#riel translations

[hanxanth]

Riel's story is done! I won't belabor you with any notes, he's just a sweet innocent boy who is kinda scary when he gets mad! Enjoy~ https://hanxanthtranslations.com/5-star/riel/

[fishermanshook]

TO THE STARS ABOVE.

( night watch ) + gn!reader

happy birthday @rieuvie ♡ , ooc probs , grammar and spelling warning

INTRO

Night Watch is undoubtedly one of the more ruthless Hunters found in the Oletus Manor. Most if not all of his matches end in the Survivors being obliterated and their bodies left with aches and scars that only time can heal.  

However, there has been someone who’s broken through the fortress he’s put up to protect himself [ somehow… ] and has helped him learn what it feels like to be loved all over again. 

Happy Birthday, Riel.

꒰wc꒱ 529

“Ithaqua, for the last time,” you say, trying to attract his attention. “where are we going?”

Unfortunately, your plea has fallen on deaf ears, as have the thousands of others you’ve thrown his way in the past 10 minutes. All that’s happened is your boyfriend picking you up bridal style and saying he’s taking you somewhere special. Nothing more, nothing less.

He hums before ‘answering’ your question. “I think you’ll know soon enough.” As if it’s the best response he could give you. And, in truth, maybe it is. Ithaqua has been a bit distant from you lately. Chances are that it's due to the onslaught of stress and depression the manor already provides, but your mind likes to jump to other conclusions. Conclusions of leaving you to side to try and survive these retched games.

The halls of the manor are eerily quiet and void of anyone in sight, minus the clacking of Ithquas stilts, making his presence known to whoever hears them. The only person you manage to spot is Orpheus, knee-deep in a newspaper burnt at the edges. He catches your eyes and gives you a knowing look. 

You wonder what it meant. 

- 

You groggily rub your eyes and stretch your arms into the heavens above you before looking around.  You're not sure when [ or where ] you fell asleep, but the view outside is nice at least. 

You feel your arms wrap around your waist, and, at first, you don’t recognize the hands of your lover. Nor have you noticed the checkered red and black picnic cloth you’ve been sitting on. The cake though is a delightful surprise and— where are you? 

You whip your head around and almost clang it against Ithaquas. Your eyes widen as only now does his face come into view and now you're falling into the bushes right next to you and—

“Baby, are you alright?” He says in such a sweet voice that it almost sounds out of character for him. [ cause it is, bitch. ] Although, it doesn’t take you long for you to nod your head and step out of his lap and into the scene he’s set up all by himself. 

“Wow, Ithaqua, it’s beautiful.” You say, gazing at the colors in front of you. 

“Me or the Sunset doll face?” He chuckles, making you let out a small giggle at his idiotic remark. “I thought I’d do something nice for you ‘cause, I know, it’s your birthday and all.”  

You kiss his cheek. “It’s lovely. Now, how about we celebrate a little, huh?” You say, draping your arms around his neck before he picks you up and spins you around. 

“Happy birthday, idiot.” 

a/n: SO out of character because god knows this is the first [ and probably last ] time I’m ever writing for him,,,,but I’d do it again for you Riel. Happy birthday 🎂.

© fishermanshook — no stealing , translating , plagiarizing or reposting my work on other any other sites + reblogs adored !!

[sserrafeim]

“Casual readers know it’s E/riel!!”

My mom, a woman in her 40s and avid reader of romance novels that doesn’t spend her time on the internet, didn’t pick up on any E/riel “romantic” moments and was shocked when I translated Azriel’s BC for her.

And I know she wasn’t the only one. Many people have said that they thought whatever was going on between Az and Elain was platonic and were shocked to read Azriel’s thoughts in the BC.

So yeah, even though the BC is absolutely canon, it’s the only on-page 100% irrefutably romantic moment of them together.

The only reason casual readers might think E/riel is happening is because their shippers are the loudest part of the fandom

[queenlachimolala]

E/riels says that most foreigners ship Gwynriel because of the translations.

As someone who have read the series in 3 different languages, I've read in english 1st time, shipped Gwynriel, in portuguese 2nd, didn't changed, 3rd time in english again, still gwynriel and in french 4th, didn't change either.

No matter how many times and how many languages I have read the séries, everytime I felt that Gwynriel was going to end up together. My opinion didn't change.

