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#thinking… about kate bishop wearing a suit

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Well, it seems to me that the best relationships, the ones that last, frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is… suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with.

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break my heart…break it a thousand times if you like. it was only ever yours to break, anyway.

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-r.i.d

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“I’m glad you haven’t changed one bit.” — Betty

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from #heartbr*ken to #h*rny

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Tears are words the heart can’t express

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It’s about that time again. After asking twitter when I should share it and an overwhelming vote in favor of “now, you asshole,” I’m excited to share the official playlist for THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS!

Like last time, I’ve included a note about what each song is there for, and the songs are roughly in story order. This, of course, leads to a caveat: while I’ve done my best to keep things vague, the deeper you go and the closer you read, the more you wander into potential spoiler territory. 

This playlist grew alongside the book—some songs corresponding to certain scenes, others lending themselves more to the overall vibe. Those of you who’ve read already can probably see their influence and the ways they reflect the story. Those of you who haven’t… buckle up.

So Far From Your Weapon // The Dead Weather // there’s a bullet in my pocket burning a hole / you’re so far from your weapon and the place you were born // a song for lookout duty

Winter // Daughter // drifting apart like two sheets of ice, my love / frozen hearts growing colder with time // a song for three weeks of silence

Blame // Bastille // fall upon your knees, saying ‘this is my body and soul here’ / fall and beg and plead, saying ‘you’ve got the power and control’ / don’t pin it all on me // a song for swift at the door

Gun // CHVRCHES // who are you to tell me how to keep myself afloat? / i tread the water all the while / you stuck in the knife that you held at my back // a song for bleeding lips and finding balance

Get Home // Bastille // how am i gonna get myself back home? // a song for a question

Mother & Father // BROODS // ever since i left my mother, it’s much harder to know / how to make my own life here, how to make my own home // a song for a heart too empty

We the Common // Thao & The Get Down Stay Down // all they wanted was a villain, a villain / and all they had was me / all they wanted was a villain, a villain / so then they just took me // a song for cas and the salt

Beggin For Thread // Banks // strapped down to something that you don’t understand / don’t know what you were getting yourself into / you should have known / secretly i think you knew  // a song for cas and the bind

Ships in the Night // Mat Kearney // turn the lights down low / walk these halls alone / we can feel so far from so close // a song for trying to make it work

Black Water // Of Monsters And Men // swallowed by a vicious, vengeful sea / darker days are raining over me / in the deepest depths i lost myself / i see myself through someone else // a song for cas

Trouble // Neon Jungle // they say here comes a hurricane / trouble is her middle name / but i don’t look for trouble / yeah, trouble looks for me // a song for swift at the helm of a needleboat

Hell and Back // The Airborne Toxic Event // and you took me to hell and back / how many times can i walk away from you? // a song for a new year

I’m So Sorry // Imagine Dragons // so you gotta fire up / you gotta let go / you’ll never be loved ‘til you’ve made your own // a song for meeting an old friend in the middle of a storm

Bullets // Rebecca & Fiona // don’t make me show you how weak you are / hurts like bullets between these walls // a song for a punching bag

The Draw // Bastille // in my left hand there is the familiar / in my right hand there’s the great unknown // a song for cas’s turmoil

Leave A Trace // CHVRCHES // i have somehow got away with everything / anything you ever did was strictly by design / but you got it wrong / and i’ll go anywhere but there // a song for cas, the knife

Ghost Towns // Radical Face // but i miss you / but there’s no coming home / there’s no coming home with a name like mine // a song for cas and tom

We Sink // CHVRCHES // we are / i’ve come apart and you made me / float like / a pretty box of your evil // a song for young leadership

Cliffs Edge // Hayley Kiyoko // cliff’s edge, you turn me on / you lead me on / you’ve got me on a cliff’s edge / where i belong // a song for a cold bottle of beer on the trainer deck

Everybody Wants To Rule The World // Lorde // help me make the most of freedom / and of pleasure / nothing ever lasts forever // a song for second times

This Is Why We Fight // The Decemberists // so come to me / come to me / lay your arms around me / this is why / this is why we fight // a song for the last stand 

I Bet My Life // Imagine Dragons // i know i took the path that you would never want for me / i know i let you down, didn’t i? // a song for new ships on the horizon

Home // American Authors // i’m not trying to part the ocean waves / i’m not trying to overthrow the throne / i’m just trying to find a way to make it back home  // a song for the end in sight

Monster Lead Me Home // Sara Hartman // where there is nowhere to hide / stranger on the other side / we walk in shadows / monster lead me home // a song for cutting a deal

Love Me Again // John Newman // i need to know now / know now, can you love me again? // a song for new beginnings in the bones of old ones

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(lgbtqiap+) book recommendations

I was asked about book recs so I’m making this my masterpost, which I’ll update periodically! Also I’m making it a priority to give lgbt+ recs and try to be as specific as I can; other books that are not lgbt+ are listed at the bottom under the cut.

LGBTQIAP+ REP

(I’m going with what rep I remember, someone tell me if I’m missing something or if there’s a mistake!)

(I’m only going to include main characters and relationships)

(MG=middle grade; YA= young adult; A=adult; NA=new adult)

Trilogies:

Shades of Magic by V.E. Schwab (YA)

Rep:

the author has said that nobody in the trilogy is straight

the author has said that one of the protagonists would identify as genderfluid if she lived in our world (but there are no labels in the world where the novel is set)

I consider what’s written above as canon

two bi men (canon within the book)

lgbt+ relationship:

genderfluid person (identified within canon as a woman for lack of labels)/cis man

bi man/bi man

Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat (A)

Rep:

gay man, bi man

this is a homonormative society where everyone is shown to be gay or bi

lgbt+ relationship:

gay man/bi man

All for the Game by Nora Sakavic (A)

Rep:

two gay men, one demisexual man

lgbt+ relationship:

gay man/demi man

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (YA)

Rep:

gay man, bi man

lgbt+ relationship:

gay man/bi man

Duologies:

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (YA)

Rep: 

gay man, bi man (canon, within the book)

bi woman (canon, confirmed by the author but not explicit within the book)

lgbt+ relationship:

gay man/bi man

The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie (YA)

lgbt+ relationship:

woman/woman 

Standalones:

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (YA)

Rep:

gay man

lgbt+ relationship:

man/man

Theme:

coming out

Peter Darling by Austin Chant (YA)

Rep:

trans man

gay or bi man

lgbt+ relationship:

trans man/cis man

Theme:

coming out

transphobia

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde (YA)

Rep:

bi woman, lesbian woman

lgbt+ relationship:

bi woman/lesbian woman

Theme: 

biphobia

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

lgbt+ relationship:

man/man

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee  (YA)

Rep:

bi man, gay man 

ace woman

lgbt+ relationship:

man/man

Theme:

homo-, biphobia

How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis  (YA)

Rep:

gay man, bi man

lgbt+ relationship:

man/man

Theme: 

self acceptance

homophobia

A&B by J.C. Lillis  (YA)

Rep:

bi woman, lesbian woman

lgbt+ relationship:

woman/woman

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black (YA)

Rep:

gay man

lgbt+ relationship:

man/man

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz  (YA)

Rep:

two gay men

lgbt+ relationship:

man/man

Theme:

coming out

George by Alex Gino (MG)

Rep:

trans girl

Theme:

coming out

Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (YA)

Rep:

genderfluid person

lgbt+ relationship:

genderfluid person/woman

Theme:

coming out

Uncompleted series:

The Nevernight Chronicle by Jay Kristoff (A)

Rep:

two bi women

lgbt+ relationships:

bi woman/man

bi woman/woman

Keep reading

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Do you know of any dystopian/sci fi books with wlw main characters?

Definitely! It’s one of my favorite genres. Here’s some I think you might like:

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (currently on sale on tbd for like £5/€6/$7!) 

and the sequel A Closed and Common Orbit

Dissension by Stacey Berg (on sale for like £4 and the sequel for £6) 

the sequel Regeneration 

Face of the Enemy by Sandra Barret (on sale £9 and the sequel £7)

the sequel is Blood of a Traitor 

Axiom: The Last Hope by Rachel Marie Pearcy @authorrmpearcy​

The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow @erinbowbooks​ 

and the sequel The Swan Riders

Valhalla trilogy (1, 2, 3) by Ari Bach @the-walrus-squad​

27 Hours by Tristina Wright (currently in preorder but worth it)

The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie @skrutskie​

and the sequel The Edge of the Abyss

Bel Dame Apocrypha trilogy by Kameron Hurley (God’s War, Infidel, Rapture) @kameronhurley

Chronicles of Alsea series by Fletcher DeLancey (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

I’m sure you’ll definitely find something that you’ll like here!

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LEXA APPRECIATION WEEK

Day 2 Favorite Moment(s) → “Ai laik Heda. Nou na throu daun gon ai” (x)

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Watch the stars, alight and free Up against the sky And wish that you were here by me So close that I could die

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#FriendZoneTilTheEnd

“You’re willing to kill your closest FRIEND”

“You’re willing to kill your closest FRIEND”

“YOU’RE WILLING TO KILL YOUR CLOSEST  F R I E N D”

Yall remember who she wasn’t willing to kill??? Her actual SOULMATE…

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Lexa took a bullet meant for Clarke and Bellamy took a bullet from Clarke. Well... well... well... that's how the cookie crumbles blarkes. I can't believe they sent Jrot cookies thinking he'd make their ship canon and he turned around and had one of them kill the other. I'm loving this sweet slab of karma being served 😂

Clarke: *tends to Lexa's wound and kisses her while telling her she loves her and wants no one else*

Also Clarke: *is the reason for Bellini's wound and doesn't hesitate to kill his bitch ass to protect her daughter*

THEY SHOULD ASK FOR A REFUND ON THE COOKIES JFNSBFKSBFKSBFJSBXJSBF

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CLEXA ENDGAME

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Your home is with me. (x)