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The art brings the stories and characters to life in such a beautiful way and makes the world feel even more vibrant. Truly a blessing to see all the amazing creations this fandom shares 🫶

The burning kingdoms fandom on tumblr and bless every single one of you that makes art/content for it im sending each and everyone of you kisses atop your head and if you dont want that then a homemade treat of your choosing

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so I just finished reading ‘the oleander sword’ by tasha suri. I’m at work, so I finished the book, stared at my laptop for a minute, then came to the bathroom to cry and write this post (yeah, I’m in the bathroom right now. I’ve been crying for five minutes).

I’m crying because reading this book (which is book #2 of suri’s trilogy ‘the burning kingdoms’) has been… cathartic almost. the plot is high fantasy and political unrest, but the setting, the worldbuilding and careful nuances of the story are based on historical india, the country and myths and history I grew up with. somewhere inside me, the young girl who never saw a book that had a character that looked like her is sobbing in grief and gratitude and vindication, because an author like her decided to write this story. and it’s everything.

I’m crying because the relationships in this series are complicated and heartbreaking and human. siblings, friends, lovers, and the tangled webs in between - they’re so beautiful to read about. the pain of betrayal and bittersweetness of love, in a time when nations are at war and the characters are torn between their duty and their heart (an age-old story, the original tragedy). the delicate details that show the madness of corruption, the humanity in even the most twisted of villains, and the pain in hurting those you love so that they can live.

I’m crying because not only does this book speak to my desi heritage, it’s a queer story, setting a princess rebelling against her dictator-emperor of a brother and a temple-elder of a conquered nation of flowers and eldritch worship on a tumultuous path. their bond is fraught because of what they must do to serve their own countries, honour warring with the desire and love for each other in their hearts. a sapphic desi-high fantasy series - that’s something I never thought I would see.

I’m crying because the side m/m romance is pure tragedy and yet, it’s so beautiful it hurts to read. while the main heroines are separated by treachery and prophecy and gods of old, coming back to wage war for their glory, these two boys are separated by something much simpler: death. one dies (for his honour, for the men he leads, for his sister), and the other lives. the other lives to grieve and push forward, and isn’t this the oldest story? someone must always leave first, but we are never prepared, and I was not prepared for this death. because the one who lived had already lost so much, bled out for an empress he is bound to and her brother whom he loved. and he was taken away from him.

I’m crying because I love the world that has been built here, the stories woven and characters that suri has breathed life into. I’m crying because of the story, the pain, and the representation I never thought I’d see. but most of all, I’m crying for the love that this story holds, and the hurt that always follows bliss, because no good thing can ever be felt without unwanted anguish to sweeten these brief, tender moments.

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mattymurdox’s 2021 reading list:              ‘The Jasmine Throne’ by Tasha Shuri

“Her own words left her. Her own words broke. This was what she had needed. Not forgiveness, not a balm for this strange writhing fury inside her, but the promise of someone to care for–to love–that she could not harm. Even if she had to. Even if she tried.”

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Couldn’t have said it better Priya and Malini have taken over my life and there is no going back (not that I want to)😫

i booted my laptop up and opened tumblr dot gov to draft this post in a fury YOU ARE ALL SLEEPING ON THE BURNING KINGDOMS SERIES!!!! What is going on with you people!!!! high fantasy, wlw, empress/priestess, friends to lovers to enemies ???, incredibly well written and complex relationships between women, plant magic, world based on indian mythology, INCREDIBLE horror elements like absolutely insane and amazing, second book builds SO WELL on a very solid base third and final book in the trilogy being released November 12!!!!!! time to catch up this month lads STREAM THE JASMINE THRONE BY TASHA SURI OR ELSE

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The 3rd book is out today Nov 12 💜

