#enchanted glass

[moondustbooks]

January JOMP Day 14 - So Many Books

So many books by one author. ❤️Diana Wynne Jones' books are magical and such a delight to read.

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #books #booklr #diana wynne jones #howl's moving castle #house of many ways #castle in the air #dogsbody #dark lord of derkholm #year of the griffin #chronicles of chrestomanci #fire and hemlock #a tale of time city #enchanted glass #bookshelf #book photography #book photo challenge #moondustbooks

[templeofshame]

Oof tbh I was assuming this was old Diana Wynne Jones, like do I actually have to hold it against her since it's from 2009? I mean I guess the ignorance-based fatphobia/ableism is 2009-esque but it reads like she's imitating shitty straight dude writers? Like by 2009 she has written male povs that aren't like this?

#thoughts on books #enchanted glass #diana wynne jones

[wearethekat]

June Book Reviews: Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones

Reread. Diana Wynne Jones at her most soothing. There’s a county fair and an academic working on his book that will explain all of history and a kid running from an adoptive family-- not to mention a sinister fairy court. Not to mention, a dog that isn’t quite a dog. Simultaneously about a grown man coming into his powers and a kid finding family and safety. Also, hilariously funny at moments, as Jones books often are.

#my book reviews #june book reviews #diana wynne jones #enchanted glass

[therefugeofbooks]

some recent spreads 💚💙

#booklr #books #book photography #my reading journal #enchanted glass #o vitral encantado #diana wynne jones #conectadas #clara alves #read in 2022 #the refuge of books

[ofliterarynature]

JULY 2022 WRAP UP

Total Titles Read: 10

Favorites: Princess Florinda and the Forty Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir, The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio by Terry Ryan

Rereads: Witchmark by C.L. Polk, Faerie Wars (series) by Herbie Brennan

Book Club: Witchmark by C.L. Polk

DNF: The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki, The Helm of Midnight by Marina J. Lostetter

#book log #monthly wrap up #wrap up 2022 #2022 #tamsyn Muir #Diana Wynn Jones #faerie wars #the prize winner of defiance ohio #witchmark #the first fifteen lives of harry august #enchanted glass #herbie Brennan #stay and fight

[miraclerizuin]

the worst thing about reading a new-to-me diana wynne jones novel is that there is now one fewer dwj novels in existence for me to read for the first time.  I am probably gonna pull a desmond and keep dogsbody on my shelf until I have read every other book in the world so it will be the last book I read before I die

the heartbreaking thing about Enchanted Glass in particular, as her final completed novel and the last of her books published in her lifetime, is noticing all the pieces of the story world that were left open-ended, just waiting for sequels that never came.

but still, on its own, this was a joy to read.  structurally it’s like a love story- and I don’t mean the cute-but-minor romance between Andrew and Stashe, but a family love story, with orphan Aidan finding a home where he wants to stay and real kinship with Andrew as his guardian.  and a were-dog bff.  all this against a backdrop of small-town satire and weird magic and giant vegetables.  was the whole thing a sort of metaphor for gentrification or am I reading too much into it?

#books #enchanted glass #diana wynne jones #reading journal

[sunthroughdarkclouds]

#faerie #fairy #fae #fay #fey #stained glass #bronze #lantern #woods #forest #garden #magical #enchanting #faery #aesthetic #fairycore #faecore #sylvan

[druidonity2]

King

#world of warcraft #anduin wrynn #varian wrynn #Llane Wrynn #Barathen Wrynn #Wanted to see if I could duel wield on my rouge the kingslayer and the sword that killed Barathen so I looked and to my dissapointment #it appears they used two different one-handers for reference in the comic so you can kinda get close but its not the right sword #they used the design of one and the shape of another uggh #Let me run around ingame with the swords that killed Llane AND Barathen please is that too much to ask #anyway #All three of the last Wrynns were killed in the same area #their breastplates aint do SHIT to protect them #which is why i am now gonna go off into a 10k rant about how this prooves there is NO reason for Anduin to be forced to wear plate armor #infact prehaps he would be safer in cloth like a proper priest #UNLESS sayyyy the little lion gremlin face on Anduin's breastplate is enchanted and anytime anyone gets too close it breaths fire at them #Someone gets too close and an alarm goes off and the little lion mouth moves up and down with a loud 'STAND BACK- STAND BACK- STAND BACK' #Anduin forgetting about hte annoying lil shit until hes getting back to his room after a long day and his bf wrathie is there and they get #a littttle tooo close n touchy before Anduin can remember to undress and the fuckin lion alarm goes off and guards rush into the room #anyway ive never done stained glass before and tried a new way to make shattered glass so i think this was good #that said the canvas size was maybe too small and it got compressed to hell on twitter and it bothers me so much #cuz anduins face is really nice but it looks blurry when i upload itttt aagh

[oautincorrectquotes]

Regina: Mirror, Mirror on the wall who's the prettiest of them all.

