#leander wren

[jessicas-ocs]

But what if they grew up together. What if they were rivals. What if they were best friends. What if they were prophesied lovers. What if they were meant to be. What if they were never meant to be. What if they were soulmates. What then, huh?

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Anyway, please meet my newest OCs, Leander Wren and Astrea Kestis, who are in love but pretend they're not. They hide their feelings behind sass and sparring sessions. The entire Skywalker Jedi Academy is deeply invested in their will-they-won't-they. She thinks he hates her guts and he thinks she's in love with his twin brother. They've saved each other's lives. She wants to touch his hair. He wants to kiss her tattoos. They would die before they admitted it. Jacen Syndulla is running a betting ring on how long it's gonna be before they give into their feelings and kiss in the moonlight.

(Joke's on him. They already have. They're just pretending it didn't happen.)

[ezziefae]

My thoughts on The Prisoner's Throne.

(spoilers ahead, and talk about Holly Black's planned book)

ps: I finished this book in one sitting on release day and needed days to process everything, that's why this is a late post. Enjoy!!!!

Heather and Vivi

Where were Heather and Vivi? They were present in the prologue but then they vanished. I was excited to see Vivi become friends with Wren, especially after the rude comments she made towards Wren in TQON. I wonder why Holly excluded them from everything after the prologue, such as the family drama scene at the feast. However, I appreciated how they were mentioned in the story, particularly when we learned that Oak and Heather's mom are close, and that Oak would sleep at their house.

Oak abdicating as heir

So yeah, Jude and Cardan have given Oak permission to resign from the throne as heir, and obviously Oak is taking that opportunity to do just that, just not yet….he has to stay heir for months since Jude and Cardan are going away together. I always knew Jude and Cardan were going to stay as High King and Queen of Elfhame, but only because Oak married Wren and therefore became King of the Ice Needle Citadel, but that didn't happen…Jude is letting him step down because she knows he's grown, and wants him to make his own choices, which is great. If Oak resigns, Jude and Cardan will need to have a child to maintain the royal lineage. So, it's VERY possible that we may see a Jurdan baby in the future.

political problem (Holly Black's next faerie book)

So finally we know what the next book will be about. We know that Jude and Cardan have plans to go to the Undersea. That was the plan Holly Black has been teasing at us for a long time now. This means we’re getting another Elfhame book (Holly didn't say an "Undersea book", she said "Elfhame" even though it's going to be set in the Undersea). In an interview online, Holly Black states that this book will possibly be a stand-alone. Many fans are speculating that this book is going to be a Nicasia POV, but from reading the interviews from Holly I believe it’s going to be either a Jude or Cardan POV (maybe even both). This would make sense since Holly has said many times that she's planning to give us more Jurdan, and that Jude still has a lot of story in her. The Prisoner's Throne leaves us with many unanswered questions, such as what happens to the Ghost, if Oak gets married, news about Wren and her family, and whether Jude and Cardan have children. A standalone book to wrap up these loose ends would be very needed.

Cardan saving and being protective of Jude

Do you guys remember the post I made about Cardan fighting alongside Jude? and how he will not sit on the sidelines to watch her fight? Fans who know Cardan well already knew this to be true, but this book further proved this. This isn’t the first time has Cardan stepped in front of Jude to save her from being impaled. My man sacrificed himself so Jude wouldn't get hurt. Many times during the Stolen Heir duology Cardan has been called a coward, but mannn he's no coward, he will protect those he loves dearly, it was so refreshing to get more of his protective side in this book.

Taryn and The ghost

Since TQON, fans have been speculating that Garrett and Taryn are involved in a romantic relationship. Although it wasn't confirmed in the book, The Prisoner's Throne offered some insight into this. We find out that Heather, Vivi, and Oak have all speculated about it. Furthermore, Oak reveals that even after 10 years, The Ghost has remained close to Taryn and her child Leander. In one chapter of TPT, The Ghost has a serious conversation with Oak, but when Leander interrupts them, Oak notices that The Ghost becomes a different person around Taryn's son. He changes his behavior and has an indulgent smile towards the boy. I personally find it adorable, and after all the hardships The Ghost has been through, I believe he deserves to find happiness, even if it's with Taryn of all people.

The Ghost’s tragedy *sobs into pillow*

I never expected The Ghost to become such a prominent character in the book. It was amazing how I started to develop an emotional attachment to the Ghost throughout the book, only for him to end up turning into a tree by the end. The chapter where the family feasts and Lady Elaine and the Ghost are found dead was pure chaos and full of royal family drama. I had such a good time reading that part, until the Ghost turned into a tree. Also, going back to the topic of the Ghost and Taryn, I feel bad for Taryn even though I know she is a terrible character. It was heartbreaking to see Taryn sob and hold the Ghost while he was slowly dying (We didn't get word from Taryn that they were dating but I think that part was enough comfirmation that they were indeed lovers). As far as we know, Taryn and the Ghost did not get a happy ending in this book :(

ps: This is why I believe holly black's next book will be a Jurdan POV, because the only way we get to know about the ghost is through them. Nicasia is not close to Wren, Oak, the Ghost, or Taryn, we will never get insight on what happens to them if this next book is a Nicasia POV. Also I've been hearing as of 3/12/24 that Holly might possibly write a Jurdan dual POV, so...more reason to believe that it will definitely not be a Nicasia POV.

