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[thelov3lybookworm]

My Favourite

Day 7: AU.

Summary: just a day out at the grocery store.

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Word Count: 591

Warnings: just some domestic fluff at the supermarket hehehehe i love it sm 🥹

A/n: this is a tiny one again but it is fluffy and when i like my own fluffy fics i know its good hehehehe 😏

@lucienweekofficial

ANYWAY ENJOYYYY 🥳

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Y/n frowned, trying to find the expiry date for the bread she held in her right hand.

"Lucien? Can you see what date this expires?"

She heard him walk closer in the mostly empty isle, peering over her shoulder.

"It’s two days from now."

Y/n hummed, then set the packet back and put the one in her left hand inside the cart. "That one expires three days from now and was just made today."

"Do we need milk?"

Y/n looked at Lucien, wracking her brain as her husband went through the list on his phone.

"Uh, let’s get it. I was thinking of making some sweets with it."

Lucien met her gaze, then nodded. "I think we’ve got all of it except coriander and potatoes."

Y/n hummed, her eyes focused on the muscles in his forearms flexing as he put his phone back in his pant’s pocket, the red shirt’s sleeves rolled up to his elbows.

Doing anything with her husband was automatically Y/n’s favourite thing to do, but maybe grocery shopping was the last on the list. Sure, it brought that sense of domestic love Y/n had always craved since she was a kid, but it also drew other women’s appreciation and attention to her husband.

Of course, Y/n loved it when people told her Lucien was a great guy, but seeing strangers gaze at him longingly and sometimes even hungrily made Y/n want to lock her husband at home when she needed groceries.

She herself had met him in one of these isles, a basket clasped in his hand as he picked out spice packets to put in it. And instantly she was drooling. A man grocery shopping? A very edible one at that too? Y/n wanted to bite him then and there.

Fortunately, he had made small talk and then asked her out on a date. Within months he had proposed and they had gotten married.

"I’ll go get the milk then. Meet me at counter seven?" Y/n blinked, coming out of her reverie to meet the knowing eyes of her husband as he smirked at her.

She scowled. "Yeah, fine."

He reached out to take the cart from her, knowing she wasn’t very fond of having to push the thing around. He placed his lips at her forehead, lips tilted in a smile.

"See you then, sweetheart."

He took the cart with him as Y/n hurried to grab the potatoes and coriander, not wanting to keep him waiting.

Lucien had just finished putting all their items on the belt when Y/n arrived, chest heaving from having sprinted all the way to the cashier. Lucien chuckled at her dishevelled state, tugging her to stand in front of him as he wrapped his hands around her waist gently.

Y/n did not miss the flash of disappointment in the cashier’s eyes who had been eyeing Lucien like a vulture.

Hah. He’s mine, what’s your name? Amita? Take that.

She felt Lucien press a kiss to the back of her head, and she instantly knew he’d seen the possessiveness on her face. She grinned back at him sheepishly.

Lucien only shook his head with a smile, proceeding to pay before picking up their bags.

"You want to get takeout?"

Y/n blinked up at him innocently, who knew she would never say no to food. "Where are we going?"

He laughed. "Your favourite, my love."

Y/n rose a brow. "My favourite is you."

"Your second favourite then."

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[omnitheist27]

The 40 lives with the Neanderthal tribe (The 40 x Ice Age)

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So...it's finally here!

The 40 have met the Neanderthal tribe and live amongst them for a whole week.

Thanks to the "all speak" gift bestowed upon them by the Entity, they can understand what language the Neanderthals communicate in.

In that short time, they taught the tribe many things and befriended the leader and his family. The 40 show them how to toil the land, grow edible plants and grains, and fish in the streams. The female members of The 40 would teach the concept and importance of matrilineality (which Nadia greatly appreciated despite already being treated well in the tribe due to being the "wife" of their leader) and that any female they sire or take in their tribe would be treated and taught to also carry out the duties of the male hunters. Most importantly, they would teach the tribe how to greatly respect the animals they hunt and kill for food by making it mandatory that all the remains of the animals that are unedible will be given a burial of sorts.