This argument doesn't make sense to me

[gwynrieldreams]

[MASTERLIST]

Greek Mythology in the Maasverse

Greek Influences pt 1: Throne of Glass

Greek Influences pt 2 i: ACOTAR

Greek Influences pt 2 ii: ACOTAR

Greek Influences pt 3 i: Crescent City

Greek Influences pt 3 ii: Crescent City

Acotar: An Eros and Psyche Retelling

The Archeron sisters and their connection to triple deities in greek mythology

The Drop from Crescent City and its connection to the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the most famous rites in ancient Greece.

Theories

Dusk Court Theory/Gwyn is Starborn pt 1: Similarities with Bryce

Dusk Court Theory/Gwyn is Starborn pt 2: Connection to Gwydion

Mating bond - Eugenics?

How Gwynriel and Elucien mirror Quinlar and Satharion

Amren and Fury Axtar Parallels

Gwynriel

Azriel Bonus Chapter Analysis pt 1: Literary devices

Azriel Bonus Chapter Analysis pt 2: Mating Language

More reasons why I believe Gwynriel is endgame

Azriel's Shadows Analysis pt 1

Azriel's Shadows Analysis pt 2

Reasons why I believe the gwynriel book will be Gwyn-centered

Debunking the "evil" Gwyn theory

Gwyn is not a child

A thing of secret lovely beauty ~ Analysis

Gwyn and Rhysand Parallels

Elucien

Elain - Lucien - Azriel: Parallels to Greek and Welsh Myths

Elucien vs E/riel pt 1: Why Lucien is the better choice for Elain

Elucien vs E/riel pt 2: Why elucien makes more sense from a narrative standpoint

Defending Lucien Vanserra

Elriel - Cheating trope

The Elucien Bond - The word thread(s) - Debunking that it's a spell

Nesta/Valkyries

ACOSF: A Taming of the Shrew Retelling

Why Emerie wasn't the only one worthy to win the Blood Rite.

Translations in Greek

All acotar and crescent city bonus chapters translated in greek

My fanarts

Gwynriel

Fun Posts

Gwynriel/Elucien Bingo Cards

Gwyneth Berdara High Lady of Dusk Court Headcanon: Gwydion Dress

Gwyneth Berdara Priestess, Water~Nymph

Biblically accurate Gwyn

Gwyn Berdara Aesthetic

Colour Analysis: ACOTAR Pt 1 Pt 2

Colour Analysis: Throne of Glass Pt 1 Pt 2

Colour Analysis: Crescent City Pt 1 Pt 2

The ACOTAR girlies in formal dresses

Nails for the ACOTAR girlies

Nails for the TOG girlies

Nails for the CC girlies

Nails for each ACOTAR Court

Feysand wedding ring

Acotar girlies wedding rings

Rowaelin wedding rings

Day Court is inspired by Ancient Egypt headcanon

[acourtofthought]

Hellooo!!! I see all these posts talking about how Az is darkness and Elain is light so that means together they would be dusk and hence will rule the dusk court. Uhm, when did Elain become directly associated with light? I thought her main association was with nature, nurturing and growing things….did I miss something? If anyone is associated to light and daylight specifically, it’s Lucien (and Helion ofc)! He’s the heir of day! It can’t just be happenstance that Sarah made Lucien secretly the heir to the personification of the sun.

Do they associate Elain with light because she said she wanted sunshine and was sitting by the most sunlit window? If anything, I saw that as a connection to Lucien, ya know, her mate. Like she’s a flower or a plant, in need of sun or sunshine to live and flourish. Not that she HERSELF is the light/daylight.

Am I missing something here because that argument or theory that some E*riels have never made sense to me.

Anyway, hope you have a great day!

Hi!!! There are a few hints to suggest that Elain could also have a light within her that would translate to a power. That she'd always been so full of light, that we still don't know how Cassian was healed during the war though Elain rushed to his side immediately after stabbing the king (Yrene's healing powers were that of light), that the "world needs more gardens" but there are areas in Prythian that are currently dying and Elain had always been "a gentle grower of things". Lucien and Helion have light powers but it's possible Elain has some kind of healing / light that could maybe even connect to the Day Court especially when we consider that Elain was able to track the Suriel, Helion was somehow able to track the Suriel and Feyre and Lucien was somehow able to sense Cassian before he even knocked. In theory I could see why "Dark and Light create Dusk" which could be aesthetically pleasing to some. But.....that's not really how Sarah writes. Feyre might have had light powers which complimented Rhys's darkness and shadows but at their core, they were both a bit morally gray. Azriel has shadows as his power but he's also dark and morally gray in character. Sarah has mentioned Elain as being full of light but she's not morally gray in her personality to match Az the way we saw with Feysand. Sarah pairs morally gray with morally gray and not morally gray with not morally gray (like we saw with Yrene and Chaol). So while I do think Elain could have her own light source related to a power, I still think that she and Lucien are mates because they are both inherently good. I think they are like calls to like. Two people who have had horrible things done to them and their loved ones but who do not seek revenge, who do not desire cruelty. Though I do agree, Elain saying she needs sunshine only for it later to be revealed that her mate is heir to the Day Court was Sarah leaving us breadcrumbs that no matter what it looks like Elain wants now, where she will end up is with her mate. I hope you're having a wonderful day too!

