Jesse smiling at nothing because no one sees him and then noticing Lucie:
When will you start to publish CHOI snippets? ❤️
People have to read Chain of Gold first! But here’s one.
“Math, I didn’t know you’d gotten a flat. You didn’t tell me.”
Matthew, having finished buttoning James’ coat, looked slightly abashed. He ran a hand through his hair, which was already tumbling about his head like unkempt sunshine. “It was an impulse decision —“
“Nothing to do with that argument you were having with Charlotte the other day?”
Charlotte Brontë, from “Jane Eyre”
“Disgraceful,” said Mrs Bridgestock. “I know your face. You are that Persian boy. Are you not ashamed to be running around corrupting nice young people? I suppose you are only following your father’s example, but considering what happened to him, you should really know better.”
Cordelia wished to rush to her brother’s defense, but she did not dare move.
Alastair bared his teeth at Mrs Bridgestock. “I should, shouldn’t I?” Cassandra Clare, The Last Hours snippet.
Villain and violent
Infant and innocent
Baby, both arms cradle you now
I’m curious.
i_masanao
I LOVED this book for one glaring reason (that goes beyond how much more Azriel we got, but I digress).
That reason is the gray area. There is SO. MUCH. moral gray area in ACOWAR. Characters that I admittedly thought were PERFECT and could do no wrong did wrong. Characters I thought were pure evil did right.
SJM portrayed a beautiful picture of humanity in a fantastical world. Not one of us is morally right or morally wrong, point blank. We are MESSY, and so was every character in ACOWAR. MESSY. And she didn’t shy away from portraying them as such. The characters moved all over the spectrum of right and wrong and that’s just LIFE.
The gray area is a GOOD THING. Now is it going to incite a million and one arguments on this platform concerning the age old argument of “oh so and so did this when they should have done this because I say so and since they didn’t they’re A PURE EVIL ABUSER SATAN WORSHIPPER BLAH BLAH BLAH.” And that part sucks. But real people are messy and all over the spectrum. And so is ACOWAR and I LOVE IT.
petition to rename the usa ‘south canada’
It doesn’t matter which fandom you are a part of.
It doesn’t matter if you are an observer like me, where you like to stalk the fandom and obsesses over any little piece of art or fiction.
Or if you are a creator, who writes beautiful fiction, draws amazing images, dedicates hours to a blog about your fandom, or even if you just create those gifs that everyone uses.
It doesn’t matter who you are, what fandom you are a part of, who you ship or ever how much you know about your fandom.
Is that no matter what, someone will always be there for you. All you need to do is ask.
So please, if you ever feel lonely, if you feel like you need someone to talk to because you feel like no one understands or gets you, reach out to members in your fandom. They are the sweetest, most caring individuals ever, and I promise you won’t ever have to feel like you’re alone again.
And if you are one of those beautiful people who happens to receive a message from someone, I plead with you to speak to them. We are a family, and family doesn't get left behind.
It is becoming too much of a regular occurrence that I find out someone in one of my fandoms felt as if there was no one ever there for them and ended up taking their own life. I don’t think anyone ever deserves to feel like that, and I really hope that you message someone if you need them. Hell, message me if you like.
lucie & cordelia, for @cordeliaheronstairsx ♡