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[maddiesflame]

The Blood We Crave headers

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[neve-gallus-girl-detective]

Sometimes he does. But sometimes not as much.

I see (I don't see) hahaha I will take your word for it!!

[tbwc-ministry]

Stolen Legacy

For centuries the world has been misled about the original source of the Arts and Sciences; for centuries Socrates, Plato and Aristotle have been falsely idolized as models of intellectual greatness; and for centuries the African continent has been called the Dark Continent, because Europe coveted the honor of transmitting to the world, the Arts and Sciences. It is indeed surprising how, for centuries, the Greeks have been praised by the Western World for intellectual accomplishments which belong without a doubt to the Egyptians or the peoples of North Africa.

[maltrunners]

Linkwood 11 Batch 12 That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Review by: Raygun Bringing it back down to earth after a couple of reviews of crazy stuff. The last of a set of minis from TBWC that I bought, all 10-12 years, unpeated, in bourbon casks. Figured it was a good way to get acquainted with the brand. So far the Dufftown was the surprising best. The Blair Athol, however, was not good. Linkwood is promising, though this will be the youngest Linkwood…

[ernestinee]

Mon mec vient de m'envoyer ça et je pensais que c'était le trailer d'un film et j'étais en mode "Rho dis donc on voit fort la 3D qd même dans ce film, aucun effort pfff"

Mais en fait c'est un jeuuuu !

https://youtu.be/jzJ9gf-TbWc?si=KT6YrY5d7bseqstq

[myths-of-fantasy]

TBWC - Positive Influences

Let it be said, Kitu doesn’t like Sheena.

She didn’t like the way Sheena used to tease and harass Black Sheep, who really just wanted to fit in. She really didn’t like the way she’d introduced her to the concept of ‘bullies.’ Doesn’t like that she’d had to repair her injured pride and broken heart, that she could trace at least 10% of Black Sheep’s worse martyr-ing traits back to Sheena and her harsh, sharp words at key points when Black Sheep had been vulnerable and easily influenced.

And she could honestly say that she hated Tigeress.

Tigeress who went out of her way to injure Carmen. Who ruthlessly targeted her like she was the criminal. Who continued to spit cruel comment after comment at Carmen and taunted and harassed and still tried to prove herself to her. The one regularly encountered VILE agent who probably wouldn’t care if Carmen died, who would probably sit with Paper Star laughing when it happened – who seemed to be in competition to make sure it happened.

And let it be said that if she were still, Beast the Manhunter she would’ve killed her.

It would be so easy to, with the caustic woman for once trembling at her feet, to just tear into her with her teeth. To slaughter her ruthlessly and devour the body, playing tactfully innocent with the rest of Team Red when they began to notice that Tigeress had stopped showing up. And maybe Shadowsan would notice, but he would say nothing – she was, after all the mindless creature the Faculty would’ve sent after him if she hadn’t already draped herself in red, hadn’t already bared her throat for Black Sheep and handed away the invisible leash they had always assumed was gripped tightly in their own hands.

And sure, he would likely leave irrefutable evidence of her attempt, maybe even permanently disable her – he was more experienced than she was after all – but she would still triumph, still end him, still erase him. She was a well-trained monster, forged specifically to dismember the best of the best.

But for some reason, Carmen still stepped in when one of her ex-friends got injured.

She still stepped in when the police were on their way, and they risked capture and revelation.

She still listened when they needed an ear, pulled her punches when she fought them, offered them hints when they got a bit turned around and an out when they asked.

For some reason, despite everything, Carmen still cared.

So Kitu lifts her hand further, fingers wrapped tightly around the hair of the man in her palms, drawing the attention of still shaking, shivering Tigeress. The agent's would be attacker moaned softly in pain, trembling from the pain likely radiating from his scalp, weapon discarded. He too bore a symbol of VILE upon his clothes - a betrayal it seemed, how interesting. It was something she might mention to Carmen if the situation became relevant. It would be easier to destroy them if they were busy with their own infighting - perhaps they could even use it to their advantage.

She enjoys in a passive sense, the thrill she gets from the woman flinching when she moves, still shuddering under her ripped close, seemingly too focused on the wolf before her to cater to the blood trying to slip between her finger when she slams the vile man’s face into the wall thrice more, sufficiently destroying what could’ve remained of his good looks before dropping him to the alley floor.

She eyed him with the same dispassion of a toddler watching a reviled vegetable touch the floor to be consumed by the family dog before moving towards the woman splayed on the ground. Tigeress scrambled away, fear dawning on her face as she jerked away from her palms only to be grasped by the scruff of her shirt like a misbehaving pup, setting her blankly on her feet. She ignored the hiss of pain as she looked her over – a cut on her eye, a busted lip with blood leaking from her nose and a steadily growing splotch of red in her abdomen. Still not enough blood to risk bleeding out, though, so she grunted and turned away.

“...there’s a clinic a couple streets over,” she grumbled. “Takes gang members and urchins. Doesn’t ask questions you don’t want asked. Classifies all nameless patients as ‘community outreach’ efforts.”

She stepped forward, wandering out of the alley and starting on her journey to the hotel.

“...why?”

Kitu paused and glanced over her shoulder, amber eyes locking on the now small and huddled form of a usually ferocious woman.

“Because despite everything, Black Sheep still loves you,” she says bluntly, not caring about the way the woman jerks sharply as if she’d been shot. “And if VILE made me nothing else, they made me a very loyal dog.”

She continues on her way back to the hotel she was currently sharing with the rest of her team, her family and pack. Those whom she loved and she struggled to understand loved her in return.

Kitu doesn’t see Sheena, Tigeress until two months later. Mostly patched up, her limp minimal at heist, gripping the latest valuable artifact between her palms. She stares at them for a brief moment, eyes locking on Carmen like she'd seen a ghost before drifting over Kitu and then…

She bolts.

She leaves the artifact, unaltered, unharmed, and vanishes as if she'd never been there to begin with.

“...huh,” says Carmen surprised, but her muscles relax the way they always do when she avoids a fight she really doesn’t want to happen. “I wonder what spooked her. I guess we should sweep to make sure there isn’t anyone else lying in wait.”

“Mm,” says Kitu.

“Do you know anything about this?” Carmen asks immediately, gesturing in the direction of the now long-gone woman.

“No master,” says Kitu automatically and Carmen Looks at her. Because it was a rather unfortunate tell, reverting swiftly back into respect and deference when she takes an action that she isn’t entirely sure Carmen would be on board with. A holdover from her training under her less… accepting masters.

And Carmen Looks at her but says, “Okay” and lets her off the hook this time.

It’s one more month when she sees Tigeress-Sheena again and she has dark circles under her eyes, she’s jittery and trembling like a hunted mouse. One more month before Tigeress-Sheena declares that she wants out and Team Red is scrambling to fabricate an identity for her, that Tigeress dies and Sheena disappears.

One more month before ‘Sarah’ throws her arms around Carmen and squeezed her tight and Kitu pretends not to hear the murmured, “Sorry I was a dick – I love you too Black Sheep” before she vanishes into the crowd as she was trained to do.

“Did you have anything to do with this?” Carmen asks again, but her lips are stretched so wide in her smile that it must hurt and her gray eyes are flashing through so many emotions that Kitu couldn’t possible identify them all.

“No master,” she answers.

And Carmen smiles and pressed a kiss to her forehead and lets it go.

It’s two years when she sees ‘Sara’ again – in good health, with plenty of food and no new bruises. Her limp is gone and her hair is glossy – she’s waiting in line to cross the street with someone, a someone whose arm is linked with hers and they're both windswept a little stupid smiley. It’s two years and Kitu is herself again, a bit more real and a little less restrained. Her lips curve upwards in a slight smirk and she nods, receiving one back.

Because you see, Kitu didn’t like Sheena.

And Kitu couldn’t stand Tigeress.

But Sara? Sara got her a kiss from her master.

And she supposes she can tolerate her for that.

[cinamun]

Ms. Cinamun,

I AM NOT A VAMPIRE. GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!

MY REFLECTION IS RIGHT THERE LOOK!!

Look, I killed his mother and sisters while they were passed out. Stake to the heart and all that. But! I had good reason to, I swear!

My son, Lil Vladdy, was born to me and and his mother, at the time when she was my girlfriend. But then I found out, that bitch was crazy!

She and her daughters lured men by ANY means to become a part of their blood harvesting pile. They did unspeakable things to me, things I want to forget so badly. And when I just wanted to end it all, they introduced me to something called Basemental Drugs…and I was hooked for a long time.

But then one day, as messed up as I was, I managed to escape with my son, getting the hell out of forgotten hollow and back to the springs as fast as I could. Naturally they came looking for me, and found me hiding away in a cottage in Henford on Bagley. It took nothing for the two daughters to overpower me, and bring me and my son back to the hollows, where I was chained and drained night and day.

The events that followed were events I’d like to forget, but I’m constantly reminded of them when I look into my son’s eyes, and see his mother’s gaze reflecting in them.

I love my son, but I don’t want to hurt him. (And i for damn sure don’t want to die) so uh, send help? 💀

Hmmm.....

WHY ARE YOU BRINGING A SON INTO THE WORLD WITHOUT A PROPERLY FUNCTIONING CRAZY BITCH RADAR??

*sigh*

Listen, we don't judge the basementally addicted around these parts and we definitely don't judge victims of blood traficking. However.... murder is murder. That Bitch Was Crazy (is that her name? TBWC?) could have easily killed you with the help of TBWC jr. and TBWC the 3rd. So, why didn't they? Why leave you alive to run away to Henny-On-Bagpipes? Why? And them bitches are fast as fuck. Just black smoke and then POOF they're at your door... and you'd like me to believe you had time enough to a) run away with Lil Vladdy (when is his mixtape droppin?) b) take out an SNB loan and c) buy a cottage?

Look, I hate to break it to you, but you're going to have to put your son in a room and remove the door (or at least just put a dirty plate in front of it). Its gonna hurt, but just walk away. I guarantee you the legal age to turn into a vampire is 18 so... he's just waiting for his time to shine. And when it comes, you're a goner buddy.

Save yourself.

[feelsbrandnew]

BOOKS + PEOPLE + OTHER Tags

BOOKS

a deadly education

aeita: an ember in the ashes

babel

five broken blades

gideon the ninth

legendborn

percy jackson

p&p: pride and prejudice

phm: project hail mary

rwrb: red white and royal blue

red rising

six of crows

sotr: sunrise on the reaping

tbosas: the ballad of songbirds and snakes

the cruel prince

the hunger games

the ministry of time

the will of the many

tog: throne of glass

warrior cats

PEOPLE

her: things that remind me of her + inside jokes

hkn: college friends

john mulaney

maisie peters

rachel zegler

sabrina carpenter

shakespeare

sorkin

taylor swift

them: HS/hometown friends

STAGE SHOWS

hamilton

hamlet

les mis

macbeth

wicked

OTHER TOPICS

ace

analysis

cute animals

feels

and the related 🥹

friends

funny

for later: ideas of things to do later, crafts, etc.

growth

iykyk: song stuff

life lessons

love

mine: posts i made or wrote in the tags of

mood

omg: basically a "favorites" folder; posts that are really good

parallels

reference: information that will be useful in certain situations/at a later date

style

tbwc: content stuff

tropes: interesting tropes that aren't a single character

tumblr: internet jokes

watch later: things with sound that need to be enjoyed at a later date

CURRENT EVENTS

2020 mood

2021 mood

2022 mood

2023 mood

2024 mood

2025 mood

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tags

[unpopulatedbookclub]

The Amaz: men are toxic and damngerous. They all lack respect for and hate women. Especially that Rafe Gardner he gives off big male energy.

Rafe Gardner:

[hellisntreal]

Black Witch Chronicles continues to have 8 million characters and I continue to draw All Of Them. As the sole fan of this bestselling book series... someone's gotta do it!

For real, I just love designing fantasy characters. Here's my cast for Demon Tide! (CONTAINS SPOILERS)

Diana, Jarod, and Bleddyn (I love the twins so much) (Bleddyn queen)

Fyon, Mora'lee, Ra'ven (Snake people... I love u)

Oilily, Effrey, Nym’ellia (War torn kids...)

Heelyn and Or’myr (Did you know the latter is canon faceclaim Cumberbatch...?)

Trystan (that makeover is very 2010s emo), Riv'yrel (is he, y'know...?) and Wrenfir (my goth uncle or guncle)

Thierran and Sparrow (I love this Sparrow look)

Tierney, Valasca, Ariel (unbury your gay, turn into a dragon)

Viger Maul and Vothe (much needed updated art)

Lukas, Elloren, Yvan (Elloren has TWO hands guys)

[aknymph]

Books Coming in 2021 to rescue us from the hell that has been 2020:

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Mass - January 26

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo - March 30

The Demon Tide by Laurie Forest - est. June

[neve-gallus-girl-detective]

Yes, that would be a Cancer! I’m one myself. I don’t know about Reid but Matthew Gray Gubler is a Pisces.

Does he seem like a Pisces? Hahaha I don't know!

[karmaliciouslife]

Elloren:

Me:

[midsummerdaydrem]

Wow. Elloren’s life really went from the Tears For Fears version on “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” to the Lorde version....

[lilelvenwitch]

Okay we now know Yvan's father's name was Valentin Guryev (from the excerpt), but like I really want to know his mother's name