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The Great Escape 📚📖

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Absolutely not!

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😍

can i humbly request erza with bi colours? (however you want to interpret that)

pros of drawing erza: erza :) cons of drawing erza: armour :(

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7 and 12 for the fandom asks!

7: Your Favorite Tropes to read/write/draw

Across all fandoms I love protective partners. And characters airing built up resentments through screaming matches.

For ACOTAR both of the above and Cassian wrapping Nesta up in his wings.

12: Compliment someone else in your fandom

@c-e-d-dreamer @jsmelodies @moodymelanist @kale-theteaqueen @wishcamper @unhealthyfanobsession @xxvalkyriesxx @whyisaravenlike-awritingdesk

@dustjacketmusings and Becauseofreading on AO3(I don't know if she has a Tumblr.) have been so welcoming and inspiring (and a little enabling) And while I haven't said it, you all inspired me to actual write and publish Fallen Stars. Getting to know all of you has been such a wonderful fandom experience. I know I would have left the ACTOAR fandom by not if not for you all.

And that's enough of me getting sappy lol

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I’m really liking these ask prompts.

✨ love your fandom asks ✨ 

Saw the opposite of this floating around and thought the reverse might be fun.

list 3 positive things about your current fandom(s)

a headcanon you weren't sure about at first but have come to like!

a character that fandom has helped you appreciate

say something nice about a ship you don't ship (it can be another ship in your fandom, a mutual's OTP, etc)

something you see in fics a lot and love

something you see in art a lot and love

your favorite tropes to read/write/draw

you hope more people will come to appreciate ___ (a ship, a trope, an episode, etc)

a ship that isn't your OTP but that you enjoy

a blog (mutual or one you follow) that has made your fandom experience brighter

if you're a writer or artist, what fic or piece of art are you proud of making?

compliment someone else in your fandom

your favorite type of fandom event (gift exchange, ship week, secret santa, prompt meme, etc)

the ship that always makes you smile

the character that always makes you smile

a tiny detail in canon that you want more people to appreciate

the thing in canon that everyone loves and that you also love

a fandom tag that you track

your current fandom(s)

your very first fandom!

a fandom you're not active in anymore but that you still really like

the fandom friend you've known the longest

the fandom you're curious about because of a mutual

how has fandom positively impacted your life?

a piece of advice for taking care of yourself in fandom spaces

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master makarov, i've got some terrible news for you...

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Happy Monday I hate my job and have no money so I'm writing brand new angst instead. Here's a snippet:

"Cassian reeled as if he's been struck. Reeled, because there was real fear in Nesta's eyes. Fear and distrust.

She didn't trust him.

'All men are monsters,' she'd said to him once.

'I am not a man.' He'd answered, all smug pride as his wings stretched out just a little, as if to show off.

She hasn't hesitated then, in her answer. Just as she didn't hesitate now.

'Perhaps that makes you worse.'

He should have listened then, should have properly respected the irrefutable truth that there was likely an underlying cause to why she felt that way. About men, about males, about everyone.

Because now... Now he was the cause.

"I told you not to touch me," Nesta snarled, from her place several feet away, where she was all sharp edges. "I told you I did not consent to be touched, to be brought here, nor to be trapped alone with two males. And you disregarded my words at every turn. So no, Cassian. I do not feel safe with you. Are you really so egotistical as to believe that I could?"

The truth was blatant -- he couldn't refute it. The only question that remained now was:

What did he do?"

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I also got Tarquin!!!!! I also tried to make sure I got Tarquin.

You've heard of the Which Vanserra Brother Is Your Mate Quiz, now get ready for: The Ultimate Prythian High Lord Matchmaking!

→ ✨ TAKE THE QUIZ HERE ✨ ←

Reblog this post with your results or tag me! I hope you have fun and enjoy yourself as much as I did making this quiz!

A couple of notes on the quiz!

There are 23 questions in total. The quiz is designed to take 10 minutes, but it can be shorter/longer than that!

Some answers have multiple High Lords assigned to them, so you don't have to worry about always choosing an option dedicated to just one result!

Some of the questions have implied NSFW content. Please be mindful upon entering the quiz!

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OOOOKKAAYYYY

here's chapter XXX

eat up my beefy bois

prev below

The shop near Bone & Salt was easy to miss.

It was a strategic location. The scent of blood permeated the air, better to hide the fights below, rounds cycling even this early in the day. The more prized fighters brawled at night, when nobles and commoners alike squashed into wooden pews, money changing hands faster than the Sidra rushed from high in the mountains.

