#the three other people who love Danika and this

[feysandfeels]

Sometimes it really is you and the unshakeable belief that Danika's speck of soul lives inside Bryce and is not gone from existence, against the world.

[utterlyotterlyx]

A Fate Inked In Starlight

Part Seven

Eris x Fem!Reader x Azriel

Series Summary - After crashing into the Autumn Court with no idea who you are, where you are, or how you got there, Eris takes it upon himself to hide you and care for you with the help of the Night Court. That is until souls from other walks of life infiltrate Prythian searching for you.

Warnings - angst, fluff, swearing, memory loss, memory finding

Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six

(I haven't fully edited this yet, I've been rushing to get this out with the burst of inspo I had for this fic lol)

"I can't concentrate when you look at me like that," Tia rolled her eyes at you, her large violet eyes that were enough to ward off even the most vile of creatures brimming with unbothered sass and boredom.

Tia craned her long graceful neck, curling it around her claws as she rested it on the ground and huffed, You haven't been able to concentrate all week.

The breeze whistled through the skies, skies of pale blue littered with the fluffiest clouds you'd ever seen, the ocean lapped onto the shores and the grass bristled in anticipation.

That was how the last seven days had gone. Unable to figure out how to return to Velaris, to Eris and Azriel and the people you had come to adore in their own unique ways, you decided that if you were to be stuck in the universe you had created, then you might as well figure a way to break out of it. It was harder than it seemed though, and every day that passed was another day of head splitting agony that threatened to consume you whole.

Of course you couldn't concentrate. Not when the look in Azriel's eyes haunted every step you took, he was so close, so close to grabbing you a risking hurtling himself into the world where you stood without a guarantee he would ever make it back to Velaris. Salt tainted the air and you shivered, wanting nothing more to be back in Autumn without your memories plaguing you with Duke curled up in your lap and your feet atop Eris' thighs.

The memories were there, just in reach for you to beckon from the wide open doors in your mind, but you weren't ready. Even the flurry of jolting images was too much for you to handle, they were all disjointed, none of them made sense really, but you knew that you had gone through an unimaginable loss, a loss that led you to where you were.

Selene and Danika had been nothing short of lovely and understanding toward you, Danika was trying to find out if Bryce was alright, and Selene was focused on you, on listening to the stories of your time in Prythian as they fell from your lips. It was saddening to see her violet eyes glazed over, the desire but bubbling happiness within them as you told her of Nyx, the nephew that she'd never get to meet.

"Yes, well it's because you won't leave me alone," you threw your hands up, exasperated, tendrils of your hair danced in the wind and you felt tired, it had been a long week of trying to summon your power to little avail, only the ocean reacted to you, rushing up the sandbank and flowing up your limbs..

Tia had been pushing you each day, ordering you to pluck the memories from that rippling ocean of starlight in your mind, promising that your power would awaken for it, but you couldn't. Part of you didn't wish to know where you'd come from, and you were fine with that.

Your power won't fully return until you embrace your past, y/n.

The flickering images were enough to convince you that you certainly did not want to know, there would be no embracing anything unless it was totally necessary.

"I can't, Tia," you told the beast, kicking idly at the sand hill in front of you and looking outward to the ocean.

There must have been a reason why the world you had supposedly created felt so serene, safe and guarded, an impenetrable fortress locked away in a far enough place that no one could ever reach.

"Is there more to this place? Are there cities and villages," you glanced about, "Or is it just this?"

You were well aware of how abundant your powers must have been to create a whole other dimension and to be able to pull travelling souls into it, but it seemed less impressive when you thought of how a beach with a pretty house was all that you could do.

You say that as if this isn't enough.

Tia's feline orbs narrowed on you, her body took up half of the shore and her breath was causing your hair to dance more than the wind was. In what world did you ever own her? In what world was the other half of your soul a fucking dragon?

Scales shimmering in the sunlight, Tia's slender neck stretched, her face hovering before your own, you a mere speck in the sand compared to it, "Is it enough?"

Cities, towns and villages exist here, Tia admitted softly, her voice in your mind was a stoic thing of deep feminine beauty, Those who are loved with the purest form adoration come here, to the world you built, a haven for lost and broken souls. Don't ever doubt your abilities again unless you'd like me to burn you.

"You wouldn't dare," you bit as though the words she had just spoken didn't make you want to curl into a ball and cry.

Don't tempt me, Princess.

The resolve that was folded neatly into your consciousness broke, you glanced to your hands and saw the flickers of blood, of bloody hands against a white stone floor, of mangled bodies and lifeless eyes staring up at you. Blinking hard, you drowned out the gargled screams that had forced their way into your head, inhaling shakily and flexing your fingers as the sound subsided.

"Fine. Just one."

Nesta clutched onto a book, she held it close to her chest and inhaled your scent that still lingered on the pages.

The sunken hollows beneath her eyes were begging for life, for rest, but she refused to give it to them, not until she figured out a way to get to you. There was a moment of pause, a moment where she had found herself curled up in the place where you used to sit in the library, hoping that your lingering aura would tell her what to do, that some part of you left in Prythian would guide her to the answer she sought.

Amren hadn't found anything either, much to Rhys' blaring anger, part of his was ready to denounce his second for what she had done, and Nesta knew that no one would stop him from doing so, your void was impossible to fill.

The shadows around Azriel slumped against him, withering in the pain caused by your disappearance, they were reaching for you too that night and your fingers had almost grazing them, your warmth a sweet melody against their overcast sonnet. Their owner wasn't doing much better, neither was Eris who had no choice but to return to Autumn and face whatever questions posed by Beron.

Visions kept on taking control of Elain leaving her fitting and shuddering, her eyes rolled back into her head and turned milky white more than their usual hue, and all she did was mutter your name as Lucien braced her body against him so that she wouldn't hurt herself.

Prythian had felt lifeless, like you leaving had opened the gates to hell and the most vile beasts were ready to crawl through. The skies were grey, the birds didn't dare to sing, and the world felt as though it had stopped turning.

Then there was the disappearances. Fae males, females and children of all ages vanishing from sight, Cassian was monitoring the situation, he was trying to figure it all out with Rhys and the limited capability of Azriel. They couldn't find anything, nothing that would lead them to the culprit. No bodies. No blood. Nothing.

The House of Wind groaned in the whipping wind, so fierce that it would leave your cheeks red and eyes watering, and Nesta sat there with your favourite book clasped loosely in her fingers, the one you carried with you always decorated in gold foreign markings that held a story of a land that may have existed once but hadn't been whispered of in thousands of years.

Nesta had been looking at the cover of the book for a long few minutes, admiring the hunter green cover and the faded golden scratches.

Scratches.

Nesta frowned, her fingers ghosting over the symbol with her eyebrows stitching themselves together. Flicking through the book, she found more of the intricate markings, ones that mirrored some of the more notable scars on your skin and her breath caught in her throat once she realised what you had done.

Some part of you knew what they meant.

It was clearly your writing, an angelic compilation of curved letters and question marks, and tears formed in her eyes as she spied the markings that would lead her to you.

Nesta rushed about the library, shoving furniture aside as close as it could be against the walls, she threw the woven rug across the room and gazed down at the bare floor like she could already see it opening up beneath her feet. The door opened, hitting against the arm of the chair, and Rhys stood their with Azriel and Cassian peering over his shoulder at her; she guessed that she looked crazy, with the swollen eyes and pale skin, with the hair falling from her coronet, but she didn't care.

"I need paint, something that I can draw with," the book was open in her hands and she knelt on the ground, Rhys must have mentally called for Feyre, because none of the males went to fulfil her request and instead stepped into the room and asked the eldest Archeron sister what she had found. Nesta offered the book to them, the one with your markings and writing etched around the words printed on the page, "They're her markings, she drew them, she wrote what they meant. I think I can use them to find her."

Again, the door swung open to reveal Feyre stood there, looking as exhausted as they all did, with a bucket of onyx paint wrapped in her fingers. Feyre had busied herself with Elain, she was trying to help Lucien care for her whilst also keeping a very close eye on Nyx who slept in the same bed as his parents these days.

The paint sloshed in the container, and Feyre placed it before Nesta who looked to the substance and then back to the pages. She dipped to fingers into the liquid, and her toes curled at the wetness of it, how it seeped into her nailbed and stained her digits.

Nesta carefully copied the markings you had jotted down in the margins of the book, markings of the eight-pointed star, the marking you had written to mean portal, and the one that you had said meant lost, and then she sat back.

For a moment, nothing happened.

Then, something did.

It was faint at first, a soft glow that they all would have missed if it didn't grow stronger by the second. The onyx paint glowed with veins of emerald green and the candlelight cowered at the pulsating power of it. Black mist drifted upward like a waterfall, splitting and rising, curving like a dome and attaching to the nearest particle until darkness consumed it, the green glow flickering inside of it until that too vanished.

Cassian moved to Nesta's side, his hand latched onto her shoulder just in case he needed to project her away from whatever she had opened on the floor of the library. Chills trickled down their collective spine and that's when Nesta knew that she hadn't opened a portal to you at all.

The soft clicking of heels sounded against the ground, echoing around them, the darkness parted like a curtain and faint white pulsing light flickered in the void, "Well, well. Look who's opened the door this time."

Rhys tensed and bared his teeth, snapping his head to Nesta with a seething breath. Out of the void walked Bryce, eyes cold and distant, a smirk playing on her plump lips, and she leaned against the threshold of the darkness with her arms folded over her chest and red wine hair pooling over her shoulders.

"What are you doing here?"

Bryce smirked, picking a loose thread from the stitching of her leather jacket as her gaze wandered about the room, "Don't ask me what I'm doing here. walked through an open door," her attention fell to Nesta, "I knew you had it in you," her eyes sparkled and fell to the book resting in Nesta's lap, she looked displaced, surprised by it, like it had been lost and now found, "Where did you get that?"

Confused, Nesta looked at the book littered in your scribe, allowing her mind to cast itself back to when you had first formed the attachment with it. It had spoke to you, you had told her, on a level deeper that spiritual.

"That's not your story to hold," Bryce growled, throwing her hand and beckoning for the bundle of pages, "It's the only thing that remains of her, give it to me."

Nesta rose to her feet and found herself needing to know why Bryce was so intent in taking the worn out thing from her grip, why tears were brimming in the corners of her eyes and desperation was bubbling within her, "Of who?"

"Y/N."

Nesta snapped her gaze to Rhys whose gaze softened at the name, his guard dropping if only slightly, "How do you know her?" Azriel asked, his voice low and hoarse, like he had cried his throat raw.

"How do I- What? She's my friend, she helped us defeat the most inhuman thing you could ever imagine and dragged it through a portal. I tried to find her, but I couldn't. She was just, gone."

The cogs began to turn.

That day Eris had found you, he said you were covered in blood, wearing a foreign armour and had talons sharp enough to tear flesh upon your fingers; he had said it looked as though you had stumbled right into Autumn from the battlefield. It was because you had, and you had brought something with you.

The claws scraping across Prythian belonged to whatever you had dragged with you, to the thing that had laid dormant to not alert you to its presence, but now that you were gone. Gods.

"When you say that this," Nesta held up the book, "Is the only thing left of her. What does that mean?"