In the miscellaneous times, Levi would often converse with Runar, Senku working on pottery to make cups and containers for food and water, the woman and girls (aside from Emma) politely rejecting the "proposals" of the male hunters, Killua conversing with Nadia as they work on weaving baskets and making rope, and Emma playing with the infant Roshan by making a flower crown.

However, the vengeful Soto and his pack of Sabertooth tigers are undaunted by these "strange humans and the walking wolf". The plan to attack the tribe will continue, but they have to re-evaluate their initial plan due to seeing the obvious danger of just rushing in at night.

[wistfulenchantress]

i think i officially have a problem with stranger things because i was talking about colleges with someone and they recomended one in indiana and my FIRST FUCKING THOUGHT was "idk if i can handle thinking about mike wheeler that much" and i actually opened my mouth to say it out loud. i didn't, but i was so close.

people who i think will appreciate this story bc i have messaged them too much about mike wheeler in the past: @justiceforplutoo @wisethewilly @garden-of-runar

[kellerankept]

Day 19: Food

It wasn’t as often these days that the Free Company had the time for meet ups, and that made meals like these especially important. Even less times to meet up with family.

So when there was a chance to do both and a dinner to boot? The Ul’dahnians would have adored a two for one deal.

Credit to @venusbeautyshock for my FAVORITE shot of the year! Through her magic power, we managed to get every Oc in Ael’s current story all in one place!

From left to right, we have

Temlum Bayquad, retired dominatrix, red mage and Ael’s not-Mom, @venusbeautyshock ‘s character! A certain Doman heir to the throne and his appreciation for Xaela culture has caught her eye…

Kristoff Rockwell, @brokenpocketwatch ‘s good gunbreaking boy and local Lominsan Melwyb/Runar simp

Rhan Kelleran, in the back being the moody stalker-now-adopted-brother a la a stray cat and Ael’s rival for title of Best Brother. Paired duo with Vern.

Thesa Kelleran, adopted sister, battle dancer and technically the reason why Ael’s alive to tell his tale at all. Starting to dance more and more often for a foppy little Ishgardian fellow with a penchant for ballroom dance…

Vern Stinar, back in the back with Rhan, one of the bow hunters who found Aelaeis and the best (if strictest) older sister a group could unofficially adopt. Paired duo with Rhan (and third wheel Rusk).

Samina Olson, a high level Scholar, daughter of a Pirate Queen, and powerhouse who is nearly mythical in the guild itself.

R’hixa Grimm, an accomplished bard and Fangs Brightclaw’s sister, joint paramour to a certain stinky dragoon and de-crystalized kitty.

Fangs Brightclaw, a white mage (by doctor’s orders) and accomplished Ul’dahnian Trading Board mogul whose guild, Triad, accepted Aelaeis and his crew with open arms. Has the ear—and the hand—of a certain beautiful blue Elezen man.

Rusk Atoel, a gadfly and huntress who was among the hunting party to first find Ael all that time ago, funny girl to Vern’s straight man. 🏳️‍⚧️

T’ahlin Ven, another adopted sibling who shares in Aelaeis’ past—and his lack of memory about that past. A Dark Knight with a HORRID sense of direction and a sweet spot for a certain dashing rogue-turned-DILF.

This is Triad, Ael’s Free Company and family. And he wouldn’t trade them for the world.

[yzeltia]

FFXIVwrite2023 4.Off the Hook

Characters: Alphinaud Leveilleur, U'rahn Nuhn, Y'shtola Rhul Expansion: Shadowbringers Rating: G Notes: Thanks for @driftward for the continual shipping of U'rahn and their Nyx Blackmoon

"I have really done it now."

Alphinaud sighed heavily as he rested on his knees, Y'shtola's staff across his lap, the bottom tip of which had been splintered apart. A youthful moment of playfulness had seized him, seeing the unattended weapon. Emulating the Archon, he recreated her powerful stance, proudly standing before The Forum in his mind and with a powerful slam of cane to marble flooring, breaking the end off Nightseeker.