Mirror: It's you.

Regina: Wrong its Emma.

#regina mills #Sidney glass #emma swan #swan queen #swen #incorrect quotes #emma x regina #regina x emma #storybrooke #the enchanted forest #mills x swan #swan mills family #lana parrilla #jennifer morrison #ouat crack #funny ouat #ouat humour #ouat humor #ouat #once upon a time #ouat fandom #ouat incorrect quotes #incorrect ouat quotes #ouat headcanon #ouat headcanons #the evil queen #miss swan #swanqueen #ouat characters #the savior

[lvndri]

I have been watching exclusively toh episodes in the past few days because I need to cope

[ID: A digital drawing of Mattholomule from The Owl House. He is wearing his outfit from "Through the Looking Glass Ruins," his expression is smug and mischievous. Text at the bottom of the screen reads, "13 year old me convincing myself I was straight after manipulating every answer in an "'am i gay'" buzzfeed quiz to get 0%:". The background is a blurried image of the Looking Glass Graveyard, accompanied by a blurry Gus Porter. His face is obscured halfway by the screen border, but he looks confused at Mattholomule. End ID/]

#ya #mattholomule #the owl house #toh #through the looking glass ruins #gus porter #gustholomule #if u squint #i love the lumity stuff to in this ep but the A plot means so much to me #gus is easily one of my favorite characters #eye contact #lavendori art #described #im suprised this is the first toh drawing ive posted #ive been really into it show since understanding willow aired like i binged the series the night before enchanting grom fright released

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 2B, MATCH 1 OUT OF 8!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Ella of Frell:

She's had a "gift" of obedience placed on her, and her quest is to figure out how to get rid of it. I love her

he's under a curse that makes her obey any order given to her. She met her Prince Charming (Char) when they kids, and they became friends. Her stepsisters found out about her curse while they were at boarding school, and because of that (and some things they made her do) she ran away to try and find the fairy that cursed her. When she does, the fairy says that she doesn't do magic anymore, because she realized her gifts were actually curses, and refuses to remove it. Ella goes back, and is eventually demoted from "lord's daughter" to "maid". She still writes letters to Char (currently in a foreign kingdom, but before that, when he came to try and talk to her, her sister forbid her from leaving her room so she would have all his attention), but eventually stops and even writes a fake letter from her sister to convince him that she never cared/doesn't care about him, because she realized it would be too dangerous for them to be together; with her curse, she could easily be made to hurt or kill him. Flash forward, and Char returns home. The king throws balls, and she goes, because even if she can't be with or let him know who she is, she just wants to see him again. Char is drawn to her, and for a lot of the three balls, they're together. At the end, her stepsister gets jealous, and right as Char proposes (because Ella, despite having to lie about her identity, is the most honest person at the ball and a friend already), she grabs her mask, revealing her identity. Char reaches her home before she can leave, and there's a whole scene where he finds out she's a scullery maid, that the letter was a lie, and says that she doesn't have to be Ella if she doesn't want to be, and she says she's not, and he asks if she loves him, and she does-- and then it's all ruined because he accidentally orders her to marry him, and then her stepmother tells her to, and all the while she's fighting the curse, because she doesn't want to endanger him and their nation, and doesn't want her step family to be rich and powerful, and finally-- she says no. She gets so excited to say no, to refuse, that she didn't even fully realize she broke the curse until Mandy (her fairy godmother) tells her. Anyway, they all lived happily ever after. Ella is one of my favorite Cinderellas ever and I really hope I did a good job of explaining her and what her story is about (it's been a while since I've read the book)

I was so enraptured with this book as a kid, it had such an impact on my young mind. Got me into fantasy.

BEST CINDERELLA!!! please use the picture from the book cover and not the movie 🙏

She breaks her curse spell in such a magnificent way. Like yes she embodies the whole “kindness” and “courageous” characteristics that Cinderellas are known for, but for her she’s been forced to be obedient as well. And while she thinks can rise above anything she soon learns she will just hurt so many more people that way. She chose to be self-sacrificing because it was the one way she could express her love that wouldn’t harm anyone (then). But! But! She also ends up getting to be selfish! And that is also a great kindness! To herself and to those whom love her and she loves in return.  All that after she breaks the curse.

She can mimic languages. :) She refused to marry the love of her life and thus broke her curse. :) She fell in love via letters. :) She lied to the royal family that orange carriages are very popular in a nearby city.

brave, smart, a linguist, a nerd, she evolves steadily and beautifully throughout the book, with a sharp voice that never stops being distinctive and fun to hang with.

complex character coool as fuck premise and also. the nostalgia of it all

Cinderellis:

I submit him more as early cannon fodder than anything else, though he is a very fun and interesting character to follow in the 150ish page book we find him in, where he fulfills both the Cinderella main points of mythic importance, as well as a Ukrainian fairy tale involving the rule of three and how it applies to precious metals, and the materials one may use on a quest. Also, both he, and the girl he eventually marries are just fun characters to see the viewpoints of.

#cinderpoll #round 2 #round 2b #ella of frell #ella enchanted #cinderellis #cinderellis and the glass hill #gail carson levine #cinderella #fairytale #poll tournament #poll bracket #character polls #polls

[sawa-soon]

Cinderella Shoes

#cinderella #fairytale #fashion #blue shoes #fantasy art #ai art #lexica.art #cindrella shoe #glass art #enchanted #butterflys #surreal #glass slipper

[mari-lair]

Shout out to @iamhereinthebg​ for telling me that since Akane is in his supernatural form, his cloak isn’t ‘material’ and it would not keep Aoi warm, as he intended.

#something something the human desire to keep loved ones warm and akane blind rejection of his supernatural side #(literally too considering his enchanted glasses) #i will overthink this #thank you elise i am now ruined #tbhk #toilet bound hanako kun #jshk #jibaku shounen hanako kun #aoi akane #akane aoi #aoikane

[tsmerch]

Speak Now (Taylor's Version) Frame Snowglobe

$50

#taylor swift #taylor swift merch #holiday collection 2023 #snowglobe #speak now #speak now merch #speak now (taylor’s version) #speak now (Taylor’s version) merch #Resin Base 12.5cm glass ball steel cage 100MM ball 10 x 23cm height. #plays enchanted (Taylor’s version) #enchanted #ts merch

[polysyndetonaddictsupportgroup]

i’m obsessed with those “itkg finds out gojo raised megumi” fics & now i’m just giggling at the idea of like every month they find out megumi is someone’s boy. it could be yuuta. shoko. maki. gojo. etc.

kamo is fighting to get megumi as his boy but :( he’s just not valid enough. yuuji is seething at the idea that everyone get to claim megumi as their own in some fucking way but meanwhile, he can barely find the courage to hold his fucking hand.

kugisaki is just wondering if megumi is like the village baby. like does she need to step up? she absolutely will because she needs a doll to practice makeup on & etc. gotta put those lashes to good use.

(also the idea of gojo using jujutsu terms to describe the most parental things like sex. god i don’t even wanna imagine his period talk.)

Megumi had to give the period talk.

It was the second worst and most painful talk of his life. It used to be the first, and then Gojo decided that Megumi needed to learn about safe sex and the magic of his changing body. megumi almost killed them both just to end that conversation.

Tsumiki was unfortunate enough to have hit her period before everyone else in her class, and she was always kind of isolated from the rest of the kids because of Everything with her home life. She wasn't inviting people over for sleepovers, and she didn't really go on them herself. Her mom was completely checked out of her life from a young age. And I head canon her as someone who tends to neglect her own needs in favor of everyone else's. So she had absolutely no idea what was happening when her period came. She hadn't heard of it at school yet. She hadn't heard of it from her mom. She hadn't thought to look up what exactly happened in puberty for herself yet. She thought she was bleeding internally. She thought she was dying. It was a point of hysteria.

It did not help that Shoko had spent years lying wildly about what happened on a girl's "time of the month" to Gojo and Geto. To this day, Megumi has no idea what Gojo thought happened on a woman's period, but it sounds suspiciously like lycanthropy. As a result, Gojo also thought she was bleeding internally. He almost teleported her to Shoko for healing. He was about to take her to a hospital.

Luckily for them both, Megumi secretly loves his sister and had very quietly prepared for this eventuality while hoping beyond hope that it would never come to be.

He didn't want to do it. He just knew that Tsumiki wouldn't think of herself and that she didn't have a mom to walk her through this. At least for him, he knew that Gojo had lived through the amab puberty experience. He assumed that Shoko would step up to the plate when the time came, but Shoko was more of a wine aunt than a mom figure, and he just wanted a contingency if she didn't.

He read a book on what to expect with puberty for afab reproductive systems. He immediately returned this book to the library. He said nothing about any of this to anyone ever. He shut the fuck up about it for years. He was happy not talking about it.

Until Tsumiki got her period. And it was treated like cause for a hospital visit instead of the corner store.

Megumi calmed them both down. He told them that they were going to shut up, sit down, and listen. Absolutely no eye contact would be allowed for the duration of this conversation. They would never speak of this again. There would be no questions at the end. Everyone shut the fuck up and listen.

It was a comprehensive and medically accurate explanation. There were diagrams pulled up from the internet. He gave one (1) stiff hug to his sister and informed her that if they ever spoke of this again, he would have no choice but to kill them both. Then, he went upstairs and tried to forget it ever happened.

legitimately every time they turn around, they find out that Megumi is someone else's Boy. First it's Yuuta, and that's a crisis and a half--mostly for Yuuji, who seethes with a quiet and unexpected jealousy. Then it's Maki, who very unexpectedly fussed over Megumi's injuries after a mission and lectured him about being careful before sending him to bed. Then it's Gojo and finding out that Megumi is literally his boy, like he's his legal adoptive son. Then it's Panda and Inumaki, who have decided that the Village Baby custody agreement that only exists in their head means it's Their Right to harass any of Megumi's potential romantic partners, leading to a very confusing conversation with Itadori, who was still buffering with his gay awakening and hadn't realized he was a potential partner.

It's not Kamo. It's never Kamo.

(Kamo: he could be my boy

Maki, not missing a beat: he really couldn't

Kamo: he could--

Maki: he never will be)

Nobara doesn't have Yuuji's homosexual drive to make Megumi Her Boy but she does have a rapidly developing codependency with him and a healthy sense of competition. Fuck it, he's her boy now. She'll do it better than everyone else. She's got Her Boys and none of them go outside without the other two anymore. They're a Unit. they're gay idiots but they're her gay idiots. Fuck off.

Megumi absolutely has no awareness of any of this happening and would not be happy if he found out it was.

#sea glass gardens #Megumi's just everyone's boy okay #the teen parenting trio were horribly enchanted by him #like tsumiki too but megumi was their little boy #he was this eternally grumpy smart ass and they were Obsessed with that fact #he's this tiny little thing and he is So Angry in every photo #he was a very articulate child and he'd use it to tell adults to fuck off #he was a prodigy in being a bitch and they could NOT have been more proud #he's everyone's boy #except for kamo's #poor guy just cannot catch a break with him #I like to imagine that Geto had an identical freak out when the twins hit puberty #he thought they were dying #when he realized what shoko had done he laughed harder than he had in a long time #and he missed a time where he could have talked to her about it after

[self-spaghettification]

"Ugh! I should just seal this whole place up, Angus!" he declared, sniffling, to the spell that wasn't there anymore. "The whole dungeon and everything in it.

Everything down here-it's all horrible. I should just lock it all away, forever.

That's the best thing to do-right?"

- Inheritance

“That’s why it’s called Inheritance.

He’s inheriting a position with a storied history of its own, and he’s inheriting a literal thing from his predecessor, that we the audience know to be…quite a burden, and he doesn’t know that yet. So if he has no concept of what he’s inheriting, how can we expect him to react to it with the same awareness and care that we as the audience would?”

[with most of viren’s old stuff,] he seems to reject a lot of it…. like “no no no no, i don’t need to carry any of this with me, i’m gonna seal all of it up forever, it’s done.”

“however, there is one thing he cannot leave alone, and that is the mirror. and i think it’s ..interesting that it has this power that compels him as…a mage. it’s something that he can’t seem to resist.”

—Interview with Devon and Kris

“Aaravos chose as his instruments people who had strong minds and strong hearts, but who had an insatiable thirst and fascination with magic. Aaravos could offer them access to the great mysteries of the universe.”

This cube is an ancient relic that has been passed down through the ages. It belonged to an elven wizard in Xadia, the Archmage Aaravos, a master of all six primal sources. It is hidden in a box of keys because it is known as the"Key of Aaravos" and legends say it unlocks something of great power in Xadia. Perhaps it will be you, Callum, who discovers the key's secrets.

“…and my favorite, the human mage…”

mages were his prey.

“in the name of love, you may perform acts so unforgivable, you will never forgive yourself.”

“destined to fall right into my hands.”

THINKING SO HARD ABT THIS

callum should get a little villain arc as a treat

i think

probably in the name of protecting rayla we’ll see

#the dragon prince #aaravos #apologies. i meant #avizandum’s enchanted looking glass #definitely doesn’t have an imprisoned elf watching you or anything #callum #inheritance #tdp reflections #tdp s4 #4x01 #4x04 #viren quote #callum viren foil teehee #self spaghettification #caallum #keys #tdp meta