-door]

a bust of TheZodiacLord's character fortune (aka saga), with a cameo from zodiac's sona, too!

(he/him)

[benevolenterrancy]

poor Liu Qingge is really going through it in the succubus extra, he just had to go and get a crush on the most oblivious man alive

"Younger than me... we had a rocky start... completely devoted.... often together.... saved each other..... peerless beauty..... outstanding talent.... noble blood.... totally in love with me...... Wow what a weird love fortune! Definitely doesn't match anyone in my life!" says Shen Qingqiu while actively sitting next to one of the two men it perfectly describes

[booksandwords]

Fortune and Fate by E.M. Lindsey

Series: Baum's Boxing #2 Read time: 2 Days Rating: 4/5 Stars

The Quote: “He knows,” Ryan said from behind a sigh. Cole’s smile widened. “I’m fairly sure they all do. You’re not subtle. I’m totally blind and even I know you give me heart-eyes.” — Ryan and Cole

Perhaps unsurprisingly the early parts Fortune and Fate follows alongside the events of Below the Belt. With the import of Ryan to Noah and the hints we get from Adrain through the latter parts of Below the Belt it was unavoidable. But what I didn't expect to be given was details of Adrain and Noah's pasts (and not just as it impacts Ryan). That said once I stopped and thought about it it did make sense, Adrian and Noah were wrapped up in their own moment, living in the now, as suits their personalities. Ryan and Cole aren't like that, they need openness and communication in order for a relationship to work. The Baum's Boxing series can in theory be read individually and standalone but I think you get so much more out of them if you read them in order and together. During Fortune and Fate are introduced to some aspects of Fringe Contender, Rhys and Trevor's story. Though we already got a hint of Trevor's truth when it comes to some of the blackmail anyway. But not his whole truth. We know Rhys is bisexual. Trevor is I'm guessing either gay and passing or bi but was not being blackmailed by Charlie over sexuality.

Like Below the Belt once it starts moving it really moves. But there is more of a calmness to the end of this. Cole and Noah take time apart to mull over their growing feelings, new wants and realities before coming together. There are realisations and relationships to contend with and ghosts to banish. We do get to meet Cole's family, including his beautiful daughter Claire and questionably intelligent former partner Isabel. The plot is fairly simple and a bit of a who is who? E.M. Lindsey doesn't throw the positions of the players in your face from the start but the clues are there if you want to see them. A couple of the players important to the plot, outside the leads, were introduced in Below the Belt.

The core characters of the Baum's Boxing series feels like it is actually the Anderson brothers, Wes and Adrian, and Noah who have preexisting relationships with all the other characters. Ryan is Noah's best friend (and ex), Rhys while Ryan's brother is also Noah's friend and importantly Trevor is Noah's former colleague. Ryan also has a surprising relationship with Wes. Wes is undoubtedly loyal to his gorgeous wife, he was also Ryan's lover with her permission. Wes and Anna are poly, but Ryan... really not into women. One of the softest exchanges in Fortune and Fate is “And I can’t lie to you, Ryan, I’m probably going to want you forever.” Ryan chuckled quietly. “The feeling’s mutual. Trust me.” “I do." (Wes and Ryan). This isn't a spoiler, it's 5% of the way in before Ryan even meets Cole. I gotta admit I did not expect Wes and Ryan to be anything more than a hook-up level relationship. Or maybe friends with benefits. But it's so much deeper than that.

Okay let me be honest the blurb for Fortune and Fate is a bit misleading and Cole, as much as I adore the man, is an unreliable narrator. Actually, his being an unreliable narrator, that pure human element, may make him even more likable. Cole and his ex, Isabel, were never married. Claire was the product of a one-night stand. While Isabel did what Cole says, Cole didn't fight to be near his daughter Claire, to be part of her life. He ran. He ran to the US and gave up on her. Seven-year-old Claire is no Maggie, but she is still cute. Maggie and Cole is just a whole thing because of course it is. Maggie is Maggie.

