#tairn and violet

[violentdelightshavevioletends]

Xaden: *screams*

Violet: *screams louder to establish dominance*

Tairn: Should we do something?

Sgaeyl: No, I want to see who wins.

[shreksniceboulder]

"Apologize," Tairn demands, his voice low and sharp

"I'm sorry!" Varrish's voice breaks

"Apologize to the one Andarna deemed worthy of her bond."

......

"On your knees"

JAW? DROPPED. MIND? BLOWN. TRAJECTORY OF LIFE? CHANGED.

[yelyahrodrigo]

[shayennelovesbooks]

SGAEYL BONDED WITH XADEN BECAUSE HE GAVE ALL THE MARKED KIDS A CHANCE TO LIVE

TAIRN CHOSE VIOLET BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH SHE'S FRAIL SHE DEFENDED AND PROTECTED ANDARNA

No none talk to me right now I can't omg

[silverflameataraxia]

Tairn: You did not bond the inferiority that are gryphons. You bonded dragons. Take them for a walk and let them prove themselves.

Violet: The way the fliers look at us is more like they expect us to prove ourselves.

Tairn: You were chosen by dragons. That is enough.

Tairn's such a King.

[happyinternetcollector]

Art by: Natalie Nardozza

[littlest-w01f]

Shining light

Pairing: Xaden Riorson x Original Female Character

THE EMPYREAN MASTERLIST

Basgiath War College was not for the faint of heart, everyone knew so. Especially the Rider's Quadrant. No one cared to remember you if you died before Threshing, that was a hard truth many first years failed to swallow.

A heart with something to prove, was not one that could back down from the challenge and thrill of dragons, even after attracting the unnerving attention of the most feared student in the War College.

Content Table:

Moodboard

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five (coming soon)

fic on Ao3

(all characters belong to Rebecca Yarros, the writer of the EMPYREAN series, except for Adira, my original character)

(any images/gifs used in the series do not belong to me until stated otherwise)

[dreambelievetravel]

I would like a special edition of the Empyrean series purely from the point of view of Tairn.

[intairnwetrust]

Can you imagine how it will be now that Violet is able to ride Andarna

First of all Violet's surprise when finding out that Andarna is now much bigger

Then Violet's excitement that she can ride Andarna

Tairn: You were not this excited when you first got to ride on me

Tairn being this overprotected, grumpy and sassy dad worrying about his two girls

He will definitely leave a comment like that Andarna can't catch her so good as he should she fall down again

I just know that Xaden will also make a saddle for Andarna for Violet to sit in

Violet being even more badass than she already is when she comes flying with two dragons

Tairn being proud when he sees his Silver one and Golden one flying together

Violet flying two dragons which are Grumpy x Sunshine, can't wait for the conversations between the three of them

The flight maneuvers that are now possible in a fight because Violet has two dragons she can ride

[pandoran-dragon]

If Tairn dies in Onyx Storm I'm going to be an emotional mess.

[su4vz]

“We do not eat our allies.”

—TAIRN’S PERSONAL ADDENDUM TO THE BOOK OF BRENNAN AS QUOTED BY CADET VIOLET SORRENGAIL

[violentdelightshavevioletends]

"I will not die today."

— Violet Sorrengail’s personal addendum to the Book of Brennan

"You will not die today!"

— Tairn to Violet Sorrengail in Iron Flame

[shoulda-been-a-redhead]

Ok, we love Tairn's "Silver One" nickname, absolutely. It is so cute.

However, I raise you, in the Spanish version, Alas de Sangre, he calls her "Plateada" which is SO cute. (Literally means "a silverful" bc the suffix -ada is basically the suffix -ful in english. so it's like a spoonful, but a silverful!) So cute.

[yelyahrodrigo]

Onyx Storm spoilers about Xaden & Tairn

Does it break anyone else's heart how much Tairn doesn't trust Xaden now? I'm sure his backstory with Naolin will come into play a lot (assuming the theory that Naolin turned venin is true), but it hurts reading how much Tairn just wants Vi to leave Xaden for her safety 😭 like I get it, it's super unsafe and dangerous, but he has absolutely no hope for a cure (again, makes a lot of sense if he tried to cure Naolin etc).

And like, it is very characteristic of him to be so protective of Violet, but I also wonder how it affects things with Sgaeyl too? Obviously Sgaeyl is pissed and heartbroken about Xaden turning venin, but she clearly still cares very deeply for him, like genuinely in the glimpses and insights we've gotten to see into their relationship, I think Sgaeyl and Xaden might have the closest bond out of all the riders and dragons 👀 she goes so hard for her boy and I love to see it. So does it bother her that Tairn is telling Violet that Xaden is a lost cause?? Like, I'd probably get mad at my partner if he thought my son had no hope left??

Again, I think it's totally in line with everything we know of Tairn's character, I mean, him and Xaden are so similar and Xaden would also kill anyone who puts Violet in danger without hesitation. But it just hurts my little Xaden-and-Tairn-loving-heart because they really did seem to have a begrudging mutual respect for each other (one of my fav moments is in Fourth Wing when Tairn asks Violet why she's pushing Xaden 😭 like he's actually concerned for Xaden's wellbeing too). I just want Xaden to get the cure so Tairn can have a soft spot for him again 😭😭

[shayennelovesbooks]

Violet making a plan

Tairn disagreeing with the plan

Dain disagreeing with the plan

Tairn agreeing with the plan bc who does Dain thinks he is disagreeing with Violet

[ineednewdaggers]

Okay so I've heard people say that Take Me Back To Eden by Sleep Token is a Xaden Riorson™ song... and I'm like... do you, or do you not, think that it actually is Tairn speaking about Sgaeyl? Like come on how can someone look at the lyrics:

"My, my, those eyes like fire,

I'm a winged insect, you're a funeral pyre

Come now, bite through these wires,

I'm a waking hell, and the gods grow tired,

Reset my patient violence along both lines of a pathway higher,

Grow back your sharpest teeth, you know my desire"

and think that this is not Tairn??

And that is when I came to the conclusion that Sgaeyl bonded Xaden not only because of the second signet, but also because Xaden reminds her of Tairn...

cue the tears