#v; heir to the throne

[stromuprisahat]

I've just realized Oak is a character everyone's pushing on the Throne, to power, but even though he doesn't want it, he's hardly passive or truly irresponsible. He wants to chase after his lady-love, but that doesn't mean he'll let others to fend for themselves. And eventually, he even accepts position of power to stay with his beloved.

It's just refreshing to watch a hero, who doesn't run and throw it all away for others- "better suited"- to take care of it.

Alina Starkov would never, and yes- I'm also still bitter about Elsa in second Frozen and that shit MCU pulled with Thor.

[wonder-worker]

A.J Pollard’s biography on Edward IV was so cringe lol (generic; minor but frustrating inaccuracies; intensely judgmental at times and oddly dismissive at others while never considering the broader context; entirely diminished and trivialized Elizabeth Woodville as both queen and wife of his main subject in the name of "defending" her; created a false dichotomy between Edward and Henry VII’s styles of ruling and lauded the latter at the former’s expense even though Henry literally followed Edward’s example for the very things Pollard was criticizing Edward for; had a downright nonsensical and thoroughly misleading conclusion about Edward’s legacy & Richard’s usurpation that was based entirely on hindsight, Pollard's own assumptions, and the complete downplaying Richard’s agency and actions to emphasize what Pollard wrongly and misleadingly claimed were Edward's so-called 'failings', etc, etc)

I wanted to buy his book on Henry V but after reading this shitshow and the synopsis of that book, im guessing it's going to be 10x worse, so...no thanks

[halfyearsqueen]

@mvndrvke ( theldry )

the fabric in her hands is the color of the moon, a silver white silken contraption—one that shines golden in the fire light. the princess holds it up in between her and theldry with a small, noncommittal hum, and a line forming in between her brows. she avoided just light colors on herself, yet the cut and design of it was lovely. wondering if perhaps she would not look too sallow in the torchlit ballroom, she was torn between this one, and a maroon velvet. one of her favorites. though the princess herself still stood in her riding leathers, her lips pursed. her eyes raise to offer her lady a soft, “ what say you ? it is a beautiful thing but, i do not know what i might pair it with, “ and perhaps of most import, “have you decided what you are going to wear this eve ? “

[thedeadthree]

🥀💌🕯️💀 <33

*old person yells at cloud* THEORY TIME <3 but i was thinking of the skill trees screens we’ve seen so far and i am like…… super certain that ingellvar is the mourners surname and soo that calls for an update to irulannes pin interest board <33

(ill cry change it if it isn’t though but hehe anyway im stoked to at last have a surname for when i save her edits bc rn her folder says i.datv xixjjxhx *WHEEZE* 💀)

[the-storytellers-seer]

UPDATE!

Work is frustrating today so I'm taking a break to upload a chapter.

[novococain]

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[luckynatured]

Royal Ball AU

Did Hilbert know what he was going to get himself into when he decided to sneak into a royal ball (other than a less-than-pleasant experience should he get caught)? No.

Was that going to stop him from sneaking into a royal ball? Also no.

Hilbert is the son of a former legendary adventurer, now a tavern keep. He helps maintain the tavern with his sister and his mother - his father is a treasure hunter and his contribution financially supports the tavern.

One night - more specifically, the night of a ball celebrating the princess’ birthday - Hilbert found himself wondering what such an event was actually like. Dancing was always a hobby of his, and he found himself wondering if he could sneak in and not get caught. He knew that it wouldn’t be possible without a fancy outfit for him to wear, so he resigned himself to wondering.

That was before he found the outfit in his room. Probably the most elegant outfit he had ever laid eyes on, and it was exactly his size too! He had no idea how it got there (*cough* @silverdeer​ *cough*) but he wasn’t going to question it.

