Rowaelin Month - day 7
Hi all, a bit late with this but inspiration did not until an hour ago.
It's a very short fic with a lot of fluff. Hopefully you will love it
For some reason is very mostly in Rowan's POV.
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THE LUCKY ONE
The room was chaos. Dresses and shoes lay scattered on the bed and floor as if a tornado has swept through the room. That natural disaster was called Aelin and Rowan stared at his wife planted in front of her dresser with a disgruntled expression.
“Fireheart, not to put you any pressure on you, but our taxi will be here in half an hour.”
Rowan was an architect and his firm had won the contract to rebuild the Opera house that had been destroyed ten months prior by a fire.
That night the place was finally reopening and of course they had been invited. The venue would officially open to the public the following night, that evening was a high end affair with the high end of the society and famous people.
He was not a big fan of black tie events. He was an introvert. His company had won the contract and then asked some of the best architects to design a new venue. His project had won by a landslide, he got a promotion and became project manager. It had been a dream but he would have been happy to stay in the background and watch people enjoy his vision.
But unfortunately he was meant to go on stage make a speech and cut the ribbon with the mayor.
Aelin, always the extrovert, had been delighted at the idea and of bragging with her friends of how famous her husband was.
But her next grunt made him realise that even Aelin at that point would have gladly stayed at home in sweatpants with their kids and a movie and a lot of ice cream.
Aelin was three months pregnant with their third child and had reached the stage where clothes had stopped fitting.
“ Can I just show up with one of your hockey jersey and sweatpants?”
Rowan walked closer to his wife and puller her to his chest. She was just in his underwear and his hand gently covered the small bump that has just started showing “Fireheart, you are stunning.”
“I am fat.”
A gentle kiss on the spot behind her neck “Get dressed and tonight I will show you how hot I think you are.”
Aelin turned, facing him “you are biased.”
“No, I love you.”
Five minutes later he had manged to help her in a stunning black dress that showed all the curves he loved so very much. He had not lied. She was stunning. Stretch marks and all.
They were finishing getting ready when the door of their bedroom opened and their two children appeared and Rowan smiled. Maya, their seven years old daughter, was wearing her princess dress with tiara and all. But the best view was Thomas, their five year old son all dressed up with his sister’s princess clothes too. He had a pink fluffy dress with a puffy skirt, a few fake pearl necklaces, clip on earrings and a red hair wig that Maya had used for Halloween. While his sister was wearing a tiara he had a big crown that was too big for him.
“Dada, we are ready too!” Screamed Maya.
“Mama, dada, look! We pwetty!” Thomas added while showing his attire proudly.
Aelin burst into tears and knelt in front of both of them “you are both stunning, I am sure auntie Lys will give you a wonderful party for tonight.
“No,” said Thomas “We go with mama and dada.”
Rowan sat down near his son “Tom, you and Maya will have to stay with auntie Lys and uncle Aedion tonight. It’s grown up boring party,” explained Rowan who, all of a sudden would have preferred to attend the party his kids had in mind.
“But we dressed up,” protested Maya.
“I know my love,” added Aelin grabbing their kids hands then she looked at Rowan “what about you and Tom plan a party for tomorrow? Dad and I will dress up with you both.”
All of a sudden the kid’s smile grew “can I keep crown?” Asked Thomas timidly.
Rowan hugged his son “anything.”
The two screamed in joy and ran out of the door.
Rowan helped Aelin to stand up and she melted against his chest “Their party sounds much better.”
“I know, Fireheart. Tomorrow.”
“Can I be your queen for a day?”
His mouth met hers “you have been my queen every day since I met you.”
*
The following day the Whitethorn-Galathynius’ household was transformed in a fantasy wonderland. Aelin had transformed in queen and had sat all day on the armchair that Rowan had converted in a throne. He had dressed up as knight and both kids had put up a fashion show. Maya’s room had exploded and all her clothes had been everywhere while she had her brother paraded in front of their parents. It had been the perfect day. Rowan had even let Aelin and Thomas paint his nails while Thomas tried to braid his hair.
Yes, the event the previous night had been the celebration of a career.
But this, with his family around him, was the only goal he really cared about.
