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[yazthebookish]

Maybe I'll spoil you guys and talk about Gwynriel and ACOTAR5 and anything related to it overall. I recently finished my HOFAS reread and have some fresh thoughts. I'll let my thoughts guide me and some of these points I've already addressed in my insta stories yesterday. I just rather share a lengthy post here since I'll only tag under #gwynriel.

I often see arguments about how Gwyn and Azriel can't move the plot forward because the series is centered on the Archeron sisters.

First, that's not true because Sarah is following what she called "a traditional romance route". She's following the same patterns of Nalini Singh, Kresley Cole, and Lisa Kleypas where they publish multiple books in the same series following different couples.

This is fitting for a series like ACOTAR because it's romance-centered. And Sarah have already said that each couple is getting one book and there will likely be more books beyond ACOTAR6.

Saying that doesn't dismiss the importance of the sisters to the story, Feyre already has a trilogy centered on her. The spin-off just follows different characters including the sisters.

I won't try hard to convince people on this because I've already posted almost everything Sarah said about the spin-off series and what's it's about. So if the next book is not centered on an Archeron sister, that's for Sarah to bamboozle the fandom with.

One thing that stuck out to me is when I compared the ending of ACOSF with the scene of Bryce giving Nesta Gwydion and seeming like she left Nesta with a new quest.

First, this is what the text says, and this is Chapter 80, the very last chapter in ACOSF:

Succeeding in the Blood Rite didn't mean the training stopped. No, after she and her friends told Cassian and Azriel most of the details of their ordeal, the two commanders had compiled a long list of mistakes that the three of them had made that needed to be corrected, and the others wanted to learn from them, too. So they would keep training, until they were all well and truly Valkyries. Gwyn, despite the Rite, had returned to living in the library.

1. The Valkyries are not yet a unit.

2. SJM only and specifically highlighted that Gwyn, despite the Rite, returned to living in the library. It was like "hey, remember all the talk Gwyn did about wanting to leave the library after two years? Yeah that's on hold a bit but keep that in mind". She didnt even add Emerie or the other priestesses to that sentence.

With Nesta being left with Gwydion to find out why the 8-pointed star was tattooed on her, I don't think the next book will start with "hey Elain take this sword and deal with it". Who are Nesta's main companions now? Gwyn and Emerie.

I'll be back to the Valkyries but let's just talk about Azriel for a bit.

It is so painfully obvious to me that Azriel is being handed the Illyrian plot on a golden platter. How big or small of a plot it is depends on SJM, but it's important based on the fact that she fleshed out the Illyrian's origins and tied them to the crossover AND making Truth-teller the knife of Enalius.

That is a big deal for an Illyrian like Azriel.

And I quote my friend Lacie on this, it is very poetic for Azriel to be the owner of the knife that originally belonged to the person who freed his own people from the Daglan's clutches, perhaps because he saw his people are more than just slaves to the Daglan—how powerful would it be for Azriel, who loathes his own people, to parallel Enalius.

And for years some people were against Azriel dealing with this plot because he shouldn't make peace with his "abusers", its true his own family and some Illyrians failed him but he is condemning an entire population. Good people like Emerie and Balthazar. Even Rhys's mother, who had valid reasons to hate her people especially as a female, still made sure to make Rhysand connect with his Illyrian heritage and he even goes on to say that his mother didn't forget what they did to her but still loved her people.

If both Cassian and Rhysand (and by extension the author) continue to flag Azriel's hatred of the Illyrians as an issue—then it is a damn big issue for it to be addressed repeatedly.

Okay so to address my final point about Gwyn and Azriel and how they can move the plot forward.

Now I didn't detail out much about what the next book will deal with because that's another post (and I already have a post on that).

All of our theories and predictions are based on information that is available to us. Saying Azriel and Gwyn cannot move the plot forward does not make any sense because the central plot is tied to multiple characters, Archeron or not.

If SJM wants to make a character move the next book's plot forward, she can do it because she's in control of the story. She's in control of the narrative. She's in control of the characters.

