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A small gift pile for the amazing @highlordofkrypton

Nyx Johannes Archeron is from her cosmogeny fic.

[pegasus-anarchy]

When a Death God falls heads over heels with you on sight and declares you his baby girl, despite being a full grown male yourself:

Cosmogeny really has me in a chokehold.

@highlordofkrypton

[highlordofkrypton]

It's Valentine's...

and I'm too tired to do anything for it. So, have a doodle:

Lonely Johan and his Faerie Father Who Stepped Up.

[achaotichuman]

Tell me the 3 fics that lived in your head rent free for days. I ALSO NEED LINKS 🔪🔪🔪

OKAY OKAY OKAY

This is in no particular order, they are all my top rated fics.

There are a few things that it takes for certain fics to become my favorites but the general gist is they are multi chapter fics that left unable to physically think about anything else other than them. I didn't eat sleep or drink unless forced until I finished reading these.

A Court of Lies and Resurrection

Okay so this fic took me exactly four days, three nights to finish. How do I remember? I didn't sleep, when I did it was because I literally could not stare at my computer anymore. I had to drag myself to work, and outside of my work shift, I don't think I spoke to another human being. This fic kept me guessing at every turn, made my head spin with the plot, the worldbuilding was amazing and the characters were so fleshed out. I think about this fic all the time, and I recommend if you like Tamsand, read this.

cosmogeny

So, this fic made me understand Hozier's lyric from Too Sweet on a spiritual level

Don't you just wanna wake up, dark as a lake? Smelling like a bonfire, lost in a haze?

Because I started reading this fic in the late afternoon, and then all bodily functions just turned off. I swear I slipped into a liminal space. I stayed up until three am, possibly later, I don't quite remember, my body forced myself to sleep. I woke up in a haze and immediately reached for my phone to continue reading.

The twists and turns were enough to spin right around. I cried and I laughed, and this fic completely immersed me. I was left in a daze after reading it. This is the kind of writing that rattles me to my core.

And the final one

I don't have the link, because it was one of the first Eris fics I ever read. And I don't remember the title.

It was an Eris angst fic, where Eris had been tortured by his father, and then even as he trying to heal, he was dragged to the Night Court, barely able to stand upright or talk properly. It shook me so much, I could not stop thinking about it. I don't remember if it was ever completed. But I have never forgotten it. I spent hours at work still just daydreaming about this fic, and wondering when I could go on break or get off work just to go read it again.

Thank you for the ask!!!

[highlordofkrypton]

AHHHH THESE ARE ALL SO GORGEOUS??? I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR STYLE 🥹🥹🥹

I have been doing character headshots to practice faces

Here's my oc(ish)s, dani, ynmyn and gula:

I also did my own interpretations of @geniemillies & @highlordofkrypton 's ocs Johan and Niamh respectively

And my version of the lady of autumn, Isolde

I think I might do more of them in the future

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! But especially @highlordofkrypton

Nyx Johannes Archeron is from her cosmogeny fic.

[pegasus-anarchy]

Every time I get an email that @highlordofkrypton has updated cosmogeny I’m this guy:

[highlordofkrypton]

For the Johan fans, you guys might want to scooch over to @superfaeriebutts for some 👌 art!

[highlordofkrypton]

Me looking at Sieffre: yeah, that’s Johan’s grandfather alright 😭

[highlordofkrypton]

Apparently, I'm not done making memes!! @thrumbolt showed me this Scholastic template and I absolutely had to do a past version and a present version too.

Disclaimer - This is in no way spoilers of what will happen in cosmogeny, I haven't decided yet 😂

Johan art by @kererek! (Sorry for the scribbles, had to do it for a character thing!!!)

[highlordofkrypton]

@olenvasynyt sent me this ship chart and I knew I had to do it for my current fixation...

Tamlin art by @lucychanart Johan art by @kererek

The scales were super hard to do because it depends on the day!! Tamlin has insane game when he's not sad about Feyre!!

[highlordofkrypton]

Oi, oi, my Jo-homies (aka fellow Johan enjoyers)

Did you know I dropped Johan x Jurian kinktober smut over on @superfaeriebutts ?

Anyway, just letting you guys know because I might attempt a little reader x Johan eventually 🫣 And it will be posted there!

[highlordofkrypton]

Hi!!! I’m brand new to the ACOTAR series and have been browsing for rare pairs and stumbled on Nyxlin. I didn’t know it was like, A Thing! Personally I like Tamlin/Rhys (they have so much chemistry omg. I don't know how people don't see it!) but I’m always fascinated by the rare pairs and how creative people are with their fics. Went down the rabbit hole of the fandom and found your blog and I’m shocked at how divisive it is. Nyx doesn’t have much of a character so can I ask what it is about the ship that you like?

Ignore this if you want to! I just got excited to find an active fandom.

First of all, welcome to the fandom! So glad to have (maybe?) another rarepair shipper on board 😊

I apologize in advance as I have an inability to be concise when I answer asks.

Tamsand (Tamlin x Rhys) was actually what first brought me into the fandom -- I had written a whole fic midway through ACOWAR because I couldn't get over the casual mention of 'training together in Illyrian camps' and Tamlin learning dirty limericks from the soldiers. They really do have amazing chemistry 👏👏👏

In terms of divisiveness, one thing you will notice very quickly is that even though the fandom is active:

It's still small enough that people keep stepping on each other's toes when it comes to opinions towards ships; it's harder to ignore when drama (usually ship or Tamlin related) goes down because everyone kind of has something to say.

