#he Prince of Thorns

[joncronshawauthor]

The Impact of The Prince of Thorns on Fantasy Literature

When Mark Lawrence unleashed “The Prince of Thorns” upon the unsuspecting world, it was like dropping a ravenous wolf into a pen of fluffy sheep. Fantasy literature would never be the same. In a genre often adorned with noble quests and honourable heroes, Lawrence’s grimdark tale stormed in with blood, vengeance, and a protagonist who makes Joffrey Baratheon look like a choirboy. Let’s take a…

[pjs-everyday]

“One more chapter.”

11. Royal AU // Twiyor Month @twiyorbase

[quotidianish]

Prince Smoulder + updated Qibli ref!! Yes he’s got a pet dragon named flower

[ellennieel]

the folk of the air au stardust style where all eldred's dead children hang out in the afterlife eating popcorn and doing bets on the shit that will happen

balekin's death in a nutshell

[random-autie-fangirl]

Which is Flowey Dreemurr more like...

[ceiling-karasu]

World Building continued: Backstory for the wars involving Flower Hill, Teikoku, and Usuhan Jiyeog, and subsequent occupations.

Apologies in advance for this being so long. I wanted to know how widespread Japanese weasels are in real life, and found something interesting I could use.

Japanese weasels originate from three areas of Japan, that being Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku.

Coincidentally, Japan famously has three Ceremonial Regalia in the form of a sword, magatama beads, and a mirror. These items are not seen by anyone other than the royal family and certain priests (images on the internet are recreations of what they could possibly look like, and those seen in public are symbolic stand-ins), but they symbolize the authority of the royal family.

Which allows me to make a backstory for my AU to help explain the wars and occupations, very loosely based off of events and locations in history, especially since animal biology limits certain events from happening.

In the past, there was an Emperor, who preferred for Teikoku to be in isolation. Under his rule, and of those before him, are smaller prefectures run by princes, lords, or other lessor royal families.

Contact with the United States Alliance and other nations led to a period of aggression and imperialism surrounding the empire of Teikoku, as they strove to fight against a stagnating economy that believed in its own superiority in the world, as well as a strict caste system preventing innovation.

Eventually, after some time, three princes are sent out to conquer the final few neighboring islands, so that may join the empire, and provide a larger force for when they make a move for the peninsula and the mainland.

The three princes are named after their prefectures, and the Emperor has given them each one of the Imperial Regalia as proof of their superiority.

The Sword

Honshu is the main island of Japan, and is also known as the dragonfly island. Teikoku will call it Tonbo, which refers to dragonflies, which are fierce and deadly creatures. As such, their Imperial Regalia is the sword, Yūki no ken (the sword of valor), and is based off of Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (Grass-Cutter). Tonbo is the main physical fighting force of Teikoku.

The Magatama Jewels

Kyushu is smaller than Honshu, but it had a lot of trade circuits around the ocean and the mountains. So I will make a prefecture named Kairo (Circuit), and have the area be responsible for trade and roads around the empire, as well as in the fighting forces. I would use the famous Magatama jewels (Benevolence) to symbolize their rule.

The Mirror

Shikoku means four provinces, and is the least populated area of the three areas. Shikoku also has a lot of temples (perhaps run by green pheasants, the national symbol of Japan), which draws in a lot of pilgrims. But they also maintain a lot of gateways to other prefectures. So maybe Genkan for entryway. They are responsible for planning and strategizing for the other two. They can have the Michi no kagami, mirror of the path to represent wisdom/truth, based on the Yata no Kagami.

VERY loosely taking inspiration from The Tale of the Heike, a collection of Japanese epic poetry with many translations and retelling (actually written down 200 years after said events supposedly happened), which says that the royal families that held these Regalia were defeated in a naval battle, and threw themselves and the treasures into the sea. Subsequent legends suggest that many search and diving parties have been led to recover the Regalia.

In my AU, I hold that the items were thrown into the sea, with the princes believing that they could return for them later even if they were captured, although they managed to escape. It was a complete disgrace for the Emperor, as without the Ceremonial Regalia, the legitimacy of the entire palace was thrown into question.

And then the box holding the Magatama washed up on the shores of the peninsula.

It is returned as a gesture of good will, but as no good deed goes unpunished, Teikoku believes that they must have taken the other Imperial Regalia for themselves, starting a land invasion. The small army is annihilated by farmers, fresh out of overthrowing their own monarchy, wielding guns, which Teikoku has never seen before.

Which results in a larger army being sent, which is also defeated and the princes captured and possibly executed by the hedgehog army in the north of the country. At this point, without the authority of the Ceremonial Regalia, and increasing economical desperation, the country is forced to undergo a reformation. While there is still an Emperor, he does not hold as much political power as he once did.

Teikoku left behind settlements of soldiers and colonists controlling the southern portion of the peninsula, which they name Usuhan Jiyeog, who take up ruler-ship and fish farming.

The hedgehogs use the proof of their power in defending their areas to take control of what they would name Flower Hill.

It is a strongly held belief that before they backed away from Usuhan Jiyeog, the Emperor promised that anyone who managed to retrieve the Ceremonial Regalia from Flower Hill would be reinstated as the next emperor, and be rewarded with power beyond their wildest dreams.

Did the other two, heavier, items, even wash up on the shores of the peninsula like the jewels, locked in an airtight box? Or did they sink to the bottom, as they were heavier? Who is to say...

But alongside the greed, desperation for power, and food production issues, the temptation of finding the supposedly stolen Imperial Regalia locked away in some distant stronghold is a good enough reason as any to attempt to occupy Flower Hill.

