#sel x bree x nick

[athunderstryke]

catching everyone off guard by drawing fanart of yet another completely random media I have never talked about before.

Here's sel bree and nick from legendborn in the one Anne Hathaway pose people were redrawing maybe a year ish ago.

(anyway, hoping their endgame is as a throuple)

[albinodino]

horrified to find legendborn fans are commonly referring to the main ships by just saying the characters names sequentially. there's not even a common consensus on which way round, better tag both breenick and nickbree. this is disrespecting the time-honoured tradition of hundreds fandoms before us that paved the way: smashing names together. in a bid to return to our roots, and to make the names less unwieldy, i'd like to propose for your consideration: brelwyn. (i'm not making anything new with that one, i just think it should be standardised.) brick. and brickwyn. bree is always first, as she is the main character, and they flow a lot better. also brick is funny i think.

[rebelcracker-s]

WE WON WE WON WE WON SELNICKBREE REAL AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

IM SCREAMING

[sweetdeerart]

Did I forget to mention Im just as much a Sel x Bree person 😭💙❤️ (as I am Nick x Bree?) I really cant choose ! Anyway Had fun drawing this hope to draw more Legendborn fanart in the future!

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[brianakane]

This is pretty random and I know I'm MONTHS early for this but when Oathbound comes out PLEASE use the spoiler tag or add the "read more" thing onto your posts about it.

This is one of my most anticipated reads since forever and some people have been waiting AGES for this and I don't wanna spoil the experience of reading it for myself or them.

[faithayc]

Y’all If I’m being honest I think Sel’s gift was better than Nicks. Yeah Nick got her a scabbard but like…for her birthday? I just mean her boyfriend could have done better. And I saw that someone said Sel’s gift was cheap..guys Sel’s gift meant something, it was an inside joke, and also magical flowers..yeah he won. And he isn’t even her partner!!! Like?????? Feel free to disagree, this is only my personal opinion. Yes I am a Sel lover over a Nick lover, but Oathbound is coming soon so that might change. So we’ll see. 💋

[massiveladycat]

so i just found out a lot of black readers are annoyed by the fact alice chen knows how to braid bree's hair because she was taught by bree's mom (or something, idk i forgot about how to be honest with you).. as a black reader i'm not that offended it actually didn't get on my bad side at all in all honesty i'd be so touched if a friend learned how to braid hair to help me braid it, and being mad at tracy for making alice know how to braid bree's hair because she was taught how to honestly feels like gatekeeping (in my own opinion) but im just wondering, other black readers of the legendborn series, what's your opinion on that?

[mynotetrash]

ive only read the first book and a couple of pages from the second book so i'll say this.?

1. i personally do not see myself shipping sel x nick together, yes sel did have a crush on him when he was younger but he even said he liked him for what he thought he was instead of who he was (aside from nick's charm)

2. aside from it being one sided they're incredibly toxic and nick has never shown any interest in pretty much anyone but bree to the point where he gets jealous and possessive

3. a female character CAN be strong & independent while having a love interest. love is not a “weakness”, and bree is already an unshakable character despite her having her ups and downs which is realistic and i love it.

4. final i hate this "strong and independent" idea pushed onto every single character that's from a certain group of women

i think they're more of a love corner instead of a love triangle, both boys like bree

[worth-this-and-more]

Do think sel is jealous of valec

[spoilers for legendborn and bloodmarked, read at your own caution ;)] im hella late in answering anon this is in my drafts for like days and i forgot this one was asked I'm so sorryyy and i also don't have my tablet rn so i cant ss the specific parts but nvm imma just quote them

oh absolutely haha he's hella hella jealous and I've got proofs

so the main one where sel alsolutely is jealous

Sel shakes his head. “Don’t listen to him, Briana. He’s trying to convince you he has use here. He’s made up some reason to give you information, hoping it’ll turn into a debt you owe him.” Valec’s had enough. “You getting close to the edge again, kingsmage? Jumping to the worst-case scenario first. Assuming I want to tie Bree to me beyond the bounds of this conversation. Keep her for myself?” “Don’t you?” “Well,” Valec considers, smiling with not a small amount of fang. “Yes.” A minute tilt of Sel’s chin. “Watch yourself.” Valec’s smirk blooms wide. “The difference between you and me, Kane, is that I am a transparent sort, who’s happy to say out loud all that I desire.” Brown eyes flicker to red and back. “You want the same, you just can’t come out and say it. Not really.” Sel’s answer is a stunned silence. William flushes pink, and Alice looks downright disgusted.

