#thistlegrove

[sanguine-bonds]

This is depicting a scene from Sanguine Bonds: Origins, in the ninth chapter - March of Sacrifices.

You can find more of the story here, on my DA.

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Azrael dropped one of his daggers to pry at the giant’s sausage-like fingers that were crushing his throat and he blindly kicked and struggled in it’s grip.

He was rending and slashing at it’s wrist with his remaining dagger before, in a last ditch effort to get free, he finally plunged it through it’s forearm.

The giant threw him at the ground, roaring in pain and flailing it’s bleeding wrist around, which still had the dagger buried deep to the hilt. Azrael hit the stone floor and he bounced and rolled to a stop several feet away before he slowly staggered to his feet. Everything spun around him and he swooned and fell back down to his knees and braced himself up with one arm.

He held his throat with his other hand and fought to breathe through his crushed windpipe. He squinted and strained to see anything and he prayed to Jal that the giant wasn’t coming after him to finish the job.

His ears were still ringing and he had a new gash on his forehead to accompany the one on the back of his head. Blood ran down his face and into his eye before it dripped to the floor. He wiped some of it away with the back of his hand, but his injured shoulder throbbed as he moved it and his tail curled at his feet with a pained whimper. It was most definitely broken.

Azrael’s doubled vision allowed him to see vague shapes again and he was almost certain that he saw the vampire that flash-banged them at the top of the stairs fall to pieces, but he wasn’t one-hundred percent sure if it was his eyes playing tricks on him or not. He did hit his head pretty hard.

But then he saw a blur and the giant fell backwards to the ground as well. It’s head rolled in front of it and it’s feet were still partially stuck in ice.

Azrael was still squinting and he blinked several times. He pulled his hunting knife from his boot and forced himself back to his feet and he swayed unsteadily as he prepared himself as best as he could for an attack.

After a few more seconds of dazed blinking and shaking his head, his vision cleared further and now he could see Valandil standing over the giant in the center of the room with his bloodied scimitars in hand.

His eyes glowed bright red with blood-lust, like two blazing flames in the darkness of the cellar. Blood ran down the High Elf’s chin and the front of his neck and Azrael highly doubted it was his.

He looked around the room and didn’t see Damien anywhere, but he could easily guess where his friend was. The barrels on the other side of the room that were stacked neatly just moments ago were now splintered and blasted as if someone had taken a sledgehammer to them.

Azrael’s legs buckled from beneath him and he collapsed to his hands and knees once more before he pointed in the direction that Damien had been thrown on the far side of the room. His larynx was crushed and he was unable to speak and barely able to breathe.

His heart raced, as, he had no idea what condition Damien was in, and he could only watch helplessly as Valandil turned and ran in the direction he pointed out.

Azrael’s hearing had almost recovered by then, and he could somewhat hear Reykala’s screams through the ringing as she transformed back to her original form and saw out of the corner of his eye as she fell to her knees and curled forward in agony as her bones twisted and contorted.

But his panicked gaze remained locked on Valandil and he prayed to the goddess of luck once more that his best friend still lived.

[identittie-crisis]

i love lana harper and her works but the clothing she gives her main characters is truly befitting of their age as millennials. i look up the names of the clothing and i see what they wear and i go, ‘yes. that is so tumblr 2014 coded’. i can already see the filters they used in my head (disclaimer: they don’t use filters in the books but i hc that they so did bc aint no way they didn’t have insta and snap)

[loves-quinns]

Do you have any book recs similar to Payback’s A Witch by Lana Harper? Or The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow?

Hmm don't know if you mean witches, queer witches, or queer romance so I'll give you all 3:

The Year of the Witching - a straight up witch novel set in early America that deals with race, sexism, and a deeply conservative tyrannical society. Tbh I loved it. Takes a minute to get in to

In Defense of Witches - a nonfiction about the sexism of witch hunts

From Bad to Cursed - Second book in the Witches of Thistlegrove series and is about Talia's sister. It is a straight romance but Issa is bi and I found her fun and charming. Would go to bat for her and Rowan.

These Witches Don't Burn - haven't personally read this one yet but I've heard good things and its gay so how could it be bad

Delilah Green Doesn't Care - I loved it and its gay no other comments

Written in the Stars - also loved it and its gay and about astrology

In the Event of Love - lumberjack lesbian and femme childhood besties reunite after 5 years apart in the mountains during christmas time? Its 5 stars from me

[cleaverqueer]

Dnd party I came up with.