[ennawrite]

In book one when Tamlin smells Feyre during Calanmai and looks for her even though they’re NOT mates is >>>

Some of her best “spicy” work imo. I’m so open for a non-mates relationship but sadly, I don’t think it’d translate well for e/riel.

However, I wouldn’t mind some more Calanmai Tamlin / other HL in their primal, feral state 😏

give us more biting, Sarah!

[soshiharin]

better than this world tour: portland

SETLIST

STYLING

CELEBS IN ATTENDANCE

— riele downs

— reiya downs

HIGHLIGHTS

— those types of dresses are just amazing with the first act

— especially we and the last two songs

— during plastic off the sofa, she noticed someone wearing an outfit from the gotta go music video

— better was obviously insanely fun

— and everyone had the time of their lives during bounce back ofc

— bother me and sweet fantasy were just too good!!!

— the crowd interaction was crazy

— the dresses that she wears for act 4 are SICKENINGGGG

— and the fact that she never posts photos in those dresses hurts sones

— during ment 4, she told the crowd that it was one of the dancer’s birthdays, so they sang for her

— secret love song ate i fear

— cue the ‘woah, harin! dont outsing the industry’ tweets

— and for in the bed she sat at the edge of the stage in the centre

— she got to see a lot fans and their posters

— the sunny performance was so cute!

— sones prepared a video of harin and sunny to be played during the song and harin was staring at the screen the whole performance

— she covered olive branch (ghosn zeytoun) by elyanna

— and when i tell you the crowd was silent, just taking in the vocals and reading the english translation on screen

— then hello, sunset and my only love

©️ jang harin

[pirunika]

on my true-to-character Eos run

Caine avoided since Eos dont give a damn about some child and so no problems w the guard

Saved Prihine since that was her duty rip

Also sleeps w her....

Not a...great first impression w the shepherds lol so i imagine them blade like 🤨❓ at first

pretty much besties w Trouble instantly so i do think she s crushing on him first before Blade.....retconing my thought abt her sleeping w Tallys bc they have not started well oops

I was pleasently surprised by Blade still swooning even if u go w a suit for the gala....i mean.i knew it woulnt make a difference likely coding but now he finds women in suits attractive. Nice 👍 Eos would not wear a gown to some place they have to fight..

refused to get in the carriage bc apparently she has intense motion sickness and its literally the only thing that makes her sick

Was not friends w other people from the circle (Pan etc.) like she had her own group...ish

Missed Shery s interludes so i think this translates to Eos just....ignoring her...

Once again good friends (or will be they ge gets a major boost after these stats) w Riel....in fact. best friends. They both think it was a mistake to recruit Chase....

Who btw. Dislikes Eos lol bc she literally shoots down all his attempts at joking n threatened every time 💀

SO by the end of the free demo she's --- holding hands with Blade and Trouble lol Blade is scowling but he won't let go

Now I like the idea of her having low charisma bc she uses her magic to convince people or sexuality which she cant do on the job so w/o both she s like...cant even stop Ayla and Halek from arguing 😂

In the future she will be instant besties w Lavinet too, will go with Norms option bc again that's was why they were hired...Neutral w Halek but will likely go lower since she's not holding back her opinions when it comes to his..choices......will likely get along better w Briony than i think?

[eclipsecrowned]

What The Fuck Is Wrong With Tief Hel: (Grand)Parental Pacts, Patrons, and Pain. or, Why Hel Looks Like That Instead Of Like The Rest of Her People.

TW for body horror, health discussion. Long post, consider reading on blog rather than dash.

PT. 1: WHAT’S THE DAMAGE

For those not in the loop/who are being introduced to this muse on this blog rather than her old solo venture, we’re dealing with an AU version of my mythological Hel muse. In Norse mythos, Hel is a goddess of the dead, and has a vision that represents the limbo in which she serves. A living entity who rules over a realm of death, to one side she is a legendary beauty – and on the other, a horrifying corpse woman. Think Two-Face but substantially more Goth/Upsetting.

