#rahela

[may12324]

Been thoroughly enjoying long live evil ❤️

[little-boats-on-a-lake]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Long Live Evil - Sarah Rees Brennan, Time of Iron - Sarah Rees Brennan Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Rahela Domitia/Key of the Cauldron, Rae Parilla | Rahela Domitia/Key of the Cauldron Characters: Rachel "Rae" Parilla | Rahela Domitia, Rahela Domitia, Key of the Cauldron Additional Tags: Kissing, Alternative Perspective, what if the scene was from key's POV Summary:

“If we’d never met before and you saw me at the Night Market,” his lady spoke without opening her eyes, “what would you do?”

Key paused. If he had met her in the Night Market, if he had been as honorable as the other guards who might have been assigned to his lady, he might have charmed her with a well-placed smile. Even a dance. But he wasn’t some other guard.

Or

The Night Market scene, but from Key's perspective

[sarahreesbrennan]

LONG LIVE EVIL IN LOCUS

I was delighted LONG LIVE EVIL was reviewed in @locusmagazine’s July print issue, described as ‘a wholehearted embrace of, and a commentary on, the high-fantasy high-angst high-romance end of the fantasy genre … It’s very entertaining.’ I do not share the whole review, but I did really appreciate and want to highlight the love for Emer, one of my POV characters, wicked maid to a wicked mistress, but… as you can see, it’s complex! Part of why I wanted to write a villain ensemble is that I wanted to write several ladies in a fantasy pressure cooker, with real connections that are being tested in real ways. I feel sometimes because people are (understandably) tired of ‘ladies being catty to each other’ there’s pressure to portray friendships, romances between women and literal sisterhood as all hearts and flowers or you’re doing something wrong. And I love me some sisterhood, but once more I choose villainy. I’d rather be wicked and write wickedly if I and the women I write can be wrong, and hurtful, and complicated people who have to navigate complicated situations.

In LONG LIVE EVIL I wanted to show how relationships between women can also be fraught, tangled, tested, heartbreaking—and hilarious when your previously cunning mistress starts yelling ‘I SEE THE FUTURE!’ (Which is what I’d consider doing if I got isekai’d, but I’d never seen it ((and when you don’t see something, time to go write it…)) and then of course, what is a false prophet but a storyteller, what is an ill fortune teller but a witch, and what did Cassandra get even though her predictions for Troy all came true in the end…) We get a lot of aristocratic PoVs in fantasy and those are extremely fun, but with Emer I did want to take a deep dive into what it means to, essentially, be assigned evil minion at birth. What if your job is to help create the sexy (& therefore evil) & somewhat artificial (& therefore evil) beauty but that’s not at all how you present yourself? Might living the belowstairs Downton Abbey life at Skullcrusher Mountain not drive you to become fantasy Lizzie Borden? So happy to see a spotlight for Emer—I love her and I hope you all will too. Sooooon.

[ap0chulina]

Once again thinking about key saying:

"The burning city is mine, and I am yours. I changed the story for you. So tell me the lie that you love me"

And immediately i go:

[essie007]

Decided to color some Long Live Evil ladies as stress relief last night and thought I should share. The coloring book is Modern Fashion Illustration by Holly Nichols. Here’s two Rae’s and a Lia.

[fifdraws]

Uh, more people should draw Long Live Evil fanart because I do not enjoy designing characters at all... So this is a Marius design based on the fancy book illustration and Rahela based on the character art available on the dtv website :) I feel like Marius should be a little arch angel (Michael? is he the angry one?) coded anded a bit Lancelot coded. I'm surprised he turned out to be my favouite, but I love how out of touch with his emotions he is <3

[jasmine-tea-biscuits]

Bc I need a pick me up and I also just had surgery, I give you an AU where Rae manages to get the vipers to the modern world

Here’s some things that I think they’d do

Key wants to teach Rae’s ex a lesson. She has to talk him down from his original ideas. They settle for egging his car to start.

It takes a while, but Marius no longer thinks of cars as these hulking metal beasts to fear. He actually learns to drive and ofc is a big stickler for the rules. What he does fear is Eric’s driving.

