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Andrew Minyard really looked Neil Josten in the face and called him a pipe dream and it still took Neil 300 pages later to clock that the fucker was completely in love with him

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J. R. R. Tolkien, undisputedly a most fluent speaker of this language, was criticized in his day for indulging his juvenile whim of writing fantasy, which was then considered—as it still is in many quarters— an inferior form of literature and disdained as mere “escapism.” “Of course it is escapist,” he cried. “That is its glory! When a soldier is a prisoner of war it is his duty to escape—and take as many with him as he can.” He went on to explain, “The moneylenders, the knownothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as possible.“

Stephen R. Lawhead

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my new brain worm is thinking about how the irish meaning of ronan is “little seal” which at first glance is unimportant, until you learn that the name comes from the irish mythology about selkies.

in the specific legend that the name “ronan” comes from, a seal is warned not to get too close to land. when the seal is washed ashore by a wave she becomes trapped in human form after a fisherman, and soon to be her husband, hides her seal-skin. she builds a life with the fisherman — having children, known as “ronans”/“little seals” — but longs to return to the sea, longs to be able to freely transform between seal and human. she eventually finds her seal-skin and returns to the sea but keeps a watchful eye on her beloved children and husband.

this name is undeniably perfect for ronan. the selkie myth is his dreaming, his otherworldliness, in another universe. the selkie people are not just seals or just humans, they are both — just like ronan. the journey of the selkie — being trapped, not entirely unhappily on land but longing for something different, something more true to her, and ultimately finding a way back to the sea — is so perfectly ronan. ronan doesn’t return to his sea — or, he does, but only temporarily, only to see what his sweetmetal sea could feel like, what going back to greywaren’s world would be like — but he finds new power, new control and ends his own entrapment in the waking world not by leaving completely but through gained knowledge, vulnerability, and honesty.

“he belonged in both those worlds.

he belonged in neither.”

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jean moreau going viral every 4-6 months among non-exy fans for being drop dead gorgeous…videos of him spitting out his mouth guard or adjusting his neck guard…videos of him yelling in angry french during the olympics…his interviews in front of the cameras where he’s quiet and awkward in the most endearing ways…6’4 with dark curly hair and a ridiculous amount of muscle…yeahhhh

and every time he goes viral for being beautiful, his fans are ready on twitter with threads like “jean moreau’s homoerotic friendship with exy legend kevin day” or “jean moreau and his boyfriend jeremy knox” or “jean moreau being best friends with neil josten”. then THOSE threads become hit tweets

jean moreau princess of everything you’ll always be famous

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Your parents listed Hades as your godfather as a joke, That would not be an issue if it were not for the 3-headed puppy delivered to your doorstep by Persephone and Hades themselves, planning to protect you from the Olympian’s shenanigans due to Zeus’ bulldickery

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How did Maggie write “Because I am overfull on secrets and underfed on friends.” and just expected us to move on??? Henry Cheng you will always be famous.

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things nora sakavic has written that make me lose my shit every time i read them: andrew's first game with the foxes

THEY WAKE HIM UP LIKE A FUCKING SLEEPER AGENT AND JUST SEND HIM ON AND HE'S FUCKING THERE AND AARON AND NICKY KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO PLAY WITH HIM AARON IS TAKING SHOTS ON HIS OWN GOAL BECAUSE HE KNOWS ANDREW IS GOING TO DEFEND IT THE WAY THEY ALL JUST SUDDENLY KICK INTO GEAR IT MAKES ME ILL

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sometimes I wish aftg were real because I know watching Kevin day switch his racquet to his left hand during the championship game would've felt like doing 10 lines of cocaine

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"he's an under-developed character" you think that will stop me? babe, I was in the check please fandom! we made up an entire dude!!!

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Ronan writing 'remembered' on Noah's car to comfort him and Noah removing himself from everyone's memory to save Gansey

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Neil Josten, Junkie.

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“Pick a god and pray” they said, and you did, praying to every god you knew. And as you did this a name popped into your mind, one you didn’t recognize, yet you prayed to them all the same. In response the air stood still, like even the world had forgotten their name.

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Gansey’s moment of “she makes me quiet” when all Blue has ever been for others is an amplifier will never not live rent free in my mind

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