#keep me close

[cyberfemmeonline]

haiii who knows how long ill keep this up but im feeling brave... i need to practice my makeup more sigh..

[transbookoftheday]

Keep Me Close by R.M. Virtues

She is the closest thing Khaos Falls has to a goddess…

And Aphrodite is feared and worshipped in equal measure. She has dedicated her life to being a savior for the lost regardless of the risk, but when unknown enemies nearly assassinate her in her own club, she realizes her reckless vigilante tactics won’t cut it anymore.

He is the furthest thing Khaos Falls has from a hero…

In fact, Hephaestus is who you call when all the heroes have fallen. Still, he is the best at what he does, strengthening the city’s weaknesses and keeping his feelings out of it. When tasked with Aphrodite’s personal security, it’s easy for him to detach himself from their mutual disdain. Until disdain is no longer the only thing he feels for her.

With their enemies elusive and snakes in their midst, good hearts and sharp wit may not be enough. But he made a vow, and he will keep it. Even if it means turning newfound feelings into newfound strengths and using them as a weapon to protect her.

[glittergroovy]

Collect Call - Metric

[o7-17-1945]

rules

war is peace

freedom is slavery

ignorance is strength

war is pe̷͎̬͕̘̥̋́͜͝͠ace

freedom is slą̴̨̡̨͎̭̺͔͖̰̲̭͍̖̐̏̓͒̈́̋͜ͅͅvery

ignorance is st̷̢̢̯̺͓̑̂̓͑͆̃͛̌̍̚̚rength

war is p̸̧̥̼͇̳̪͚͙̪̙͍̃̔̿̾̅̃̓̓̚̕͝͝ę̷̷̷̷̵̶̴̵̵̸̷̴̸̡̨̢̨̡̨̧̢̛̛̛̩͚̬̣̯̦̝̦͎̻̘̳͓͔̰̦̞̟̥̰̲̺̹͔̞̤̣͔͔͇̠͇͔͈̹̫̖͖͚̦̭͖̠̝̰̳̣̬̰̻̩͍̙̫̹̠͍̖͉̤͈̱̝͓̙̜͎̬͖̥̦͎̬͙͕͚͖̼̘͈̥̜̯̰̪͓̭͈̺͕͍͎͖̜͚̤̩͎̝̟͔̮͓͖̺̻͖̫̳̮͎͇̬̝̳̳̻͈̹̘̟͕̘̭͇̭͕̙͓̠͖̫̭̹͓͈̰̣̟̻̥̪̣̮͉̲̠͎̱̩̣̲͎͇̯̱̞̳̾̾̓̉͐͑̎͑̑̾̆̆̎̅̂̔̃̀̋̋͂̎͒̌͛̀̊̂́͒̽̀͗̉̀͂̃̆́̆̃̊͒̇̾͑̊͌̄̃̓̈̉̂̇̋͋̅͐̇̈́̉̿̅̀̔͆̽͒̃̒͋͆̌̉̊̍̔́̾́̒͘̚̚̕͘͜͜͠͝͝͝͝͠͝͠͠͝͝ͅą̶̧̹̹̞̫̥̙̬͉̳̦̍̀͆̋͗͑́̎͑͂̾̌͊͗c̵̡̰̮͔̐̀͒̌̌́̕e̸̛͈̣̮̭͆̒͊̊̐̔̇̔͘͝

