#Settled her case

[amberraymond]

I am back did you miss me

[catsharky]

Presenting: King Sidon, his wife Queen Yona and his boyfriend Link.

Yona is very supportive of everything except Sidon forgetting his ceremony cues.

(I had an atrocious week and TotK has been coming in clutch for keeping me sane.)

[ultimateinferno]

I've been thinking about Falin vs Laios on making friends. Laios being concerned for Falin's isolation and his excitement for making a friend of his own.

[netripper]

nomad girl

[xadenviolct]

*browses through tumblr tags again*

*misses all the potential that grishaverse could have held*

Seriously, there was some epic story potential there if Bardugo had only taken a few more risks. A few more avenues explored that weren't "typical".

And yes, I guess the mid 2010s (Shadow & Bone was published in 2012 I believe?) there weren't a lot of "risk taking" in the YA genre and I can get that... sort of.

Maybe.

Because the bare bones of the story? The plot itself?

It's so utterly good. And there's depth there between dark and light, and outcast and minorities in a society (the Grisha) and the symbolism between power and corruption, monarchy--

Just--

I could probably rant on how much COULD HAVE BEEN with these books, with this story, and yet what did we ultimately get?

A boring, tired, childhood friends to lovers, power corrupts, keep the status quo story line.

Yawn.

Don't get me wrong. I LOVE the idea. The plot. The characters. Everything about it.

I love what it could have been.

I just... wish it was given such a chance to do that?

I want THAT story.

I want the morally grey "how far is too far". I want the revolutions. I want the dark versus light, the yin and yang. I want the comparisons between Nikolai and Aleksander and I want Mal's mediocrity to actually be addressed and dealt with.

I don't want the FMC to ... settle in the end. To make herself smaller so the "ordinary" male love interest is satisfied. Because I keep thinking of the scene of her in the window, playing with the sunlight--

Mal might be happy, but Alina settled.

And that is not the message I want. That is not the message that should have been told, either.

I want the blurry lines between what is right and wrong. What is necessary for the good of many versus the good of the one.

And you know what?

That's where the books failed.

Because I'm sorry. Like Mal all you want, but the guy was just...

So far below mediocre it was ridiculous.

[little-doggy-girl-kisser]

is this a safe space to share by bad kids sexuality headcanons?

Adaine: transfem, ace lesbian (she/her) Fig: non-binary, bisexual (they/them) Kristen: non-binary, lesbian (she/they/he) Gorgug: transfem nb, bisexual (they/she) Riz: acearo (he/him) Fabian: transfem lesbian (she/her)

[nhaneh]

Miqo'March 24, Free Day the Aunt

"I never had a mother - it was an aunt who first nursed me when I was very young. She was kind enough, and didn't treat me much different from her own child. I was just never allowed to believe she was my actual mother."

[panncakes]

listen i would've supported 23.5 no matter how terrible it might've been and i will continue to support it no matter which route it takes; but i am incredibly happy that it starts sweet and gentle and goofy as all queer high school romances deserve to be 🥰

[heromonty]

Finally out of the Monty compound, Bianca is looking for love so she can start a family of her own.

[fatehbaz]

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[dylanconrique]

i desperately hope that we get a parallel someday of lucy running out of bed to get ready for the detectives exam with her leaping out of bed to make it to the bathroom in time before she gets sick to mark the beginning of baby bradford brewing. 🥰🥰

[deiscension]

I'll take "posts that aren't about SQX but also are completely about them too" for 500

[stop-breaking-my-heart-dragonage]

I may be laying on the floor staring into the void, merely vibrating as my brain rots about Veilguard, Rook, the companions, and Solas.

...this is the perfect excuse to replay my canon route.

Apologies in advance: I'm about to make my brainrot replay a problem for everyone and everything in my vicinity.

[monty-glasses-roxy]

You guys remember that short lived Jurassic Bark Castaway AU? Where everyone was in groups on different islands and Roxy, Monty and Chica become a Thing cause it's Jurassic Bark?

Castaway AU that's the same except Cassie is a mutt puppy that's also there in the group with the three of them and a Mini. I want Roxy to teach her how to hunt seagulls in the most wolf-like way possible and Cassie to be nervous and hesitant cause she's always been told not to do that... She fails countless times when she finally decides to ask Roxy to teach her and she's so frustrated by it until she finally catches one, fucking devours it and Roxy ends up gently carrying her back to camp cause she's in a food coma lmao Roxy is so fucking proud of her oh my god

Cassie waking up a few hours later, still sleepy as hell and immediately getting swamped in praise cause she did it!!! Wooo!!! She's worked so hard for this!!! They're so proud of her!!! Baby's first kill!!!

[hetagrammy]

"I hate to make orphans of your children Kirkland."

"Funny, I was going to say the same about your daughter."

Francis' family fled to England in 1791 as many noble families did at the onset of the French Revolution. Francis was close friends with Alasdair, and by extension he and Arthur interacted very frequently. Despite antagonism on both parts, the two grew fond of each other. Arthur especially grew attached and developed feelings for the older Francis (that were unrequited at the time). As such, Arthur was stung when Francis returned to France in 1800 and grew bitter at the perceived abandonment. Their relationship soured further when Francis married soon after and became focused on court life. It was around this time that Igraine, Arthur's mother, died as well. Being fourteen and himself, instead of dealing with his problems in a healthy and normal way, Arthur chose to join the navy.

Over the course of his time at sea Arthur had his four children and rose in the ranks of the British Navy, especially successful after returning to European waters. In the meantime, Francis had a daughter, Genevieve, and his wife died. Though the two initially exchanged letters, when the war between France and England became imminent, the relationship truly became broken.

By 1810, the two have become rivals so fierce they put Napoleon and Admiral Nelson to shame. The rivalry is all the more intense because of their shared past... and newer "tensions" that have developed between the two.

[deadrlngers]

finally manifested what i think suits best violante for her let's say epilogue and it's her saying yes to gale's marriage proposal but chickening out so hard that she disappears without a word and settles down somewhere quiet with so many silly little animals with shadowheart, yuri won