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RIP Lydia Bennet you would’ve loved watching tik toks at full volume in public

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Yeah Mr. Darcy’s proposal was a complete turd and a half but you gotta understand. You got your life together. A good career, stable income, retirement plan, all that shit together. And you meet this girl. And she’s everything. Clever, outspoken, funny, calls you on your bullshit. Grade A cutie, right? And she doesn’t go out of her way to spend time with you but she’s nice, and sometimes you catch her looking your way in a way that makes you think you might have a shot.

But her family. Holy shit.

First off, it’s p much ALL women, and mostly UNMARRIED women, which at this time means of something happens to her dad then you’re financially responsible for like. Four grown ass adults, potentially forever

Because mom in law is DEFINITELY gonna need someone to take care of her when dad in law kicks it, and they have like. NO money. So already you’re accepting that if all goes well, you’re gonna be one random old bag’s retirement home. That’s expensive and exhausting, yeah? Imagine asking someone on a first date knowing that if they say yes and things go good her high-strung chihuahua mother is gonna move in with you. IMAGINE.

And girly’s other sisters. Well, one is a sweetheart, yeah, so she probably won’t be an issue, but that still leaves three more, and two of those ones are INSUFFERABLE. Never went to school, dumb as rocks, spend cash like it’s toilet paper

And while one of the two is young still and might grow out of it the OTHER one is actively torpedo’ing her entire family’s reputation by wandering off with random dudes and chasing ass. She’s never gonna work, she can’t build connections, she’s a fucking sinkhole, and she’s being led on by the same goddamn con man ass leeching tit who’s been bleeding you dry while telling anyone who’ll listen that your family is full of ratty thieving bastards.

And if he dumps her after a week- WHICH YOU KNOW HIS BITCH ASS IS GONNA- you’ve got a SECOND UNMARRIABLE GROWN ASS ADULT TO PROVIDE FOR. And you KNOW she’s gonna be a tantrum-throwing little shit about it, and it’s not like you can lock her in the basement or something, you’re gonna have to bring her fucking. Everywhere. And give her an allowance and shit while she contributes zero, because again, she NEVER GOT EDUCATED AND HAS NO MARKETABLE SKILLS. She’s not even good to TALK to. FUCK

And you’re looking at this girl’s father like “please for the love of fuck get your spawn under control, marry them off, get them working on their résumé, learning to sew or be nursemaids or manage staff or SOMETHING, yall got no money and one foot in the grave” and that old man just laughs like “haha yeah, what can you do. lol”

So you’re looking to the mom and finally it’s making sense how she got that twitch in her eye and as MUCH as she is you’re starting to realize she’s the SMART one, desperately throwing her armloads of girls at random men like they’re a bunch of fucking lifeboats bobbing around a sinking ship, like yes Jesus Christ sweetly that life boat IS old and ugly and kind of boring but for FUCKS SAKE PICK ONE

And you look back at this girl who is ALSO REFUSING THE LIFE BOATS BY THE WAY and god damn it she’s still the most radiant thing you’ve ever seen so fine, fuck it, Christ alive, you’ll do it. You’ll shoot your shot. She’s everything you’ve ever wanted in anybody abut it’s not even just about that anymore, it’s about being her best fucking shot at a future, and even if she doesn’t like you all that much she’s still gonna say yes and that might break your heart a bit knowing it’s about the money but who knows, maybe it will at least be civil, or companionable, and even if she doesn’t LOVE you at least you’ll know she’s well and cared for

And so you’ll do it. You’ll take on the neurotic stress mess mother in law, the absent father, the broke ass wingnut no brain no money no future airhead sisters, the bad mannered relatives and the embarrassing behaviour and the impending future of sharing your entire shit with a clown parade of freeloaders, you’ll risk it all and accept the absolute certainty of financial ruin and emotional exhaustion for the rest of your whole ass life and you’ll make your own family deal with it too, you’ll do it, you’ll fucking DO IT, you stupid lovesick motherfucker

And so you go to this chick like “look. Your whole family’s a shitshow. You’ve got fucking nothing and you’re gonna die on the street. But for some reason- and I don’t get it either- I’ve fallen in love with you, and I wish I didn’t, but I did, so I’m telling you that whether you like me or not, I’ll give you everything. I’ll give you everything even if it’s the dumbest shit I ever done. Fuck my stupid Baka ass, I’ll marry you.”

And she looks at you- having heard or considered absolutely none of your months-long internal debate and monologue- and goes “The fuck did you just say about my family, you son of a bitch?”

And the shock of that is enough to jolt you back into a reality where you are able to actually hear and process what just came out of your damn mouth And yeah

Yeah, I think I kinda get it

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Violet: WHAT’S THE PLAN?!

Ridoc: WHAT?! IT’S YOUR TURN TO COME UP WITH AN ESCAPE PLAN?!

Violet: IT’S THURSDAY?! THAT’S YOUR ESCAPE PLAN DAY?!

Ridoc: IT’S THURSDAY?! SHIT I’VE GOT AN APPOINTMENT AT 5

Violet: OH WELL I DO APOLOGISE FOR INTRUDING ON YOUR SALON TIME

Rhi: WHY DO WE ALWAYS END UP NEARLY FUCKING DYING I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING FOR LUNCH?!

Sawyer: HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN MISSING?!

Ridoc: OH WELL JUDGING BY THE ANGLE OF THE SUN - I DONT FUCKING KNOW?!

Rhi: 47 MINUTES!

Sawyer: NEW PLAN! NOBODY DIE FOR 13 MINUTES AND WE’LL BE SAVED BY A PISSED OFF XADEN WHO WAITED VIOLET’S FULL ‘FREEDOM TO DO STUPID SHIT’ HOUR

Everyone: SOLID PLAN!