Taryn Vs Wren

It's funny how Holly decided to create a lot of family issues in the second book of the duology. Many fans believe that this duology should have been a three-part series to resolve these issues. One major problem is that Taryn dislikes Wren and holds her responsible for what happened to The Ghost. Oak's family is also not very fond of Wren. It would have been nice to see a moment in the book where Oak's family and Wren could have worked together and gotten along, but that didn't happen. If Oak and Wren plan to get married, I hope that they can resolve these issues between them all.

Cardan VS Taryn

It shocked me that after 10 years of them being brother and sister in law, that they still don’t get along. I think Taryn was wrong to feel like she had to protect The Ghost from Cardan when he was only trying to help. In fact, it annoyed me a bit. While Cardan was respectful towards Taryn, he had every right to dislike her, unlike Taryn who had no reason to dislike Cardan. Moreover, I would like to mention the moment when they found the ghost almost dead and Cardan ignored Taryn and answered Jude instead, Cardan being petty to Taryn in the most respectful way is hilarious. I think that moment perfectly sums up their relationship.

Wren’s Family

Although I’m happy Wren's sister Bex reunited with Wren, I was very much expecting to get more closure from that, like seeing Wren's entire family together reunite in the book. It feels like that left a huge void at the end of the book.

Wren’s Transformation

Okay, that was absolutely shocking. Holly mentioned in one of her interviews that there would be a transformation in the book, and I guess that was it. Wren now has beautiful wings. Can someone please draw a picture of Wren with wings? Also, can you imagine what Oak and Wren's children would look like if they ever had any? Their child would have blue skin, hooves, and wings. That would be a very interesting looking child.

Wren VS Jurdan

Wren was so wrong for making Jude and Cardan appear weak in front of their court. While reading this part, I remember thinking 'Wren, please stop," I found this chapter fun to read, and seeing Jude and Cardan's reaction to Wren's power. It was interesting to see how Wren exposes Jude's geas and curse to almost the entire court, and how Cardan becomes overprotective of Jude while Wren was removing her curse. I love Cardan.

Where was Queen Annett?

Since the stolen heir, I believed that queen Annett was going to be a problem for Elfhame and Wren. As you may recall, Wren freed her prisoners, and I always believed Queen Annett would've punished Elfhame for it since Wren was with Elfhame's heir Oak. However, she did not appear in The Prisoner Throne at all. I wonder if Holly forgot to bring this issue up or if she has decided to address it in her upcoming faerie book. (Queen Annett is also pregnant, so I think she will definitely be brought up again)

Madoc's Character

I'm a bit disappointed. I was expecting a lot from Madoc in this book, but nothing happened, except the fact that Jude lifted his exile (temporarily?) It bothers me that she lifted his exile easily, does Jude not remember he caused many problems for them? Madoc is the reason why Cardan almost died, why Oak was put in danger, he's the reason why the royal family died, and why Orlagh was weakened. I at least expected that Jude lifting his exile would've caused political problems for her, since Madoc is a political criminal for Elfhame and the Undersea. I thought he would’ve at least made a big heroic or villainous move in The Prisoner's Throne, or found a way to at least redeem himself, but nope.

Oak and Wren's Ending

So…Oak does not become king of anything, which is shocking. Everyone believed that if he didn’t become the King of Elfhame he would at least rule the Ice Needle Citadel, which can still happen, since he did propose to Wren at the end of the book. But still, I find it unnecessary, I think that Wren should step down from being Queen, and run to the mortal world with Oak where they can live away from the royal duties. Oak has expressed many times he does not want to be king, but if he marries Wren he will be king, which doesn't seem satisfying to me. Wren never cared for power in The Stolen Heir, she only ever cared for love and her family, I think the ending felt incomplete and unfinished. A lot of stuff was built up from The Folk Of The Air series, and this duology was supposed to give us results, but it did not. Even Oak and Wren's love story felt rushed. I didn’t see much of a connection. It didn't give me much of what I felt when I read Jude and Cardan's love story (You guys are so welcome to disagree with me)

Jude and Oak

So if you read the book, you know how shocking Jude and Oak's relationship became. Especially that scene where they “duel” (And Jude was an absolute fucking badass in that scene) The way she tricked Hag and even Oak at first that she was going to trade Oak for Cardan. I was very impressed with Jude in this book, especially in this chapter where we see her ordering her archers, and her ripping her dress to be able to fight while she's all wet. Her dialogue was so badass: "What if I give you Oak's head instead of Cardan's" and even this quote "Well, then, what a wonderful opportunity for you to prove your loyalty and die for the High King." Chapter 23 (I was so gay for Jude in this chapter, she was so mommy material) Despite feeling a bit betrayed by Oak and believing that she had failed in protecting him, she still trusted him when it came to Wren.

Oak Vs Taryn

"For a moment, he thinks of going over there and dumping his red clover tea over his sister's head" (Chapter 19)

(Jaw was on the FLOOR when i read this) I think it really sucked that Oak's family never told him about this, and I understand that Oak had every right to feel so raged that his family hid his mother’s true killer from his knowledge. Oak and The Ghost have been close, we did get some insight of The Ghost going to the mortal world and train Oak with Magic. I really hope Oak and The ghost's issue gets resolved, but that can only happen when the ghost gets cured....I love family drama, and it shows.