Bryce blinked hard, her whisky amber eyes blazing in their sockets, "That's her story, someone alive during the time of the collapse of her empire wrote of it, of her and everything she lost. Give it to me, she'd want me to protect it."

It was clear that Bryce was unaware that you were still alive, maybe, and even Rhys felt a pang of sympathy for the whimpering girl before his eyes, "Y/N isn't dead. A week ago she was here, with us. Now she's gone."

"She was here?"

Azriel hummed, "Yes. She had no memory of who she was, we called her Flora. As soft as a petal in the rain at Spring."

Bryce scoffed in disbelief, "If she fell here then that means,” she trailed off with widened eyes that moved to gaze beyond the window to the dark clouds clinging to the skies, “It means he’s here too.”

The roomed dimmed, the sound of Bryce’s rushed breaths swelled inside of the four walls protecting them from the evil lurking beyond, it was watching them inquisitively, awaiting to see their next move. Azriel took a step forward, head tilted to the side and examining the girl before him, “Who?”

“Cados. Her brother,” wind rattled against the windows at the name like it was a forbidden thing, that to speak it meant death; branches scratched against the panes, “We have to find her. You don't know what he can do, she's the only one who can stop him."

"We're trying," Nesta's voice was quiet and wavering, she sounded as defeated as she looked as she held that book close to her chest.

Bryce's gaze softened, the portal rippled behind her in question, and then Bryce saw just how badly they were handling your disappearance. It reminded her of the time when you had sacrificed yourself for them, when she and Ruhn and Hunt had to watch hopelessly from the torched battleground as you tumbled through the sky wrapped around Cados' body, pulling him through one of your portals.

Bryce had waited weeks for you to come back until she succumbed to the gut wrenching realisation that you may not have made it.

There was no one as fierce as you, no one as cocky and intelligent, no one who had planned everything so meticulously that everyone around you would unknowingly follow each turn in the story. If you wanted someone to do something, they would, whether they knew it or not.

They called you Flora. You would have howled at the name, the pretty floral note that was stark in its difference to how Lunathion knew you.

"Do you have something of hers? When I landed here it was because the Starsword had called to Truthteller, like calls to like. If you do then perhaps we can use it to find her," Bryce motioned between herself and Nesta.

Rhys shuffled on his feet, "Her armour is here, would that suffice?"

The red wine haired girl nodded gently, the gears in her mind churning, "It would," she visibly winced like she had just realised something, pinching the bridge of her nose and exhaling through it, "I'll have to bring my clan through. Maybe try not to maim them Mr High Lord."

Nesta smirked, forgetting how much she loved the sarcasm and wit that consumed Bryce, and when Nesta thought of it, it made complete sense that she would be your friend. She could almost see it, the fleeting image of you in a tight dress swaying to the horrid music that had sang from that odd device in the cave that day. It seemed as though you were some kind of traveller of sorts.

One memory.

One tiny little memory.

But which one?

Orbs of frosted glass glowed in the open doorway that you had been avoiding, hovering at different heights and previewing images playing on the surface, and each one emitted its own soft audio, a glimpse into what you once were.

Standing in the centre of the pitch black pit, you struggled to choose one.

The ground rippled like when a pebble dropped into a shallow lake, flowing outward in a circular formation with every step you took. A thin black gown hung from your shoulders, there was no form to it, and the hem was damp from kissing the ground.

The spheres bobbed along like apples in a barrel at a fair, floating in front of your face. War. Love. Sex. Heartache. Friendships. It was all there in front of you, your story, but you didn't know where to start.

One of the orbs glowed brighter than the rest, it held an electric blue hue to it, the searing heat of it forcing smoke to rise and dance upward into the non-existent atmosphere, a house without shelter. The air shifted, it grew heavy and dense with desire, and you knew that orb of blue fire was the one.

Fire exploded around you, coating the walls and slithering along the ground, but not touching you, not harming you in any way. There was a woman, gold hair and blue eyes that matched your own, they even held the same currents of gold as yours did; she was regal, a queen if you'd ever seen one, and you were a ghost in the memory.

A version of you walked with her, arm in arm, through an all too familiar forest, turrets loomed overhead but not in a threatening way. There was a certain pity in her eyes that stirred a familiar pain in your gut, this version of you didn't look like you at all, she was a shell, young, pale and cowering, skin clear compared to what you now wore.

How old was this memory?

Words were muffled, and you had to to take a step forward to follow the flurry of words, to follow where the woman was taking you, ducking under arched branches and feeling peace with the trickle of the babbling brooks. It was a magical place, so magical that you felt your own magic swim inside of you.

The woman was so familiar, you found yourself examining her face, always floating back to those eyes, she didn't look much older than you but you weren't sure if that was due to the fae aging that clearly dwelt within her.

Her words was simple and soft, she was sorry, she would avenge your pain, she would make sure your home lay with her always, she would always stand with you, she would never allow you to feel alone and forgotten.

To whatever end.

Authors Note

It's finally hereeeeeee x

I know it's been ages, I'm so sorry! I kind of got into a writing slump with this fic as I started other projects :(

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[mcrcki]

back at it again with a massive combination plotting / starter call !!! very excited to throw characters into this fantasy medieval nightmare time we created. i just love this vibe so much and i can't wait to see how everyone interprets things and makes their own spin on things -- anyways before i keep rambling , quick housekeeping for my call + threads ; please like for plotting, and reply for starters. each character will be capped at FOUR THREADS, and THREE PER WRITER. i may adjust this depending on out of fandom requests and plotted starters. if you do not plot with me and just request, i'll dm you just for quick ideas. you gotta specify who you want starters from or i'm deadass ignoring you xoxo. ** please know that i am taking this opportunity to clear out a ton of threads throughout the week. so i'll be dropping things as time goes on and then when the event starts, i'll be dropping anything left over and starting fresh for post event! (lowkey going on my honeymoon right when this ends so i wont be around for post event stuff until after anyways, hence the big cleanout) but because i ramble, we're gonna stfu now and finally get to character plots !!

alani desilijic tiure | star wars - 1 / 4

she/they pronouns - alani believes dc has always been in this time period since she arrived here, and they work for their father still as a mercenary and helping to slowly infiltrate into higher society. higher risk, higher reward! ➳ potential plots ; clients, nobles she tricks, people she can employ

starters ; jester lavorre ( cassie )

charlie morningstar | hazbin hotel - 3 / 4

she/her pronouns - charlie also believes dc has always been like this since she got into the city from hell, and has fallen in line as whatever role the city deemed her to fill, which was a visiting princess from a neighboring kingdom. she's brought her court with her, as she's traveled here with her father. ➳ potential plots ; members of her court, friends within the castle, people she can help, someone to take her out into the world

starters : angel dust ( sunny ) , sir pentious ( britt ) , vaggie ( risa )

daniela dimitrescu | resident evil : village - 2 / 4

they/she pronouns - a harlot, deadass. she knows dc hasn't always been like this, and they think it's weird as hell, but they aren't going to question it too much. they're kinda having fun being a harlot and luring manthings to their death because ya know, a girl's gotta eat. ➳ potential plots ; people she can lure to eat, people they can menace, if you wanna be a harlot they can help ig

starters : evelyn serpeni ( anna ) , heidi volturi ( swan )

danika fendyr | crescent city - 3 / 4

she/they pronouns - knows dc is different, girl had a fucking gun like three hours ago and was on the phone texting bryce stupid ass memes, and now?? what?? the plague is an actual real problem and not just a joke they can say when they're too hung over? has found some work taking up bounties/monster hunting to keep supernaturals in line while they sort this out ➳ potential plots ; other people who know this isn't right, supernaturals she can track down, people with bounties, a drinking buddy

starters : jennifer check ( anna ) , zhao yunlan ( ollie ), baxian argos ( kasey )

elain archeron-vanserra | a court of thorns and roses - 2 / 4

she/her pronouns - elain is aware that something changed washington, but honestly, she's not really complaining. this is at least slightly closer to her normal life than modern dc was and she's alright with that. she's the sister of a noble lady, so she has just fallen into that world alongside her family. happy to still be doing her gardening and baking her spare time, but is definitely trying to help in some political capacity where she can. ➳ potential plots ; other nobles, friends within the court, anyone who knows anything about being a seer (pls girl is struggling with that)

starters ; satine kryze ( alex ), didyme volturi ( mario )

juliette monrose benoit | the vampire diaries - 0 / 4

she/her pronouns - juliette has no idea washington has ever been different, when she arrived here nearly a year ago, it's always been this time period.. hasn't it? she's an innkeeper, and is just happy to offer a helping hand if anyone needs it. ➳ potential plots ; patrons of the inn, maybe a tax collector she owes money to, someone to help her with her son during the day

kaya dura | star wars - 2 / 4

they/she pronouns - a knight. did we expect any fucking less? girl got dropped here from space and immediately traded lightsabers for swords. they have no idea that dc has been modern before, and is just assuming this is how it's always been. they're happy though, they have no problem just falling in line with the castle guards and protecting people ➳ potential plots ; other members of the guard, a noble they're assigned to protect, some protestor/criminal they can arrest, people they have arrested

starters : kaul hilo ( ollie ) , astrid hofferson ( cassie )

leia organa | star wars - 3 / 4

she/her pronouns - queen organa at your service. keeping life simple and having the presidency just shift to the royal family. leia does not things are different, she very much remembers modern dc, and would like to know how the magic there was able to accomplish this. but she grew up as royalty, this isn't a hard position for her to fill. if anything, it feels more natural than president. ➳ potential plots ; members of the court, other advisors, anyone else who knows something is wrong, citizens she can help, a failed assassination attempt (i don't want her dying i just like drama)

starters ; sheev/ahsoka ( kasey ) , xenia solo ( dee ) , han solo ( mario )

marley bishop | the vampire diaries - 4 / 4

she/they pronouns - local bog witch coming at you. marley is very much aware that things are not right, and thinks it's total bullshit. she just got used to modern dc and cellphones and now you're throwing her into fucking medieval times? she is taunting people to try and burn her at the stake because it's funny and this has to be some fucked up trip, right? ➳ potential plots ; others who think this is a fucked up trip or something, someone they actually convince they're some evil witch, someone who tries to get them to help them with magic, general menaces to society

starters ; dani bishop ( risa ) , mason bishop ( moon ) , quigley quagmire ( cap ) , flora bishop ( mario )

morrigan | a court of thorns and roses - 0 / 4

she/her pronouns - mor is completely unaware, both of her life back home in prythian, and of modern dc. she believes she's always lived here, a visiting lady of another nobles court, living within the castles court for years, rising in status with her ability to determine who is telling the truth and who is lying about their rumors and other gossip surrounding the court. ➳ potential plots ; people she's exposed, friends within the court, friends outside of royalty, someone to help her get her memories of home back, someone who hires her to spy for information

omega | star wars : the bad batch - 3 / 4

she/they pronouns - omega is also completely unaware of their life before dc, and they believe they've always been in this version of washington. they were an orphan here, until they were taken in by feyre, and has lived as a noble since. though, they still cling to some of those past tendencies, sneaking out and committing petty thievery, while occasionally taking on bounties under a different name ➳ potential plots ; their personal guard they escape from, someone who catches them stealing, bounties they've collected, friends within noble society that know about their other "hobbies"

starters : toph beifong ( sunny ), jorah mormont ( alex ) , mouse honrada ( moon )