Molly Grubgnash the lvl 3 Mole Artificer

Stilton Fischer the lvl 5 Stoat Rogue

West Wallwort the lvl 0 Mouse (this is his first adventure)

His big brother Cole Wallwort the lvl 10 Rat Conman

Juniper Bramble the lvl 3 Capybara Knight

Clove Thistlegrove the lvl 7 Necromancer Bunny

And Buster Bentley the lvl 6 Barbarian Badger

[thetrailthestarsblaze]

Whitewing

Ivypaw trotted slowly into camp, one half of the rabbit clenched in her jaws and the other half Dovewing had. Together they walked the lanky, hefty prey towards the prey pile. Almost too soon, Ivypaw spotted her mother’s soft white pelt heading towards them out of the corner of her eyes.

“You got that all on your own?” Whitewing gasped with pride.

Ivypaw set the rabbit down to greet xir mother, pride rolling in xir chest. Dovepaw purred alongside xir.

“The whole patrol helped but, Wheatcloud and Thistlegrove wanted us to bring it in.” Ivypaw replied, knowing word would get around if xe took credit for the hunt.

“That’s wonderful! It’s a wonderful rabbit! We could even skin it for extra fur during the winter.” Whitewing hummed happily, green eyes glimmering. “Come, I’ll help you.”

Ivypaw bowed xir head down to take up the head of the rabbit. Whitewing moved in between Ivypaw and Dovepaw, lifting the rabbit up. Together, they brought the rabbit away to be skinned.

[sanguine-bonds]

Just practising my poses and wanted to do a more serious pic of Azrael. He may be a goofy, fun-loving troublemaker, but he knows how to get down to business when the situation calls for it. He was a former assassin (against his will), but now he uses his talents to help keep the baddies in check.

I initially drew this a while back, but I've since updated his character concept and felt this was worth tweaking to the current standard. Drawn digitally in Krita using my XP-Pen tablet. You can catch more of my stuff here, on DA.

[sanguine-bonds]

Just something I did to help myself cope with the overall anxiety of holiday social obligations. It's my two main characters, Damien Hemlock and Azrael Thistlegrove having a little nap on the couch after some studying. Damien's cat, Bubbles is snoozin' at their side.

They're characters of my book series Sanguine Bonds and they're my babies. You can catch more Sanguine Bonds stuff here, on my DA!

[sanguine-bonds]

This is a height comparison between my tallest character, who is 7'6", and my shortest character, who's only a mere 4'8".

Azrael is a very small, quick, and very mischievous sort, and Gilrond is a no-nonsense hard-ass ex-soldier who prefers his castle to run smoothly and efficiently. The former targets the later with much of his shenanigans and Gilrond spends almost as much time chasing Azrael down various hallways of the castle, screaming threats while Azrael cackles like a little madman with an armful of his ill-gotten loot. Such as all of Gilrond's left bracers.

They're very at odds at first, when Gilrond was decidedly against Azrael joining their ranks because he knew the boy was a thief. But they eventually warm up to each other. That doesn't stop the banter though. lol You can see more on my DA.

[sanguine-bonds]

It's a concept design of Azrael's various outfits in my book series for easy reference.

You can see more on my DA

[sanguine-bonds]

Pretty self explanatory, this. It's a concept design for Azrael in my book series for easy reference. lol

Azrael is my original character and this is my original art and I recently revamped his design. (Hopefully for the last time, and the pun was indeed intended.) You can see more on my DA

[thetrailthestarsblaze]

Dovewing?

Pov is Ivypaw but Dovepaw is there!

Ivypaw shuttered quietly at the idea but said nothing as her mothers groomed her and Dovepaw. Nightcloud’s strong forepaw kept her in place while Ivypaw listened on to the cats around her. Dovepaw seemed blissfully unaware, purring in the arms of their other mother, Whitewing.

“You two be good for your mentors. Listen to them closely, alright?” Nightcloud warned, her voice betraying her worry.

“We will, Ma!” Dovepaw chimed eagerly.

“Thistlegrove and Wheatcloud are nice cats. Make sure to pay attention to your lessons.” Whitewing added with a chuckle.

Ivypaw heard the warriors talking again, voices hushed and nervous. Emberfoot was an older cat with dark paws. To the left, Antpelt sat clawing the sandy soil anxiously. Heathertail sat beside Antpelt, their eyes foggy with thought.

