#i won't take it off bc this list is about books that impacted me and this was one of the biggest but as usual this is why we can't have shi

[iwritesometimes]

day #8!!! oh my god it's going to take me a full month at the rate i'm forgetting days XD OH WELL!!!

choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. one book per day, for 20 days. no explanations, no reviews, just covers. tag back if you decide to play, ‘cuz I wanna see!

[clouds-by-me]

‧͙⁺˚･༓☾　The Queen’s Castle　☽༓･˚⁺‧͙

𝐻𝑒𝓇 𝑀𝒶𝒿𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒬𝓊𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝒲𝑒𝓁𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓈 𝓎𝑜𝓊! 𝒫𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓈𝑒 𝑒𝓃𝒿𝑜𝓎 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓎.

♕WELCOME GUEST

𝔓𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔢 𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔱, 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔪𝔞𝔶 𝔴𝔬𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔞𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔠𝔞𝔰𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔞𝔰 𝔪𝔲𝔠𝔥 𝔞𝔰 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔴𝔞𝔫𝔱…

╭┄┄┄┄┄┄ · · · 💜 ｡ﾟ･｡ﾟ･

┊ ❑. :: - { The West wing Corridors } - Masterlist

┊ ✦. :: - { The Dinning Hall } - Wips

┊ ✦. :: - { Queen’s favorite } -

┊ ✦. :: - { Requests from the castle = Open ✅} -

┊ ❑. :: - { Her Majesty’s newest Rules; } -

┊ - A new season to come (part 2 of changing seasons) ┊ - Oceans Breeze ┊ - Changing Seasons

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♕ABOUT THE QUEEN

][ Genshin AR lvl ;; 50 ][

Her name is clouds

Whenever She doesn’t have art block, She also enjoy spending her time drawing, or enjoying a book

Her favorite color just happens to be purple, and she loves R&B.

She is a black writer who just wants to spend all of her time letting her imagination run wild, and share ideas with others<3

♕REQUEST/DOS

Requests from the castle = Open ✅

So when it comes to writing, there's A lot that I will do. But I do need a few things if you are going to request anything;

•A somewhat detailed explanation of what it is you want.

•What character, gene, and Au(if there is one)

I do things like; Yandere, comfort, hurt/comfort, hurt/ no comfort, angst, hcs, drabbles, x readers(mainly), stories, romantic relationships, platonic relationships, music(where the story/hc is based off a song) etc.

I also write for a wide variety of fandoms but they are mostly anime, if you have any questions feel free to ask.

some of the fandoms I write for are;

Genshen impact(mainly), Aot, hxh, jjk, Atsv, and many more!

♕REQUEST/DON'TS

I will not be writing smut, or shipping any characters with a minor in a romantic stance point. I can write angst but if the thing you are requesting happens to be too tiresome then I just won't do it

Don't be rude, if I take A while to get your request done, that probably bc I'm just doing other stuff. All I really ask for is time.

[As time goes on this list may or may not grow, it just depends on where this writing journey takes me]

[aileysmirnov]

Loki x Ailey hc! part 1

I was watching Thor Ragnarok with some friends (over zoom ofc) and then It popped up in my head a conversation that I had with @melyaliz and Alex (ig: shir.0_guru) a while back, and I couldn't shake it off my brain as I was trying to write some other thing. So hopefully writing this down would apace my mind.

TW: Arranged marriage, depictions of emotional/psychological abuse

Summary: Eris and Odin find a solution to what's been threatening their domains, an alliance between 2 of the most powerful families, but Ailey and Loki don't seem so keen about it.

Disclaimer/notes: Ailey is my OC! You can learn more about her in here!

Ailey has finally been reunited with most of her family and entered the realm of gods in this AU.

Samaras is the last name of the Eris family, they are rulers of Thera (Eris kingdom) and each member bears a royal title.

Ailey is the only demi-goddess in her family, Demigods are seen as shameful in this AU and usually they have a birthmark and a weakness that distinguishes them as such. In Ailey's case is her golden rose hair once she transforms in her god-form and her weakness is her allergy to gold, it practically burns her skin, debilitates her magic and herself, is like kryptonite for her.

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The only reason they even know about the other, is because of their parents: Eris had been in conflict with Ares lately, and one of his recent attacks greatly debilitated her army and Odin had trouble with a few of the realms under his command forming complots against him and the safety of Asgard.

Both rulers found themselves in need of the other: Odin had the greatest warriors and military at his service, and Eris being the goddess of discord could easily rise or disipate any conflict that may come her way (except for Ares ofc), an easy way in or out of war.

And so, they decided to form an alliance; But Odin being the wise men he is, knew better than to trust blindly in the goddess of chaos, after all...Eris was known for being a backstabber who acted only to beneficiate her own interests.

To prevent that, Odin decided to make the alliance under the condition that one member of the Samaras family must marry the second son: Loki, God of mischief. And so, Eris agreed and offered her youngest daughter: Ailey goddess of ruin and folly.

God it was an absolute mess since the beginning!

Frigga was the one to inform Loki, who immediately went to Odin to protest, but like always his father ignored him, shutting him down by comparing him to his brother and how he would do anything to protect Asgard but Loki was being selfish.

Ailey in the other hand was kept ignorant of such decision and only knew about it a few hours before the engagement party began and only because a servant accidentally told her.

She was furious and much like Loki tried to protest but Eris couldn't care less about her daughter's opinion.

Ailey could rage all she wanted, Eris wasn't even paying attention, the only thing she was accomplishing was in making her angry.

—Child, I think you tend to forget your place in this world, you see: among humans you might be...special but in here... you're just an idiot with too much privilege—Eris had a way with words that could make them feel like poison, creeping in to the insecurities of one's heart.

—If it weren't for me and your brothers, you would be Hera's new toy, so please remember, dear. You not only owe me but to your brothers and this kingdom as well.

Ailey headed back to her room feeling ashamed and angry, she felt her mother's words had some truth in them, seeing as how different she was viewed here in comparison to the human realm.

When the time came for the engagement party and for Ailey and Loki to meet for the first time, is fair to say neither of them were in a good mood.

Even though deep inside they knew both of them didn't have any say in the matter and were pretty much in the same situation; they still felt irrationally mad at each other, that's why since the moment they met to the end of the ceremony they would throw little passive-aggressive remarks at each other.

She viewed him as a pretentious asshole, and He saw her as a spoiled brat.

Almost near the end of the celebration and no announcement had been made so Eris took it upon herself to throw them into the spotlight.

—I believe you two have something important to share with all of us—her face was smiling but her eyes were threatening.

Ailey bit the inner side of her cheek, rolled her eyes as she turned to face Loki who only gave an exasperated sigh before speaking in a monotone voice

—Do you want to marry me?—he didn't even bothered to get on one knee and just extended the ring for her to take.

Ailey felt tempted to say "no" and walk away gracefully but doing that would probably have a negative impact on Thera, so after a long pause she answered.

—Whatever—and put the ring on, herself.

Clearly a good start :) .

I think they didn't saw each other that much afterwards and when they did it was mostly for wedding arrangements in which they continued with the passive-aggressive comments but this time about everything the other would pick.

The mood was so uncomfortable every time they were together everyone around them was like:

I think that sometimes they would have moments where they realize they had been too harsh with the other and would tone it down a little but treating each other like that was the only way of protest that was allowed for them.

Specially for Loki since he constantly had to travel to Thera bc for some reason unknown to him Ailey refused to go to Asgard, which only made his negative opinion on her grow.

In his mind, it was probably because she thought she was too good for Asgard but the reality was: Asgard is practically a death sentence for Ailey since 90% of every building in there was made of gold.

But she will never tell him that.

I think their first "moment of closeness" came to be purely out of the realization neither of them had any option other than get married or see their domains destroyed.

So, they decided to call it a truce: both would play along with the whole marriage fiasco for a while until things died down and then they could divorce and pretend they never even met.

And so, the passive-aggressive comments slowly died down, not that they started acting like lovers all of a sudden, instead they acted like they were just... co-workers or something.

They would greet each other in a formal manner and then only talked about the arrangements and left, nothing else.

But then, inevitably they started to get closer.

It was something so gradual none of them really knew how it happened.

It started off with small comments about decoration ideas for the venue, it turns out they both had quite the interest in interior design.

Eventually those small comments became lengthy conversations about which combination of colors would look the best.

When it came down to learning about the nobility attending the wedding on each side, both would spend a little more time together. Studying the proper way on how to address them and their interests all for the possibility in forming new alliances.

But I feel like instead they would roast the hell out of them, like they would be going through a list of the Asgardian nobility that were to attend and Ailey would just point at a picture of a random Asgardian noble and go: "Oh. My. God. what is he even wearing?"

And Loki would try to force back a smile or a laugh but eventually he would just give in and start joining Ailey in the roasting.

They also have a very similar sense of humor, but Ailey is just more blunt and open about it while Loki isn't, I feel like most of the time he has genius comebacks to stupid comments people make but he's a gentleman and normally just keeps it to himself or would only say it in a polite but slightly aggressive manner, so when Ailey just bluntly says something similar to what he was thinking he can't help but laugh a bit (he won't admit to it though)

Other things Ailey and Loki have in common is their love for drama and spectacle, while Ailey is more of a ballet/dance-based plays person, she understands Loki’s enthusiasm for theater and books even sharing some of it herself.

Not only they enjoy these things, but they also found comfort in them: For Ailey ballet began as something her mother forced upon her but transformed in an outlet for her emotions and a way to connect and control her powers.

For Loki theater was a form of escapism since he was a child, every time he felt like he didn’t belong he found a safe place in countless stories of the misunderstood heroes.

This only makes their bond grow deeper; up until this point they never had anyone to talk to about their interests in such depth, so now they talk all the time about it, sometimes they would surprise themselves looking forward to the next meeting just to gush about a new play or book they just saw or read.

I feel like Loki might’ve even lend Ailey some copies of his favorite books and Ailey as a “thank you” decided to sneek out with him to the human realm to watch "Tristan und Isolde".

Everyone is able to notice the change in attitude of these two, especially Thor who only had heard about the girl but could tell how happy she made him every time Loki would mention her.

And he was happy for his brother but felt curious about his soon to be sister-in-law.

So, it was only natural when Thor asked Loki if he could tag along the next time he went to Thera.

He said no.

Thor went anyways.

When Ailey met him, she could only think about one thing: "he himbo" which she thought was cute btw.

Thor could see why Loki liked this girl so much, they were practically the same, which he found sweet yet amusing.

—Lady Ailey, a pleasure to meet you, mi brother has told me a lot about you!—he stated.

—Really?!—Ailey questioned directing an incredulous glance at Loki. 

—He asked­—Loki tried to defend himself by downplaying his brother statement. 

—No, I didn’t.—Thor retaliated with a mocking smile, he could tell his brother felt embarrassed so he decided to tease him a bit more. 

—In fact, he won’t shut up about you. 

—That’s not true, he’s just.. 

—No, he’s all the time saying Ailey this, Ailey that. It peaked my curiosity and so here I am… 

—Brother, Could you shut up?—Ailey could only smile and hold back a laugh at the brothers spontaneous quarrel. 

Truth is she thought it was sweet of Loki to talk about her with his brother. And teases him about it afterwards.

I think Thor might talk privately with Ailey and would ask her to take care of his brother. 

—I know Loki can be a bit…difficult, but have patience with him, I can tell he really likes you. 

And Thor was correct, Loki really did like her. But it might take a while for him to come to terms with his feelings, and would only manifest in small gestures towards Ailey, like: tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear, subconsciously offering his arm for her to take as support when walking down the stairs, placing a hand on the small of her back as guidance whenever they were in a crowded space, sneaking small glances at her, etc.

Overall, he starts acting a lot softer with her, a lot more caring.

Ailey might be a bit oblivious to this (since she’s only used to overly sexual advances and has a difficult time understanding genuine affection), but she appreciates it none the less.

And both might even find themselves thinking that maybe…just maybe spending the rest of their lives together isn’t a bad idea after all.