As footsteps echoed behind him, he tensed up. He did little to hide his crime, simply turning his head toward the coming person, unable to meet their gaze.

"Hey Hey! Whatcha got there Alphy," U'rahn asked, tail flicking as he squatted down beside the young Scion.

"I had the briefest moment of youthful indiscretion and broke Y'shtola's staff in the process. I am afraid of her reaction when I am forced to tell her the truth."

The Miqo'te nodded sagely, "Honesty is good. Very herrroic of you. Especially breaking the special replicated staff given to her by Runar. She will be extremely displeased but I am sure will appreciate your bravery and only punish you lightly."

"Punish me," Alphinaud repeated.

"Yeah Yeah. Like G'raha. She'll probably just get all punchy with her words and send you to do a bunch of chores. It'll be like old times."

The boy swallowed, remembering his early days doing odd jobs for the Antecedent and then how Y'shtola barely acknowledged G'raha through their years of being on the First well into their return home. The woman could hold a grudge.

As they sat there looking at the broken staff, the click of heels started to echo throughout the halls. Alphinaud felt his hair stand on end as they grew louder. He was too frozen to panic, instead turning slowly to face the door as Y'shtola pushed her way into the room. Head down, he raised Nightseeker up toward her.

"What happened," the woman asked, voice even and calm.

"I was..I had…,” Alphinaud started.

Beside him, U’rahn gulped, ears folding back. Though the Elezen boy could see the subtle traces of her anger, the Warrior of Light could pick up on the subtle hints of danger radiating off his fellow Miqo’te. The constricting of her already narrow pupils, the tip of her tail having the slightest of twitches, and her ears slowly folding back as she grew more and more impatient.

“Had seen Nyx break it. They just came in here and did it and left,” U’rahn piped up.

Y’shtola narrowed her eyes at U’rahn while Alphinaud turned to look at him in disbelief. The Archon tutted then knelt down to take the pieces from the boy, mending them back together with a simple cantrip.

“One does wonder what goes through their mind at times. Well, no need for tears. What was done has been undone,” Y’shtola shrugged before moving on, leaving Alphinaud dumbfounded and U’rahn relieved.

“That worked,” Alphinaud breathed out, “What about being heroic and honest though?” “Sometimes, the heroic thing is to live to see another day by cleverly scapegoating your quirky, yet forgiving girlfriend.”

“And what if she confronts Nyx?”

“Would you?”

“Good point.”

[bugbart]

this is probably the post equivalent of poking a bear but i really appreciate, either through the maturity of my follower base or through just the changing of the times that i've gone from getting dogpiled and harrassed and accused of being a trans fetishist (despite being trans myself) by transmeds for posting transmasc ocs who don't "pass" or are sexy in a not-traditionally masc way to being able to post my boy runar who looks like , well, this:

with the general consensus being "hell yeah this rules" so thats epic thanks team. i really appreciate it.

[graha-stan-account]

Shed: Day 8

Shed: v. Discard. 

Present. Napha goes on her own journey after 6.0. And now that she's returned, she's got a lot of old junk to offload.

FFXIVWrite 2023 Masterlist

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The outside looked just as she had left it – slightly overgrown, vegetables not yet ripened, windows dark. She pressed the key into the door and turned until she heard a pleasant click within. Swollen from the thickness in the forest air, the cottage door needed a firm shoulder press to convince it to move over the threshold. 

Inside appeared crypt-like: dark, stale and cobwebbed. The few rays of light which spilled through the drawn curtains were a-glitter with a multitude of dust motes. And in the retreating dark lay piles of all the clutter J'napha had forgotten she had left behind in her haste. 

And that didn't account for all that was stuffed into her rucksack and the satchel she'd picked up on the road. The heavy bags tumbled off her shoulder onto the setee, sending puffs into the air of whatever became of a cottage when left unattended. 

She surveyed the mess. Too many years at The Rising Stones, she thought, nodding. With Tataru and the other less field-faring Scions picking up after her, she'd all but forgotten living quarters did not just tidy themselves. Well, perhaps Y'shtola's did. She crossed her arms and wondered where one could find an amenable poroggo or magicked broom on such short notice. 

