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literally everything is unisex if u stop giving a fuck

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here's hoping that nicola posting the original, unedited version of the cover will stir up a ruckus and get shondaland and whoever is in charge of publishing to change the book cover. they edited her elbow. HER ELBOW! and don't even get me started on the faceswap

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The thing that strikes me about Megstiel is how nobody but Meg CLAIMED Cas the way she did. "I'll just take MY angel," "That's MY boy," "Save your brother... and MY unicorn." When Cas was just kind of... there... to Sam and Dean (most of the series, tbh), Meg was the only one who said, "Does nobody want this sad weird little angel? OK, DIBS!"

And fuck yeah it was mutual. Seven years after she's dead and you're still calling yourself by your pet name for you? You think you see her in a nether realm and for a split second look less world-weary and more hopeful and joyous than you have in years?

He was HER angel. No question. But also, she was HIS demon. They were each other's. Fight me.

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team free will demon fucker

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will never get over cas bargaining with naomi to stop her from ordering him to kill meg. he loved her. he loved her and naomi never even saw it. she spent all that time sending him to heaven’s empty warehouses to kill fake deans that she never even considered that castiel loved a demon so much he’d try to save her.

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i would not be angry if you found me to be a lost cause. you must not say such things. you are penelope featherington. do not forget that.

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Requested by @ryoryeonggu (insp)

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“Is it okay if I draw fanart of your fanfic?👉🏼👈🏼”

My brother in Christ we shall have a spring wedding

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the way some people talk about luke & nicola is disgusting.

at first, the "bridgerton glow up" was a fun joke, but now people are taking it too far. it is literally just a better haircut and better wardrobe that is all the glow up is. i saw someone call luke "ugly and fat." as if he isn't a real human being. just straight up called him ugly and fat and then proceeded to objectify him in the trailer and say he "redeemed himself." respectfully, you can fuck all the way out of here with that. that is such a fucked up thing to say. and i wasn't online when it happened but apparently, these fuckwads are the reason why luke doesn't smile with his teeth much anymore? idk if that's true, but if it is you are a villain. an actual villain. you bullied someone into not smiling, are you proud of yourself?

and nicola. i don't even want to quote the things i've seen said about her. she is a queen. a queen. and yeah, people bring up her body and her looks and say she doesn't deserve to be the lead. the casual fatphobia is disgusting, to say the least. nicola has literally been promoting 3 things at the same time, and she has not lagged on either project. she is the reason we have bts from filming and are getting important moments from rmb. she is a professional and she has a heart of gold. she is also chronically on line (affectionately) so she does see all the shit you antis post. and, i can't even believe i need to say this, that shit hurts. because she is a human being. she has explicitly stated, multiple times, that she wants the focus to be on her work and not on her body. thinking caps on: why do you think that is?

they are both human beings with real feelings. no one is saying you have to love penelope or colin or polin, but they are fictional characters. they won't get affected by some of the fucked up shit yall say. but luke and nicola are real human beings. you can have opinions on them, we all do, but if it isn't positive, maybe shut the fuck up?

it also needs to be said that a lot of the hate comes from people who are fans of kanthony. i usually wouldn't call them out but name but it's true. the person who called luke ugly and fat had anthony bridgerton in her user name. she also had an israeli flag in her bio but that's another rant. most of the hate i see about polin and luke and nic come from people who stan kanthony and/or are huge fans of jonny and/or simone. and that is 50 shades of fucked up. do you think they want fans like that? fans who will say disgusting things about their friends/colleagues and then turn around and praise them? jonny literally calls luke his little brother. no one is saying you have to love polin, but why do you need to say this shit? why can't you just quietly stan kanthony and go about your lives? why do you feel the need to bring down not only fictional characters, but real people?

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#me at every function where there are people

Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton S3

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you ever get surprised by your own recurring issues. like come on man. I thought we were past this.

