#kaltain

[panisil]

Kaltain

Colored version to experiment with digital watercolors

[feylunaart]

[sizzlingstarlightsky]

...........................Rebuilding the land............................

Aelin Manon Lysandra Elide Yeren Nesryn Celaena Nehemia Rowan Dorian Aedeon Locan Chaol Sartaq Sam

Kaltain King Havilliard I

Dorian & Chaol [sjm prideweek '25]

[the-regal-warrior]

The Captain’s Daughter: Part One

I’m back! Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted anything, but the writing gears in my brain stalled for a while. But they’re working once more and I’m back with a brand new story inspired by my newfound love of sea shanties.

Note: the song mentioned in here is Haul Away by Nathan Evans.

Summary: Elide and Lorcan living life as part of the best pirate crew.

Warnings: None.

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The sea was unusually calm that night. Having spent as many years at sea as she had, Marion wasn’t used to such eerie stillness. She’d led her crew through more storms than she could remember, and found the motion of the waves soothing. 

On nights when it was calm and the ship didn’t rock, sleep wasn’t easy to find. After tossing and turning for a few hours, her husband and first mate snoring away beside her, Marion had left the warmth of her bed and Cal’s arms for a walk around the deck in the chilly ocean air, deciding that was just what she needed. 

Her crew always said that she had a bond with her ship, The Wyvern, and laying her hands on the mast while the night swirled around her had always brought her peace.

She’d made for the wheel, checking in with her helmsman and the course of her ship. Nox was a young man, not much older than her daughter, but he was a damn good crewman, and she trusted him implicitly to guide them all safely while they slept. But a good captain knew that no one job was beneath them, and Marion Lochan was a damn good captain.

“All good, Nox?” she greeted, trailing her fingers over the rail as she climbed the steps to reach the man.

“Yes, Captain.” He patted the wheel with a certain fondness every member of her crew possessed. “She’s a steady girl and we’ve got nothing but clear skies ahead.”

Nodding, she circled the rear mast, one hand braced on the wood as she moved. The faint sound of someone singing reached her ears, barely audible over the breeze that had kicked up, but it was lost as Nox spoke once more.

“Everything okay, Captain?” Keeping his face tilted toward the horizon, he turned to her in concern. “Worried about our last run-in with the Navy?”

Marion chuckled, the sound escaping her before she could stop it. “The Navy is the least of my concerns.”

Many would have found her statement egotistical and a harbinger of certain trouble, but Marion had a secret most other pirate captains didn’t share. Her closest friend and former crewmate was none other than Evalin Ashryver, the wife of Rhoe Galathynius, Admiral of the Terrasen Navy. Not to mention that Evalin’s daughter, Aelin, and nephew, Aedion, had both served briefly on the ship as well. The latter had become Captain in the Navy, serving under Rhoe and helping Marion and Cal continue their reign as pirate lords.

Descending the steps, she caught the tail-end of Nox’s smirk at her statement, and she shook her head in laughter once more. “Fair wind, Nox,” she said. 

Reaching the main mast, she offered a wave up to Kaltain, her barrelman and the other person she trusted with the safe guidance of her ship through the night. The woman was a damn good lookout, and her affinity for climbing the ropes faster than anyone she’d ever seen only added to her value. 

The woman waved back before offering a complicated set of hand signals in the direction of the wheel, and it was only moments before Marion heard Nox’s laughter rumbling behind her. The two of them had developed their own form of signs and signals so they could communicate without speaking. 

Placing her hands on the solid bulk of the main maist, Marion breathed deeply, her eyes slipping closed and the smell of salt wrapping around her like a familiar embrace. The life of a pirate hadn’t always been easy, but she’d never wanted to trade it for anything else. She knew she’d miss nights at sea too much to ever give it up.

Marion wasn’t sure how long she stood there before she became aware of two things: the singing had become audible once more, and her husband had found her, if the arms wrapped around her waist were anything to go by.

“What brought you out of bed, husband?” she murmured, leaning against his chest without taking her hands off the mast.