With the help of Michelle - his Oshawott familiar - distracting the guards, Hilbert slipped into the event with no issues. There were some that could tell he wasn’t exactly invited - for example, Blue ( @evoblue​ ) and Lucas ( @timebranded​ ), but the two didn’t call the guards on him, nor did anybody else seem to have a clue. He even got to dance with the princess ( @unovasrose​ )! Not that he knew it was the princess he had asked to dance.

With his stunt - more specifically, his total inability to lie about it even if it was to save his skin - Hilbert also caught the attention of a certain god of fire that valued honesty above all else (spoiler alert it’s totally Reshi). They were more amused than anything else, so they decided to grant him their blessing. 

Reshiram’s blessing gave Hilbert access to fire magic and a ‘get out of jail free�� card, because who would be dumb enough to imprison someone favored by a god of fire?

[heireign]

tag drop. p3.

[harcove]

thinking about if astarion would actually even like my tav, saoirse, or literally hate her guts- thinking about.... if i understand him enough for the dynamic i've created to actually work btwn them or if im just pretending it would- THINKING-

[ironwoodwizard]

V; Main - The boys are the local modern-day wizards for a small West Texas town by the name of Morningstar. They deal with weird shit at least three times a week, some of it supernatural, most of it due to the locals fucking around and finding out.

V; Royal - Oleander is the crown prince of a rather dark kingdom, and is set to inherit the throne from his tyrant of a father, an evil sorcerer who will stop at nothing to gain absolute power. Ezra is Ollie’s magic tutor, a mysterious but kind wizard with more than a few secrets up his sleeves. He makes no effort to hide that he’s a tiefling, as it’s earned him quite a bit of respect in the eyes of the king, but he does hide a tender heart and a plotting mind behind a deceptively youthful face. Oleander is the ruler their kingdom needs, and Ezra intends to prove it.

(More to be added soon!)

[stromuprisahat]

Before reading The Prisoner's Throne, I skimmed through posts about it that appeared in #The Folk of the Air, and seeing the amount of hate towards Suren, I started the book expecting something horrible from her... except nothing really happens?

There's some standard prisoner-treatment she's not even present to, and one instance of demonstration of the bridle's power, when she believes he betrayed her and that's it?

Like: Please, provide direct quotes. I wanna read those atrocities. I'm confused!

[wonder-worker]

"It is difficult to argue that [Edward IV] was wrong in what he did. His advancement of [Richard of Gloucester] can be criticized only by those who believe that the only good nobleman is an impotent nobleman. Medieval kings did not think in these terms. Gloucester’s power was valuable because it ensured royal control of a significant and troublesome part of the country. Nor can Edward be blamed for not foreseeing the ends to which Gloucester might put his power. The duke had been a loyal upholder of the house of York, a central figure in Edward’s polity*; there was no obvious reason why he should not occupy the same role under Edward V. In this respect, precedent was on Edward’s side. Previous minorities had seen squabbles over the distribution of power, but no young king had ever been deposed. Even royal uncles traditionally drew a line at that, something which explains why Gloucester’s actions seemed so shocking to contemporaries and, perhaps, the reason why he got away with it so easily in the short term.

In the immediate sense, Gloucester must take final responsibility for what happened in 1483. However one explains the motives behind his actions, things happened because he chose that they should: there is nothing in the previous reign which compelled him to act as he did."

-Rosemary Horrox, Richard III: A Study of Service

*Richard was also, yk, Edward's own brother who had been entirely loyal to him during his life. The problem wasn’t that Edward trusted Richard (why wouldn't he?), the problem is that Richard broke that trust in a horrible and unprecedented way to usurp a 12-year-old. Please understand the difference.

