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[elliepassmore]

A Fragile Enchantment release!

Niamh Ó Conchobhair has never let herself long for more. The magic in her blood that lets her stitch emotions and memories into fabric is the same magic that will eventually kill her. Determined to spend the little time she has left guaranteeing a better life for her family, Niamh jumps at the chance to design the wardrobe for a royal wedding in the neighboring kingdom of Avaland.

But Avaland is far from the fairytale that she imagined. While young nobles attend candlelit balls and elegant garden parties, unrest brews amid the working class. The groom himself, Kit Carmine, is prickly, abrasive, and begrudgingly being dragged to the altar as a political pawn. But when Niamh and Kit grow closer, an unlikely friendship blossoms into something more—until an anonymous columnist starts buzzing about their chemistry, promising to leave them alone only if Niamh helps to uncover the royal family’s secrets. The rot at the heart of Avaland runs deep, but exposing it could risk a future she never let herself dream of, and a love she never thought possible.

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This is such a soft, sweet story to start 2024 with! It's set in a fantasy Regency era and has all the fun balls, social mores, and clothing associated with that. It also touches on monarchy, capitalism, and colonialism! It's also a good book if you're looking for more art-based magic!

The FMC of this novel is both super sweet and super fiery, and I loved her interactions with the MMC. I absolutely loved reading about Niamh's embroidery and fashion design. Niamh and Kit's romance has all the forbidden romance, longing hand touches, and rain-soaked scenes you heart could desire! Rosa is a minor character, but I treasure her so much and I would love to see a companion book centering on her.

If you'd like more in-depth opinions on Niamh and Kit's story, check out my review!

[razcascade]

this session is probably my fave so far

[ollieoooop]

People talking about how paranoid Mumbo is as if his only experiences with the Life Series haven't been Last Life (the first time we had the boogeyman) and Secret Life (where people had to actively lie and keep secrets from each other). Mans is a product of his environment 😔

[opera25]

Not me randomly finding Ethubs comic FROM 2 YEARS AGO in my procreate?? I have no memory of this???

[raticalshoez]

Something about the premise gave me casino vibes

[infizero-draws]

idk when i'll get around to designing skizz and mumbo, but here's my wild life grian design :)

[concidineart]

Last Life, my beloved

My Patreon

[arlo-rose]

it will forever be funny to me that all the dimensional travelers/people who knew about multiverse stuff during the Ocies switch talked about Quixis as if they were some huge scary entity when in reality they were just like… a seventeen year old.

[aofikofi]

ice king !!!

+ monochrome vers under the cut

[theminecraftbee]

I HAVEN’T HAD TIME TO FINISH MY BOOK.

Sitting up, dizzy, the player says: “Oh, that’s rich, coming from you.”

The faceless being puts a bookmark in-between the pages.

I AM TRYING TO READ CAT’S CRADLE. DO NOT SPOIL THE ENDING.

“I don’t care,” the player says.

I HAD HOPED TO FINISH IT. ALAS, EVEN FOR ONE SUCH AS I—

“Shut up. You’re one to talk about time. Just—shut up. I thought it could be different this time.”

AND I’D HOPED TO FINISH MY BOOK.

“You’re a dick. You’re Death and you’re a dick and you’re going to take my face again.”

YOU KEEP OFFERING IT.

“Agh, I just—I just—it isn’t fair!” screams the player. “It isn’t fair! I knew I was almost out of time, but still, it isn’t, I hadn’t wanted…”

FAIRNESS HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH IT.

The player buries his head in his hands and sobs.

-

“Oh, nice book you’ve got there.”

THANK YOU, Death says. IT IS A BOOK ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD.

“Oh, that sounds bleak, man.”

I AM A BLEAK CREATURE.

“You could say that.”

A long silence falls between Death and the player.

NO REGRETS TO SHOUT AT ME, THEN?

“Why would I?” the player asks. “Nah. I’m good.”

WELL THEN. WE SHOULD GO.

“Can I—I want to make sure they’re okay.”

THEY ARE NOT.

“Ouch. Come on, man, way to make a guy feel like shit.”

I DO NOT LIE, Death says. THEY ARE NOT OKAY.

“Alright,” the player says. “Alright. Fine. But I—I did what I could.”

YES, Death says. THAT IS INDEED THE NATURE OF LIFE.

-

“Give me more time!” screams the player. He lunges at death with bloody claws. “I wanted—there has to be more time!”

I CANNOT IMAGINE THIS IS VERY EFFECTIVE.

“Oh, screw you,” the player says, growling and trying to bite at Death with his teeth.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BORROW MY BOOK INSTEAD?

“No! I want to live! I want more time! I was going to—I want more time!”

OH, VERY WELL. IT IS A GOOD BOOK. IT DOES NOT HAVE A HAPPY ENDING, I THINK, BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE IT BAD.

“I don’t care about your blumin’ book now let me go back!”

Death sighs, a heavy sound, like the wind blowing over a graveyard or the falling of grains of sand.

THE PROBLEM WITH FIGHTING TIME IS THAT IT ALWAYS WINS.

The player shouts incoherently and tries once more to bite Death. It does not do much of anything.

NO MATTER HOW YOU FIGHT IT, IT ALWAYS IS, AND ONE DAY YOU ARE NOT.

“No!”

YES, Death says. BUT I SUPPOSE THE FIGHTING ITSELF CAN BE CATHARTIC. I HAVE NO REASON TO STOP YOU.

“God, it’s like you don’t even care!”

Another long silence.

NO, Death says. NO, THAT’S ONE THING I CAN NEVER BE ACCUSED OF.

The figure with a borrowed face waits for the player’s energy to wear out before sweeping away again. Perhaps it will have time to finish its book before it must work again, but it doubts it. That is how time works, after all—there’s never enough.

[mbohjeezart]

In light of recent Doc tweets, have a little RenDoc, as a treat (and a silly one under the cut)

[awesomehoggirl]

GUARDIAN ANGELS?

[teddy-bear-d]

So… Grians POV this week is just Jimmy finding out how much Etho and Cleo are will to tolerate lol

[omegamoo]

thinking about how pearl won double life. she won it! she won the game where she was hated, where she was the odd one out, where almost everyone was loved except for her and she won! she defied the game. pearl won the game that hated her the most can you hear me in a game of love pearl was hated and she won its about defiance its about persistence its about love im sorry its still about love

[snow-lavender]

yeah icarus? you fucked the reaper? uh huh?

[infizero-draws]

jokes on me i actually drew more of them immediately. anyways. all grown up!!!! (+ sum more info)