This is a deformity I carry into all of her verses, because disability in the divine is kind of an awesome concept actually, but the whole ‘half dead’ thing sometimes doesn’t translate very well into different verses. Sometimes, she instead has severe life-altering burns over half of her body, sometimes she just has a skin/muscle/nerve condition that largely effects one side, and sometimes it’s just a form of partial mummification in terms of look. One side of her will always, however, be affected by a chronic condition involving skin/muscle/veins/nerves. I’ll dig deeper into what this means for her mobility and health later. For now, we’re speaking strictly on what her actual appearance is.

In the verse in question – Galdur’s Bait 3 – I follow the schema of ‘disfiguring skin condition with underlying issues beneath said skin.’ That is to say, her left side is looking rather withered, skin drawn tight against her bones, looking fragile and rather spent. It isn’t a perfectly even 50/50 spread, but does appear to ebb and flow more to the right or only taking up a small fraction of her left side. It runs from her brow down to her feet themselves, though she dresses to obscure this fact and make it appear it’s only her face affected. It’s actually a key part of her early romance arc that she exposes her condition to the PC in full.

The impression this gives is… Unsettling. I’ll also go more into depth with this in a later point, but most common folk prefer not to look at Hel, and it’s often assumed she’s under the effect of some curse or an Undead. The point is, she barely looks like a natural Tiefling… Which is not an incorrect assumption, actually. Hel wasn’t created by cavorting with Cambions or trueborn tieflings having trysts. She’s not of Asmodeus, Mephistopheles, or Z*riel’s loins, metaphorically or otherwise.

Hel’s infernal lineage was a gift, you see. An Infernal gift, of course, but not from any of the usual suspects. She doesn’t owe her race or appearance to a Demon.

She owes it to a Dragon.

PT. 2: DAMAGE GETS DONE

Hel is not a first generation adventurer. She’s not even second generation. Lifetimes ago, there was a band of adventurers traipsing through the North. Two of these will be important to this meta moving forward – Farbauti Sudden-Striker, a Reghed Barbarian, and Laufey Liesmith, an Ill*skan of N*therese descent. As stated, Farbauti was a melee build, while Laufey supported he and their companions with magics. That should come as no surprise, given her heritage as one of the diaspora of that doomed empire, nor should her prodigious talent with the Weave.

Pivotal to this story, however, is the fact Laufey was an ambitious woman, and one who sought to supplement her already great powers with something more. The much touted Sorlock who built upon her inborn Sorcerer capabilities with a Warlock Pact, she worked tirelessly to hide that fact from others. Such an attempt to hide her deal only highlighted its nature: Infernal.

And there was plenty of reason to hide that fact. Not only was the North none too kind to such meddling, but she had not settled for more minor Patrons. Between her alarming natural power and her excellent breeding, she would serve only the best and darkest – or the most colorful, as the case might be. All of this pride led her to the altar of a then-Archdevil. With mutual aims towards power and control, and the agreement that Laufey would tirelessly serve her lady’s aims for domination and treasure both, Laufey signed herself to Tiam*t during her reign over Avernus.

She served with grace and discretion, collecting gold and land in service of her dark lady. Driven but lawful, many would be put off by such loyalties. Farbauti, for his part, was drawn into that gravity. Beautiful, brilliant, and with a distinct danger about her, Laufey was a lady worth fighting for, someone whose wit could help his own ambitions come to fruition. Theirs was a perfectly balanced union that produced two sons.

That is where it all falls apart. Despite being Humans both, the pairs first son was born wrong, possessing his father’s crimson hair, his mother’s pale complexion, and both a tail and the first hint of future horns. Laufey’s pact came back to haunt her during a lull in her adventuring, but the boy – Loki -- bore no outwards signs of her Lady’s favor besides the difference in race. The family left the North, finding it inhospitable for their son, and seemed like they might have made it.

A second son was the death of Laufey. The loss of Laufey was not the end of Tiam*t’s stain on the family.

Loki, for his part, took up his parents adventuring ways as he came of age. His lifestyle eventually led him to the Storm Horns, where he fell in with a Goliath clan and made something of a more permanent life with its leader. Each of their children were, per the rules of the setting, Tiefs like their father. The first son was about as normal as the offspring of such a union could be, reflecting more of a Goliath’s height and build as he grew. The second son had a strange way of growing scales rather than the natural ridges of his people, but was otherwise to standard.

