Iridium

||Iridium.|| A story by Libellule11 on A03 ||Ko-fi||

[thelyonchronicles]

Chapter 65: Iridium + Epilogue 🥀

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21912733/chapters/148628089

[thelyonchronicles]

Reading the last chapter and can't stop crying. What do you think their relationship was, in the end? What is your reading of their deeper underlying psychology? I can't decide for myself whether it was Stockholm Syndrome, slowly blooming love between two damaged people, or some toxic combination of the two.

*SPOILERS*

It took me so so long to write the last chapter…because one ending I had was happy, the one I ultimately went with in the end….and the other was really sad and really different. I think you got it spot on for M and M though…it’s a combination of love and toxicity. They are in love but the way they express it is unorthodox. I actually dated a person like that - so it came from a personal experience from me - something people who don’t know me were so quick to judge me for when it came to the ending. With the way things are in the world right now…it’s very different from when I first started writing the story back in 2018 and I figured that there is enough sadness in the world right now. I didn’t need to add to that for the characters in this story. People saw iridium as an escape and as much as it would have been « empowering » I suppose for Mollie to be alone, Micah made her stronger and capable for her role even if the route he chose doing so wasn’t right.

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Will there be a sequel?

There will be :)

[thelyonchronicles]

What Lana del Rey song would each character be? I feel like she would be such a good artist to make the music for like a live action. I love this story so much. Congratulations on being done!! It gave me so much closure.

It would be a dream come true to have Lana make music for my story haha. This was so much fun to do by the way! Thank you for asking this

Mollie Mayeson - Summertime Sadness (pre- Royal era Mollie)

Mollie Lyon - Cinnamon Girl

Micah Lyon - Born to Die

Zephyr Lyon - Dark Paradise

Rowan Lyon - Salvatore

James Lyon - Art Deco

Jelena Lyon - Ultraviolence

Hartley Lyon - Million Dollar Man

Alexandre Marchesseault - once upon a dream

Bianca Rineax (Mayeson) - A&W

Arayalynn Lyon - Ride

Esperanza - young and beautiful

Izabel Lyon - mariners apartment complex

Ophélie Rineaux - Doin Time

Porphyria Lyon - Video Games

Isla Lyon - National Anthem

Caius Lyon - Blue Jeans

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Oh my god. I just realized you chose Lyons as their last names to mimic lions in the wild where the head of the pride kills their brothers or whatever threat is in their path to become king…including their cubs. That is SUCH A GOOD PARALLEL

Yes that was one of the parallels :)

[thelyonchronicles]

Epilogue 🥀

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21912733/chapters/196650111#workskin

A much requested updated playlist for the book. Thank you so much you guys for sticking around this long and reading my story. I know it was a long wait but I didn’t want to put out something that I wasn’t proud of. It’s so weird to be completed this story. These characters meant so much to me and I grew with them as did all of you. Just thank you for reading. Love you guys. Merci beaucoup 💋

[thelyonchronicles]

Final Chapter along with Epilogue for Iridium will be dropping this Friday 🤍🥀

[thelyonchronicles]

Do you have an updated playlist for these last few chapters? Or any music you were listening to as you wrote them -- especially during Chapter 61?

I will release one when the last chapter is out!!! 🤍

[thelyonchronicles]

Two things. I saw your response regarding publishing and mentioned it would be more YA. I am very curious....Why closer to YA? It's so dark and gritty, definitely mature. There was no holding back on anything (loved it!).

2nd - Your story and your writing are phenomenal. Top-tier! I have no words to express this...all I can say is that writers like you and your craft... are few in a lifetime. I feel honored to have read it.

Thank you!

Thank you so much for your kind kind words 🤍. The reason it would be YA would be purely economical and practical. It’s an easier avenue to widespread distribution. These themes are far too mature to publish the conventional way. I feel honoured to have had you take the time to read my work. It always warms my heart 🤍

[thelyonchronicles]

I just discovered Iridium on ao3 maybe 4 days ago, and I swear to you I LEFT THE REST OF MY LIFE ON HOLD TO TEAR THROUGH THAT. I’ve caught up on all of it, and I am so impressed by you. It is an incredible story. I cannot wait for the next chapter. Please please please, as long you you still love it, keep writing. We’ll keep reading. 💕

Thank you so much 🥹🥹. I will finish it I promise

[thelyonchronicles]

Iridium needs to be made into a dark fantasy immediately

I’d say it pretty much is 🗡️🥀👑

[thelyonchronicles]

Chapter 64: Osmium 🥀

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So sorry for the long wait you guys. I hope it was worth it ♡ ♡

[thelyonchronicles]

Why do I feel like Hartley would look like Didier Deschamps

Plzzz i can’t breathe this is so funny 🤣🤣. Watching euro cup eh? Go France!! 🇫🇷

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Would you actually publish?

I would love to. But the story would be very different if I did and would be closer to a dark YA romance. So very different than the story you guys have come to know.

[thelyonchronicles]

So after doing some rereading, I've questioned how come Mollie and Gibbs never met before she came to Questershire. That's if she was raised by Gibb’s parents wouldn't Gibbs or Quinn know about Mollie’s existence or at least to a certain extent?

Because Mollie was a commoner and Gibbs was literally a right hand man to the Lyon princes. Their paths would have never crossed prior to Questershire. Your second question is definitely addressed and answered in the story :)

[thelyonchronicles]

How did you come up with all of this...like seriously. It's a lot to take in

Lots of wine

[thelyonchronicles]

Chapter 63: Rhénium Part III 🥀

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