Now, I'm not about to retcon what I have already written and say that Commander Jogjebi wanted the sword and mirror, and Huinjogjebi is a weasel of science who would likely not be interested anyway. But claiming that Flower Hill stole precious items and symbols of their country in the past, and them not being able to disprove it, is enough of an excuse to make quite a few countries in the international courts turn a blind eye to the happenings surrounding Flower Hill.

Oil Production

I did figure out the oil and gas situation. I did go ahead and give the Jindo Empire a large amount of oil. The Venezuela country below the United States Alliance is now the República de Cultivos Oleaginosos, and is trying to prevent the wolves' country from occupying their regions.

Meanwhile, the vast majority of the world's oil in my AU is being produced in this country.

While it used to be many different nations in the past, the leaders understood that their vast oil and gas reserves would result in large scale invasions, and agreed to band together into the Equatorial Allegiance.

[darknoverse]

Mmmmmm idk have a post of many drawing I made lately lol

I just had to draw those fellas cuz they have the same vibe going on

Btw the fella from the right is another oc idk if I interduced him already, his name is sir Laughalot and he's a bounty hunter (but he's like having a long ass break cuz sadness)

Also YO?!? THORNS OF ORIGINS MOVIE FAKE SCREENSHOTS?

Y E S!!

And Robean poster cuz I love her :3

And finally you know, the usual.

[tongues--and--teeth]

How much pain can you forgive? What would you do for those you swore to protect?

[4tarosho]

im bored so uh

[green-like-pine-trees]

The four buttons and straps on Oscar’s coat (derogatory)

[nartml]

i miss my little brother

[impossiblesuitcase]

You should write something about how you imagine an interaction between Kai and Adri would go. I think cinder has made peace and is just trying to move on but I don’t think Kai would be quite as calm or diplomatic towards her especially after he finds out more of cinders past and what her life with adri was like. He’s protective.

As previously mentioned, Kai has a canon hatred toward Adri and Pearl. Especially since Adri uses her newfound fame to perpetrate accusations to the ravenous media. Still, he doesn't have to talk to her ever again, and Cinder is ready to move on, so they leave it to the past.

Yeah right. Nothing is ever that simple.

Here's my headcanon. Remember in Cinder when Adri volunteers Cinder for the draft and the droids come to collect her? Cinder antagonises Adri, Adri slaps Cinder, Cinder attacks the droid but is ultimately captured.

Interestingly, droids record everything...

So flashforward several years, Cinder and Kai are well into marriage and Adri continues to bash them to anyone who will listen, which is only the snoops. Then they name their daughter Peony, which evokes a massive blow-out from Adri. Claims they tainted the name, disparaged her daughter's legacy, yadda yadda, and suddenly a lot more people are interested in this drama. People become critical of Cinder using that name and more trusting of Adri's testimony that Selene is a wicked, inhuman monster.

Kai is furious at all this hoo-ha. They preserved Linh Peony's legacy by naming the future Empress of the Eastern Commonwealth after her? Is that not evidence of Cinder's love and character? Yet Cinder asks him to stay silent, so he does. But he knows this will eventually boil over, so he waits.

Remember that droid? Well, it was a government droid, and the recorded footage was saved in government archives. One day, a hacker (not Cress) infiltrates the government and leaks thousands of vids recorded from droids. Among the many vids, one just happens to be Empress Selene, as a 16-year-old child, being slapped by Linh Adri, which is posted online.

Outrage. Adri's name is refuse overnight. Many then say, "do you not remember when Adri tried to slap Selene at the Peace Ball? We've had the video of it for years!" People even call for Cinder to initiate a defamation lawsuit against her for all the slander. Cinder is a new mother who has already put this behind her and obviously does not want this happening right now, or ever. She wants to let it blow up and die.

Kai instead takes swift, final action. New Beijing Palace releases an official statement:

In light of recent controversy, the crown would like to clarify that we had no role in releasing the said videos, nor do we intend to 'benefit' from the ensuing public reaction. What happened in the past is by no means excusable, but for the peace of our family, we have elected not to pursue any further action. We ask that the public respect all parties involved and their right to remain silent in this matter.

That ends it right then and there. Neither Cinder nor Kai address the matter or Adri again, although Thorne likes to discuss it openly on his podcast (with their permission in advance). If Kai ever saw Adri in person, well...some more direct statements may be made...

Adri crawls into a hole for a while. Eventually she returns, still rich and still eager to vilify Cinder, but her audience is only small tabloids and her fame limited to infomercial appearances.

[megatron-is-a-mattereel-gurl]

A comic with my ocs,Joseph,Aria and Eren

I came up with this kind of on the spot lol

[drunkonimagination]

Please share the sappy scenario for science 🙏🏻

jwksjsjjsksjskkas sure why not

imagine if one day at the umpteenth 'shut up thomas' the boy mumbles to himself, alastair can't take it anymore and finally asks thomas for explanations like 'c'mon tom, tell me what you were thinking, i won't tease you, i promiseee' and poor thomas who wouldn't be able to deny alastair anything, even at the expense of his own dignity, eventually gives up and mutters something about alastair being 'so beautiful and elegant that he looks like a persian prince from a fairytale', a hand behind his neck and his cheeks turning redder as he keeps talking.....and alastair, certified loser and biggest lovesick fool on earth, gives him barely time to finish the sentence before jumping on him and kissing every inch of thomas's pretty face.

[bluberimufim]

The brainrot has consumed me. This fandom needs more memes.

Jorg and his two dads:

[darkhearthorns]

Maverick were you afraid of being drowned by the siren when she invited you to swim with her?

Maverick's expression turned serious, and he lowered his voice slightly as he responded, "I assure you, with every stroke through our- breathtaking adventure, I was aware of the risks involved, but my love for Sirena outweighed any fear that may have lingered within me. We navigated the waters of secrecy together, protecting our forbidden love from prying eyes."

@oceansbride