rosemary winters | resident evil : village - 1 / 4

she/they pronouns - another one !! completely unaware !! rose still doesn't have their actual real life memories, and they also believe dc has always been like this. they're currently studying as an apprentice to an alchemist. has debated becoming a plague doctor but they don't think the outfits look comfortable enough ➳ potential plots ; the alchemist they're the apprentice of, someone to help them get their memories back, maybe other apprentices, friends

starters ; francis barton ( maria )

sella palpatine | star wars - 1 / 4

she/her pronouns - sella has no idea dc was ever different, and has lived in this world since waking up here. it was a strange adjustment at first, but honestly, she likes it enough to not complain. her father is a grand duke, and she follows whatever life he's lined up for her. while also still spending all the time she can be with a certain princess. ➳ potential plots ; friends in the court, her guard, artist friends they can paint with

starters ; serena van der woodsen ( dee )

sophie hatter | howl's moving castle - 2 / 4

she/they pronouns - sophie is aware that something is wrong, and dc has not always been like this, but doesn't know enough about portals and everything to figure out how.. still owns their flower/hat stand, and is happy to keep that for herself and their friends, while also bringing home whatever gossip people are spreading about their husbands castle in the woods. ➳ potential plots ; patrons of their stand/people to buy their hats, people who ask about the hidden castle in the woods, those who claim she's a witch, someone to help with morgan during the day, other employees of the stand

starters ; jesper fahey ( june ) , buttercup utonium ( maria )

sulpicia volturi | twilight - 3 / 4

she/her pronouns - add this to the list of things sulpicia does not like about this city. one moment it was modern, and the next? we're back in time to when she was a damn human? she's on edge, doing her best to hide in plain sight as a noble lady within the court here. ➳ potential plots ; someone who knows their vampire secret (good or bad), friends, the nobles she's in the court of, people they can drink from, perhaps an arranged marriage (she won't follow through with it she's already married but it might be funny)

starters ; phoenix volturi ( atlas ) , lucy westenra ( maria ) , chelsea volturi ( cap )

tatum riley | scream '96 - 4 / 4

she/her pronouns - tatum has no idea dc has been any different from this since waking up in the city, and she's doing her best to just make it through each day without making some comment about her home timeline that will label her as a witch. she's a tavern wench and like.. it's fine, she's fine, she just wishes corsets weren't so uncomfortable. ➳ potential plots ; patrons of the tavern, someone who over hears her talking about home and claims she's a witch, open to an arranged marriage situation

starters ; sanji ( alex ), lott jinrhu ( june ) , billy loomis ( britt ) , kol mikaelson ( moon )

vesta starkos | star wars - 1 / 4

she/they pronouns - vesta thinks dc has always been this way since she arrived, and is kinda loving it. it's so much easier to get people to be afraid of her little freak vibes in this time. she's mainly a thief, but also very much trying to convince people she's a witch just cause she thinks it'd be funny to try and get burned at the stake and then be able to escape :)) ➳ potential plots ; alright who's joining their cult? , people who are intrigued or put off from their awful vibes, someone who catches them stealing

starters ; astrid deetz ( cap )

victoria sutherland | twilight - 1 / 4

she/her pronouns - victoria showing up in dc, seeing the time period is exactly the same as when she was turned : i'm back in the fucking building!!! yeah, even though she's unaware, she also has no idea dc has been any different and man does she hate it. right now she's basically hiding in the woods, but if she can't find food from animals, she is debating just.. being a harlot to lure a meal to her ➳ potential plots ; whoever's getting her her memories back, someone she can drink from, a monster hunter who finds her in the woods

starters ; rosamund du prix ( cassie )

violet sorrengail | fourth wing - 1 / 4

she/her pronouns - violet is currently fully unaware, but once she wakes up here in this timeline of dc, her memories are going to smack right back into her. you can't exactly be a dragon rider and see a dragon and not immediately get vibe checked. she'll know dc is different, and is going to be spending her time trying to find her friends, and also attempt to teach people about dragons before they become ash.. will probably fall back into a scribe roll if she ever finds time for a job. ➳ potential plots ; someone she stops from getting fucking eaten by a dragon, other scribes, people who need help learning how to fight, just anyone confused and needing advice on creatures/procedures here in this time.

starters ; xaden riorson ( kasey )

[azsazz]

SJM Ask Game

Thank you for the tag @daydreaming-nerd !! 💙💙 (I do want to hear those redacted answers for where you put tharion lol) I feel like it's been so long since I've been on tumblr or even done one of these but I'm excited💙

1) What’s your favourite SJM book?

Hmmmm I'm gonna say ACOMAF because that's when I was first introduced to Azzy and the obsession began 💙😈

2) Which is your favourite series (tog, acotar or cc)

If you don't know me, CC is one of the worst books I've ever read. It's hard to choose between ACOTAR and TOG tho because they were both really good....

3) Who is your favourite character? (And why?)

Hehehehehehehehe. Az obviously 🥰

4) Do you have a favourite quote from one of the books?

Hmmmm...tbh not really...the ones that stay stuck in my head are the cringey ones...BUT, let's go with "Cassian shot him a glare. 'I don't see you spouting poetry, brother.' Azriel crossed his arms, still smiling faintly, 'I don't need to resort to it.'" THAT'S GODDAMN RIGHT BBY YOU DONT 💙💙 legs spread for mah boi

5) Favourite ship?

Azris frfr

6) Elriel or Gwynriel? Or neither?

Azris frfr

7) Who’s the most underrated SJM character?

Oooof there's so many. Fenrys. I've never gotten enough of him.

8) Which character do you wish to learn more about?

Azris frfr. I want both of their backstories rn

9) Are there any characters you don’t like?

Bryce Quinlan and Danika Fendyr

10) Favourite bat boy?

My king azriel 💙💙

11) Favourite court?/ Which one would you most like to live in?

Honestly I'd probably either live in Autumn or Night tbh.

12) Favourite SJM villain?

Does Tamlin count? lol.

13) If you could change one thing in any of the books what would it be?

That CC never happened

14) Favourite SJM theory?

Azris frfr

15) Favourite Archeron sister?

Prob Ness

16) A character you feel is over-hated/ underrated:

over-rated: bryce quinlan

under-rated: chaol 💙

17) Aelin, Bryce, or Feyre?

Aelin!!

18) What’s your favourite character from each series?

Fenrys, Azriel, Ruhn

19) If you wrote an acotar book what would you call it?

A Court of Smoke and Cinders? (azris frfr)

20) Who is your favourite acotar blogger?

nah there's literally too many to choose from

21)What fics would you recommend to people who love the series?

The Serpent and the Wings of Night

Questions for writers

22) Easiest character to write for?

Azzy because i built him brick by brick

23) Hardest character to write for?

LUCIEN. IDK WHY

24) What’s a character you’d like to write for but haven’t yet?

lol who haven't i written for? hmmmm...maybe fenrys, aedion, or hunt?

25) What’s a court you’d like to write about more?

Dawn!

26) What’s a character you won’t write for and why?

hmmm...idk I'd like to say that I'd try anything once...

27) If you could only write for one character ever again, who would you pick?

azzy. nobody compares to him

28) Whats your favourite trope to write about when it comes to Azriel?

right now i think modern aus...in any sort. or anything that involves angst i love putting everyone thru some shit

29) What do you think is the best/favourite acotar fic you’ve written?

hmmmm...i feel like this is impossible to choose

30) Who are your favourite friendships to write about?

eris x anyone because this man needs a friend

31) For first time readers to your blog, which three fics would you recommend they read?

LMAO ummm...I'll list at least one for. every character

Az: Cupid's Chokehold or Midnight Muse

Cass: In Storm or Dial Drunk or Better Men Have Hit Their Knees and Bigger Men Have Died

Eris: You Know I Always Liked Playing with Fire or Hide

Rhys: Clandestine Love or Dioxazine

Lucien: The Other Woman or My Happy Ending

or literally any poly can't go wrong with those tbh

No pressure tags: @writingsbychlo @acourtofwhatthefuck @i-am-a-lost-girl16 @azrielhours @a-frog-with-a-laptop or anyone else who wants to participate!

[blodgmonster]

Queen of Shadows reread commentary part 2

-- Aedion: Ghost Leopards are awful, scary creatures. Please don't shift into one.

Lysandra:

-- Sin Eater has a temple filled with carved bones. Carved bones. Bone Carver. The bones in the sin eater's temple are confessions written before people died. The Bone Carver carves people's deaths. Very interesting.

-- "I'm doing this because I do not wish to see my queen become a demon herself." TOO LATE, LORCAN

-- "if it was death separating us...I would find you. I don't care how many rules it would break. Even if I had to get all three keys myself and open a gate, I would find you again. Always." ROWAN!!!!

-- "She'd forgotten the name she'd been given, but it made no difference. She had only one name now. Death, devourer of worlds." FUCK EM UP, KALTAIN.

-- "Hello, princling."

"Hello, witchling"

-- So Dorian has a moment where he regains control and THAT'S when Chaol decides he needs to be killed. He's such an IDIOT. I can hardly stand it.

-- "A monster incarnate. But perhaps the monsters needed to look out for each other every now and then." FUCK YEAH!!

-- FLEETFOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!! God, I want a dog.

-- "They tried to shoot my...Rowan through the heart." YOUR MATE! YOUR MATE

-- "Your mother went down fighting. She was a witch, and you are a witch, and you do not yield— you do not yield —" ELIDE SAYS YOU DO NOT YIELD FIRST

-- UNCLEAN. I'd call Manon's grandmother a cunt but she lacks the depth and warmth.

-- Aelin and Lysandra's friendship is just the BEST. And then of course we also have Manon and Asterin's friendship as well as Manon and Elide's friendship. I love well written female friendships.

-- "promise me...that you will walk out of that castle tomorrow." Nooooo not quite, Nesryn.

-- " WITCH KILLER — THE HUMAN IS STILL INSIDE HIM" Manon, I love you so.

-- "Light up the darkness, Majesty." "Light it up, Danika!"

-- Do we ever find out why Lorcan changed his mind and decided to help them after screwing them over so badly? I can't remember.

-- GHOST LEOPARD LYSANDRA COMING IN WITH THE HAIL MARY SAVE!!!!!! AND THEN NESRYN SAVES LYSANDRA! I forgot about that!

-- MANON SAVING ELIDE!!!!!!!! "Not one more. Not one more female would she allow them to take." FUCK YEAH!!

-- "It did not seem like a weakness to fight for those who could not defend themselves. Even if they weren't true witches." * screaming crying throwing up *

-- "You find Celaena Sardothien. Give her this. No one else. No one else. Tell her that you can open any door, if you have the key. And tell her to remember her promise to me — to punish them all. When she asks why, tell her I said they would not let me bring the cloak she gave me, but I kept a piece of it. To remember the promise she made. To remember to repay her for a warm cloak in a dark dungeon."

"She burned the cradles. She burned the monsters within. She burned the men and their demon princes. And then she burned the witches, who looked at her with gratitude in their eyes and embraced the dark flame."

KALTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Lysandra puking on Lorcan is priceless.

-- ohhhh Lorcan helped because he realized Aedion is Gavriel's son.

-- Aelin granting Lysandea land. The female friendships in this book are spectacular.

-- Eyllwe is free. Aelin wishes that Nehemia was there to see it. Me too. Me too.

-- "And at long last, Aelin Ashryver Galathynius was home."

I thought Heir of Fire was my favorite but it might actually be Queen of Shadows.

Up next I attempt the tandem read of EoS and ToD. We'll see how that goes...

[velarisvalkyrie]

HOFAS Spoilers: What I Liked vs What I Didn't

Disclaimer: I just need someone to process this with. Usually, I enjoy my entertainment quietly and don't feel the need to make public posts but I need someone to process this book with lol. Anything you disagree with me about is 100% okay!!! I'm not one to argue or put down opinions in fandoms. I'm just curious if anyone else is sharing similiar feelings as me.

What I Did Enjoy:

Bryce flicking peas down to the beasts below her holding cell. It was so on brand of her and funny to me.

Bryce having to explain what a cell phone was.

Nesta and Azriel's friendship. I know this is a CC book and I won't dwell too much on the ACOTAR crossover. However, Nesta and Azriel's friendship has always been one of my favorites and there were sooo many cute moments between them. That hug after she uses the mask??? That hug and him stroking her hair broke something in me then hit the repair button.

Bryce really snatched Az's favorite kitchen knife and jumped in a crystal coffin back home. Iconic.

Hunt, Baxian and Ruhn holding onto their brotherhood in the dungeons through humor. Trying to keep one another from breaking. Acknowledging one another in the darkest of times they endured together. They really tried so hard to keep each other from losing all hope.

Hunt thinking of Bryce to keep moving onward. Thinking of how she brought him so much joy. Calling her his mate and his wife and his princess (I love terms of endearment so personally stuff like this sends me melting).

Hunt calling Bryce his best friend :c

Lidia saving the boys like the badass that she is and doing it with a well thought out plan coordinated with Dec and Flynn and all those lovely sprites.

Confirmation that Lidia is related to Aelin. I sobbed. I already expected it but when I got to that chapter of the book I started sobbing uncontrolllably. Aelin would be so proud of Lidia for working to bring the Asteri down by any means necessary and protecting who she loves and cares for so deeply.

Sprites. No explanation needed.

I really liked Flynn this book!!! I saw a side of him that I did not get to see much of in HOEAB or HOSAB. Flynn was really considerate, protective, and remained mindful of circumstances and adapted to them.

Dec deserves several awards for his hacking skills.

Hunt's Daddies lol what a fascinating concept of Hunt also essentially being "Made" and coming from Hel

JESIBA 😭 Jesiba and her love for Bryce and her respect and just - I cried so much because Jesiba always knew what Bryce needed. She was tough love and really kept Bryce moving forward after Danika died. So for Jesiba to step up and finally be at peace while also saving Bryce was so emotional to me.

Ruhn and Lidia finally having that beer together.

Baxian in a panic cuz flying horses lol

Bryce getting to see her real life JJ - I would also be thrilled to see flying horses.

What I Did Not Enjoy:

Tharion's entire storyline irritated me. I'm sorry to Tharion fans but I just could not find it in myself to connect to his storyline in this book. His inability to make a decision and face the consequences had me grinding my teeth especially if his actions put other people in danger.

Bryce vs Nesta and Azriel. While I love all three of these characters, I did not love all of them together when it became very apparent nothing good was coming from their meeting. Both sides were valid in not fully trusting one another but it really felt as though Bryce was written as the excuse to expose Az and Nesta to new information. Like it all felt very strange.

Ithan and Sigrid. Why introduce Sigrid at all only for her to be killed so quickly??? She was built up to be this key role that would change everything for the wolf shifters but ends up dead by the end of Part 1. Also Ithan didn't truly have a well rounded character arc to me. It was very much: Ithan makes poorly thought out choice. Ithan doesn't like the outcome. Ithan feels heavy guilt. Ithan tries to fix it. Ithan makes a larger mess. Ithan makes poorly thought out choice - like it was the same loop until somehow he is the new Prime ????? How is he going to make wise choices and assert leadership over an entire pack when he can't even do so for himself.

Bryce dismissing Hunt's trauma. I understand a lot was going on and she needed him focused but like Hunt, Baxian and Ruhn were put through a lot of pain. The physical torture was brutal. The mental exhaustion of trying not to let your mind shatter from such torment had to be hard. Trying to keep your emotions from getting the best of you. And yet Bryce wanted him to just move on and do what she needed asap. She could have at least told him that she knows he is hurting and she wants to provide her support and proper attention when they are in the right circumstances that she can offer it. When they aren't being chased down or fighting enemies or surrounded by their friends.

Everyone moving on way too quickly from Hunt, Baxian and Ruhn being in those dungeons. They siffered a lot and everyone moved on so fast as if they weren't carrying some heavy shit on their shoulders and in their thoughts.

Characters thinking about sex so often amongst all the stress, battle, and life altering decision making. Like ? We are in a very important part of this journey. A huge battle is on the rise and lives are at risks and somehow all of you are thinking this much about being with your partners? That is so unrealistic. There is a time and place for that type of intimacy and connection with your special person and SJM wrote those moments in the strangest circumstances and places that it became annoying.

Bryce and her attitude toward the Fae. I was very disappointed im the way Bryce generalized all of the Fae and was considering not doing anything for them after defeating the Asteri. It took away from some of her potential character growth and as much as she hates the Fae she is half Fae herself and there are others like her who need someone in their corner. Her whole conversation with Flynn's sister where she goes on and on about how awful Fae are and they don't deserve to be united really turned me off. I know Bryce had terrible experiences but to generalize everyone because of those experiences and consider doing nothing when she could start the chain reaction toward positive change for the Fae who want to do better and be better was a turn off. I found myself not liking her a lot through the story which is sad cuz I liked Bryce in the previous 2 books so much but in HOFAS she kept disappointing me with some of her thoughts and emotions. It was like she was stunting her own character growth.

Lidia having kids. Why? Why does everyone need children? I don't say that hatefully either! Personally, I love children and I also support anyone's choice to have kids or not to have kids. However, there was no real reason to throw in twins to Lidia's storyline. I don't see how that progresses the plot and it almost felt like writing that she is a mother is a security blanket to make others feel more comfortable with the choices she made when she was The Hind. I'll be so honest, if Lidia just flat out admitted she always intended to be a double agent or she just realized how bad the system was I would have accepted that. Having this plot twist of having twins had me tilting my head.

Did anyone else feel like Lidia became more withdrawn and started leaning into stereotypical traits? Am I the only one who felt like her character in HOFAS was vastly different than how we saw her as Daybright in HOSAB?

Autumn King. I didn't need him to have redemption but it is strange to have scattered a few hints in HOEAB and in HOSAB and even in HOFAS that perhaps the Autumn King cared about his kids at some level and that he had some regrets with Bryce and Ember only for him to be the absolute worst. Personally, just keep him a consistent villian. I already didn't like him for how he abused Ruhn and Bryce, but there were small moments where SJM had me thinking: ... maybe this is an act? Maybe he cares and thinks he is preparing them for the way they may be treated by enemies in the only way he knows how? No! Nope! He was just as awful as I initially thought.

Tharion's marriage. Sooooooo out of nowhere. I couldn't even root for them because the whole time I was thinking about how Tharion had the River Queen, Ocean Queen and Viper Queen all wanting his ass handed to them on a silver tray, fins and all. Like ??? And you just married this girl without considering your enemies might hear the news and snatch her up as a way to play on your guilt, hero complex, and impulse. Like I'll root for this couple when Tharion is less foolish.

[witchthewriter]

I hope this isn't a weird question but do you have a list of sjm characters that you headcanon as poc? Because I want to see what you think and if they line up with my own. I had never seen manon fan casted as asian, but im in love with it!!

I love this question! I've been re-reading the three series, getting ready for CC3 to come out. I have so many things to say, but I'll leave all that to another post - also thank you for this question, it's awesome. Please comment how you feel/what you think in the comments xx

𝐀𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐑

First of all, the Bat Boys are NOT white. If I see another person fancast Matthew Daddario as Ariel, I will implode! I know it's difficult getting the perfect cast for a story we all adore.

Another point, the Bat Boys are Illyrian, and they are actual real people. Their usual features are tan skin, brown eyes and brown/black hair.

Also, Lucien - who I have fancasted in the past with Martin Sensmeier. I thought it was an interesting idea for a Native American to have that role.

And Amren is MOST DEFINITELY Asian. Without a doubt. There is no ifs, buts or maybes about it. She is most definitely Asian, and I will take offense if someone thinks otherwise.

Also, I don't want the Archerons to be so conventionally pretty, or petite. That's why Alycia Debnam-Carey is my Feyre, Dagmara Bryzek as Elain and Jessica Brown-Findlay as Nesta. I want women who aren't models!

The Valkyries;l Emerie is described as brown, as she is an Illyrian woman. And I'm completely fine with Gwen being red-haired, freckled and pale.

I'm curious about Mor, her physical features are fine - but her 'power' has yet to be revealed. Because it doesn't make sense???

𝐓𝐎𝐆

There are a lot more cultures in this series than the others. For me, it was so interesting because I'm desperate to know how different countries/continents, experience magic.

Learning about the Ruk's, with Nesryn and Sartaq, that was amazing.

I thought Manon was Asian, I always thought she was?! I mean from that link, that's how I imagined her. Whenever I see fanart where she isn't Asian, I just don't see them as Manon.

I definitely think the Cadre could be more than "tanned from hours of training in the sun." I think Lorcan could be a black man! And I def think Fenrys is half-black. Maybe with a white mother though. I hope I'm not coming off as insensitive! Please tell me if I am, because that isn't my intent.

Honestly, I don't care about what's 'canon,' I think there are way too many white characters in every part of literature. I know about history and when it comes down to fantasy worlds, I think black people should be allowed to indulge themselves as much as they want, without having to think about their awful history and what their culture has gone through.

𝐂𝐂

I actually thought Danika was black, it was a surprise to see fanart and she isn't??? For some reason, it doesn't sit right with me to have a white Danika.

Again, I feel like there aren't enough people of colour. We have little fire sprites, we have a lion-dog pet, a serpent queen, angels, and barely anyone who isn't beyond tan.

I don't think this series has a black character ... other than a few background characters that are only mentioned here and there ... if anyone wants to weigh in - I'm still learning about cc, I forget A LOT.

But in no way has SJM been as horrible as J.K. Rowling. Not only was she racist, but cliche', and a pick me. There was too much pick-me energy among the female characters. I'd like to think that at Hogwarts, the girls stick together no matter what (for me, female friendships are so important. It's sisterhood).

[riderborn]

✧   ⸻   [  lizeth selene,  genderfluid,  they / she  ]     ;     congratulations on surviving the parapet, cadet  carmen jimenez, and welcome to the rider’s quadrant !  at twenty - three years old, you should know exactly what it takes to make it to graduation, especially being so persevering and ardent. though, i do suppose your tendencies to be obstinate and disdainful may make it hard to survive until threshing. other cadets say you remind them of the way your heart remains lodged in your throat long after carrying out a risky flight maneuver, an unsettling gaze that is both frigid & sweltering, split knuckles wrapped around a dagger rusted with blood, but we’ll have to see how true that is. remember: if you want a dragon — earn one.

