#c: Alistair

[arashway]

location: dusk court. inn in the city. time: dusk. with: @shvdwscng ; alistair.

ARA was seated in a booth in the only inn that was somewhat empty in the city. If she was honest, she'd admit she was still more than surprised about a whole new court coming to light, but to be entirely honest, she was also a little intrigued. Perhaps a bit excited. A smidgen thrilled, as well. Nothing truly exciting ever really happened anymore ( faes being faes & waging wars over everything just because they were bored with immortality was not really new & thus no longer exciting or scandalous or even remotely interesting ).

but, this new court was exciting & so was everything else about it.

The downside? Ara got pretty bored & disinterested pretty quickly. Unfortunately for her, it started to happen rather quickly with this new court as well.

Swirling a glass of expensive - & thus less exquisite - whiskey, she pursed her lips & frowned, averting her gaze from the bar & the barman to the amber liquid in her crystal glass. Ice clinked around & the sound of it was the most interesting thing that's happened to her today. Turning to the person sitting in her vicinity, Ara asked;

"Is it just me or is this place no longer as exciting as it was when we first got here? Even dragons are now old news."

[silvcrignis]

Since she's 5'1, what would she theoretically do if someone were to use the top of her head as an armrest. How much of them might be left

Ask Random Questions About These Shiteheads || FOREVER & A DAY ACCEPTING || Also hey @markedbytheuniverse ur lil OC’s mentioned here 🥰

Oh. Oh Greyface 💕. It depends on who does it. Claude & Sevina do that shit or just flat out hold onto her head to her alllll the time & Keira loves it, gets this bigass grin on her face while her arms loop around the one on her head, if she really likes or trusts someone they are allowed to touch her head/hair anytime she gets really happy. Sirens & Siren bloods are very receptive to physical touch & VERY protective of their hair because vanity is very much a thing for them so they fold™️ when someone they favour touches them anywhere, even their soft & pretty™️ hair.

Now… If she doesn’t like you. She’s doing the same thing Claude did to Alistair Triton back when the two had beef (they’ve made up since this fight, dude finally came around & stopped calling Amadis & Alaine gross abominations & shit, finally started being a GOOD grandfather to them)

But yeah you touch her head & Keira doesn’t know you know you or L ike that you might indeed die of blood loss or from the sheer BRUTALITY of being beaten to a bloody pulp by your own appendage. Beelzebub learned this the HARD way once but unfortunately he did survive the arm slappening. *sigh*

[ruushes]

dancing lessons! have to pass the time at camp somehow 💃

[triaelf9]

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[highoctanegem]

Oh, the screaming one... you just know they're releasing a new model of the screaming fruits sooner or later, we gotta be prepared! I'm not sure any business could sustain itself banning reg avocados. The millennials would start the apocalypse. (I'm the millennial in question). A dozen just sound mean :/ Like one is a fun lil prank, but 12? You have to set this right, yup. I gotchu, babe.

What an oddly specific rule I have to implement. Screaming avocados? Or just regular avocados? Yes, it was a dozen screaming banana peels. My ears could bleed. Thank you for being the only one who supports me in my hunt for sport endeavors.

[lakecountylibrary]

any recommendations for light/silly fantasy for someone who's read most of them? favourites are: finding home by hari conner, so this is ever after, emily wilde, the ruthless lady's guide to wizardry, legends and lattes, terry pratchett. also liked the very secrety society of irregular witches, the league of gentlewomen witches, tress of the emerald sea, some other f t lukens books, swordheart, fangs by sarah anderson. so anything with those vibes that are not one of those. I do want to read half a soul and psalm for the wild-built but I can't get them currently through my library.

Wow you were not kidding when you said you had read most of them! Many we would typically recommend are already in your list, but we DO have some more for you that hopefully you haven't read!

Oh, and real quick: You may have already done this, but if you haven't - check and see if your library has a purchase request or interlibrary loan service. Many libraries do, and often people don't know about it. They might be able to get you Half a Soul and Psalm for the Wild-Built if they know you're looking for them!

Now on to the recs:

Rachel says:

I have not read it yet, but I have heard great things about A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell. And as a kid, I loved Bunnicula by James & Deborah Howe.

Abby says:

Try A Spell for Heartsickness by Alistair Reeves. The MC is a manic witch with a snarky corvid familiar, and they have to navigate setting up shop in a remote village that's harboring secrets and surrounded by some creepy woods.

Since you like FT Lukens I think you'd like this too.

Robin says:

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan - it's portal fantasy and the main character is incredibly genre aware. And sarcastic about it. The author is on tumblr and it shows (in a good way!)

