Well, I just want to talk about this because *insert important reason here*Michael Sheen is an incredible actor, simply impossibly professional in a good way... But as a person, even better, God
He literally deserves the love of the whole world, kind, sincere and slightly closed.
For some reason he is unsure, but he is truly unique and wonderful. Thanks to his roles, I understood at one time what high quality of a good game means
Everyone talks about how sweet David is, and it really is true. They are both.
Two brilliant professionals in their field and wonderful people Kind, gentle, wonderful and simple ineffable [anyone]
Their roles, themselves - I'm so grateful for what they do because it's beautiful They helped me a lot at one time, simply by existing. Thanks to their couple, I still believe in love, friendship, sincerity and kindness
We love them and I just wanted to remind you of that ❤️
Last year, I decided to get back into drawing, something I had done a lot of as a kid. I've really gotten into pencil sketches, and after sketching one particular scene from Good Omens S1 back in November, I decided to see how far I've progressed and sketched it again today. I'm pretty happy with the new one.
This question is surprisingly difficult to answer, because there are so many characters in League and other Fandoms i like and would love to try~ I am very open to many, many ships and i do not have just a single favorite ship for either of them, per se (I’m shipping trash) So really all are welcome to message me and plot something out~ (Both canon characters and OCs!) (Just keep in mind i mainly ship them with female muses only)
But there are some ships i think work especially well with my versions of the temptresses~ (I am assuming you are referring to ships within the league verse) (And a lot more might be added, should i get to RP some different ships and feel that the chemistry is really well~)
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For Ahri those would be :
Xayah (Because my Ahri does still care about her heritage as Vastaya and she does feel horrible about what happened to Xayah’s tribe and would wish to show her, that she isn’t alone in this world)
Jinx (I love Jinx to death as a character and i see Ahri having an almost maternal kind of romantic affection towards her. She does feel that Jinx causes so much havoc, because she is actually really lonely and just longs for attention. So Ahri would wish to take her solitude away)
Irelia (Ahri sees the Bladecaller as a very strong and brave woman, admiring her resolve to protect Ionia with everything she has. But she also feels attracted to her beauty and grace, that she so often displays in battle through her mesmerizing dance-like movements)
Sona (Ahri thinks that the Maven of the Strings is fascinating. She loves music and dance, so she admires Sona’s soothing songs and the way she brings healing and solace to those who need it. The fox would love finding herself in her caring embrace any time)
Katarina (Something about the sinister blade has struck a chord with the fox. Beautiful, dangerous and yet passionate..very much like Ahri loves her partners to be)
Lux (The gumiho thinks that the light mage is incredibly endearing and would love sharing her experience as a woman with the young mage~)
Qiyana (The beautiful and prideful, perhaps considered even overly boastful empress of the elements. Ahri would love to show her that there are things worth admiring apart from only herself.)
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For Elise i have :
Syndra (I absolutely love this ship because ask-syndra’s Syndra is so adorable and absolutely perf *Swoons* And she made me love this ship even more.)
LeBlanc (With both being effectively forever young and Elise once having been a part of the Black Rose, I would see Elise still regarding LeBlanc as a close friend and ally, whom she harbors a lot of feelings for)
Kalista (Elise sees Kalista as one of the only good and redeemable aspect of the Shadow Isles, where everything has otherwise become twisted and cruel. She harbors great interest in the Spirit of Vengeance and would love getting to know about her more)
Soraka (Soraka’s incredible kindness and mercy, willing to help anyone in need, even at the cost of her own well-being; has captivated the spider queen. She would long to protect and preserve someone so benevolent and beautiful. And she would be overjoyed to feel the starchild’s care. )
Cassiopeia (There is something very fascinating about the beautiful Serpent to Elise, having been turned from a human to a more..inhuman form herself. she would be intrigued to enter more intimate relations with her.)
Senna (Another victim of the Shadow Isles, yet her resolve and tenacity brought her back from the abyss. Elise sees her as one of the other few good beings, that was to be found oh those cursed Isles, even though she knows Senna wasn’t there voluntarily. She admires the sentinel of light’s ambition, seeking to end the suffering of the souls trapped in the shadow isles, though Elise would love to mend Senna’s cursed soul..as well.)
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For Evelynn :
Akali (I love this ship because of proper-balance’s (who sadly does not seem to be around anymore) amazing Infernal Akali~ Evelynn loves spending time with her fiery goddess. Also, KD/A made me like this ship even more.)