No, it was just quicker to clear it herself.

The kitchen items went first to soak. Pots with spoons welded into the sticky, burnt mess of whatever had once been in them, followed by cutting boards caked with dried vegetable peels. There was a vine of tomatoes yet in the pantry, though Napha was not keen to check on it. 

Next she tore the dusty bedclothes from their place and dropped them in a heap. She did not have a second set and the sun was rapidly setting. She lit the lamps. It wouldn't be the first time she slept anywhere but the bed, even if her room in the Pendants had spoiled her. 

But sleeping on the floor after a long journey would be much more hospitable on clean floors. 

Sweeping, then. 

She blew dust from the tomes stacked on the floor and made for them a place on the tea table. All were much overdue back to the Noumenon, including those Napha had borrowed under G'raha and Krile's names when the reference mammets insisted she return some tomes before checking out yet another dozen. Some have exams approaching, the mammet had said. 

Napha grimaced and offered a silent prayer for whomever might have failed their arcane geometry exam several months ago on her account. 

There was also the matter of returning Y'mhitra's notes from their time together with Principia. She gathered the scrolls together and shook out the contents of her rucksack to replace them with the notes. Most were gifts to be sorted and delivered - from Ryne, Lyna, Runar and sundry. Still, things were not becoming much tidier. So much had happened it was seemed like a flash of time. No matter how much she sorted, sifted, reconfigured everything from her home, to her perspective, it just didn't feel right anymore. 

The bureau near the bed made a soft scraping sound as Napha opened it to reveal a set of green and gold robes she'd been all too happy to receive some time ago. They didn't belong in a drawer in the Shroud. They belonged in the hands of someone who could truly appreciate and care for them. No matter how Napha felt about it these days, they were artifacts and evidence that, for those who had helped her succeed over the years, their endeavors meant something. But she wouldn't not assist them further in reviving this long lost art. Napha drew a finger along the length of the Evoker's horn. Useful as it had all been, she beheld it now and felt nothing but guilt. 

Napha could no longer deny that fighting fire, so to speak, with fire had not in its own way contributed to deepening the wounds caused by primal summonings. From the fury of Dalamud's Bahamut, to Tiamat's keening anguish, to those tortured for their faith, and the trust betrayed by Varis-cum-Anima, whether by crystal or one's own aether, Etheirys had no love left for such effigies. And Napha would not remind its people of their scars still healing. 

She lifted the robes from the drawer. She grasped the horn in her hand.

And she packed them tidily away in her rucksack.

[seekmemystar]

i feel like u and ruru would appreciate this @garden-of-runar

I AGREE WITH THIS MORE THAN I AGREE WITH ENTIRE FUCKING EXISTENCE

WOMENNNNN🤲🤲🤲🤲

[whispersafterdusk]

Hackneyed

Though it made him smile to see the affection laid so bare, no small number of hackneyed phrases and sayings running through his head dulled the moment. Better to have loved and lost. Fortune favored the bold. Plenty more fish in the sea.

It had been just barely a crush, if Roaring was being honest with himself; not much more than an idle thought from time to time. There were moments where he thought about acting on it but he was content with her company in general so there never seemed a reason to pluck up his courage and see if there was more there.

And now, here was Runar. Someone she'd spent just as much time with, who she seemed to like as much as he liked her. A pessimistic part of his mind was aware that eventually they would need to leave the First and Runar could not follow them; a likely "rival," as ridiculous as it felt to consider it, that would not be a rival for long. Hopefully.

But again, not really. He wasn't even certain about any of it, and later as he reflected on it he found he didn't mind it all that much. And if he didn't mind it, there must not be much there aside from a friendship he didn't want to risk losing. A friendship, a brilliant research partner, a sharp wit he appreciated in their conversations, a powerful sorceress whose prowess he admired, a--

...ah, damn. Hmm.

[stxrmnight]

6.5 Shift into Brilliance

This is pretty much how Shadowbringers went, right? And that turned out so well!

OHHHH GIRLFRIEND IN THE CRYSTAL. How does she feel about being in it when she traps other voidsent in crystals...

I imagine this is supposed to be a jest, right? I can't take it seriously otherwise. This sounded off from Y'sthola, and without tone or any facial animation it comes off as stilted

So how is Beq Lugg going to fell after we did this Taynor?

REALLY NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS. I'M SO SORRY FELLA THIS GIRL IS TOO UNPHASED BY HAVING TURNED INTO A LIGHTWARDEN HERSELF. We're frankesteining da world back or dying

Surprising Ryne was so good!! And specially seeing her make work for the Empty. Hearing her again was specially a great surprise. Sad thing we only seem to check in when something is going wrong

I feel like Nemi would have gotten really embarrassed. "I understand why everyone holds me in high esteem, but it was nothing really! Anyone would have risked what I did if they had my chances, you know? Not everyone had the blessing of light or, my other half to support them when things are too much."

"Well, I will have you if things turn unwell, won't I?"

Nemi would combust and need a glass of water

I'm so sorry Dulia :(

Much as this patch is good in general, this tower asking felt like a double beat? Doing it in Garlemald made sense, and people here are more sensible and prone to agree with the Warrior. It could have been shorter or just a PSA from the major.

I would have rather gotten to hear what Zero heard of us, and hear more of the First's experiences that parallel the Thirteenth

"It must seem weird, right?"

"Not at all. It makes sense with how cute you are"

"Y-youre too honest sometimes!"

Your father is doing fine don't worry bestie. And ahhh lesbian wanderers... glad to hear of Gaia. I wonder if someone has recognized her?

I WISH I WAS YOUUUUUUU

Again, I wish this asking about a scary power use wasn't a double beat, because with the Night's Blessed it makes a lot of sense with the cultural relevance!! This part is fine but, yeah

I wish I saved more of their conversation, cause I recall it being quite good. Runar understanding Zero's pain in the inverse of their faith, Zero appreciating the strength in customs long lost as a thing in the Void...

It is sweet and interesting that Y'sthola is set to keep her bond with the Nights' Blessed despite her claims to be an ever hungry scholar. Wouldn't you need to have no roots to seek knowledge everywhere? I feel exploring why she feels so at home with the Night's Blessed is something that could be done for her but, we haven't gotten much introspection for her at all

And pulling the carrot umbrella for this funny line about Zero killed me

Braving the dark is kind of my thing bestie

Also, Zero trying to harness the light herself by trying "me pure darkness = more resistance" really made me laugh. You're so charmingly rash to act

I really hope so, I really hope we find her in the blue anus

What's, what's with this name

Joke aside, GOD THIS DUNGEON REMINDED ME EXACTLY WHAT MADE SHADOWBRINGER SO STELLAR!! The ingame echo but for everyone? The urgency of the city? The seemingly simple mechanics killing me short to running out of time whicch is why I have no pictures, Golbez' human form having the best m hairstyle in the game, the desperation and fall of humans under chaos folstered by forces way beyond their understanding? and THOSE DARKNESS WINGS??????? I want to know more about memoria so baaaaaaaaad

The fact that Golbez was tricked into truly believing he was saving his world from an ongoing larger tragedy, and that it's a Watcher who keeps Balance of Shards in check... man is the Watcher himself sundered then? Much as Nemi still resents him for what he's done to Azdaja, but his desperation reflects how much the Ascians' cruelty tied everyone's hands. Of course he's acting differently now that he knows another way exists, one that wouldn't exist if not for the longer struggled of the Source up to the rewritten Eight Umbral Calamity...

I have no screencaps for the sequence, but I will say I loved everything except, not getting to quite hear Zero's friendship-no-jutsu with Golbez directly. It's just funny Nemi struggled like that while the gang was having a deep anime moment and the resolution was very satisfying, specially with Vrtra sacrificing literal half of his great power as a dragon to heal his traumatized sister, returning the care she gave him as a dragonet

YOU ARE SO SMALLL BUT ALSO TOO SMALL FOR WOLDRAGON YURI POTENTIAL. AGHHH

Also, the scene were everyone gave wol a ton of praises was uncharacteristic I'm so sorry,. Who wrote that lol

; m ; I don't know if that's really what she thought, but at least Venat did want the world to be healed by humanity's will so, he's right

Buddy they met ONCE what's with that first line lol. And I don't like crediting all of a woman's character development to one undercooked guy!!!

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[gardenofrunar-appreciation]

this is @garden-of-runar appreciation post

Jana Brike (Latvian, b. 1980)

The Crying Woman, 2023

Oil on canvas

[semi-imaginary-place]

ffxiv 5.0 rak'rika 3, amh areng 2

how did ranjit know to gun for the temple. lieutenant dude doesn't get a name. y'shtola really is reckless this is like the 3rd time.

ok i feel bad for runar but i also know spoilers. like i said this is like the 3rd time. y'shtola is the Best at getting herself into Situations and then weaseling out of said Situations by the skin of her teeth. maybe this time it cost her an arm. why doesn't y'shtola have that lasso spell

not flow again. giiiirl you gotta stop that can't be your go to.

what is emet selch up to

well that was quick last time she was gone for an expansion and a half

the whole sundering/rejoining thing is really christian now that i think about it. emy is so depressed.

in the jp emet-selch specifies that it is the original ascians, not just all ascians.

what stuck me initially about ffxiv and also annoyed me early on is that the day night cycle is a equal ratio of 12 hours night to 12 hours night. and I was annoyed because the night lighting is bad so every half an hour or whatever I'd have to turn my monitor brightness up, and then down, and a up again. BOTW and other games deal with this by making it summer in the temperate/higher latitudes so day iss 16 hours and night is 8. However I have come to appreciate ffxiv's equal day/night cycles (as annoying as it can be) in terms of it's thematic significance, especially here in shb. the day/night cycle happens when the shard's light and dark aether are better in balance. in contrast to everlasting light where there is only day

zenos... why are you like this

we could totally pop vaulthy's ballon

huh maybe it's just me but lakeland does seem emptier

5 crashes in a day oof this is a bad oen

the love emet selch says thancred carries is ai-jou so like pure love

they're bonding in aa

wow. thancred almost sounds like you're repeating your mistakes. it's almost like you shold have learned

emy: im just a silly little guy

wow. ok. i had the cutscene on autoplay so i missed a good chunk of it but thancred's and minfilia's lines when confronted by ran'jit in ahm areng are very different between the japanese and english scripts. i might look up the differences later because they're very important. in the past4 expansions in general the jp is more specific and I'd say deeper where as the eng will simplify or gloss over things

weren't thancred's aetherial pathways or whatnot already damaged from flow. ok yeah i know he's not dead which is a good time to bring up how i hate fakeout deaths and how the devs have been cowards since the end of hw for not killing off characters.

and i got so distracted by that i almost forgot i came here to say that thancred's final confession is that he considers himself minfilia's (ascilia) onii-san

the 5 companions combined? were absorbed into minfilia, but she stops ardbert? because "its not his time" the phrasing reminds me of when minfilia hiveminded and got absorbed into hydaelyn

I always disliked the localization of hikari-no-miko to oracle. for one the prophecy thing never comes up especially for the new minfilia. and two it removes the overt religious language that makes a lot more sense. like it's shady af that some secret cult is running around eorzea and recruits you. the worship of the twelve as a whole is weird and that's how the path of the twelve and then the scions market themselves. also minfilia straight up got absorbed by hydaelyn, she is the priestess of light.

no words from the minfilias about how the light is corrupting the pc and turning them into a lightwarden?

oh? given how that was going I assumed baby minfilia changed her mind about giving up her existence to fully incarnate old minfilia. but she just lost all the physical traits for hydaelyn's mouth piece like the glowy blue eyes and blond hair.

what does that mean. also it was always her own life. so she lost the minfilia appearance but gained the minfilia powers. that's certainly symbolically unusual.

yeah no. when older minfilia was like "you've learned to love yourself" I was like press X to doubt. i don't think she still has yet to love herself

it's pronounced reen??? like bean... kagamine rin. all this time I thought it was rien/rine like rye or rhino or rind.

i will say one thing for rdr2. it had the guts to kill off the protag and make you play the post game as someone else.

pc is literally cracking. that isn't good. where's that spiderman meme for meteor and ardbert. of course he's the one that ends up holding the pc together was wondering what sort of narrative purpose he was going to serve besides being depressed.

Seriously why the hell is it spelled ryne and pronounced rin/lin

exarch: I don't want you to be be in pain but we're still keeping the plan that will kill you

I still don't get why some cutscenes have subtitles and others text boxes. like they can make the text boxes be timed so why have 2 systems.

wol-chan's going through it

Given the other christian imagery (church of first light) i found it weird that there's 5 light wardens (lakeland, ill mheg, raktika, ahm areng, kholusia) when they seem to be paralleling the 4 archangels. Also weird that 3 of them are named after the greek ideals of love but not all the types of love and not all the lightwardens. I can't tell if shb is using christianity for the aesthetic the way of a lot of japanese media do because it's cool and edgy or if this is actually meaningful. I'll have to think about this after i finish 5.0 (in 10 years lol)

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Book: Snowed in With The Viking

Author: Lucy Morris

Length: 263 pages

Publisher: Harlequin

Overall Rating: 5/5 Stars

Blog Rating: 5/5 Saltire Flags

Gudvangen, Northern Norway, 825 A.D.

Embla was illegitimate and an under-appreciated nursemaid in Gudvangen and the Jarl's family did not appreciate and definitely took advantage of her big heart. Plus the fact she was treated like a thrall or a servant by her half sister, who was the Jarl's wife Gertrud and was also the half sister of Embla. She was a nursemaid to their three sons whom she had lost while sledging with their brand new sledges. They destroyed their sledges going down a too steep ridge, being the spoilt boys they were. She allowed the boys to go back on her pony who knew the way home. Embla was hoping her sister Gertrud would send some guards back to rescue her. Except no one came and she knew to survive she had to find some type of shelter.The problem was she had no sense of direction and was in the middle of the wilderness. If only the Jarls' wife would have allowed Embla to take another woman with her, as her sense of direction has always been bad!

She finds this cave with food and furs and helps herself to these treasures. Runar comes to his cave and finds a woman in his furs and half eaten food. He doesn't mind and realizes he has been lonely admiring this beautiful woman. She realizes he isn’t the scary beast she heard rumors about but rather a handsome man who is just a bit rough on the edges. As she gets to know him she sees he is shy, intelligent, kind and attractive. Most importantly he will keep her alive especially when she realizes she is stuck in a blizzard where they will be stuck in the cave together for the entire winter. Now Runar doesn’t mind at all but Embla knows she has no choice. Embla worries about the boys she cares for and her own reputation as this could ruin all her future prospects for marriage. Yet she has no choice as Runar will be the reason she survives and is alive!

He tracks that the boys got home safely and soon he teaches her his ways of life. He teaches her about his life and his mother and the Sami tribes as all of it fascinates Embla. Soon these two fall for one another but Embla feels she is being disloyal to the Jarl’s three sons and misses being around people. Plus there were many dangers in the wilderness. Runar falls in love with Embla but is shocked that this is Gertrud’s half sister as he had once thought he was in love with her except now he knows it was just out of his immaturity and loneliness. He knows once the Spring comes he will lose Embla forever. How can he compete with family and children?

As this wild mountain man is soft and cuddly on the inside. He is talented, musical, strong and sexy, but Embla is very loyal to those she cares for. What does she choose once the ice thaws and the flowers start to bloom? Read and find in this stand alone book about love, courage, loyalty and strength!

Again Ms. Morris blows me away with another beautiful breathtaking Viking story! I loved this book so much from start to finish! Furthermore it included true historic facts about the Norse and the Sami tribes. I knew Norse history but this was the first time I found out about the Sami people which was absolutely fascinating! I hope to read about more of the Sami tribes in future books. This is a stand alone book that readers absolutely do not want to miss! Another Lucy Morris book I highly recommend!