Since you like T. Kingfisher, if you haven't continued on with Paladin's Grace yet it's very much in the vein of Swordheart so give that a look. You could also try A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking which is a bit different to the World of the White Rat books but still great!

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede was a formative read for me. Princess Cimorene is determined to avoid marriage so she arranges to get herself carried off by a dragon. It's a delight. Start with Dealing with Dragons.

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Hopefully there are a few there you haven't read yet and that you'll like! You can also check out our fantasy tag for all the fantasy recs we've made here over the years, light-hearted and otherwise!

[darklordmandy]

[willczek-art]

trying out a more sticker-y artstyle on our boi Alistair c:

[selinaaster]

SELINA DIDN'T CONSIDER THE KING TO BE SO ALTRUISTIC - rarely any monarch ever was. Sure, in the history of Prythian there had been one or two decent ones, but a good king? In Prythian? Among the faekin? Na-ah. She was idealistic, but she wasn't stupid & history spoke louder than any half-truths & hollow promises. "That's my point. How can we think highly of him when he allowed himself to be so easily corrupted? As a monarch, he should've known better -been better. Often, it's not just about power. There's also charisma & general likeability. Of which he had none. He couldn't have blamed his meek appearance for that. That was just sloppy & lazy." the victim's game, an easy way out to just sigh & pretend none of it is his problem or fault because he is of ill constitution. Maybe Alistair was right & the boy-king was too doe-eyes & unprepared to truly understand what was at stake here. Perhaps he was too young & untried for the role. But, did that excuse his behaviour?

no.

Perhaps the switch had made her merciless, but he had been toying with fae lives - lives he, as the monarch, swore to protect - to the extent of Summer court losing their scholar. Perhaps he could've been deemed foolish if the consequences were less grave - but now? Now they've all only seen him as wicked. A weed to be uprooted at very first sight. "Someone once said that ignorance isn't an excuse to avoid the consequences of one's actions. His actions had caused not only a disaster, but death, as well. Forgive me if you consider me judging him too harshly, but I simply don't see how he can redeem himself. Villains in my stories always die - to redeem oneself is to die. A life for a life. It's only fair." Selina spoke, but then pivoted with a nod. "Alright, I admit, I judge a bit too happily. We have a soul, as all living things do, but what we do with it is questionable."

selina found herself chewing on her bottom lip.

"Look, Ced, Dec & the rest of my beloved cousins are all as perfect as imperfect creatures can be. They're genuinely good. But, millennia, upon millennia, upon millennia of ill behaviour & downright rotten life's choices will have to come up for payment. Our ancestors avoided it. & look what happened - a Made Mother with a personal vendetta, a handful of Mortals Made Fae, the special fae, all together writhing in this bubbling pot that's one more inconvenience, no matter how minor, away from boiling over. Why now? Maybe Mother has had it. Maybe Kabir's choice made her think we're all as rotten in our decisions, as ruthless & reckless as he is. If one fae would make such a... reality altering choice, how can anyone - even a deity - be certain many more won't follow? Maybe she's trying to prevent a worse disaster. It's all speculation at this point, but I do think it's something we might consider. From a writer's point... I like all my angles checked, to avoid plot holes. & as an archivist... I've seen where this type of unease leads." she shrugged.

Selina returned the grin, pleased that they've, for now, switched to a lighter topic. "I do try. Who knows where the next switch will take us - I can't be unseemly." she snickered, but then pursed her lips in mock-annoyance. "I thought you said you wish no harm done unto the Aster bloodline, yet you insist a little fright never hurt nobody? It was downright demonic fright. I don't care we come from Day - & our eyes are generally accustomed to this much light - but switching from near-darkness to the white hot burst of a supernova wasn't fun." she wouldn't like to repeat it. Still, she hummed at the latter. "Now, if we only know what they have planned for us next, I'd be able to sleep a little tighter."

& speaking of -

"Is it just me, or is the palace a little too hot during the night, as well? I know the Summer fae don't mind that much heat, but I sure do."

"you  are  right,  there  is  temptation  on  his  end  -  always  has  been.  he  yearned  to  be  powerful,  but  i  don't  believe  it  was  initially  with  the  intent  to  hurt  anyone.  kabir  desired  the  power  to  command  the  respect  of  the  high  rulers,  so  that  they  would  think  view  him  as  an  equal.  the  corruption  came  because  of  the  dark  mother,  offering  gods  know  what  sorts  of  promises.  it  was  inventible,  i  suppose.  we  are  fae,  greed  goes  hand  in  hand  in  our  nature."  the  day  commander  could  be  entirely  wrong  in  his  observations,  as  he's  exchanged  not  a  single  word  with  their  king  since  they  arrived  in  gaea  for  his  coronation.  however,  he'd  not  been  oblivious  to  the  looks  the  boy  carried  around,  most  didn't  see  it,  but  alistair  has  caught  glimpses  of  it.  he  has  always  felt  bad  for  kabir,  has  all  this  time,  sick  since  his  birth,  thrust  into  a  power  title  with  little  preparation,  and  among  seven  ruthless  rulers  who  thought  little  of  him  and  wished  him  gone.  it's  often  he  thinks  kabir  was  better  off  stepping  down  and  living  a  normal  existence  and  having  another  be  monarch  in  his  place.  "he  simply  did  not  understand  he'd  be  offering  his  every  soul  and  autonomy  in  exchange  for  all  the  power  he  gained.  it's  possible  he's  being  controlled  still,  once  he  handed  himself  over,  the  dark  mother  could  very  well  being  molding  him  to  her  wish."  in  the  end  it  didn't  matter,  the  courts  would  be  demanding  blood  or  at  the  very  least  the  stripping  of  his  title.  well,  they'd  do  more  than  demand.  "i'd  like  to  think  we  do  have  some  portions  of  a  soul,  perhaps  not  as  mortals,  but  our  versions."

"it  seems  that  is  what  the  rulers  are  planning  for...."  alistair  might  be  the  few  in  his  opinion,  he  didn't  want  the  boy  dead.  in  an  deal  world,  they  simply  take  his  power  away  and  he'd  be  stripped  of  his  title  and  exiled.  that  was  the  best  case  scenario,  and  alistair  hoped  that  if  they  all  found  a  way  to  eliminate  his  power  and  keep  him  alive,  they'd  opt  for  this  avenue  but  he  doubts  the  high  rulers  will  show  that  mercy,  not  at  all.  in  the  end  it  was  out  of  his  hands,  as  well  as  the  other  inner  circle  members.  the  high  rulers  would  be  taking  this  matter  entirely  in  their  hands,  and  the  commander  could  not  object  to  it  either.  a  brow  rises  a  bit  at  the  lady's  words  of  their  mother's  disappointment  in  her  children.  "then  why  now,  lady  selina?  we  have  not  done  any  worse  than  our  ancestors.  in  fact,  i'd  argue,  she  should  have  steered  them  straight,  we've  been  learning  doing  far  better  than  our  ancestors.  i  can  speak  confidently  on  behalf  of  our  high  lord."

the  remark  from  his  companion  drew  another  chuckle,  a  shrug  as  he's  not  to  insult  a  lady  for  her  efforts.  "and  your  efforts  have  certainly  been  paying  off,  lady  selina.  look  at  you  -  a  picture  of  radiance."  this  was  sincere,  "a  little  a  harmless  fright  won't  hurt  anyone,  you  certainly  made  his  mundane  night  a  bit  more  exciting."  he  grins,  dark  hues  gleaming,  "although  i  wish  i'd  have  been  present  at  that  moment  and  had  a  good  laugh  myself."  the  light  flashed  and  the  two  deities  emerged  had  nearly  blinded  him  as  well,  but  he'd  also  been  a  state  of  shock  following  the  moments  before  they  were  hauled  off  to  summer.  "i  stand  by  my  previous  words,  you  never  look  anything  less  than  lovely."  he  nods,  "blinding  is  one  word,  but  i  suppose  we  finally  know  what  our  creator  looks  like.  i  find  it  somewhat  amusing  that  the  dark  mother  looks  as  exactly  as  her  name  sake."  and  ominous.

[vaguely-concerned]

sophia seeing cailan's body hanging there when they go back to ostagar, and suddenly all she can see even through the rot and the ruin is just how much he looked like alistair...... :'(

a mental image that totally will not haunt her through alistair's many years on the throne as rebellions and assassination attemps come and go. doesn't send her unhinged and unwise even a little

[crypticsketchpad]

they could be friends. somewhat

[packlesshybrid]

“Well you certainly have been showing that so far.” He stated, with a slight hint of seduction in his tone. The answer he got to his question raise a brow. Sure he took the things Alistair was saying as compliments, which mainly brought a smirk to his face. However what confused was him going back a forth between saying not many guys were like him and no guys was like him, though he decided to not put any focus on that when he spoke again. “It’s nice to know that I’m unique in that. Although really, it’s just who I am, and I don’t see any reason to be ashamed or apologetic about that. Neither do I see anything wrong with talking about sex, and my wants and likes. Especially to a really hot guy that I want to have sex with.” He stated unashamedly and even giving him a wink. That wasn’t to make it clear that he wanted to have sex with him as he already made that clear plenty of times before, including the topping and bottoming discussion. Rather, what he was making clear with his wink was that he found him really hot.

He had his curiosity shown on his face at Alistair answering his question on how kinky he was with his own question. Before he could respond, Alistair was already diving under the water. He could see him coming closer and then felt his hands on his shorts. That’s when he understood what Alistair was about to do and allowed the guy to take them off. Then once Alistair came back up and tossed his shorts of the pool, Theo chuckled when the guy stated the obvious. The next thing said made his smirk shift into more of a lustful one and even grow before putting his right arm around him and placing that hand on his right ass cheek. The hybrid then leaned in give him a passionate kiss while firmly squeezing that cheek. The kiss didn’t last long only because he was indeed curious to see him show off what he could do. “Well, I didn’t stop you the first time, and I sure as hell won’t now. Go on ahead, baby.” He told him before letting him go.

“Good because that was my point. I wanted to show you that I could be sexy and flirt too.” Though it was obvious that he was doing way more than that just that. He was telling Theo that he wanted more than just flirt and play a bit. He wanted to heat things up even further and motivate Theo to do what words could not do, even if he was still a little nervous about it. Even in this conversation, Theo spoke about his sexuality and desires so freely. Maybe it was the hunting training that made him keep his thoughts to himself, or maybe it was something else but he did admire that about Theo and found it attractive at the same time.

“You are unapologetic yourself. You know you are hot and you became like you are hot. You are confident, but not to the point of cockiness. So yeah I don’t think there has ever been another guy like you. "He clarified. "Even now, you speak so freely about what you like and what you could do or want. Not everybody is like that.” He told him, “And with that in mind, you want to know how kinky I am?” He asked and decided to just dive into it. No really, he dive in and and swam towards Theo and slowly remove his garment. He knew he had not done that outside of the pool, but this time he realized it seemed the topic was not going to go away so he decided to fuck it and just get with the program. It was why when he came back up, he had the garment on his hand, but threw it away outside of the pool. “Now you are naked and….” He looked down. “I could dive again and show you what I can do.”

[the-aloof-intellect]

ahhhhhhhhhhhh, i have fallen into yet another tragic fandom

[legends-and-savages]

@the-life-we-fear liked for a starter from A.listair

Alistair didn't need to sleep, but he was exhausted. He ran his hand over his face with a sigh as he shifted the cup in his hand. Ears picking up the sound of someone walking in. "You're not supposed to be back here."

[obsessedwithtodoroki]

Ever After High Sexuality Headcannons

Been rewatching the series

This is student-focused, if you want me to do teachers or others I missed, just ask.

Alistair Wonderland-Demi

Apple White-Lesbian

Ashlynn Ella- Straight

Blondie Locks- Ace

Briar Beauty- Bi

Brooke Page- Ace

Bunny Blanc-Demi

C.A. Cupid-Pan

Ceder Wood-Bi

Cerise Hood-Lesbian

Courtly Jester-Pan

Crystal Winter-Lesbian

Daring Charming-Straight

Darling Charming- Lesbian

Dexter Charming-Bi

Duchess Swan-Straight

Farrah Goodfairy-Demi

Faybelle Throne-Straight

Ginger Breadhouse-Pan

Holly O’ Hair-Straight

Hopper Croakington II- Straight

Humphrey Dumpty- Ace

Hunter Huntsman-Bi

Jackie Frost-Straight

Jillian Beanstalk-AroAce

Justine Dancer-Lesbian

Kitty Cheshire-Pan

Lizzie Hearts- Bi

Madeline Hatter- Pan

Meeshell Mermaid- Straight

Melody Piper- Lesbian

Nina Thumbell-Ace

North Wind-Gay

Poppy O’ Hair- Bi

Ramona Badwolf-Lesbian

Raven Queen- Bi

Rosabella Beauty- Pan

Sparrow Hood-Demi

[chasseurdeloup]

I am? Putain, what now? What's happening in the town, is there an arm that popped up that I missed? I mean I think it'll be fine, I've got all sorts of weapons back at the-- protection in place for the baby. And I know how to defend myself. We'll be fine. Appreciate the concern, though.

Telly's their other parent. It's nice, you know. Lianya's going to grow up with two parents and two step-parents.

This town is dangerous, yes. And I have a feeling you are also in danger, right now.

Right, I'm sorry to have offended you and your egg child, Lianya. [...] Who is Telly? Is there more than one person involved in this?