The characters are puppets and this is an unfinished story. If some characters would add more value and make for a more interesting story before the others, she can decide on that. If she wants to make Eris the protagonist of the next book, she can easily do that whether the fandom wants it or not.

Let me give you an example of minor characters that pushed the plot forward and became main characters: Yrene Towers and the Hind. These kind of arguments could've been used for them in HOEAB or HOSAB and Pre-TOD. Before HOSAB/HOFAS and TOD, could we have predicted that they would have played a crucial role before those books? Not likely because they had minimal appearances and were not part of the main cast. This is what I'm talking about.

You can't know how a character will contribute to a story until you see how it all unfolds. We can make guesses on the information we have which is why I believe three characters are likely to join the main cast: Gwyn, Emerie, and Eris.

Why is it so easy to accept that Emerie might be sharing a book with an original character like Mor but it's hard to comprehend the fact that Gwyn could also share a book with Azriel? Because Emerie showed up in ACOFAS? To me that's not really a strong argument based on Sarah's writing and what we have in the books, she doesn't really pick based on who showed up the earliest. Here's a good example: Hypaxia, who showed up earlier, didn't even get her own chapters but the Hind did.

And there's one argument I recall about how I need to rely on Nesta to have a plot focused on Gwyn or the Valkyries in the next book. Nesta's arc is clearly not over based on HOFAS, but does that mean she's getting a POV? Not necessarily. I don't think she is. Gwyn is the perfect candidate for us to see what's going on with Nesta post-HOFAS and how they all deal with the Valkyries and whatever Sarah will set up with them.

There is this whole Valkyrie/Illyrian conflict that could be triggered as a result of the Blood Rite, with Ramiel definitely being an important location to explore in the next book, we also have the Pegasi and the Prison and the implications of the crossover. It makes sense to have an Illyrian and a Valkyrie POV to deal with some plots in the next book.

"Gwyn contributes to nothing" we can't know until the book is out. How sure are we that maybe SJM won't connect her to the crossover by making her mysterious father a Worldwalker? Or Prince of Hel? Or an Asteri? Maybe I'm right maybe I'm wrong.

"But Koschei! And the Human Queens!" Koschei will always be a background player pulling on the strings until the final book as it's obvious he is the big bad in the series, unless someone even worse is revealed. But no one is dismissing Koschei or the Human Queens messing around.

Literally what's the point of the story or the fun elements of surprises or plot twists if you need Sarah to list down everything that the next books will deal with. That's not how a story develops to me. I don't need to know everything in advance to just know how it will go. That's like knowing spoilers early on and checking off with each book what happened and what didn't happen. I feel like it's close to how a lot of readers were disappointed with not having enough ACOTAR in HOFAS, because Sarah implied half of the book would be set in Prythian. So by the time the book came out and it wasn't that, people were vocal about it.

In my opinion, SJM set a good foundation for Gwyn's arc to build up on in ACOSF and her arc is not over. We won't get mentions of her still carrying the guilt of her sister's death or not leaving the library after she said she's sick of being there for two years without us seeing resolution for that. She wouldn't be in Azriel's bonus chapter if she is not involved with him.

To conclude, my reread still affirms to me that the next book with an Azriel/Gwyn book. Azriel is clearly being set in the forefront.

[vcsource]

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[darkfictionjude]

Percy puts on his old football helmet. "You don't know how to do anything [MC], and you have shit luck so yeah I think we're dying today.”

"Making it through the whole family, Lorcan?" A slow smile spreads on his face.

"I'm not going to say sorry because it was funny," he pauses, "TO ME.”

"If I have to eat macaroni for one more night I will kill all of us," he grins.

"Look this shit is heavy and I'm not playing twenty questions with you Crazypants. You need a fucking hobby when you and those other two aren't making out in the attic," he snarks.

These were my favourite Percy quotes from this chapter, I loved all his scenes! He was so funny (even though it's at the MC’s expense 😭 lol).

