#vows and ruins

[marthawrites]

Yelling about my September reads now! My general spoiler free thoughts below the cut ♥

His Black Tongue: When I first jumped into this I didn't realize it was short stories! I love short stories though. The first one was DEFINITELY my favorite by far. I was really hoping the next "part" would be a continuation of it because whoa - it gave me chills. It was very much religion based, but with the horror of vampires and demons on top of it. UHM, YES PLEASE. Overall I enjoyed the wording, style, and atmosphere of this author. If short stories and creepy vibes are your thing, I recommend this (esp the first story, but the rest are pretty good too!)

The Ritual: This book was turned into a movie and I've been meaning to watch it forever! So when I saw the book pop up I knew I had to give it a read. Started off, imo, really good, then there was a lot of bullshit in the middle, and it ended WILD. I'm not too familiar with British slang and stuff, but the way the author wove it into the dialogue in this was so much fun! I did watch the movie after reading, and I think it was a good adaptation of the book! If creepy, unsettling, deranged cult members in the middle of BFE woods is your thing, check this out!!

Blood and Steel: I can't remember where I saw this book/series recommended, but I'm so glad I started it. The world building, lore, and style is great! Sexual tension (and tension in general) is my JAM and this DELIVERS. I dove right into the 2nd and 3rd after finishing this one

Vows and Ruins: Second book following the above. Loved it! Tbh I wasn't expecting it to get so "spicy" (smutty, who are we joking), so that was a little surprising. I feel like the spice became repetitive and I think it would have hit better all around if there was less of it. BUT overall it was an awesome story! Kip and Cal are a blast!! The banter between them and Althea (the main character) is chefs kiss. Seriously

Fate and Furies: Third book to the two above! This story keeps getting better and better. Wilder (the main male character) is complex and seeing his character unfold is so much fun. He has lots of cards up his sleeve and I love all the surprises! There's one more book to this series and I'm not sure if I'm ready to say bye to them yet!

Stolen Tongues: I've seen this book EVERYWHERE so I had to finally give it a read. AND WOW IT'S FREAKY. It started off SO FREAKING GOOD. What is it with horror/thrillers having weird endings though? Ugh. Apparently this book started off as a reddit thread and it does read like a reddit thread. Imo it got repetitive and the characters could have been... better? more well written? more well rounded? i guess? Idk, I try to not put spoilers in these, but some of the characters who have no rhyme or reason to be STUPID end up being very stupid and it was... a challenge. For me, personally. But overall spooky book with some SCARY shit. If you wanna get freaked out and maybe sleep with the lights on (or an extra nightlight), check this out!

We Used To Live Here: Again. This started off really good. Then the ending??? Really? That ending? Idk man... I wanted to love it - and I still want to love it - but THAT ENDING? It gave me a hundred more questions and almost NOTHING was answered UGH. I really hope there will be a second book or something because WHOA. All I'm gonna say is if anyone came to me house and said "hey I used to live here and I'd really love to show my family where I grew up. Can we come in? It'll be 15 minutes tops. Promise." I would have said "NO." And closed the door. That's it. The end. This book had me STRESSED

[honeysgotwords]

Vows & Ruins by Helen Scheuerer

Rating: 5/5

Comments: I freaking loved this book!! I normally don't enjoy sequels as much, but I swear this book was even better than the first. That being said, I found the smut scenes to be a little much for my taste. They just felt awkward to me. But I'm just not into smut right now. I loved seeing the relationships develop, whether it be romantic or platonic. The twist was crazy and I am so excited to read the 3rd book.

[skizabaa]

Magma doodles, Eclipse!

[fairyroses]

— SMALLVILLE, "Tempest" (1.21) & "Fragile" (5.18)

[frilly-cake]

Lucanis to Drayden: "Mmm, tell me more."

Me: Sure thing, beautiful. You want my deepest darkest secret? All my passwords? My social security number? Anything you want.

[marimeeko]

More on Katsuki "the rest of our lives" Bakugou someday being the wedding planning husband with a vision for a flawless wedding;

Imagine it would be some years into their careers as heroes, or Katsuki in particular being a Pro Hero, and Izuku his partner.

they've probably started an Agency together(which again, I headcanon would be with a heavy emphasis on rehabilitation and improved Quirk therapy for children, and hires the most Quirkless population and has Quirkless Hero/support development programs for youth as well as adults.

And of course, the media begins to talk and speculate about their status. The "partners or lovers??" Debates start getting published. Candid photos of them on their casual days sprout up in the news cycles.

I feel like they would either decide to elope, or Katsuki would "give those chatty bastards something to talk about" and plan the most exquisite wedding he possibly could.

As sort of a "yes, we ARE married and you WISH your wedding was as good as the number 1 hero Duo Dynamight and Deku's!!"

Like imagine the media reporting on Katsuki Bakugou, AKA the no. 1 hero Dynamight, secretively planning "something" and then one day all of a sudden he releases the images and videos of himself and Izuku being wed.

His parents hook him up with some high end magazines to do a piece/photoshoot featuring their wedding.

And it's all secretive until after it's already happened bc katsuki DOESNT want a high profile thing with a bunch of media swarming them the day of, he doesn't invite anyone unless they truly matter to the couple and the families involved! But after the fact, the media can eat their damn hearts out and know they missed out on one of the most famous pairs in modern Hero society getting married. They are in a state of chaos about it for a few weeks and Katsuki definitely laughs about it knowing that he kept the most intimate parts of his ceremony private.

The media of course gashes their teeth and tries to speculate about what they don't get to see, and how they could have missed this opportunity of the century.

But like when it comes to the planning and the services used and the flowers and cake and fashion, Katsuki is open and proud bc he knows he chose the best.