Jurdan Kids

Going back to the topic at hand, Cardan and Jude have given Oak permission to abdicate, which leads me to believe that they are planning to have kids of their own. So far, there hasn't been any indication from Jurdan that they are against having children. Holly has given us insights into Jurdan taking care of Leander, which is incredibly heartwarming. For example, we find out that Cardan plays with Leander, and there's a part where Jude is in the mortal world with newborn Leander, and Oak remembers Jude playing with baby Leander with a toy, almost like she was playing with a cat. I think these are definite hints from Holly that Jurdan would make great parents. Holly did say that we would get an answer to Jude and Cardan possibly having kids in the Prisoner's Throne, and I believe this was it. I will definitely make a separate post on this.

Randalian

I'm so happy this man is dead, it was long overdue. This man annoyed the crap out of us since the folk of the air series (it’s crazy that Jude and Cardan never decided to remove him from the living council, he never saw eye to eye with Jude and disrespected them constantly)

Lady Asha apperance

It turns out that Lady Asha is still in the court. She was only mentioned once when Lady Elaine was speaking with her. At that moment, I became suspicious and believed that Lady Asha was also part of the conspirators.

Locke appearance

The dream Oak had with Locke as a fox was fun and interesting. Even though it was a dream, it was cool to hear Locke again and how he acknowledged being murdered by Taryn.

Taryn is aging...but not Jude

FINALLY, we have some information on this topic. Oak describes Jude as looking very young, and Taryn as aging. He offers two possible explanations for this: either Taryn has visited the mortal world too often as her years are catching up to her, or becoming a mother has exhausted her. For a long time since TFOTA series, fans have speculated that since Jude is the Queen of Elfhame, she will never age. And it looks like Holly seems to support this, especially since Oak finally wonders "if Jude is quite as mortal as she once was". I from now on have no doubt about it, i am a "Jude will never age as long as she's Queen of Elfhame" believer.

The Cardan and Oak problem

it turns out that it wasn’t a big deal, Oak had been too much in his head, he was his own enemy when it came to Cardan, and it was amazing to see Cardan and Oak have a brotherly talk by the end of this book. Cardan’s character has really matured, and its amazing how comfortable he's become with his loved ones (i love him so much) I will admit, that when Cardan was talking to Oak about delaying his abdication of heir, I thought he was going to announce Jude’s pregnancy and you can't blame me, the way Holly wrote it made it sound like he was going to do that. (would’ve made me scream) but nope.

Summary:

The beginning was slow, but I nonetheless enjoyed it. I love Oak and Wren, however, I felt that they could have had a stronger connection in the story. There were too many unanswered questions left in the book, and it did not provide any closure to Oak and Wren's future. I feel that the series should have been a three-part book series instead of a duology. Moreover, many of the main characters seemed to have lost their power, such as Oak's resignation as heir to the throne, Wren losing her godly powers, and Tiernan being fired from his position as Oak's guard. I think many new readers who have never read the Folk of The Air series might not have appreciated that. Despite this, I appreciate that Jurdan was not removed from the Elfhame throne. However, I think that Holly Black set up more problems in this book than solutions, which makes it feel neglectful towards Oak and Wren's story. I am excited about this book, and I am sad that we may not get more news on Elfhame until possibly 2026, as she is currently working on the second book of The Book of Night. Anyways, In other news, I have a virtual event with Holly Black tonight 3/12/24, so I will write anything important down, and I will try to ask good questions!

[serien-grl-22]

Oak is literally Leander's double uncle

[reputayswift]

Forgot how wild the family tree in TFOTA is, good thing I made this simple guide back in ‘21

[magecursed]

(finally) does things

[mia-nina-lilly]

I think when Oak glimpses Jude's terror when Suren proposes to remove something from her - something that, according to Oak, Jude apparently doesn't want to be undone - I think that, as much as it makes sense since Jude is someone who hates her vulnerabilities, hates being vulnerable above all, that something in particular wasn't the geas given by Dain.

You see, beyond the fact that Oak never wanted to be the heir to the Throne of Elfhame, and apparently won't be, now that the choice has finally been given to him, there are still many comments about the lack of a son of Jurdan, the reasons for this, and other indications of the theme, such as when Oak wonders if Cardan sees in Leander the son he doesn't have with Jude, or even when, at the beginning of the book, Jude's contraceptives are on display. It has been some time since that scene, meaning that Jude may have stopped taking them at some point, which means that, yes, the thing she feared being undone for a moment could actually be her baby in the womb. Remember that she held her abdomen tightly when the curse of Valeriam was torn from her, and although the plot suggests that she did this because of Wren's power, there is still the possibility that she did it as a kind of reflex to protect her child.

If it's not that in the end, I still think that, at some point after or during these events, Jude stopped taking contraceptives. Being who she is, motherhood will be quite a question, both because Jude probably considers this baby an additional weakness and because she fears the implications of raising a mixed-race child in Elfhame, where many people hate her just for being mortal.

Observation: Guys, I thought Jude touched her abdomen in the scene where Wren removes Valerian's curse, but in reality she touched her chest. Sorry guys! But I still think Jude might be pregnant

[thejudeduarte]

❄️Some of my favourite the prisoners throne moments❄️

(✨spoilers✨)

First of I just wanna say holly black did it again 😭 I loved the stolen heir but I absolutely ADORED this book and thought it was the perfect end to oak and wrens story. It was the biggest five stars ever and I don't think I'm ever getting over this for a long long time. Anyway lmao

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the Taryn shade LMAO

chapter 18 🤭

Just ALL of the twists

Finding out about oaks fighting

Tiernan x hyacinthe just being absolute couple GOALS

Oaks cute lil speech at the end (ONLY FOR WREN NOT TO HEAR 😭😭)

Wren being reborn with fucking wings!!??

Jude just being a hot bitch

Jurdan (I could go on and on about these guys)

The final battle scene 👌

Cardan and oaks convo at the end

Cardan being the absolute best uncle to Leander possible

Wren pulling a cardan and throwing her teacup at the wall

"Let's be monsters together"😭

This book was everything I hoped for and more 😭 literally, the only things missing was the bomb x roach and my life would have been complete

[deathsweetblossoms]

I need to talk about some Prisoner’s Throne related things

Oak is quite a heartbreaking character. He carries so much weight and expectation from his family to Be Happy for the sake of all they gave up for him. That, in and of itself, is a devastating thing to live up to. And he tries to!

Similarly, does anyone know who Oak truly is or what he wants? Has anyone ever asked? The only person he showed an ounce of his true self to seems to be Wren

The line about giving his sisters anything they ask for is just 🥺. When he smiles fondly at Oriana for fussing over him 🥺. Oak loves his family so much.

Oak feels like a mistake 😭😭😭

Jude and Cardan being playful, but also soft, is my ruination.

Cardan joking about being a snake, and Jude looking PAINED while he talks about it? OH MY GODDDD

Jude taking birth control kills the theories of her being pregnant but now I wonder if she WILL be pregnant by the end of the book? Thus freeing Oak from this burden of being Elfhame’s heir???? MAYBE???

Oak is so self sacrificing? So, truly, he’s doing every thing to help save Jude & Cardan and his family? The tryst with Lady Elaine, the lovers. Now I see that he had the mermaid lover to get information about the Undersea 😱

This was interesting - JUDE is the one that says the line about not planning to kick the bucket any time soon, which is interesting because it makes it sound like Cardan and Jude are okay ruling for an indeterminate amount of time? Right? Hmm..

Cardan being playful and sweet with Leander? Cardan being good with kids???? JUST —

[the-winter-queen-herself]

Greetings, everyone who has somehow ended up here.

I'm Wren (some might know me as Suren), queen of the Court of Teeth.

@pr1nce0fsunl1ght - Oak ♡

@mortalqueenofelfhame - the High Queen of Elfhame and Oak's sister

@highking-cardan - the High King and Oak's uncle (a rather... Strange family, if you ask me)

@hyacinthe-thefalcon - my old guard/soldier

@knightofthereckless - Hyacinthe's lover

@thetarynduarte - Oak's other sister

@vividuarte-irl - Oak's other other sister

@lost-in-elfhame-help - Vivi's girlfriend

@lockethefox - Oak's... Half brother? (He is supposed to be dead)

@leander-duarte - Locke and Taryn's son, he's adorable

@thatredcapmadoc - Oak's father (or, well, one of them)

@orianaofelfhame - Oak's mother (again, one of them)

@princedaingreenbriar - Oak's other father (he is also supposed to be dead. But at this point, everyone is)

@faerieliriope - Oak's other mother

@thebombofficial @the-roach-is-taken - part of the court of shadows

@pr1ncessn1casia - princess of the Undersea

//main acc: @tunguszka20

[sleepy-jackson]

Fandoms and Characters I'll write for

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Tmnt [2012, 2014/16, Rise, Mutant Mayhem]

(All Versions Listed Above)

Raph

Leo

Donnie

Mikey

April

Master Splinter (Platonic)

(2012! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Casey

Karai

Shinigami

(Bayverse! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Vern

(Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Cassandra

Casey Jr

Please specify which version you would want when requesting, thank you! ^^

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Demon Slayer

▪︎The Group▪︎

Tanjiro Kamado

Inosuke Hashibira

Zenitsu Agatsuma

Nezuko Kamado

▪︎The Hashira▪︎

Giyu Tomioka

Shinobu Kocho

Tengen Uzui

Iguro Obanai

Mitsuri Kanroji

Sanemi Shinazugawa

Kyojuro Rengoku

Muichiro Tokito

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Attack on Titan

Levi Ackerman

Eren Yeager

Mikasa Ackerman

Armin Arlet

Hange Zoe

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Star Wars Rebels

Ezra Bridger

Kanan Jarrus

Hera Syndulla

Zeb Orrelios

Sabine Wren

Agent Kallus

Ahsoka Tano

Rex

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Teen Titans (2003)

Robin

Starfire

Raven

Beast Boy

Cyborg

Jinx

Terra

Kitten

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My Hero Academia

Izuku Midoriya

Fumikage Tokoyami

Shoto Todoroki

Katsuki Bakugo

Momo Yaoyorozu

Mezo Shoji

Kyoka Jiro

Tsuyu Asui

Tenya Ida

Ochaco Uraraka

Mina Ashido

Hitoshi Shinso

Tamaki Amajiki

Shota Aizawa

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Supernatural

Dean Winchester

Sam Winchester

Castiel

Jack Kline

Charlie Bradbury

Bobby Singer (Platonic)

Crowley

Rowena MacLeod

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The Ultimate Spider-Man (Disney XD)

Peter Parker

Luke Cage

Ava Ayala

Sam Alexander

Danny Rand

Aunt May Parker (Platonic)

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Batfamily (Dc)

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Jason Todd

Tim Drake

Damian Wayne

Duke Thomas

Cassandra Cain

Barbara Gordon

Stephanie Brown

Selina Kyle

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Spiderverse (Sony)

Miles Morales

Miles G. Morales (Earth-42)

Gwen Stacy

Hobie Brown

Pavitr Prabhakar

Miguel O'hara (Platonic)

Jessica Drew (Platonic)

Peter B. Parker (Platonic)

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The Kid at the back (Vn by @fantasia-kitt )

Sol

Crowe

Hyugo

Geo

Brittney

Deryl

Jess

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Castlevania

Adrian 'Alucard' Tepes

Trevor Belmont

Sypha Belnades

Greta

Hector

Isaac

Dracula Tepes

Lisa Tepes

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Avatar & Avatar: The Way of Water

Jake Sully

Neytiri

Neteyam

Kiri

Lo'ak

Tuk (Platonic)

Spider

Norm

Max

Tonowari

Ronal

Aonung

Tsireya

Rotxo

I will also do human au for this fandom if requested

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My Inner Demons (Aphmau)

Ava

Asch

Rhys

Noi

Pierce

Leif

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MyStreet (Aphmau)

Aphmau

Aaron

Zane

Kawaii-Chan (Kc)

Katelyn

Travis

Garroth

Laurence

Ein

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A Date with Death (Vn by @twoandahalfstudios )

Grim (Casper)

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TouchStarved (Vn by @redspringstudio )

Leander

Ais

Kuras

Mhin

Vere

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I'm also going to make a a separate list for my Ocs cause I want to write for my Ocs as well, so be on the look out for that

[acronym-chaos]

Sou Hiyori / Midori (Your Turn To Die) ID Pack

[PT: Sou Hiyori / Midori (Your Turn To Die) ID Pack].

[ID: A purple thin line divider shaded at the bottom. End ID].

Names

[PT: Names].

Alden, Aria, Arlo, Ash, Aspen, Blair, Blaine, Briar, Brielle, Bryce, Caelan, Celeste, Cobalt, Corvus, Cypress, Damon, Darcy, Dante, Delphine, Desmond, Devlin, Dorian, Elara, Elias, Ember, Evangeline, Gideon, Greer, Indigo, Jasper, Jett, Journey, Kieran, Leander, Lenore, Lilith, Lucian, Malachai, Masque, Morgan, Nocturne, Odessa, Orin, Remy, Ridley, Ronan, Sable, Salem, Shade, Silas, Sloan, Smirk, Sol, Stellan, Sterling, Teagan, Theron, Thorne, Toy, Vale, Vesper, Victor, Wolfe, Wren, Xander

Pronouns

[PT: Pronouns].

Con / Fuse / Fuses [Confuse]; De / Deceit / Deceits; Fa / Fal / False; Ji / Jibe / Jibes; Lurk / Lurks / Lurks; Ma / Man / Manip [Manipulation]; Mas / Masque / Masques; Mi / Mis / Mislead; Mock / Mock / Mocks; Mys / Myst / Mysts [Mystery]; Per / Ples / Perplexs; Pla / Play / Plays; Snee / Sneer / Sneers; Smir / Smirk / Smirks; Swi / Swindle / Swindles; Tea / Tease / Teases; Toy / Toy / Toys; Twi / Twis / Twist; Vei / Veil / Veils; Wit / Wits / Wits

Titles

[PT: Titles].

Agent of Chaos; Master of Deception; Perplexing Enigma; Puppetmaster of Fate; The False Friend; The Fearless Schemer; The Mocking Player; The One Who Twists Truths; The Relentless Jester; The Smiling Phantom; The Toyer of Fates; [Pronoun] Who Deceives with a Smile; [Pronoun] Who Mocks Fate; [Pronoun] Who Plays with Lives; [Pronoun] Who Swindles and Smirks; [Pronoun] Who Twists the Game

[ID: A purple thin line divider shaded at the bottom, end ID].

Requested by anon!

Also tagging: @pronoun-arc @id-pack-archive

[ezziefae]

The way how in The Queen Of Nothing, Jude made Lady Nore make a vow of fealty to Wren and then straight AFTER that proceeded to abolish the court of teeth and the royal titles resulting in wren no longer a queen. I’m imagining that in The prisoner’s throne, Jude feels angry at herself for freeing Wren after she heard the news of Oak being kept prisoner.

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Jude in TQON: Wren, you are free from lady nore, and you are no longer queen of the court of teeth and you are free from punishment.

Wren: (free)

8 years later…

Wren: (Kidnaps Jude’s brother, bridles him, breaks the falcon’s curse and becomes queen)

Jude: What the FUCKK

[fantasyfangirling4ever]

Spoiler free (some in purple with warning) The Prisoner's Throne thoughts

So The Prisoner's Throne as somehow the best and worst book I ever read.

