Lament of a Fallen City
--prompt from @nosebleedclub "abandoned vineyard" (10 August)
Drink from the abandoned vineyards--
the grapes no longer provide good wine
for the populace. But to see the vines
whither and fall onto the ground
like putrid flesh burning
on stakes, it's an indictment
for what we have become...
Hedonists without consciences,
sparrows without song,
bastards without the honor
to shout their lineages
through smoke and flame.
We are characters in a tragedy
with a derivative ending--
going further down the ranks
until the line points at the horizon.
Where is God amongst ruins,
in a crusade without distinction
or purpose?
Does the city wait for its next set of victims,
those who still seek for their wealth
rather than its actualization?
Its arrogance lays in a ruby necklace,
its jewels bursting as it tarnishes
the gold underneath. But when
a sole soldier claims it for his
newborn empire
arriving on horseback
and crying out to the sparrows.
They echo back their songs
to the sanctuary herself,
holding herself close
to prevent anything
from unveiling themselves
in their glass cocoons.
And yet,
they still prostrate in her light,
while we dig ourselves in the darkness
irresolute. --Elda Mengisto
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a young clary and simon playing their weekly friday night game of mario kart (in their pyjamas of course!) after a long day at school 🎮
characters by @cassandraclare 💛
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oh so when Lucie Herondale, a 16 year old shadowhunter with unusual powers, raises her boyfriend from the dead it has no major consequences and when she goes to Edom with her bestie and future parabatai the worst thing that happens is that they have to share a secret but when I, Clary Fairchild-
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Aromantic Adult Books - High Fantasy (mostly)
ARO WEEK 2023
KAIKEYI / historical fantasy/retelling / aroace MC
MOONSHINE / 1920s-ish fantasy / major side character who has some POV is aro bi
THE LANGUAGE OF ROSES / fantasy novella / aro MC
AN ACCIDENT OF STARS / upper YA/adult portal fantasy / secondary MC is a polyam married aro woman
A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT / high fantasy / apparently one of the MCs is aroace, haven’t read it yet!
CITY OF STRIFE/ISANDOR SERIES / high fantasy / last cast includes multiple aroaces, demiros & greyros
THE WOLF AMONG THE WILD HUNT / fantasy novella / centres a QPR between and aroace & enby
THE ORACLE STONE / NA high fantasy / one of the three MCs is aro pan
THE BRUISING OF QILWA / fantasy novella / MC is aroace
*as a note, some of these only briefly explore aromanticism, and/or explore the ace part of the aroace character more. If you want more details on how much things are explored, see my database!
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using the ol' 9 panel grid for dave sadek's timeline!
so he might have been experimented on at some point and came back kinda weird BUT he's still in one piece so it's all good 👍
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I suppose the living city has warm ground and walls, so I imagine Neathy cats (including lamp-cats) congregating there like this:
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the sweetest couple on the whole of tattooine 🪐
jedi simon was absolutely thrilled when izzy agreed to go to the comic book convention with him dressed up like princess leia! 🫶
characters by @cassandraclare 🤍
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