#melborn

[assie22]

[stlhandyman]

EVIDENCE OVERLOADED

[sully-s]

So it's been a few years. Time to try drawing the boys.

[theoldbone]

This Ornithopod femur is from Lightning Ridge, Australia, 94-113 million years. Exhibited at the Melbourne Museum.

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[nah-thanks-m8]

Hadrian, after Yet Another Incident: I expected better from you

Royce, covered in blood: wHY?!?!??

[lyssq]

Riyria Chronicles is so funny because Royce and Hadrian never set out to antagonise the church but that’s what happens. Every single time. Half the time they don’t even realise it

[arista-essendon]

Do you like books with tragic characters?

Grumpy & Sunshine duos(but they can both murder you)?

Platonic love?

Romantic love?

Political drama?

Swords?

Magic?

Hilarious banter?

Girl bosses who are kinda a mess?

Cynical assassins who accidentally get attached to people (and horses)?

Empresses who murder their abusers?

Sheltered monks who get to meet women and horses for the first time?

Shady wizards who pop up for a bit and then leave?

“I can excuse murder but I draw the line at misogyny” typa characters?

Redemption arcs?

RAIN?

If you answered yes to any of those, boy do I have the book for you

Well then read The Riyria Revelation books by Michael J Sullivan

[ladyminaofcamelot]

So after Heir of Novron, Royce is like this promised returning deity, or at least a very central figure to a prominent religion. All that to say, Hadrian one hundred percent uses his name as a swear word to mess with him. I'm imagining some back and forths like,

"By Melborn!"

Royce glares.

"Get it? Like by Mar?"

"Yeah, I got it. Don't ever do it again if you want to live."

*****

Hadrian, pretending to be scared by Mercy and Allie, "Great unmerciful Melborn!"

"Do you want to fight Irawondonna again? I have the authority to do that, you know. I could have three of him attack you at once."

****

"Royce's beard!"

"I don't even have a beard."

"Royce's scowl!"

"I think we should play a game of five fingers. That sounds fun."

****

It all culminates when a teenage Mercy stubs her toe and shouts, "Ow! My father!" And Hadrian splits and RUNS to avoid being stabbed.

(Allie uses the variant "Mercy's Father!" and in 300 years or so Royce has to go to the human kingdoms for a diplomatic mission or smth and he hears some random peasant use it and is mentally stomping on Hadrian's grave while Mercy smothers giggles)

[kuradeelsan]

It’s been a hot minute since I last drew the boys so here’s this sketch of them I made on the train 🍷🗡️

[spaceratsattack]

happy pride y'all 💤

[si1verbird77]

Do you guys remember the time in Heir of Novron when Merrick showed up in Hadrians room and asked him if Royce ever talks about him, and when Hadrian said he sounded like an abandoned mistress he changed the subject?

[thenamesbabe-crybabe]

*slides in your ask box* do u ever just think about Royce and Gwen?? And then get really sad

Every single day of my life

[hearteyesmcgarrett]

"You're not a stray anymore, Royce."

"What?"

"I'm just saying that if you died, I'd bury you. And if not me, Gwen would. By Mar, Gwen would build a tomb for you and paint it blue."

BRB WEEPING

[rxpppedjeans]

Royce: Am I a good person? No. Hadrian: But are you trying to be better? Royce: Absolutely not.

[its-elvish-for-two]

Forgot to post this a couple of days ago, so have it now! Royce using Alverstone to carve pumpkins, and pumpkin!Riyria

[mayhaps-perhaps-probablynot]

So I was thinking about how Hadrian is always the one to cook their meals on the road yeah?, and the fact that Royce - by what we get to know throughout Riyria - wouldn't be able to cook anything to save his life

So what would he do without Hadrian?

I thought honestly, he'd probably eat an animal raw if he had to (if he had no money, no rations left, and there's no food to be stolen anywhere near - which are all scenarios those two manage to find themselves in rather regularly lmao)

So I had this wild image in my head of Royce just tearing into some raw meat while Hadrian's sat next to him staring in utter horror