#immortal by Gillian shields

[ht-burrows]

Sketch dump!!

Been going ham on just DOODLING something I haven’t really allowed myself in ages!! Just letting the studies flow naturally, allowing myself to just enjoy the process not the final result 💕

Also love the fact that characters from two different prices of media have wedged themselves back into my life

Like they ever fucking left

This has literally been my brain for the past—who even knows how long

[rachetmath]

Fuck it we going to make this short. Jaune is the Odyessus of RWBY. 

Don’t believe it. Let’s do this.

Exhibit A: Pyrrha and Athena

Both are smart. Have won tournaments. Both wield a spear and a shield as primary weapons. They both have taught someone how to fight. Even giving praise to them sometimes. Even though Atheana is immortal it still doesn’t change their similarities. 

Exhibit B: Jaune and Odyessus

Both characters do not fight well. They are cunning. They will do whatever it takes to win. Even through underhanded tactics. And they are both hated by the world. Don’t believe me.

Exhibit C

Odysseus and Jaune were trapped on an island for years. Bedding outside forces to escape.

Exhibit D

Both lost friends and allies due to the said allies not listening to them or doing their own thing. 

Oh and those underhanded tactics;

Exhibit E

Jaune cheated into Beacon despite not nearly being on anyone's level. Then we have Cinder who he…

Yeah, we know he is willing to kill this woman by any means.

Or how was willing to steal from the Atlas military?

Despite the holes in the plan it still worked out in the end.

Then when Jaune, Ren, and Yang were captured, Jaune used the war to go get Oscar and when the dust settled they got away.

And though it hurt him he still killed Penny and more lives were saved for it.

And using the leaves to separate the Cat from Neo.

Then Odysseus;

 Using Moly to fight Circe

Uses wine on Cyclops to put it to sleep and stabs its eye. 

Sacrificing his crew to save himself and others.

And finally, dress as a beggar to kill Penelope’s suitors.

And this four. Not counting the other things he’s done to win.

My point? Trust me, when I say, Jaune is the smartest character in RWBY. He is the MVP of the show. The biggest factor. He is the Oddyssus of the show.

Also, if there is going to be volume ten involving Jaune, then Gillian, Jax, and probably Tyrian are dead. Gillian’s semblance is to drain aura away from her opponents. She’s also cunning, and if she is willing to pull any tactic, she will make her dreams come true by all means. Jaune, who has amplification and has been fighting for years, not only counters her semblance but is equally as devious as her.

And then Jax's semblance involves him taking your will- Dominating your soul through suggestion in the mind. Jaune who already survived the Ever After, is one place that messes with your subconscious the most.  Has more experience at using a sword. And has a stronger will than Jax does.

And Tyrian…. Yeah, we all know I want a Jaune vs Tyrian fight. Let’s not be surprised. 

I’m not saying the fight will be easy… but I’m just saying… Jaune got it.

[theblasianwitch]

Immortal by Gillian Shields

not allowed to say Harry Potter, but what was your book series obsession as a teen

mine was definitely Eragon

[womanoncesaid]

This is a new day, a new life. You can’t go around burdened by old mistakes forever.

Gillian Shields, Immortal

[ao-anonymousobsesser]

okay im looking for a specific book i read like 10 years ago--who wants to belp me find it???

okay, so i think it was a young-adult novel (maybe?)

it was about a girl who becomes immortal. immortals have blue eyes and perfect memory/knowledge.

I read this book in 2010-2013 ish (sorry i cant narrow it down better, I'm not good with dates/times in general but it was sometime around the 1st amazon kindle and the kindlefire, because i read it on one of those...).

It was probably for teens/young adults. Definitely first of a series, i remember because i was waiting for the second.

(Definitely not Host by Stephanie Meyers, there were no alien parasites, just a heads up. Also not Immortal by Gillian shields.)

Details: Immortals have blue eyes that change color and perfect knowledge. They are made by transferring energy into dying person.

The book centered around this girl who basically (i think?) killed herself by walking into the ocean (i forget why). She wakes up on shore where this guy is trying to save her...then she passes out again and wakes up somewhere else.

Savior Guy explains that she's immortal now. There's a scene where they're on a boat and she wears a bikini in freezing water? Anyway Savior Guy explains that they have perfect knowledge. Then he takes her to meet others and she learns food tastes really good.

Her and Savior Guy both have light blue eyes but the leader has sapphire and Savior Guy explains its because eyes change when they mate and Leader Guys former mates all died (?) "mysteriously". The Girl gets Betrothed (that was the term used i remember that) to Leader Guy and she and Savior Guy decide to run away and go to see his parents (last name maybe starts with "w"?). They're nice and Savior Guy also has three or so siblings...

