alive. not empty. and not alone.

21 | intp | slytherin | tired reader. writer. dreamer.

[doraelins-deactivated20200511]

luminous genya, with her alabaster skin and g r a c e f u l  hands. resilient genya, who had endured countless indignities and insults, but who always held her l o v e l y  chin high. foolish genya, who had tried to be my friend, who had d a r e d  to show me mercy.

(happy birthday, cari @zoyagenya ♡.) line art by cassandra jean.

[jeremy-knox]

“You might make me a better man.” “And you might make me a monster.” “I’ve never understood this taste for otkazat’sya. Is it because you thought you were one of them for so long?” “I had a taste for you, once.” His head snapped up. He hadn’t expected that. Saints, it was satisfying.

[vivraidamour]

She was a member of the Dregs, an employee of the White Rose, and occasionally a foolish girl, but before anything else she was a Grisha and a soldier.

[lilabard]

“Are you in love with me?“ I blurted out. A terrible silence followed. Rook didn’t turn around. “Please say something.” He rounded on me. “Is that so terrible? You say it as though it’s the most awful thing you can imagine. It isn’t as though I’ve done it on purpose. Somehow I’ve even grown fond of your - your irritating questions, and your short legs, and your accidental attempts to kill me.” I recoiled. “That’s the worst declaration of love I’ve ever heard!”

surprise birthday present for veronica @shirewalker! happy birthday vee!! ily and I hope you have a great birthday 💕

[gamestore]

✧ 600 CELEBRATION ⇒ @hhelnik asked: Helnik or Kanej?

Cautiously, she let her knuckles brush against his, a slight weight, a bird’s feather. He stiffened, but he didn’t pull away. […] She felt his knuckles slide against hers. Then his hand was in her hand, his palm was pressed against her own. A tremor moved through him. Slowly, he let their fingers entwine. For a long while, they stood there, hands clasped, looking out at the gray expanse of the sea. (insp)

[filippakosta]

books read in 2020 ≫ no. 13

“You’re nobody’s doorway but your own, and the only one who gets to tell you how your story ends is you.” ― Seanan McGuire, Every Heart a Doorway

[daeneryssansa]

In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths.

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@grishasworld​​ quotes 

― until you have no shelter but mine. 

[catlaila]

“I apologize for anything I might have done. I was not myself.” “I apologize for shooting you in the leg.” said Lila. “I was myself entirely.”

for @ravkaes​ ♡

[blueganseys]

Arin wondered if she would lift her eyes, but wasn’t worried he would be seen in the garden’s shadows.

He knew the law of such things: people in brightly lit places cannot see into the dark.

[monstress]

I have worn nothing but blood and death for years. I have fought all your battles for you, just as you asked me. I have learned all the tricks you said I must learn. I have learned not to cry when I strangle a man. I have learned to lay my finger aside my nose and disappear. I have learned to watch everything die. I am not a little girl anymore, dazzled by your magic. It is my magic now, too.  — Deathless, Cathyrenne M. Valente

[victoravale]

“It’s about us. The way we think. The thought that’s strong enough to keep us alive. To bring us back.”

“great partnerships, now soured on the vine” eli ever and victor vale

[wylanv]

Reimagined Book Covers: Six of Crows Duology by @lbardugo​

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price–and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone…

A convict with a thirst for revenge.

A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager.

A runaway with a privileged past.

A spy known as the Wraith.

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don’t kill each other first (source).

[clarkegrifin-archive]

BOOKS READ IN 2015 | american gods by neil gaiman

People believe, thought Shadow. It’s what people do. They believe, and then they do not take responsibility for their beliefs; they conjure things, and do not trust the conjuration. People populate the darkness; with ghosts, with gods, with electrons, with tales. People imagine, and people believe; and it is that rock solid belief, that makes things happen.

[meiselr]

365 Books ↳ #31 - The Queen’s Rising

Brienna desires only two things: to master her passion and to be chosen by a patron. Growing up in Valenia at the renowned Magnalia House should have prepared her. While some are born with a talent for one of the five passions—art, music, dramatics, wit, and knowledge—Brienna struggled to find hers until she chose knowledge. However, Brienna’s greatest fear comes true: she is left without a patron.

Months later, her life takes an unexpected turn when a disgraced lord offers her patronage. Suspicious of his intent, she reluctantly accepts. But there is much more to his story, for there is a dangerous plot to overthrow the king of Maevana—the rival kingdom of Valenia—and restore the rightful queen, and her magic, to the throne.

With war brewing, Brienna must choose which side she will remain loyal to: passion or blood.

[chainsaw-assassin]

Annette Marie, Red Winter trilogy

“Because you are more to me now. Because you keep secrets like a kami and I’m curious what you hide. Because you are lonely and scared and I don’t understand why. Because you trust me when you know you shouldn’t. Because I believe you when you say you will keep your word.”

[doraelins-deactivated20200511]

Cardan looks at his reflection in the door of the microwave and adjusts his crown so it’s at an angle.

( @zoyae asked cardan greenbriar or kaz brekker ? )