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You tell em boss

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yesterday I finally finished my ARC of ✨ "When The Stars Alight"✨, and I have now posted reviews in goodreads and storygraph ^-^

(c&p under the cut)

I had the honour to receive an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

(this review might contain some very vague spoilers) 

The first thing that merits mentioning in this book is its prose. With an omniscient narrator and lush descriptions of the settings, the characters, and every grand or minute detail, reading it feels like being immersed in a vivid moving painting. I’d recommend the story to those of us who appreciate this kind of writing style; and to those who might be on the fence, I’d ask them to be open-minded, to take their time, and to welcome it in in order to enjoy everything else this story has to offer. I must also commend the artist that illustrated the beautiful cover, as well as the art inside the book, for aiding to the sensory experience. 

As for the book, I’m particularly enamoured with the worldbuilding. WTSA, and the universe it introduces us to as a first installment, can’t be called a typical fantasy story. If, like me, you both love this genre but tragically find yourself disappointed by how repetitive, superficial or conservative some of its examples can be, this book could be just what gets you out of that slump. The world it presents is utterly different from our own, with original fantasy species, each wonderfully distinctive. On the one hand you have Solarites: powerful star maidens fallen from the sky that benevolently rule over humans (some of them with magical abilities of their own) and other races like the sprites (another immortal race of monster slayers with a strong connection to nature); on the other you have the Occassi, a more demonic race in the artic. Here in particular the prose becomes indispensable, presenting two opposing races and their societies, constantly contrasting them with light/dark, life/death symbolism without falling into black and white thinking. From the matriarchal society lead by the Solarites, filled with more subtle (yet still dangerous) political power-plays, to the more patriarchal, militaristic Mortos; the luminosity and abundance of one setting and the more gothic, tenebrous and scarce environment of the other. As the lead travels from one to the other, we discover these differences with her. 

This leads me to the next point: this book puts its money where its mouth is when it comes to a matriarchal society, filling it with outstanding female characters and showing us women in power across all fields: diplomats, scientists, soldiers, etc. 

Laila, the protagonist, is the clear star. She’s delightful, curious, adventurous, with strong morals paired with a deep-seated insecurity. She’s also a political animal; charming, manipulative, with ambition that’s presented as a positive. Her optimism can be a sign of her youth and naivety, but born out of genuine compassion and want for progress. It all comes together into a lovely, complex lead character that I can’t wait to see grow and develop. 

Someone else I found unusual and fascinating was Amira, Laila’s mother. She’s powerful and seemingly untouchable, exacting, and the opposite of nurturing. Her influence over Laila is never-ending, both as her maternal figure and as her monarch, influencing all aspects of her life and looming over all of her relationships. 

Another one with key importance is Lyra, a sprite. She and Laila were past lovers, and in the present have a deep, sometimes difficult friendship that goes beyond most princess/lionheart dynamics. Lyra is irreverent, with a sturdy sense of justice that comes from sympathy for the underdog, and often the blunt warrior to Laila’s diplomat. 

Others that, while less prominent, still tell us a lot about the world are the Odakan scientists (whose part foreshadows what might come in future installments), full of excitement and purpose to change and explore the world; or Dr. Mielette, with a small part, but that offers insight into Solarite culture. We see less of the women in Mortos, so far, but they serve their purpose. In Vasilisa, the Regina, you can see the precarious, risky position of a woman who is ostensibly at the highest one of her kind can come in a misogynistic society. The looming absence of Serafina, the king’s former lover, or of Katerina, another blood sorcerer, both women who sought power outside society’s confines, contrasts with her. 

But Mortos’ most prominent representatives are the men in the Calantis family. Most significantly Darius, the male lead. He’s the king’s bastard and eldest son, resentful of his lesser position in court, and eager to retake the place he thinks he deserves. His more intellectual pursuits (he definitely incarnates the mad scientist archetype, a favourite of mine) haven’t always been of help among Occassi, who value brute force above all. He’s charming and sophisticated, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, which can fool others, audience included, into not fearing his monstrous nature. 