They realize that The Girl is a really strong "taker", as in she can take in a lot of energy when she's hurt from other immortals, and Savior Guy is a really strong "giver", as in he can make immortals by himself which you're not supposed to do. The two of them want to be together but his dad decides she has to marry Savior Guys younger brother and Younger Brother "proposes" with a perfect sand dollar.

Thats the end of the book.

I can't for the life off me remember the title or author or character names but i remember all of that lol...please help or boost!!!! (if you can, no pressure lol)

[keirawritess]

basics

name: keira age: 17 nationality: american mbti: intj

likes: reading, writing (obvi), academia aesthetic, languages, tomatoes, cats, sleeping, organization, history

favorites

books: six of crows (leigh bardugo), from blood and ash (jennifer l. armentrout), caraval (stephanie garber), immortal (gillian shields)

songs: getaway car (taylor swift), atlantis (seafret), how to save a life (the fray), mad woman (taylor swift), wings (birdy), right where you left me (taylor swift)

writing

i’ve been writing on and off for a couple years now and hoping this account will make me more accountable!

my current wip is a dark fantasy mythology retelling(?) about three sisters—more info to come :)

my dms are always open! if you wanna be friends or you think we have something in common please dm me. i’m friendly i swear

[voteformagicalgamers]

I'll pay someone on Bookblr (or hell even not ok Bookblr lol) $10 for a liveblog of the hot mess that is Immortal by Gillian Shields. It's a paranormal romance very much catered to angsty teens/tweens and it was one of my favorite books as a middle schooler but honestly it's a train wreck of a book. I feel like a liveblog would be very entertaining.

[theblasianwitch]

Is it wrong to say my fantasy faves because they influenced my interest in learning more about my ancestors and in turn the occult practices which they did?

Revolution by Jennifer Connelly

Immortal series by Gillian Shields

Spirits Princess by Esther M Friesner

After them would probably be The Elemental Encyclopedia of Witchcraft by Judika Illes I found at my local library one time. It had a little of everything and to this day I still do the simple apple spell that stuck with me when I need a little something.

Witchblr, tell me one book that has had profound influence on your craft (or any aspect of it), your practice (or any area of it), your spirituality, your witchcraft journey, you as a witch.

I have Modern Tarot by Michelle Tea to thank for becoming a better tarot reader.

[gadgetgirl71]

Books Acquired Via BookBub in January 2021

This January I’ve downloaded so many free books that my TBR list is crazy so much so that I dare not look at how many books there are. It’ll probably take me a life time to read them all.

If you have a limited budget, especially at this time then why not join BookBub. You have full control of how often they contact you and its all free. If you want to join or find out more about BookBub just click the button below. I’m sure you won’t regret it.

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This months books are:

Build (Burns Brothers Series #1) by Gillian Archer

Maximus (The immortal Highland Centurions #1) by Jayne Castel

The Firefly Witch #1 by Amanda Hughes

Road to Hope (Dogs of Fire MC #8) by Piper Davenport

Road to Forever (Dogs of Fire MC #7) by Piper Davenport

Scrooge McFuck (Some Girls Do It #2) by May Sage

Little Morning Star by May Sage

Back to You (Remington Medical #1) by Kimberly Kincaid

The Star Series by Susan Grant

Justice for Mackenzie (Texas Heroes #1) by Susan Stoker

Securing Caite (SEAL of Protection Legacy #1) by Susan Stoker

Five Minute Man (Covendale #1) by Abbie Zanders

Devil’s Knights MC Book 1 – 4 by Winter Travers

Death Retires (Death Retires Mysteries #1) by Cate Lawley

The Dream (Creek Water #4) by Whitney Dineen

Second Chance Alpha (District Shifters #1) by Lola Gabriel

Oopsie Daisy (The Flower Shop Sisters #3) by Iris Morland

Darkbeam Part 1 (Beam Series #2) by Adrienne Woods

Can’t Help Falling in Love (The Sullivan’s #3) by Bella Andre

Shielding Gillian (Delta Team Two #1) by Susan Stoker

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[teenliterati]

Hello my lovely book worms! I know what you all are thinking, ANOTHER post in one month? I know, I’m proud of myself too haha!

Since it has been awhile, I thought why not share some bookish facts about me? I’m obsessed with tags right now and when I found “The Ultimate Book Tag” at Books With Bite I knew I had to do it.

So lets get started!

1. Do you get sick while reading in the car?

Oh yeah, I get car sick just glancing at a text message. Reading on a road trip is definitely out of the question for me.