I.   BASICS .

full  name.  carmen  ana  jimenez. age.  twenty - three. gender.   genderfluid. pronouns.   they  /  them  &  she  /  her  ( please  use  them  interchangeably ! ) current  location.   rider’s  quadrant. status.  single ;  unattached. orientation.  queer  /  lesbian  /  homoromantic. siblings.  none. signet.  not  yet  manifested. dragon.   not  yet  bonded. allegiance.   the  rider’s  quadrant.

II.   APPEARANCE .

hair.  near - black  hair  that  throws  warm  brown  hues  in  the  light,  typically  worn  piled  atop  their  head  haphazardly  or  in  its  natural  texture  in  waves  across  her  shoulders. eyes.   midnight  colored. height.   five  feet  three  inches. scars.   various  small  nicks  across  her  joints  from  her  childhood  of  training  to  become  a  rider. relics.   none  yet.

III.   MISCELLANOUS.

position.   first  year,  first  wing,  tail  section,  second  squad  member. strengths.  persevering,  ardent,  valiant. weaknesses.  obstinate,  disdainful,  singleminded. hogwarts  house.  gryffindor. alignment.   chaotic  neutral. zodiac  sign.   gemini. media  inspirations.    johanna  mason  ( the  hunger  games ),  danika  fendyr  ( crescent  city ),  sam  carpenter  ( scream  franchise ),  jesper  fahey  ( grishaverse ),  kol  mikaelson  ( the  originals ).

IV.   BIOGRAPHY.

carmen  was  not  meant  to  be  a  rider  at  birth.  they  were  born  to  a  single  mother,  a  healer  who  considered  herself  meek  &  soft-spoken.  everyone  always  joked  that  they  had  no  clue  where  this  child  had  come  from,  all  lifted  chins  &  bared  teeth  &  reckless  ferocity.  &  yet  carmen  always  loved  their  mother  just  the  same,  never  thinking  less  of  the  fact  that  miss  jimenez  was  a  healer  even  though  carmen  always  knew  she  was  destined  for  more.  so  their  mother,  ever  the  people  pleaser,  allowed  carmen  to  train  from  as  young  as  ten  years  old  with  the  mindset  that  it’s  better  that  she  prepares  her  for  danger  than  trying  to  keep  her  from  it  &  getting  her  killed.  so  carmen  worked  as  hard  as  they  could,  every  day,  for  twelve  years  to  be  worthy  of  crossing  the  parapet  &  bonding  with  a  dragon.  it  almost  didn’t  happen,  as  right  before  carmen  was  meant  to  leave  for  basgiath,  her  mother  became  secretive  &  reclusive,  staying  up  late  &  looking  unwell,  as  if  the  life  had  been  sucked  out  of  her.  understandably,  carmen  grew  worried,  asking  repetitively  what  was  going  on  but  their  mother  kept  tight  lips,  said  little,  &  continued  encouraging  their  child  to  prepare  for  what  awaited  them.  now  that  carmen  is  here,  fully  immersed  in  the  rider’s  quadrant  &  eating,  sleeping,  &  breathing  this  life,  they’re  starting  to  wonder  if  perhaps  their  mother’s  elusiveness  has  to  do  with  something  that  might  put  her  in  danger,  but  with  the  tight  rules  about  outside  correspondence,  their  hands  are  tied.  they’re  trying  their  very  best  to  make  it  through  this  first  year,  although  they  have  full  confidence  that  they  will.  they’ve  prepared  every  waking  moment  for  the  last  decade  for  this,  although  they’re  having  a  hard  time  wrapping  their  head  around  all  the  death  that  surrounds  them  now  that  they’re  here.  they  always  knew  how  consistently  death  showed  his  face  in  basgiath,  but  with  every  person  carmen  kills  or  every  friend  she  watches  die  they  grow  angrier  &  angrier,  threatening  to  boil  over  at  any  given  moment.

personality  wise,  carmen  is  a  lot  like  their  media  inspirations.  they’re  very  johanna  mason  coded  --  cutthroat  when  they  need  to  be,  grief  manifesting  in  anger,  &  doesn’t  do  well  with  authority  figures  ( when  they’re  in  the  wrong,  that  is ).  i  imagine  them  breaking  quite  a  few  rules  while  they’re  in  basgiath,  but  also  working  her  ass  off  to  get  where  she  needs  to  be  in  order  to  bond  a  dragon.  i  also  think  that  carmen  &  their  mother  both  are  probably  rebellion  sympathizers  but  obviously  that’s  not  common  knowledge  or  anything  they  would  verbalize,  but  just  something  that’s  been  bouncing  around  in  their  brain  since  they  are  kind  of  anti - authority  in  a  lot  of  ways.  also  she’s  very  much  an  act  first  think  later  type  person.  talk  shit  n  you  WILL  get  hit.  n  e  ways,  i’d  love  some  very  chaotic  things  for  my  very  chaotic  child !

V.   WANTED  CONNECTIONS.

enemies  enemies  enemies !!!  be  it  people  that  see  what  a  threat  carmen  is  with  how  quickly  they’ve  been  flying  through  the  challenges  thus  far,  or  people  who  just  give  bombastic  side  eye  due  to  their  inability  to  follow  rules  i  just  would  really  like  some  negative  angsty  things  for  car  < 3

perhaps  a  little  romantic  tension  for  the  girlies....  i  would  just  love  some  wlw  angst  here  tbfh  doesn’t  matter  if  it’s  past  or  present

friends  who  are  children  of  traitors  or  w / e ....  again  i  think  carmie  is  a  rebellion  sympathizer  so  she’d  definitely  be  befriending  those  with  rebellion  relics

older  riders  who  either  don’t  like  carmen’s  spunk  /  confidence  /  ego  or  who  see  a  mini  version  of  themselves  in  her  &  want  to  teach  them  all  that  they  know  

chaotic  reckless  friends  who  are  encouraging  carmen’s  bad  decisions  like  piercing  their  nose  in  their  first  year  barracks  late  at  night  or  drinking  so  much  they’re  hungover  in  class  the  next  day

literally  anything  else  pls

[aalanahh0]

Find the gold digger.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

warnings : natalie nun here bbg

A\N : first nervous, kinda fanfic masterlist

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

SHOCK was plastered on my face when I found out I was accepted in a dating video. I was just bored on a saturday night, saw the email and signed up as a joke, not thinking I was actually gonna be in !?

Although, I do know of the Beta Squad. And have a little crush on Sharky. Maybe.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

The day of the video arrived as I stood in the line of girls in my little black dress, white socks and Mary Janes, where the staff told me to stay and wait.

"Let's bring out the females."

I heard Sharky *girlish screaming* call all of us over as we entered the room.

"Hi guys !"

He said before the girls all greeted him back as I was the only one who waved. Oh my days, awkward.

"So can you tell me your names, ages and what you guys do."

The girl at the start of the line replied firstly.

"I'm Danika, I'm 29 and I'm a bouncer."

"I'm Chantelle, I'm 26 and I'm a stripper."

And so everyone announced their names, ages and jobs, going down to me.

"Y/N. Um, my name's Y/N."

Oh my days, embarrassing, kill me already. Sharky chuckled before I added,

"I'm 25 and a kindergarten teacher."

He nodded and stared at me for a little too long.

"Is that bad ?"

I blurted nervously.

"No, no sorry."

He seemed to shake out of his daydreaming and continued.

"So, the point of the game.."

As he explained, I took a moment to take in his face. His round doe eyes under his curved lashes, his perfect button nose, his soft moisturized lips-

"Hi."

My eyes widened when I got jumpscared by the man I was admiring earlier. There was an awkward silence and an intense eye contact session between us.

"Hi..?"

I squeaked, mentally slapping myself. Sharky let out a little chuckle.

"Can you tell me why you're interested in me ?"

"Well, you're pretty nice with people, you've got an adorable smile and I feel like we would go good together, you seem like the type of guy who just listens, and I waffle, a lot."

I giggle nervously as he nods, going back to his original spot, speaking up.

"Well, you're all beautiful women so this is gonna be hard, very hard."

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

Time flied as the time for Sharky to have his three dates came. I patiently but nervously waited for my turn to come as one of the staff member told me that Sharky called me over. I'm suprised I even made it to the top three. I walked over to the table as he got up to hug me.

"Hi, you look lovely."

"Hi, I can say the same."

I giggled. As we both sat down, an awkward silence settled in before we laughed.

"So, um, what is your ideal type of date with me ?"

"Umm, it would probably be like something where we can really know each other, like bowling, yeah ?"

My eyes returned to Sharky to see him already staring at me.

"You don't like bowling ?"

I nervously mumbled.

"No, no sorry, you're just very pretty."

I laughed nervously, hiding my face in my palms, embarrassed.

"Oh my days, stop !"

"What ?? I'm being honest. But enough about that, what do you listen to ?"

"To be honest ? I listen to everything. As ong as it sound good to my ears."

"Mmh. But if you had to specify, who would be your favorite artist ?"

"Ooh, you just asked the most impossible question ever,"

Sharky laughed at my joke.

"can't specify it but I can tell you my top five, though."

"Go on."

small warning : those are my own personal fav artists BUT you can change it to your own OR YOU CAN TELL ME IN THE COMMENTS i wanna get to know yall !!!

"Okay, so at five we have Childish Gambino, at four PARTYNEXTDOOR, at three PinkPantheress, at two Frank Ocean and at one Tyler, the Creator."

He nodded.

"Frank at two is crazy but fair play. So can you tell me how you found out about me ?"

"So, I was actually watching TV with my little sister and she said you wanted to meet you all. So I searched up some meet-ups you guys had and planned to go there, but unfortunatly something happened so yeah."

"Oh, that's too bad, wish I would've met you earlier. And, random question, do I make you nervous ?"

I nod violently, hearing Sharky laugh.

"That's crazy 'cause make me nervous !"

"I do ?? You literally have the most gorgeous face known to man, you have every gyal out there wanting you !"

"Oh my days...Anyways, can I ask you why you're a kindergarten teach ?"

"Well, I love kids. Under 6 'cause they're chaotic. Sometimes they're the cutest babies, I swear. You know, one time, it was like playtime and I was new, watching the kids, yeah ? Then this sweet little girl came up to me, asking me how I was, what was my name and such. We hung out for a bit with her friends and then, when it was time for the parents to come pick the kids up, I met her mom and the litttle girl was all like "mommy look I made a new best friend !" oh she was the sweetest little baby !"

and this is a true story!!! it happened to me, shoutout to little nyah :3

"Really ? You know from first look, you look like a good care for kids."

"For real ?"

He then took my hands.

"Maybe I could give you some."

My eyes widened as I looked around the room awkwardly.

"Let's maybe wait 'til the second date for that, okay ?"

I chuckle awkwardly.

"Yeah, no, sorry, that was mental.."

It was then his turn to chuckle. We then started to really tune into the conversation, talking about everything and nothing, completly forgeting the limited time we had before we both heard that the date was over as I pouted playfully.

"Oh no, that's too bad, I was really enjoying this.."

I got up and he did as well.

"Me too man."

He pulled me in for a hug, a long, long, comforting hug. We pulled away but still stayed close, making eye contact as we both laughed and said our goodbyes.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

The time for Sharky to chose one of us for love when we all came back into the room.