All off the books, of course. Rhys knew of the rings before he’d gone Under the Mountain, but in his absence the they'd had a resurgence like so many of the seedier parts of Velaris, grown unchecked like weeds.

“Prince of Bastards,” said the female lounging on a divan in the back of the shop. “Your nose is looking remarkably unbroken these days.”

“Jesiba. I’d like a word.”

She wasn’t High Fae but she wasn't far off, the silk scarf wrapped about her head hiding most of her white-blonde hair, her rounded ears. The female oozed an aura of power, evident in the opulent surroundings, the built male knelt massaging her feet.

“I stopped believing in ghosts a long time ago, but I might have to start again. Arthur, go find something to dust,” she ordered, wriggling her foot away in annoyance. “I have a haunting to attend to.”

Jesiba Roga ruled these parts, though she’d never cop to it. A ‘business owner’ she called herself. But Cassian knew all too well what coin funneled through the antiquities trade that was her cover. He wished he could say that was the reason for the tremor he fought to keep out of his voice.

“I need your help.”

Giving a cruel laugh, Jesiba rose gracefully, circling him where he stood in the center of her ornate showroom. “Mhmm. Leave without a word, then show up like a stray hound, begging for scraps. I should’ve guessed.”

“Come on, I’m much handsomer than a stray hound.”

She gave a skeptical hm! but led him to the back room anyway. Sumptuous and moody, every surface not covered in velvet or silk was littered with jewels and trinkets. Amren would’ve wept with joy.

Cassian felt more like he was going to be sick.

Gaze avoiding the low bed in the corner, he eased both pieces of the stone disc out of his pack. Set them on the table affixed with various glass lenses, so heavy they almost toppled over a spindly glass.

“It’s this. I need to find out what it is, if it can be put back together.”

The lenses whirred and clicked as Jesiba searched for the right magnification. “Where did you get it?”

Cassian only arched an eyebrow, and she pursed her lips, smirking.

“Any information about its provenance helps.”

“It’s from Illyria, a place called Stone Canyon.” The name clawed its way out, leaving his throat raw.

Unanswered questions still festered. Why now? How had he found the other piece? What was she—Rhiannon—why did she have it in the first place?

And then what had someone been yelling as he was torn away? He'd thought it was her name, Cerys, but after all he’d learned from Sulevia, Cassian didn’t know what to make of it. The images of the moment fragmented, as if he’d made them all up.

Jesiba muttered a few things to herself, turning the pieces over.

“And if I help you, what will I get in return?” she asked, fingers drumming against the worktop.

“My immortal gratitude.”

“Gratitude doesn’t keep the Guild from nosing around, asking too many questions.”

Her acid smile flashed.

“Always angling. Haven’t you ever done something just from the goodness of your heart?”

He didn’t blame her for the scoff, nor the derisive laughter that followed, rippling the jet black silk of her gown.

“You sound like the High Lord. How noble of him, to help rebuild the Wall. Surely there were no other motivations to leave his mate and heir.”

Something whirred on one of the high shelves—an orrery, much smaller than Rhys’.

“You’re the one saying so,” he deflected. “Not me.”

“I remember all those nights you soaked my lap with your tears as I patched you up. I know what the High Lord was Under the Mountain.” Cassian felt all his muscles lock up. Jesiba rasped her shimmery nails against the stubble at his chin. “You see? Altruism is for kings, precious. We smallfolk can’t afford it. Though I do miss running my fingers through this hair.”

Her hand trailed upward, as if to do just that, but Cassian side-stepped her, feigning interest in a pair of glowing silver triangles strung on a gossamer-fine thread.

“Tell me what you want, Carrion Queen.”

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showin off

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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Spread the self-love ❤

Oh thank you anon! I'm trying to give myself credit for more things recently, so I appreciate the opportunity to do so.

in no particular order:

smoke signals: my sweet disaster babies. i love writing cassian fucked up and boy is he fucked up in this. trauma, romance, family dynamics, all my favorite shit. i could go on indefinitely, kind of sad it has to end at some point.

Thicker Than Water: this one makes me laugh still, not to mention it pioneered the Amren/Cassian tag on ao3. and Nesta learning about Cassian's own slutty past gives me life.

i can picture it (after all these days): probably my most personal, true-to-life fic. i love it because it's a small story but it feels very rich, idk.

You Love When I Fall Apart: i'm a mating bond hater, and so it was fun to explore what it looks like to have it be a real obstacle for nessian. they can bring out both the best and worst in each other and I really like how it turned out.

A Court of Vice & Victors: my first child, my beautiful beast of an acosf rewrite. besides the satisfaction of fixing canon, it's been a really fun exercise in plotting long-term, worldbuilding, and tracking character arcs over time. and so many subplots. so. many. subplots. definitely the fic i've learned the most from, and while the early chapters make me cringe a little, it's fun to see my writing improve in real time.

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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Spread the self-love

This is actually like so hard.... I don't want to just say all my chaptered fics, but like....

When We Howl, the Moon Will Cower

Werewolf Cassian and Witch Nesta my beloved! Truly one of the fics I'm most proud of from a world building a lore perspective. And because of what I know is going to happen next 👀

My ACOTAR Regency Series

How can this not make the list? I mean Scottish Cassian interrupting a wedding? And then Lucien being an absolute down bad simp? What's not to love? And every week I think about maybe one day returning to this world to finish the set....

If Honesty Means Telling You The Truth (I’m Still In Love With You)

Probably one of my favorite one-shots I've written. And we love the DC representation ya know? Pandas!

I Can Take the Upper Hand and Touch Your Body

Truly the best smut I've ever written, hands down, and honestly, most days I can't even believe I actually wrote all that

How am I supposed to pick a fifth...??? Can Pirate Cassian and Single-Dad Cassian just tie? Is that allowed? I give up!

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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Spread the self-love

I love that this ask is going around! Thank you so much for sending it my way.

The Knight and his Witch

I think this one will always be my favorite. It's the first real story I've told start to finish. Is it perfect? No, but I'm proud of it, and I learned so much while writing it.

Knight Cassian and witch/princess Nesta. Who's the real monster? Is it the monsters that live in the woods, or is it society?

I fell in love with the fire long ago

(Are we noticing the theme here). This is my current baby, I will literally never shut up about it if given the chance to ramble. It's becoming the longest thing I've written, which is both fun and terrifying (long fic scares me)

Knight Cassian, princess Nesta. Plenty of angst and yearning. Some possible kidnapping. What more do you need?

Modern Nessian

This is technically a series of fics - all one shots set in the same universe. I love stepping back into this dynamic whenever inspiration strikes. It's so soft and cozy.

Tell Me to Leave

This is one of my older ones, but still one of my favorites. I wrote it in one sitting. How did I do that? Great question, I'm incapable of doing it again.

Soft, healing Nessian vibes. Basically Cassian makes spending time with Nesta after the war a priority.

The Next Chapter

A short one, but full of Nessian fluff, lumberjack Cassian, and bratty Nesta.

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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Spread the self-love ❤

So, I only have 6 published fics on AO3. You are making me leave one behind lol.

Troubles Brewing: Detective Cassian and consult Nesta the witch. This is just a one shot, but I loved the world and really want to work on a longer fic with this premise. (Complete)

A Court of Fallen Stars: My very first published fic. A fix-it of Silver Flames with the vibes of The Mummy. A quest for ancient magical objects and buried secrets. It is going to be incredibly lore heavy. I have so much planned for this. Because if Sarah isn't going to invest in her world building, then I am going to make it my own, (Ongoing)

Etched into Skin: The soulmate AU that nobody asked for but me. In a way it is a soft rewrite of MaF and WaR. It spans from their first meeting to the first solstice after the war. Nesta's journey through the four chapters was my favorite to write so far. (Complete)

That time I got reincarnated to save my mate's life: A webtoon inspired reincarnation fic the spawned from my desire to make Cassian suffer for his actions in Silver Flames but also give him the chance to be better. This will be a full rewrite of MaF and WaR with maybe a hint of FaS at the end. While fun this work has themes of Family, fate, regret, and childhood trauma. It is my "Make Cassian cry" fic. (Ongoing)

It's Such Good Parenting (and Politics) : A Nessian Swan Princess retelling. This one is so much fun. A political engagement, teenage stupidity, and a lurking evil bring these two together and possibly tear them apart. (Ongoing)

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Chapters: 2/7 Fandom: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Nesta Archeron/Cassian   Chapter two: Thirteen and Fifteen 

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things you DO NOT need to be a man

a dick

he/him pronouns

XY chromosomes

things you DO need to be a man

the swiftness of a coursing river

the force of a great typhoon

the strength of a raging fire

the mysteriousness of the dark side of the moon

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Let's

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Business

To defeat the huns