#the book of elements

[emeraldskulblaka]

Maxim Rakovsky + iconic roles

Pierre Gringoire in Времена Соборов / Notre-Dame de Paris

Finrod Felagund in Финрод / Finrod, the Rock Opera

Almagot in Книга Стихий / The Book of Elements

Raistlin Majere in Последнее Испытание / The Last Trial

Hermes in Орфей / Orpheus, the Rock Opera

Thingol in Лэ о Лэйтиан / Lay of Leithian

[apathologicalpeoplepleaser2]

Chapters: 15/15 Fandom: W.I.T.C.H. Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Cedric/Orube | Rebecca Rudolph Characters: Cedric (W.I.T.C.H.), Orube | Rebecca Rudolph, Will Vandom, Irma Lair, Taranee Cook, Cornelia Hale, Hay Lin, Johnathan Ludmoore, Endarno (W.I.T.C.H.) (mention), Phobos Escanor (mention), Matt Olsen (W.I.T.C.H.) (mention), Luba (W.I.T.C.H.) (cameo) Additional Tags: Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Forced Proximity, Mutual Pining, Light Angst, Major character death (duh??), comic-based, Canon Rewrite, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Unresolved Romantic Tension Series: Part 1 of Ink and Blood Summary:

Ye Olde Bookshop. Orube had passed by this bookstore many times, and it had always been closed. Only recently her colleagues from the editorial staff had mentioned that the bookstore had reopened and that it was the perfect place for finding pieces that everyone else had forgotten or discarded. Exactly like what she was looking for - old popular legends about Heatherfield.

This story is a prose rewrite of Arc 5 of the comic, told from Cedric’s and Orube’s points of view. It includes most canon scenes and is expanded with tons of missing moments between them which we don’t see in the canon.

[atane-is-here]

Celestial Dragon

Remembrance

original poem: Erinnerung by August Stramm

I translated it into english, I hope its intelligible

thank you @cedricsnotdead for providing your insights during the creation process

[neutral-towards-mindmaps]

can't stop thinking about tamsyn muir's choice to present her deep, morally and politically complex science fantasy world with a central web of magic, secrets and lies reaching back ten thousand years through the eyes of three characters who:

1. tune out and start thinking about hot women whenever the magic system or worldbuilding are being explained

2. experience hallucinations on a daily basis, have brain damage and are being deceived and misled by their peers, authority figures, themselves and God

3. don't know who they are, have spent their entire life in one place and are, on all levels but physical, six months old

[jakkenpoy]

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

MDZS X Disco Elysium = Disco Guidao (Grandmaster of Detective Cultivation).

[myebi]

And the fire spirits went on, Free from the shackles of magic men, Vanished to the dry land Until every summer they choose to show, And they chant in triumph to the wails Of the ones who burned them

my contribution to Dames's latest issue, Fantasy Warriors ❤️‍🔥

[ladyloveandjustice]

I often think about how incredibly fit Natsume must be, yokai-induced sickliness aside. He spends 75% of his life running from yokai, through forests and mountains and all kinds of shit. Every day is a marathon for him, he arguably gets too much exercise (which might contribute to collapsing from exhaustion a lot. over exercising isn't good for you).

But imagine what a fast runner he must be. He's able to sometimes lose yokai despite their supernatural speed etc. And he's been doing this since he's a child? I just want an episode where it's time for track in gym class and everyone's expecting the kid who's constantly sick and exhausted to be the slowest one, but instead he just passes them all at warp speed. WHEN did he have time to get this in shape, isn't he always inches away from keeling over, his class in chaos. Nishimura and Kitamoto are the least surprised since they've seen him running before, but even they didn't think he was THIS fast., wow, what natural talent.

Actually, there should be a running gag where one of the many stressors Natsume faced over the years is track team coaches trying to constantly recruit him in most of the schools he goes to, so he's constantly trying to hide how fast he is because he can't be a burden and have the people he's living with PAY SPORTS EXPENSES omg :(( and also he wouldn't be able to show up for most of the meetings, so. And also he doesn't like most team sports (the real reason).

He's managed to keep it mostly under wraps in Yatsuhara, but then one day it's the sports day episode and Nishimura trips while carrying the baton as they always do and starts crying so Natsume's like "siiiiiiiigh fine don't worry Nishimura I've got this" and suddenly he's at the finish line. Thus his hellish lot of being hounded by the track coach begins anew, thanks a lot Nishimura.

[celestialfoxe]

favorite pages from the little book I made for myself based on The Terror <3

[bigfatbreak]

Question about your changling AU, where did you learn about the ins and outs of Fae and Changling myths? I'm interested in learning too but not sure where to start lol

some of the lore I have for the AU I crafted myself, otherwise I read a lot of old faerie tales growing up and my mom, for some reason, knows an awful lot about shit like that, so some of it is just innate from her. otherwise i just read a lotttttt of books around the concepts of these things when I was younger because I was fascinated with jim henson's worlds

[universalheart]

im one of those witches babe!