And then there was his only daughter. Hel, who was born horrific, with disfigurements that could not be solved by magic and failing health that eventually saw her sent away from the mountain as an act of mercy. Her apparently degenerative, accursed appearance was much speculated about, but ultimately chalked up to divine mischief: Her father was an agent and acolyte of Mask, and his daughter’s conception lined up eerily with the end of a conflict against the Church of Cyr*c.

Those who look closely enough, however, will notice a few traits that point instead to her grandmother’s Patron, and perhaps even a sort of ‘blessing’ from the Chromatic Dragon.

PT. 3: SYMPTOMS AND SOCIETAL SIDE-EFFECTS

Maybe you’re saying to yourself, ‘Wow, Kadi, what interesting backstory lore you cooked up for your playthrough!’ More likely you’re saying, ‘Why the fuck did this bitch make me read that entire wall of text???’ Either way, I’m sure you’re at the conclusion of ‘What the shit does that have to do with your thesis statement?’ And I’m here to answer that question, with sources.

First, let’s get a little more in-depth with Hel’s appearance: The grey-tinted skin of her Goliath heritage, the slightly above average height that is also a gift from her mother, the back-swept horns and the prehensile tail and the vibrant eyes swimming in pools of black sclera that are so common among Tiefls. But the first thing anyone will notice about this woman is aforementioned textural/disfigurements from part one.

That isn’t just for show, by the way. It’s far more than skin deep. Per a past meta I wrote on the subject:

“For the most part, these aforementioned malformations outwardly exhibit themselves in neurological damage to her sensory and motor capabilities. This damage is commonly expressed in loss of sensation, reduced range of motion, and muscle weakness, as well as occasional fits of twitching or shaking in her extremities, digits, or facial muscles. More rarely, she might deal with temporary bouts of pain and partial paralysis through her rotted half, both of which can be quite debilitating and interrupt her routines, or even leave her bedridden in especially severe cases. Besides these neurological issues, there’s also the matter of reduced blood flow and vein problems running through half of her body. There is an underlying heart issue at play here, which poses a much more sizable risk than her constant but stabilized nerve problems. Coldness of extremities might be the most obvious that many will see – or in this case, feel. – but it’s just the first of many underlying problems. Lethargy and fatigue can also put Hel out of commission for a time, and can be especially worrisome when coupled with the aforementioned, infrequent periods of nerve pain. The moment where these two issues really wreak havoc on each other is when swelling of extremities puts further strain on Hel’s already damaged nerves.”

So what we have is Hel, who was born with debilitating but far from fatal chronic pain, which cannot be healed by any means. She also has visible malformations that only make her life more difficult-- this is not an invisible struggle on her part. It has been quoted in past editions that Tiam*t, dubbed the Undying Queen, is not fond of healing magics, and all but demands her faithful embrace pain to come out the other side of it stronger. It’s not an immediate tell of her heritage/the cause of recent Infernal twists on the family tree, and indeed no one is likely to cotton on to this side of Tiam*t’s doctrine in line with Laufey’s only granddaughter, but from a Meta perspective it can be inferred that Hel has suffered for all 35 years as a counterbalance or even as a sign of favor for her grandmother’s loyal service.

There’s more to it than wounds that will not heal/physical pain builds character, however. There’s physical tells unrelated to her malformations that also act as a walking advertisement of a Pact made generations before.

As has been pointed out to me by a friend, there is one aspect of Tiam*t that has endured through all editions and depictions. It’s a subtle thing, but the shape of her tail is singular. While Hel does not have a 1:1 ‘recreation’ of this aspect, she sure doesn’t have the standard spade or smooth tapering end that many Tiefs possess a their tips. It much more resembles a stinger, though the cartilage is neither hard/sharp enough to actually be used as a weapon, and this ‘stinger’ lacks the venomous capabilities of Tiam*t’s own tail. There is also the fact Hel’s ridges are scale-like in texture, which is something she shares in common with a brother.

Of course, the average person is not going to look at Hel and put together ‘Ah, Tiam*t influence.’ They are going to look at her and ask if she’s dying, planning on leaving anytime soon because she’s frightening the children and a fair few adults, or just draw weapons on what they take for an Undead. Too few people want to look at her long enough or have a deep enough understanding of the Chromatic Dragon’s aesthetics/doctrine to draw the correct conclusion. Even if they did and passed a perception check to recognize her for what she is, it’s just another mark against her, another reason to drive her out or draw blades.

That’s not likely to happen, however. Not even Hel’s own family can put the pieces together about her connection to the grandmother she so favors, as the family’s bet is actually on the fact her father pissed off Cyr*c before riding home to sire her.

