#sanctuary of the lost

[lou-wilham]

Sometimes a family is . . .

The crew of Sanctuary of the Lost are always a lot of fun to write, and not just because they're all so different. But also because they all work together so well.

BLURB:

Of Love & Ruin is the first book in a LGBTQ+ urban fantasy novel for fans of Hailey Turner's Soulbound series, and Ashley Shuttleworth's Hollow Star Saga.

Sometimes, love comes along at exactly the wrong time.

For over a hundred years, life for Ander and Mab has been a series of parties and adventures spanning the world over. Once the two finally decide to settle in Miami to open a nightclub, the last thing Ander expects is for the love spell he cast over a century ago to come back and bite him. The Fates seem to have a sense of humor when they lead Maximus Schields, son of Ander’s nemesis, through the club doors. Max, who is beautiful. Sweet. Kind. And part of an ongoing investigation concerning missing young women that leads the Sanctum directly to Ander.

As the tangled web of Miami’s underground draws tighter, Ander will be forced to face demons from his past in order to protect what he cares for most. Will Max and the rest of the Schields family task force find the true culprit and prove Ander’s innocence? Or is he forever destined to be shackled by the one he loves?

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Blurb:

Sometimes, love comes along at exactly the wrong time.

For over a hundred years, life for Ander and Mab has been a series of parties and adventures spanning the world over. Once the two finally decide to settle in Miami to open a nightclub, the last thing Ander expects is for the love spell he cast over a century ago to come back and bite him.

The Fates seem to have a sense of humor when they lead Maximus Schields, son of Ander’s nemesis, through the club doors. Max, who is beautiful. Sweet. Kind. And part of an ongoing investigation concerning missing young women that leads the Sanctum directly to Ander.

As the tangled web of Miami’s underground draws tighter, Ander will be forced to face demons from his past in order to protect what he cares for most. Will Max and the rest of the Schields family task force find the true culprit and prove Ander’s innocence? Or is he forever destined to be shackled by the one he loves?

A LGBTQ+ urban fantasy novel for fans of Hailey Turner's Soulbound series, and Ashley Shuttleworth's Hollow Star Saga.

Genre: Adult, Urban Fantasy

Representation: Gay MC, Pansexual MC, Gray Asexual MC, Demisexual MC, PoC MCs

TW: drinking, eating disorder, abusive relationship, sexual assault, depression, drugs, kidnapping, misgendering, profanity, PTSD, sexually explicit scenes

[2001hz]

The Art of Angel Sanctuary: Lost Angel (2007) Lucifer Artwork Illustrated By: Kaori Yuki

[thinwhitedoc]

SHERLOCK | Martin Freeman as John Watson

[geekgirles]

Loking good Ankama, looking good.

[cookie-sheet-toboggan]

[holographic-mars]

MARS. need you to imagine ravage laying on soundwave's chest while they're both struggling to go into recharge and ravage purring in time to the music soundwave is playing from his systems. warm rumble-y cuddle pile. that is all

GGUH thank you Blight I need soft Ravage and Soundwave cuddles to heal.

Ravage and Soundwave both have horrible sleep habits and poor sleep in general , so yes absolutely it’s cuddle pile time n Soundwave plays some nice music from his systems and Ravage is curled up all warm on Soundwave’s chest with her head mushed under his chin and purring so loud to the time of the music. The warmest, rumbley-est cuddle pile ever.

Also this reminds me of my hc that Soundwave’s sleep is so messed up that he RARELY sleeps a full cycle at night and only sleeps for a couple of hours and then wakes up. Because of this, he’s more prone to taking short naps throughout the day so he doesn’t pass out from lack of recharge. And you know who always joins him? Ravage. They nap together all the time (to keep eachother safe. It’s dangerous to fall asleep alone in the Dead End and during the War, so they always fall asleep with the other to keep eachother safe). Megatron found them napping in little nooks throughout the Nemisis all the time during the war.

OUHH LET TJEM SLEEPP,,,, sooo sleepy,,,, the kitties,,,,,,, theyre too sleepy,,,,,,,,

[alifelongpassed]

Shadowlands- Halsin's sanctuary- just Kar'niss things story fragment after keep reading

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“Kar’niss, Kar'niss!”

“What do you have there, my small majesty?” He could not recall all their names, not yet.

She held out a puffy flower, her eyes happy and bright. Fearless. The drider took it, but no matter how delicate he tried to take hold of it a few seeds still came loose.

“A wish! Blow it to make a wish, like so!” The little girl took a deep breath, and blew, sending the tufts of white twirling into the air. She jumped up and down, excitedly. “Now you, now you!”

To be handed a wish, but what could he possibly wish for? He had no wishes, not now, not anymore.

“What did you wish for?" He inquired kindly.

“That I could stay here forever!”

He smiled, took a deep breath, and blew. Watching how the seeds danced up into the air and scattered on the ground not far away – a thousand wishes in the making.

“What did you wish?”

He smiled. "That I could stay here, forever.”

[cosmicraison]

Those doodles i couldn't really fit into a good collection without filling the tags too much.

[puddle-of-creativity]

A little redraw of Rune, the Protagonist of one of my little Fics, as well as a reincarnation of my beloved boy Balance.

She is a Albino Orca (implied by her colors). In her old design the red parts where a lot more dull and grayish which didn't really sit right with me tbh. It looked to close to the body and wasn't really that noticable. So I made these spots a bit redder with more vibrant red points. I also made the tips of the fingers and tail a bit reddish. That, plus the tattoo and the now more outstanding eyes? She looks a lot better!

Do I have to rewrite a few chapters because of this now? Yes. Did I plan to do that anyway? Also yes! So it's simply a Win-Win in my eyes😌

[lou-wilham]

My co-author and I worked with @oblivionsdream to have her do up artwork of our characters from Sanctuary of the Lost and they are SO beautiful.

When I say Christis and I have lived with these characters rent free in our heads for probably close to a decade, I'm not joking. So to put pen to paper, and then to see an artist bring them to life in this way, means so much to both of us. And they truly did come out just how we imagined them!

Sometimes, love finds you anyway. Burned by her first love, Mab has spent the last several years content with her brother, their club, and her Miami beach front property. The last thing she wants, or needs, is for the arrow cast by Erotes—god of love—to rear its ugly head. But trouble disrupts Mab’s hard-earned peace in the form of a dead inanimi washed up on her private beach. Not wanting to disturb Ander and his newfound bliss, Mab calls the only person she can think of—Quintus Schields. Life for Quin used to be simple. Second in command to his brother Maximus, Quin has always been a hardworking and dedicated creature of few words. He wants nothing to do with the owners of Inferno or their drama. Especially with his new responsibilities as caregiver to an ignis youngling. So, when Mab Duchan asks for help, he has to decide if he wants to keep his world as is, or accept there might be more to life than he expected. As Miami’s criminal underground returns to sink its claws into them, Fate forces the four to face old demons, and question just what they’re willing to do for happiness.

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[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Queensrÿche - No sanctuary

[sanctuary-official]

she endagers on my species till i extinct :(

[bladesofkyber]

Idk i just think it’s interesting how Freya thinks killing Kratos would’ve been revenge for Baldur even though for them to be truly even stevens she would have to kill Atreus. Freya never, ever tried to attack Atreus; every attack we see in game is focused on Kratos. In the opening fight, Atreus is knocked out of the sled but not seriously injured and During Vanadís 100% of her focus was on Kratos.

It was never really about getting revenge on Kratos; Freya forgave him the moment he blocked Atreus from mauling her, it just takes her a minute to realize it and a little bit longer to say it out loud. Freya has been so dead set on getting revenge because Kratos is accessible to her. Odin, who is really to blame, is untouchable, safe in Asgard behind Hrimthur’s wall. Kratos is merely a target she can hit Right Now. She’s so angry, so hurt and as far as she knows, there is no way to reach Odin; not until Atreus tells her they are going to find Týr in Svartalfheim. She begins to think there may be hope to destroy Odin, but instead of asking for help she attacks. Freya is unused to relying on anyone but herself. She’s been lied to and let down by nearly every other man in her life, why would this one be any different.

The vines are when Kratos realizes Freya forgives, or will forgive, him. He sees her power in that moment, hears & feels her anger. But Freya finally has taken a moment to figure some shit out. In that one vulnerable moment Freya could have crushed Kratos instead of that rock and they both know it. I think this is also the moment Kratos realizes just how much Freya has truly been held back. This is the closest to full strength he’s ever seen her; Kratos knew she was strong, a warrior but never knew Freya at her peak. And he still has not. He may not have realized how formidable she was until this fight, he knew her determination, her indomitable will, not her true physical strength and abilities. It’s here he understands why Odin bound her to Midgard, bound her powers and took away her ability to fight.

To Forgive or Kill is so important, but that’s not when she forgives Kratos. Vanadís is the true forgiveness, To Forgive or Kill is when Freya finally admits it to herself

[capcollector]

i’m sorry what is happening here. did maccready bet he could bench more than anyone and now he’s gotta prove it in front of them

[holographic-mars]

Mars... there is no coswave fix it au... there is no good post-war everyone lives au.. please give us your thoughts on the ideal happy ending for coswave

SAY LESS YIKEZ SAY LESS,,

Mars Coswave fixit AU is as follows:

Cosmos goes back to the Sanctuary station with Soundwave post Unicron. It takes them some time to recover but they do bc I said so. Also everyone else is alive including Buzzsaw, Lazerbeak, Rumble n Frenzy, and Sky-Byte. Also Ravage is alive as well. She still hangs out with the Lost Light which is still around and in this universe so that Ravage can visit Soundwave whenever she’d like. Which she does. Regularly.

Cosmos and Soundwave start off as just friends and Cosmos is Soundwave’s number one supporter in getting the Station up and running again. Soundwave feels so safe and secure and genuinely loved by this that it’s kinda easy to just lean in and kiss Cosmos right on his blastmask (which Cosmos is elated to return with a zap of static. They smooch for what feels like hours before finally going to bed warm in eachothers arms).

The Sanctuary Station is thriving better than before. There are Decepticons, Autobots, neutrals, and everything in between taking refuge in Soundwave’s home. Ravage has begrudgingly accepted that Cosmos will be a permanent part of her Soundwave’s berth, and is forced to admit he is quite warm and quite cozy to sleep against. The avians love their new round perch that they can tease and peck at. Rumble and Frenzy find way too much joy in roping Cosmos into their stupid pranks and then blaming him when it goes badly.

Thundercracker visits regularly too. He brings along Buster, specially fitted with a suit that supplies her oxygen, and Soundwave likes how soft she is against his plating. They sit for hours parallel playing—TC writes while Soundwave works on his projects for the Station. They take naps together, and eventually wake up with Cosmos and some cassettes in the pile asleep as well.

Aileron and Arcee come by too. Soundwave considers Aileron a friend and Arcee considers Cosmos a little brother , so they like to have group hangout sessions where they play games and throw stuff at Sky-Byte when he’s not looking.

Starscream and Soundwave form a begrudging friendship that consists of threatening eachother with physical violence when they get on the other’s nerves. Cosmos and Bumblebee get closer because of this, and Wheeljack enjoys the company.

Cosmos eventually asks Soundwave to be his Conjunx because Soundwave is the only one for him. There is no without Soundwave—his spark belongs to the mech and he would do anything to make him truly his. Soundwave agrees readily , breathily, and kisses Cosmos’ mask so hard his lips hurt.

Soundwave’s recordicons are invited to the ceremony , along with Thundercracker and D0C. It’s small and intimate , but it’s perfect for them.