The other members of the family are Lanius, the tyrannical father and king opposing Laila’s diplomatic efforts, a poison in the family and the kingdom; and Dominus, the younger son and reluctant heir. Both brothers do take part in a love triangle with Laila, but it’s not your typical, never-ending F/M/M triangle; as someone who sometimes side-eyes such trope, I must say I appreciated how this one develops, with Laila’s differences in approach, in chemistry, and in the emotional risk she incurs in each relationship. Related to the love story, because I know this will be of interest: the book’s sex scenes are delightfully written, just as beautiful and descriptive as any other, steamy and evocative. 

To finish off, I’ll say that this story was perfectly crafted to appeal to both my baser and higher interests. Its world and its characters have raised quickly in my list of favourites, it makes me think and wonder and speculate about what will come next, and it will stay with me for a long, long time. If you enjoy this book half as much as I did, I recommend checking out the author’s page for any other related stories or materials.

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Gwendoline Christie.

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In s9e14 Captives, Bartholomew recounted Castiel's great vicotry against Raphael and his loyalists (that's a whole other post). After Castiel's daring maneuver and success, he was "called back to headquarters" because "our leaders wanted those captives killed and knew you would stand in the way".

During the civil war in Season 6 against Raphael, Castiel was the leader. Here, it implies Castiel was simply one of the field commanders but there are higher ups. So this couldn't have been the same war.

Was there a previous civil war against Raphael? Who were Castiel and Bartholomew's "leaders?" What happened? Why did Raphael appear to continue to be in power? Did Castiel and Bartholomew's side lose?

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Don’t believe Naomi

A  theory in the spirit of @heaven-ecologist’s angels week. Again, due to castiel-centricity, probably not a legit entry, but inspired by the theme nevertheless, including the prompt “secrets and lies”.  Also see Part 2 of Naomi conspiracy theory.

Naomi told Castiel many angels were sent to rescue him from purgatory and died in that process. 

I don’t believe her.

Why would Castiel not remember?  Yes, she wiped his mind.  But if she meant to hide this loss of angels from him, why tell him?  Clearly, she told him to make him feel guilty, to break his spirit.  But if this was her goal, why not leave the memories intact?  Wouldn’t it be far more effective to let him agonize over the images of every brother and sister being slain for his sake?

No, I don’t believe Naomi.  There are some secrets and lies around Castiel’s extraction from the Purgatory, I am sure of it.  What did Naomi really wipe from Castiel’s mind?

She said, “many lives were lost.”  What if those angels didn’t die?  What if they were simply lost in Purgatory?

What if it wasn’t an incursion organized by Naomi, but an insurrection? The angels who were still loyal to Castiel, still believed “his heart was always in the right place”, what if they clamored to rescue Castiel once they found out his fate? Naomi would need to decisively remove this dissenting voice that threatened her control of heaven, so she sent them to purgatory in the guise of a rescue mission, but sealed the portal between purgatory and heaven, thus banishing them; simultaneously she yanked Castiel out to use him as her tool.  She made the banished angels believe that Castiel left them behind.  She wiped Castiel’s mind so he didn’t remember there were still angels who cared about him, who willingly risked their lives to rescue him.  She wiped his memories of their embraces, their forgiveness, their love.  

Castiel went on with more suffering ahead of him. But the marooned angels stuck together in purgatory, and formed a thriving community. They may have been sad and disoriented at first without orders and without missions, cut off from heaven, but by necessity they turned to each other for faith and purpose.  They established a compound on top of a mountain in the middle of a forest for defense against the monsters and leviathans .But they made it more than a utilitarian fortress; they made it beautiful, ornate, luminous from grace light, an oasis rising out of the desolate landscape.  They defended themselves, they strategized and they trained, but also they traded stories of other worlds from their previous missions, they gathered to sing in enochian, and they lived.  Over time, the monsters and leviathans learned to respect and fear the collective power of the angels, and a tentative peace settled in.  Purgatory became a better, calmer place.