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All things bookish 🧚🏼‍♀️✨🌹⚔️🐍🐉📚🐺🦇 gemini / 25 / misunderstood

[thoughtkick]

“I am hopelessly in love with a memory. An echo from another time, another place.”

— Michael Faudet

[resqectable]

“We often want it so badly that we ruin it before it begins. Overthinking. Fantasizing. Imagining. Expecting. Worrying. Doubting. Just let it naturally evolve”

— Unknown

[paradoxical-ataraxy]

[the-oddest-inkling]

Nobody understands the bond between a girl and the mediocre book she read when she was 13 years old.

[paradoxical-ataraxy]

Fear is a constant.

Is there room for one to grow, change, evolve?

Where there was pain now there is love.

Although clouded by the past.

How can one forget?

Fear is a constant.

Will I be hurt again? Will I ever experience love again?

Is this it for me? Is there more I can experience out there?

Will I be happy? Am I missing something? In me? In them?

The world is a sinister place that makes you ponder in wonderment of what if’s.

Humans can never be satisfied. Always wanting more. Always giving less.

It is a cycle. Neverending.

Fear is a constant.

Will I be hurt again?

Is being hurt a part of growing?

Do I need to endure this to grow? Be better? Become the version of myself I want?

Are we made to suffer?

To enjoy life’s pleasures?

There has to be more.

For me.

For you.

Fear is an illusion.

Make that change in your life and create your happiness. Whether farce or true. Create it. Live it. Breathe it.

For when the end arrives,

And it will arrive.

You are fearless.

[paradoxical-ataraxy]

[paradoxical-ataraxy]

04.08.2024

Solar Eclipse

The sun and the moon were reunited

Years have passed with each in solitude

They embraced each other with such love

Holding on for as long as they could

4 minutes

4 minutes of bliss

4 minutes of warmth

4 minutes of togetherness

That’s all they needed

For when the time comes again,

They will be ready

Yearning for more the Moon says, “It’s been so long since I’ve seen you.”

“It has” says the Sun, “but my love for you has never faltered.”

“I will be back” says the Moon, “Please wait for me.”

“I will always wait for you” said the Sun, knowing the stars were her witness.

“Until next time, my love.”

And just like that,

the Sun and the Moon kissed their goodbyes

One day they will be together again

They keep waiting and wishing

For that one day

[spitblossoms]

[thehopefulquotes]

“I am not the whiskey you want, I am the water you need.”

— Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey

[paradoxical-ataraxy]

Embrace it.

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That’s why.

[dynamicsymmetry]

Good stuff.

[tarysande]

Guys, I edit professionally. This list is legit. Incorporating these suggestions before you hire an editor will save you A LOT of money. Even if you did these and nothing else, you’d see significant overall improvement in your work.

That said, you don’t have to overthink these things when you’re writing a first draft. If you write, “she said angrily” in a first draft, you can always revisit the phrasing in a second draft. I mention this because overthinking style can lead to a loss of momentum, and losing momentum is why so many people never finish a draft. Give yourself permission to write fast, write messy or ugly, and edit your draft into beauty later.

[the-mad-dame]

Anyway, I'm not done with A Court of Silver Flames, but I have a crack theory regarding Tamlin.

That human girl that Feyre and Azriel saved when they went to rescue Elain? (And it was Tamlin who really saved them in the end.)

Briar, her name was?

Yeah. She's Tamlin's mate.

Edit: oh, it's not crack at all! I looked it up, a lot of people ship it. Goody! I hope there's fiiiiiiic....

[paradoxical-ataraxy]

This theory is interesting. I can definitely see the connection since Tamlin was so quick to protect them when he had been so indifferent towards Feyre. One can only assume he felt his mate bond spark. The question as to why he waited for them to save her instead of him doing it himself is something to think about. Although it would answer as to why he was even in the camp to begin with. Hmm, I wonder where Sarah J. Maas will take this or if Briar was just a fleeting character.

[the-mad-dame]

He might not have realized there was a spark, or even seen her at the camp OR even noticed her in Azriel's arms. A lot was happening and he was fighting through most of that. We don't know when Tamlin even got there either, just that he appeared and rescued them.

I don't feel like Briar's a one-off character. Feyre made a point to say that she was strong and had a lot of fight in her. Then we got her name, and we found out she went to the Winter Court. I think it's more than likely that we'll see her again in the future.

It's just a theory about her being Tamlin's mate, but I really like the idea of him saving his mate when he didn't even know who she was.

I do think Tamlin has good in him, and I'd like a human with some fight in her to knock him on his ass.

[paradoxical-ataraxy]

I totally agree! We really don’t know much about it since it happened so fast and they were just trying to survive at that point. You make a good point though, Feyre did seem interested in her and emphasized her strength. I feel like Tamlin definitely needs a strong mate to put him in his place and be his equal. He’s proved he has good in him but has made some poor decisions. I can’t wait for him to get some love and redemption!

[helloeverything123]

[iamwizzzzz]

[minowly]

lemme overexplain myself and remain misunderstood

[weltenwellen]

Andrea Gibson, The Madness Vase

[flowerytale]

Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere