#ladyskonos

[ladyskonos]

me to all of my crushes

[queeniriscygnet]

Favorite color x books (Orange) I was tagged by @ladyskonos thanks this was a good idea!❤️I only owned two in irl but oh well🤷‍♀️😁 Idk if you've been tagged yet but @tiberiaschooseme @alittlelightninggirl @chaoslaborantin @didmavenkillyou--metoo @bearerofthelightmare @illeaslockedbluebox @queenmareena @queenmareenacalore @queen-of-norta @electricons & anyone else who wants to do this you can say that I tagged ya😉😘

[evangelineartemiasamos]

I'd like to ask numbers 8 and 10 on the 20 asks thingy, please! Also, have a good day! 😊

Thank you^^

8. Do you get excited when a book you read is turning into a movie/ tv franchise? Or do you cringe.

Both. I cringe about the Red Queen movie, but I’m excited for Mistborn, Throne of Glass, The Raven Cycle.

10. How do you organise your book shelf?

The way the most books fit it. Currently, I have a German fantasy YA, an English YA, a dystopian, a historical, a classics and a fantasy shelf.

20. If your top 3 book characters (from different series) met for the day, who would you think would get along the best with each other?

There we have Vin Venture, Lelouch vi Britannia and Farley. All of them are leaders who don’t take shit, so if they agree on the goals and the strategy, it would go well. If they don’t agree, they’ll wage war against one another .. :-( I guess Vin and Lelouch would work together the work, if they manage their trust issues.

[mareshmallow]

tagged by @nightmarebarrow who apparantely has amazing timing cause i have a minute to spare and my latop

Rules: Answer all the questions, tag however many epople you want. Maybe add s question if you want! It’s that simple friends.

How did you come up with you blog name?

Well have zero orginality so I actually got this from a url giveaway from @ladyskonos. It was just so adorable and was of course rq related so I had to have it. I do have plans to change it though once the series comes to an end, we’ll see.

Why did you make your blog?

I had just finished GS and needed to talk with someone who read the book, I used to just scroll through Tumblr from the web without an account and became a big fan of lilyharvord and decided to be rebellious and ignore the 17+ age warning.

How long have you had it?

Since May 2016, so nearing 3 years now!

How many followers do you have?

1,773

What do you share/post about most?

Mostly fandom related stuff. Red Queen, Game of Thrones, Sansa Stark, Six of Crows, The Bone Season and Warden x Paige

What do you share/post about the least?

Political and real world stuff. That’s mostly reserved for my other blog, @adraxsteia

What do you think you followers think of you?

tagging: @redqueen1120 @quiteliterallyinthis @queeniriscygnet @caldelray

[petergrantkavinsky]

Au revoir, 2017

It’s 2018 from where I am! Happy New Year to all of you, my lovely followers! Thank you for keeping up with me, even though I know I’m not always super nice and I sometimes get cranky and bitchy—just a little, I hope. Thank you for choosing to stay with me. For all the likes and reblogs, thank you! 

It’s still 2017 on the other side of the world, so I would like to take this time to thank some of the best people I met here on tumblr in 2017. Personally, 2017 was a bad year for me, for so many reasons, but these people are part of what made it bearable.

Thank you @redqueenfandom for being the kindest and loveliest person ever! Your blog was one of the first few that I followed when I was just starting mine, and I’m so very glad that I did. We don’t often talk, but I know that I can always count on you, Rhia, and I feel really grateful. (Matthew Daddario and Tom Holland are lucky to have a very sweet fan. Lol.)

Thank you @chaoslaborantin for being my Farley/Fade soul sister! I miss Shade Barrow everyday, we both do, but your beautiful fan fictions and headcanons make me miss him less. I’m so lucky and thankful to have found a great friend in you and for the countless times we massively fangirl-ed over Farley, Fade, and Red Queen, talked about other books, PVRIS, our personal life experiences, and about anything under the sun, really. I know we don’t always agree with each other, but we make it work. Thank you for the 10-month (I guess?) friendship, Regina! Cheers to forever!

To @mareshmallow, @maremollysbarrow, @iris-cygnets, @electricons, and @marecalrandomstuff... Chelsea, Maria, Lauryn, Catarina, and J, thank you for being my anchor, supporting me and our mutual love for Cal and Marecal. Thanks to you, I’ve realized that loving Cal, no matter how imperfect he is, and Marecal, no matter how problematic the ship is, is completely okay. I pride myself on knowing that I will always have you with me on this ship. We’re all in this together. Thank you. I love you.

Thank you @samanthaslytherin for being such a nice friend. Let’s pray for a happy ending for Evane. They deserve it and more. By the way, I love your calligraphy!

Thank you @spookysamos for being a very lovely person! I haven’t started Victoria S2—I know, I’m so late—but I promise I’ll hit you up once I have so that we could gush over Victoria x Albert and Lord M again. Thanks, Molly! x     

Thank you @akingwithnodreams for your beautiful soul! To be honest, your presence in the fandom is the reason why I still believe that people can get along with each other despite their differences as long as they respect each other. Thank you for being you, Lari! Maven Calore would be so proud. ;-)

To @yourroyalbooknerd, @ladyskonos, @war-storm, @queeniriscygnet, @breebarrcw, and @faheyjepser... Erin, Beatrice, Ella, Ava, Audrey, and Rowan, thank you for so many things, but mostly for being some of the sweetest and most supportive people I’ve come across. (And to Rowan, I still think didmavenkillyou–metoo is the most iconic username. Lol.)

Thank you @lilyharvord for your absolutely beautiful Marecal fan fictions! You are such a great writer and an inspiration to many of us here. 

Thank you also @inopinion for being an amazing writer and person! As a STEM girl who’s currently struggling in my uni life, I totally appreciate your support for women in STEM. Thank you so much!

I might have forgotten to thank some of you, but always know that I appreciate every single one of you and that I am nothing but grateful for a lot of things.

Cheers to a joyful and glorious 2018!!! 

135 days to WAR STORM!

With love,

B

[redqueenfandom]

🌷

Favorite blogs?

Oh sweet nonny, this’ll be a long one:

@peculiar-red @lilyharvord @clarafarleybarrow @chaoslaborantin @mareshmallow @queeniriscygnet @liz-cavallaro @ladynesta @cmarthad1 @maudthebookeater @marabarrow @tiberiascalore @ladyskonos @newbloodsofnorta @textsfromnorta @riseandrisealone @gisabarrow @redqueen1120 @ifavcalore @bringaboutthestorm @generalfarleyy @evangelinesamos @electricons @bearerofthelightmare @acourtofstarsanddreams @tiberiaschooseme @marecal-will-live-on @arz28art @red-queen-em-for-a-dream @chelsthebookworm @shcdebarrow @highladyfxyre @crazybookladythings @acourtofnightanddreams @stop-throwing-shade-barrow @itorac @dreams-of-feysand @illyriantremors @fcyscnd @acourtofredqueens @illyriangoddess @wrenskonos @littlelightningirl @littlelightinggirl @fck-tamlin @maremollybarrowcalore @the-suriel-who-lived @rhysand-darling @nestarchron @electriconmare @feysandsmut @jessdoodlesthings @rhysand-vs-rowan @heiressfireheart @a-girl-in-a-court-of-nightmares @mavencalorers @melaniemichelart

These are just a bundle of my favorite blogs, and there are so many more, and please don’t think because I didn’t tag you doesn’t mean I don’t like your blog!

