#magic stars

[1medichan1]

what if kaito carried her instead 😴

[galaxybee97]

yeah sex is cool, but magic stars are cooler

[pumpkinthreat28blog]

More drawings about this man and his family becouse why not

Bull and his housband, their kids, and the magical AU cousins ✨✨

[queen-of-wisdom]

"I did it because I love you!"

"Oh you love me? You love me so much, that you break into my home, slay my people and bring nothing but war? Well, I don't want that love of yours."

[persephinae]

"Sorry I scared you,' he said as they left the building. She rolled her eyes. "You're not that scary." Relief washed through him. He bared his fangs at her, pretending to snarl. "Ew. Drool. Nothing you do scares me, Derek. Deal with it." "I'll have to try harder then." "You do that." - Ilona Andrews (Magic Stars)

[pearl-stonecutter]

Reading Magic Stars makes me even more excited for book two of the Blood Heir series.

[voyage-in-the-dark]

magic stars/blood heir parallels

so i was super hyped for Julie’s book last week. i devoured it and then went to reread magic stars coz there was WAY too little interaction between Derek and Julie and saw how blood heir had some references to magic stars. spoilers below:

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Magic Stars, p18 of Kindle Edition (Derek about Julie): “He knew this was it, all of the grief she would show. He’d seen her go through things like that before. Julie had spent three years on the street, where people lived by animal rules, and she’d learned them well: Never show a weakness; never show pain. The vulnerable get eaten. She would break down later when she was alone, but neither he nor anyone else would ever see it.”

Blood Heir, p199 of Kindle Edition (Julie POV): “I had many failings, and the overwhelming need to be in control of myself was one of them. ... I had to maintain an iron grip over myself at all times ... I kept my emotions divorced from my actions. I hid my weaknesses.”

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Magic Stars, p22 of Kindle Edition (Derek about Julie): “The latter brought no benefits, and he would wonder where she was and what she was doing the entire time.”

Blood Heir, p327 of Kindle Edition (Derek about their relationship): “That was enough for me. I liked having you close. I liked knowing where you were and what you were doing.”

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Magic Stars, p37 of Kindle Edition (Julie to Derek): “A hand came to rest on his shoulder. “I get that this was terribly exciting, but she is dead. We killed everybody.””

Blood Heir, p325 of Kindle Edition (Julie to Derek): “"I get that killing her was very exciting...” He leaned close, resting his forehead on mine. No rational thought remained in his eyes.”

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and of course, Derek being taciturn and silent in both books; Derek and Aurelia giving each other the sarcastic thumbs-up during the hodag fight (reminded me so much of the impish and sassy teenage!Julie ahhh); and of course, Derek recognizing Julie just from the way she rode her horse