freedom is s̵̛̫̟̝͎̹̬̼̘͈̜̯̥͙̻̫̰̉̃͆̅̈̉͋͑̓̊̋̊͘͝l̵͉̳̩͈̻͍͕̬͍̼͉͗͆̃̈́̊͛̎̕̚ą̷̴̶̸̸̶̵̴̵̵̶̵̶̷̸̷̷̷̷̶̴̴̸̴̶̵̨̨̨̡̡̨̨̧̨̢̢̡̡̧̡̧̧̨̡̨̡̨̧̢̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̬̖̰͎͓̼͕̺̼̞͙͕͓͍̮̝͓̣̮͙̤̲̥̬̼̩̩̣̘̞̞͙͓͕̭͖̜̗͓͓̲͇̞̭̳͇̪̩͕͚͇͓̟̟̱̳̩̟̤͎͇͉̳̪̗͎̯̖̦̺̦̫̙̥̩͎̬̼̱̲͓̞̬̞̗͙̙̤͈̝̜͉̣̭͖̗̭̮̪̺͓̯͔̺͍͎͍̤̩̯̖̺̮͇̼͖̗̫̼͔̦̪͓̜̭͖̜̪̣̞͕̣̗̝̟̣̙̞̞̦̞̱͈̮̩̺͖̰̥̬̤̖͓͔͈̬̝̝̰͈̜̲̩̱͕̗̘̬͎͓͚̹̯͖̟̙̱̜̗͎̙̮̲̤̱͔͉͇̟͉̭̫̺̻̦̱̤̮̝̖̺͕͈̖̘̳̩͔͙̼̣͕̲̭̞̭̹̝̪̖̗̲̺͚̲͍͍͉͍͎̥̩̤͇͔͉̙̬̟̥̝͔̭͔̤̖̻͓͓̬͇͔͚̻̜̱̯̈́͛̌̊̌͋͑̽̐̎̉̐̓̄́̾͐̀͗͑̿̓̐̽͌̌̈́̊̃̒͛͗͆̋̿̍̊́̔̏̓̏̽̓͑͐̀̉̇̉͒̓̓̓͒̌͊̌̊͋́́̓͋͊̇͊̉̈̓̈́́́̓͗̅̿̃͒̒͌͆̊̒̊̋̇͛̃̊̇͋͗͛̋͊̑͂̃͒͑̂̔̅̌̅̀͒̽̏̄̃̏̓̏́̌͌̊̈́̅̾̐͒̓̆̀̀͌́̒͌̐͐̒̒̏͆̀̊̈̉͊́̏͌͑̆̆͂͊̽̾͐̑͛̒͗̈́̌̈́́͑̒͐͌̍̒͂̆̏̅͛̌̄̎̑̒̂̉͛́̔̽͌̅͂̔͆̈̎̈́̋̈͋̈͂͛̌̔̐͛͐̾̃̈́͑̇̾͌̊̾͗͆̀̋̇̈́͊͛̀̄̚͘̕͘̕̚̕̚͘̕̕͜͜͜͜͜͜͜͠͠͝͝͝͝͠͝͝͝͠͝ͅͅͅͅͅͅͅͅͅv̶̧̛͎̝̻͚̩̥͖͍͙͉̱̗͔̖̞̳̜͇̎̏̓̒͑̉͛̀̃̊͆̓͘͝͠ͅę̷̧̨̞̲͎͓̬͚̖̦̜̆͆̒̔̚͠ͅṛ̸̱̞̖̖̖̟̠͇͕̺̤̹̖͐͛͋̌̀̆̓͜͝y̸̠̙̦̯̭̻̅̈̔̿͒͑͘͘

ignorance is ṡ̵̨̨͇̟͙̰̝̠͍̤̭̼̩̫͖̹͒̄̒͋͐̀̇͆͒̋̅͆̽͆͐̏͜͜͝͝ţ̵̷̶̸̷̵̷̴̷̷̵̵̵̵̵̷̵̸̴̢̢̡̡̢̧̨̡̡̨̡̨̧̨̧̧̢̢̢̢̢̱͇̝͖̬͙̱̗̲͕͍̠͓̖͕͉̦͖͚̰̰͍̟̬͎͓̲͕̫̬̪͎͚͎̰̤͓͙͍̗̳͖͖̹̳̤̤͍͉̱͕̙̰̜̹̗̱̠͎͍͖͓̳͙͎͖͙̰͓̳̮̞̭̼̜̭̖̫̝̦͈̤͉̤̰͔̘̱̜̥̩̠͎͕̥͚̻͇̭͓̥̱̹̳̖̝̟͉̼̘̠͔͎̬̣̺̦̩̙̜̠̯̭̗͔̱̯͙͔͓͇̙̤͉̲̫̣̖̯̪̟͇̦͈̩̺͓͓͖̱̭̮̹̹̰̰͌̐̉̾͗̈́̄͐̒͋̾̄̒̀̀̍̈̈́̑̓͊͛̑̐̅͂̊̓̉̈́̂̊͑̏̋̌̀̽̂͊̑͌͋̒̏̓̇̈́̋͌͑͐̓̀͂̀͑̓̾͐̔͆͆̓̽̈́̅͌̾̀̀͌̌̈́͋̑̇̽̃̽̓̏̿͛̋͑͋̇̿̏̓̈́̎́̇͂̏̑̊̌̀͗̀̒̿̇̇̓̐̾̌̓̽͗͋͛͆̇̈͑̌͆̆͊̅̍́͆̉̏̾̋̓̑̆̊̀̌̃͆̍̈́̅͗͑̚̕̕̕̕̕͘͘̚̚͘̚̚̚̕͜͝͠͠͝͠͠͝͠͝͝ͅͅͅͅͅr̵̬̘̦̠͚̪̗̘̳̫̘̫͈̳̱͉̰͖̍̋̐ͅe̷͍͎͖̿̾̇̇͠n̷̨̤͓͉̼̟͇̥̤̓͐̉̓́̑̍͗ͅͅg̴̨̡̻̹̖̠̀̊̽̂̃̊̂̉̅͑̒̒̐̏͘͝͝t̷̡̧̧̛̺̬̭̬͈͔̩̬̪̦̗̟͇̙̪̔̅̀̊̅̅̎͑̀̔̀͑̎͊̉̕͘̚͜͜͝h̸̨͙̞̜͎̤̹͇̣̜͉̙̮͚̼̳͈͋́̅́̇̅͝ͅ

