#darius x laila

[darklinaforever]

So... Beyond obviously reminding me of Darklina, because light and darkness... It reminds me more precisely of Addie & Luc. Like... Laila is a star, and Addie has always been compared to the stars. Darius is a demon associated with darkness, Luc is a demon, literally the darkness between the stars... Like... this trilogy in the making does not have the right to write a tragic ending. It must be the counterpoint sometimes to the open ending (a little missed in my opinion) of Addie & Luc.

Also, Laila & Darius also remind me of Sauron & Galadriel. We find the opposition of light and darkness. Galadriel and Laila are both blonde. Laila is a star, associated with light, Galadriel is called lady of light and offers Frodo the light of Elendil compared to a star. And Sauron is essentially a representation of Lucifer, fallen angel, therefore a demon. And Darius is a demon. Also, there is a war coming between light and darkness in both stories.

Beyond that, I also think of Dameyra from HOTD / Fire and Blood. A blonde with purple eyes ? And again, light and darkness ? What is Dameyra literally compared to in wedding vows ?

"The vow spoken throught time, of darkness and light"

Yes. There's no denying I'm going to love this book / future trilogy.

[laufire]

I was tagged by @blairwaldcrf to do this (ty!)

Pick any five OTPs and choose just one song you associate with each.

I’m just going to choose a few ships that have been on my mind. Also, tbh, the song choices are heavily influenced by a.) what I’ve been listening to recently; b.) a very sui generis sense of humour. I’m not sorry.

-Eleanor Guthrie & Max from Black Sails. Mirel Wagner’s “What Love Looks Like” was the first that came to mind. PERFECT for their breakup, IMO (“this pain I breath / has poisoned me / dreamt a dream / now I’m spitting bitter tears”). But. I won’t lie. Immediately afterwards I thought of Donna Summer’s “Bad Girls” , which I’ve been listening to on a loop this week. Err. Take it as a pre-show established relationship thingy that highlights a messed up, rarely talked about aspect of their relationship? (“hey mister, have you got a dime / mister, do you want to spend some time, oh yeah / I got what you want, you got what I need / I’ll be your baby, come and spend it one me”).

-Lyra Silvertongue & Will Parry from His Dark Materials. I’m going to pick Hozier & Karen Crowley’s “In A Week”, Because (“we’ll lay here for years or for hours / thrown here or found, to freeze or to thaw / so long, we’d become the flowers / two corpses we were, two corpses I saw / and they’d find us in a week / when the weather gets hot / after the insects have made their claim / I’d be home with you, I’d be home with you”).

-Caroline Forbes & Klaus Mikaelson from The Vampire Diaries. I’m specifying that one show, and focusing on the early days, because TO had a progression that definitely doesn’t fit the song that came to mind LOL: Alanis Morissette’s “Uninvited” (“like anyone would be / I am flattered by your fascination with me / like any hot blooded woman / I have simply wanted an object to crave / but you, you’re not allowed / you’re uninvited / an unfortunate slight“)... yeah xDD

-Bela Talbot & Dean Winchester from Supernatural. I keep thinking of them thanks to, of all things, this gifset of Lilah and Wesley in Angel (which is also making me want to rewatch the season 4 finale and cry about it, btw). I’m faaaar better at coming up with solo Bela songs than with Deanbela songs, I can’t lie xD (some of them work for both of them since the similarities are there, but not exactly for their dynamic iykwim). But, I mean. I don’t think I can’t resist picking Siouxsie and the Banshee’s “Face to Face”. It’s the Batcat song! ( “another life, another time / we’re siamese twins writhing intertwined / face to face, no telling lies / the masks slide to reveal a new disguise / [...] / and you’ll never know / you’ll never know / you’ll never know”).

-Laila Rose & Darius Calantis from The Essence of the Equinox (see rec post here!). Florence & The Machine’s “What Kind of Man” popped into my head immediately. Although, in my mind, it’s Darius singing it <333 (“and with one kiss / you inspired a fire of devotion / that lasted twenty years / what kind of man loves like this / to let me dangle at a cruel angle / my feet don’t touch the floor / somethings you’re half in and then you’re half out / but you never close the door”).

I’m tagging... @missbrunettebarbie @equusgirl @nectargrapes @grapecaseschoices @bellamygate @homosexualslug @peresephones and whoever else feels up for it!

[missbrunettebarbie-writer]

You said you'd take wip ships so Laila/Darius

I think the moment when I started shipping Laila/Darius was when she more or less barged into his room and stole his work, while Darius was like: "Hearteyes, motherf*cker"

I love this kind of dynamics where the characters are free with wach other. They don't censor themsleves or worry about what will happen in their relationship if they do X things. And I feel like Laila/Darius fits this to a T.

The Romeo and Juliet parallels were also pretty nice, ngl. The difference in their cultures is a constant source of tension and I like that. My fave part is the way they both want power and don't want to give it up just to be with each other. Plus, I think they complement each other nicely, while still being defferent characters with unique voices, so kudos to you for this amazing characterization!

(And I said it once, but the history between Laila and Dominus somehow makes me like the ship even more. You are kinda a miracle worker as far as love triangles go, imo)

[laufire]

10 POC SHIPS FROM 10 DIFFERENT FANDOMS

I was tagged by @blairwaldcrf a little while ago (ty!). The gist is to list 10 ships where at least one member is a character of colour.

1. Alana and Marko (Saga comics).

2. Anissa Pierce and Grace Choi (DC Comics).

3. Anthony Ceccoli and Priya Tsetsang (Dollhouse).

4. Baroness Tuya and Maika Halfwolf (Monstress).

5. Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights).

6. Eleanor Guthrie and Max (Black Sails).

(x)

7. Emori and John Murphy (The 100)

(x)

8. Laila Rose and Darius Calantis (The Essence of the Equinox)

(x)

9. Michael Bishop and Nikita Mears (CW's Nikita).

(x)

10. Noah and Rosalee (Underground).

tagging: @nightingalesighs @missbrunettebarbie @claudiasjessies @iamnotawomanimagod and whoever else feels up to it (no pressure)