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[the-knights-who-say-book]

do you have recs for more books like girls made of snow and glass? its such an underrated Fave

it IS! it’s the BEST

I know I recommend the Queen’s Thief series too often but here we go again because Mina and Attolia Irene are characters who share that special place in my heart for fictional queens who are so strong and smart but think they don’t deserve love even though they DO!! They are cold and regal and sometimes cruel but they FEEL, and they LOVE, and they DESERVE THE WORLD! The Thief may not obviously connect to Girls Made of Snow but the sequel, Queen of Attolia, so does, and the whole series is wonderful and worth it. Its only flaw is not being canonically gay 😔 no one’s perfect

For more gorgeous writing and feminist fairy tale retellings, some of them queer, you must read Leigh Bardugo’s The Language of Thorns if you haven’t yet! Back when I first read Girls Made of Snow in 2017, it connected with Language of Thorns so well that I wrote a whole long post about them and queer retellings, which stuck with me so well that I ended up writing a paper analyzing Girls Made of Snow for a class about fairy tales last semester! My verdict: queer retellings are literally the best

If you’re in the market for more wlw fantasy (and who isn’t?), there’s Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst. I have to say its worldbuilding is clunkier and its relationships less finely drawn than Girl Made of Snow, but it was one of the very first f/f fantasy books I ever read and it holds a special place in my heart. Also, so romantic.

Also for wlw fantasy novels, Ash by Malinda Lo! As soon as I finished it I started recommending it for fans of GMoSaG. It’s slow and gentle and gay and well-written — and you totally need a Cinderella retelling to pair with your Snow White retelling!

But if that Cinderella retelling doesn’t float your boat, try Mechanica by Betsey Cornwell, a more steampunky version that gets queerer in its sequel, or the upcoming Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron for more girls kissing girls and smashing the patriarchy

[adaine]

adaine for that character ask meme!

Sexuality Headcanon: aroace queen Gender Headcanon: i see her as cis unfortunately fdjldsfl A ship I have with said character: none really but i read a fic w fig/ayda/adaine recently that was king of wig even if i don’t particularly ship it! A BROTP I have with said character: adaine and riz. also adaine and ayda is top tier! A NOTP I have with said character: ALSO adaine and riz. just doesn’t feel right for them! A random headcanon: she and riz get an apartment together at some point after graduation General Opinion over said character: child i will take care of you fuck everyone else i respect you queen of my heart. also if we do halloween stuff at work this year i’ve been thinking abt being her!

send me a character

[wylanvanheck]

razorgulls as troubled birds! (credit to our lovely rose)

Kat, @zeniksnina 

Ali, @itsjesperfahey

Eileen, @herondaleswilliam

Rose, @daphneblakess

Scarlett, @wesper

Sri, @kettvrdams

Steph, @ravkaes

bonus me

[catlaila]

the "n" in noah stands for No Bones, which, coincidentally, is his nickname. good ole no-bones czerny

NO-BONES CZERNY

[dunyashas]

dev i hope you know that i would do anything for you

someday there may come ia time where i ask omething of you, and you will

[sitpwgs]

🍓 :'0 also i love u

kat !!!! my love !! you are such a welcoming and warm person, and i’m really glad that i’ve gotten to know you through the nets we’re in together 🤍  i remember when i first joined trcnet, and you were the first person to welcome me, which eased so much of my anxiety about joining a new network -- you’re always so funny ( thank you for introducing me to a plethora of videos / memes / things that i didn’t know about ) & so thoughtful as well. and while we’re at it, thank you for always sending pictures of gigi. what a sweetheart. give her my love. 

send me a 🍓for a compliment !

[jeremy-knox]

☕ adam parrish?

i just love him. yeah that's it, i love adam.

send me ☕️ + [topic] and i’ll tell you my opinion on it!

[bramlouisgreenfeld]

OH OH andreil + “Is that my shirt?” ;0

i actually remember doing a couple of prompts like this!! theyre rly fun tho, see below for updated version (w/o rereading the old ones… its way more fun to be chaotic)

OLD PROMPTS: x / x

Neil wakes up, and the morning fucking sucks. 

He’s not used to feeling like this anymore. He didn’t realise he knew how hope felt until it was gone.

But habit’s a strong creature. Stronger than he is, for sure. So he gets up, he has some fruit and a drink, and he goes for a run.

It’s exhausting. Every step feels harder than it should. It feels like he’s still running from Nathaniel, and no matter how many times he replays the image of watching him die… it doesn’t make a difference. It doesn’t get easier. He almost feels heavier from it.

So he takes a break. The break is worse. Without the metronome of footsteps, he doesn’t have any reprieve from his thoughts. He runs back.

When he reaches Palmetto, he thinks he should breathe a sigh of relief, and he tries it out, but his chest just feels over-full and releasing it makes him feel a bit nauseated. Water pricks at the edges of his eyes - nothing but allergies, it is Spring, after all - and he takes the elevator up to their floor.

He enters, trying to modulate his breathing so as not to disturb the light sleepers he shares a room with, and ends up on the floor, not even a foot from the door. Fuck it. If him leaving doesn’t wake them up, his return isn’t going to make a difference.

Time doesn’t pass, but maybe it does. His breathing doesn’t change, or it gets faster, or it gets slower. His father bleeds out but doesn’t die. Neil’s (Nathaniel?) bleeding or he isn’t. He’s screaming but he’s silent. Neil knows he’s sitting in silence and he should do something, anything, to break himself free. Bee’s voice is there but distant; all he can do is regulate his breathing. Maybe. 

There’s a hand on his face, and for some reason it’s damp. Neil looks up into hazel eyes.

“Is that my shirt?” Andrew says as though he’s been awake for hours. As though being sat in the doorway is a completely normal thing.

Neil can’t look down. He doesn’t know how to answer.

“Sweating in someone else’s clothes isn’t polite,” Andrew chides. His grip is almost too tight. It’s something to focus on - a pain that isn’t quite; an anchor that reminds him of a tolerable, if unpleasant, truth.

“Don’t leave them on the floor, then,” Neil says, forcing his voice beyond a rasp.

Andrew releases him and stands up. “You need a shower.”

“Thanks,” Neil replies, even though he knows it’s true.

“Come on,” Andrew says and leads the way without looking back.

send me a 4 word prompt [with / without a pairing]