Very big canon discourse, especially towards ships (constant ship wars over canon ships)

Very vocal anti-shipping, moral policing, etc. of ships and character interactions without ever engaging in the fanworks. As a rarepair shipper, I'm sure you'll understand that there are so many ways to make a ship work, and very few of them have to do with the canon text. Lots of knee-jerk reactions over ultimately silly things.

Nyxlin is only the latest drama over all kinds of rarepairs/crackships. Before that it was Elain x Beron x Tamlin, and before that it was Rhysand x Nesta. I believe there were some Nesta x Eris issues, but I only heard echoes of that.

My best advice before all else is enjoy yourself. No matter what anyone else says, just have fun.

I'm not sure if I'll have the answers you're looking for in terms of Nyxlin; we're quite a few Nyxlin shippers and everyone has their own take on the ship.

COMMONALITIES

There are a few things in common between Nyxlin fics and headcanons that I've seen that people seem to enjoy across the board.

It's important to note that every Nyxlin discussion, discourse or fanworks that I have engaged in have Nyx as an adult before getting involved with Tamlin. This is a distinction that many people struggle with when condemning this ship.

Rebellion - In the same way that Rhysand and Tamlin getting together would be taboo in their father's eyes, Nyx growing up to go against his parents actively or being forced to rebel in the name of love. It's almost like any other Disney movie where the parents say no, but the child goes ahead anyway.

Humour - Who hasn't made a ship out of a stupid joke? I have a lot of ships that have bloomed out of pure silliness. Some people have done a parody of Twilight and then we all got attached. Others just thought it would be hilarious if Feyre and Rhysand, who hate Tamlin with a passion, would have to cope with their son being irrevocably attached to their nemesis.

Redemption - Both Spring and Night have wronged each other, so this is a chance to make up for it on both sides. If Feyre and Rhysand won't meet Tamlin halfway, then their son will do it for them!

Parallels between Life (Spring) and Death (Night) - The Hades/Persephone mirrors can be seen here, if not flipped on its head with 'darkness' barging into Spring when Tamlin just really, really needs a nap.

There are probably more, but these are the ones I can think off the top of my head.

MY NYXLIN

My reasons include the themes mentioned above, but I also chose to write Nyx because he doesn't have much of a character.

I originally wrote a piece about my morally gray OC in Prythian to see how he stands up to Rhysand, and ironically, this character I've had in my mind for over a decade shared similarities with the High Lord of Night, not only in terms of the darkness-themed abilities, but in looks -- well, if dark hair and bright eyes is anything to go by.

Once I shared that WIP, I got a lot of requests to continue the story, but I'm quite shy to share OCs, especially in a fandom that struggles to deviate from canon. I also thought that what a brilliant way to parallel the reason the previous generation High Lords were so cruel; I could have Rhysand's son be more powerful than Rhysand, and have Rhysand have to cope with that threat (because my Nyx is not friendly at all).

It was quite funny to have Rhysand's ass handed to him by his son, and watch his son-turned-Eldritch-god side with Tamlin which is terrifying to him. As a Death God, there's also a really beautiful parallel to be had with Spring.

I also think it's hilarious because my Nyx looks like a 40 year old man, therefore looks older than Rhysand in canon who is looks like the canonical early 20s.

You can see how I'm not only bending the canon, but I've gone really far, if not completely off the rails, which is why I'm not sure I'm the best person to answer your question in general.

Anyway, me and my readers are having a shit ton of fun, and I think that's what matters most out of all of this!! 😊

[highlordofkrypton]

read cosmogeny on AO3.

Lucien: I don't know what to do about Jurian Lucien: there's no way he isn't reporting everything back to Hybern, right? Eldritch God! Nyx: I can help Lucien: don't Nyx: they'd never find his body Lucien: Lucien: please stop eating people

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If there is one fanfiction in my repertoire that I would recommend as a passion project, and something that brings me great joy — it's this one. Absolute fun and self-indulgent, it's a wild ride and a half.

SUMMARY:

The world is in ruins. Humans and Faeries pick at each other’s teeth until the bone is whittled from flesh and all that is left is blood in their wake. They had been created equal, once. To think, they’d all fall prey to their own hubris. This is not what the Goddesses wanted. To Prythian, they are sending scouts to decide whether their world is worth saving, or whether it should be devoured and remade anew. This is a dark fantasy, eldritch horror fic that may end up being unserious more often than not.

STATUS: Ongoing

CHAPTERS: 25/?

READ ON AO3.

[highlordofkrypton]

COSMOGENY // PREVIEW

AUTHOR'S NOTES: Is it the next chapter? Not sure, but I like it and I think a lot of Tamlin enjoyers would too.

“The Calanmai is the other way,” he deadpans, watching the shapeshifter in the darkness. Though he uses the foliage to hide himself, Tamlin cannot hide from him. Not under the cover of Night. Not when his magic is so bright and full of life. It’s tinged with reddish anger—anger meant for him.

Tamlin’s hands are clawed with dark brown fur all the way up to his elbows. His eyes flicker whenever they catch the faintest light. With parted lips, he breathes and Nyx catches the wolf’s fangs. Atop his head, a crown of great antlers. The flick of a pale tail catches Nyx’s attention, long and tufted at the end. The Great Rite has tapped into his most primal self, a hungering beast let loose upon the lands.

Princeps Rex.

The High King.

He has arrived.

Nyx is at fault for offering a sacrifice of flesh to charge the ritual. He should have known Tamlin would take it all upon himself, but such is his plight. A self-sacrificing regent. He watches the rise and fall of Tamlin’s muscular chest; they are mirrors of one another, the blonde King in his ritual paints that seem to move of their own free will, like snakes upon his skin, and the dark Death coated in grasping bloodied handprints.

READ COSMOGENY ON AO3.