Ghosting his lips over the very top of her forehead, Cal just sighed softly. “You know how hard I find it to sleep without you, Captain. I’ve been up since you left our bed, but I know how you cherish your time with your ship.”

“You,” she told him, finally turning in his embrace, “are a good first mate and an even better man.” Marion paused as the singing grew louder, finally allowing her to place the tune as Haul Away. “Who is that, I wonder?”

Her husband smiled down at her. “Just wait, you’re going to love it.” Taking her hand, he pulled her toward the bow. “Come with me.”

Walking slowly so as not to disturb the two people she could just make out sitting on the forecastle deck, Cal pulled her into the shadows at the bottom of the steps, motioning for her to keep quiet. Marion peered up onto the deck, smiling when she realized what exactly she was seeing. 

Lorcan, one of her gunners - not that her style of piracy had much use for heavy artillery - and her newly appointed quartermaster, was seated against the railing. Resting between his legs with their fingers intertwined was none other than Elide, Marion and Cal’s daughter. The two of them had been together in secret for several months, only a select few people on the ship - Marion, Cal, Nox, and Kaltain - having been made aware out of a desire for privacy in the early stages of their relationship.

The dark-haired man was singing softly in her ear, the sound only carrying because of the breeze, and Marion felt her heart swell at the obvious love she could see growing between the two of them. 

Wrapping her fingers around her husband’s wrist, she pulled Cal back toward their quarters. “Let’s leave them be, my love,” she murmured, catching the smile on his face. He’d told her once that he couldn’t picture anyone better suited for their daughter, and she wholeheartedly agreed. 

As they slipped through the door and down the stairs to their room, Lorcan’s voice swirled around them before being carried off to sea on the breeze.

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[saintnesryn]

✨❤️manon x kaltain x elide❤️✨

“goth girls are easy”

- manon blackbeak

for nova 🖤🖤🖤 @boujeegoblin

[livvywrites]

wip intro: the martyr queen

Genre: NA/A fantasy Status: first draft Major Themes: healing; found family; friendship; adventure; quest; destiny/fate; rebirth Content Warnings: depictions of ptsd; violence; self-hatred; suicidal thoughts; character death POV: third person limited

Summary

Alinora Mynerva lives under the alias Jezebel Eramyn. She works for the grandmaster of an assassins guild, and keeps an eye out for traitors; spies; and others who seek to bring the guild harm.

Or she did.

But then a servant came barreling into her room to tell her that he was dead. Her time among the assassins has come to an end–but as her final farewell, she begins to investigate the grandmaster’s death and in the process finds you can’t outrun your past forever.

Alinora is dragged into joining the Resistance, a movement born against the usurper who stole her home and slaughtered those she loved. There, she reunites with a sister she thought lost; finds out her destiny is oh-so-much more complicated than she had ever believed; and is consistently hounded by a spirit of death.

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Or, more accurately; a girl who has long given up on herself but not the world, finds that the world has not yet given up on her. And in the process, maybe she makes some friends (who eventually come to be family.) [Unfortunately the more accurate summary is only partially accurate, because I’m not sure all of that will happen in the first book. Oops.]

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characters: alinora | elaena | lyr | ava | talitha | aishlynn | kai’os | kaltain | amara

places: mynera 

relationships: lyr & ava | 

poetry: little broken soldier girl | vengeance dances in her mind

excerpts: 

Characters

[This list is long. Some of these characters may be cut. Many already have been.]

Alinora Mynerva: 27. Protagonist. Elf. Black hair, golden green eyes.A woman who has given up on herself, but not the world.

Aishlynn Mynerva: I haven’t settled on an age. Elf. Slaeyr. White hair, golden green eyes. She wants to be remembered, but finds her younger sister overshadowing her at every turn. Often without even trying.

Talitha Jade: 29. Side character. Human. Blonde hair, green eyes. A genius who loves history and magic. A pirate captain who loves adventure and freedom. Partially deaf and endlessly obnoxious. Full of life.

Lyr: 29. Slaeyr. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Ava’s his twin sister. A warrior determined to save his people before his uncle corrupts them all. Wants nothing more than to find a home and rebuild.