I waved at Sharky, him waving back.

"It's been a long process today, I'm breaking you all down, my friends have helped me as well. Four of you are actually here for this thousand pounds, one of you is actually interested in me, so..It hurts, it hurts that four of you have lied to me today. But one of you, I feel like you let me know that you are actually interested, seriously so..Umm, the person that I think is interested in me and is not here for the money is.."

An tense pause was introduced in the room as he got up.

"..number 3."

My heart dropped to my asshole as I was quick to frown and drop my smile, seeing her do it instead.

"So, I wanna ask you one question..If you're here for the money, take the money. Are you here for love or are you here for the money ?"

He stood out his hand with the money, waiting, just for her to take.

"Sorry."

She laughed.

"But if you want, we can still go on a date, you know, once you go black, you never go back !

CRAZYYY

He opened his mouth in shock as he got back to sit on his chair.

"Okay, well my mind's frazeled. Alright, well it's time to find out who actually was interested, soo..In a few seconds, and whoever was actually here for love, step forward."

I look around if anyone was gonna fake it before I stepped forward, seeing complete shock on his face as I faked a smile.

"Oh my days, nah, I completely flumbled it, innit ?"

I nodded as he got up to hug me, rubbing my back, mumbling a few sorrys.

"I'm so so sooooooo sorry, darling."

"Nah, it's okay."

I pat his back before he sat back down on his chair.

"Okay, well I don- I was completely wrong, way off, but, yeah, I've failed my challenge, I got it wrong but yeah, that’s life so…Play the trailer.”

As soon as the last words came out of his mouth and the cameras were cut, everyone went back to what their doing as I’ve gone to pick up my stuff before Sharks came over

“Hey Y/N, I just wanna say that I’m so so sorry.”

“No, really, it’s okay, but all those compliments were for what ? The wind ?”

He had an extremely terrified face on before I laughed and patted his shoulder, a look of relief on his face as I spoke again,

“I’m joking, don’t worry.”

I smiled before all of the Beta Squad came over, hugging me ??

“We are so sorry about this bastard man. We literally yelled in his ear that it definitely was you but this prick pussio was deaf.”

Chunkz reassured me as we all laughed before they left, except Sharky.

“Listen, I’m truly sorry and you’re really pretty so for you to forgive me, you wanna go on a date ?”

He looked at me with hope in his eyes, searching for any stare of disagreement in mine as I nodded, smiling.

“Why not ?”

I shrug as I hug him, him hugging me closer if that was even possible.

˚. ୭ ˚○◦˚.˚◦○˚ ୧ .˚

A\N : OH MY DAYYS THIS TOOK SOOOO LONGHGGHHHHHHHHHGHHG i hope y’all are happy with the results ‼️

[ravendruidreads]

House of Earth and Blood - Review

Author: Sarah J. Maas Saga: Crescent City (#1) Date Read: December 11, 2023 - January 12, 2024 Format: Digital Pages: 803 Rating: 4,4/10 (2 stars) Spice Level: 1/5

Characters: 6/10 - I didn't feel a strong connection to most of the characters, but I did tear up a few times. I do think some of the characters in this book are very similar in personality with characters from other SJM's books

Atmosphere: 3/10 - I was not expecting to fall into a modern society after reading TOG and ACOTAR. It took me a while to get used to cell phones, computers and surveillance cameras, and even by the end of the book, I was not totally convinced. This rating is also tied with the worldbuilding.

Writing: 5/10 - I'm not a huge fan of SJM's writing, but I have to hand it to her, that this wasn't as bad as I thought... mostly because I didn't have to read the word "mate" every other sentence. I still have beef with "male" though.

Plot: 4/10 - This book could have easily been cut to 500 pages and nothing important would have been lost. There were a lot of moments where the story was unnecessarily dragged on.

Intrigue: 5/10 - It took me a while to get into the story, so much that I didn't pick up the book for almost two weeks.

Logic: 3/10 - Like I said before, this rating is tied with Atmosphere. I will get more into this in the review proper.

Enjoyment: 5/10 - My enjoyment of this book was very much like a roller-coaster. It had a lot of dull moments, but it also had fun and exciting moments.

The review is hidden below due to spoilers.

There is a lot to say about House of Earth and Blood, so let's start from the beginning: the characters.

Shockingly, Bryce Quinlan is not a fair-skinned, blue-eyed, blonde woman, like the two previous FMCs from the same author. It was a very welcoming change, however, I still have a bone to pick with her. Why does SJM feel the need to write all her female (and male, but we'll get to that) main characters as being extremely hot and fuckable? Not to mention that Bryce, Aelin and Feyre have a little bit too much in common, personality-wise. I feel like we're due for some change, here. Something good about Bryce is that it was nice to have some variety and representation of a different body type. We need more curvy, wide-hipped FMCs, please.

Hunt Athalar is your copy-paste morally grey, hot as the sun, super fuckable MMC. And it wouldn't be a SJM book without wings (I'm not kink-shaming). Throughout the book, Hunt is described as being a super-powerful, cold assassin, of being the best in centuries, etc., but we never actually get to see his power in action. Sandriel's death was very underwhelming, to be honest. I hope we get to see more of Hunt's powers in CC2 and 3. One good thing about Hunt? He's not as much as an "alphahole" as I thought he would be. The only time he actually seemed to step in for a "tell me who did this" moment, was with Amelie, and that was pretty soft when comparing him to Rhys and Rowan. But there's still time.

Honorable mentions go to Danika, who died before we could love her, and Lehabah, whose death legit made me sob into my pillow (seriously, My friends are behind me and I will defend them????? How can you not cry with this????).

Now, as for the story...

I felt like the story picked up in the middle of something, like I walked into a circle of people who were already discussing a subject, which was very confusing and unpleasant. To add more logs to the fire, the so-called worldbuilding was exhaustive and confusing. It felt a lot like infodumping. Because of this, it took me a while to go through the first ten chapters (I almost gave up after three pages, but I persisted).

The murder investigation itself was fun to read, but not entirely what I was expecting from this book. Also because I had such a hard time keeping up with the lore, I had to look up a bunch of stuff, and during one of those rabbit hole searches, I spoiled myself to who Danika's killer was, so my entire experience reading the investigation was me just anxiously waiting for them to find out it was Micah, and being super confused as to why there wasn't any foreshadowing that it was him (at least I didn't pick up on it).

Speaking of foreshadowing, can we talk about the plot twist of Hunt wanting to get synth???? Was I blind and did not see it coming, or did SJM suddenly pull that out of her butt? I didn't feel like it added much to the plot other than a rift between Hunt and Bryce (which she overcame a little bit too quickly, if you ask me).

Since we're talking about POVs, I'm not sure if all formats are the same, but for me there was no demarcation between POVs, which was extremely confusing. One second we were Bryce, the next we were Hunt, and by the time I realized that, we were already back to Bryce.

Lastly, and because this review is already extensive, I would just like to express my disappointment with the lack of spice in this book. Yes, I do love me a slow burn, and yes, this is the slowest of the burns, but like... there was so much hype for this book (I should have known better after ACOTAR) for being SJM's first Adult fiction, that I thought it would have actual adult content... but no. All we got was a measly masturbation scene that was very underwhelming (hello, A Court of Silver Flames, my old friend).

Stupid honorable mentions: For over half of the book, every time I read 'CBD' I thought they were talking about weed and not the district.

[feysandfeels]

48. Not Theia going "if we walked into a trap then we must defeat them." BESTIE YOU, YOUUUUUUU, WALKED YOUR PEOPLE INTO A TRAP!!! BFFR I AM BEGGING.

49. Also I cannot believe Tortured Trio went ahead with the biting the hand off plan. Like ummmmmmmmmmmm

50. Ithan essentially clawing off Isgrid's throat like

51. Also shoutout to my ToG fae!!! WHAT'S GOOD FAM? WE VIBING???

52. Silene, my love, is not the risk of using The Trove, is the risk of being fucking dumb LIKE YOU WERE.

53. This being said, the whole story of Theia and co is actually very interesting and I would love to learn more from them as their actions were unfolding. The descent into hellish ambition, the realisation, the mate thing with Aidas: all of it. What a character arc these three women have!

54. Not Bryce finding the missing Asteri and awakening her. Well done you.

55. Isgrid is not dead DEAD, right? like if Sabine can come back from a fucking shot to the head surely this girl can come back from having her throat ripped. Like it's not that serious.

56. What I can't get passed is Bryce being annoyed at Nesta and Azriel, when they are like no, we don't feel inclined to open a portal to your world and help you, when she has done nothing but show them how wreckless and selfish she is. Like girl. You are willing to endanger a whole other planet full of innocent people just to save your own and because you *check notes* hate the fae from *checks notes again* 15,000 years ago; so Prythian can get fucked because of the decisiones Theia made?

57. Nesta YOU BAD BITCH!!!!! KILLING THAT ASTERI GIRL WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT! THAT'S MY GIRL! EPAAAA ARRIBA! Bryce, watch and learn. Honestly!

58. I AM FUMING FUMING FUMING AT BRYCE!!!! HOW DARE SHE STEAL TRUTH-TELLER? HOW DARE SHE GET MAD BECAUSE NESTA AND AZRIEL WANT TO TELL RHYS WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNT?! HOW DARE SHE JUDGE THEIA AND HER ACTIONS WHEN SHE WAS HAPPY TO ENDANGER A WHOLE ASS WORLD BECAUSE SHE "NEEDED" HELP BUT THEN SHE REFUSED TO BE HONEST AND WANTED TO STILL PLAY BY HER RULES AND HER RULES ONLY!!! HOW DARE SHE JUDGE THE SELFISHNESS OF THE HUMAN REBELLION, WHEN SHE IS JUST LIKE THAT.

59. Honest to god now I understand why Danika never told her shit! Bryce is deeply selfish and lacks perspective to a worrying degree.

60. again, NO FUCKING WONDER DANIKA DID NO TELL YOU SHIT ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, BRYCE!

61. If Hunt's lighting can resurrect people, lets make it happen, Team, and bring Danika back! with her at the helm we can get through this.

62. Lidia is a fucking badass. A FUCKING BADASS! I CANNOT UNDERSTATE HOW MUCH OF A FUCKING BADASS SHE IS!

63. My baby Ruhn crying and telling Dec he loves him. RUHN YOU DESERVE THE MOON AND THE STARS AND ALL THE UNIVERSE.

64. Once again, Lidia is a fucking badass! (I mean if they are bringing Sabine, some other person who already died, and that Sigrid girl, they might as well bring Lidia back... like c'mon)

THEY TOOK OUT RUHN’S LIP PIERCING?! THEY! TOOK! OUT! RUHN’S! LIP! PIERCING!!

SOMEONE HOLD ME. SOMEONE HOLD ME RIGHT NOW. I AM ABOUT TO BREAK THE RULES OF TIME AND SPACE AN REALITY AND MAKE THEM PAY

MAKE THEM PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

[cuntycassandra]

As a Christmas gift to a few of my favourite people, I decided to construct two little collages consisting of name meanings and coloured structures that remind of these incredible people. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, please just take these pretty boards as gifts for being amazing friends towards me over the last eight months.

The first boards consists of my closest online friends, also known as the harem.

- Kit, you never fail to put a smile on my face with your amazing sense of humour and your beautiful heart. Seeing you appear on the group chat every day is genuinely one of the highlights of my mornings. ( @imgaybut )

- Tori, although our past may have taken a turn I will never stop loving you to your very core. You still mean ever so much to me, and I’m thankful to call you my best friend. The way you beautifully construct words so smoothly, the way you find ways to connect with almost everyone. You are ever so special. ( @torivikachu )

- Sevval, a sweetheart through and through, a kind yet sassy person who can hold the most intelligent yet silliest of conversations at the same time. I have so much time for you, Sevvie, and I hope you know that. ( @that-veela-girl )

- Jamie, the kindest person I have ever met. She is always there to lend a hand, a shoulder or a hug. You have the biggest heart, full of love and pure adoration for your friends. Never let that light dim, sweetheart, it’s one of the many things that makes you so unique. ( @treasureofmy-heart )

- and last but certainly not least, my muse, Hannah. Perfection personified, a heavenly teardrop morphed into that of a beautiful human. For us to have grown so close as not just friends, but even more, fills my heart with so much joy it’s honestly hard to contain. Not a moment goes by where you don’t cross my mind, your smile, your words, your voice, your beautiful eyes. You took hold of my brain and never let go, and I couldn’t be happier. ( @floatyteabag )

The second board is for a few of my other really close friends, who I have grown to love ever so dearly.

- Rahul and Ray, the closest things I have to best friends sparing the wives. You both have always been there for me whenever I have needed you, both of your fanfics have comforted me when I was in my worst state of health, you’ve both heard me cry, laugh, stress, and you’ve used every ounce of your kindness just to exist for my comfort. I can not thank either of you enough for just being your wonderful selves, and most of all being my friends ( @quillsink and @binch-i-might-be )

- Rose, the closest thing I’ll ever have to a real little sister. Not only a very beautiful person physically, but somebody who exhibits so much light, joy and innocence from her person it’s hard not to adore her wonder. You know I love you very very much, and I adore every single conversation we have ever had, and the many to come! ( @hopeless-bisexual-queen )

- and finally Pri, Danika and Abi, three people who I have not known very long, but have stepped up to be there for me in times of need. Not only are they all absolutely hilarious, but incredibly talented and stunning with words. Pri has offered me some of the most useful pieces of advice I have ever received, Dan has such a way with comforting words you can’t help but want to hug her, and Abi has such a kindred soul you can’t help but adore her. I love all three of you very very much, and thank you for coming into my life. (And of course Abi and I now share our dog family) ( @gothicsprinkles @echo-stan I don’t think I can tag Dani but I will be sending this to her.)

I’m not really sure what else to say here, except merry Christmas, happy holidays, and enjoy your time off if nothing else 💛 please, all eleven of you remember I’m nearby whenever you may need me or my hands to hold. I love you all so much!

[theladyofbloodshed]

I mean *I* personally don’t want a Manorian novella lol but I for sure don’t want the crossover. I think she’s running out of ideas at this point. CC is honestly an indication that, even though it was a rough idea in her mind (bc she did have a Pinterest board for it for a long time before it sold), it wasn’t fully formed and she went with it because she wouldn’t have had anything after TOG and ACOTAR ended (it would also explain why she even extended ACOTAR past the third book). It would also explain why CC is her weakest series, and one most readers aren’t really into that much it seems. She just doesn’t seem passionate about it

You mean you don't want to read about manon pegging dorian?!

I think she said she worked on cc for a long time in between books but it's the least memorable. Putting a read more to not clog up people's dashboards with my ramblings.

When teasers were released of cc2, I honestly could not pinpoint a character who would have said it, for example the counting abs one, that could have been pretty much any of her male characters except for maybe Lucien or Chaol.

I really liked Bryce in the first book, but then in cc2 she felt way too much like Aelin in terms of "I have a cunning plan that has saved us all - which nobody, including the reader, had any clues about!". It's sloppy writing to not even drop crumbs for the reader about plans. It's the same with Danika. I really despise her character because if I was Bryce and I'm uncovering so many secret plots from my best friend after her death, I'd be so insecure about our friendship. Danika knew Bryce's heritage but didn't tell her about her father, her mate, the rebels' plots, working with Sophie. I'm sure Danika will also have somehow contacted Aelin or Rhys in their universes too. It's lazy writing!!!

It's annoying as I really liked Bryce and Hunt together too - but sjm has a habit of making her couples so damn boring once they're together. The women lose personalities and are always so submissive whereas the men can do no wrong either - and I don't want that to be hunt and bryce.

The repetition is dull now. I don't want Flynn and Ariadne to be mates but they probably will be because he feels a pull to her. I don't want Ethan and the alpha wolf from the mystics being mates but they probably will because he feels a pull to her. I don't want Ruhn and Lidia to be mates but they probably will because he feels a pull to her. Not everybody needs to be mated. It's not rare when everybody has a mate bond. Mate bonds could be really interesting if the bond happened when someone was already in an established relationship with another, if they absolutely detested each other, if they were enemies, if they rejected the bond. Love without the presence of magic forcing them together is also good. I think it's more special to find love simply because you love that person rather than "I can feel a magical pull and we will be together FOREVER".

Nesta's story now just seems to be a set up for finding the trove for Bryce which makes her "healing arc" even worse and shows how little the author cares for Nesta or Cassian. The plots for both cc books were slow, slow, slow.

The hype for CC2 lasted a few days and all of it was detracted by the spoiler leak/final page. Are you really telling me the leak wasn't an inside job to drum up sales too? Conversation straight away went to all about Rhys and ACOTAR. I felt angry for Bryce, like this is her book and Rhysand has taken the attention. Even Feyre doesn't get names, she's just that woman covered in paint. Just as in Nesta's book, it was the Feysand show again. People who argue that Elain will get a book because the story is about three sisters... no, it's about Rhysand. It's always been about Rhysand. Even when Aelin was blasting through universes at the speed of light, she could still notice how handsome he was. Like we get it, you have a hard on for your imaginary character and can't function without mentioning him!!! But it is so freaking dull by now.

The thing that bothers me most is that sjm has somehow been given this crown as "the queen of foreshadowing". There are so many details that she skips out, under develops or completely ignores down the line. She wrote that Lucien resembles Beron in ACOTAR then retconned that so his father has a whole different ethnicity and now Lucien suddenly has Helion's nose. Feyre had to teach herself to swim in a pond, but nesta says their mother ensured they could swim because her cousin (?) was drowned by fae. One sister says the only person their mother respected was the father, the other says she was cold with their father. We still do not know the name of any of rhysand's family, none of their surnames, no cousins/siblings are ever mentioned, no other places names are ever included. In acotar, Kallias is described as the cunning lord of winter... and we never see any of that. arghhhhhhh so many inconsistencies and lack of development but I can get 3 pages of cassian's juices still seeping out of nesta's gleaming sex

[spoiledsandi-blog]

Could CC3 be a Sleeping Beauty retelling? Crack theory?

HOSAB SPOILERS!!!!

I know recently people have been assuming that the Little Mermaid retelling would be of Gwyn but they’re all saying it’s Tharion who will have that retelling. That got me thinking about the ending of HOSAB and what Bryce and Hunt could endure in CC3. So we know how the second to the last chapter says I

It’s only fitting to assume that Hunt is gonna have his mind altered. I know people have said in the past that Sarah always uses that to explain the darkness overcoming them (Passing out). Yet I feel like this is different. Bryce is off in Prythian and has had the key to the whereabouts of Gwydion. Now Danika’s whole purpose for the plot was to find out about her linage, I’m assuming that will deal with the whole TOG aspect of things. While Bryce’s linage has to deal with ACOTAR.

This makes me feel as though Bryce will be there for some time. Who knows how time works in these two worlds. It could be months or even a couple years in Midgard compared to Prythian. She was told to train and hone her power before she got to Hel. I think there’s so much plot involved in these three other worlds that she’ll be awhile. Now I personally dont think this Halo will be like the other one he’s had in the past.

This is the same ink that was used to tattoo the horn into Bryces back. Yet no ink was used in Hunts Halo it was just raw power.

Now this has me believing that the Asteri will use Hunt to there will as they’ve taken control over these random bodies and have been using them for there own purposes.

I dont think the Asteri would completely become him but I do think Hunt will be in some state of Hypnosis. Used as a last resort for Bryce to succumb to there power. We know that Aidas wasn’t in this book at all and we hear that Prince Pelias was a rapist and this terrible person. Yet we could deem this a lie because the Asteri spin lies do they not? What if Prince Pelias was being controlled that day against his will? What if he was made to kill Queen Theia? Also “Through love all is possible.” What if Hunt is being hypnotized and Bryce comes back and has to help him overcome this entire thing. There was a reason we were told about the Thunderbirds and how Sophie’s power was sought after since they both have the power of Electricity. How Hunt was bred for a reason?

I think Bryce is the Prince in the Sleeping beauty tale in this story while Hunt will be Aurora. There are the thorns embedded into his Halo and of course that Halo diminishes his powers. Yet I assume it will be different and will be used to control Hunt. “The through love all is possible.” Thing could come into play in order to release the hold the Asteri has on Hunt. Especially with Bryce coming back to Midgard to save him like the Prince did with Aurora. I just dont see why the Asteri would keep him alive a second time unless Hunt had value to them. Also the circumstances are much different so I dont think they’ll just let him back into society. I just believe Hunt will be different when Bryce comes back and what is a Sarah J. mass book without some kind of retelling/breaking a curse.

[blodgmonster]

Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood reread commentary

Part 2: The Trench

-" Twenty two months later" it's like one of those mom's who says she has a 22 month old. You can just round up and say 2 years. It's okay.

- and Bryce doesn't seem to have changed at first glance. Fucking some rando in the bathroom and she doesn't even know his name. I know the party girl thing is part of her vaneer by now but God, hon magical stds exist, surely?

- The Drop is a weird concept.

-Bryce's desk is ironwood. Like the ToG witch's brooms and Mama Archeron's bed in ACOTAR.

-Hunt just punched the door. Asshole move.

- I LOVE Lehabah

- about Danika, "I suspect there might have been a good deal about which she didn't inform you."

- The Hind mentioned.

- My memory is a bit foggy but isn't Micah the big bad of this one, the reason it all happened? So, why have Bryce investigate it? I can't remember.

- So the shifters are fae from Erliea and the fae are from Prythian. Rhun and Bryce are Starborn and connected to Rhysand's family. But also, obviously, to Lucien's. The Autumn King with red hair and fire power? We don't talk about that nearly enough.

- How in the hell are people like Danika and Ruhn heads of basically a paramilitary/police force? Drinking, doing drugs, partying like fucking idiots and you're...a cop? Is this a commentary on corrupt cops? Or just...really poor cop leadership?

- The Stag King....which screams Terrasen but he's from Avallen which is Night Court in nature...

- obsidian salt. SJM must really hate obsidian. I love it.

- I get why Juniper is upset that Bryce risked her life when she's made the Drop. But DAMN, hitting her?? She acted instinctively to save you.

-"friends didn't mourn each other the way Bryce seemed to have so thoroughly shut down every part of herself." Hunt, tell me you've never had a best friend without telling me you've never had a best friend. Or maybe I just love too hard. But if one of my besties died I'd be a wreck too. They'd probably be okay if it was me. Maybe I'm just weird. But it seems like Bryce and I are weird in this together at any rate.

