#forthright

[serenityquest]

[pratchettquotes]

"Er, gentlemen," said Mr. Bucket. "Ahem. All right. Cards on the table, eh? I'm a simple man, me. No beating about the bush, speak as you find, call a spade a spade--"

"Do give us your forthright views," said Salzella. Definitely that kind of owner, he thought. Self-made man proud of his handiwork. Confuses bluffness and honesty with merely being rude. I wouldn't mind betting a dollar that he thinks he can tell a man's character by testing the firmness of his handshake and looking deeply into his eyes.

Terry Pratchett, Maskerade

[books-to-add-to-your-tbr]

Title: Amaranthine Saga

Author: Forthright

Series or standalone: series

Publication year: 2018

Genres: fiction, fantasy, romance

Blurb: Humanity is rocked by the emergence of a people who call themselves the Amaranthine. They are our myths and legends come to life. Neither human nor animal, yet embracing qualities of both, the inhuman races inspire both awe and fear. Every newsfeed is clogged with updates about the peace process, but some places don’t concern themselves with worldly affairs...like the girls’ school run by Saint Midori’s of the Heavenly Lights where Tsumiko Hajime grew up. A letter from a long-lost aunt names Tsumiko heiress to an ancestral estate and its accompanying fortune, only the legacy comes with an aloof heirloom: an inhuman butler. Argent has served the Hajime family for centuries, and Tsumiko must renew the generational bond, or he’ll die. Argent hates her for the hold she has over him, but he craves her soul almost as much as he craves his freedom.

[revolutionsummer]

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[disastertriowriting]

Anakin Skywalker Appreciation Week 2022 - Day 6: Colors

"He is like no other Jedi. Compassionate, impulsive, but I trust him with my life."

“You are also passionate, fearless, forthright, and these are gifts from your father.”

“No one has her kind of determination.”

“Except you.”

“What was surprising was how kind he was. He cared deeply about his friends, and looked out for them until the end.”

[evilhorse]

Not so much yelling, Franklin, as expressing himself in extremely forthright terms.

[aliensamba]

Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox - forthright

A letter from a long-lost aunt names Tsumiko heiress to an ancestral estate and its accompanying fortune. Only the legacy comes with an aloof heirloom: an inhuman butler. Argent has served the Hajime family for centuries, and Tsumiko must renew the generational bond or he'll die. Argent hates her for the hold she has over him, but he craves her soul almost as much as he craves his freedom.

[howifeltabouthim]

You know I am just a plain man and can only say what is in my mind. I think you had better marry me.

Mary Balogh, from Thief of Dreams