mal

no, i'm not the darkling, but i'm just as dumb

[studykorean101]

Condemning Anti-Asian Violence

Friends, this post comes from a heavy heart. TW: racism, violence, violence against women, anti-asian violence, d3ath

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[not-thedarkling]

can we please just all admit that acosf is self indulgent smut? did you really think there'd be plot?!

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from my tiktok - try n tell me i’m wrong lol

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since yall liked the first one

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my contribution to acotar memes

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Some Advice for Making Fantasy Worlds

     Fantasy is a massive genre and is hugely flexible in practically every way. There’s very little that ties you down when crafting a fantasy setting of your own and very few rules that dictate what is and is not fantasy. Sure there’s plenty of people who try to gate-keep it and tell you that the only “true fantasy” are worlds like Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, etc. But a fantasy world doesn’t need to limit itself to the same level of technology, quality of life, issues in the world, and so on. And while that isn’t a bad thing at all if you choose to follow that formula, there’s plenty of room for new takes on the genre and plenty of people who wish to do just that. So here’s a mini guide on what to consider when trying to craft your own world.

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wtf sjm

listen, i’m a fan of acotar like the next person, but there are a few spicy scenes that make me go “...”. They are as follows in no particular rank:

#1. when feyre comes back from the spring court

this one is pretty tame. it was extremely underwhelming and and unnecessary. like i was kinda hoping they would just cuddle and be happy that they were together again

#2. fkn in the war camp

uhhh...people are dying guys....don’t try to make some mundane metaphor about life and death...if i was dying cause YOU made me go to war and i hear your cheeks clapping in the next tent, my dying breath will be spent cursing the night court for all eternity

#3. fkn while flying

this is self explanatory. just...why?

#4. the bone carver snapchat

feyre showed you what your son would look like and THAT was your reaction - WHILE FKN?? dawg. 

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acotar head-canon

✲acowar spoilers✲

my personal head-canon in a court of wings and ruin, is that rhys and amren spent a long time in purgatory together before deciding to come back - especially, rhys making a point to stay with amren if she decided not to return as high fae. they just chatted it up and talked about all the good things they had before rhys convinced amren to stay

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bookblr intro:

hello bookblr! i'm hoping to make my debut as a fellow bookblr! i've been following bookblr for a while but finally decided to make my own!

» about me

my name is mal (yep, like malyen) - it's short for maleah

she/her/hers

i'm twenty-one and in my last year of uni

i'm majoring in linguistics and minoring in english literature (with some credits in creative writing)

i speak english and some german from my opa

i am learning asl

» my book interests

fantasy (high and contemporary), historical fiction, romance, dystopian, y/a, sci-fi, slice-of-life

» house keeping rules

if something I say contains spoilers, it will be written in the title

all trigger warnings will be tagged and mentioned before the blog begins - thus, you can block that hashtag and never see it on my blog

this is a blog that supports blm, trans and queer identities, and all types of abled bodies.

» to be read

witcher

game of thrones

shadow and bone

six of crows

dune

raven boys

handmaiden's tale

song of achilles

throne of glass

» currently reading

midnight sun

the queen of nothing

a court of frost and starlight

i love discourse on anything and am open to listening to any opinion on the books I share!

~ mal