#iron squad

[mysterylilycheeta]

Sawyer: What's a word thats a mix between 'sad' and 'mad'? Violet: Disgruntled, miserable, desolated- Ridoc: Smad.

[bookaddictedrose]

Liam's death never felt right to any of us, right? Like every time he was mentioned, I felt sad all over again, which felt like way too often.

In the first book, he/his name was mentioned 306 times. Which does make sense, because he was still alive, and had to be described as speaking or doing something whenever he was present.

But here's the thing: in Iron Flame, post-death, his name was mentioned 106 times, without any "he did this" or "he said that" phrases. One hundred and six.

And then the interrogation scene T-T RY just keeps bringing him back into the story...

I don't really have a complete theory yet, just that Liam's story is not over yet, and he will be back and end up being very important to the plot.

[highladyofterrasen7]

Violet: you came

Xaden: you called

Rhiannon: you came

Ridoc: that’s what she said

[cabinyote]

THE IRON SQUAD!

It's FINALLY done and only took some blood, sweat tears and 4 days.

(☆-points for whoever can tell me what Liam is signing)

[happyinternetcollector]

Rhiannon: we may not listen to you sometimes

Sawyer: or respect you

Ridoc: and sure, we like making fun of you

Dain: ... but ...

Violet: there is no but, that is all

[sliebman10]

Costumes

(The last in my Spooktober drabble collection, even though the word count is a little wonky - thanks for coming on this journey with me!)

“You need help with your costume?” Bodhi asked as Ridoc preened in front of the mirror.

“I’m an independent woman, Bo…I’ve got this,” Ridoc said in a high pitched voice as he adjusted his black and silver wig. “Ready?”

“Yup.”

They left Bodhi’s room arm in arm. A few people who saw them along the way stopped and pointed. 

When they got to the briefing room, Rhi burst out laughing. “You two are really too much.”

“Why thank you,” Ridoc said, sitting down next to her. 

“What the-” Xaden started as he approached then stopped. Bodhi mirrored his posture and Ridoc batted his eyes at Bodhi. “You’re supposed to be…”

Ridoc grinned as Violet approached and then stopped. “No fucking way,” she said, as she took in Ridoc’s scarily accurate costume. It had everything: the daggers, the corset, the hair.

“Whatever do you mean?” Ridoc asked. “Be nice to me or I’ll poison you.”

Violet went red and sat down. “Really?” Xaden asked, with a raised eyebrow. 

Bodhi shrugged. “I’ve been told I look like you. What do you think?”

Xaden finally cracked a smile. “Decent likeness. Violet’s hotter than you, Ridoc…sorry to say.”

“Debatable,” Bodhi whispered in his ear. “The wig suits you.”

“You sure you don’t secretly want Violet instead?”

“Nope.”

[lost-in-wond3rland]

Second read of the year:

Iron Flame

[noboundsforlove]

Violet Sorrengail’s Second Signet

Her second signet is light. Let me explain.

Let’s start with her first signet, back in Fourth Wing. In Chapter 22, Tairn channels to Violet for the first time. Violet describes it as a “rush of energy” that races down her spine. Then she says “Another wave ripples through me…” and continues “Something within me expands, somehow too big for my own body, too vast to be contained, and pain sears every nerve as I crack open, the sound reverberating through my skull like bones shattering. It’s as though I’ve been split at the very seams of the fabric of my being.” What’s important to note is that it comes in waves and it is painful. She then says “Energy pours in - a deluge of raw endless power…” She specifically describes it as “the energy - the power.” As continuing to course through her veins.

Fast forward to Iron Flame. Andarna wakes up from the Dreamless Sleep at the end of Chapter 37. I’m of the opinion that Violet’s second signet does not manifest until after Andarna awakes (sorry to anyone who thinks the hallucination of Liam [Ch. 35] or Rhiannon’s dagger move [Ch. 29] are a part of the second signet). Andarna is still a bit groggy when she wakes up, so she doesn’t start channeling to Violet right away. She starts channeling in Chapter 48 - you know - the “My house. My Chair. My woman.” chapter.

During this cataclysmic scene, Xaden gives Violet the conduit to hold - this is key, as I think it’s why Violet does not fully realize Andarna has started to channel. I think it starts when Violet says “With the next caress, pleasure and power crest through me, over me, in simultaneous waves that crash again and again. There’s no thunder, no strike, only the hum of energy in my hand that flares with the strokes of Xaden’s mouth and fingers.” Violet’s stream of consciousness continues that it does not end - “only the waves of infinite ecstasy that come without breaking.” She says out loud “I can’t take it” and says the waves come and come with no end in sight. She describes the “searing pleasure” that rips through her. After Xaden floods the bond, she says “I shatter, splintering into a million glittering shards of bliss as I scream out his name. Power and light course through me without burning…” and then says she feels her power crackle through the orb in her hand before settling.

