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i feel like a lot of discourse around identities could just be boiled down to “you could not pay me to care about this”

therians? this doesn’t affect me in the slightest. weird transgenders? okay who cares. contradictory labels? none of my business. neopronouns? it takes 5 seconds of my time to google how to use a pronoun set this is like minimal brain work. bi lesbians? i don’t get how that works but the world will keep spinning. normalize minding your own business

yourfavoritequeerfangirl

spoiler free thoughts on sunrise on the reaping:

it’s a 10/10 read but what the hell and damn and fuck

deadmomjokes

King of Attolia brainrot memes part 2

(spoilers)

First, an ode to one of my favorite scenes.

Bonus:

Did I mention Costis doesn't get paid enough for this? Loved this man just being like, "Nope, I literally cannot deal with the stress right now and so have Decided That Didn't Happen."

And, of course, one of my other favorite scenes:

Not as big and flashy as "Diplomacy in my own name," but holy cow if I wasn't just as elated. Gen coming into his own! Accepting his fate with his head held high! Becoming KING! So subtle and yet so poignant!

And lastly, a shoutout to the quietly understated emotional arc in this one that threw me an unexpected gut punch.

Another 11/10, "How does she do it, this woman is so smart and clever" wild ride from the Notorious MWT, ALL HAIL THE QUEEN

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Gen: do you trust me?

Costis: no

Gen: smart man

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the queen's nightgown

deadmomjokes

The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner, as told by some memes

First, a tidbit I really appreciated for its medical accuracy, but also, OOF:

Road trip time, pick your fighter:

Gen, every other page:

See also:

Do I have sympathy for the magus? As the parent of a toddler, yes. Yes I very much do.

But also

not too much because that whole racist, classist, ethnocentrist speech of his made my blood boil.

And probably one of my favorite scenes:

And a spoiler one below the cut

deadmomjokes

Alright scroll past if you don't want spoilers for Queen's Thief book 3, King of Attolia, because I'm back on my bs with memes about it to keep from yelling

Y'all weren't kidding about the Best Boy Costis, huh? We stan a hotheaded ride-or-die himbo with more heart than sense.

He doesn't get paid enough for this.

Or THIS

Speaking of the newlyweds....

Was I misreading that scene? Or was that man propositioning her on the dance floor and she had to leave to cool down because she was this close to jumping his bones in front of everyone?

Honestly the juxtaposition between how everyone assumes they must hate each other and how they are in private is hysterical to me. He loves his hot girlboss wife so much.

Alas, it comes with Responsibilities.

Can we get an F in the chat for the man who didn't think this through past "hng love"

Loved the dynamics we got once he started accepting the necessity of it tho.

My mans may be king now, but he's still first and foremost A Problem.

And of course the moments when the gloves came off

Homeboy's an absolutely unhinged murder machine waiting to blow and it's both terrifying and so satisfying.

I have more, but this is long already and i worked hard on the ones I really want y'all to see, so stay tuned for part 2 lol

klexos

“Maybe I shouldn’t push my luck,” he said. “I wish you wouldn’t,” Costis said faintly. “Your god might be offended.” ― Megan Whalen Turner, The King of Attolia

I had this scene kicking around in my head for a while so glad to finally have an excuse to get it out!!

sassaffrassa

It was a kiss between a man and his wife, and when it was over, the king closed his eyes and rested his forehead against the hollow of the queen’s shoulder, like a man seeking respite, like a man reaching home at the end of the day.

hi, i'm very cool and normal about these books, don't worry about me

on ao3 here

catchymemes

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“They entered a space in the wit mind in which there was an invisible wall between them and their assembly, behind which Dex could work undisturbed.

The thing people wanted took time to prepare. If they wanted it, they could wait”

-A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Becky Chambers

I love this display of boundaries. Dex took a social situation that stressed them out but couldn’t easily change and created boundaries for themself that made it manageable. Good for them.