He stood and grabbed Thomas in his arms, "come on, let’s go and make mama and sis tea and biscuits."
And with his son still dressed like a fairy in his arms he waltzed to the kitchen thinking that he was the luckiest man in Terrasen.
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Marvel Native/Indigenous Heroes
1. Amka Aliyak aka Snowguard - Inuit
2. Eden Fesi aka Manifold - Black Australian Aboriginal
3. Lucas Bishop - biracial; Black Australian Aboriginal
4. Gloria Dolores Muñoz aka Risque - biracial; half Seminole and half Cuban American
5. Maya Lopez aka Echo - half Hispanic and half Cheyenne, the former nationality is unknown
6. Maria De Guadalupe “Lupe” Santiago aka Silverclaw - biracial; Hispanic nationality unknown but lives in a fictional Hispanic island or country and is an Indigenous member
7. Aliyah Bishop; biracial; Black Australian Aboriginal
8. Forge - Cheyenne; real name unknown
9. Dani Moonstar aka Mirage - Cheyenne
10. Kushala - Apache; real name unknown
11. James Proudstar aka Warpath - Apache
12. Jason Strongbow aka American Eagle - Navajo
13. Silver Fox - Canadian Native; unknown Tribe; ally of Wolverine
14. Thomas Fireheart aka Puma - enemy turned ally to Spider-Man; from an unknown Arizona Tribe
15. Wyatt Wingfoot - Keewazi; an ally to the Fantastic Four and love interest to She-Hulk
16. Narya aka Snowbird - biracial; half Inuit and possibly half white
17. Elizabeth Twoyoungmen aka Talisman - Sarcee
18. Michael Twoyoungmen aka Shaman - Sarcee
19. Naze - Cheyenne; Forge’s teacher
20. William Talltrees aka Red Wolf - Cheyenne
21. Karl Morningdew aka Captain Anarchy - Cowlitz
22. Kahhori - Mohawk
Please list any more if you don’t see any on the list. Be respectful with the comments.
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Books I read in 2022!
I spent a lot of this year messing with my brain chemicals, in order to find a medication that worked well for me, and what that means is that I spent a lot of this year varyingly exhausted, out of it, too anxious to function, and a bunch of states in between. So I kind of feel like my reading this year was all over the place too, as a result. But I still somehow managed to do a fair amount of reading! Did you know: I like books. I like books a lot.
Books read: 104
Rereads: 20
Books with male authors: 18
Books with female authors: 83
Books with nonbinary authors: 5
Books with authors of colour: 46
5-star books: 18
4-star books: 48
3-star books: 36
2-star books: 2
1-star books: 0
This year and going forward I plan to not think about these numbers in the context of percentage of books read. I have realised that that approach is unhelpful to me, and too often leads to me choosing to not read anything at all if I don't have something appealing on hand that will increase the percentages on the Morally Correct Stats. It's good to read diversely! But it's also good to just....actually read.
Here's the list of all the books I read this year! Please feel free to talk to me about them! I love talking about books!