“It’s a sign. Gorsetail and Kestrelflight should know.”

“I’m sure they’ve talked about it. It’s not like we know more then they do.” Heathertail replied, absently.

Ivypaw was pulled back to her parents are Nightcloud let her go. She darted out from under her mother, glancing out into the camp. Would the warriors accept her if she joined in on their conversation? With a small start, a new voice called her name, and she turned her head towards the camp entrance were Thistlegrove and Wheatcloud were sitting.

“Ivypaw! We’re here!” Thistlegrove shouted out.

“Rabbit-Dung! They saw me first.” Ivypaw thought meekly stepping towards the two cats, waiting on her.

“Ivypaw! Wait for me!” Dovepaw cried out, stopping Ivypaw cold.

She turned and watched her sibling bound towards her from Whitewing’s side, racing to catch up with her. Ivypaw waited and smiled when Dovepaw was at her side. She glanced up, stunned by her parents. The white and black mollies sat together, faces beaming with quiet pride. Ivypaw’s tail fluttered behind her, determination filling her whole chest. She’d make them both the proudest cats in the territories!

[thetrailthestarsblaze]

I love these two so much! What about Whitettail & Smoke in your AU?

I never liked how Onewhisker was her mentor and her mate. it just doesn't sit with me. so Whitetail has a new mate named Skybeetle! Whitetail has a bit of a fullier family tree in this au! One of the elders in Moonrise (he also will die in Moonrise) is her grandparent. Crowfur and Turtlesnap are her grandparents. The two of them have three kittens: Vinestone, Dogtail, and Cranelily. Vinestone has Adderbite, the kit killed by a snake in one of the special guides or whatever. Dogtail and Cloudfizzle are Whitetail's parents! She's kinda sad she never got to know her cousin, Adderbite. But Adderbite did have a sibling named Acornlight and they bond over not knowing, but missing Adderbite.

Whitetail (she/ae/bee/hum) is a creative type. Super smart and observant! Typically friendly and becomes a wise cat of Windclan later on! Bee mates with Skybeetle (a cat her age lol) and they have Owlwhisker, Weaselfur, and Thistlegrove. Whitetail loves both aer role as a parent and as a clanmate to aer kits! She still goes on a few journeys and I'm excited to write her pov. Remember how I said she's observant? She notices Onewhisker is doing something strange, but being his apprentice she tries to make sense of it! Unfortunately too late.

Smoke is an unfortunate sort of cat. She had owners who loved her in theory but didn't fulfill all her needs. She tried looking for happiness elsewhere and ended up with Onewhisker who used her curious nature against her and wooed her with these false stories. Desperate for the sort of mythical world Onewhisker described, she ran from her twolegs. Unfortunately, Onewhisker now caught in his lie argued with her that she couldn't join him in Windclan. The argument got, ugly very quick and turned to violence on Onewhisker's end. Smoke was heartbroken but it was her bitterness that shot her in the foot. She was found by a patrol questioning Onewhisker why he attacked this random kittypet, they offered her help but she refused. She was angry and hateful and after spying on the clans she realized Onewhisker's stories were a lie and the outside world she lived in was cruel. She ended up pregnant with her and Onewhisker's kittens and. Needless to say it went poorly. She was so angry and hateful, she began grilling her kittens to be the end of the clans. Darktail had two siblings, Stormear and Batnose. Sadly though, Smoke died from her own selfish behavior. She wouldn't hunt. She wouldn't go back to her twolegs for help or find another set of twolegs. She just wanted revenge. Her body ended up weakening until she died, further fueling Darktail's need to end the clans once and for all.

All bc Onewhisker couldn't apologize and be responsible in a relationship.

[thetrailthestarsblaze]

Some cute family things. Whitetail’s partner is a character named Skybeetle! Their kits are Owlwhisker, Thistlegrove, and Weaselfur. 

Owlwhisker was also the kit that got the group in trouble- absolutely no doubt. We’re allowed outside to play? Time to sneak off and scare the patrol. Perfect idea. 100%. Then be the confused one like “why is this wrong that was so funny-”  Weaselfur was always the kit that could get them out of trouble though, but due to some issues gets undermined a lot and gets lots of anger issues! Owlwhisker accidently encourages it, Zie will get better dw. Thistlegrove is just neutral. hangs out and just enjoys the moment. Chill sibling. but also represses problems. Always gets dragged into stuff bc of their siblings. Ride or Die with that one.