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[stealingpotatoes]

i read a darker shade of magic a few months ago and right after i happened to find your fanart from earlier this year and i just have to ask who ur fav character is

it's kell! bc i think he was made in a lab specifically to be one of my favourite book characters of all time (but i do love lila and rhy too)

(links // tip jar!)

[pemberlaey]

girl going through a major life change: i need to reread a series from my childhood/adolescence

[rhea1212]

more modern shades headcannons cus the fandom is dying

- lila works and lives in a bar owned by Barron called the stones throw

- its in a sketchy run down part of town so she never bumps into Kell and Rhy ever

- alucard was kicked out of his rich parents mansion for being gay and was cut off from their money, so for a good few months he shared an apartment with his friends in his band (the night spire is a rock band)

- this apartment is in the same neighborhood as the stones throw btw

- he and Lila ended up becoming good friends after alucards frequent visits there and cuz Lila’s always wanted to be in a band

- alucard became quite fond of her for the same reasons as in agos

- she ends up finding a family within this band, and spends more time in stross’s shared apartment than her actual room in the stones throw

- alucards dad dies a year after he kicks him out, and alucard is entitled to inherit half his net worth. that being said, alucard doesn’t move back. he uses his riches to attend an expensive university and get a dorm there.

- none of his friends are very interested in university, nor are they very bright.

- alucard noticed how intelligent Lila is and especially how ambitious she was, so he offered to cover her tuition and share a dorm with him. also he just didn’t wanna be alone.

- Lila refused every time, but the thought of being able to get a degree to make Barron proud and be able to buy him everything his heart desires is what compelled her to agree

- so lila and alucard are roommates at Arnes State University; the most prestigious, academically rigorous university in all three nations

- lila meets kell maresh during welcome week after she pickpockets him

[antaripirate]

sweet baby angel idiot birthday boy

(i love him so fucking much)

(art is by lumie.draws i just added the silly fragile sticker!!)

[purplebass]

one day someone will tell you to read a book about a magician who can move through different Londons. It's important you pick up that book

[untrustworthyducks]

kell maresh fanart sucks bc he always looks so fierce as if the man isnt described w a permanent crease in his brow for 4 books. he is the most concerned, bothered, worried man to walk four londons, he has never known a moment of peace, stop making him look too-cool-for-school when he is always on the verge of martyrdom or a panic attack or both!

[wesperskanej]

The Illustrations from the Owlcrate editions of the Shades of Magic trilogy.

[svgarbells]

what kell has to deal with every time he visits the soner rast post-ACOL