#im lying i have read the book

[bookwyrminspiration]

when the ravels un or something idk i haven't read the book

[pergaminaa]

Manon saw herself in some of the other characters and I believe this is why she was instantly on their side. Because out of everyone, she saw the real ones trapped inside.

Elide: in Morath, she was no more than a crooked maid, literally chained up and bound in servitude. Manon was the only one who saw her for who she is: first as an asset, then later on as a friend/kin.

Dorian: like Elide, he was bound by a collar and possessed by valg. Again, Manon was the only one who ‘saw’ and connected with the real Dorian (hence her message to Aelin). Again, not even his friends saw that he could be saved, but Manon did. She knew he was still inside, still fighting and it’s why she aided in bringing him back from the valg’s control.

Abraxos: The small chained and beaten wyvern. The bait that was merely there for show. Manon was the only witch who even considered him as a potential companion because everyone was going for the biggest and strongest beast. But not her. She saw a fierce fighter in Abraxos, one she knew was there and she put her trust in.

All these three were equally abused and bound, for the whole world to see. She is just the same however her abuse and ‘chains’ are invisible and no one could see them. It is the reason why she instantly knew what was up with all three. They were a reflection of herself. While she knew no one would rescue her, she rescued all three because she knows what it’s like. She knows what it feels like.

What her grandmother does to her is always done in private, so no one really knows the extent of that abuse. Besides, the matron would not hesitate to kill anyone who tries anything so that’s that. Manon knows that there is no saving her. Which is why, it’s best to try and do as her grandmother wants even if she personally doesn’t agree with it. In Queen of Shadows, Manon spent the whole time trying not to agree to that madness but she couldn’t do much because she kept thinking of her grandmother’s reaction if she knew that she’s defying orders. She literally told Sorrel that she can only ‘tug on the leash’ like— she literally felt that she was in chains having no other option but to obey her grandmother’s absurd orders. She knows what the price would be, the lives of her coven is at stake and she will do whatever she can to ensure they are safe from her grandmother.

Which brings me to Kingdom of Ash because it was Asterin who saw Manon’s invisible chains all along. Her decision was to free Manon, to allow her to finally live free and without fear. Her line ‘live, Manon,’ was not only literal but figurative as well. She knows that her cousin is drowning, she never did anything for herself; having lived her life trying to appease her grandmother while keeping her coven safe. She never expressed her own opinions or needs and Asterin decided that it will all end now. Aelin promised them a better world, she she will start by ensuing that Manon can live for herself without fear or looming abuse. Asterin was going to break the ‘chains’ shackled around Manon and giving her the same freedom she gave to Elide, Dorian and Abraxos.

And it is why she has formed deep connections with those three despite meeting them later on in her life. It’s some kind of a soul/spiritual bond that only they can feel because they have all experienced the same thing.

[holland-vosijk-antari]

wonder how many people in red london would have white or grey london heritage? surely people made some Connections back when there was open travel between londons? besides, all it takes is one particularly slutty antari a hundred or so years ago laying pipe in more than one london to make quite a bunch of descendents.

[crowsgrudge]

i kind of forgot how good the inheritance cycle is like no wonder i read all the four books in 2 weeks when i was 12. this is peak

[cryptic-forge]

I adore yur original dolls and the way you interpret fandom characters is so cool! Are you planning to make more fan dolls? The whole PMMM team would be awesome!

i probably won't be making more madoka characters. i like them all, but i don't think i want more dolls of them. not impossible, however; this ask has already given me some thoughts.

most characters i enjoy aren't interesting for me to dollify, but there are some i might make in the future. glinda and elphaba are another iconic queer witch pair i would love to make if i can figure out the designs.

one project i really want to do is the fool from realm of the elderlings. rote is simultaneously the book series that has altered my brain chemistry the most & the one that makes me want to fistfght the author in a parking lot because WHY IS IT WRITTEN LIKE THAT? MAKE BETTER CHOICES. i would love to make a tribute to the fool, and all the roles they played during the series. fitz would not be quite as interesting and intricate visually, but i don't think i could leave the fool alone. so my fanart dolls are either a) queer icons b) fitzchivalry farseer, icon to none but beloved nonetheless.

[mollyeep]

Yeaaa... im not finishing bluestar's prophecy LMFAO all of you fucking suck except goosefeather everyone dissed on him except featherwhisker weedwhisker... weedwhisker.........................literally who is that.

Ok actually im erin hunter and they said theyre rewriting bluestar's prophecy so the entirety of it is Goosefeather and that guy smoking a fucking blunt and then greening out outside of dirtplace and theyre absolutely fried and goosefeather lights bluestar and the whole entire camp on fire and everyone dies the end goosefeather goes to a special hell for himself called the goosatory

[clumsypuppy]

Book cover sketches

[muchmossymess]

Crying on the floor bc there aren't any greed/ling hanahaki disease fics

[pagesofkenna]

coming up with such cool worldbuilding ideas that the reader/player will never get to know about. currently trying to figure out how to hide a planet

[spaghett-onaplate]

today I was sitting at the park under a tree and a bird flew above me so I looked up and, perfectly in my comfortable line of sight, there was a little nest !!

[her-canine-teeth]

anyways. how is nobody talking about principal gupta writing a book about her students at her workplace, realized she didnt have wine left in the bottle she drank herself (at her workplace in the middle of the night), left her work UNSAVED and the rest of wine in the glass at her desk at her workplace (a school which she is the principal of) and just. idk fucked off somewhere. like all im saying is at least drink the rest of the wine??

[greensaplinggrace]

just saw the words "darkling manipulated every female he interacted with" and I think this fandom might actually be tanking at this point. there seems to be absolutely no room for real critical analysis anymore, and honestly I'm beginning to think most of these people haven't even read these books - or that they did so with a freshman year knowledge of literary analysis.

the people on this site really will just say things huh. I used to be able to read anti posts and get a lot out of them, because they were interesting and often accurate readings of a text that I simply interpreted differently. and it helped me form my own arguments and essay points a lot better! now the anti tag is kind of useless. it's just a bunch of puritanical nonsense, and it legitimately feels like it was written by privileged white people who have never experienced real life before.

and really? "female"? how am I supposed to take you seriously about your apparent interest in feminism when you speak like a misogynist.

[hopecomesbacktolife]

crying weeping. this book was phenomenal. 100/10 magnificent and soooooo intense and vast and searingly intimate and heartbreaking and swoops of joy and I just. Katherine x Zera 5ever I love them so much

(possible spoilers in the tags even though I redacted the most spoilery bits)

once I’m a bit more coherent I plan to write an actual legible review (a glowing one, of course!) but I had to scream about all my feelings for this book here 😭❤️

[the-heron]

Sorry everybody for the posts (<- isnt sorry at all) I'll calm down now (<- will not do that)

[pagesofkenna]

I have exactly 40 unread books that i own, either physically or digitally, except that I started reading book #7 last night after randomly choosing a number

please throw me a number and so i can add whichever the corresponding book is at the top of my reading list!

[infiniteseriesofhalfways]

rip to all the pieces of media I 'liked so I can find this later!'

I lied I am never coming back I will never remember