#poor xaden

[skyfallscotland]

Before that, I was writing tooth-rotting fluff. So here 💖

“Don’t cry.” I comfort her as best I’m able, rocking slightly on the spot. “I’m sure daddy didn’t mean to yell.” The last few words are pointed, a scowl on my lips as I eye him critically, certain that’s who he must be. He’s the spitting image of her, or well, she is of him. He’s beyond gorgeous—windswept black hair, high cheekbones and full lips, and tawny brown skin covered in tattoos. His eyes are a gold-flecked onyx I’ve never seen before and I’d say he’s the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen, but…he just made his three year old daughter cry.  He knows it too, judging by the way his face crumples as he reaches for her and she shies away. “It’s ok.” I try, brushing her hair back from her face as she releases a hiccuping sob. “I’m sure he’s sorry.” I glare venomously over her head, implying that if he isn’t already, he’s about to be.

[booklovers-pleasure]

Xaden yelling "WELL THE FUCK AWARE" at Violet is honestly so funny to me. Like that is PEAK exasperated husband energy.

[mysterylilycheeta]

Liam: What, did you do? Xaden: Alright, but you can't be mad at us Liam: What. Did. You. Do? Violet: Okay, first of all, we were minding our own business Liam: BULLSHIT Xaden and Violet: WE WERE!

[aprill-99]

Xaden: *about Violet* “Fuck, I can’t believe I’m going to have to care about her forever!”

Violet: “We’ll, you don’t really have t-”

Xaden: *rolling up his sleeves and pulling out knives* “-Nope. I’m gonna.”

[justascrollingghost]

I'm stuck between wanting Onyx Storm now and never wanting to open that book in my entire life.

[stars-that-pass]

Xaden “I’m so fucking tired” Riorson and Violet “And I’ll do it again” Sorrengail

[chaoticneutraltor]

[ann7av]

@sabu123098 just because you asked bestie

Since we’re here, does it look like she could bench press me with no issues or should I add a little more muscle?

For character consistency, of course, I’m very dutiful when it comes to cannon (as I make obvious in my page, no need to check this statement’s veracity)

Oh and Brennan is there too

All I have at the moment is a pencil guys, so no pretty colors but I’ll do some shading eventually, maybe, one day…. And they also need eyes

Edit to include Xaden and Vi, but this one is still in progress because there’s something bothering me about Vi and I can’t decide what it is for the life of me.

[acoraf]

Iron Flame concerns and thoughts???

Page 600:

*SPOILERS*

They have been rebuilding Aretia in the 6 years since it was burned down after the rebellion.. I dont recall it being mentioned how many survived or are currently living in Aretia and helping rebuild. It's also not mentioned how their economic situation is, but they don't seem to have much to bargain with, considering they can only promise weapons, they don't have yet might I add, to Tecarus in exchange for the luminary..

My concern is food... I'm guessing the people of Aretia must be supplying their own food, because they wouldn't have anything or anyone to trade with since they needed to stay hidden. So logically, they would have grown just what they needed to keep themselves, their livestock and the occational dragon alive and well fed. This would all be fine and make sense... Untill Violet and Xaden brings half of Basgiath..

Page 466:

Two hundred dragons and a hundred and one riders-nearly half the quadrant-strong. And more are coming, taking a slower route with hatchlings.

...And then Mira joins them aswell with 40 riders and 40 dragons...

This prompts Aretian forces to start search parties to look for any other riders who want to join the cause after learning the truth. We don't know how many riders are found by the patrols, but I'm guessing some must have been found, or they would most likely stop the searches, right?

And now they have joined another 100 plus of Fliers to the not even half rebuild city, and there is only mentioned ONE TIME about sheep for the dragons???

I get it's not Violets concern... But wouldn't she notice something if food was short? Not to mention her boyfriend is supposedly the.... Ruler? Commander? Leader? Heir? To the place, and he would probably ba aware of any issues and be concerned about an extra 2-300 mouths to feed... Not to mention the between 3-400 dragons and gryphons... 🙃

Oh yea.... And they want to BRING IN REFUGEES WHEN THEIR WARDS ARE UP???

Where does this magical food come from ? What are they trading with??? And fucking who????? Am I looking too much in to this??? Help 😭😭😭

🫶📚🐛🫖

[contententhusiast]

Lmao next book is gonna be all about violets deep mistrust of men. First Xaden then dain then her brother. 3 of the 4 most important men in her life have all lied to her 🤐

[charityreadsabookanddrinkswine]

Just finished iron flame.

[animezinglife]

I definitely did not fully think the audiobook thing through...

[thefuckingparawhore]

noooooo

(Hinted spoiler?)

So I am, of course, upset for Violet

…but I am devastated for Sgaeyl.

[idk1027]

Poor Mira…

Violet:*Gets a call from a contact named “daddy”* Mira: *looks over violets shoulder* Violet I know grief can be hard but our dad is dead. And like really dead not Brennan dead? Violet:*Answers call* Hey Xaden what do you need? Mira:*chokes*

[super-oddity]

IRON FLAME SPOILERS theories & shit

okay violet’s second signet!! ry confirmed that it did manifest in this book… theories I’ve seen:

andarna’s linked to the gods, meaning her capabilities and violet’s signet defy established norms.

communicating with or resurrecting the dead. stems from her conversation with liam, though ry did say in an interview that liam was, in fact, just a hallucination. others theorize that even if that were the case, maybe sawyer was truly beyond saving had violet not intervened.

soul mender/something to do with healing venin. from the emphasis on “balance”; violet can both destroy and save the venin.

amplifier for other signets. mira’s shield, rhi pulling the dagger through a wall, dain seeing specific memories…

foresight. seeing the future; the way andarna was sure they would bond before she even hatched

time travel. linked to andarna’s power to stop time as a feathertail, the idea is that violet will ultimately go back and influence characters in the past

truth-sayer. “The only signet more terrifying than an inntinnsic is a truth-sayer.” Violet has an incessant need for the truth, and Xaden says he will always answer honestly so long as she asks the right questions.

more theories!! bc i need to consolidate these somewhere:

naolin turned venin and is still alive (poor brennan & tairn); it’s never says explicitly that he dies, just that saving Brennan “cost him everything”— much like Lyra’s words when talking about sharing the knowledge and protection of the wards

xaden’s mom turned venin and is still alive

violet’s dad turned venin before Violet was born/conceived

if resurrection/communicating with the dead is gonna come into play, burning a person’s belongings severs any potential connection/makes it impossible

either Violet and Xaden have been having the same nightmares and were both targets or one of them is seeing the other’s dreams

“recovered correspondence” could simply mean that it was recovered from a destroyed location, or that it was for a time believed to be lost… i’m more worried about the seemingly static ranks…

[somewhere-in-the-rain]

The Empyrean as tumblr posts (part 3):

Violet Sorrengail (to Jack, probably)

Xaden Riorson

Ridoc Gamlyn

Brennan Sorrengail (minor spoilers for FW)

Liam Mairi

Sawyer Henrick (poor guy is just trying his best)

Catriona Cordella for most of IF

Imogen Cardulo

Bodhi Durran (yes okay this one is a tweet, kindly ignore that)

Bonus: teenage Andarna

These are so fun to make <3 I hope everyone else enjoys them as much as me, and if you don’t, then I guess I’m posting to the void from now on lol

Part 1

Part 2

Part 4