Some quotes I liked • Being brave means to know something is scary, difficult, and dangerous, and doing it anyway, because the possibility of winning the fight is worth the chance of losing it. — Emilie AutumnThis is the epigraph for Fortune and Fate. I include it for three reasons, one I like the quote, two do you have any idea how rare it is to see an epigraph from a non-classic source? And three I really like Emilie Autumn. • Or rather, the day when he’d been trying to figure out the damned sinks in the locker room and a voice said, “About a foot to your left." — This is quite possibly my favourite first words from one romantic lead to another. Ryan is comfortable with helping someone with limited sight. What isn't here is the way Ryan says this. There is no judgement in his tone. And the whole exchange after this leaves them both struck. (Cole) • “I just walked by a real douchey looking guy on my way in. Why do I get the feeling I should have punched him in the face?” — This is the reaction to Ryan walking past Mike, the abusive ex of the very sweet Connie. MIke would absolutely deserve it. I mean I laughed because Mike is a douche and it was very obvious when Ryan walked in that Baum's Boxing has just had a Mike visit. (Ryan) • “You don’t look monstrous, Cole. Trust me. I know what it’s like to live with the insecurity that the only thing the people you care about will see is your scars but…” “You honestly can’t know what it’s like to live with this,” — This is a moment. Cole being blind cannot see Adrian's scars, cannot see what he wears. This leads to Cole finding out that yes Adrian does know exactly what Cole is feeling. (Adrian and Cole) • “It mostly hit me on my lower back and legs, which is why I wear braces. But I caught some of it to the face. It ruined my ear and my hearing in it, scarred my face. It took me a long time to accept that the people who give a shit about me see the scars as a part of me, but not something that ruined me. Even when I feel ruined myself. She’s young and it might make her nervous, but she’ll also remember you’re her dad, and if she’s afraid at first, she won’t stay that way." — This is what caused Adrian's scarring. Is this more than what we learned in Below the Belt I think. We knew he was scarred but (Adrian) • Adrian had given him the courage. He’d felt monstrous and mangled until Adrian had taken his hand and revealed the braille map of scars across his face, his neck, his ear, his back. Adrian had all that, and his lover wanted him in the body he now possessed, and Cole was allowed to have that too. — This is exactly why Adrian did it. It was all about confidence and courage and knowing worth. Something that Cole and Ryan both struggle with deeply. Both carry scars. (Cole) • It told him absolutely nothing, because he learned early on after losing his sight that what he could feel did not replace what he had once been able to see. It had angered him at first—everything he thought he knew about being blind had been a romanticized lie made for movies and TV. — This is a brilliant moment for me. The refuting of tv stereotypes and the acceptance of anger as part of the process. I know calling it a process is also a stereotype but it's closer to accurate than others. (Cole) • “It’s not him,” Ryan said, his tone a little more harsh than he intended. “Cole’s amazing. I don’t trust myself. I fucked up so badly with you, and I couldn’t handle doing that to him.” Noah let out a frustrated sigh. “You were barely an adult, Ryan. The both of us had no business moving in together and trying to play at husbands when we didn’t even know what the fuck being in love was about. We made mistakes and yeah, it sucked, but what’s the point if you can’t move on?” — I appreciate seeing another of these conversations between Noah and Ryan. Bringing age into it is smart. But Noah is a very smart man. The pain it causes him to see Ryan like this because he can't let it go. (Noah and Ryan) • Something had settled, become permanent, had turned into a love which Ryan would cling to the rest of his life. He didn’t want to be with Noah—the guy deserved far better than him—but he wanted to be in his life, and he was bound and determined to earn his place there. — I really like this. Seeing Noah and Ryan's relationship from Ryan's perspective. We know Noah has forgiven Ryan but Ryan will never forgive himself. He knew what he lost or possibly destroyed. (Ryan) • It was everything a real relationship was supposed to be without the title or the promises, and he wasn’t sure if that was better, or if he was cheating Cole out of something more stable. In truth, if Cole asked him for more, he knew he’d be willing to give it. — Well at least they're not stupid or lying to themselves, just that lie of omission to each other. (Ryan) • “You deserve to be happy, Ryan. You know I love you to death and I’ll never stop. You’re one of the sexiest men I have ever met, and a good man too. You don’t give yourself enough credit most days, and I know for a fact you deserve this with Cole. So, you gotta decide if this is what you want, if he’s worth the struggle. Because it’s obviously going to be a struggle.” — 💗 (Wes) • "But daddy says that the Avengers might take you anyway cos you’re brave enough and cos you’re prettier than Thor.” — 🤩 Look this is just cute okay. I can't not share it. (Claire)

[neurotraum]

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My Tarot design of 𓂀♕THE EMPEROR ♕𓂀 for @dptarotproject Phantom's Fates and Fortune project!

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[lonleyghostpostsart]

Card preview for one of the decks in Phantom's Fate & Fortune! made by @dptarotproject Preorders will be open until January 15th, 2025. You can find more information on their Tumblr! Here’s the link to the shop: https://phantomsfateandfortune.bigcartel.com/ Post in question: https://www.tumblr.com/dptarotproject/765873635032530944/pre-orders-open-heres-our-link-ty-for-the I was so happy to work on this! Please check out everyone else's art/stories. They are really amazing. And have a happy Halloween <3

[hithisiszooz]

This is my tarot art of Knight of cups design for @dptarotproject Phantom Fates and Fortune project

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[rinniiart]

Spoptober day 27 - Disappointed Fortune, Fate and Firearms AU (AKA Cowboys) 🤠🐄

This needed a lot of work to actually show what the hell was happening. It got a glowup from the original spoptober sketch. 

[cookietastic]

The Devil for @dptarotproject I was assigned to draw! Always have fun Drawing Vlad, so to make him for this card was an extra bonus

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[dptarotproject]

Featuring the art of @angelheartgamer.

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81 Danny Phantom themed tarot cards (standard 78 tarot deck + 3 deck exclusive cards)

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[aibafiles]

i have begun to suspect that the question is not "where is zagreus" but rather "when is zagreus"

[ilevio]

大梦归离 fangs of fortune (2024)

[hellofriendhawke]

My tarot design for Page Of Wands in the @dptarotproject Phantom's Fates and Fortune project!

[kostektyw]

I had a chance to design a Major Arcana card for @dptarotproject, ✨The infinite✨

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[frostknev]

Part two of requests from a friend, guess which one i put more effort into (im not biased i swear, it's 3 am)

[ecto-stone]

My Tarot design of ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽ ACE OF WANDS ☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ for @dptarotproject Phantom's Fates and Fortune project!

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