This was as much as I could put at the moment but maybe in the future I’ll add on :)

[wrenskonos]

Follower tag

TYSM @ninazneiks for tagging me!!

rules: Tag 10 of your followers you want to know better.

name: molly

nickname: moldog 🙄

gender: female

star sign: libra

height: about 5’7”

sexuality: b¡!

hogwarts house: probably ravenclaw???

favorite animal(s): DOLPHINS

average hours of sleep: only like 7 :((

current time: 16:33

dog or cat person: dogg

blankets you sleep in: two blankets and a duvet (it’s cold here!!!)

dream trip: probably somewhere like Budapest or Rio

dream job: either a journalist or a teacher

when I made my blog: like a year ago??? Probably not even that

followers: 366!!!

why i made a tumblr account: non of my friends were really into books so i made a tumblr for things like rq and soc!!!!!

tagging:

@calliopexclio @mareshmallow @chaoslaborantin @ladyskonos @clarafarleybarrow @marecal-trash @akingwithnodreams @queeniriscygnet @read-as-dawn @tiberiaschooseme

If anyone wants to do this just say I tagged you xx

[iconoclastoutcast]

evangeline x elane hi rq fandom! you can thank @ladyskonos for this piece of fanart since she’s the one who exposed me to red queen in the first place – hopefully i’ll be part of the fandom too once i read all the books (i’ll get there, i promise, once all books are released) – anyway, hope you like this!

[elane-in-the-shadows]

Red Queen Fan Fiction: Babysitting part 3

requested by anonym

Find this on wattpad

Part 1

Part 2

You might want to read this one as well, just saying for the sake of an inside joke ;-)

Mare POV

Farley’s kitchen is full of prepared food and so far unused decoration. It’s for the party she has invited us to on this evening. She has asked me to come a little earlier to help her and Clara preparing, but then had to go to a sudden meeting. I offered her only a lazy sigh when she told me, as I’ve taken care of Clara a few times by now. My niece and I get along well, even if our similar tempers clash frequently.

I take a break from setting up the patio to make me a coffee. My eyes glide over the kitchen as I wait for the water to boil. Between the bowls and the lanterns and napkins, I see a stack of papers and I start to read a little. It’s just for killing time until I see him. The photo shows him neither in his regalia nor in defeat, but Maven is recognizable enough. I flinch away from the picture and take a breath.

“Maven is a cunt,” I mutter. I’m about to throw the paper into a corner but there’s a part of me urging me to read the article, even though I have to force myself to focus on the words. I both want to deny his existence and to make sure he’s still exiled and under lock and key. Fortunately, it seems like the paper only reports about him because they’ve nothing else to write about, since I can’t glean any new information from the text.

I twitch when I hear a sound behind me. I spin. It’s Clara, getting some plates out.

“Careful, the water is very hot,” I exclaim only to say something but she’s grinning.

“Didn’t notice me before?”

I snort and cross my arms. Clara comes closer and says, “I’m just as sneaky as you are, Mare.”

“Right,” I answer, rolling my eyes. “I’ll never forget you’re a Barrow too, after all.” Finally, I get my coffee and follow her out. A thought crosses my mind – has she heard what I said? I feel myself blushing. I hope she didn’t, but I can’t ponder on the thought because I see a strange little boy in the corridor.

“Who is that?” I ask Clara, trying not to sound impolite despite my surprise.

“This is my friend Arthur, from school,” she explains and pats his shoulder. He’s significantly smaller than her. “Arthur, this is my aunt Mare Barrow, the Lightning … Girl, or whatever.”

The boy inclines his head. “Hello, Ms. Barrow, nice to meet you.” It seems like he has more manners than Clara, who adds, “Arthur just arrived to learn with me, as we planned in school. But we’ll help you first, of course.”

“Thank you very much,” I answer, smiling wryly. Luckily, the tables and benches are already outside, so we only have to attach lanterns on the patio, carry over the dishes and tinker flower and napkin decoration. Farley’s blue-eyed dog watches us but the big animal stays lolling on the side. The children are little perfectionists and for a moment I watch Arthur folding a napkin swan in utter concentration. On a closer look, I see what his brown skin has hidden at first; the greyish colouring of his lips and fingernails. He’s a little Silver and I fight the arising astonishment. This is a wonderful thing. A Red girl, the daughter of famous rebel leaders, is friends with a Silver boy and they treat each other as equals and without prejudices. Isn’t that what we wanted all along?