2. Which author’s writing style is completely unique to you and why?

Maggie Stiefvater for sure. I feel like her writing consists of pages and pages of detail, of scenes or of characters, and that’s pretty hard for me to read. I prefer dialogue or action-packed scenes and a lot of Maggie’s writing needs detail and sustenance before you get to that. I usually avoid books like that but for some reason, I dont avoid hers and always end up loving it.

3. Harry Potter Series or the Twilight Saga? Give 3 points to defend your answer.

I’m probably going to get SO much backlash for this but it’s Twilight. AND I CAN EXPLAIN!

1. I’ve never actually read any of the Harry Potter books (Except for The Deathly Hallows). Since I grew up watching the movies, I feel like the books would be ruined for me. I HATE watching films before reading the books because it usually ruins the entire franchise for me (books and movies) So I’m staying away from the books to stay in my little ignorant bubble.

2. I read Twilight in the 6th grade became a total fangirl. So whether I like it or not, the books have a little place in my heart.

3. Vampires. I love them, even if they do sparkle in the sun.

4. Do you carry a book bag? If so, what is in it (besides books…)?

Is “book bag” the same as a backpack for school? Or is this referring to a regular day to day bag?

In school bag I usually have a planner, wallet, pencil pouch and chapstick.

In a day to day bag (aka my purse) I have a wallet, toiletries bag, and a book I’m currently reading.

5. Do you smell your books?

UM YEAH. People who say they dont are liars.

6. Books with or without little illustrations?

I dont read a lot of books with illustrations so I dont really know. I dont think I’d mind it either way. And if it’s anything like Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo then I’m all for the illustrations!

7. What book did you love while reading but discovered later it wasn’t quality writing? 

TWILIGHT! As I said earlier, I was a complete and total fangirl. I worshipped those books. But when I tried to read them again this past summer, I couldn’t even get past the first page.

8. Do you have any funny stories involving books from your childhood? Please share!

I really cant think of any, yikes.

9. What is the thinnest book on your shelf?

The Epic of Gilgamesh by Andrew R. George

10. What is the thickest book on your shelf?

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

11. Do you write as well as read? Do you see yourself in the future as being an author?

I do! I write poetry and actually have a few published. Its been awhile since I’ve written something new but I’ve always loved it. I dont see myself as an author only because I get the worst writers block and will go without writing for months.

12. When did you get into reading?

Fourth grade. Because of Winn Dixie was the book that started it all.

13. What is your favorite classic book?

I haven’t read enough classic books to have a favorite. That is one of my bookish resolutions though!

14. In school was your best subject Language Arts/English?

Yep! My absolute favorite subject and I really wish I was taking some now.

15. If you were given a book as a present that you had read before and hated…what would you do?

Well first of all, I would be incredibly touched that someone thought to buy me a book because that never happens. Second of all, if I hated it I would probably keep it anyways for the sentiment.

16. What is a lesser known series that you know of that is similar to Harry Potter or the Hunger Games?

I dont know any lesser known series, but the book Carry On by Rainbow Rowell has some Harry Potter feels to it. Which is why I probably didn’t like it (they seem too similar to me for my liking)

17. What is a bad habit you always do (besides rambling) while filming?

I’m not a booktuber so this doesnt apply to me.

18. What is your favorite word?

Talisman. Probably because of the Immortal series by Gillian Shield, it’s just a cool word!

19. Are you a nerd, dork, or dweeb? Or all of the above?

Uhhhh, I dunno, why dont you guys decide?

20. Vampires or Fairies? Why?

FAIRIES ALL! THE! WAY! Because they’re wicked and cunning with hidden softie tendencies (AHEM RHYSAND) and they’re magical and just my all time favorite mythical creatures. 

21. Shapeshifters or Angels? Why?

Huh, you know I dont have particular favor for either of these.

22. Spirits or Werewolves? Why?

Yeah I have no favor for these two either.

23. Zombies or Vampires?

Vampires. Zombies absolutely terrify me, I cant read about them or watch anything with them in it

24. Love Triangle or Forbidden Love?

BOTH! There is so much flack about love triangles going around right now but I love them. People think they’re frustrating but that’s the point??

I also love forbidden love because the things people will do to be together… *sighs in hopeless romantic

So anything that has to do with love? I��m on board with it.

25. AND FINALLY: Full on romance books or action-packed with a few love scenes mixed in?

I like both! I usually read full on romance books in the summer (for some weird reason) and read action packed with a few love scenes mixed in the rest of the time.

Yay! That’s it for todays post, here are some people I’d like to see do this tag but OF COURSE are not obligated to! 

@uponthepages @catastrophicallyinlovewithbooks @throne-of-omg-the-feels

Happy Reading! x.

[ht-burrows]

“He is fading. It is happening, just as he said. There is no escape, not for any of us... I can’t bare to see him wrench the talisman from me. I can’t bare to feel him tear my heart out for it.

He reaches out to me, and I steel myself for his attack, but all he does is touch a strand of my hair, “I love you, girl from the sea.”

Immortal by Gillian Shields

[addyhastens]

Quick Facts

Name: Adeline Avalina Hastens.

Nicknames: Addy, Ad, Princess.

Biological Age: 22.

Real Age: 40.

Birthday: August 14th, 1985.

Star Sign: Leo.

Place of Birth: Falls Church, Virginia.

Current Town: Falls Church, Virginia.

Sexuality: Heterosexual.

Marital Status: Divorced.

Species: Death God.

Occupation: Out of Home Business Owner.

Education: Partial University Education.

Faceclaim: Britt Robertson.

Family

Parents:

Brett Hastens (Father).

Adelya Petrova (Mother).

Landon Sandell (Step-Father).

Siblings:

Phoebe Hazel Hastens (Younger Sister).

Blair Elena Hastens (Younger Sister).

Delilah Aurora Hastens (Younger Sister).

Esmeralda Rae Hastens (Younger Sister).

Jade Zoe Hastens (Younger Sister).

Sophia Gemma Hastens (Younger Sister).

Roxanne Chloe Hastens (Younger Sister).

Kyle Scott Hastens (Younger Brother, †).

Matthew Zander Hastens (Younger Brother).

Gillian Sandell (Half-Sister).

Mark Sandell Half-Brother, Twin of Maia).

Maia Sandell (Half-Sister, Twin of Mark).

Other Relatives:

Zander Hastens (Uncle).

Veronica Claw (Non-Biological Aunt).

Octavia Hastens (Aunt, †).

Emberly Hastens (Aunt).

Nesryn Hastens (Aunt).

Children:

Kahlia Sophia Hastens (Eldest Daughter).

Audrey Mariella Hastens (Youngest Daughter, Twin of Parker).

Parker Brett Hastens (Eldest Son, Twin of Audrey).

Romantic Partners:

Nicholas “Nick” Goulding (Ex-Husband).

Chris Samson (Ex-Fiancé).

Friends: N/A.

Physical Features:

Build: Athletic.

Weight: 115 lbs.

Height: 5’3 ft.

Ethnicity: White.

Skin Tone: Light.

Hair Color: Blonde.

Eye Color: Blue.

Tattoos: Star on right shoulder.

Scars: Triangle-shaped scar on left ankle (Hex Mark).

Species Information:

Main Powers: Since her children were brought back to life, she’s stopped using her powers. The most she does is use a small glamor to make it appear to others as if she’s not a supernatural creature. Naturally, she has regenerative capabilities and though she’s not actively using her powers, these and her enhanced physical traits (speed, strength, agility, dexterity and senses) as well as her immortality function whether or not she’s actively using her powers. Before ceasing her use of powers, Adeline showed no true affinity. Being a death god, she is the embodiment of powers of all supernatural beings, and unlike many of her siblings, her body didn’t favor a particular species or power set, she could access and use them all. Mostly, she simply copied her father. Her only true infinity was shown towards the water element. Though she had control over all elements, she always had a pull to water.

Main Weaknesses: Mort daggers are lethal to all death gods. If struck through the heart with one of these blades, Adeline would die. Mort daggers were five daggers created by Lucifer and hid all over the world meant for the original five death gods that original were born into existence, since Adeline is the child of one of the children of those death gods, she too is vulnerable to them.

Species Features: N/A.

Diet: Before stopping using her powers, she often felt more powerful when drinking blood. Blood can allow her to heal more quickly, and offers a quick recharge when she down. She doesn’t consume a lot, but drinks a tiny bit once a week, just enough to provide some energy to keep glamouring herself.

Personality:

Adeline has always been a caretaker. From the earliest of ages she possessed a strong maternal instinct that drove her to look after others. Even as a small child, she often pretended to be a doctor and would look after her mother while she was pregnant, which was the only real time she ended up being sick, or look after sick animals. Her compassionate side drives her. Even before being put in a big sister type roll, she was driven by her warm and caring nature, the drive to help other beings. It’s lead to her having a more selfless complex. After an entire lifetime of constantly putting others above herself, she doesn’t know how to put herself first. She doesn’t know how to simply do things for her, and the thing that truly drives her is doing things for other people. While it may seem that she has a low self-esteem, she doesn’t often hold the mindset of someone who hates herself. For her it’s more so a fact of not thinking of herself as an option. Though in some factors, she does have an incredibly low self-esteem, such as her belief that she causes death. The initial loss of her children plagued her for years. She is haunted constantly by the idea that she was the reason for losing her child, that something is wrong for her that she couldn’t do the one thing to bring her child into the world safely. Even knowing about the curse has not helped the guilt or the shame, it’s only provided one way for her to not face the guilt. While Adeline was always one for facing problems, both intense emotional and more shallowly calculated problems head on with a clear and more logical mindset, she does tend to use avoidance tactics such as deflection to steer away from people alluding or outright saying that she often uses her caring for other people as a crutch and shield from admitting she never learned how to truly love or care for herself. More than often she’ll shift topics away from anything that grows close to pointing this fact out. In the cases of the previous pregnancy complications, she uses an entirely different tactic, and one that is uncharacteristically harsh for her. She superficially blames magic for the problems she’s experiences, and acts as if it is the reason for all issues within her and her family’s life when in reality, this is simply a way to hold down and bottle her emotions. Adeline doesn’t have a real mean bone in her body. She’s never been malicious, or cruel, she’s always been warm. She is however the most calculating of her sisters. She’s got an incredible intelligence, and tries to force herself as best as she can into a logical way of thinking so she can solve problems, though it’s not always the easiest for her to separate her soft heart from the decisions she makes. She’s naturally got a firm and guiding hand, something that has always had the tendency to put her in a leadership type position. Unlike a lot of her siblings, she has a far more forgiving nature. While she’s capable of holding a grudge or being upset with someone, this usually doesn’t last long and she often forgives them repeatedly, no matter how many mistakes they’ve made in the past – one of the biggest examples of this being her father. She’s not tempered, like the majority of her family, in fact she’s often the one to remain calm and collected in a situation, and while she does go to a panicked state, this often doesn’t result in anger. When she is angry, it is a quiet and icy rage that possesses her. She often is perfectly quiet, and most people only see the calm before the storm until it’s too late.

Biography:

Background & Birth:

Adelya and Brett didn’t start off in the best of ways, but soon antagonism turned into flirtation, allure and curiosity. And from that, a friendship blossomed and that blossoming friendship evolved into love. They were happy, at first, for a time. They wed a few months after being with each other. Everything was often rash and intense with the two of them, their decisions with their marriage and life was no different. About a month after they had gotten married, Adelya discovered she was pregnant with her first child. It came as a shock to both Adelya and Brett, as Adelya was a vampire and it wasn’t expected that she could conceive or carry a child.

Because of this, Brett was always hovering during the pregnancy. Almost every moment, he spent at her bedside, caring for her, checking on the baby to make sure they were both safe. It wasn’t an easy pregnancy, but it wasn’t nearly difficult as some of the other ones Adelya experienced. Finally, after nine months, Adeline was born. She was lucky enough to come into the world at a time where her parents were still very much in love with each other and when they very much loved her. She was greeted with open arms by all her family and the friends of family.

However, her family name turned into a curse. With such great power as her father possessed, and his cruel and hard nature that he’d had before meeting her mother, he’d made many, many enemies. These enemies were all over the world, seething and waiting for a chance at vengeance on him for what he’d done in the past. It was a warlock who decided that Adeline would be the one to pay the cost though. He didn’t think killing Brett or even Adelya would solve his problems, because it would be too quick, too easy. The pain would not be lasting. He knew though, from watching his own family suffer because of Brett’s actions, that the pain of having to watch a loved one in pain would be the only suited punishment for his crimes. And so only a day or two after news reached the warlock that Adeline had been born, he cursed her. The curse was rather simple. He made it so she could bear no child that would not fall to the hands of death. The mark of the curse marred her ankle in a triangular scar. Neither Brett nor Adelya knew what the scar had come from.

Childhood:

Unlike the majority of Brett and Adelya’s children, Adeline was born before the fighting began. When all the intensity and rash nature was turned on one another. She got to see something most of her other siblings didn’t get to see – her parents truly loving each other. Things were never quite like they had been in those first five years. They had been a proper family, they’d had love and light. And it had shown in the way that Adeline was raised in those five years. She was doted on by everyone, cared for, even had a best friend, Chris. But she was especially loved by her father. Even after her other children were born, she was always his soft spot.

She was happy, for those five years. And then the fighting started. It was small things at first, disagreements over furniture and clothing and parties to attend. Then it was her father telling her mother she spent too much time partying and drinking with her friends, and her mother telling her father that maybe if he wasn’t running off all the time, consumed by his job as the embodiment of death. It tore her apart to see her parent’s relationship falling and crumbling before her eyes. She often stayed up at night in her bed, listening to them yelling through the walls. More than often she’d try to do damage control, going out of her way to be well-behaved after their fights, if only so she didn’t agitate it. Even though her mother and father had always encouraged her looking out to her siblings, she’d also have the tendency to look after them and do what she could after the fights to make sure they weren’t scared by the fighting.

It only escalated from there. Love turned to possession, hatred and anger. And Adeline was there to watch it. She was there while her parents sought different things to solve problems that they had, as they had more kids in hopes that might repair their broken relationship. Her mother had become completely dependent on her to look after the kids by the time she was eight. It was a big responsibility for someone so young, but it seemed natural to her. Since she thought it might make things better, she kept doing it – kept trying to look after the others in hopes that their family might stay together. Holding her family’s broken bits into one piece became her mission and purpose.

Teen Years:

Holding her family together was not a mission she abandoned in her teenage years. Her family came first, no matter one. She put it above everything, even above herself. They were always more important to her. Even though her mother had enrolled her into a human school so she could have a normal education to fall back on as opposed to simple money and riches she would inherit from her father, she barely had time to focus on it. Despite the intelligence she had, she never did her best. She maintained good grades, but they were not by a mark what she could have gotten if she hadn’t been so distracted – if she’d been able to apply and immerse herself in her studies. Even though she was well liked in school, people never got the chance to get truly close to her. All those friends she had were human and she knew they couldn’t know the truth anyway, so she used that divide as an excuse to put her family once more above her personal connection. She even grew apart from Chris, her friend since childhood who knew all the details of her family.

In the craziness of her family drama, her only true escape was her books. She’d often get overwhelmed, and while she didn’t let it break a calm exterior that she’d forced herself to learn, she needed an escape to get away from all the stress her family could bring on. So when all of her responsibilities were handled, she’d bury herself in books. She’d always choose books with character who she could relate too, so if she focused hard enough, for just a little while it could almost be like she was somewhere else for a change. It was the closest she ever really got to doing things for herself.

When she was sixteen, her father left for the first time. Through all the fights, all the arguments and screaming, a part of her never really believed he’d leave. She spent so much time holding her family together, she almost believed she could do it forever, that if she kept trying, if she gave it her all, it would work. It was the crushing of this ideal that led to Adeline taking it the hardest when her father left. She tried to hide it, tried not to show how heartbroken she was when she was looking after her little sister’s and brother’s, or comforting her mother, but at night, when she was alone in her room, she cry for him and plead to the crushing silence for him to return.

It became almost normal, and a lot of the time, Adeline was able to forgive her father for leaving. She was too willing to. Every time he’d come back, she’d let him again, hoping it would mean her family might be whole again. It took her a long time to realize that her father and mother weren’t meant to be forever. It took her a long time to really stand up to him even. It wasn’t until she was eighteen and her younger brother, the second oldest of the family died that she truly lost it at her father, when she didn’t forgive him for leaving. She blamed him for her brother’s death because instead of having been there when he died, to defend him, he had been gone.

Adult Years:

Adeline’s duty still lay with her family, even when she’d reached adulthood. She still held a dedication to her siblings, to her mother. Even if her mother was out partying all the time, or messing around with a new boyfriend. She was there. And though she’d tried to be normal, to have something like a college experience, it didn’t work and she only got halfway through her first year. There was one thing that got her away from her family, aside from reading. At least in a way.

Her father had had a vampire friend named Nick Goulding. He’d been around a fair bit growing up, and he was no stranger to her. But a few years before her father had left, there’d been a falling out, so he’d faded away from her family life. When she was eighteen, only a few months after her brother had died, she ended up running into Nick again. He’d left town for a while, but had been coming in for a brief visit. They ended up having dinner and talking. It had been nice, to see the face of someone who didn’t just simply expect her to do something for them.

He left town a week later, but they had spent a few hours together, spread out over that week. That time spent together had been enough for Adeline to be reminded of a small childhood crush she’d had on him, and that it was a lot easier now to fall for his charm in a more serious manner. He returned a few months later, after she’d turned nineteen, this time because he was moving back to town. It gave her a new outlet, one away from her family. He already knew things, knew her father, her mother. She could talk to him or well not talk at all. Sometimes they would just be around each other. Her feelings got serious, and soon it became all too real a fact that she was head over heels in love with him.

It took her two months to gain the courage to tell him, but when she finally did, he admitted he’d been feeling things too, but had been worried it was wrong because of so many things. Despite this, they pursued a relationship. They ended up married rather quickly, just before she turned twenty years old. It was more of a rash decision, but she had been certain that she loved Nick, and he was the one for her at that time. She thought they were soulmates.

