avery? you win.

ceo of averygrayson a scholar on problematic blonde women

[grayverys]

Moon ⋆˙⟡ ⋆ she/her. 20. dominican. lover of character analysis. ⋆ strict and more than a little insufferable. ⋆ written by olivia rodrigo and olivia dean. ⋆ SIDEBLOG!! interactions and follows from main. you'll know. ⋆ the number one averygrayson shipper in tumblr dot com and the world. caribbean lyra kane truther since day 0. eve blake and emily laughlin's one and only scholar. ⋆ a lover and a hater and a yapper and a thinker and a— ⋆ asks always welcome <3

[reminiscentreader]

LYRA CATALINA KANE “she can wait….lonely as hell, walking around…”

GRAYSON DAVENPORT HAWTHORNE “i need somebody sent down from the sun that talks to me like you used to…”

[grayverys]

i didn't expect ppl to start actually answering the reading comprehension quiz post lmaooooooooo

[rainforcsts]

one thing about lia is she will ALWAYS show up for her found family

tw: aaron shaw's death scene

[grayverys]

READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ

Carefully read the excerpt below and answer the following questions.

If Lia had done to Michael what she’d just done to me, he would have lashed back at her. If she’d done it to Sloane, Sloane would have been crushed—but I wasn’t. Sooner or later, my grief would catch up to me. But Lia had given me a reason to fight it for that much longer. She wasn’t wrong about Michael. She wasn’t wrong about Sloane. Someone had to hold them together. Someone had to hold us together. And I needed that person to be me. My gut said Lia knew that. You could have been nicer about it, I thought—but if she had been, she wouldn’t be Lia.

All In, chapter 18

QUESTIONS

How does Cassie feel?

This happens after Lia says her infamous "it's not your turn" line; how does Cassie interpret Lia's intentions in saying this?

Is Cassie being asked to ignore her grief forever? Does she want to deal with it right now?

Does Cassie agree or disagree with Lia's order of priorities?

Did Lia demand that Cassie be the one holding the team together?

Who, exactly, needs Cassie to be the one holding the team together?

Does Cassie want for everyone to comfort and take care of her right now?

Cassie mentions three pieces of information that both she and Lia know and that she understands as the motive behind Lia's words. What are they?

Does Cassie feel angry or upset about Lia's words? Why?

Does Lia care about Cassie?

You are allowed to have your books open for further context. This test is not timed and can be taken repeatedly if you fail it. Good luck!

[weltenwellen]

Hieu Minh Nguyen, from “Heavy”

[senatortedcruz]

[grayverys]

I BELIEVED THAT HE KNEW WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE BROKEN. I BELIEVED THAT I WASN'T BROKEN TO HIM

[bluxberryyy]

[mariamfulloflove]

“You’re Grayson Hawthorne. You don’t try to do anything. You incline your head half an inch, and it’s done.”

A broken man could try. And try. And try. To love her differently. To love her better.

well when it only comes to you lyra he tries 🥹

[kazperthegh0st]

A character’s introduction says a lot about them. It is a choice made by the author so that we the reader can understand who these people are.

The Cruel Prince opens with Madoc murdering the narrator’s parents in front of her twin and half sister.

Madoc is stiff but not uncaring and I genuinely believe he would not have killed anyone had the father not attacked and the mother not ran. Madoc does not wish to kill and he does regret it BUT it is still his nature as a Redcap.

Jude is angry and attacks Madoc. She hits him until he pins her arms to her sides.

Taryn is weeping over their mother’s body, trying to wake her.

Vivi is defiant towards Madoc’s demands but ultimately relents. Here she makes her vow to always hate him.

All four characters are introduced to the reader in a manner that is extremely consistent with their character throughout the series.

[sweetvillainjude]

i’m crying not the og jurdan warrior being a door

[maxxie-or-smth]

fuck you and your weird little rat dog of a boyfriend too

[grayverys]

Thank you for saying that Jameson would never do to Avery what Michael did to Cassie or Lia, because I genuinely think that's one of the biggest differences between the two characters.

Whatever flaws Jameson has, the books repeatedly show that he does not try to manipulate Avery into choosing him. In the book TFG, he has every reason to be insecure about the situation, yet he never blows up at Avery over the wine cellar scene, never tries to villainize Grayson to make himself look better, and never attempts to guilt Avery into staying with him. Compare that to Michael, who often frames Dean as the problem in order to strengthen his own position. Jameson simply doesn't operate that way.

In fact, one of the things I appreciate most about Jameson's characterization is that when he's afraid of losing Avery, his response isn't to control her choices. He lets her make them. There's even a moment in TFG where Avery recognizes that Jameson isn't trying to push her and Grayson apart because of his own insecurities. And honestly, I think that says a lot about his character.

That's not to say Jameson is perfect. He's impulsive, reckless, and sometimes self-destructive. But there is a difference between being flawed and being possessive. One of Jameson's defining traits throughout the series is that he respects Avery's agency, even when doing so is painful for him. He wants to be chosen, but he wants to be chosen freely.

And to me, that's exactly why the comparison doesn't work. Jameson's insecurities often turn inward. He questions himself, takes risks, and makes mistakes. What he doesn't do is try to control Avery's feelings or convince her that someone else is unworthy of her affection. The story goes out of its way to show that if Avery had chosen differently, it would have hurt him deeply—but he still would have respected that choice.

That's a very different dynamic from someone who sees another person's feelings as something to win, manage, or manipulate.

#sayit

this is a little harsh on michael imo cause i personally wouldn't say he was manipulating cassie but overall i agree jameson i am so fond of you forever <3

[grayverys]

Can you explain why Jameson and Michael are not alike? Because to me they have alot of similar traits.

well it wasn't that serious tbh i'm not a scholar on either character and yes they do have stuff in common, much like avery and cass and gray and dean. but they're not 1:1 parallels and like it gets to a pointtttt they have similar attitudes and all but different central conflicts and themes to me and in the context of why i'm pissed at michael today, it's really just that jameson would have never. idk what to tell you.

if avery had chosen grayson in the end of the hawthorne legacy, i simply don't believe he would've spoken to her the way michael did to cassie at the end of killer instinct. especially not in the aftermath of her almost dying. he would have not done that!! i'm not a jameson expert but i don't see him avoiding touching or talking to her directly the way michael did the first few months afterwards either. and the whole thing with lia would simply not happen with jameson. that boy is not built for that on again off again bullshit i'm telling you this ☝️if he's in, he's in. perioddd. it's why he broke up with emily, and he was not going to take her back! he doesn't like games like that. relationships are so serious to him. it hurts him to pretend otherwise. he never would've said those things to lia. he just wouldn't have 💆‍♀️ i know this #myjameson. and like seriously he's just straight up more emotionally mature to me idk what to say jameson girls chime in.

pre-avery jameson was going through it but i do think it makes a difference that jameson's flippant attitude comes as a response to a recent relationship trauma while michael's is a response is a response to a foundational childhood trauma. it is much easier for jameson to grow beyond that than it is for michael, which is why when they both say they want to become better for avery/cassie, jameson evidences visible long-term change while michael struggles more with it. their childhood wounds are quite different also and well everything matters.

they do have things in common and give off arguably similar vibes, i'm not really saying they shouldn't be compared bc i do also see the dean/gray and cassie/avery similarities but my point is they aren't the same and sometimes in putting characters all in neat lil boxes together i feel like we can lose a lot of nuance and important characterization and also. jameson >>>>>>>> michael. javery >>>> cassiemichael. never forget this ☝️

[epickiya722]

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29. Could you live as this character, would you? If not, what would you change so that you could?

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[thedawnpixie]

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