After little more than half an hour and several ladder jokes from Clara, I thank them for their help and sent them off. They dash to Clara’s room to do their homework or whatever they planned to do, because when I check on them, I see toys spread out as much as books. After a while, I wonder if I should go back to them and offer my assistance but that’s the moment they leave Clara’s room.

“My mom should come soon,” Arthur explains.

“Yes, he’s not staying for the party. Sad, isn’t it? He should at least have a snack,” Clara proposes.

“Why not?” I glance at the bowls. “But there’s only the food Kilorn has brought so far, so only fish dishes.”

“Nothing’s wrong with fish. At least Kilorn can cook,” Clara retorts.

“Say that after Kilorn has fed you with fish for 15 years, Clara.”

“Unlike Cal, who’s only good at eating!”

“He isn’t,” I insist. “Cal is the king of the grill!” I’m a bit too passionate, but I look forward to Cal’s steaks.

“King, you say? I thought that’s the forbidden word about Cal?” asks Clara teasingly.

My cheeks heaten at the implication. This girl is too smart for her own good, just like her parents. Just like Shade, I tell myself, and the thought sobers me as intended.

“I like fish,” Arthur gives in to stop our banter, but not Clara from raising her eyebrows tauntingly.

I lead Arthur into the kitchen to serve him some salmon with bread. He cuts the slice and picks the pieces up with a fork, weirdly well-mannered for a six-year-old. Suddenly, he stops. He looks around and clears his throat. “Ms. Barrow, Clara said … I mean, what did you mean when you said, ‘Maven is a cunt’?”

Oh damn. Damn, damn. Clara did hear what I said and immediately told her friend. I try my best to stop myself from gaping but I have no control over my blood rushing to my face. I smile to keep up a slightly neutral expression. “It’s nothing special,” I say, “it just means I think that Maven is a very bad man who deserves where he is. But I shouldn’t have said that, it’s a very terrible word to use.” I sigh. “You seem like a good boy, Arthur, so can I ask you not to use that word again? Can you just forget it?” I sound awfully pleading but this only damage control. I hope he will listen to me, and indeed, he nods.

“Certainly, Ms. Barrow. Already forgotten. Thank you so much for the food, it’s delicious.”

“I’ll tell Kilorn,” I reply, smiling again. I wish Clara was this polite but then again, it isn’t in us and that’s not a bad thing. I’m relieved when Arthur’s mother, a police officer, finally shows up to take him home, in the very moment Cal arrives as well with the meat he’s bought. Clara and I wave off Arthur who stares at Cal, the prince-no-longer, clearly recognizing him.

I give Cal a kiss. “I hope you’ve got good steaks,” I whisper.

“Only the best for you.” His gaze travels over the decoration. “Pretty. Did you do all this yourself?”

“I had help from Clara and her friend.” I search for her and find her playing with her dog and a ball. She can be so cute and innocent, yet I prepare myself mentally to explain my bad word slip to Farley who should’ve been here already. Suddenly, Cal starts giggling as if taunting my somber mood. “What?”

He can’t stop himself. “I just thought, um, we should hire Clara and her friend for our own wedding party, they’re really talented.”

I stare at him. “You don’t mean that.” He shrugs, grinning. “The future Mr. Barrow still makes too many dumb jokes,” I add. But his laugh is contagious, even more so because he continues, listing more and more ideas for our impending wedding and waking my anticipation. I pay attention to Clara not listening this time, or she’ll talk about it for the rest of the day.

Instead I hear the dog barking when Farley shows up. She caresses both her and Clara as their habit of displaying their attention still hasn’t vanished. After they’re done and Farley has inspected the patio, I clear my throat and ask her for a talk. Fortunately, she’s in a good mood, so she only gets more amused as I report of my slip. At one point, she needs to cover her mouth with her hand to quieten her laughter. “Mare, seriously, you don’t think I’ve never let a swear word slip before?” she confesses. Well, she does have a quick temper and gets often loud. “Not the first time I’ll have to handle this,” she confesses. “But that was an especially vulgar choice. Not that Maven doesn’t deserve it. Wait, no, it’s rather too good for him.”