I found the plot exciting, interesting and genuinely surprising (literal gasps were uttered).

And it had that great quality in a book where I like the author's voice and I keep genuinely laughing at a sentences and highlighting them, I love Holly Black's descriptions, jokes, world building and the light, irreverent, clever way she was able to talk to us through Oak.

But my god this did not feel like a final draft- what the hell? This book had an editor right? Because I kept finding really glaring and bad spelling mistakes, most with literal capital letters in the middle of a sentence. How were these not picked up? Surely plenty of people read this book before me, so why with one quick power read could I find so many errors? OH MY GOD MY PRINT VERSION CAME AND THE MISTAKES ARENT IN THE PRINT VERSION ITS AN EBOOK ERROR- HOW DID THIS HAPPEN???

However!! There were actual parts of the plot that didn't add up for me (SPOILERS FROM HERE IN PURPLE) like how did Oak jump from 'Madoc has Garret's real name' to 'Garret killed Liriope', like I kept rereading that passage and not understanding how he was supposed to have uncovered it, Garret told him Locke knew the name of the killer not Madoc. It just didn't make sense to me how Leander saying that Madoc knew Garrett's true name = Garret killed Liriope.

I'm excited for the next installment and excited to hear ever everyone else's thoughts

My review is: it was a thoroughly enjoyable, exciting and lucious read with the typical action and intrigue I expect from a Holly Black book along with her trademark genuine and thought-provoking messages/character development throughout. The characters of Oak and Wren were handled pretty well and their arcs were gratifying. And at the end of the day, no matter what character she's exploring there's nothing better to me than being back in such a fantastically indulgent world where Black never holds back from the fairytale and frightening BUT there are genuine criticisms that could be made of the book, some choices made may not vibe with eveyrone.

[cromulentreader]

TPT reading thoughts chapters 20-25

And done reading. I avoid rating books outside of liking them - or not - and would re-read (or not). I liked this one more than TSH, so pleasantly surprised. I will re-read certain scenes in this book with Jude, Madoc and Tiernan.

Chapter 20 (cont.) 

Elaine dies too and Oak complaining

The Roach <3 Roiben and Kaye mini-cameo <3

Randalin, you bitch! Cardan would not be ok with dying by Randalin’s hand. Unacceptable, really

Fala delivered the best line of his existence

Oak goes kill-mode-activated. Jude blames Madoc. Leander got the Madoc’s clan baptism

Cardan has long forgotten about not being a killer and wants to kill anyone sus. I can’t blame him

I’m confused about the POV, ngl 

Chapter 21/22

Why would Dain have a crest beside the Greenbriar crest?

Honey-mothing your lover. Tsk, tsk. Ha, he plans to kill her, a family tradition at this stage

“something else to lose”, this boy spent time with Vivi

MOTHER MARROW, I feel betrayed

Bex is inside a nut. This would be a lovely tale

Wait. Oak, child, you still have the usual glamour right? Why wouldn’t that be enough to get Bex to behave? 

Bogdana fight time, yes?

Chapter 23

Jude, Jude, Jude <3

Jude is duelling another family member, Leander better watch out

This is probably the only chapter that brings me back to the Elfhame of the previous trilogy 

Chapter 24

The love spiel was nice but felt off at the same time

Wings? Why?

Madoc had a realization moment. Can he be trusted now? Probably not looking at the chess moves

T&H made up <3<3<3

Wren went to see her unfamily

So Taryn believed killing her abusive husband was the worst thing she did? Really?

Everyone is very cool with Garrett being stuck in a tree

Cardan being awesome

Oak can abdicate but we need a few months for a backup plan, maybe more. I was like “Sir, you know it can take long to conceive?”. Then Cardan talked about going to watch the faerie edition of The Selection

Jude has massive balls to go  back into the undersea

Chapter 25

They’ve spent like 3 months together tops, no need to marry anytime soon 

“King of someplace”, mf forgot about his promise to the Thistlewitch. Promise that Wren can no longer break either

[thetarynduarte]

The rp community is getting ridiculous. Everyone is dying, and i hate it. Do you people have no sympathy or compassion to people with real suicide thoughts? Who really want to kill themselves? Because they don't just come back a few days later. It's not how it works. And i can't deal with it anymore. If one more person dies I'm unfollowing all you fuckers

Hi, I’m sorry that you feel that we are being insensitive but there was no need to be so disrespectful. I understand your concerns and we have agreed to tone it down with the deaths. Still, you have no right to harass us in our inboxes, as an anon no less, and claim that we have no sympathy for people who struggle with suicidal thoughts. You do not know us, you have no right to make such claims. Please refrain from making bold statements like that without it being factual, because that is 100% untrue. Everyone in the rp, tfota, ouabh, caraval, or otherwise, is caring, kind, and most definitely did not have the intention of hurting people not appearing unsympathetic to those with suicidal thoughts or self harming tendencies.

Yet, instead of just unfollowing and not interacting, you have come into the inboxes of me and my friends, saying very disrespectful things and making outrageous claims. I will not tolerate it. Especially not when it’s to people’s main accounts when you could have dm’d one of us, blocked, or unfollowed. If you don’t like something, I will repeat, the unfollow button is right there.

