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Mostly fanart and long book discussions.

[sowlmates]

summer sons is not only hamlet refusing to acknowledge the ghost of his dead father (and going mad with grief anyway) as andrew put it. it's also orpheus loving to the point of denial. orpheus refusing to look back while eurydice desperately tries to get his attention, scratching his back, tearing at his hair and gripping his arm to turn him around by force but he. will. not. look.

[linecoveredinjellyfish]

so far all of summer sons is just

sam, smoking a cigarette: so anyway you're acting really weird man. like kinda suspicious. and frankly with how vulnerable some of my loved ones are i'm really struggling to trust you. it's nothing personal, i've just gotta be careful, ya know?

andrew, physically vibrating, internally: dont ask him to put that out on you don't ask him to put that out on you don't ask him to put that out on you don't ask him to put that out on you don

andrew: did yuo murder eddie

sam: what

andrew:

andrew: no homo

[collaged-chapters]

The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5

(LGBTQIA, fantasy, historical) Interesting things about this book:

• The magic system is interesting. It's not discussed in depth in this book, but it has witchcraft vibes. There are ghosts, something similar to voodoo dolls, and police for the magicians.

• It deals a bit with homophobia and religious traditions due to the historical period in which it's set.

• There's basically a fight for magical power.

• There are tattoos that move; the rest of that would be a spoiler.

Crane's sense of humor is 10/10; he has no filter, and the romance is based more on something casual due to the conditions of each character, something different from the fantasies I've read lately.

[magickkart]

wanted to do a quick stephen redraw, ended up spending an hour and a half on it

i didn't polish it quite as much as the og, simply because my artistic focus has shifted away from the over-polished, over-detailed style. the original has its charms but it is far too stiff for me now. also the outfit was just. so wrong.

[johnwgrey]

Happy birthday, Baz! ❤️

Here is a companion piece to Simon's birthday post because sometimes, love is as simple as holding your pee for four hours. Real talk though, Simon helping Baz out of his jacket melts my heart every time. Simon probably couldn't care less about Baz's clothes (or clothes in general). I might be wrong but I imagine, if it were him, he'd just ripped them off and be done but "I know he won't want it ruined" so he takes the time to - carefully - help him out of his jacket and then he unbuttons his shirt, one annoyingly tiny button at a time, because he knows that even if Baz isn't in a state to care about it now, he will care later. This, to me, is the epitome of love and devotion. No "I love you" needed.

And I would be remiss if I didn't also wish the happiest of birthdays to @rainbowrowell without whom none of us would be here. Thank you for the laughter and the tears and for celebrating love in all its beautiful and complex forms. Your books are a gift to mankind. I can't wait for Cherry Baby!

[sinnk0]

Everyone knows that Laurent has a sharp tongue and is generally a snake.

But let's not forget that Damen is also quite the bitch. Just remember him in the first book.

All it takes is a little push and he's such a cocky, arrogant bitch that you can't stand him.How did he meet Laurent?

"I speak your language better than you speak mine, sweetheart." FUCK OFF.

What kind of person is he I love him

[octospiral]

"i think if i gave you my heart, you would treat it tenderly."

— kings rising, c.s. pacat, chapter 12

[sinnk0]

A couple of months ago, I had this overly ambitious desire to draw my own cover for the first volume. I made a rough sketch of Damen, did a rough draft of Laurent, and came up with a kind of cool concept where the spine would connect the front and back covers with chain. As you can see, there are no covers to speak of, but here is a sketch of Laurent. Perhaps it was just my desire to draw him in a thorn bush. After all, he is also a captive prince. 👉🏻👈🏻

[rottenlibertine]

pastel study using my boy as reference

[neptunecity]

𝙲𝚕𝚊𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚊 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐…

Also posted on Instagram & Twitter

[cuprumbao]

uncropped and darker version below

[leojoxaren]

After the show~

[001x456]

[litepla]

Gideon the Ninth, first flower of my House.

[drawerbread]

devotion's casualty

[animentality]

[rainydaydecaf]

Auguste won the fight when he disarmed Damen.

Like… that was it, the fight was over. Auguste was stronger in the end. It was probably the first time anyone has ever disarmed Damen on the field, and in that frozen moment of shock and disbelief, Auguste could have pressed the advantage and killed Damen right then.

But Auguste still let Damen pick up the sword again. Let him have a fair chance to go down with a weapon in his hand.

Because I think Auguste looked into his eyes and saw, for a moment, a younger brother who was in way over his head. A younger brother who was only here because his father had expectations and Damen was trying so hard to meet them. A younger brother who is scared and alone and too young for any of this, who should have been back home reading books and riding his horse while his father and older brother kept him safe.

Pick it up, Auguste tells him gently, just like he has told Laurent so many times when they sparred. Try again.