[dallasgallant]

Begging it to be remembered that being a Greaser is not a cool kids club type sub culture, or something one must apply for/initiate into. It’s a label for the tough poor kids of Tulsa! It’s something that encompasses the whole of the east side, but the gang and some others definitely embrace it and the more traditional image. But please! The sides are not arbitrary they can’t just be crossed or just “go soc” it’s about far more than behavior and friends it’s a class thing!

[kurikorso]

oh shit look who it is!!

please click him for better quality

[herearedragons]

one thing I love about His Majesty's Dragon (and sequels) is the many creative ways in which it makes me hate a hateable character. like "watching someone you know to be abusive, whose neglect has destroyed two former relationships, whose neglect has KILLED someone who was, in a way, not unlike their child, THAT person, you have to watch them get a third chance. to bond with someone new who is young and inexperienced and doesn't know or care about the past. but THIS TIME. this time they shower their charge in gifts and talk them up, and that's the only world their charge knows, and you just have to stand there and remember how the light left the eyes of the one that came before them, and ask why couldn't you have been that for him too" is a specific-ass feeling and it is brought to you by a book series about dragons in the Napoleonic Wars.

[freyjalestrange]

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[camcat1320]

The Fortune-Teller does not deserve the hate it has received. It's actually a great episode that people misunderstand. Let me explain.

Kataangers love the episode for it says Katara is destined to be with Aang. Zutarians hate the episode for this reason along with forcing Katara into a pigeon hole. I stand between these warring tribes and say that they are both wrong.

To be clear, I am a Zutarian. If we would've had a Book 4 like the head writer had intended, this episode would've been integral for that book.

"But the 3-act story structure!" some may argue. A 3-act story structure is just a 4-act story structure in disguise.

Anyways, let's continue.

The destiny that Aunt Wu foretells does not give names and is vague in nature. She tells Katara that she is to be married to a powerful bender. She didn't say the most powerful nor did she say bender of all four elements. One doesn't have to be the Avatar to be a powerful bender.

Come Aang's fortune, she foretold of a great battle between good and evil that will determine the fate of the world. We immediately think of Aang battling Firelord Ozai to end the 100 year war. However, this fortune is vague and could foretell another battle after Ozai has fallen.

When Aunt Wu learns that Aang wants to learn about his future about love, she cheers him up by giving him a vague, seemingly harmless white lie to satisfy him. "Follow your heart and you will be with the one you love." Since Aang is 12, he can easily misconstrue infatuation for love.

I believe The Fortune-Teller is a giant red herring that many people in both Zutara and Kataang sectors have fallen for. But wait, what is a red herring?

In literature, a red herring is a device to throw the characters and the audience off the scent of future events. It's meant to distract and deceive.

At the end of The Fortune-Teller, Katara believes she is destined to be with Aang and Aang believes it as well. Throughout the remainder of the series, Katara's emotional bond with Aang is challenged. Then by The Ember Island Players, Katara is confused, unsure about her feelings, unsure about her destiny.

What other character struggled with his perception of his destiny?

For the majority of the series, Zuko falsely believed that his destiny was to hunt down the Avatar and regain his honor. We know that this destiny was forced upon him by his father, Ozai.

But as Iroh has said, "Destiny is a funny thing." Iroh had believed he would have been in Ba Sing Se as a conqueror but instead, he had liberated Ba Sing Se from Fire Nation occupation.

Zuko had turned against his father and his supposed destiny and set out to aid the Avatar instead. After this, Zuko's new belief is that it is his destiny to help Aang in defeating Ozai instead. Truly, destiny is funny that way.

But why is this only applied to Zuko? Why isn't this the same message given to Katara's arc? Is she truly destined to be with Aang and she cannot fight against this fate? Is this strong female character destined to be reduced to servitude?

The same girl that inspired imprisoned earthbenders to fight back? The same girl that fought against gender roles in her own culture? The same girl that didn't give into despair and led her crew out of the desert? The same girl that aided in healing a Fire Nation village? The same girl that rose above her mentor and used bloodbending to save her loved ones? The same girl that went toe to toe with Azula and won?

I SAY NAY!

Imagine, if you will, what Katara's continued arc could've been like in Book 4. Katara would've defied the destiny that was forced upon her and determined her destiny for herself. But in the end, destiny is a funny thing for this action only plays into fate. Zuko is a powerful bender after all. 👀

Now, I must depart before I give too many spoilers for my writing. Fare thee well, until we meet again!