#tgg men

[jollyimposter]

Some warm up sketches of the trio I did trying to get back to drawing, I still do not know how to draw wings, I’m trying okay?

And this was my most recent doodle on the board

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Good night, good evening or good morning folks!

[clarissaweasley-10]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAYSON "GIVE ME YOUR EYES SWEETHEART" HAWTHORNE, NO MAN WILL EVER LIVE UP TO YOU

[su4vz]

“The way you stand,” he continued mercilessly, “one foot slightly in front of the other. The way you lift your heels off the ground when you’re deep in thought, like it’s everything you can do not to rise all the way to the tips of your toes. The spread of your fingers when your hands hang loose by your side. The lines of your body when you stretch those hands overhead.”

“Believe me, Lyra Kane.” Grayson’s voice was deeper now. “You never stopped dancing.”

[midiosaamor]

wait doesnt rohan call avery love? or is that just a name that he calls everyone😭🙏

[thegreatgatzbi]

Still figuring out Daisy and Jordan designs (especially Jordan hdfgkhdfgj), but here's some practice, mainly of Jay himself! I have a lot of fun drawing him and figuring out his personality. I've always pictured him putting a TON of effort into perfecting his appearance, so I think he should wear a simple corset to shape his silhouette into that Arrow Collar Man type look. Without it, I think he's got more of a strongman build. Strong and broad from growing up on a farm, living as a sailor for a while, and then being in the military, but a bit soft around bc of living in excess nowadays. I also feel the need to specify my Gatsby is about 5'6". This is vital information.

As for Daisy and Jordan, I'm trying to work out how to draw them both how I picture them and how they're described in the book. I generally know how I want Daisy's face and hair to be, but there are some things I'm still fiddling with. With Jordan.... Shes a struggle gdhjfghlgkjhdkj I originally wanted her to have straight hair, but then while sketching her I couldn't make it look quite right, so I tried something closer to how she looks in one of the older movies. I might stick with this, but make her a bit more butch in fashion styles. Idk! I'll have to figure that out as I go, I think.

[carragayer]

yall ever think really hard about a character being in a dress

[flashlight-smallknife]

No u see I simply had to buy all of these things from todays merch drop bc the shirt matches my TGG tattoo and the box set matches my other TWY anniversary box set and the camp flag will look great next to my other TWY camp flag that’s in a virtually indistinguishable color palette. I had no choice. It was required. My wife said she can’t even argue because “they’ve kept me alive for this long”.

[as-the-stars-foretold]

sorry guys had a bit of a moment about . uhm. classic american literature

[limoncats]

WODAHS AND EMALF?? actually that sounds cute asf

ummmmmmm Yea

[jollyimposter]

Repost! Because of reasons I won’t tell you imaginary people

Growing up.

[clarissaweasley-10]

Re-blog or comment if you want a tig interview<333

[the-eclectic-wonderer]

Really? What are the chances??

EVERYONE

LOOK WHAT I GOT

[rosietrace]

Ngl,,,,, I have a love-hate relationship with Tobias (Tattersall) and Skye Hawthorne

Like it's not even funny how much I absolutely adore and DESPISE them 😭

With Skye, it's mostly hate because she's the reason the boys have such unresolved Mommy Issues 💀 At the very least, I'm happy Grayson can find a much healthier mother figure in Acacia it's one of the reasons I'm so excited for The Grandest Game because I wanna see their relationship develop!

But at the same time this woman is fascinating in terms of characterization. I kinda wished JLB did more with Skye, but for the most part, I enjoyed Skye's characterization in the OG trilogy because of how consistent her characterization's been. (We can at least give Skye credit for giving the iconic line “Do you know what the difference is between Millions and Billions, Ava? Because at a certain point, it's not about the money” /hj)

With Tobias.... Potentially controversial take, but I LOVE his character sm.

Like yes, what he said to Grayson and Jameson in their respective flashback sequences (yes, including the one with Emily in the treehouse) was messed up. Telling Grayson that it was going to be him, and telling Jameson he was ordinary is very much fucked up for him to say to them. Although, in my opinion, the Jameson thing felt kind of out of nowhere because it wasn't really there in the OG trilogy

However, like with Skye, I am fascinated by the way JLB had characterized him. The fact that he was loyal to Alice, apologized to Zara and Skye in the letter of what was supposed to be their game, and cared about his grandsons enough to make them better men than he'll ever be. Fucked up as the man may be, you can tell he had his moments where he genuinely cared as a person. (I especially liked that he had a soft spot for Xander and Rebecca, because that needs to be discussed more often!!)

I'm honestly hoping JLB stays true to Tobias' character if he ever makes an appearance in TGG via flashbacks or character mentions because what got me so hooked on this serious (other than Grayson) was from how RIDICULOUSLY invested I was in this manipulative, loyal, machiavellian old texan man.

[midiosaamor]

i do NOT care i already made a lyra selection on pinterest

[g-in-love]

What if

What if Xander's role in TGG was something to do with the cards? Because it's mentioned in TIG while he is talking to Avery about Skye...it was something along the lines of

"My mother is a complicated woman but she taught me to READ TAROT and blah blah blah"

SO what if the cards that Gray, Lyra, Rohan Savannah Gigi are all associated with have something related to Xander?