PT. 4: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

So that’s how we got here. What does it mean for Hel moving forward?

Well… not a lot. She’s not particularly invested in the Infernal, and already sold herself off to K*lemvor as a Cleric decades ago. Her grandmother is long dead and buried, so learning the truth from Laufey is a non-starter. Hel has a perfectly serviceable answer for why she is ‘like this’ in the assumption about Loki’s past activities she’s been made aware of. The strangeness has thus far gone no further than her, as in both endgames where she has kids they’re far more baseline as Tiefs go.

She’ll still have that wound that will not heal in her physical capabilities, but then, she��d have that even if there was a less fantastical reason for their existence. Even if someone were to come forward tomorrow and out all of this to her the day after the epilogue, there’s not much she can do with the information.

It can, however, open the door for several adventure hooks. I’ve even toyed with loose ends tying party lore together in Laufey’s cult was the seed from which grew the attempted attack on the Gate that another companion thwarted. That both have something to lay to rest while dragging their mutual friends along for the ride. That in any ending that leads the party to Avernus, there’s either roses or scorn thrown at one who reeks of the Chromatic Dragon. That the shades of the past start reaching out for Hel, drawn either to her resemblance to Laufey or her future friction with her chosen God. And then there is always the long-shot possibility someone recognizes Hel for these ‘tells’ of a past pact with Tiam*t and comes to collect a pound of flesh or incorrectly assess she’s caught up in worship of the Dragon in question.

[rikusempai]

Shifting Series [pt 1]

I Think I Broke My Back

A/N: some characters are aged up.I am also using an online Na’vi translator so my Na’vi might not be the best.

The night came to an end. The two, Riel and Cecilia, spent the night sharing each other’s latest obsessions; the star of the night, Avatar: the Way of The Water, was what the girls decided to fixate on.

Lo’ak was Cecilia’s favourite; the bad boy, black sheep, of the Sully family. Riel’s favourite was non other than Neteyam; the responsible, eldest son. How fitting of her.

This conversation lead up to Riel’s practice in reality shifting. She proposed the idea of the two living in Pandora, meeting their comfort characters and of course, how funny (but low-key scary) the height difference would be.

Riel had never fully shifted, It was quite difficult, to shift that is; thus, Riel would’ve never thought that the next day she’d end up in Pandora, let alone with her cousin.

***

When Cecelia left for the night and drifted off to sleep, the next thing she knew, she was falling out of the sky. Was it a dream? She thought. No, the feeling of wind rushing through her thin black top, sending shivers up and down her spine, was too real. The feeling of gravity pulling at her was too great to feel like those regular falling dreams.

Her back was heavy, like lead, and her long hair sprawled violently in her face making the fall seem more distressing. Just as she was about to scream herself, she heard a voice crackling screech beside her.

She looked to her side; her older cousin looked like a comet, crashing down to earth. Her long hair being the tail.

“Riel!”

Riel frantically looked around her as she spun in the air. She finally caught her cousins gaze but before then two girls knew it, they landed on hard soil.

“I think I broke my back.”

——

They snuck away from the village. Into the forest they ventured; the three Sully’s showing off their tree climbing skills to the other Metkayina teenagers.

“Am ohe too fast, friend? (Am I too fast, friend?)” Lo’ak swung through the giant branches. Ao’nung scowled, trying to keep up with the cocky guy ahead of him; his tail meant for the water, working against him. His sister on the other hand, Tsireya, seemed to be having fun. Swinging along with the Sully’s’ getting lift-ups by Kiri, leading them further into the branches.

“Do you need help?” Neteyam landed onto the branch next to the Metekayin.

Ao’nung shoved him off, “I do not need your help.” The pissed off guy hopped up-to the branch. Neteyam sighed, knowing how stubborn he was, despite how much they’ve been through already, and jumped up himself.

he sighed and followed the rest of the group.

“Ahhhhh!” A piercing scream rung throughout the forest, a humanoid scream as a matter of fact. Everyone’s heads seemed to turn around in the direction of the sound.

“Holy shi— what was that?” Lo’ak asked, alertly looking around.

“you heard that right?” Kiri asked.

“We should go check,” Lo’ak leaped off in the direction of the sound before Neteyam could even respond.

“Lo’ak, we shouldn’t run off!” Neteyam tried to yell as the teenager himself followed his idiot brother.

“Skxawng (moron/idiot),” Neteyam hissed. The rest of the teens followed in suit. In a clearing of the forest, the team stalked in the trees and peered onto the figures whom have made the noises.