Ava: 29. Slaeyr. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Lyr’s her twin brother. Like her brother, she wants nothing more than to reunite her people and find them a home, instead of living like nomads. Unlike her brother, she intends to do it with magic instead of blade.

Asa Veranus: 30. Human. Red-gold hair and brown eyes. A healer determined to keep the idiots he’s surrounded by from dying.

Elaena: Age untold. Reaper. White hair and golden eyes. Sent by Death to watch over Alinora, and assist her in her quest. Mischievous and curious; two things that often result in trouble. 

Kai'os: Old. Slaeyr. Antagonist. Brown hair and brown eyes. He believes that the gods have betrayed them. Unfortunately, the only way to rid them of the gods is to end this world and start over. To many, that makes him a villain… but he’s willing to die for his beliefs.

Kaltain: Age undetermined. Slaeyr. Antagonist. Kai'os’s oldest daughter. Brown hair, brown eyes. Unlike her father, there is little noble and good remaining in Kaltain. She’s a genius, and she knows it, and she’s determined to see this world suffer after it killed her baby sister.

Amara: 27. Slaeyr. Kai'os’s youngest daughter. Blond hair, brown eyes. Amara once believed in her father’s cause wholeheartedly. Now, however, she’s beginning to doubt…

Excerpt

“Who the hell are you?” Alinora hissed through clenched teeth. “And how did you get in here?” 

The woman shrugged. “I come and go as I please. There is no place on Eldora that can keep me out… though people have tried.” The smile she wore turned wicked.

Alinora narrowed her eyes. “Who. Are. You. Answer me, or I’m calling the guard.”

The woman’s eyes glinted. “Interesting you didn’t already do that. So confident in your ability to handle intruders? Or do you simply not think that they would answer your call?” She clicked her tongue. “No matter. They couldn’t stop me anyway. Nor could you.” She bowed slightly at the waist. “My name is Elaena. I am the first reaper, Death’s eldest daughter.” Her eyes raised to meet Alinora’s again and there was laughter there. “At your service.”

Alinora scoffed. “You expect me to believe that swill?” She had more than enough time to slip the gem into a pocket and withdraw one of her throwing knives. She flicked her wrist. The woman didn’t even attempt to flinch out of the way, instead taking the hit as the blade buried itself in her stomach.

The woman merely blinked at her. She removed the knife, which dripped with black blood, and spun it, offering it back to Alinora by the hilt. The wound itself was surrounded by a swirl of shadow, and when they vanished, it was as if nothing had happened. There wasn’t even a tear in her clothes.

Alinora stared, stunned.

The woman—Elaena—waited patiently for Alinora to gather herself enough to numbly take the knife from her fingers. Elaena smiled again.

“Now that that’s settled… I need to talk to you. Do you have a moment?” 

Alinora closed her eyes. When she opened them, she wanted to be back in her bed—and for this to all be some sort of terrible dream. But when she opened them again, reality stared her in the face in the form of golden eyes and a sharp toothed smile.

“I’m investigating the murder of the Swans grandmaster,” she said, irritably. “So, no. I don’t have a moment.” 

“Too bad. I had an offer I thought might interest you.” Elaena placed her hand on her hip.

“If it’s death, I’m afraid I still have a few more things to do.”

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[lady-darklaws]

"She had once believed that she'd been born to be queen.

She had since learned that she'd been born to be a wolf."💀

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[assassinofmidnight]

TOG and ACOTAR Ladies Version - ‘Ten Women I Have Been Warned Against Becoming:’

/// r.i.d

1. The Girl Who Takes Up Too Much Space

- Nehemia Ytger

2. The Beautiful One

- Lysandra

3. A Bitch

- Elide Lochan

4. The Needy One

- Elain Archeron

5. The Cock Tease

- Kaltain Rompier

6. A Slut

- Morrigan

7. The Soulmate

- Nesta Archeron

8. The Girl With Strength

- Amren

9. The Lady CEO

- Feyre Archeron

10. THE GIRL I AM

- Aelin Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius