[theadhdreader]

Fourth wing is not about dragons

It’s a story of a grumpy guy who adopted 2 girls. One is rebellious and another is as rule following as they come.

Convince me otherwise.

[iwillwalkthroughthefire]

Counterpoint: They're both rebellious, but one is rebellious in a "the rules don't apply to me and you're not the boss of me" kind of way, and the other is rebellious in a "well, technicallyyyyyy... if you look at Rule 5, Section B, Subsection ii... there is an interpretation that makes me in the right after all" kind of way.

He considers both forms equally frustrating.

[iwillwalkthroughthefire]

And all the headshots on the wall of the dance hall are of the witches who wish I'd hurry up and die, but I'm immortal now baby dolls, I couldn't if I tried...

–Aelin Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius, probably

[bookcub]

me talking to random stangers: do you know about the libby app? it allows you to check out ebooks and audiobooks from your local library networks. libby can be installed on multiple mobile devices and opened on your desktop. i love libby so much and use it every day. you should too and you will also love libby.

[iwillwalkthroughthefire]

Tairn just teamed up with Feirge to crocodile death-roll snap a wyvern's neck. Violet suggests that he never do that again and he STARTS EXPLAINING THE PHYSICS TO HER. Like, is he making fun of her because that is the one subject (besides runes) that she struggles with, right? OH MY GOSH, this man is making fun of her!

Violet: Hey, that was terrifying, so let's not, mmmmkay?

Tairn: Oh right, my bad. I forgot you suck at science. Here's why it works! See? Physics doesn't have to be scary!

[iwillwalkthroughthefire]

Cardan, crashing out after banishing Jude from Faerie until such time as she was pardoned by the crown: I thought you knew I was kidding! I thought you knew it was a joke! I even wrote it down in my diary! "CARDAN HAD A VERY FUNNY JOKE TODAY!"

[opera-ghost]

[nighttrashheadache]

violet: he’s probably thinking about other girls

xaden: I need to figure out a way to attach the tiny dragon to the big dragon

[iwillwalkthroughthefire]

I want the deleted scene of the conversation that had to happen to bring this to fruition. Like, "Sgaeyl, will you ask Tairn how he feels about wearing a homemade dragon-sized Baby Björn?"

[aprill-99]

Xaden: “Okay everyone, safety briefing for this weekend.”

Xaden *to Ridoc and Bodhi*: “Do not add to the population.”

Xaden *to Imogen*: “Do not subtract from the population.”

Xaden *to Rhiannon, Sawyer, and Garrick in order*: “Do not end up in the newspaper, the hospital, or in jail.”

Xaden *to Violet*: “If you do end up in jail, establish dominance quickly.”

[iwillwalkthroughthefire]

Telling Sawyer not to end up in the hospital is diabolical.

[catie-does-things]

I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) (Padmé's Version)

[iwillwalkthroughthefire]

[iwillwalkthroughthefire]

True friendship is recommending books to each other, and she listens while I talk about how much I love Liam, and I listen while she talks about how much she loves the Thirteen...

And then we mock each other's heartbreak as though we didn't both cry at the exact same parts.

[bootdork]

I wish it was easier to talk about mobile phone addiction without sounding like a boomer

[bootdork]

Phone addiction (specifically social media addiction) is real and it's not a joke and it is everywhere. Phone addiction literally reduces the grey matter of your brain. It's no secret young adults are more anxious and depressed than ever; more lonely than ever; more aimless than ever. Do you remember being a hugely creative kid, and feel like that spark is gone now? Can't sleep at night? Yeah, your GABA receptors are probably fucked from getting hits every 60 seconds from checking your phone. What's your daily screen time like? 6 hours? 12? These are common numbers. It's insane! It's insane and it's deliberate. Companies make more money from you when you're brain is fried from scrolling 10 hours a day through meaningless content.

But it can be reversed. Start small. If you hit this post then take 5 minutes to put your phone down in another room and do something. Do a crossword. Go for a walk. Be present! CBT is a hugely successful therapy for phone addiction and can even reverse the damage done to your brain.

I get it. I have dozens of beloved friends online, and I'm more informed now than I would ever have been without access to the Internet, but wouldn't it be nice to wonder sometimes? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to go outside and not itch for your phone screen? To have that creativity and confidence back? Start small. Start now.

[official-german-puns]

Ich hab 99 Probleme und keines davon ist ein Luftballon.

[iwillwalkthroughthefire]

This might be too niche...

[agardenandlibrary]

I should be able to both read for 8hrs a night and sleep for 8hrs a night. That I cannot is very rude and, frankly, poor design.

[iwillwalkthroughthefire]

When Xaden introduces Violet as his consort and Tairn asks if congratulations or comiserations are in order... 😂

Poor Tairn is over here trying to figure out how Violet and Sgaeyl are both such powerful, intelligent, and fierce women who both have such excellent taste in dragon men and such terrible taste in human men.

[greenmaskedmarauder]

How I imagine Sgaeyl was during Vi's threshing.

Sgaeyl: my love I think you need to come check out this cadet. She's ballsy and perfect for you.

Tairn: I wasn't planning on bonding again.

Sgaeyl: no seriously I think you need this rider. Plus my human gets all weird around her and I want to mess with him.

Tairn: Sgaeyl I'm not going to bond a rider just to mess with your moody teenager.

Sgaeyl: OK but Andarna is in danger and this tiny girl is fending her off alone while injured.

Tairn: ....I'm on my way.

[iwillwalkthroughthefire]

She wants her man to have a front row seat to all of the hilarious roasting she has planned, and honestly? She is ✨️so real✨️ for that.