#iron flame funny

[azrielsshadows42]

Ridoc: Never have I ever been handcuffed

Violet: *drinks*

Second squad: You've been arrested?!

Violet: That wasn't the question

[b3anieperson]

IM SO SORRY TO WHOEVER LIKED NADINE

BUT

I CANT HELP BUT LAUGH

Nadine: Hi, I'm Violet Sorrengail

Unamed Buffoon: *Snaps neck*

AND I DIE LAUGHING

EVERY. SINGLE. FUCKING. TIME.

[azrielsshadows42]

Brennan Sorrengail core

[animezinglife]

Mira: Stay away from Xaden Riorson, Violet. I mean it. Violet: Okay. I get it. I heard you. Stay away from Xaden. No Xaden. Xaden bad. Xaden: You need to learn to shield. Violet: I need to climb you like a tree.

[lady-griffin]

Xaden’s “Welcome” Speech

One thing I genuinely love about Xaden is his nonchalant audacity at times. No other character in this series quite matches him in this department, some are definitely close, but he really takes the (chocolate) cake.

Consider his ‘welcome’ speech to the new cadets -

He tells them it doesn’t matter who their parents are because it’s not going to help them in the Riders Quadrant; his example is of course how Alic Tauri didn’t survive his first year, despite being the second prince.

But the reason he didn’t survive, is because

XADEN FUCKING MURDERED HIM DURING THRESHING!!!

Don’t get me wrong – Garrick being alive is far better than some bully we never met. But still… I mean, come on. Seriously, Xaden?! Seriously?!

I just…

I love him. He's such a fucking delight with how much he doesn't give a fuck. It’s also fun to imagine that during his little speech Garrick was thinking –

Dude, what the actual fuck? Sure, people don’t know we’re the ones responsible, but maybe let’s not tempt fate by bringing him up. We're so close to graduating.

What more can I say? I just adore the sheer amount of audacity Xaden has so goddamn much.

[happyinternetcollector]

Dain: would you guys be there for me if I was going through something?

Violet: no

Rhiannon: absolutely not

Imogen: I hope is sucks whatever your going through

Xaden: I hope it emotionally scars you for the rest of your life

Sawyer: I hope you reach out to me so I can ignore you

Ridoc: I can't wait to go to your funeral knowing I could have changed the outcome

[marvel-lous-guy]

*Peter, Tony and Harley stood in the lab covered in slime and ash*

Pepper: You should all be ashamed of yourselves!

Harley: I'm not ashamed of who I am!

Tony: actually, that's our parents job

Peter: But I don't have any parents

Tony: So no one should be ashamed of you because you're perfect

Harley: my dad disappeared, does that mean I'm half perfect?

Tony: No. It means your a bigger disappointment and your mom is twice as ashamed of you

Harley: ...

Pepper: too harsh, Tony

Harley: nah, it's cool. I've said and heard much worse

Tony: who have you said worse to?

Harley: Peter

Peter: It's not that bad. I've also said and heard worse

Tony: ...said worse to who?

Peter: Harley

Pepper: ...you two have a strange bond

[crisalidaseason]

Catriona: Still think I'm arrogant?

Liam: No, more... supercilious

Catriona: That's a big word, Mairi, you sure you what it means?

Liam: Condescending

Catriona: Very good

Liam: Patronizing

Catriona: Doesn't quite mean that

Liam: No, these are others things you are!

[dragons-library]

I want to see more of Xaden's relationship with Garrick, I want more of their friendship 😭😭

Also when are we getting ImogenxGarrick???????

And we always always need more Ridoc 🫡❤️

And I want to see more wholesome bonding moments for the squad

[whompingwillowshire]

“Don’t die, Violet. I’d hate to be an only child”

HA, Mira if you only knew

[ann7av]

Idk about you but an issue I have with IF is that Violet doesn’t really think that hard about any criticism directed at her family.

Cat asks if Violet wants to talk about the heinous atrocities her family committed after Vi accuses her of being a shallow Pick Me, but this is never really explored. She posts a list of every flier Mira killed and it’s mentioned in such an offhand flippant way, it makes me wonder if Violet actually cares about her sister being a war criminal. I was hoping she’d have a talk with Brennan about his feelings on being “sacrificed” for basically nothing because it’s a sentiment I’ve seen some veterans express irl but they never actually talk on screen and it’s so frustrating.

What are your thoughts on this?

Oh my friend I'm so happy you asked because I have a lot to say about this.