[halfyearsqueen]

@northsballad : “ there will be great festivities for his grace tonight. music, dancing, everything. “

in honor of his grace's tenth year upon the iron throne. a tourney, as well, that was little doubt going to be a splendid affair on it's own accord. lords and ladies, and landed knights flocking from all corners of the realm to attend the celebrations, whether they had the intent to participate in the melee, or joust, or merely spectate, or had merely wanted to take part in the more chivalric side to it ( a knight would then ask a lady for her favor, and win a dance, should he then emerge victorious. or a mere suit of armor. ) she supposed it was sporting enough, as long as blood was not shed. entertainment, if one had the stomach to watch. but tonight, a ball. she beams at the other, in welcome, taking a step forth until they stand side by side, " this eve and the next, i am sure, his grace has assured it shall be a grand affair, " no more then it deserves, she thinks, for such a momentous milestone. though tensions brewed beneath the surface, they had not yet bubbled over. he had done what none had done yet before save for in dorne, two years into his reign. not quite true peace, yet she did not believe it would be anything short of naive to expect such a thing when his grace now had sons. it had quieted, at the least, the past two years. she eyes the girl with renewed interest, smile turning into a full fledged grin, " then we shall be honored with your attendance ? and that of your lord father's household ? " her lord father was his grace's hand, there would be no question if lord eddard would attend. but she had heard naught of sansa, nor of her companion, the lady jeyne.

" i confess i most look forward to the dancing, " dancing, had always felt a little like flying to her, when one had a skilled dance partner. she cherished the quicker ones, most of all. to dance slowly with an unwed man as a maid, had always seemed to her as if it was bound to steer the conversation toward marriage. bearable, sometimes even enjoyable, but it had a way of shortening one's temper when it was all one heard on a particular evening. it served as fine practice when it came to the managing of her father's lords, despite. " and the feast, " the desserts, in particular. the princess had an overall fondness for sweet things, though she loved lemon cakes best of all. a heartbeat's width of time passes, and the girl sobers slightly as they walked. around them, the red keep had become alight with anticipation, a flurry of movement as servants went this way and that, making preparations for the evening's celebrations. preparing, in that, to welcome those few that would be staying in the red keep for the duration. “ what of you, my lady stark ? do you look forward to anything in particular ? “ the question is open, voice light, and more then slightly curious.

[thedeadthree]

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𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐔𝐏𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐍𝐎𝐖 — hozier, bear mcreary.

𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐘 ��𝐒 𝐀 𝐊𝐍𝐈𝐅𝐄 — charli xcx.

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐑 𝐋𝐀𝐒 𝐕𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐒 — cocteau twins.

𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐒 — the crane wives.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 — ramin djawadi.

[the-storytellers-seer]

Sequel Talk

So, the basic outline of Heirs of the Throne is done.

However, goodest fur baby had a stroke over the past weekend and it was pretty scary. His vet has assured us that it was a very minor stroke, he's not in any pain, and with meds the clot can be dissolved and he can regain full control of his left side again.

YAY! But for most of Sunday and Monday I was a total wreck.

So, I finished the basic outline today and the Silver Viking gave me some fab ideas that I'm so excited about. But I had this great idea where I really wanted to switch first person POV to Miraak to create this really interesting dichotomy. Unfortunately, Miraak is a man of few words, even in his own head. Now I have to write it in third person or his chapters will be way too short.

Hopefully I'll get it sorted out soon so I can get the first chapter posted.

[betterbooksandthings]

"Magic always comes at a cost. In some fantasy books, those consequences are lethal. When life-saving magic use threatens the user’s life, it raises the stakes of helping others. These fantasy books ask, “What would you risk for your power?”

Fantasy books where magic use is deadly are fascinating. They come from a long tradition in myth and storytelling where sacrifices are given to perform important feats. Oftentimes, these sacrifices are connected to gods or spirits, but generally, there is an equivalent exchange made for power. So, the bigger the power, the bigger the price.

When writing about the literary tradition of making deals with devils, I looked into the deadly bargaining characters have done over the years. Giving up a life or an afterlife for magic is always a dangerous choice to make. However, sometimes the risk is worth the reward. An endangered character risks dying or giving up their life in the future for magic that can immediately help them. After all, when power comes at a cost, it’s worth paying every time if you live to see another day."