w̵̰͌á̷̦͎͕r̸̘̂͋ ̸̜̂ì̴̫̥͈̣͘s̷͚̤͙̜̃͛̒͠ ̸̡̨͔̬̊̿̋͝p̴̗͙͐̂ͅe̴͙̪̤̭͑̈̾̓a̵̦͔͋č̵̣̥e̵͎̿ ̷̨̞̠̝͂̐͠ ̵͙̲͗́͒f̶̱̦̋r̵̹̦̟̓͛͐e̷̛͙̼̹͗͐̌ë̴̦̪̥̣́̔̕d̷͍̐͝o̵̗̿̃͂m̷̞̳̂ ̸̧̛̪̬̪͌̃͝ì̴͓s̶̪̐̽ ̸̱̠̈́͜ͅs̷̱̥͐͗̄̎l̷̤͌̔̓ą̶̬̞̝̀͋v̴̯̬̘̂e̶͚͔̪̐̓͘r̷̠̉͆̆̀y̸̧̭͚̣͐͌̓͘ ̷͚̌̂̈̕ ̶̹̉̽̏ͅį̵͖͉͂̾̇͠g̸̠͖͓̐n̵̢̘̙̾̈̍́ö̸͕̯r̴͙̖̈́͑̓͝ͅa̶͎̘̙̺̍͋͒n̴̼͔̹̄̈́c̵̫̍́e̷̬̺͚͠ ̴̡̥̙̆̏̎͌ͅi̵̛̜̳̽̈́͂s̸̨͓͔̩͊͋̎̐ ̴͔̽̇̾͠ś̷̗̓t̵̪̹͇̞̀̾̄ṟ̵̭̯̍͛͊̈́é̸̘̽n̴̞̲͉̼͛̇̓͝g̸̳̱̋̏̿̌t̶̪͂ḧ̸̲̼̘̓̈͛ w̵̰͌á̷̦͎͕r̸̘̂͋ ̸̜̂ì̴̫̥͈̣͘s̷͚̤͙̜̃͛̒͠ ̸̡̨͔̬̊̿̋͝cruelḯ̷͔̮̾̈́t̷̢͉̱̲̏̈̐ŷ̷̺̭̐̕

̵͙̲͗́͒f̶̱̦̋r̵̹̦̟̓͛͐e̷̛͙̼̹͗͐̌ë̴̦̪̥̣́̔̕d̷͍̐͝o̵̗̿̃͂m̷̞̳̂ ̸̧̛̪̬̪͌̃͝ì̴͓s̶̪̐̽ ̸̱̠̈́͜ͅlife̷̥̹̓̃͝

̶̹̉̽̏ͅį̵͖͉͂̾̇͠g̸̠͖͓̐n̵̢̘̙̾̈̍́ö̸͕̯r̴͙̖̈́͑̓͝ͅa̶͎̘̙̺̍͋͒n̴̼͔̹̄̈́c̵̫̍́e̷̬̺͚͠ ̴̡̥̙̆̏̎͌ͅi̵̛̜̳̽̈́͂s̸̨͓͔̩͊͋̎̐ ̴͔̽̇̾͠bo̷͈̳̮̾́͌n̶̙̲̾͑̓d̷̩̎̄age

w̵̰͌á̷̦͎͕r̸̘̂͋ ̸̜̂is cruelty

̵͙̲͗́͒f̶̱̦̋r̵̹̦̟̓͛͐e̷̛͙̼̹͗͐̌ë̴̦̪̥̣́̔̕d̷͍̐͝o̵̗̿̃͂m̷̞̳̂ ̸̧̛̪̬̪͌̃͝is life

̶̹̉̽̏ͅį̵͖͉͂̾̇͠g̸̠͖͓̐n̵̢̘̙̾̈̍́ö̸͕̯r̴͙̖̈́͑̓͝ͅa̶͎̘̙̺̍͋͒n̴̼͔̹̄̈́c̵̫̍́e̷̬̺͚͠ ̴̡̥̙̆̏̎͌ͅis bondage

war is cruelty freedom is life ignorance is bondage

[luminouslumity]

If you're still unfamiliar with the Cait Corrain situation, this video explains it! Under the cut are the blurbs for books of the authors Corrain targeted.

VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED by FRANCES WHITE

For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this incredible feat, the emperor's ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the sacred Goddess's Mountain.

Aboard are the heirs of the twelve provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a Blessing.

Except one: Ganymedes Piscero - class clown, slacker, and all-round disappointment.

When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people without a Blessing to protect him, odds of survival are slim.

But as the bodies pile higher, Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be. Can he unmask the killer and their blessing before this bloody crusade reaches the shores of Concordia?

Or will the empire as he knows it fall?

MISTRESS OF LIES by K.M. ENRIGHT

FATE IS A CRUEL MISTRESS

The daughter of a powerful but disgraced Blood Worker, Shan LeClaire has spent her entire life perfecting her blood magic, building her network of spies, and gathering every scrap of power she could. Now, to protect her brother, she assassinates their father and takes her place at the head of the family. And that is only the start of her revenge.

Samuel Hutchinson is a bastard with a terrible gift. When he stumbles upon the first victim of a magical serial killer, he's drawn into the world of magic and intrigue he's worked so hard to avoid - and is pulled deeply into the ravenous and bloodthirsty court of the vampire king.

Tasked by the Eternal King to discover the identity of the killer cutting a bloody swath through the city, Samuel, Shan and mysterious Royal Bloodworker Isaac find themselves growing ever closer to each other. But Shan's plans are treacherous, and as she lures Samuel into her complicated web of desire, treason and vengeance, he must decide if the good of their nation is worth the cost of his soul.

TO GAZE UPON WICKED GODS by MOLLY X. CHANG

In this magical epic fantasy, a young woman cursed with the power of death must decide if saving her family is worth betraying her country—the first installation of a gripping new series.

Heroes die, cowards live. Daughter of a conquered world, Ruying hates the invaders who descended from the heavens long before she was born and defeated the magic of her people with technologies unlike anything her world had ever seen.

Blessed by Death, born with the ability to pull the life right out of mortal bodies, Ruying shouldn’t have to fear these foreign invaders, but she does. Especially because she wants to keep herself and her family safe.

When Ruying’s Gift is discovered by an enemy prince, he offers her an impossible deal: If she becomes his private assassin and eliminates his political rivals—whose deaths he swears would be for the good of both their worlds and would protect her people from further brutalization—her family will never starve or suffer harm again. But to accept this bargain, she must use the powers she has always feared, powers that will shave years off her own existence.

Can Ruying trust this prince, whose promises of a better world make her heart ache and whose smiles make her pulse beat faster? Are the evils of this agreement really in the service of a much greater good? Or will she betray her entire nation by protecting those she loves the most?

SO LET THEM BURN by KAMILAH COLE

Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland.

Faron Vincent can channel the power of the gods. Five years ago, she used her divine magic to liberate her island from its enemies, the dragon-riding Langley Empire. But now, at seventeen, Faron is all powered up with no wars to fight. She’s a legend to her people and a nuisance to her neighbors.

When she’s forced to attend an international peace summit, Faron expects that she will perform tricks like a trained pet and then go home. She doesn’t expect her older sister, Elara, forming an unprecedented bond with an enemy dragon—or the gods claiming the only way to break that bond is to kill her sister.

As Faron’s desperation to find another solution takes her down a dark path, and Elara discovers the shocking secrets at the heart of the Langley Empire, both must make difficult choices that will shape each other’s lives, as well as the fate of their world.

"By turns hopeful and devastating, So Let Them Burn is a masterful debut with a blazing heart. I was captivated from beginning to end by Cole’s sharp, clever prose and by her protagonists—two remarkable sisters with an unforgettable bond." — Chelsea Abdullah, author of The Stardust Thief

THE POISONS WE DRINK by BETHANY BAPTISTE

In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family.

Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her.