Things were okay at first. They were happy. Her attention was still with her family, but he’d become a part of that family, so it was much easier to balance both parts of her life. It started to get more difficult near the end. Things were more complicated. Adeline found out she was pregnant, and Nick realized when she told him he wasn’t ready for the seriousness of the entire thing. It got difficult. Nick started growing distant from her, and Adeline was left to deal with a lot of the pregnancy on her own. She was five months along when Nick told her he’d cheated on her. It broke her heart, but she did what she often did and forgave him. Though what he’d done made her question many things about herself. She only got more depressed and stressed after his confession. At seven months along, she went into early labor. The baby was still born.

Nick ended things with her a week later. She spiraled, falling into a pit of despair. She’d throw herself into anything and everything she could focus on besides the crushing loss of both her husband and child all at once. It was too much for her, and she thought throwing herself into taking care of her family once more was far better than facing the pain of that loss.

A few years passed, and she was obviously facing a serious depression, but still denying it to everyone around her, if they even noticed at all. She ran into Chris once more, her childhood friend. He was just returning from university and he had gotten a job in town. At first, things were stiff. After all she’d been the one who’d built the distance between them at first. But he became the first person she really let herself get close to after losing the baby and Nick. They became friends once more, and he eventually helped her get help, even arranged for her to see a therapist to help her cope with her problems. She got some closure, and even though she didn’t get a complete release from her pain, it was enough for her to start moving on with her life.

A year or two passed, and her friendship with Chris persisted. He was her rock in life, and provided her with a security she hadn’t gotten to experience with many others. She had developed feelings at one point, but had sat on them because of him being in a relationship. Eventually they faded, or she’d pushed them back enough so that they weren’t in the conscious part of her mind. His relationship eventually ended because he and his girlfriend didn’t want the same things – like kids. He talked a lot about having kids, how he thought about seeking out other methods of having a child, such as having a surrogate carry his child. Even though she still mourned for her daughter, she too wanted a child. So she offered to be the mother to his child, for them to raise the child together as friends. He agreed.

After a process of artificial insemination, Adeline found out she was pregnant with not just one child but two. The pregnancy was difficult. She was on constant alert, paranoid and terrified that she might lose her children. Chris was there, for every appointment, every single moment. They grew close, and eventually admitted they had feelings for each other. Even got engaged. However, when she was four months along, she awoke one night bleeding. When she went to the hospital, Chris had her go in the office alone. The doctor informed her she had lost her twins. When she left the office Chris wasn’t there. He’d abandoned her. She called a dozen times, went looking for him over and over. She never found him.

Four years later, her father returned once more after a very long time. Unlike her usual behavior, she was furious with him. He hadn’t been there, hadn’t held her or soothed her when she’d cried her eyes out every night for months after she’d lost her kids, hadn’t been there to help her through her pain. He’d left her alone so many times, and that finally hit her, even more so than it had when her brother had died. In the process of her anger, she told him why she was so angry. And after her anger had faded into sadness, when the emotion had subsided to normal levels, he told her he could bring her children back.

She was in disbelief at first, because she’d tried herself to use her powers to bring her kids back to no avail. However, when he did it, it worked. Only the twins had to be resurrected within her as they had no solid vessel. It was during the resurrection of the twins they he recognized the curse on his daughter. After some research, he learned the details of the curse and who’d done it, and while he tried to get him to break the curse, it wasn’t possible, but he at least now knew there was a way around it. After he told Adeline about the curse, she officially forgave him for leaving, and found some peace in the life she had to look forward to with her kids. Though, to avoid some of the weight of guilt on her, she found herself blaming magic for the problems within her life, and decided her kids would not have magic in their lives.

Years later, Adeline still lived in her home town with her daughter Kahlia and her twins Audrey and Parker. Most of the time, her life is consumed with being a stay at home mom, though she does make teas and perfumes and sells them out of her home as a hobby.

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I was tagged by the lovely @neko-nyansei! 💖

Name: Isabel

Nicknames: Some people call me Izzy or Belle sometimes

Zodiac sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'4

Ethnicity: Mexican-American!

Favorite fruit: Mangoes, dragonfruits, and peaches!

Favorite season: Either autumn or winter

Favorite book: Warrior Cats series by Erin Hunter, Wings Series by Aprilynne Pike, Immortal series by Gillian Shields, The Sweep Series by Cate Tiernan and many more!

