#icos ask

[boydbaeulieu]

I just saw your post about some post Fade head cannons and honestly... thank you my man. I was starting to think people forgot about our boys until your post cropped up. Also it was hella cute <3

thank thanksss I’m glad u found it cute ♥ 

it is a very old post but I’m glad it popped up just in time to save your faith in humanityyy OF COURSE I DIDNT FORGET ABT THEM, I’LL LOVE THEM FOREVER 

(yo guys feel free to talk to me about icos anytime i’m always ready)

[boydbaeulieu]

What's 1/27 exactly? Is it a short sequel for icos?

1/27 is an anthology that takes place one year after the events in book 4 (Fade). it tells us what the characters that survived are up to. and it is indeed a promise of a sequel (although that project is suspended for now, i believe) 

[boydbaeulieu]

Heyy, i rly want to read in company of shadows but idk if its better to read the original version of the story thats complete or the new directors cut one (that i dont think its finished bc idk if they have edited the other books) help?

hey, i always recommend reading the director’s cut first, here are some links why: 1, 2, 3

but yes, if you decide to read the DC, you’ll have to read book 2, 3 and 4 as originals bc they haven’t been edited yet. 

[boydbaeulieu]

thanks for the songs, gonna use them as drawing soundtrack today :3

glad i could help ♥ 

also, make sure to check out @paradeofadolescence‘s playlists, they’re v atmospheric and i think would work well for drawing soundtracks :) here’s the link to Cora’s 8tracks 

[boydbaeulieu]

what are some songs that remind you of hsin and/or boyd?

EVERY. SONG. 

no, okay. you can check out my boyd playlist here (i’m giving you a link to the tumblr post, not to 8tracks, bc there’s a song list there), especially sorrow by the national, kill for love by the chromatics (!!!), heavy in your arms by florence (please, @ktrovosky and I always yell how every florence song is a boyd song tbh), and it’s always good to listen to radiohead and think about boyd listening to it with lou 

as for hsin and boyd, here’s a playlist i made for them, you should check out especially: you were a kindness by the national, as long as you love me by sleeping at last (it’s so so mushy, but c’mon, they are too), draw your swords by angus & julia stone… 

also happy together by filter is… such a good badass b/h song 

low life by x ambassadors is……….. such a hsin song, help. always makes me think of him 

[boydbaeulieu]

hi sorry to bother you but i was hoping you could tell me if ICoS is worth reading?

wellllll it all depends on what you like??? it’s dystopia, elements of sci-fi, it’s dark and terrible and disgusting sometimes. at the same time, it has a beautiful romace in its core, and honestly some of the greatest characters in literature. great character development arcs. the world building is breathtaking. 

i obviously think the suffering and dying and losing your soul was worth it. while some of it could’ve been avoided. it’s definitely not perfect. i’d say just give it a try and see if you like it :) 

[boydbaeulieu]

my god, fade is INTENSE. there's so many things happening and i don't know if i trust any agency people other than maybe zach anymore and i switch between being so happy that sin is (kinda) okay and being scared of what's gonna happen and it's such a rollercoaster. also i'm like 60% in and i reached the point where i'm kinda dragging out finishing the book cause i don't want it to end??? and it's rare that i feel that way and it's so overwhelming and what am i gonna do with myself when it's over

I know i KNOW this book is like…… too much. so much needs to happen and it’s hUGE yet you still feel like there’s not enough pages and you don’t want to leave them….. ….. like life after icos is so…… how are you supposed to live your life after 4000 pages of this?? this world just sucks you in so completely and the characters become your friends and you know them and care about them and then suddenly…. ……… well at least now there are people you can actually talk to about it :p

don’t worry, you’ll have 1/27 to read after, and the side stories, and spin offs, and stuff. it’ll be alright, we got you ❤️

[boydbaeulieu]

so i started reading fade while on the bus and lemme tell you, NOT A GOOD IDEA. like, i literally wanted to scream. and it's like the very beginning, this book does not fuck around does it. and so i slammed my kindle closed and decided to read it tonight in the comfort of my own home so i can cry freely. (and i don't for one second believe that he's really gone but man it still hurts so much, what with boyd's reaction and everything? fucking heartbreaking). PLS LEND ME YOUR STRENGTH I NEED IT

I’M GIVING YOU ALL MY STRENGTH ohhh my goddddd (like listen that one time i decided to calmly start rereading fade on my way to uni, i cried real tears in the middle of the bus, so i feel you) goodness i know, i know. that beginning is so…… so……… terrible, also because it’s so well written (like, Boyd’s reaction, yes. jesus.) BE BRAVE. read when you’re safe and alone ahahaha and prepare for one hell of a ride ❤️