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"Once upon a time, in a world where mermaids would sing sailors to their deaths, making them feared and hated by the humans. A young servant girl would find an unlikely friend in the ruins of an abandoned ship. Will their friendship rise against the test of time or fall in the pressure of their nature?"

#red queen #glass sword #king's cage #war storm #mare barrow #maven calore #mareven #red queen fanfiction #mare is an adorable little shit #maven is a feral mermaid #they are friends for once #fluff and comfort #and you guys better love my original character

Attending my youngest sister's 18th birthday was fun and emotional, but man, the game segment reminded me of my age.

What do you mean there's a 67 game where they compete to have the most 67 hand signs, and there's an app that can count them?

I didn't join because I had no clue that was a thing, but I would be lying to you all if I didn't go to the bathroom and try to do the 67 hand sign, and I felt my arms burning within 0.5 seconds.🧍‍♀️

#happy birthday to my youngest sister #67

Rereading War Storm and still laughing at the POV difference between Cal and Maven

I always liked how they both compared Mare to fire, as they are burners, with Cal describing her as golden flames and Maven as a candlelight fighting against rain.

But they also paralleled Mare's movements to those of an animal.

Maven's POV when Mare was negotiating with him.

Cal's POV when he sat next to Mare on the bed.

Not only did they both refer to Mare's physical movements as feline, but the type of feline they used also shows the status of their relationship with her and the situation they're in.

Maven, using Larentia's panther, shows how guarded they are toward each other and more than expecting the other to strike if given the circumstance, since they have a painful and twisted history with the short time they knew each other, and being political enemies is just the tip of the iceberg.

Cal, using a cat, the more domesticated and compact variant of a panther. Since they are intimate partners who momentarily ended their silent feud to be able to comfort the other. One might add jokingly that Cal compared Mare to a cat also because she is a full head shorter than him.

#red queen #mare barrow #glass sword #war storm #king's cage #cal calore #maven calore #old meme #random #tiberias vii calore #mareven #marecal #cal not wanting to tease Mare for her height #Proceeds to compare her to a cat #maven is so extra even in comparing Mare to random stuff #candlelight against rain #thats some emo poetry #i dont even know if i ship either #but I genuinely enjoy the dynamic of these three

Reasons Why One of Them Had to Go

Anabel, looking at Mare's ragged appearance and unladylike posture: "What on earth did either of you see in her?"

Maven: MYSELF!

Cal: Me-

Maven: ...

Cal: ...

Maven, leans close to whisper in Cal's ear: "This is why I killed our dad, made everyone think it was you, and took your throne."

Cal, unbothered: "Your mom-"

Reference: thegracieblue (Instagram)

#red queen #mare barrow #glass sword #war storm #king's cage #cal calore #maven calore #old meme #random #tiberias vii calore #mareven #marecal #anabel lerolan #I wish Cal and Maven punched each other #would have made it more realistic

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The Summer Yoshiki Calls the Manager

TW: TSHD/HGSN CHAPTER 48.2 SPOILERS

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GREAT INDEED

#tshd manga #hgsn manga #yoshiki tsujinaka #hikaru indou #brain twins #“Hikaru” looking concerned in the background just makes it 10X better

The Summer Yoshiki Calls the Manager

TW: TSHD/HGSN CHAPTER 48.2 SPOILERS

#the summer hikaru died #hikaru ga shinda natsu #mokumokuren #yoshiki tsujinaka #hikaru indou #yoshiki #hikaru #tshd meme #hgsn meme #yoshiki x hikaru #Yoshiki “I don't play” tsujinaka #hikaru looks so concerned #the summer Yoshiki calls the manager

Yeah. No, thanks. 🙃

TW:TSHD/HGSN CHAPTER 48.2 SPOILERS

#the summer hikaru died #hikaru ga shinda natsu #hikaru indou #mokumokuren #yoshiki tsujinaka #asako yamagishi #tshd #hgsn #tshd meme #hgsn meme #mokumokuren be like “a dash pf this and a hint on that” impurity jumpscares

Saw a post about a list of fictional characters who would have wished for something similar to Bear in Obsession.

As someone who enjoys Mare and Maven's dynamic, made me immediately think if Maven would also wish for something similar.

Short answer is "No"

Long answer:

It's no secret that Maven has an inferiority complex whenever Cal is involved. He is envious of all the privileges Cal receives from being the firstborn son, heir to the throne, son of their father's one true love, and just perfect in every way.

But being Maven, he also has a superiority complex and believes he is above everyone else, including Cal, in some areas. This is the root of his resentment, seeing all these people fawn over Cal when he is right there and more than capable.

That's why it meant so much to him to be loved and admired by Thomas and, at some point, Mare. For someone who spent their short life being compared, neglected, groomed, and picked apart, feeling genuine love and care from another person must have been alien to him.