WHO ARE WE KIDDING THE REAL QUESTION IS DO THE CARDS EVEN MEAN ANYTHING

I know its kind of a reach but I just wanted to share my theory (and its my first post on tumblr so sorry if its rlly chaotic)

Anyways I wanted to put the meanings of their cards in one post.

Sorry if its been done already.

All info about the tarot stuff is from cardarium.com

Grayson (8 of Hearts) - "Eight of hearts meaning is related to success in love. It is a positive sign for a fulfilling long-term relationship with the person you love." YESS GRAY

Lyra (Queen of Hearts) - "The Queen of hearts represents sincere and loving woman of tender heart... More generally, the Queen of hearts evokes the feelings of unconditional and caring love." YESS LYRA

Savannah (Queen of Diamonds) - "She is very talkative and a skilled manipulator of men, who easily fall for her charms. In a love reading, the queen of diamonds is a warning sign that somebody wants to steal your lover or spouse." WHAT NO THEY DID MY GIRL SAV DIRTY

Rohan (Ace of Diamonds) - "In a broader sense, it means that you will get a new insight into your life and your problems. The ace of diamonds could come as advice of a friend, or a book or a vivid dream at night. It will give you a new perspective." WHAT ROHAN

Gigi (Queen of Clubs) - "The Queen of Clubs signifies a brunette woman, who is well-behaved, very spiritual, and who loves to be of service. She is of a warm, tender, and sympathetic nature. Most men would love to marry a woman like queen of clubs. Most women are jealous of her and see her as a dangerous rival." GIGI YES EXCEPT FOR THE LAST SENTENCE!! LIKE WHAT

ANYWAYS THAT MARKS THE END OF MY FIRST POST PLS LEMME KNOW WHAT YOU THINKK

[peacock-patrol]

Who invited Lyra: We all think it was Eve, right?

Process of elimination:

I don't think it was Alice because The Watched is just that: watching. It implies she hadn't done anything yet.

It wasn't Odette: no motive, she doesn't even like talking about Omega/Hawthorne drama etc.

It wasn't Rohan or Gigi.

It could have been either Knox or Brady, but neither of them have payed any attention to Lyra or shown interest in messing with the Hawthornes.

It only leaves Savannah: both with motive and opportunity. Or rather Eve.

Here's the possible timeline:

1. (Final Gambit) - back when Eve was on her spy mission she DID have access to the capital L list. It's how she got the papers on Sheffield (she even took pictures). She wouldn't be looking for a Thomas Thomas at this point obviously, but she'd seen the papers.

2. (Brothers Hawthorne) - Eve/Slate show up at Grayson's hotel at the same time as Lyra starts calling. The first time Gray meets Slater we get little mentions of listening devices/cameras which puts the idea in the reader's head. We also get a damn suspicion hotel manager that seems to make life easy for Eve (payed off? Similar weird interactions with hotel staff happen multiple times). She would have had the prime opportunity to learn about Lyra's calls, listening in. The book also ends with Eve asking to met Savannah to finally 'talk about her father' hence the idea of being a Sponsor.

3. (TGG) The same dark-blue ink on both the invitation and the notes

Savannah is the first person to show up when Lyra finds the notes. Acting out-of-character might I add. When has she ever cared to ask a stranger (a competitor no less) about their well being? About their personal life? Rohan is the one who keeps interrupting. He thinks it's sabotage, when it's likely a genuine interest in conversation/digging up dirt.

IF Eve is sponsoring Savannah they could have some mutual arrangement since Lyra is a distruptive presence. Both Xander and Avery talked to her personally, trying to get her measure. It keeps attention away from Sav, who has no real personal interest in Lyra beyond only doing what she's told by Eve.

Savannah is also the dirtiest fighter in the game. She knew the blackout was coming. Which means she knew someone else was on the island (Slater). The bag Gigi found was likely also for her. Nash made a little comment about how the necklace 'suits' Gigi. They are twins. Lyra's notes are just another dirty move.

■ As to how she found Lyra I still don't know. The Blakes are not as rich as the Hawthornes, but they have more connections. In Final Gambit we see how hard things get for Avery, even down to similar things like slowly ruining her financials, finding family secrets, playing mind games etc. Eve had an entire team for finding Lyra, Grayson was alone.

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But there is a problem: Savannah’s plan (to be crowned on a livestream) is not something that Eve SHOULD want.

Who shot Sheffield? Mellie, Eve's half-sister.

Who disposed of the body? Oren and Toby, Eve's father.

Either Savannah's revenge ends in just a media scandal (lame revenge) or it actually opens a police investigation, in which the Hawthornes can simply say that he blew up a plane, killed 2 of Avery's men and then kidnapped her. He wasn't an innocent man and Mellie killed him in defence of another (which follows similar principles to self defence). Toby is the one who wanted to cover this up. He is used to running from problems. But the Hawthornes can survive the story getting out.

And Eve isn't stupid, so: Savannah is just a pawn in a grander scheme. The reason she even wanted her instead of Gigi is because she's similar to Grayson, who Eve has successfully played before. Sav's plan will never happen because it would hurt Eve as well. If anything she might have bigger ambitious regarding Lyra stuff, not Sheffield stuff.