Two figures, that is. Girls, both sprawled out painfully on the forest floor, one with black hair, and the other with blonde.

“What the he—“ Ao’nung started but was cut off by his sister, Tsireya rushing forward; descending from the trees to the floor.

“Tsireya, wait!” Ao’nung hissed, following his sister. She walked up immediately to the girls while he stalked with caution.

“They are hurt,” she states looking back at him with a stern look. Kiri, Neteyam, and Lo’ak also jumped down and ran up to the siblings.

One of the girls, the brunette, groaned in pain. But soon, her gaze started to fuzz and all she saw was the blurry images of what looked like the Blue Man Group.

Masterlist

[emeraldgreaves]

finish your fics friday sunday

this worked really well for me last time, so I’m bringing this back because I can’t decide what to work on. the rules: below i have listed some WIPs. send a fic title to my ask box. I’ll add five sentences and talk about it.

Fics:

Lost in translation (bridgerton-ish AU)

game, set, match (canonverse, riel POV)

take your daughter to work day (time travel AU)

horizon line (apocalypse au)

also tagging @thenightdayblogger @morning-star-joy @kingdom-dance and @queen-scribbles!

[theladyregret]

So, in response to the earlier anon ask I got I’m going to go into my thoughts towards some of the names I am struggling to find translations for. I’m not going to give like direct translations because...I...really couldn’t say, this is just what I think about when I see them and having tried to research them.

First. Bladen’kerst. I was sad that I couldn’t find a translation for this because it looks so interesting as a name. It looks angry. Like intentionally so. This doesn’t come off to me like a name given to a newborn, no, this name looks like it was given later on in response to just who she was. I’d say it might reference violence in some form. I just get that vibe.

Rai’gy. Honestly I’ve always had issues with this name especially since it was originally written as Rai-guy. The biggest hangup I have is the prefix of “rai”. The combination of r a i just doesn’t exist in elvish or drow but I suppose maybe it could be because he’s from Ched Nasad and not Menzo. It could be some kind of accent thing. Same meaning but different verbal inflection. Largely to me though it feels like it’s just parts of a name. Perhaps just fragments of who he used to be before he was forced out of his seat as a High Priest and made to join up under Jarlaxle. Symbolic maybe.

Kimmuriel. Kimmuriel is interesting to me because of the suffix -riel that’s in his name. Mostly because as far as I have seen so far the only other Drow character that also has this is Liriel. So...since Drow names are so gender affiliated...and we have only two characters, one male and one female, using the same suffix...one of them is using an opposite gender suffix. Now it IS considered ok for women to have names with masculine parts to it, if rare,...but I find it unlikely that a highborn girl would be given a name that is predominantly masculine sounding. That means Kimmuriel likely has a name that uses a female suffix...which is...interesting. To say the least. Whoever named him either didn’t like him, expected a girl, or simply decided to choose violence.

[arwainian]

Reading This Week 2023 #24-25

so.... i have been in the process of moving to a new city and starting up a full time camp counselor job for the summer! as consequence, my reading has been very limited for the past two weeks and I missed updating the tumblr log last week. I'm getting more settled in now, and just got a local library card and took a look at the book clubs! i'm excited for this new chapter in my life, even though it's changing my reading habits a lot

Started and Finished:

Delicious in Dungeon World Guide: The Adventurer's Bible by Ryoko Kui, translated by Taylor Engel

Die, Vol. 2: Split the Party written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Stephanie Hans

evil queen! evil queen! very excited to read more of this as the mystery of the game unravels

Living Slow, chapter 4 by kathkin on ao3

Delicious in Dungeon, chapter 95 by Ryoko Kui

"What's the Problem, Papi?" by Riel on rielfication.substack.com

5 fatt fic for the marathon

Started and Ongoing:

Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

reading this for a local queer lit book club! already devastating

Ongoing:

Heart Haunt Havoc by Freydís Moon

got another 3 chapters of this read this evening!

[hanxanth]

Due to my new system for accepting donations to bump princes up to the top of the list, I've translated Nayuta per a donor request! He is such a sweet cat boy, I love him and totally get why Hime falls for him XD

Here's the story: https://hanxanthtranslations.com/4-star/nayuta/

And here are a couple notes on terms from his story: https://hanxanthtranslations.com/nayuta-notes/

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

Unless I get other donations, Riel will be next.