I lowkey never realize what I make Percy say until people remind me 😭

Anyway he’s my best boy and I would sacrifice every one including Crowny for him ❤️

[leojurand]

She responded with a small contented sound like a snort—an absurd sound that seemed to lift the sealing stone and release some well-spring of laughter deep down within him. It came bubbling and leaping up in the most tremendous hurry to reach the sunlight, so that all his blood danced with it and his lungs were stifled with the rush and surge of this extraordinary fountain of delight. He felt himself at once ridiculous and omnipotent. He was exultant. He wanted to shout.

—Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon

[flying-cat]

One reason I love the idea of bkdk trading some character traits with one another (Izuku gets angry a bit easier and maybe swears when he's not thinking about how his poor mother would react to it (lmao) and Katsuki getting at least a little bit calmer (when people aren't actively making him angry) and letting his nerdy side show more) is because it then makes me think about them meeting their middle school selves with some sort of timefuck quirk and their middle school selves are already flabbergasted that they're both pro-heroes together AND they get along. Now just wait until 14 y/o Katsuki sees 24 y/o Izuku getting PISSED at something and 25 y/o Katsuki is trying not to laugh about it.

[devildomwriter]

“Wait, you want me to come along instead of Lucifer…? I don’t mind, but…”

“Wonderful, let’s go. Take care, Lucifer. And you too, __.”

— Solomon and Diavolo (Chapter 28-8)

[simeonsaints]

chap 14

[acourtofquestions]

Aelin said to Rowan with a secret smile, "You, I don't know. But I'd like to."

Rowan's lips tugged upward "I'm not on the market, unfortunately."

"Pity," Aelin said.

"She must be a rare, staggering beauty to make you so faithful."

Gods save them all. He could have sworn Fenrys coughed behind him.

"She must be clever, and fascinating, and very, very talented. She must be the most wonderful person who ever existed."

Another cough from behind him-from Gavriel this time.

But Aelin only had eyes for Rowan as the warrior said to her, "She is indeed that. And more."

[demisexualnathanvuornos]

Canon AroAces (it/its) 268/?: Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (2017-)+tropes

[lordansketil]

Chapters: 23/? Fandom: Original Work, Napoleonic Era RPF, regency - Fandom, 19th Century CE RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Prince Regent/Female OC Characters: George IV of the United Kingdom, Prinny, Original Female Character(s), Prince Regent, Beau Brummell, Frederick Duke of York and Albany, some eldritch things Additional Tags: Regency, George iv - Freeform, Prinny - Freeform, Belly Kink, Stuffing, Hand Feeding, Tentacles (sort of), Depression, Weight Gain, Fat Shaming, fat appreciation, mentions of politically motivated suicide, the corn laws, Slow Burn, lots of french cooking, 1816, The Year Without A Summer, Existential Angst, too much laudanum, with some eldritch things thrown in, they also like cake, reposted after my account was hacked, Panic Attacks Summary:

An aging, portly prince and a pretty baker’s cousin make a bet on which of them can make the other one fall in love first. Outwardly, everything appears to be in the bored prince’s favour but, unbeknownst to him, their meeting was no chance encounter and romance is the last thing on the young lady’s mind. When both of them begin to lose themselves in their wager, things take a darker turn... (Reposted after my account was hacked.)

[m1smatched-starsigns]

"The night Feathertail told us all that you snuck out of camp to get your bones jumped by Hawkfrost, I was scandalized.”

In the dark, somebody whispers, “Wait, what happened?”

Another voice says, “You owe me a carp, Heavystep.”

“Hold on, whose bones did Hawkfrost jump?”

Somewhere in the crowd, Hawkfrost snaps, “Stormfur!”

“Hawkfrost jumped Stormfur’s bones?” Asks the voice.

