#john mandrake

[sparkythefirefly]

Love how all of Jonathan Stroud’s series end with the oppressive, unjust government literally getting blown up by people who recognize that it’s wrong :)

[silverfeatheredserpent]

[lejay-the-impossible]

bartimaeus in his gargoyle form in your artstyle 👀

'I am your master! How dare you treat me like some piece of garbage?!'

'Oh please, don't offend me like that. I'm way more careful with garbage'.

I had so much fun designing Bart's gargoylesona

[mutopians]

for no reason in particular i think greedling fans need to check out the bartimaeus trilogy by jonathan stroud if they haven't already. there's corrupt government. the resident nonhuman with an ego the size of the sun gets attached but will he tell you that? no. the human is more of an ass than ling is but also ironically does have a position of authority. one or both of them have questionable senses of fashion depending on which of the two idiots you ask. there are certain events in book 3 i am legally not able to disclose because spoilers. (but. just saying. if you like episode 28/chapter 54 onward, there may be plot events for you!)

also if you like desert shenanigans in fma. there is SO much fucking desert in the prequel. also there's a girl who can kick your ass in the main series. and the human and nonhuman's asses. and my ass, too, probably, if i gave her the shot. and i'd probably deserve it.

just. if you need a good book series that will change you fundamentally as a person, while also making you relive the epic highs and lows of greedling and fma/fmab, i am absolutely begging you to check out the bartimaeus trilogy. i know of at least three people counting me that have gone feral over greedling AND bartimaeus and nathaniel.

[somecleverreference]

RIP John Mandrake you would have loved ‘hustle culture’

[nadiajustbe]

Something about Bartimaeus saying Nathaniel's last words for him because Nathaniel was too weak to do it himself makes me a little very insane. Not only the last thing he heard was Bartimaeus saying his own name, the last words he said aloud was his own name utterd by Bartimaeus, for him. It was a message from Nathaniel to Nouda — an overly dramatic, heroic message — and Bartimaeus made sure he receives it as it is, as if it was Nathaniel in his own might who said that with no additional commentary Bartimaeus otherwise loves so much. Nathaniel didn't ask for this. Nathaniel couldn't force him to do anything.

Bartimaeus spoke for him because he wanted Nathaniel's true name to be heard one last time. Tell me this is not the most tragic thing that you have ever read.

[dead-and-kicking-forever]

[winter-wise]

The nature of Jonathan Stroud's various Boy-Girl Pairings Who Are Maybe Attracted to each other is that:

Nathaniel and Kitty are very attracted to each other but would only properly get together once Nathaniel realises he has some kind of gender situation going on, which could take years to happen.

Lockwood and Lucy think they've successfully achieved An Unspoken Thing between them. They have not, and they need to start kissing on the regular otherwise they'll both start chewing furniture.

Scarlett and Albert have been in a stable, functional QPR for two years. Albert noticed this within a few weeks. It took Scarlett 18 months. They have never discussed this with anyone or each other.