Another matter is that I have barely interacted with the death related posts on this roleplay account. Taryn has only talked in matters of Leander’s “death” (in quotation marks since these are fictional characters in a Tumblr rp and cannot die truly), and that his “death” was not a suicide, which seemed to be your main concern. I’d like to understand why I have gotten this message.

So, for future reference, don’t like something? Unfollow. Don’t interact. Block them if it’s that bad. Do not go into someone’s asks and harass them, especially not as an anon. Please, let’s all be mature here. If you don’t like something, say it to our faces. Don’t hide under the mask of an anon. If you really think you’re in the right you shouldn’t be scared to show your face.

Best regards,

Venus (admin of Taryn and Wren accounts)

[raenegade-accio]

Birthday: February 28th ♓

Height: 165cm [5'5ft]

Wand: Laurel wood with a unicorn hair, 13 ¼ inches and slightly springy flexibility

Favourite beast(s): Hippogriffs, Kneazles, Mooncalves & Thestrals

Amortentia scent: air after a rainstorm, cinnamon and maple wood

Favoured extra-curriculars: Apparition, Magical Theory, Alchemy, Music & Art

Distinguishing features: a pale birthmark on her left eye iris, unkempt hair strands, fingerless gloves, small freckles across the bridge of her nose.

Has a knack for: languages, defensive magic, playing the violin, rescue and breeding or handling of magical creatures and all animals, potion-making & baking (?)

Animagus form (if she becomes one): Clouded Leopard 🐆

Quidditch position: If Black hadn't cancelled it, she’d have loved to tryout for Chaser

Boggart(s): wildfires, or specifically, a man burning half to death (one which she unfortunately ran into once as a child)

Riddikulus: transformed into a heap of rubber ducks, collectively quacking as they hit the floor

Friends: Natsai Onai, Poppy Sweeting, Highwing, Imelda Reyes (GF ♥️), Amit Thakkar, Deek, Samantha Dale, Leander Prewett, Everett Clopton, Ominis Gaunt and Anne Sallow

⚘ Background

Wren comes from a small modest family in Dublin and was born to non-magical immigrant parents from East Asia, their families a long line of revered scholars and musicians. One day, her family decided to migrate to Belfast, in hopes of passing on their literary and artistic knowledge to their friends and colleagues, in an otherwise industrial city. Wren has had an idyllic childhood in Northern Ireland; nurtured and filled with great kindness, albeit she’s still conflicted by how little she knows about her own parents' heritage and upbringing since they do everything they can to remain ambiguous regarding this matter.

Wren and her parents encountered misfortune when large numbers of riots began breaking out in the city one summer in 1886, mere months before she could finish primary school. Tension reached a peak when arsons were taking place near their residence, and many of their friends had perished in the blaze. Belfast was deemed no longer safe for Wren. Her parents then made the abrupt decision of having their daughter attend a faraway boarding school in Brighton instead, with hopes Wren will be much safer there. Unfortunately the years that followed Wren spent friendless and isolated; there was harsh discipline and little learning.

To say Wren’s Hogwarts acceptance letter came as a shock is an understatement, when an exuberant Professor Fig arrived on their doorstep one stormy evening. In spite of witnessing signs of magic weeks prior, Mr and Mrs Zhang, albeit polite enough, were less than eager at an overflow of new knowledge regarding an alleged existence of a Wizarding World; each word coming from the strange man sounded more unorthodox than the last. Ultimately a proper demonstration of Wingardium Leviosa and Reparo, as well as the promise of a thorough and more importantly, safe, educational environment, were enough to sway their resolve. They finally came to an agreement in which Wren will decide if she is ready to be registered for Hogwarts, if Professor Fig is to tutor her everything there is to know about rudimentary magic for the remaining summer holidays under their supervision.

⚘ Personality

At first glance, one wouldn’t think Wren is able to thrive as well as she does in Ravenclaw of all houses, given she’s a bit of a klutz and seemingly not a fast learner, but she’s proven to be in fact quick-witted and intuitive; she sees no benefit in rushing her schoolwork therefore would rather take her time making sure the tasks are done properly. That’s not to say she won’t be quick to rise to new challenges, especially practical ones, and will excel almost immediately as long as there are demonstrations.

Those Wren is close with would know her as fun-loving and a sensitive soul, but isn’t above some good back and forth cutting banter or even initiating a heated duel when warranted. Despite giving the impression of an idle dreamer, Wren moves through life with a clear sense of values. At times, however, she may focus so intently on the tasks at hand - whether it’s burning the midnight oil to finish extra assignments or straining to stay awake rescuing Mooncalves - that she often forgets to take adequate care of herself, driving herself to absolute burnout before she can reach her goals.

While not particularly reserved or withdrawn, the schooling years Wren’s endured in Brighton made her wary of most adults, slow to trust her classmates and unfamiliar with the simple concept of reaching out. Nothing makes her blood curdle more than the thought of inserting herself in situations where she’s not wanted. All the more reason why she considers herself extremely fortunate with the social circle she has now. That isn’t to say she’s prone to self isolation. Naturally she’s perfectly content engaging in meaningful conversations with just about anyone if they make the first move. If able, she’s always willing to lend a helping hand, whether it’s a first year struggling schoolwork or an errand a broom ride away.

