#vehan lysterne

[a-whore-for-the-void]

with a wild and ruined song now out, here's your friendly reminder to join the official, ashley approved, hollow star saga discord server

we do many things there, like question why there is a disproportianate amount of aussies, and talk about the books lol

(it is quite quiet because of how small this fandom is but we can make it bigger!!)

anyway, the link is here

enjoy!!

EDIT: apparently the link expired, mb, it's here now and should not expire

[thehollowstarsaga]

i read a wild and ruined song in a day and ive got so many questions so heres a list!!! theres a few spoilers in this btw proceed with caution.

whats celadons proficiency with all his elements? i know the sidhe fae rank elemental proficiency by tiers so is there a different level for each element? im assuming hes a 4 to 5 with every element he has (maybe except for lightning? he might be a 3 with that) but idk

is harlan doing okay he was mentioned like twice in the book i hope hes doing okay

what about aurelians parents??? theos parents???

whats nausicaa and urielles relationship like post-awars?

or nausicaa and the new furies???? and megaera.

what's theodore's like. secret fae name. does he have one?

are fyri and theo dating cause they were giving fwb so bad throughout the whole book?

actually wait why were fyri and theodore lowkey giving lesbian fwb energy...

does celadon know lethe banged his mom because i CLEARLY remember that being said at the end of book one.....

post-awars im assuming that the faerie political scene changed like. so so so very drastically considering literally everything that happened. hows that going?? also lowkey feel bad for celadon he must be struggling with that.

and since we're talking about politics whats going on with all the courts post-war??? hows the relationship between the ones that sided with riadne, the ones that sided with celadon, and the ones that were neutral?

was the high council dissolved? awars really emphasized that it was a corrupt establishment and i think all the counsellors sided with riadne so... hows that going for them?

also lowkey what happened to all the side characters in acafl and agasv im curious how are they doing

especially the children of the sidhe fae elite

more of a curiousity but do people like. refer to lethe as misfortune directly? or is there like a prefix. is he like. mister misfortune.

i hope its not just misfortune is kinda cunty

what are the elements corresponding to all the other courts around the world? who are they governed by?

also there might be a slight power vacuum left over now that the mortal worlds bone crown is gone considering this is a world that has had it for ages. whats up with that?

what are all the other gifts that people can have?? lowkey wish that those were used more throughout the book

whats fyri's last name?

is everyone experiencing like weekly assassination attempts now that theyre in such positions of power? like i know that they probs cant even be killed and most people probably know that but i cant imagine that people dont try.

ESPECIALLY HUMANS like does the fbi have a sniper trained on arlo at any point.

actually in general how are humans doing cause considering the political climate of our world generally cant imagine theyre taking this well. true crime and conspiracy theorist communities would be having a field day.

is rory jarsdel living his life happily i hope rory jarsdel will live out the rest of his life happily

who takes the last name between vehan and aurelian. i think they hyphenate it personally but yk.

theoretically if lethe and celadon got married and theoretically if they had to pick a last name and theoretically if lethe took celadons last name would he be referred to as Former Hunter Mister Misfortune Lethe Fleur-Viridian Lysterne??

do arlo and nausicaa ever marry?? do they ever feel the need to??

whats lethes relationship with luck and cosmin now???

what happened to the madam in the final battle??

what happened to the grim brotherhood in general???

what happened in the final battle in general??????

how did i not know that aurelian was a vegetarian?????????

feel free to correct me in case the answer to any of these was given in the book. high chance i'll keep adding more since im on my awars reread

[incorrecthollowstar]

Arlo: so, what's everyone's pronouns

Nausicaä: your/doom

Vehan: call me my/prince

Aurelian: i'm not gonna do this

Lethe: pro nouns? I only have regular nouns

Celadon:

Celadon: i'm he/they like a normal person

[hollowstarsaga]

More ADAHS headcannons

I imagine Lethe's personality as an orange cat (once he warms up to people) he has a lot of stupid idea's collected over the years, he gets bursts of energy, also will bring Cel shiny things he finds.

Vehan will go for runs with no direction and just zone out, then he'll be entirely lost when he zones back in.

Arlo is a booktok girly, she's a romance reader, mostly reading cute stuff but she's definitely found herself reading things that are less than family friendly.

Nausicaa is a language nerd and out of pure boredom over the years she has learnt a bunch of languages.

Aurelian is also a booktok girly but doesn't read as much contemporary romance, he read more fantasy and sci-fi.

Aurelian also definitely forced Vehan to sit down with him and watch good omens and dr. who.

Celadon is unbeaten at board games; the group will do board game nights and Cel always comes first at this point it's a war for second place.

Lethe has like a million-step skin and hair care routine; he researches all the products he uses and guards his hair like a prison.

Nausicaa hasn't read a book in a hundred years, but she has watched a majority of what Netflix has to offer.

Arlo did Ballet when she was young and wishes she kept doing it.

Cel can ice skate really well entirely unironically.

Vehan is super flexible and never utilizes it unless drunk or something.

Aurelian is scarily photogenic, like someone will snap a random picture of everyone and they'll all be pulling an odd face and he'll just be looking perfect.

Theo, Vehan and Cel all growing up in royal positions all can ride horses and play polo and will just do random intense competitions but get the others to join when they cannot ride horses.

Lethe is a plant dad and has like a greenhouse with a bunch of named plants that he will steal for to keep alive.

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Book names + authors under the cut

Luc O'Donnell/Oliver Blackwood- Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Vehan Lysterne/Aurelian Bessel- Hollow Star Saga by Ashley Shuttleworth

Jesper Fahey/Wylan Van Eck- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Charlie Winshaw/Dev Deshpande- The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

[itachi86]

VEHAN NO

[hollowstarsaga]

PLEASE I NEED THESE

AND FOR ALL THE OTHER SHIPS

Alright everyone... what's the ship name for Nausicaä and Arlo?

Narlo? Arlicaä? Jarsden?

[zei-ord-art]

Vehan from the Hollow Star saga by Ashley Shuttleworth

[catastrophic-chaoss]

sometimes a family can just be a gullible prince who somehow embodies all the goodness left in humanity (despite not even being human), his emo hot topic bodyguard boyfriend who watches star trek, an ex fury with a bad temper and a sick fashion sense who hates everyone except her socially anxious ginger girlfriend whos probably more powerful than all of them combined. 

[michellejackson]

no it’s so funny because arlo and vehan are so sweet and innocent and dare i say dumb, because they just trust everyone and believe the best in people while aurelian and nausicaä watches them make decisions like

[melanielocke]

CONGRATS ON 100 FOLLOWERS!!!!!!!!!

YOU DESERVE IT BESTIE 💙💙💙💙

💭 for Vehan x Aurelian and Arlo x Nausicaä from ADaHS (that’s like my favourite book ever and I’m pretty sure you’ve mentioned it once of twice but sorry if I’m remembering incorrectly 😅)

Thank you (:

Yes, I read the Hollow Star series (I even got book 2 a few days early because my bookstore send it already)

I love Arlo, Nausicaä, Vehan and Aurelian. Arlo I find the most relatable out of them and I love how much she grows and of course she's going to fall in love with the hot, morally grey ex Fury (so did I). And I love how Nausicaä is super antagonistic with everyone but has such a soft spot for Arlo.

Vehan is so sweet but I also feel so bad for him and how he is super lonely and thinks Aurelian hates him when Aurelian just wants to protect him. They have such a great dynamic and needed communication so badly.

I also find it adorable how Vehan is in the Celadon fan club

I have yet to recover from the ending of book 2 and can't wait for book 3

[slytherinprincess83]

Reasons why you should read A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth (they/them):

All four mcs are LGBT+, wlw and mlm, childhood best friends to lovers, mutual pining, sunshine x grumpy...

It gives off City of Bones vibes, but with modern faeries with magic and who use technology A LOT and talk about serious topics (f you rich and privileged shits) like depression, death, drugs, etc. Also, there's a fandom made for a particularly handsome and clever Fae prince.

They/them and neo pronouns are mentioned!!

This book is funny, sassy, clever, intriguing and different. Especially Nausicaä (an immortal badass with smoke powers) is extremely sassy, swears a lot and causes a lot of chaos.

The characters are far from perfect, they struggle with mental health issues and their pasts, make bad decisions but also keep going.

The book has multiple POVs but the story picks up quickly and never gets boring, all characters have purpose and their own personalities that set them apart.

The character interactions are cute and you find yourself grinning widely because of a small gesture or action.

[thehollowstarsaga]

im looking at vehan throughout the entire hollow star saga like aren't you tired of being nice? don't you just wanna go apeshit?

[incorrecthollowstar]

Vehan: I wish for nothing to separate us again, and to spend every moment knowing you will always come back to me. I wish to never have any further obligations so I can remain by your side, and to do everything in my power to make you happy

Aurelian:

Aurelian: gay

[hollowstarsaga]

My predictions for A Wild and Ruined Song (AGASV SPOLIERS!!)

No one asked but here is an incomplete list of what I think will happen.

So, since Arlo traded her role as the Hollow Star for Vehans role of Ruin, Vehan will be the Hollow Star, but it won't look the same way as it did for Arlo.

Arlo is going to get a lot of badass revenge (duh).

Celadons going to go on a whole thing if recruiting other courts and people into his new and improved system.

The majority of Vehan and Aurelian chapters they will be together (and they deserve it)

Theo will end up getting the leader of the seelie, and Aurelian will get the Wild but with Vehan helping him as Vehan has far more diplomatic sense.

Lethe will be more comfortable around everyone (yay)

Nausicaa is going to be pissed at Celadon and Lethe.

Nausicaa will get her heart back (and be even more pissed)

[vehanlysterne]

nausicaä: so here's the plan. i go in, i start stabbing people and we see where that takes us

arlo: no. absolutely not.