i would also love to point out that sel was silent but William blushed. now i am so so so sure that their talk in the car on their way to volition?? bro i wanna know what they talked about because William sure as hell knows what sel and bree have going on, he definitely does. he's gonna be the kenji here i swear.

also, the balcony scene yall asdfghjkl like who's gonna say he's not jealous he is two steps away from killing valec whenever he says shit like that lmaooo

"Merlin's thoughts were harder and sharper than my own. Vicious in their clarity." Sel grimaces. "I wonder if it is because, unlike me, he was a half-human, half-demon... just like-" "Just like Valec." The tension in Sel's jaw tells me that my guess is right. Nick looks between us. "Who's Valec?" Sel's expression sours. "A rogue cambion and demon power broker with Rootcrafter ties." Nick's brow furrows. "Is he after Bree?" "Depends on how you define 'after'," Sel drawls. "Valec isn't trying to kill me," I clarify for Nick. "So that's refreshing." Sel snorts. "Valec flirts with you enough that it might kill me." Nick's eyes widen. "A demon power broker flirts with you?" He turns to Sel. "Who does this guy think he is?" "I can handle Valec," I say, rolling my eyes. "He is half demon, and apparently the balance makes him at peace with his demon side."

also the fact that nick said nothing about selwyn's feelings about someone flirting with bree. idk if this is poly confirmation or the fact that nick's plan includes him going somewhere and leaving bree and sel together but yall this is hilarious

[delightfully-loud]

I FINISHED BLOODMARKED TRACY DEONN SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN

[justbrainrot]

Okay. I’ve seen posts with google translations of the blood walk convo Sel & Nick have, but here’s some analysis by a human person lol!

(Disclaimer: said human is not a native speaker but they were raised by a linguist & love research so I’m pretty confident that this is closer to perfect than what google spits out)

Sel: "Mae hi'n brydferth." (She is beautiful.)

Nick: "Ydi, mae hi. Yn dragwyddol." (Yes, she is. Eternally.)

Sel: "Mae hi'n gweld dy eisiau di." (She misses you.)

Nick: "Mae hi'n gweld dy eisiau di hefyd." (She misses you also.)

<lit. “she sees the need of you” but if someone wanted to say that exact phrase they’d probably say it differently to avoid the idiomatic translation>

Sel: "Mae gen i ofn amdani, Nicholas…” (I’m afraid for her, Nicholas...)

Nick: "Dwi'n hyderus y medri di gadw hi'n ddiogel.” (I’m confident you are able to keep her safe.)

Also, not that it matters, but “Mae gen i” is a Northern construction, and “eisiau” is a Southern spelling. I don’t know how much fluidity there is with speakers, especially in border areas (and Wales is actually considered to have 5 main dialects, which is ridiculous). The Southern “I have” construction would be “Mae ofn amdani gyda fi” and the Gog spelling of “eisiau” is “isio”. This language is bananapants.

(The Welsh word for “banana” is technically “ffrwchnedd” but no one says that, they say banana.)

@paigeagainstdamachine @mediumbloodcrafterscion @ashaligtwood

[thoughtfulbearpanda]

*sigh*

look some of you bout to be real mad at me...but it must said. so after reading the post by @paigeagainstdamachine where it is confirmed/alluded to that bree n nick might have had sex in the bloodwalk, something irked me.

i thought like every one else in the comments in the post that it was just an aether exchange or something. but now reading that passage they might have actually had sex. so now i cant help but wonder:

what does bree really want?

this is why i say that i can't stand love triangles because the constant back and forth she was having with both boys was just very infuriating and tiresome. like bree spends the majority of the book wanting sel to admit that he has feelings for her (the whole 'your king' convo and the 'cariad' conversation towards the end) but when she doesn't get what she wants out of sel she goes to nick (who is her safe space i understand that).

and then when it came to nick's 'betrayal' she then begins finding comfort in sel? and so quickly? and right after they had dreamscape sex? like i am selbree all the way of course, but the way the selbree kiss came soon after 'the betrayal' scene upon re-read just bothers me.

and then the line, "i meant to kiss you, sel"

but why though? like what made you want to kiss him? what changed your mind so suddenly? and the line in the chaptr where it says she wouldn't be doing this or even talking to sel if nick was there. it just.....

dont get me wrong i love the series, i love the characters but i can't help but call out some criticisms and grievances that i have with the story. the whole love triangle aspect soured the book for me but not completely. i just wish the series didnt have it. i love bree, i love her journey, and im glad that tracy is showing a character who is allowed to change her mind but

what happens when she does reunite with nick? then what? i know a lot of fans are gunning for a poly relationship but i personally dont see that happening. you can't have your cake and eat it too, especially not in a story like this where actions have consequences and the fact that the ending is alluding to some characters not surviving this journey so.... (is bree going to have make a choice?)

ik this post is all over the place but something about that eye-opening factoid just brought up some feelings

[starfallkaz]

Selwyn x Bree Moments I just know would happen if given the chance

1. so we got Bree cupping Sel’s hair and him relaxing into her touch (everyone say thank you miss Tracy), but we need Bree sitting down on the couch and Sel laying his head on her lap and her fingers stroking through his hair.

Bree quietly muttering under her breathe about how soft his hair is and it’s not fair bc he probably doesn’t need to deep condition and have a leave-in AND twist his hair up, even though sel can hear her the whole time, and he just softly smiles as she strokes his hair

Sel is so content and at peace he starts purring. Like his whole body just vibrates under her touch

after a couple minutes his eyes open and they’re the familiar gold that Bree adores. so quickly he swings an arm around Bree and pulls her down, laughing as she yelps in surprise, and presses their lips together

2. Bree would pretend to sneak up on Selwyn, both of them knowing full-well that Sel could detect it was her for probably over 50m away. And she throws her hands over his eyes. (She’s the only one Sel would ever let do that to him)

3. When one of them wrinkles their brow and the other would just softly kiss away the crease, or if Bree pouted and Sel just lifts his finger up to her bottom lip, tracing it with his thumb bc he could never do that before (he’d just have to stand there looking flustered and clenching his fist like Mr Darcy)

4. Bree when she’s ecstatic or happy (and after squealing with Alice) usually some variation on beaming at Selwyn or throwing herself into his arms. He can’t help but smile or laugh back bc she’s just so radiant.

5, and every time she hugs him and he has his head buried in her neck and the scent of her her her around him he feels like the luckiest person alive. How could she choose him, how?!!

6. Alice convincing Sel that he doesn’t need to come along to watch Bree in her first-attempt at a martial arts class at uni. That’s she’ll be fine and it’s a beginner’s friendly course. And Sel “agrees”.

Of course he’s actually in the rafters looking down. Making sure nobody hurts Bree. Several times he has to physically stop himself from descending to the ground when Bree hurts herself

at the end of the class Alice asks if Bree enjoyed it? Bree declares “it wasn’t for her.” They meet up with Selwyn who ‘emerges from a different building’

He slings an arm around Bree’s shoulder in greeting and she asks “and how did you enjoy my class bat boy?” And Sel tries to play it off but obviously Bree can sense his gaze and knows he was there. And he looks a bit sheepishly off to the side mumbling, “nothing I couldn’t have taught you”

7. I’m also just very here for Alice and Sel having a friendship?!?! Like Ik they argued a lot in Bloodmarked, and Alice was pretty eh about him, but them just softly bickering over mundane things. E.g. Sel commenting that bbq sauce is a disgrace, who would have it on their hot dog? And Alice taking that personally. Bree sighing and smiling bc she knows that Alice is forming a mental list of bullet point rebuttals and she is about to drag this man ALIVE

8. Bree in a crowd at uni and just feels those little pin prick’s on her back and automatically starts searching the crowd for him and moving in that direction. (sel’s heart is beating very fast watching her from the other side of the quad)

9. Sel and Bree still bickering over her safety and how Sel insists that he should be at Bree’s geology trip for a course she’s taking, and Bree thinks that’s silly bc it’ll only be a couple hours and they’re just looking at rocks. And Sel retorts “okay but what if you slip and hit your head on said rocks, then I have to run you back to William.” And Bree laughs, “Sel you don’t need to run me to William everytime I hurt myself in the slightest” and he quietly mutters something about “yes he does.”

10. Sel memorising the feeling of Bree’s body pressed against his when they hug. How he knows her eyes so intimately, how he knows her smile and that little dimple that appears when she’s grinning, and thinks to himself he’d give anything to be the reason for that smile

11. When they’re kissing and Bree kisses his neck, just under his jawline, for the first time. his breathe hitches, and he grasps her and pulls her impossibly close (she’s on his lap at this point). And Bree laughs against his jaw in a way that sends shudders right down his body. Bree pulls away and see’s how he’s barely able to control himself under her touch, his eyes are the deep gold almost brown of melted sugar. And that’s how Bree figures out Sel has a massive thing for neck kisses.

12. Bree endearingly referring to Sel as bat boy, because of his handy knack for dangling upside down, or just reaching high places and surveying the room. Sel pretends not to like the nickname (they both know he secretly likes it)

13. Bree calls Sel pretty at some point and he’s so flustered, he doesn’t know what to say, and not having the right words makes him more flustered which makes him scowl, until he’s just glaring at Bree that she just called him pretty. And Bree raises her eyebrow that she just complimented him but he’s glaring?? At her?? Sel doesn’t have the words to explain, so just pulls her to his chest, pressing a kiss to her forehead hoping that conveys how he’s feeling. Bree just sinks into his touch

14. When they’re kissing and Bree thinks to run her tongue gently along the points of his sensitive canines. The way Sel immediately shudders against her, going limp under her, yet impossibly restrained at the same time. Things escalate from there.

15. Someone calling Sel some vague sort of demon slur, and he shrugs it off but he has to almost physically restrain Bree from defending him. Fully prepared to fight anybody and everybody for Sel.

16. Sel aether drunk and he has to go off and cool himself down in the forest, to get rid of the energy. Bree waiting for him in his room, doing some work at his desk. He pulls himself through the window, stumbling to get his footing.

Bree gently scolds him about using the door when he’s aether drunk. And he stumbles over the room to her and stands between her legs where she’s sitting at the desk. His fingers trace her bottom lip, the shape of her face.

And Bree can just see how bright his eyes are, his flushed cheeks, damp hair. And he’s mumbling under his breathe in welsh, words that sound a lot like she’s beautiful, gorgeous, exclamations of wonder at her

(I need help, I just spent an hour writing this instead of studying. Got me giggling in my bed fr fr). I have many more where these came from if you want them

[dorcasmckinnonn]

SELWYN KANE IS THAT TYPA MAN THAT LIKE SPINS THE WHEEL WITH HIS PALM WHEN HE'S REVERSING THE CAR OMLLLLL

[brianakane]

Okay, no need to call me out like that 😭

[you-are-my-king-now-cariad]

Context: I wrote a ‘quote analysis’ for my English class. It’s basically a challenge where you pick a sentence or quote and write as much about as you can in a given amount of time.

I chose “You have always been the Scion of Arthur, and neither of us can afford to forget it.”

And oh boy I had thoughts.

1. This feels VERY interesting. It feels like it’s going back to Sel Who Doesn’t Care About Anyone, but at the same time… Bree says it’s ‘almost an accusation.’ She nearly starts crying. I think it’s much closer to ‘You are the Scion, and I am your Kingsmage, and anything else is forbidden on every level.’ Yes, at this point they’re barely flirting. But Sel is infuriatingly careful, and this is also probably a self-reminder.

2. Saying that neither of them can forget it seems particularly poignant seeing that Sel knows what happens when Arthur’s Scion does abandon their post. I don’t think Nick is a bad person, to be clear. (I don’t like him either, but still.) No matter what you think of him, though, he walked away from his responsibilities. We don’t know if-had he been Called while he was still AWOL-he would have fought. I doubt it. And that is dangerous.

2a(?). It’s bad that Bree’s absent… But not only do the other Legendborn know that she’s still fighting, she is at the very least trying. She doesn’t get it right all the time. Hell, she probably doesn’t get it right half the time. But she is giving her all to being the best king possible-a title she doesn’t want, one given to her by violence and prejudice. And I think everyone can see that. Even when she breaks down, it’s not ‘I want to quit’ or ‘I can’t do this anymore.’ Maybe it’s ‘I wish I wasn’t the one doing this,’ or ‘I’m not strong enough,’ but she’s almost always more worried about just letting her friends down, about someone getting hurt! That is a true king. You’re allowed to have bad days, you’re allowed to be selfish. But you cannot quit when (I’m not gonna count them rn) people and potentially literally the entire world is depending on you.

I’m doing these analyses every class apparently so I might have more if this was even comprehensible, see y’all later!