— starting at the end of the road to ruin (flesh and bone, c9)

[tragicotps]

Excerpt from The amber spyglass: chapter 16: The intention craft

[twistedshipper]

Sometimes Morgana hated Arthur for being her brother.  Sometimes the simple sight of him—the way he would fixate his blue eyes upon her from afar so that they widened with what she believed to be dreaded recognition—caused her deep excruciating pain, instead of pleasure.  So, she would keep away from him, to protect him, she told herself, from the thoughts in my mind, but she knew, deep down, she was safeguarding no one but herself.  (x)

[stromuprisahat]

She never walked West Stave alone. With the Dregs at her side, she could stroll by the Menagerie without a glance toward the golden bars on the windows. But tonight, her heart was pounding, and she could hear the roar of blood in her ears as the gilded facade came into view. ... Inej forced herself to look at the Menagerie as she passed. It’s just a place, she told herself. Just another house. How would Kaz see it? Where are the entrances and exits? How do the locks work? Which windows are unbarred? How many guards are posted, and which ones look alert? Just a house full of locks to pick, safes to crack, pigeons to dupe. And she was the predator now, not Heleen in her peacock feathers, not any man who walked these streets. As soon as she was out of sight of the Menagerie, the tight feeling in her chest and throat began to ease. She’d done it. She’d walked alone on West Stave, right in front of the House of Exotics. Whatever was waiting for her in Fjerda, she could face it. A hand hooked around her forearm and yanked her off her feet. Inej regained her balance quickly. She spun on her heel and tried to pull away, but the grip was too strong. “Hello, little lynx.” Inej hissed in a breath and tore her arm free. Tante Heleen. That was what her girls knew to call Heleen Van Houden or risk the back of her hand. To the rest of the Barrel she was the Peacock, though Inej had always thought she looked less like a bird than a preening cat. ... Inej’s vision blurred. Trapped. Trapped. Trapped again. ... Move, her mind screamed, but she couldn’t. Her muscles had locked up; a high whine of terror filled her head. ... Inej stood frozen, shaking. Then she dove into the crowd, eager to disappear. She wanted to break into a run, but she just kept moving steadily, pushing toward the harbor. As she walked, she released the triggers on the sheaths at her forearms, feeling the grips of her daggers slide into her palms. Sankt Petyr, renowned for his bravery, on the right; the slender, bone-handled blade she’d named for Sankta Alina on the left. She recited the names of her other knives, too. Sankta Marya and Sankta Anastasia strapped to her thighs. Sankt Vladimir hidden in her boot, and Sankta Lizabeta snug at her belt, the blade etched in a pattern of roses. Protect me, protect me. She had to believe her Saints saw and understood the things she did to survive. ... The run-in with Tante Heleen had left her shaken, and the heft of the daggers in her hands wasn’t enough to soothe her rattled nerves. She knew she should get used to carrying a pistol, but the weight threw off her balance, and guns could jam or lock in a bad moment. Little lynx. Her blades were reliable. And they made her feel like she’d been born with proper claws.

Six of Crows- Chapter 10 (Leigh Bardugo)

[encrucijada]

let's bring back this trend?? @coffeeandcalligraphy and @onomatopiya did this as well, i took inspiration from both! chapter episode names and numbers might be moved <3 this was mostly for the sake of the edit

[ all transcripts below! ]

Show Summary: Adam and Malcolm are dreamers demoted from their place In the agency after they failed to stop their old team members from killing a dream.

Episode Two - Pointed North: Adam and Malcolm reunite with old friends and discuss how things fell apart.

Episode Three - Rising Smoke: Piedad, Hudson and Ericka find it hard to adjust to their way of life now that they must look after a kid named Lake.

Episode Four - Dead Species: Piedad and Hudson make an effort to understand Lake's dreaming, while Ericka looks for some normality.

Episode Five - Routine Call: Recovered from the stab, Adam returns to his everyday life as a dreamer though the glamour of it has faded.

Playing Episodes

Episode Ten - Shiver Light: [ADAM] You're not real, [DREAM PIEDAD] Does that matter?

Episode Fifteen - Eye Glare: [ADAM] I wish you'd killed me, [PIEDAD] Me too

[incorrect-losers]

Stan: You’re insane

Bill: Besides the point