[slightlyrebelliouswriter23]

omg thanks for the tag @acourtofbooksandmemes !! 🖤💫 this has been in my drafts for ages and i've had to put off doing it bc mental health but here i am!

this will either be the easiest, most joyous thing in the world or an infernal pit of endless indecision so let's do this! (in no particular order)

Rhys- A Court of Thorns and Roses series by S.J. Maas (for many many many reasons, which i won't list here, mainly because if he read it, his ego would inflate to the size of the sun and feyre would get fed up and leave him and we can't have that. but i'll say this and only this: wings.)

Kaz Brekker- Six of Crows series by Leigh Bardugo (snarky bastard, thinks crows are superb, definitely a goth. also there's something admirable about a boy so utterly in love with, so entirely smitten by inej ghafa someone, yet he's able to contain all that emotion by just paying off her indenture buying her a boat and bringing her parents back forgetting to breath when he looks at her)

Jude Duarte- The Cruel Prince series by Holly Black (because she may be horrible sometimes and inherently biased all the time, but fuck she is relatable. takes no shit. vengeful and unapologetic about it. also we need more knife wielding heroines with brown eyes.)

Inej Ghafa- Six of Crows series by Leigh Bardugo (part of the brown eyes and daggers club. also inej is soft and serene, but she is not meek, nor is she portrayed as a delicate flower. she is allowed to be both gentle and ferocious and i love that about her. she doesn't deal with kaz's shit either which is commendable, you go girl.)

Cardan Greenbriar- The Cruel Prince series by Holly Black (fuck i love this boy. he's just a beautiful misguided pretty emo fae boy with a penchant for fashion, former world class jerk saved by his soul crushing love for a human he was supposed to hate. people say he's soft at heart with a hard exterior but i think they're wrong. he's just completely soft all the way through because of his love for jude like a wobbly mound of jelly- delicious but must protect from impact. also tail.)

Mor- A Court of Thorns and Roses series by S.J. Maas (honestly just purely for the selfish reason that i wish i had a friend like her? just a badass take no bullshit from no man warrior queen, in touch with her emotions and the emotions of those around her, who also likes fashion and shopping but who will most likely kick your ass at a burger eating competition and even give the local illyrian babies a run for their money. also bi rep 👌🏻)

Feyre Archeron- A Court of Thorns and Roses series by S.J. Maas (this might be a bit cliche because feyre is an extremely likeable character with not many flaws. but i think the reason i connect with her so much is that many of her experiences during the series are things that i've gone through myself. obviously not the magic/immortal stuff. it's purely selfish and not really anything to do with her personality at all, just that her story helped me a lot.)

Nina Zenik- Six of Crows series by Leigh Bardugo (damn i can't think of a book that i've read with a better representation for fat women. i mean i'm sure they exist, i just haven't read them. for now though, nina zenik is a badass with a fat ass witchy woman with curves and swerves for days, who is never portrayed as anything but a beautiful, intelligent, funny, slightly dramatic, flirtatious addition to the team. she is also constantly eating and does not apologise for it.)

update: this actually wasn't that hard. mainly bc i don't think i like anyone else enough to call them my favourite (which is very on brand for me lmao). i have a small circle of characters whom i adore and am fiercely loyal to. but there aren't many. at least none i can think of who i would let run me over with a bus.

anywaysssss, i'll tag @barbaralillymichealharperjames @sometypeofbirthstone @razanistrying @inej-carstaiiirs if you want, no pressure 💞💫 (also you don't have to put explanations, i'm just extra)

Tagged by @67-chevvy-impala-373 thankss <3

Name ten different favorite characters from ten different fandoms

1. Kenji Kishimoto - Shatter Me

2. Saphira - Inheritance cycle

3. Aeduan - the Witchlands

4. Kaz Brekker - Six of Crows

5. Silas - Sorcery of Thorns

6. Damon Salvatore - The Vampire Diaries

7. Thomas Shelby - Peaky Blinders

8. Manon Blackbeak - Throne of Glass

9. Magnus Bane - Shadowhunter cronicles

10. Zeno - Yona of the Dawn

And I’ll tag: @notyourclassicshadowhunter @shiencystuff @slightlyrebelliouswriter23 @literary-licorice @eemiex @eilonwiiy @redrose-arrow @sxfik ! 💗