And the couples photos that he approves for the media to see? Immaculate. Izuku smiling and beaming so brightly, and Katsuki looking at him with that "you are my entire world" fondness.

[unfortunatelyevent]

I can't wait for the small differences between this lucanis we meet in v&v and the lucanis we'll meet in the game to ruin me emotionally forever

[kennimu]

My personal favourite Tim Drake headcanon is that he's secretly photogenic (cause he's a photographer, he knows how to capture the best side and angle of people) but he purposefully only takes bad photos of himself.

This is so everyone thinks he isn't photogenic so he never has to partake in modelling for Wayne brand deals and just gets free shit

[returnsandreturns]

shawn/gus mutual pining is so good

it's so good to think about in my brain

like they have definitely been in love with each other since childhood but shawn doesn't think he's good enough and gus has no idea he feels the same way because it sometimes feels like shawn is sleeping with everybody but him ("I have a completely regular amount of sex, i just have the aura of a giant slut") so they just hide it very poorly until there's a breaking point and then they KISS.

[moggettt]

HERE IT IS!! after Many moons of chipping away at this OC song comic for my scifi-noir android character Whitney and his bodyguard Bast, it is finally as complete as it shall ever be;; I’m proud of the work I put into this one! Pretty niche, but maybe some folks out there will enjoy UuU

ps: there's also a video for easy viewing!

[spiral-cut]

Dalamud Red

Come Dawntrail the leather on this gear will get a much needed texture boost and I can't wait.

[stevenrogered]

SHADOW AND BONE ↳book > screen

“Beauty was your armor. Fragile stuff, all show. But what's inside you? That's steel. It's brave and unbreakable. And it doesn't need fixing.” - Ruin and Rising

“We are soldiers,” David recited, low and shaky. He was unused to speaking in front of a crowd. “I will march with you in times of war. I will rest with you in times of peace. I will forever be the weapon in your hand, the fighter at your side, the friend who awaits your return.” His voice grew stronger and louder with every word. “I have seen your face in the making at the heart of the world and there is no one more beloved, Genya Safin, brave and unbreakable.”

The vow rang through the chapel. Genya’s face was shining, as if those words had kindled some secret light. Tolya, towering over the bride and groom, set a thorn-wood crown upon David’s head and then one upon Genya’s, as Vladim said the blessings. - Rule of Wolves

[ducktracy]

Not a question but I am excited that The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is getting screened at the Annecy Festival this June. We’re waiting for a North American distribution deal since WB passed on it and GFM Animation is selling it to different market. If a Fall release window is not possible because of competition, maybe next year because of Porky Pig’s 90th birthday coming up in March 2025. What are your thoughts on this?

again showing my asks’ age in answering this :’) I’M STOKED!! i’m so so glad we finally got an official release, FEBRUARY 28 BABY!!!!! already got plans to see it with a friend day 1!!! i’m STOKED!

a selfish part of me does wish it would release earlier, especially with the increasing likelihood of leaks… but i’m also just stoked that it’s releasing at all. please put your money where your mouth is and SUPPORT THIS FILMMMM! i usually am against the sentiment of being like “YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT THIS NOW OR IT’S YOUR FAULT IT FAILS, I WILL GUILT TRIP YOU ENDLESSLY, I AM BETTER THAN YOU”, but i think it is very very important to give this film all the support it can get. and not just because i’ve had multiple friends who have worked on it say and tell me this same sentiment lol. it is important to hopefully drum up and show that there is a demand for these types of movies, that Zaslav can…. well. use your imagination.

especially if you do manage to see this film before it’s release here, please make good on that and support it. i’m not sure when the next time is that we’ll ever get a film like this. hopefully with more support, the likelihood will increase! but it’s also a film that needs to be seen in theaters. i’ll be excited to plug it more and blab about it as the release gets closer. and i have. SO. MUCH. TO BLAB ABOUT.

[drowninyoursorrowandfears]

Spoilers on Vows and Vengeance Episode Seven below!

Lucanis instructing everyone on how to cauterize a wound makes me think on how many times he's had to have done that to himself 🤔

But Poor Drayden. Losing their mom and dad and now having to go through even more pain is just so sad! Lillemar is cool for looking out for them!

Emmrich is so sweet, oh my goodness. So eager to help. And I love that he can decipher Manfred's little gremlin grunts and gurgles lol.

Emmrich's little "What??" when Drayden said they knew him was so cute!

I'm worried about Nadia, though. This ain't ending well, is it?

Neve next week!! Along with everybody's favorite Dwarf!

[jaggedjot]

psychologically preparing myself for the next episode by predicting the most upsetting things that could happen

[thehollowstarsaga]

the hollow star saga is so funny cause the most random stuff is mentioned and then it's never bought up again and its like why would you say that??? until it eventually becomes relevant and gives you so much whiplash.

i remember in the first book there was that random paragraph about dragons and i spent the rest of the book trying to figure out who the dragon was before eventually settling on Theo. then acafl comes out, there's no mention of it and i forget that thing entirely. then agasv comes out and oh would you look at that THERE'S A DRAGON. who's related to Theo.

and istg it's ALWAYS Theo. that fucking line in the second book which called Theo the 'shadow prince' cause he was always in the Lysterne family's shadow gave me whiplash. and then it was just never mentioned again. and THEN we reached agasv and oh would you look at that Theo wants to be king of seelie summer.

Nausicaa said one (1) (uno) line about Arlo being made of the shit immortals are made of and i was like o??? kay??? and then in like the last 20 pages of agasv they revealed that Arlo was LITERALLY NICHOLAS FLAMEL REINCARNATED???

i have so many trust issues with this book series. it's why my theories are always based off like one off-hand line.