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i don’t understand the “wanna hang out” thing, i want you to open your chest with a dagger and give me your heart.

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“Their eyes locked from across the room”

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Onyx Storm had almost the perfect amount of Ridoc. We just needed 1% more Ridoc. We needed Ridoc to hear a 93 year old woman mistake the Xaden Riorson as Dain Aetos after calling them both hotties.

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Onyx Storm Spoiler

Lilith and Fen in the afterlife watching Xaden and Violet getting married: 👁️👄👁️

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“I’ll use Tyrrendor to protect you, not you to protect Tyrrendor.”

Xaden didn’t just marry Violet so Tyrrendor would have a ruler after he was gone. He didn’t just do it so that she could protect Tyrrendor.

He married Violet so the title would protect her. He laid it out plainly when they were in Deverelli and he called her his consort—“the designation gives you the protection and privileges of my title”. The easiest way to kill venin-Xaden would be to kill Violet and hope that the bond does the job for them, but now that she’s Duchess of Tyrrendor? With the entire army of the largest province in Navarre under her command? And all the wealth and power held by the Riorson family? The Navarrian command can’t touch her.

Because Xaden used Tyrrendor to protect Violet, not the other way around.

It’s been 0 days since I’ve cried over Onyx Storm.

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Just you and me honey bear

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Violet: *dangling from a rope over a pit of fire* Remember when I said I’d tell you when we’re in too deep? Ridoc: Yes? Violet: We’re in too deep. Ridoc: No shit Sherlock

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I NEED TO CHANGE MY LIFE FUNDAMENTALLY I NEED TO QUIT MY JOB I NEED TO SPEND MY TIME DOING THINGS I ACTUALLY ENJOY I NEED TO ESCAPE THIS PLACE I NEED TO LIVE

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I love how the hand holding scenes in each season are a perfect reflection of each couple's story. I realize that's precisely the point but it's still beautiful to see.

Daphne and Simon just sort of slowly come together until Daphne tentatively, tenderly moves her hand into his and he lets her. She chips away at his wall a little more and he allows it, even participates in it, like he knows it's what he needs.

With Kate and Anthony we don't actually get the holding part. Their story is all about wanting but not having, reaching but not meeting. It's painful to watch.

And with Colin and Penelope, we see them bump and fumble their way together until they both commit to it with equal strength and certainty, holding each other steady. A shaky start that leads to perfect harmony.

I'm sorry, but this is visual storytelling at its finest.

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Violet: I don't give him butterflies. I give him high blood pressure. Which is basically the same. Xaden: *resignated sighs* Tairn: This is the only reason why I'll ever sympathize with him.

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"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."

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"On your knees"

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

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It just dawned on me… what if Brennan’s signet is mending because what he wanted most in the world was to help Violet with her pain? They say signets are what the rider is at their core and, despite his many flaws, Brennan loves Violet.

He grew up watching his little sister —someone he should keep safe— always in pain, always breaking, always crying, and it made him wish he could do something about it, so his signet gave him a chance to help her. Because, back then, before the venin and the Battle of Aretia, Brennan was first and foremost a brother, Violet’s brother.

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Absolutely OBSESSED with the idea that no one categorically respects any authority Dain possesses in either Fourth Wing or Iron Flame😂😂

Any cadet ever to Dain Aetos: "With all due respect-"

Dain, internally: Oh my God, it's finally happening!!

Cadet: "- which is none-"

Dain: *heavy sigh*

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After re-reading Fourth Wing, I genuinely think Liam and Violet were soulmates. I mean it in the most strictly platonic way possible, but they were soulmates.

The way he fit right in with her, the banter, the familiarity, the love they had for each other, the loyalty that went both ways from the get-go, the calmness he brought to her stormy thoughts, the way he was the reason Violet finally manifested her signet, how Violet risked everyone knowing about Andarna’s gift to save him, how he risked everything to save her, “it’s been my honor”, how she will forever love him, and him her, the fondness and bitterness you can feel whenever Violet so much as thinks of him… soulmatism 101.

I’m so glad we got to see such a beautiful bond form and remain, despite the circumstances. It’s so heartwarming to see a man and a woman love each other so fiercely in a non-romantic way.

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Xaden 🤝 Tairn

Making people apologize to Violet in the most humiliating way possible for almost killing her

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"Hi, my name is Tairn. This is my scary wife, Sgaeyl, my idiot daughter, Andarna, and my other idiot daughter, Violet."

–Tairn for the entirety of Iron Flame, probably

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I love them, your honor