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exmakina · 6 months

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Some downtime for Csorwe and Shuthmili.

#csorwe #qanwa shuthmili #the serpent gates #m'art #digital #got some serpent gates prompts to draw and saw this unfinished sketch while looking through my old art for ref #thinking about that time between TUN and TTE

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randombookposts · 1 year

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Nobody:

The Quincuriate or whatever they're called trying to get Shuthmili to join:

#qanwa shuthmili #the unspoken name #the serpent gates #the thousand eyes #a.k. larkwood

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chocolateteapotthinksfanfic · 1 year

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Csorwe/Qanwa Shuthmili/Zinandour Characters: Zinandour, Qanwa Shuthmili, Csorwe (Serpent Gates) Additional Tags: Angst, Humor, Denial of Feelings, Identity Issues, Returning Home, Kidnapping, Food, mentioned child death Summary:

Zinandour discovers that it is hard to look after primates. Oneshot.

#the serpent gates #the thousand eyes #fanfic #my writing #csorwe #qanwa shuthmili #zinandour

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totodiletears · 2 years

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Why you should read The Serpent Gates duology by A. K. Larkwood

Or: if I'm going to complain about how people haven't read this enough to create a fanfic scene, I should at least explain why it's worth reading

This duology consists of The Unspoken Name and its sequel The Thousand Eyes. It's a fantasy taking place in a world composed of several worlds, connected by gates which take you to a place called "the Maze" where you can travel between worlds. You can even risk visiting dead worlds, worlds devoid of life and slowly being reclaimed by the Maze. And that's not going into the history of this place. The basic gist without spoiling important plot details: there used to be a race of giant snakes running a multiple world empire, but they, their world, and their goddess are dead now.

But who cares about the setting and lore and shit? We've got CHARACTERS! There's a decent-sized cast here, but there are three characters in particular who across the duology get plenty of POV time and good proper character arcs.

Also none of these three characters are straight. I feel like this is worth emphasizing: these characters are queer as all hell.

Csorwe: most important in book one, where she gets the privilege of being the protagonist. Her character arc is pretty well completed by the end of that book. Her background is pretty well described in The Unspoken Name's tagline, "Priestess. Assassin. Traitor." She grew up in what was effectively a death cult, where she was given the role as the Chosen Bride who would be sacrificed to a death god when she was 14. When the time for her sacrifice came, she instead turns against her faith and runs away with a visiting mage named Sethennai and grows into his right hand. Oh, did I mention she's an awesome butch orc? She is. Total blorbo material too. By the end of The Unspoken Name I was so proud of her. You GO, girl!

Talasseres Charossa: usually referred to as Tal. Your first impression of this guy is he kind of sucks. Much of this is because you're seeing him through Csorwe's eyes. Her first impression of him was pretty terrible, and after that they spent years both working for Sethennai and competing for his praise. This setup does not lead to a good working relationship. But let's be fair, we can't blame entirely blame Csorwe for this impression. Tal's a mess. He doesn't care about a darn thing besides pleasing Sethennai, and he's an ass to everybody else. But it's okay, because he undergoes CHARACTER GROWTH!!! Even just finishing the first book is enough to make you way more positive toward him, and the second book? Hoo boy. Did I say I was proud of Csorwe? Fuck that. As of The Thousand Eyes, Tal's the one I'm proud of.

Qanwa Shuthmili: a mage with a passion for historical research. She comes from Qarsazh, a place where magic is seen as evil. Magic comes from patron gods, which god depending on where the mage came from, and in Qarsazh this god is a feared god indeed. For this reason, those born with the ability to use magic are either killed or forced to live very strict lives. Their lives aren't considered their own at all: they may only live to serve Qarsazh in the way Qarsazh demands. Shuthmili insists the future set in front of her is fine and exactly what she wants, but is it really? Talking about Shuthmili is kind of hard because, while she sure is an important part of the first book, she moves to a protagonist role in The Thousand Eyes so a lot of development is saved until then.

Look I really adore these characters and I think everybody should give them a chance. Also a warning: there are times things look very, very bad for them. Bad enough it might seem hopeless. When that happens, keep going. Just keep fuckin reading. The characters aren't giving up, so why should you?

#plz read and yell about it with me

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zinandour · 11 months

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The story of a grief-stricken young woman with potentially catastrophic power turning herself into a dragon, living forever for the sake of keeping safe the one she loves? No one will do that better than Qanwa Shuthmili

#this isn't a zelda post. or is it 👀#shuthmili and zinandour did it it a much more chaotic and fun way!!

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thestarminstrel · 2 years

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a lover's caress

#csorwe #qanwa shuthmili #the unspoken name #the unspoken name fanart #shuthmili #a.k. larkwood #myart

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boxfulofmilk · 2 years

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#harrowhark nonagesimus #baru cormorant #judith deuteros #qanwa shuthmili #the tridentarii #support women's wrongs

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biandlesbianliterature · 2 years

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Of course, being the romantic sap that I am, I spent a lot of time looking forward to a lesbian love interest to show up. The wizard-in-training Qanwa Shuthmili does not disappoint when she finally makes her debut. She’s just as fascinating and enchanting to the reader as she is to Csorwe; it’s obvious what’s coming for the two of them, but just like the rest of the book, watching their relationship develop feels natural and exciting rather than trite or played-out. The fact that you can easily read Csorwe and Shuthmili as butch and fem also meant I had basically no choice but to love them.

There’s no denying that The Unspoken Name is a fun, creative, and deeply satisfying gay fantasy book, and it’s absolutely worth reading for that alone.

The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood was reviewed at the Lesbrary.

#A. K. Larkwood #queer books #lgbtq books #sapphic books #wlw books #lesbian books #sff #fantasy #reviews

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randombookposts · 9 months

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Got to the time skip part of the Thousand Eyes and I am DEVASTATED, feel like pure shit just want Csorwe back.

#I am fucking flabbergasted #I literally had to pause and take a breath when the time skip happened #ak larkwood: csorwe and shuthmili run and live happily yay #me: yay!!#ak larkwood: SIKE actually csorwe is possesed by a god and shuthmili spends the next 15 years trying to get her back #ak: also tal thinks they're dead and has spent 15 years all alone #Me: Fuck #I am so unwell #csorwe #qanwa shuthmili #zinandour #tal charossa #the thousand eyes #the unspoken name

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exmakina · 2 years

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