#maelin

[vampiricjester]

work in progress but dont u hate it when ur stuck in a box with ur stupid guildmaster

[vampiricjester]

maelin : 3

[buffy-vanserra]

Ahhh 4+11 for Manon x Aelin please and thank you ❤️

I'm SO glad you asked for this !!! baby's first tog below for @sjmsapphic

pulse + confess | Manon x Aelin for arrangement + mutual pining (here be nsfw angst + a leetle bit of blood)

They've been meeting like this for centuries now—two neighboring queens with no one left of their pasts but each other. There's a comfort to be sought in the arms of the familiar. A release they can find with each other alone.

"Careful, witchling," Aelin says, her pulse quickening as Manon traces down the veins of her neck with iron nails.

Manon smirks above her, the red slash of her mouth curving as she presses her nails in deeper. Aelin gasps as they graze across her clavicle—one, with just enough pressure to draw a thin line of blood. It hurts, just enough to make her feel alive again.

Slowly, Manon licks it from her nail, not once looking away.

Aelin bites her lip. The aching need within her builds like wildfire. As always, Manon alone knows what it is she needs.

"Never give an order to a queen," Manon says.

Then Manon's mouth is on her, neck to ribcage to the small of her stomach. Aelin's back arches off of the bed as Manon's lips brush the skin of her thighs. Thought begins to melt away.

"Manon, I—"

Manon stops. Gold eyes meet hers, intense and knowing. “What is it?”

Aelin wants. She wants the muscled arms wrapped around her while she sleeps, the slow and gentle breathing, the curtain of sleek moon-white hair tangled on the pillow beside her when she wakes in the morning.

It feels right, with Manon. And she knows if she asks the witch queen to stay, she will. 

“Nothing,” Aelin says. “It was nothing.” A slip, a momentary lapse. She knows better than to ask for such things.

There are feelings she cannot confess. There are lines they cannot cross. For their kingdoms, for themselves.

Manon looks at her like she knows it’s a lie. But she doesn’t ask. As she refocuses her attention to drawing pleasure from Aelin’s body, she doesn’t say anything at all.

[ladydeath-vanserra]

sorry but there is no heterosexual reason for Aelin and Manon to have so much tension with each other. they're girl kissers I just can't prove it

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 2.5/5

Book Blurb:

For fans of the Belladonna series and newcomers alike: Uncover the shocking truth behind Maelin’s death through the eyes of a young Blimmery, long before his time as Nightshade Academy’s beloved boarding school instructor.

“My name is Blimmery Owding, and I dug Maelin's grave.”

To salvage his family’s reputation, sixteen-year-old Blimmery joins the Empire’s military boarding school. There, he meets Maelin, a principled orphan, and Taig, her insufferable childhood friend.

Their fates entangle post-graduation, when Blimmery faces a problem—Maelin’s imminent demise. He teams up with Taig to save her, and the odd pair launches a mission that spirals into a night of total devastation.

Lost in the aftermath, Blimmery puts his life on the line to write a book. He titles it Maelin. And these are his words…

Review:

The prequel story to the Nightshade Academy series about the death of Maelin, a girl who was part of the series beloved boarding school instructor's past. The story follows Blimmery Owding's past at the Empire's military boarding school. Blimmery finds himself wanting to save Maelin, yet it might be impossible with the way she is determined to do what she wants. The events that spiral will lead to devastation. I went into this book without any context of the other series and was hoping that I would like the stories and characters enough to maybe start reading the series. The note in the book is that you could read this as a standalone without having to read the series, yet I found myself kind of lost with the book. I just didn't find myself all that connected to the story and despite it being a short read, it still felt a bit lacking. Overall, it just felt like a bit of a miss to me, however, I do think those who have read the series will definitely enjoy this one.

*Thanks Netgalley and Lost Island Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[pipperoni32-blog]

My name is Blimmery Owding, and I dug Maelin’s grave.

— Maelin

One little sentence, and I’m hooked.

[ara-kani]

[lucien-calore]

manon!!! and!!! aelin!!! are!!! a!!! hot!!! and!!! badass!!! lesbian!!! couple!!! fuck sj///m!!!!!!!!