Throughout the series, he hunted down and imprisoned Mare to feel that again; he held on to her as tightly as his grief for Thomas.

Even so, I don't think he'd wish for Mare to love him, not because he values her autonomy, but because of his ego. Maven believes that he has qualities to be loved and has every right to be loved just as much as Cal.

Tragically, his mother carved a void so deep that Maven became too ambitious and angry for genuine love to satiate it. He wished for more and more.

He'd wish for his father to love him.

He'd wish for Cal to stay as his brother.

He'd wish for him to be the firstborn son.

He'd wish to be who he was supposed to be and not what his mother made him.

Red Queen Characters and What They Would Do If Given a One Wish Willow 🌠

Mare: Would wish for a billion dollars💲 and either get her family out of poverty or get her in jail for money laundering/tax evasion.

Maven: Would wish for Cal to go bald 🦲 or his dad...whichever pissed him off more that day.

Cal: Does not like fortune telling, and the premise of a wish-fulfilling twig is adjacent to that. So, no❌️, unless it's explained to him, then he wishes to eat all the sweets🍨 he wants without the health-related consequences.

Evangeline: Doesn't use it on her cause she is ✨️Perfection✨️, but would wish for better parents, though.

Farley: Would wish for all the classist, racist, and elitist to disappear.🌬

Kilorn: Would wish for the ability to always be invited to group activities.👭👬

Shade: Would wish to be stab-proof.

#red queen #mare barrow #glass sword #war storm #king's cage #cal calore #maven calore #old meme #random #tiberias vii calore #evangeline samos #diana farley #kilorn warren #shade barrow

Happy 27th Birthday to me!!! 🥳🎂🎉

Went all out today, for this is the first (and probably more) birthday that I won't be receiving a call from my grandmother to wish me a happy birthday.

I love you, and I miss you, Lola.

#happy bithday to me #i promise to hold those I love closer #and to treat everyone the way they deserve #My grandma spoiled me a lot #all the snacks and all the naps #She never misses calling me on my birthday

Cal is such a dork, who spouts out lame puns when he is stressed out and a down-bad lover boy toward Mare that I sometimes forget that in Glass Sword, Cal was more than eager to slime out any Scarlet Guard member who gave the slightest hint of ratting him out to be captured by Maven.

Cal's fist was rated R for Reds in the Scarlet Guard

#red queen #mare barrow #glass sword #war storm #king's cage #cal calore #maven calore #old meme #random #tiberias vii calore #marecal #glass sword cal's fist was rated r for reds in the scarlet guard #bro K.O.ed Farley's dad #Colonel Farley got the first taste of a post betrayal ultra pissed off ex fire prince

Hot take: Whenever I see a "BookTok Boyfriend" List and Cal is not on it, I'm relieved.

Because not being labeled as "Booktok Boyfriend" is a testament that Cal's character was written with enough complexity and nuance to prevent him from being reduced and simplified as Mare's love interest.

This also extends to Maven because he has a lot of features that could have placed him on the list: black hair, cheekbones, blue eyes, pale skin, a tragic past, and an obsession with Mare. Yet, with every tragic detail revealed about Maven, it does not diminish how intimidating and sometimes straight-up horrifying he is as an antagonist toward Mare.

#red queen #mare barrow #glass sword #war storm #king's cage #cal calore #maven calore #old meme #random #tiberias vii calore #marecal #mareven #I'm so glad all three of them are complex and well written....though Cal definitely deserved better writing in the latter half #BookTok boyfriends are. I have strong feelings towards that #it's like a curse #When an MMC gets in the list their complexity and relevance to the actual plot get overlooked but their appearance and datability #Or authors making mmcs that are purely for appealing to the readers and have barely enough substance to stand as a character besides #a love interest

Her face is frying me!

TW: TSHD/HGSN Chapter 48.1 Spoilers

It's a nice fact that "Hikaru" still has cosmic abilities and can fulfill wishes.

He just....DOESN'T LIKE HER.

Should have asked nicely, instead of slicing him to bits and exposing him to the townsfolk. 😬 You could have gotten your world-altering wish.

#the summer hikaru died #hikaru ga shinda natsu #mokumokuren #yoshiki tsujinaka #hikaru indou #satou tshd #satou hgsn #tanaka tshd #tanaka hgsn #tshd #hgsn #yoshiki x hikaru #girl you could have asked the cosmic entity a thanos type of wish and Hikaru would have given it to you if you gave him shiitake buns

LOOK AT THEM 👉👬🥺

TW: TSHD/HGSN Chapter 48.1 Spoilers

YOSHIKI AND "HIKARU", "HIKARU" AND YOSHIKI. TOGETHER, HOLDING HANDS AND RUNNING AWAY, TOGETHER!!! YESSSSSS!!!!!

Also, can someone please give "Hikaru" some clothes? I know those villagers witness a cosmic entity capable of causing and preventing massive scales of calamity, but our goop boi is cold.