- I like that Bryce has a landline lol

- her fancy amulet is the symbol of the three faced goddess from ToG, yeah?

- The Autumn King wants to make Fae great again.

- "Allow me to demonstrate why you all can kiss my fucking ass." Hell yeah, Bryce!!!!!

- "I see you, Quinlan, he silently conveyed to her. And I like all of it." Men written by women are just so much better than real men.

And that's part 2! It's getting better, the plot is smoothing out some, SJM is getting into her groove.

[whimsicallyreading]

It’s Time

Masterlist

Bryce could only prolong this talk for so long.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to talk to Ithan. They’ve both been dying to speak to each other since she closed the gates.

Bryce wanted hug him. To thank Cthona that he’d made it into the cellar, and get to know him as the person he’s become. Conner’s little brother who is all grown up now.

Before they could do that, they had to clear the air between them. It would require picking at old wounds so they could heal properly. The death of the back was a rugged, festering scar on both of them. Solving Danika’s murder started the long journey towards healing and it couldn’t be stopped now.

Ithan was a big part of this.

“Would you like me to stay with you, Sweetheart?” Hunt mumbles into her hair.

Bryce knew he would stay if she asked. Bear the awkwardness of this conversation silently, acting as a welcomed voyeur to this mending of a relationship. Her and Ithan needed the safety of privacy to work this our, though.

She leans up and presses a kiss to the high arch of his cheek. “You don’t need to hand around. It’s just a talk.”

Hunt looks decidedly concerned, but doesn’t contradict her choice. “Let me know when you are through. We can go out for dinner tonight.”

Bryce wrinkles her nose, “Where we can get harassed by paparazzi and journalists? I don’t like having my picture taken when I’m trying to shove noodles into my mouth.”

“Oh, Sweetheart,” he brushes a piece of hair back from her face, “they won’t be bothering us tonight. I’ll make sure of it.” There’s a lightness to Hunt’s posture and a wicked gleam in his eyes now. Freedom looked good on him, and he was thriving.

Bryce felt the strange new magic inside of her twist. It was almost as attracted to Hunt as she was, and it always answered his call to playfulness and mischief. The kind of trouble Bryce herself was always drawn to.

Kindred souls, mirrors, whatever you wanted to call them, there was an unmistakable bond between them. One, that when Ember finally comes to visit with assuage her worries about her only daughter being with a Vanir male.

That was saying something.

Bryce looks through the glass windows of the bar where Ithan sits. He hasn’t seemed to notice her presence yet, the weight of what they were about to do was probably distracting him as well.

“Call me when you finish,” are Hunt’s final words before he takes off above the city streets.

Bryce looks at Ithan for a moment longer, and counts to three before walking inside.

As was typical these days, the minute she steps through the doors, heads turn. A couple of men even pull out their phone to snap picture, but Bryce flips them off and ruins their shots.

Or maybe they will sell it to CC Weekly and title it Princess Unhinged Again.

Ithan turns and glares at some of the offenders, and a few even have the common sense to turn away. Pissing off the new lead of the Aux packs wasn’t high on anyone’s to do lists.

Bryce was glad for Amelie’s decision to step down. She took it upon herself to decide that someone who didn’t have the dominance to oppose Sabine in her rash decisions should be her second. It was also becoming more apparent to the other packs that Ithan was built to be an alpha male, and Amelie was doing a piss poor job of maintaining control.

Ithan’s eyes catch Bryce’s, and instead of angry, he seems almost sorrowful. She pulls out the barstool next to his and orders a beer, looks at Ithan, then orders another for him as well.

Step one, they both would need alcohol for this.

“I’m not going to lie, Bryce.” He says looking up at the TV playing Sunball reruns on the screen and keeps his gaze fully locked there. “I’m really freaking uncomfortable.”

“Yeah, it is.” She agrees, “but it shouldn’t be, and that’s why we are doing this.”

“He was my brother.” Ithan chokes out and Bryce feels a tear in her heart. “You hurt him really bad and then he died.”

“I know,” Bryce swallows.

“He loved you.” There are tears dripping down Ithan’s cheeks and makes no move to wipe them. “You didn’t love him, but you lead him on and made him think he had a chance.”

Bryce wanted to retort, but she knew Ithan needed to express these feelings. He’d harbored them for so long they needed to be said aloud before they could be dealt with.

“He died and you wouldn’t even talk to me,” Ithan looks at her in betrayal.

She has to dab at her eyes with the sleeves of her shirt. Ithan looked so lost. So different from the vibrant puppy who played college sports and squished next to her on the couch. Bryce felt responsible for that loss of innocence even if she hadn’t been the one to kill Conner.

“I’m sorry,” she says, through the lump in her throat. “I know that doesn’t mean much but I am. You should know that I did love him.”

Ithan scoffs, and shakes his head at those words. “Sure you did.”

“I did.” Bryce hisses leaning forward, but catches herself and sits back in her chair. “You don’t get to tell me what I felt. I was young, stupid, and scared about what a relationship would mean.”

A sigh escapes her and she leans her face into her hands. “You know my baggage with Vanir males. I won’t go into that again. Conner was an intense person. I know how he felt about me but I wasn’t ready, yet.”

She looks Ithan in the eye, pleading for him to understand. “I wasn’t ready then.”

Her and Conner had just taken the first baby step in a relationship that night. They hadn’t made any commitments to each other, and while the wolves may see things differently Conner wasn’t expecting her to dive head first.

If they’d had more time, there would have been more baby steps. More progress. Bryce would have had time to mature and for Conner to be sure he was making the right choice not searching for a mate. They might have become something.

But they never got the chance.

“I couldn’t even look at myself in a mirror, there was no way I could have faced you.” Bryce confesses weakly. “If I could change the choices I made that night, I would. Without hesitation, but that’s a useless thought to entertain.”

All she could do was live with the choices she made. The past couldn’t be erased, and with Hunt, she was finally learning to embrace the future.

Connor sniffles and takes a long drink of the beer in front of him. “It wasn’t your fault, Bryce.”

Shock ran its cold fingers up her spine, and Bryce couldn’t keep the surprise from her face.

“You messed up. Don’t get me wrong, it was hard to forgive you for that,” Ithan says and Bryce cringes a little. “But I should never have let you go in believing you were to blame for them dying.”

“Ithan-“ the tremble in Bryce’s voice sends more tears to her eyes and she dabs them with a bar napkin. “Ithan I-“

“No,” he stops her short. “They were family too. You were in the right place at the right time and it spared your life. There was nothing you could have done, and I’m glad you aren’t dead. I would miss you.”

Ithan shudders and takes a gasping breath, and it breaks Bryce as well. She reaches over and wraps her arms around him, while Ithan squeezes her waisted as if he were afraid she’d disappear.

Several moments pass with them like this. Bryce knows a few people have snapped photos, but there isn’t any more room for anger. Not with the relief flooding through her veins, chilling that hot white pain she’d carried for so long.

“I forgive you Bryce,” Ithan whispers in her ear.

Bryce sobs, “I missed you too Ithan.”

They both pull away, wiping their faces and taking drinks of their beers to calm down. A cheer comes from the TV screen as a goal is scored, and a bowl of peanuts had been set in front of them at some point.

“Can we start over? Bryce asks hesitantly. “Is there a chance we could be friends again?”

Juniper was busy and Fury was gone on another mission. With Hunt and Ruhn active in her life again she was a lot less lonely, but there was still a gap where the pack had been. Where Ithan used to be.

Ithan takes a moment to think. “No,” he says, breathing out and taking a drink of beer. He rolls a peanut shell between his meat-stick finger. “I don’t think so.”

“Oh,” Bryce said. That didn’t feel like a knife in her gut at all.

“No,” Ithan continues. “Because we are family. We’ve always been family.”

Bryce beams from ear to ear, she honestly may even be glowing a bit. “I like the sounds of that.”

They drink beer, and soon talk becomes easier. Ithan fills her in on the years she missed, Bryce talks about the dance classes she’s taking again. They even talk about the night the she shut the gates, and the backlash that’s followed.

Time passes, and before she realizes it, Bryce is late to meet with Hunt.

“Shit,” Bryce starts gathering her things and lays a few bronze marks on the table. “I’ve got to go.”

“Hot date with your Angel?” Ithan asks and Bryce blushes and turns away, feeling slightly ashamed to acknowledge her new boyfriend in front of Conner’s brother.

Ithan touches her shoulder, “Conner would have liked Hunt for you.”

Bryce had texted Hunt, and she can see him land on the sidewalk outside of the bar, but her attention is still focused on Ithan.

“They didn’t know each other very well when he was alive,” Ithan acknowledges, “but if my brother saw how happy Hunt makes you, it wouldn’t have mattered. At the end of the day, he would just want you to be happy.”

Bryce grabs his hand and squeezes it. “He would be proud of you Ithan.”

“I know,” he smiles. “Now get going, I have to report for my Aux shift soon anyways. We should meet up again sometimes.”

They bid their goodbyes and Bryce feels a million times lighter as she walks out of the bar. Hunt sweeps her into his arms and they take off over the streets of Lunathion.

“How did it go?” He asks.

“Really well,” Bryce tells him l about their conversation and the bridges they mended. Hunt listens without judgement or interruption.

He lands in vacant side street close to the Old Square. A food cart serving spicy wraps, pita bread and hummus is just down the block. “I figured we could get some food and have a picnic?”

“A picnic?” Bryce smiles. “I like the sound of that.”

They’d made a bucket list of things ordinary people did in the city that Hunt has yet to try, and they attempt to knock a few off each week. Bryce took photos, and Hunt would get them developed after work. Soon a whole wall of their apartment was now decorated with photos of the two of them having fun.

A picnic was on their list, but near the bottom. It didn’t seem like the kind of thing Hunt would be super interested in.

Yet here they were.

It turns out, he’d even packed an old blanket in his backpack. When they finished eating Hunt and Bryce laid out under the stars, not speaking but just content in each other’s presence.

Her phone dings.

A text bubble from Ithan appears, quickly followed by another.

I hope you and Hunt are having fun. Conner isn’t the only one happy for you. I’m glad you’ve found someone.

It’s time

Bryce’s heart is warned further, and she sets her phone back down on the blanket beside her. She would call Ithan in the morning. Right now, Hunt’s wing was draping over her and the softness of it could put her to sleep.

Everyone was moving on, but instead of bitter and sad, there was hope. Their loved ones may be gone, but they weren’t forgotten. The pack would always be in her and Ithan’s heart, and where love endured so would their memories.

“You didn’t tell me your mother is coming next week,” Hunt whispers as Bryce’s eyes droop.

“I wasn’t about to give you time to prepare yourself,” Bryce smiles into his neck. “It’s better if you just jump in feet first with her.”

“Menace,” he hisses. “A pretty menace, but a pain in my ass at the same time.”

“We can face her together,” Bryce yawns.

“Go to sleep,” Hunt encourages. “I’ve got you, Sweetheart. Like I said earlier, no one is going to bug you when I’m around.”

So, under the night sky, wrapped in a velvet wind, her and Hunt fall asleep, looking forward to tomorrow at last.

The conversion at the end of HoEaB I feel we desperately needed 😂

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