Favorite flower: Hibiscus

Favorite scent: Vanilla, Cinnamon, Raspberry, almost any kind of perfume

Favorite color: Sapphire blue and lilac purple or any pastel colors

Favorite animals: I love cats, dogs, foxes, polar bears, red pandas, and tanukis!

Favorite beverages: I love orange juice, mango juice and ice cold lemonade! Anything that's not soda lol

Average hours of sleep: Between 6-8 hours.

Favorite characters: Oh, where do I start? I love Bramblestar, Mothwing, Blue Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Padparascha, some character in the Total Drama series, Dipper and Mabel, and many more!

Numbers of blankets you sleep with: Two blankets with my sheets!

Dream Trip: I would love to go to Japan, Germany, Spain, and England!

Blog created: I think it was created in November? I'm not sure.

Number of followers: 54!

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8, 9 , 59 (for the 100 questions meme)

8. What’s the weirdest thing they’ve ever eaten?

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Gillian has eaten a lot of crazy and weird stuff in her life - traveling around the world has its ups and downs, and the food can be a huge down sometimes. One of the weirdest thing is something she ate during the year she was in Japan: Shirako. It’s…fish sperm. She didn’t know what she was eating there until someone told her.

9. Describe the way that they sleep.

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Very restless and uneasy. Getting long and recreative sleep is one of the biggest issues for her since she suffers from severe insomnia.

She always had been like that - as a kid because she was easily scared of unknown sounds in the dark. She has very sensitive ears, so Gillian heard the even most silent clicking noise. When her father had to leave the house at night (because of his work), she knew that she wouldn’t get any sleep anymore because of the noise -  and falling back asleep after being startled or being awake for too long was nearly an impossible task.

But now, as an adult, there are different obstacles. As she grew up, she simply learned how to shield herself from such disturbances coming from noise. Now it’s mostly her mind that keeps her awake - a whispering voice that never lets her alone. Her work, her projects, or something else - her mind is always somewhere, always circulating, never resting. So it’s difficult to find the right moment of silence to be able to sleep.

It’s not unusal that she takes nap at work or at home when the fatigue overcomes her - or that she simply falls asleep involuntary. There is definately some footage on the net of her sleeping during conventions or events.

Robert has a very calming effect on her, so sharing the bed with him makes the whole process easier, but it’s not a cure. He knows the moment she actually sleeps is something precious and he tries his best to not disturb those rare moments - even if she happens to fall asleep on him.

59. What are their views on death?

Death is not a thing that is carved in stone, it is not inevitable. She used to joke that mortality is nothing but the fear of death, and as soon as you overcome this fear, you can become immortal in a sense.

She thinks you only die when your physical presence is gone and when your actions, ideas and thoughts don’t have an impact on the current world anymore. So you can say that certain people will be immortal fo nearly forever, especially when modern society continues to exist. Even people like Lucius are not dead when you pull the plug of his cryopod, because his influence on the world is too far-reaching, even when subtle.

With creating a way to clone in an accelerated process and the ability to transer memories/personalities, the physical death is something that can be overcome as well, you can live forever.

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#BookReview Immortal by Gillian Shields

Here’s a quick #FlashbackFriday review featuring a YA novel!!   Immortal by Gillian Shields is a fantasy YA novel focused on witches. I really enjoyed the first book in this series (aka this book, Immortal). The take it has on witches was different than what I had read about before, and I enjoyed it’s uniqueness. It wasn’t on my top list of YA books I read years ago, but it’s still a good book.…

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Immortal by Gillian Shields

  Immortal is a book I picked up for 50c from a garage sale on the way home from school one day. To be honest it was the cover that caught my attention the most, not the blurb, and I thought it would look pretty on my book shelf. But as a compulsive reader with nothing (homework) else to do, I read it.

  Immortal is a beautiful mixture of romance, suspense and magic that had me turning the pages until I was finished a couple of hours later. Then, I picked it up to read it again, just in case I missed anything.

  The book is set in a gothic mansion, when Evie is sent to a school for young ladies. Like most transfer students, Evie doesn't fit in, but Evie met a handsome man on her way and is soon swept up in a secret romance. But things are never easy and Evie is also brought into the treacherous happenings of her school and its staff and finds out that her Sebastian may be a part of it all; a big part. It's a very old fashion book, set in resent time and the beautiful imagery makes you feel like you're there.

  Immortal is an odd mixture of distance (her family) and closeness (her new friends and Sebastian), magic and religion. 

  Not the best book I've ever read, but I'd give it a 7/10! It's a really good one-off read if you just need a few hours down time. Also, it won't make you sob into your pillow for three weeks after you've read it, which is a plus. *cough* Harry Potter *cough*

  All the adventure, none of the commitment or heart break.