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going back and reading fourth wing after iron flame is so fun because you can see all the times vi had unhinged thoughts about how hot and beautiful xaden is and you know he was totally catching them

i bet he was mentally kicking his little booted feet the whole entire time and trying not to blush

like when he first takes her to the mat and she’s fuming but her internal monologue is literally like:

“the golden flecks on his eyes seem to dance”

“the bitter illogical taste of jealousy fills my mouth”

“beautiful. fucking. asshole.”

“my breath catches and my body warms, the traitorous bitch. you are not attracted to toxic men, i remind myself, and yet, here i am, getting all attracted. i have been since the first second i saw him, if i feel like being honest.”

“fire races along my skin at the feel of his fingers lacing with mine. toxic. dangerous. wants to kill you. nope, doesn’t matter. my pulse still skitters like a teenager.”

“i swallow, refusing to think of other things that are a good fit at this angle”

xaden probably went to his room after this and screamed into a pillow

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You know what I've been thinking about today.

How Liam told Ridoc to guard her (violet) like he's Liam.

And Ridoc took it to heart in the way he wanted to jump into the quest squad for Violet's personal safety..

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Violet: Can I ask you for a favor? Xaden: I would literally die for you, but continue. Violet: We need to talk about you starting sentences that way.

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Violet Sorrengail’s Must-Haves for Men:

1. Tall

2. Ego even taller

3. Bad communication skills

4. Linked somehow to aristocracy

5. Emotionally unavailable

6. Name ends in ‘den’

7. Has a temper that gets people killed

8. Dain does not approve

9. Mira also does not approve

10. Can’t forget that her deceased father also expressed his disapproval from his literal grave

On a side note, Aaric also does not approve.

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I love them, your honor

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i love ridoc for all the same reasons as everyone else. i love his humor, his quick wittedness, how effortlessly he flirts, how powerful he is, how smart he is.

mostly though, i love how he loves violet. he’s on quest squad with protecting and being there for his friend at the forefront of his mind because he doesn’t trust the others intentions when it comes to protecting her over xaden.

he was right to be pissed about xaden’s venin status because she had been in double danger (in his mind) all this time without someone on only her side.

i think ridoc likes xaden and considers him a friend, but he would dagger him in a heartbeat if it meant protecting violet.

ridoc is the brother violet deserves.

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ONYX STORM SPOILERS

“I’ll use Tyrrendor to protect you, not you to protect Tyrrendor.”

Xaden didn’t just marry Violet so Tyrrendor would have a ruler after he was gone. He didn’t just do it so that she could protect Tyrrendor.

He married Violet so the title would protect her. He laid it out plainly when they were in Deverelli and he called her his consort—“the designation gives you the protection and privileges of my title”. The easiest way to kill venin-Xaden would be to kill Violet and hope that the bond does the job for them, but now that she’s Duchess of Tyrrendor? With the entire army of the largest province in Navarre under her command? And all the wealth and power held by the Riorson family? The Navarrian command can’t touch her.

Because Xaden used Tyrrendor to protect Violet, not the other way around.

It’s been 0 days since I’ve cried over Onyx Storm.

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Violet 🤝 Sloane

Wanting to climb their wingleader (who might or might not have an indirect connection to their brothers death) like a tree

No wonder Liam wrote that Violet reminded him a lot of her

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Does anyone else think it’s genuinely adorable how Tairn & Sgaeyl both seem to have bonded riders that remind them of each other?

Tairn & Xaden are both ruthless, snarky, and dramatic.

Sgaeyl & Violet are both intelligent, quick-witted, and sharp-tongued.

It's like they both went "Ah yes, that's familiar, I love it"

Idk, just something I noticed and thought it was so cute & sweet

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Violet: Okay, I have to tell you the truth. The monsters from the fairytales are real. They're coming to kill us all, and our government is corrupt and trying to hide it from us.

Rhiannon, Ridoc, and Sawyer: Holy shit! Oh, this is such a relief! We thought that you were, like, mad at us or something. YES!!! Let's go do some TREASON!

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People still tend to lump JK Rowling in with the category of ~problematic artists~ and I need everyone to understand that is not the problem with her. She is not comparable to anyone who wrote a piece of fiction you hate, or someone who made rude comments in 2015 and has since learned better.

She is far more like Elon Musk. She is a radicalized person with an extreme amount of social and financial power, and for YEARS she has been using that power to try to influence her government into hurting vulnerable people, on purpose. And she has succeeded. THAT is the problem with her, and THAT is why spending money on her books is so dangerous, not because her books aged badly.

Critiquing her work is fine, of course (I personally was never a fan so I really don’t care) but you NEED to understand that fiction is not the main issue here. And I truly think acting like she’s the same as the rest of any giant list of ~problematic creators of the week~ waters down how dangerous she is.

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Everyone: Don't look for Xaden Literally Everyone: Seriously Vi, don't look for Xaden Xaden: I am begging you not to look for me Violet, Page 4 of the next book: So I've decided to look for Xaden on my own in secret which will inevitably put me in mortal danger but oh well

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I wouldn’t call it femininity, I’d call it nurturing - which is not solely the province of women

I LOVE the way Violet Sorrengail is feminine

I can’t explain this well enough, but that scene where she walks out onto the parapet to find Xaden and she knows exactly what he needs to hear even when his best friends don’t know what to do

The scene where she finds Xaden on the roof and brings him cake because he had a bad day

When she refuses to be afraid of him and still sleeps in his bed every night because she has faith in him even though he’s turning venin

She just embodies femininity I can’t explain it- if someone can put my rambling into a coherent thought that would be amazing

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@writesofnovember