Nothing makes her happy quite like helping others, men or beasts. She doesn’t care if the given tasks are tedious or gargantuan, Wren is simply happy knowing there are folks who trust her to be patient, thorough and get certain things done. Yet despite her compassionate nature, Wren isn't one to believe in second chances. If she feels betrayed, deceived or belittled, she becomes uncharacteristically cold-hearted and unforgiving; while it isn't impossible to earn back her trust, she'll never forget. Wren is always actively looking for a sense of security and stability. She is committed to the relationships with her friends and loved ones but will not hesitate to cut ties if she feels like she can no longer trust a person.

⚘ Other trivia

She’s the only member in her family with freckles; they’re not as sun-kissed as those of her classmates, and in truth very faint, hardly visible especially during the winter. Amit nevertheless noticed them fairly quickly and mentioned they remind him of the constellations he’d come across when he’s out studying in the Astronomy Tower, till this day she still isn’t quite sure what to say to that.

She gets asked about her (Northern Irish) accent all the time, but has learned to make a game out of it though - every time someone asks about it, she changes her answer.

Wren actively wants to become an Animagus, but in spite of the extensive research and preparations made beforehand, she is unsuccessful at every attempt, having to repeatedly start over each time she accidentally swallows her Mandrake leaf.

She’d never admit this out loud but she really gets a kick out of other students’ Howlers, surprised just how informative the screechings of enraged parents prove to be and can only imagine amusedly the amount of Howlers she’d receive if her parents know of just a fraction of her misadventures.

Before her longtime burgeoning and pent up attraction for Imelda, Wren took pride of her immunity to Sebastian Sallow's charming magnetism, unlike many of the others. However she had a massive crush on Garreth, Amit and even Professor Garlick. Afterwards, Wren was deeply infatuated with Poppy in her sixth year for a long time.

Wren is particularly passionate about animals, even before she was showing signs of magic. After learning to wield her newfound abilities (including Ancient Magic), she finds herself slowly able to empathise and even communicate with almost any beast or creature - though it often leads to instances where a trail of critters follow her into school grounds while on an errand in Hogsmeade or walking in between classes.

It's not a common practice, as far as she knows, but she enjoys decorating her broom, adorning it with clever trinkets and mementos, such as Moondews, a pendant given by her Ma and the phoenix feather from Deek.

Wren unfortunately struggles with her severe pyrophobia, that stems from her early childhood on account of the numbers of fireburnings and arsons she witnessed from the tumultuous political climate at the time. She's learned to tolerate minor things such as smoke or slight scorchings, but still has to keep a distance from most fireplaces, refrain from using certain spells to do with fire.

She’s a huge foodie, simple as that. She finds snacking as enjoyable a pastime as a jaunt in Hogsmeade. If she’s lounging in the common room, you’ll likely see her munching on an apple. When waiting for classes to start, she’d be having pumpkin pasties in the corridor. One morning she's even spotted aloft on her broom, not flying, just nibbling on a cauldron cake midair while overlooking the Highlands.

When offered to learn all three Unforgivables, she's repulsed by how very tempted she is. Now knowing how to cast them, she dreads finding out if she's truly capable of using them. She tells herself she learned simply out of deep appreciation and respect for all forms of magic, but part of her, out of morbid curiosity, wonders what it'd feel like to be proficient with the Dark Arts.

Wren is ambivalent, at best, towards her connection to Ancient Magic. The notion of wielding one of the most formidable and arcane forms of magic should sound enticing… There were nights she spent wishing someone else could worry about Ranrok, Rookwood, those damned repositories and their ridiculous trials in her stead, that Ranrok and his loyalists would just go home, the poachers could jump off a cliff. She finds the Keepers priggish and infuriating. What she wouldn’t give to seal away the Map Chamber and never have to look into the jeering gazes of those towering portraits again.

⚘ Career & Aspirations

Healer - trained and became a Healer via the work experience programmes at St. Mungo's after her 7th year

Curse Breaker - applied months post graduation via multiple remedial exams on one of her worst subjects: Ancient Runes

⚘ Likes

Sunrises, sketching, Highwing, Pumpkin Pasties, speeding across the Black Lake on her broom, Cauldron Cakes, playing her violin, Butterbeer, kissing her girlfriend pestering Imelda Reyes, and the bird's-eye view when soaring above Hogwarts on her broom - she also has a nasty habit of launching herself off the highest cliff or the tallest tower when summoning her broom.

⚘ Dislikes

Spiders, raw eggs, people randomly petting her hair (happens more than most think), “Puffskein Dunkein” and trolls, though nothing gets to her quite like being micromanaged - the more overbearing the person is, the more likely she'd do the complete opposite of what's expected of her, wholly out of petty spite

- - - - - - - - RP friends:

Nosy the Niffler (@kiwiplaetzchen),

Hellendil Melinae (@theravenchild),

William Abbott and Elland de Strontium (@ask-elland-n-will),

Sienna Lee (@ask-sienna),

Allegra Fenwick and Clementine the Golden Retriever (@adallegra),

Theodora Devlin (@theodoradevlin),

Andrew Montrose (@ask-andrew-montrose),

Demetrius Haggarty (@demetrius-haggarty),

Felix Åberg (@ask-felix-aberg)