The way Violet describes what she is feeling as endless waves and searing pleasure echoes the scene in Fourth Wing where Tairn starts channeling to her. It is the only spot in the book where she says that “power and light” course through her, and I think that indicates that her second signet is finally present. It’s important to note that in Chapter 40, Felix tells Violet that she “wields pure power that takes the form of lightning” because that is the form Violet is most comfortable shaping it as. I think her light signet will be similar—what she will wield is pure light, but it will take a certain form.

As Andarna reminds Violet in Chapter 53, “signets manifest according to the person wielding.” Violet is, in a metaphorical sense, light. I think her signet of power is associated with her rider heart, and her signet of light is associated with her scribe mind. Violet is outraged by being kept in the dark by her government—she wants the truth to be brought to light. This also applies to her relationship with Xaden—she constantly seeks truth, or light.

Violet is also going to need light to defeat the venin. In Chapter 53, Cat makes a comment to Violet that the fact that she doesn’t carry a torch with her says that Violet hasn’t been appropriately scared of the dark yet. At the beginning of Chapter 61, we get more context as to why Cat might be afraid of the dark—the chapter begins with a quote from Major Edvard Tiller’s Unaccredited Study of the Venin. “Though there is some debate, it is greatly believed that turning venin heightens one of the dark wielder’s senses. It is this scholar’s belief that the one responsible for the death of King Grethwild developed keener eyesight. For not even the best of His Majesty’s royal fliers could see through the darkness the venin hid within to slay our beloved king.” Violet will need light to expose the venin and then wield power in the form of lightning to defeat them.

One thought on the form the light signet could take is that Violet is a luminary. She can amplify dragon fire, and make it hotter. She might need this to be able to forge a tool or weapon out of iron, like the wardstones, the stones found in the wyvern carcasses, the Rybestad chest, or the runed stones that protected the children of the rebellion. After all, Violet is a part of the Iron Squad, and the book is called Iron Flame - perhaps the answer has been sitting in front of us all along. Violet’s second signet may just be her ability to wield iron flame.

[rebelmeg]

Because self-control and enthusiasm are both wildly out of proportion in my life... I MADE AN IRON PALS BINGO CARD FOR FUNSIES!

Yes, if you see this, please feel free to use it! It's not for an event or anything, just for funsies because I like the satisfaction of crossing off bingo squares when I post things.

For my @tonystarkbingo Round 8 square S1 - Iron Family!

[bestbookfriends]

Got to love Violet's no fucks attitude when Mira ices Liam out because of his rebellion relic.

👀 "Don't fuck with my friends."

[whenwewereyoung97]

Anyone else have a minor panic attack at this? Just me?

[mysterylilycheeta]

*Everyone is having dinner together* Violet: Can anyone bring me some sugar? Imogen: *slides Liam across the table* Ridoc: Can someone pass me the salt? Garrick: *throws Xaden across the table*

[bookaddictedrose]

ATTENTION ALL FOURTH WING FANS

Who's interested in starting a Fourth Wing roleplay community??? If you've ever seen the tig one, you know what I mean lol

I will keep a list up in case anyone wants to know what's still available.

If you're interested or have any questions, please message me (or @rainydays-5 )!!!

Please please please make this a thing 😭🙏

(i'm either gonna be Violet or Imogen btw, still undecided)

Edit: by the way, spots are first come first serve, and aren't guaranteed, as people may change their mind, but basically first to message gets the spot, okay?

[highladyofterrasen7]

This guy just pointed out that because jesinia is “transcribing the series” she’s also technically transcribing the smut scenes.

💀 poor jesinia having to write about xaden and violet causing natural disasters and breaking furniture

[acourtofladydeath]

RQ Fic Exchange Gift Drop

"A dragon without its rider is a tragedy. A rider without their dragon is dead."

In "Last One Standing" Basgiath is attacked, and Andarna makes a decision she will live to regret for the rest of her life.

This fic takes place in the “Fourth Wing” book after the first War Games but before Resson.

This is whump, hurt no comfort. Read a short snippet below the cut, or start the full fic on AO3!

It was the screams that woke Xaden from his sleep. Within two minutes he was dressed in his leathers, knives sheathed in place as he sprinted out of his room. Dragons roared in the distance as the warning bells rang. But it was too late - the venin had come.  “Bodhi, report!” He shouted as he raced down the stairs toward where the officers and wingleaders were coordinating Basgiath’s defense.  “The wards are down. We don’t know how, but students are holding the line until backup can come from the outposts-” Bodhi continued to explain but Xaden couldn’t hear him. All he heard, all he felt was Sgaeyl’s pain. It brought him to his knees, clutching his chest as he tried to suck in oxygen. A moment later, icy clarity cut through the torrent of emotions. Tairn was hurt, no, Tairn was… Xaden threw Bodhi’s arm off his shoulder and began to sprint down the hallway. 

Continue reading the fic on AO3.

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[wingedshadowfan]

iron flame sounds like such a basic fantasy dragon book name until you realize it's because violet is from the iron squad of the flame section of fourth wing