#threads of power

[antaripirate]

this scene always get me

because firstly, every interaction between kell and alucard is fucking gold, and the concept of them tolerating each other to find lila is perfect. (i could write essays about alucard and kell’s relationship in tftop because it is so fucking entertaining).

but also alucard trying to look after kell for lila’s sake and lila’s sake alone (because this isn’t a pain that could hurt rhy) is so funny to me.

because the implication that at some point lila sat alucard down and explicitly told him there would be hell to pay if he ever let kell hurt himself is gold.

the image of lila bard threatening her best friend over the idiot she loves (who he hates) is just so fucking funny. and i can see alucard thinking it’s hilarious how soft bard actually is, but also being mildly irritated because he knows she’s actually deadly serious and he now has to look out for kell.

and then there’s literally just the fact of how much lila worries in this book. she’s literally never not thinking about kell. i could talk for days about this. they’re so in love it hurts.

this scene is just such a perfect mix of tension and humour, which V always does perfectly.

[clockworkbee]

gf who loves knives & daggers and bf who loves her blade against his throat >>>

[just-a-girl-who-likes-sharks]

Whatever they have, that’s what I want.

[happygirl2oo2]

Begging any of the amazing fan artists in the Shades of Magic fandom to draw Nadiya, Rhy and Alucard as this photo of the Dead Boy Detectives cast 'cause it's just so them and I desperately need to see it, thank you

I think the photo speaks for itself but just in case- in my head it's Nadiya (on the left), Rhy (on the right), and Alucard (on the bottom)

[eliotdrawings]

shades of magic trios

[romanathree]

some lila bard fanart 🗡️♥️

[homerjacksons]

5 star reads of 2024 ↳ the fragile threads of power by v.e. schwab

[astrolauu]

she loves her new knife

[mojomito]

Haters Gonna Hate

[indigoreed1]

I’ve seen people complain that VE Schwab didn’t fully explore her worlds in ADSOM, but speaking as a character driven reader, I don’t really care about worldbuilding. I like that it’s is so vague.

All I know about these Londons is that one is crusty, one is musty, one is dusty, and one is red.

And that’s all I need 😌

[purplebass]

2023 books - the fragile threads of power by v.e. schwab A thing taken by force would always be a pale shadow of something given freely.

[antaripirate]

delilah bard:

[clockworkbee]

When a character so badly wants to do or see something happen and they give their all for it but then they don’t live to see it and people get to know from other people that “they did it. They made it happen. They'd have loved to see it. It’s a shame they didn't live to see it”? Yeah...

[livefreebutwisely]

SPOILER FOR THE FRAGILE THREADS OF POWER

Rhy in Red London: *gets stubbed in the chest*

Kell somewhere oversea: THE FUCK IS ALUCARD DOING HE HAS ONE JOB FOR FUCK'S SAKE

[happygirl2oo2]

And ofc I had to make one for the Threads crew as well x

[inspo]

[evenstarfalls]

So my first guess was wrong about Nadiya...

SHE'S FUCKING AROACE HOLY SHIT THIS IS SUCH A WIN

I knew V.E. Schwab wouldn't let us down like I figured she'd be some flavor of queer. And while lesbian was my first (clearly wrong now dkdjdjabfb) guess, aroace was my second and boy did she deliver!! Seeing her find a family and a place to belong and even thrive while being very clearly aroace (she may have lacked the words for it for it's obvious she's aware of it) was so wonderful. And as an asexual who is not sex averse, it was really lovely getting some representation in that regard.

Also the Loreni colors being purple and gray... I see you!! I see what this is!! 💜🩶

And like even beyond representation, she's such an interesting character! Her relationship with Alucard is really nice, and I'm excited to see where her and Lila's relationship goes, especially after Lila was hurt by the stolen invention. I think they're actually quite similar characters, which is definitely part of what makes them clash. And her inventing is probably also going to be important. I hope she continues to cook up dangerous shit I...hope she has fun :) I'm also curious about her and Rhy's relationship—I mean they're married of course, but we didn't actually get a lot of them together and I'm quite interested in that dynamic.

In short: all hail our aroace slightly unethical science queen