After getting over the scandal of it all, Emer takes to wearing pants. Especially sweatpants and leggings now that she’s learned about the gym and the myriad of sports she can try out. She is absolutely not wearing anything with writing on the butt, no matter how much Rae and Eric insist on them all matching.

They immediately take Lia to the optometrist and she gets decision paralysis trying to pick out a set of frames. The other vipers help, Eric and Rae picking a few that are far too flashy in her opinion. She ends up with a simple pair and is elated. The other two convince her to get prescription sunglasses with snakes on them though.

They go to the grocery and are in complete awe of all the options readily available. Marius and Emer are taken aback by the junk food and sweets that the others try at Rae and Eric’s suggestion. Marius, Emer, and Key immediately take to coffee and buy plenty. Marius won’t admit that he bought the huge tub of vanilla ice cream.

Rae has a horror movie marathon with Key. Ofc he calls out all the dumb decisions and says he could defeat the killers easily. Rae doesn’t doubt that he could if he figured out a way into their stories. Key is especially nitpicky when it comes to zombie movies.

They go to the club. Marius guards drinks while the others dance. Some guys make a pass at Lia, Rae steps in, they make a pass at her, and it takes all the vipers to stop Key from committing murder. There’s still a bar fight though. Lia’s tears help them narrowly avoid getting kicked out with the other guys.

They go to a convention and are simultaneously amazed and horrified by the number fans. Eric insists on dressing up as himself so he can properly meet all of them. He also buys plenty of art with himself and Marius. Key doesn’t think that the art of his lady captures her well enough.

They scheme their way into the Eras Tour (Key found a scalper and threatened them). Rae goes in the Reputation bodysuit much to the appreciation of Key who wears black to match. Eric is bedazzled from head to toe and Marius is convinced to wear a tshirt. Lia tries a dress with cowboy boots and Emer decorates a denim jacket. They all wear friendship bracelets. Key shows off the one Rae made him. Meanwhile, Marius refused to wear one till Eric feigned being heartbroken. Lia took to making them very fast, so she and Emer carry basket fulls.

Key gets into video games. He lets Rae win more often than she thinks, just to make her happy. She doesn’t know that he’s quickly becoming one of the top esports players in the country.

Marius learns about Eric’s lost love Netflix. He likes the documentaries and such. He’s horrified by Bridgerton.

Rae teaches them the Hot to Go dance. Lia loves it and Emer takes some convincing. She does like Chapell Roan and Good Luck Babe really gets to her.

Musical numbers aren’t uncommon. No one is surprised when Rae and Eric, or even Lia, burst into song. Everyone is a little surprised when they catch Key singing. Rae isn’t surprised that he likes Heathers of all things.

Feel free to add more~

[taskignored]

I finished the book a few days ago and now I'm gnawing on it like a bone. I've noticed a few things on my reread but something about what Key says nabbed my attention. Spoilers under the cut, if you care.

On page 296 of the ebook version, Key says, "Now I know any tale can be rewritten. Tell me the sky is red and truth a lie. You can be the centre of the world and the meaning of the story. I will make every word you ever say true.”

Then on page 425 the Emperor says, “The burning city is mine, and I am yours. I changed the story for you. So tell me the lie that you love me.”

Something about these two things, when put together, just breaks my heart. Idk if I'm reading too far into it, but the way these two things combine make me think Key wants to rewrite the story, or his interpretation of it. He believes Rahela loved the king, which is fair considering all that happened and the fact he's not a mind reader. But he wants Rahela to tell him she loves him, even though he thinks it'll be a lie. It just made me think of the whole every lie becomes a truth thing, and now he wants her to lie and tell him she loves him, because maybe hearing it would make it true, or maybe it'd just be nice to hear it. Which is just tragic because Rae adores him, but she betrayed him and agh! The agony 😭

Am I crazy, seeing things that aren't there? Do you see my vision? Am I coherent? This book suplexed me and now its got me in a choke hold.

[orionember]

Long Live Evil end of book Spoilers

It’d be insane if, since Long Live Evil’s cover is Rae sitting on Key’s throne the way he does at the end of the book, if All Hail Chaos’s cover is Key sitting on Rae’s throne the way she does but with his wicked grin of course. Like he is sitting there, grinning and staring at us. That’d be awesome!

[goodgrammaritan]

Rae found herself startled by how much she missed Key's presence and reassuring tendency to enact extreme violence on her enemies.

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan

[winterkittenreads]

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan

Absolutely devoured this book. I could see influences from Korean 'I got reincarnated as the villainess' style manhwa, and it was SO WELL COMBINED WITH SARAH REES BRENNAN CRACK HUMOR. I cackled, I cried; I'M READY FOR BOOK 2.

Thank you so much for writing this, @sarahreesbrennan. Before reading your author's note, I didn't know you had spent years battling stage 4 cancer. The way you brought in your personal experience of it to make Rae feel real was amazing. But most importantly, I'm so glad you're at a healthier place now. I've been reading your books since I was in middle school (all the way since The Demon's Lexicon), and you are an inspiration. <3<3<3

[namedaftermistakes]

just finished reading „Long Live Evil“ by the brilliant Sarah Rees Brennan and what can I say? GO READ THAT DAMN BOOK

The characters are perfectly evil and u will love them!!

Some songs that fit the book like a glove (in my humble opinion at least):

Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe!! (sooo Emer x Lia coded!!)

YONAKA - Call Me a Saint/ Seize the Power (totally Rae-coded, duh?)

Findlay - Strange One

Ghost - Spillways

Jesse Jo Stark - So Bad

Tove Lo - True Romance

Curtis Waters - MANIC MAN (the lyrics are literally MADE for Key)

Gorillaz - She‘s My Collar (Rae x Key OBVIOUSLY)

Chromatics - Twist The Knife

XXXTentacion - Revenge

Beatsteaks - Hand in Hand

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LONG LIVE EVIL!!! FOREVER!!

For real, do yourself a favor and read that book!

[danidrawsstuff]

in my hc, orphans are nations who haven’t completely adapted to their new life as immortals and sometimes they make friends with the creatures that lurk in their mind

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[ap0chulina]

A character choosing to be publicly evil while accidentally changing the course of the narrative by being kind can be something so personal

[lostghosts]

...what if I play cyberpunk again....

[jasmine-tea-biscuits]

I see your suggestion of Key finding Rae’s body and raise you Rae using the flower at the last second and Key watching her drop dead

He holds her body, the life draining away right before his eyes. The ghouls rage, his grief echoing through the palace, but underneath it all is a whisper.

Her lips twist into a weak imitation of the wicked smile he loved so much. She wheezes out an apology, something he never expected to hear, and something even more unexpected follows.

Her real name. It’s Rae… And she was never meant to stay in Eyam. She was never meant to fall in love with him.

And then everything falls silent. Her breathing has stopped and her eyes have closed.

But Key notices a faint light that begins to grow brighter. Is it her life? Her soul? Whatever it is, he reaches for it.

He is the emperor after all. If he could command an army 10,000 souls strong, he could hold onto hers. He could rench it from the jaws of death itself.

And he could follow her wherever she led.

LONG LIVE EVIL SPOILERS

Okay but I am genuinely so curious about what would have happened if Rae had chosen to go back to her own world?

Like, she was almost there. She decided to stay to save her new sister and the kingdom she'd semi-accidentally given an even worse fate, and I get why. Both within her character, and for the story in general.

But can you imagine. Key comes back as The Emporer, having his ghouls wreck the entire kingdom, only for Rae to have disappeared. She would have left her body behind, with the flower in her hands. He knew The Cobra and her were scheming to get it. (I don't remember if they outright told him and Emer what they were after, but even if they hadn't, he would've known. He's smart and a spy.)

He would've demanded answers from The Cobra. How come the flower hadn't saved her?

I'm not sure if Eric would tell him. I think he would, since she's out of his reach, and it might give him solace to know she was alive. But maybe he doesn't want to possibly condemn another world to the fate The Emporer brings.

Rae would almost immediately regret leaving them. I'm think a scene similar to Rumplestiltskin leaving Baelfire in Once Upon A Time, and clawing and digging the Earth to try and follow him.

Key would not rest untill someone told him how to get there. He'd see on Marius' face he knows something. Threatens Eric to make sure Marius tells him. Marius explains The Oracle might know. She's his only hope to find Rae.

Like, I wanna knoooooow