(This is a list of scattered thoughts, please let me know if it makes sense and please know this is a critique of RY's writing and not Violet's moral compass as a character, I love my girl very much)

I had this issue from way back in FW when Lilith pushed Violet into the riders, It would be natural for a child to try and understand why their parent suddenly decided to risk their life in a war college but alas she never thinks about it and we are left with this gigantic "this makes no sense" feeling that progressively gets worse as the story goes.

Then there's rain when she crosses Parapet and yet... no thought on it, Vi? Your mother controls storms? Why aren't you thinking about this?

Lilith asking about her father's research while Aetos asks if Andarna could be used as a study subject and Vi doesn't stop to think WHY would they need it and HOW does it fit with her mother's previous actions?

The GODDAM NOTE inside the book of fables? That later on is revealed to be true? Brennan says he doesn't believe their father knew about Navarre's corruption and Violet never thinks about it or considers it? HOW?

My girl just found out her mother executed a bunch of people who were trying to help another kingdom and she doesn't feel conflicted about it? I was waiting for them to have a screaming match after Athebyne

Cat puts up a list of the fliers Mira killed and I was expecting a line like "It's not like my sister knew she was fighting for the wrong side at the time, she was doing what she was trained to do" but NO.

What also throws me off about this is that, up until this point, Violet is shown being a very empathetic person who really cares about people in general, but she doesn't stop to consider those were Cat's people who died, it was the flier's school that fell and it is their kingdom being attacked (maybe she got desensitized but that feels an easy way out of developing the story)

I could be happy with Violet trying to justify her family's actions to herself because at least it would feel like a natural reaction to have but you're right, the lack of reaction feels like she doesn't care.

She also never stops to have an actual conversation with Mira about any of this for some reason (she barely talks to her sister at all actually), and besides that one talk with Brennan at the beginning of IF there's nothing else that stands out enough for me to remember, which wouldn't be a problem if she had some inner dialogue every now and then, not only about her family and the war crimes but how she feels bout them too.

There are many times when we (the readers) ask questions to try and understand these characters and how they interact with each other, so when those very natural questions like "how do you feel about this?" or "but why would they do that?" are not answered, the entire thing just feels off, and that's not an issue only with the Sorrengails but with most of Violet's relationships.

In FW that's not as big a problem, she has her issues with Dain and is getting to know her squad (Liam specifically) but in IF I was questioning if Xaden dying was that bad of a thing if it meant she would think about literally anything else

To summarize: Violet's family drama could've been a Keeping Up with the Sorrengails level of drama if RY actually did the work to flesh out the dynamic but she didn't bother and chose to rewrite the same Xaden/Violet argument five times

[azrielsshadows42]

Violet: Tell me not to do something and I'll do it twice and take pictures.

---Later---

Mira: Stay. Away. From. Xaden.

Violet: ...

[violetriorsons]

idk about y’all but i’m very interested in knowing the full detailed history of cat and xaden. what little we’ve seen of their dynamic is so funny. he trained her in sparring, partied regularly with her, they had talks about the future, their loyalties, the war, etc. the other marked ones seem to know her a decent amount. the relationship definitely went deeper than just sex.

and yet xaden really seems to want her dead lmfao. she’s dead to him already from the way he refuses to give her any ounce of his attention unless absolutely necessary.

there was drama, and i wanna learn about it so bad

[somewhere-in-the-rain]

Every once in a while I sigh, question my life choices, and look up Violet x Xaden x Liam fan fiction on ao3

[xaden-ride-or-dieorson]

i get that xaden and violet's declarations of love and how much they care about each other are supposed to be romantic but honestly it is just complete and utter clown behavior. every time xaden says some overdramatic shit like

"I want you more than my next breath."

"Every day I wake up starving for you"

"My heart only beats as long as yours does, and when you die, I’ll meet Malek at your side. It’s a damned good thing that you love me too, because you’re stuck with me in this life and every other that could possibly follow."

"There is no me without you"

"My life, if it even existed beyond yours, would mean nothing without you in it"

"I would rather lose this entire war than live without you"

"I love you, the world does not exist for me beyond you"

"I'd kick his ass for implying there's any other future other than the one where you and I are endgame"

i'm literally just here laughing my ass off. like sir, respectfully, you need to calm the fuck down lmfaoo

and violet is just as insanely overdramatic. these two are perfect for each other, they're both such emotionally stunted overdramatic fucking losers and i love them sooo much

"I’ll die if he makes me wait any longer"

"You’re my gravity. Nothing in my world works without you."

King and Queen of DRAMA! lmaoo

[dragonfoods]

Xaden is actually such a weenie