January
February
*** A Snake Falls to Earth, by Darcie Little Badger
**** Heartstopper volume 3, by Alice Oseman
**** The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System volume 1, by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
*** This Poison Heart, by Kalynn Bayron
**** The Flatshare, by Beth O'Leary
*** The Kingdoms, by Natasha Pulley
***** Vespertine, by Margaret Rogerson
*** Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom, by Sangu Mandanna
March
**** Chaos on Catnet, by Naomi Kritzer
**** The Jasmine Throne, by Tasha Suri
**** A Marvellous Light, by Freya Marske
*** Heartstopper volume 4, by Alice Oseman
*** Tidesong, by Wendy Xu
**** Almost American Girl, by Robin Ha - nf
**** The Legend of Auntie Po, by Shing Yin Khor
April
*** A Spindle Splintered, by Alix E Harrow
** Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
*** The Complete Debarkle: Saga of a Culture War, by Camestros Felapton
- nf
**** Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism, by Elsa Sjunneson
- nf
***** The Terracotta Bride, by Zen Cho
*** Victories Greater than Death, by Charlie Jane Anders
***** Elder Race, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
**** The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System, volume 2, by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
**** Where the Wild Ladies Are, by Aoko Matsuda, translated by Polly Barton
*** Race the Sands, by Sarah Beth Durst
May
*** Dracula, by Bram Stoker
**** Iron Widow, by Xiran Jay Zhao
***** Too Bright to See, by Kyle Lukoff
**** The Past is Red, by Catherynne M Valente
June
***** All the Horses of Iceland, by Sarah Tolmie
***** Favourite Folktales, translated by [redacted]
*** The Hellion's Waltz, by Olivia Waite
*** The Magnolia Sword, by Sherry Thomas
July
***** The Blue Castle, by Lucy Maud Montgomery
***** Siren Queen, by Nghi Vo
*** Swim Team, by Johnnie Christmas
***** Make, Sew and Mend, by Bernadette Banner
- nf
*** The Grief of Stones, by Katherine Addison
*** Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms, by Rey Terciero
***** Spirits Abroad, by Zen Cho
**** Me and White Supremacy, by Layla F Saad - nf
*** Fevered Star, by Rebecca Roanhorse
**** A Mirror Mended, by Alix E Harrow
**** Outcast, by Rosemary Sutcliff
*** Song for a Dark Queen, by Rosemary Sutcliff
**** The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water, by Zen Cho
***** The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System, Volume 3 - Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
*** The Last Mapmaker, by Christina Soontornvat
*** 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne
August
*** Fireheart Tiger, by Aliette de Bodard
*** Birds Through an Opera-Glass, by Florence A. Merriam
- nf
***** A Desolation Called Peace, by Arkady Martine
*** Soulstar, by CL Polk
**** The Odyssey, by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
**** Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës, by Isabel Greenberg
*** Have His Carcase, by Dorothy Sayers
September
**** Moby-Dick; or, the Whale, by Herman Melville
*** Folktales of Japan, edited by Keigo Seki, translated by Robert J Adams
***** The Haunting of Tram Car 015, by P Djèlí Clark
***** The Black God's Drums, by P Djèlí Clark
**** The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden
*** Skin of the Sea, by Natasha Bowen
**** When You Trap a Tiger, by Tae Keller
**** Squire, by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh
*** The Girl in the Tower, by Katherine Arden
***** Kaufman Field Guide to Advanced Birding, by Kenn Kaufman
- nf
*** The Winter of the Witch, by Katherine Arden
**** Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir
** A Strange and Stubborn Endurance, by Foz Meadows
October
**** Empire of Sand, by Tasha Suri
**** Last Night at the Telegraph Club, by Malinda Lo
**** Realm of Ash, by Tasha Suri
***** Ducks, by Kate Beaton
**** Harrow the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir
**** Nona the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir
**** Radcliffe Hall, by Miyuki Jane Pinckard
*** The Golden Enclaves, by Naomi Novik
*** Sailor's Delight, by Rose Lerner
**** The Wife in the Attic, by Rose Lerner
*** Sisters of the Vast Black, by Lina Rather
*** Passing Strange, by Ellen Klages
**** A Taste of Honey, by Kai Ashante Wilson
November
*** The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System, Volume 4, by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
**** Into the Riverlands, by Nghi Vo
***** Ocean's Echo, by Everina Maxwell
**** Dracula, by Bram Stoker, edited by Matt Kirkland (Dracula Daily)
*** The Black Tides of Heaven, by Neon Yang
**** Sorcerer of the Wildeeps, by Kai Ashante Wilson
*** Moira's Pen, by Megan Whalen Turner
**** Heaven Official's Blessing, Volume 1, by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
**** Heaven Official's Blessing, Volume 2, by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
**** Heaven Official's Blessing, Volume 3, by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
**** Heaven Official's Blessing, Volume 4, by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
December
**** Illuminations, by T Kingfisher
**** Heaven Official's Blessing, Volume 5-8, by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
**** The Ramsay Scallop, by Frances Temple
**** Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke
**** Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night, by Iona Datt Sharma and Katherine Fabian
**** Island of Ghosts, by Gillian Bradshaw
***** Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein
*** Schemes of the Wayfarer, by Drew Sarkis
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