[acourtofthought]

"SJM mated Elucien in 2015 while writing ACOMAF. She had no idea that she would ever have Bryce land in Prythian to learn about the Cauldron and Asteri until she was drafting HOSAB, a book released in 2022 (so probably written in 2021). "

How do you that she never had any plans of having a character find out about the asteri and the cauldron? Sjm takes things slow and painstakingly detailed but she usually has the ending in mind from the beginning. And then it just becomes a technical thing from whose pov and through which characters she want to reveal the plot twist.

Contains minor hofas spoilers in regards to the ACOTAR characters

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I think it's really interesting that you truly believe SJM mated Elucien in book 2 then decided to be "painstakingly slow" in her reveal Elucien's bond is fake.

After Lucien spent weeks worrying for Elain's safety while he was in Spring.

After Lucien was nearly killed trying to make his way through Autumn (and again in Winter), the first time with his powers only just beginning to return versus Az's big heroic rescue of Elain where he hid in Feyre's shadows.

After he suffered serious guilt over the fact that he found Elain the most beautiful female he'd ever seen because it felt he was betraying Jesminda's memory.

After Lucien spent weeks in the NC with people who weren't that fond of him trying to think of ways to help Elain.

After the healer asked Lucien, not Az, to reach out to Elain through the bond.

How Az never once addressed Elain's depression, asked how she was, and only figured out she was a Seer, just like Rhys was able to confirm Nesta's power was death

After Elain was partially rejected by Graysen because he found out she had a mate.

After Lucien, not Az, believed in her vision and went to search for an army to bring back.

How Lucien after 2 years is still struggling with the effects of the bond, has been loyal to Elain in all that time and feels longing for her.

After Elain spent nights awake hearing Lucien's heartbeat.

Yeah, you got us. SJM played the longest of long games by now telling us Elucien's bond is fake after Lucien and Elain have spent so much time dealing with their bond and how it effects them. How Lucien uprooted his entire life for Elain and has only done right by her. God, she's lucky she's about to be free from such a terrible mate!

Yes, Elain is "against" having a mating bond but so was Nesta even after falling in love with Cassian. Yes, Elain currently "ignores" Lucien but she once smiled at his statement about never wanting to fight in another war again and invited him back to Velaris in ACOWAR. And yes, she ignores him now but so did Nesta with Cassian in the novella before she got her book. It's weird you fail to notice the parallels in their journey's while coming up with intricate plots that span the length of 15,000 years and only involve the Elucien mating bond.

Please provide the exact translated text from the book showing confirmation that Elucien's bond, and only Elucien's bond is fake or created by the Asteri / Cauldron.

You can't, can you? And you're all just going to look foolish in the exact same you all did claiming "Bread and Roses" at the end of HOSAB was confirmation of E/riel with some saying she was pregnant.

You're simply convincing yourselves of yet another farfetched idea proving the Elucien bond is fake when you refuse to consider that even if it were fake, Lucien has treated Elain so much better after everything that happened that Az ever did. Az who was excited not to stay behind and guard Elain during her lowest of lows. Super mate behavior of him there, right? Az did nothing for Elain while she was her most severely depressed. Lucien fought his way to be by her side across courts. Az was in the actual house yet never visited. Lucien was forbidden from visiting her yet couldn't help himself from trying to talk to her when coming upon her in the library. He was forbidden from seeing her yet still sat in his room, listening to conversations others had about Elain and came out to offer suggestions.

Personally, it doesn't even matter if the Elucien bond is fake because he's clearly the better male for her and that's more romantic than Az only wanting to taste Elain yet never planning beyond his sexual fantasies when it came to how to be with her.

The Elucien bond is NOT tainted by the Cauldron but even if it were and since you seem to be so certain that things created by the Asteri are so very bad even when given to good people, then why should she end up with Az when it is actual canon that HE, as an Illyrian, was created by the Asteri?

You guys go on and on and on and on (yeah, that long) about Elain and Choice yet you bed over backwards trying to make it so the choice is taken out of her hands by having the bond be fake.

You realize Elain could just reject the bond? You realize it doesn't have to be fake in order for her to do so?

SJM gave DEAD characters a mate in CC. You might want to start accepting that this women loves her mates and the only reason Elain hasn't gotten close to Lucien is because SJM is allowing her character time to processes everything she's lost and everything that has changed before she has her explore her bond.

Elucien's bond has been a main plot point since book 2, characters all across Prythian are aware of it. Jurian told Graysen, Eris somehow found out in the Autumn Court. Their mating bond is the tea.

The only long game SJM is playing is making their love story the most well earned one around.

Az was not prophetic, he was just a petty, jealous immature man playing at things he doesn't understand when he said "what if the Cauldron was wrong."