#rowland stone

[ofsteelroses]

[ofsteelroses]

SA POVS >>> CE POVS

(This is not meant to be a contest and is instead, thematic journeys of the following):

Damocles (bk1) + Abira (bk2) -> Leah Weston

2 sides of the same coin of her being a change agent, deciding on the fact of sinborne rights

Refuses to conform to expectations & forbidden loves; specifically w/ abira - dodges marriage, gives up a position of power (throne, Leah's title)

literal mentors in how to be nobility, but still stand for justice - doesn't always work? but they are the ones that have her like "don't you dare settle"

still privileged as fuck, but they try to be chill about it

Rowland -> Mitchell

Defined by wishful thinking and unfortunate absence

literal progression in the sinborne fight (from rowland opening the cause by opening damocles' eyes to mitchell rightfully saying "fuck being patient")

actually sassy fuckers

Maeve -> Jane

need to emphasize in their upcoming scene the fact they connect on words and research and a love of scientific fact

Jane needs to learn to listen like Maeve does if she actually wants to be persuasive in the future

both privileged, who like fine art and wine and dresses, and yet hardworkers who see things others don't

George -> Malcolm

despite their ENTIRELY different temperaments, Mal is just as impulsive as George in SA & (more importantly) fed-up with the status quo

defined in weighty expectations and duty - and they actually live up to their responsibilities

Adelina -> Karyn

outsiders who decide to say 'fuck it, i'm going to act to make a difference' and take either revenge - or act to heal someone, both unexpectedly

in touch with their dark side & happy to be who they are

Marcus -> Geoffrey / Valeria

"somewhere between fuck you and i'd want to fuck you"

Garrett -> Frederick

literal "fuck it i'mma do what i want fuck who i want" attitude (and plot)

often spends the book in a way that ends up with them needing to earn redemption, show humility, etc

Jude -> Arthur

sinborne with One Specific Thing(tm) they care about (music, fine linens)

very, extremely prone to saying "fuck off" to all class distinctions despite their position that is somewhat half-and-half

Evelyn -> Ariadne

survival of self is a reason to betray someone important to them, actually

actual feminist (TM)

willing to bend the rules as long as, in the end, they get what they want

survivors of abuse

Rebecca -> Alec

the fact they are from the future is NOT the most interesting thing about them. their gigantic "you shouldn't know this" intelligence, IS.

literally they break the time continuum to be with who they love. repeatedly.

I HAVE EMOTION ABOUT THE FACT ALEC TAKES AFTER HER A LOT, OK.

[ofsteelroses]

[tdaretexts]

[carmineroyals]

canon spree; 

THE GOOD AND THE EVIL will never not be Rowland v. Marcus to me. I mean partially because Rebecca is easily the Prophet of this song (i mean...she literally is) but also just because as much as Rebecca v. Marcus and Claudia v. Rowland is true - it’s also.. just, “my husband versus my oopswhyamiattractedtoyougoaway” to be perfectly honest. Marcus represents everything that is wrong -- and Rowland represents everything in the world that is good and kind and nice and light and compassion and strength through kindness and heart and -- 

Ahem. also i had rowland do magic because it’s necessary to remember he’s super good at it.  when he doesn’t have curtains dancing

Also I recognize that Jude is “the civilian” and garrett “ the soldier” yet i have jude with a sword. leave me be, i couldn’t really see and get up so i went with what i had and we did just discuss jude using his sinborne abilities! 

[carmineroyals]

ama asks ama and i play a game of guessing which guys we think qualify as “Aka MEN FUCKING PAY ATTENTION THIS WHAT WOMEN ACTUALLY LIKE”:

rowland stone

damocles faye

jude wright

darrell avenier

nick callaway

george stuart

ronald faye

andre delamarliere

dillon senzio

rory palmer

to be fair i almost put in alec stone, rhett stenrosa, hector stone, kenneth lally, oliver stuart, derrick faye --- i mean. there’s a lot of good guys. but these were the ones i considered my top ten :) for now at least! devin was disqualified because of that time he mistreated lynn, nadia, jana, ama, and like... ...all people except sienna??? for some reason? hans tried to convince me he was a gentleman and like, that’ s fair, he does count in this list as far as “treats women well” but i decided that like... “not committing murder” was a basic quality for “being nice.”

also, alcott weirdly half qualifies in that he cares more about who a person is than anything but i mean...again. he’s a dick, he can’t be nice. same went for rick :)

[carmineroyals]

chronicles aesthetics ; rowland & rebecca, canonized and forever and ineededthemok

[maybellinemagic]

"Oh look it's my future wife and Queen." "Better drop a mention about Rowland in the next sentence, it's been two pages since I've mentioned him."