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"Maybe this was how you stayed sane in wartime: a handful of noble deeds amid the chaos."

Aleksander of Hohenberg aesthetic.

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fun gender neutral pet names to call your partner:

daft prince

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posca pen deryn and alek!

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this came to me in a dream

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The Leviathan Trilogy was a bunch of books that laid on my shelf when I was young back in 2013 that I never bothered myself to read, I wasn’t really into books, and my sister just brought it for herself and eventually gave it to me.

I’m much older now and I finally took the effort to read through it and I got hooked on this hidden gem. I loved the fusion of WW1 diesel-punk and bio-punk, I loved the scheming and craftiness of Count Volger and Dr Barlow and I especially loved the growing relationship between the disguised Scottish soldier girl, Deryn and Alek, the son of an Austrian Archduke. The storm scene in Goliath was such a beautiful scene, you know the one. I never thought storms and lightning could be so romantic. Such a great pay off for the connection that was brewing for the entire trilogy that was founded off trust and the sheer tenacity to save the arses of one another.

Those two are one of the few characters that had me so emotionally affected and perhaps it was because I had this trilogy for so long and I wondered how the story would end while I left it unfinished on my shelf.

I’m glad everything worked out for the two.

+ “Bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria nube.” +

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“Don’t worry, Your Highness, I’ve got a plan!”

“Somehow, that doesn’t make me feel any better!”

*shows up 2 days late with Starbucks*

IT’S DALEK WEEK 🎉 here is Day 1 – Alternate Reality

I’ve been watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Obi-Wan and Satine’s relationship is the PERFECT Dalek AU. I mean, a forbidden romance between a Mandalorian and a Jedi? A dashing hero saving an orphaned royal from danger as war rages around them? COME ON.

[ID: a digital drawing of Deryn and Alek from Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan trilogy. Deryn is dressed in Jedi robes and is holding a glowing blue lightsaber. She is grimacing as two glowing laser shots shoot towards them. Alek stands behind her and is wearing a tunic, pants, boots, and Mandalorian armor. He is holding a sword and is looking at Deryn with an annoyed expression. Bovril the loris is sitting on Alek’s shoulder, looking frightened. End ID]

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really thinking about how Leviathan is one of those books where the protagonists don’t meet until the end but never does it seem like the buildup drags longer than it should

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Constantinople in Scott Westerfeld’s Behemoth, by Keith Thompson 

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You didn’t ask for it but I’m giving it to you.  Leviathan Funko Pops. Lol

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We save each other. That’s what we do. 

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Deryn Sharp

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leviathan // name meanings

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Do yourself a favour, and read the Leviathan series.

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…I drew Deryn as a beefeater.

I don’t know why. (Maybe for a mission?? I don’t know anymore)

Ref

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Well done, Scott Westerfeld, well done.

I was just rereading Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld and realized that the airship’s captain is named Hobbes… as in Thomas Hobbes’ “Leviathan”, the book he wrote on social structure and statecraft.

The airship Leviathan isn’t just a reference to the whale as the main life thread of the ship; it’s a sociopolitical allusion to the hierarchy and organizing of life, animal and human, aboard the ship.

Touche, Scott Westerfeld, touche.

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19kmouse

Glad to see you back! Hopefully the graduation went well and things are at least a bit better? (Sorry if I'm out of line by replying and asking)

No, not all! I’m happy to report that things are better. :)

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YO, LEVIATHAN FANDOM

Hey there! I’m not exactly new to Leviathan, but I’ve just reread the brilliant trilogy and have an urgent need to WRITE ABOUT IT – drabbles, fics, utter nonsense, entire novels, who knows. So please, please, please, prompt me.

I’ll write you fluff. Angst. H/C, crack, smut, whatever you like. Give me some ideas, and I’ll make it worth your while.

And bear with me while I reintegrate myself in this fandom, I guess.