Then an enemy's iron bullet kills her mother, Venus’s life implodes. Keeping her reckless little sister Janus safe is now her responsibility. When the powerful Grand Witcher, the ruthless head of her coven, offers Venus the chance to punish her mother's killer, she has to pay a steep price for revenge. The cost? Brew poisonous potions to enslave D.C.'s most influential politicians.

As Venus crawls deeper into the corrupt underbelly of her city, the line between magic and power blurs, and it's hard to tell who to trust… Herself included.

And because Corrain went after him as well...

DRAG ME UP

They say he’s a myth...

And Hades prefers it that way. He may do all the work, and Zeus may get all the credit, but at least it allows Hades to preserve the one thing he truly cares to have: his solitude. The mere mention of the Wraith of Khaos Falls is enough to keep order, and he is rarely forced to leave the shadows of Casino Asphodel.

She belongs in the spotlight...

And Persephone clawed her way out of Demeter’s shadow to reach it. Now she’s lead in Calliope’s Cirque production but not without great cost, and there is not enough money in the world to pay off the debt accrued for the simple mistake of trusting Zeus. Though it’s easier to ignore the bars when she still has room to fly.

Landing a residency at the legendary Casino Asphodel is everything she trained for. Meeting a man she’d been convinced didn’t exist? She could never be prepared for that. Hades isn’t prepared for her either, but it’s soon evident they’re a force when together. He gives her a soft place to land, and she makes him want to reach for the stars. But when Zeus ups the stakes, they must be willing to go all in, even if it means coming down from the sky. Or stepping into the light.

KEEP ME CLOSE

She is the closest thing Khaos Falls has to a goddess…

And Aphrodite is feared and worshipped in equal measure. She has dedicated her life to being a savior for the lost regardless of the risk, but when unknown enemies nearly assassinate her in her own club, she realizes her reckless vigilante tactics won’t cut it anymore.

He is the furthest thing Khaos Falls has from a hero…

In fact, Hephaestus is who you call when all the heroes have fallen. Still, he is the best at what he does, strengthening the city’s weaknesses and keeping his feelings out of it. When tasked with Aphrodite’s personal security, it’s easy for him to detach himself from their mutual disdain. Until disdain is no longer the only thing he feels for her.

With their enemies elusive and snakes in their midst, good hearts and sharp wit may not be enough. But he made a vow, and he will keep it. Even if it means turning newfound feelings into newfound strengths and using them as a weapon to protect her.

LET ME IN

She never cared about being perfect.

Raised under Zeus’s self-serving influence, Athena only ever cared about being right. But with Zeus gone and everything changing, it’s been difficult trying to break free of the chains he so expertly secured her in as a girl. Especially when constantly worrying about Dionysos.

And he never cared much about saving himself.

Raised under Hades’ self-sacrificing influence, Dionysos only ever cared about pleasing everybody else. But when the opportunity to prove he’s more than a winemaker presents itself —with the promise of spending more time with Athena— he has no choice but to take it.

In a bid for peace, Athena and Dionysos are sent to an ailing Thassos City to try and strike a treaty. But with war within reach and rules rearranged, wit and charisma may just fall short. But they’ve long since decided that to protect each other, blood is a small price to pay. Even their own.

LOVE ME NOW

Achilles loved playing the hero…

Being a mere man had never been enough for him. He wanted to be a great one. And when he finds out that Helen, his childhood best friend, has gone missing, taking the mission is instinct. Even if it meant returning to the place he was born and raised, a place he swore never to return to—Heraklion. But he goes nowhere without Patroclus.

Patroclus loved being one…

But being a hero was nothing like playing one. It was a senseless sequence of pyrrhic victories he'd carry forever. Yet when Achilles needs him to return to Heraklion and the arena he had been forced to claw his way out of, he says yes because… well, of course he does. He would follow Achilles anywhere.

Yet both had left more of themselves in Heraklion's notorious arena than they'd taken. So returning would not require heroes but something else, something worse, especially when Helen is not the only one in need of rescue. They both must determine not only what it means to be a man, but what it means to be a good one.

[lgbtqreads]

Happy (Upcoming) Pan Visibility Day 2022!

Happy (Upcoming) Pan Visibility Day 2022!

Since tomorrow has its own New Releases post thanks to the wealth of queer books out this month, we’re celebrating pansexuality a day early with these fabulous titles starring pansexual leads! (And as always, this post only includes titles that weren’t included in full in previous posts; you can find more pansexual books in posts from 2021, 2020, and 2019! One Step at a Time by Lily…

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[gagesfall]

[sonosoloanna]

Don’t let me go.