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"𝙄𝙛 𝙄 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄'𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡."

~~~

A fanart of Princess Malini from 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺𝘀 books by Tasha Suri 🔥 I'm soo excited for The Lotus Empire release. Another reason why November can't come soon enough!

And this is actually my first piece done with Clip Studio Paint! Been trying to dump Adobe for a while now but the recent AI news was the last straw for a lot of artist including me. So. Here we are.

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YOU BITCHES BETTER FUCKING RALLY LIKE IVE NEVER SEEN A PRESIDENTIAL RACE RALLY BEFORE

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*self aware of my own delusion i start to scream into the void* and when they make a movie adaptation of the jasmine throne and the oleander sword and they cast Avantika as Malini??? then what????? HELLO???????

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Masterlist

Queen Of Thieves

Vivienne Tang 

Zoe Banks

Inez Serrano

Nadia

Sin With Me

Onyx Wren

Ranza “Wrath” Gutierrez 

Yvette Holte

Vinca Wren

Ripley

Nahara Byrd

Sweet Enchantments 

Liora Skyheart

Runa Amberthorne 

Emeril Everbloom 

Zola Knightbrand

Axia Bloodsparrow

Nysa Dawnvale

Astoria: Fate’s Kiss

Medusa

Alex Cyprin

Stheno

Charybdis 

Euryale

Aphrodite

Starship Promise 

Zhora Leonis 

Dr. Xendalia 

Wyst

Typho

Nova

Jessa

Zenith

Havenfall Is For Lovers

Vanessa Helsing 

Mackenzie Hunt

Annabelle Sheppard

Mothman

Liliane Labasque

Nitiqret

Jordan “JD” Davies

Villainous Nights

Juliette Optima

Lorelei Linden

Andi Kim

Dahlia London

Robin Sanders

Love And Legends

Altea Bellerose 

Helena Klein

Ishara

Reigning Passions 

Xenia

Amara

Hazel

Piama

Ruelle

Galen

Nisse

Wicked Lawless Love

Cecelia Visconti

Fiona

Ada

Gangsters In Love

Aurora James

Castaway

Serena Zhang

Olivia

To Love And Protect

Madison Lane

Speakeasy Tonight

Sofia Martinez

Tales Of The Wild

Revi Pel

Ever After Academy

Nora Le Fay

Arin

Lavinia

Darla

Immortal Heart Society

Alanna

Loving After Midnight

Arachne

Miscellaneous 

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so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

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I’ve seen a lot of posts on my dash tonight about users who are threatening suicide, with other Tumblr members posting in effort to try to get ahold of them. I think you all should see this:

IF THERE IS EVER A TUMBLR USER WHO HAS POSTED A GOOD-BYE MESSAGE, SUICIDE NOTE, VIDEO, OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS POST.

1. Scroll to the top of your dashboard.

2. See the circular question mark icon at the top? It’s the third one over from your home symbol. Click on that, and a screen similar to the one in the picture will come up.

3. Where you can type in questions, the box with the magnifying glass at the top, type in the word “suicide.”

4. Click on the first link that shows up. It should say, “Pass the URL of the blog on to us.”

5. Type in the user’s URL and tell Tumblr admin that the user is contemplating suicide and has posted a message indicating that they are going through with it or will be attempting. Hit send! Tumblr administration will perform a number of actions to contact the user and take the necessary steps to prevent the suicide.

TUMBLR: THIS COULD SAVE A USER’S LIFE. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE SUICIDE THREATS.

Reblog this to keep other users aware. Suicide isn’t a joke, and neither is someone’s life. If you didn’t know this, someone else may not, either. Pass it on.

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I redid this older comic I made for my storytelling class based on this post. Have some cute wlw love in your day.

It’s hard, if I had more free time I could make it so pretty, this is what I could throw together for the assignment.

Help support a queer artist: Ko fi, Redbubble, Teepublic

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JUST LETTING Y'ALL KNOW WHERE THIS BLOG STANDS.

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anyone please ask your crush out like this

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IT’S OCTOBER 1ST MY DUDES, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS! 🎃

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❤️