I chuckle at the remark. “You’re right. He was beaten by girls after all.” 

@clarafarleybarrow @mareshmallow @maudthebookeater @thomaven @tiberiaschooseme @didmavenkillyou--metoo @lilyharvord @redqueenfandom @queeniriscygnet @ladyskonos @xsonnydelavegax @universegamer @mikey-waysjawline @clara-farl3y @anyone-anything-canbetrayanyone @bringaboutthestorm @calmareforever @agodscursed @asewhj @shattered-quill

[quiteliterallyinthis]

I am no longer “lightninggurl03″...now its @quiteliterallyinthis . so yeah.

I rlly like it. 😏

RIP @lightninggurl03- you got me to 300 followers.

also, since this post is nothing, i'll use the opportunity to tag a few great blogs cuz whats a life? idk. dont have one.

@theonepariah @chaoslaborantin @redqueen1120 @runexandra @high-lady-of-perranth @littlelightninggirl @proudsmiler16 @littlemrsbookreader @red-queen-em-for-a-dream @clara-farl3y @didmavenkillyou--metoo @ruza-chan @zekeyfriday @thehighhouses @queeniriscygnet @tiberiaschooseme @ladyskonos @sallystyles11 @asewhj @maven-notmyking @wrenskonos @redqueenfandom @electricons

There are billions more, but uh I was just looking around trying to find others and I'm tired sorry. But also @vaveyard duh.

[ladyskonos]

. . . So, this is awkward ahaha. I’m sorry I haven’t really been active here for a while :( School is taking up all of my time.

Have you guys tried the game The Arcana by Nix Hydra??? I highly recommend it! It’s really pretty and really cool and the story’s just gah. I love it. Here’s my MC Eireen with the adorable Faust! 

@thearcanagame @iconoclastcontrast

[lighting-girl-of-velaris]

Book Tag

Thanks for tagging me @illeaslockedbluebox!! <3 xo 

1. Favorite book of all time? I’d say Alice In Wonderland

2. Book you’re currently reading? The Book Thief 

3. Have you ever considered writing a book? YES! 

4. Favorite series? Harry Potter, The Selection, Red Queen and ACOTAR

5. Book you’d like to read? Classic books!

6. What’s in your tbr pile? My tbr list is infinite!, but the ones that i want to read asap are: Throne of Glass series, The Infernal Devices, Six of Crows, The Raven Boys and the Grisha trilogy. 

7. Favorite Fictional characters? Most of the HP characters, Katniss Everdeen, Peeta, Finnick, Johanna, Tobias Eaton, Gwendolyn Sheperd, America and Maxon Schreave, Evangeline Samos, Cal and Maven Calore, Farley, Mare, and most of the ACOTAR books characters...

8. Favorite ship of all time?                                                                                      Maxerica, Feysand, Marecal 

9. Pick up the book closest to you, open it to page 1 and write the first paragraph: 

“Primero los colores.                                                                                                Luego los humanos.                                                                                                Así es como acostumbro a ver las cosas.                                                              O, al menos, así  intento verlas.” 

10. What’s the first book fandom you were in?                                                Harry Potter fandom since i was like 5 years old, it started with the movies, then  i read the books when i was 12 :) 

I TAG: @highladyofnorta @red-queen-em-for-a-dream @lu-cien @lilshadowhunter31 @fangirl-daydreamer97 @loki-in-hogwarts-for-tribute @illyriangoddess @fulmenetaestus @ladyskonos @clarafarleybarrow

[evangelineartemiasamos]

Clara pulls Mare’s braid - sketch

@vaveyard @queenmareena @maudthebookeater @clarafarleybarrow @xsonnydelavegax @redqueenfandom @lilyharvord @ladyskonos

[petergrantkavinsky]

17 Questions Tag

I was tagged by @marecalrandomstuff and @spookysamos. Thanks, lovelies!

Rules: Tag 10 of your followers you want to know better.

Name: Bernice

Nickname: Nice (with the long ‘i’ sound)

Gender: Female

Star sign: Capricorn

Height: 5′2′’

Sexuality: Straight

Hogwarts house: Hufflepuff

Favorite animal: Cats, pandas, elephants

Average hours of sleep: 6

Current time: 11:35PM

Dog or Cat person: Cat person

Blankets you sleep in: Currently, it’s a red cotton blanket with Pucca’s face on it.

Dream trip: Italy, The Netherlands, France, Greece, England

Dream job: Fashion designer, ballerina (when in reality, I’m going to be a doctor, lol)

When I made my blog: February 2016

Followers: 1,495 (Thank you so much!)

Why I made a Tumblr account: GLASS SWORD ruined me, and I was going to be insane if I had no one to talk to about it.

I’m tagging @redqueenfandom, @mareshmallow, @chaoslaborantin, @iris-cygnets, @electricons, @whodeservedthatgoddamnepilogue, @ladyskonos, and @yourroyalbooknerd. Do it only if you want to. ;-)

[queeniriscygnet]

I was tagged by @redqueen1120 and @bearerofthelightmare Thank you you wonderful people😘💙 1. Favorite book of all time? AhH why?! I can't choose one but ACOMAF, King's Cage, and HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban are in the top 3 in no particular order. 2. Book you’re currently reading? ACOWAR! 3. Have you ever considered writing a book? Yes, it's a dream of mine that will hopefully come true! I've got some ideas... 
4. Favorite series? Red queen, (duh), Harry Potter, ACOTAR, the Lunar Chronicles 5. Book you’d like to read? Six of Crows has been on my list for FOREVER! 
6. What’s in your tbr pile? Right now Goodreads says 82 books but that changes everyday tbh.. But some biggies are like I said Six of Crows (and Crooked Kingdom), the rest of the Selection series (I read book 1 and need to finish it!), the Handmaiden's Tale, The Rose and the Dagger (I loved the first one but I have to find this one), An Ember in the Ashes, and Throne of Glass (gotta get reading!!) 7. Favorite fictional characters? Omg so MANY!! Rhysand (I mean.... Rhys... my heart... I just love everything about him), Mare Barrow and Feyre Archeron (for personal reasons they will always have a place in my heart), Cress Darnel (this girl is actually me so much it hurts, I swear Marissa Meyer spied on me to build her personality), Hermione Granger (HeRMiONe!!! She is my childhood I'm lucky I got to look up to her growing up), and just some amazing cinnamon roll badasses (my favorite type of character) Azriel and Tiberias Calore VII. 
8. Favorite ship of all time? Marecal and Feysand (my heart just exploded thinking about it😍😍) 9. Pick up the book closest to you, open it to page 1 and write the first paragraph: "I rise to my feet when he lets me." -King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard 10. What’s the first book fandom you were in? Harry Potter✨✨ I tag: @redqueenfandom @illeaslockedbluebox @marecal-trash @ladyskonos +anyone else who wants to do this say I tagged you👌😉

[wrenskonos]

10 goals - 10 years

THANK YOU @breebarrcw for tagging me

rules: list 10 goals you have for the next 10 years. Write them down somewhere or save them where you can find them back then tag 10 people to do the same.

go to sixth and get A*s in english lit, history and maths

go to Cambridge University and study either english lit or journalism

properly move out of my parent’s house and get an apartment

GET A DOG

get a job in the journalism sector, covering politics or human rights

read war and peace in its entirety

travel to Europe (well the rest of it)

meet my brothers

maintain a healthy emotional state

help others in a significant way!!!!

Tagging:

@calliopexclio @clara-farl3y @chaoslaborantin @czernyoah @clarafarleybarrow @ninazneiks @mareshmallow @marecal-trash @textsfromnorta @ladyskonos

And if any one else want to do it, you can just say I tagged you xx