Riven (My Evelynn knows about having to travel the world on her own, regretting her past deeds and trying to atone for them by becoming a better soul. So she would feel very empathetic towards the exile and seek out to mend her solitude)
Vi (My Evelynn has found herself fantasizing about being in the strong arms of the pink-haired officer more than she would admit.)
Caitlyn (On the same note, Evelynn has a very great interest in Vi’s partner, the beautiful Piltover sheriff. She certainly does want to know more about those “fuzzy cuffs” the sheriff keeps talking about ;) )
Neeko (Neeko is just so adorable afsahjgfh. And also because her interaction with Evelynn in game clearly indicates mutual interest :3)
Vayne (Evelynn, the shadow walker and vampire. a being of the night. Vayne, the night hunter. It would just be so lovely to see Vayne on a hunt for someone she thinks is a cruel demon, but then finding out, that Evelynn isn’t as cruel as she seems. And perhaps coming to experience herself, that the widowmaker instead is actually very caring and sensual on top.)
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There also are others, that i generally would love to try out with either of my muses~
Miss Fortune (What’s not to love about a gorgeous, daredevil bounty hunter? Sarah knows how to have a good time and my ladies would love showing her the same. And a possible Mafia AU? Sign me up)
Lamb/Farya (Kindred) (Lamb is so adorable asdfghasd and her soothing voice makes me melt)
Tristana/Lulu/Poppy (I just think they are soo adorable and i could easily see all of my ladies being drawn to their endearing beauty)
Ashe (Something about the young princess of the Freljord, who is brave and resolute, yet merciful and just, does fascinate the temptresses and they wouldn’t mind exploring more.)
Camille (I would really enjoy for any of my ladies to warm Camille’s steel heart and make her feel true love once again. Also dem legs)
Diana/Leona (The Chosen of the Moon and the Radiant Dawn would be a very welcome sight, both incredibly strong and yet graceful and gorgeous~)
Fiora (Beauty, precision, grace. And a sexy french accent. What is there not to admire?)
Kai’Sa (They would deeply admire her will to protect the people of Runeterra from the terrors of the Void, even though most of them would see her as a monster herself. They’d understand and feel for her struggle and wish to mend that solitude with their affection)
Karma (They all think that the enlightened one is very gorgeous and they admire her incredibly wisdom and resolve to guide Ionia to peace. And i also find her aesthetically very pleasing.)
Lillia (A shy, skittish little faun with scottish accent? Yes.)
Lissandra (I just really love the idea of having one of my Temptresses thawing that frozen heart of the Ice Witch)
Morgana (The fallen angel, who chose mercy and kindness over blind judgement, does resemble the same kind of change-of-heart that the temptresses themselves have had. They would love to take away the loneliness of being banished from her old home)
Sejuani (A beautiful, strong warrior princess with snow white hair and toned abs? Yes please)
Shyvana (A dragon waifu would always be welcome for any of the temptresses~)
Sivir (I would love having any of my Temptresses show her, that there are some things, that might be even more enjoyable than a good pay~)
Zyra (I love the Poison-Ivy-ish vibes she has going~ And all three of them, having been predators in their pasts, would be happy to show the Lady of Thorns, that you can do much more enjoyable things to people, that just feeding off of them)
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And there also are so many interesting and lovely OCs out there, for example @highseaqueen’s gorgeous and wonderful Hayven, whom my Evelynn has fallen for very hard.
But like i said, i really love to try out many ships, so everyone is welcome to message me and discuss about setting something up~ (Just please make sure to read the rules xP)
Infuriatingly, user Gin Jenny picked out the all the memes and references and allusions in Harrow the Ninth (months before I thought to) and they did a way better job than I ever could have. It is definitely worth the read - they were very thorough and caught loads of English lit references I could never.
I have some bones to pick about a couple references - I don't think “Children as fists! Infants as gestures! Yuck! Pfaugh! I live in the worst of all possible worlds!” is a reference to Leibniz's theory about the best possible world - and some of the commenters had even bigger reaches.
..Sure. By her own admission, Tamsyn Muir has a very referential writing style. Loads of the turns of phrase are lifted from pop culture, Shakespeare and Catholic canon more for flavour than foreshadowing. (I was tempted to go through and pick out all the church references, but if I did I would never stop.)
But! Griping aside! My favourite references are:
Annabel Lee: Most people are probably aware of this, but Annabel Lee is the subject of an Edgar Allen Poe poem about a dead girl he fell in love with as a child in a kingdom by the sea. (She died after he fell in love with her, crucially).
Annie Laurie: Less interesting. Annie Laurie was a sexy lady in an old Scottish song.
Why have we not an immortal soul?: This is also a big one - God directly quotes Han Christian Anderen's Little Mermaid while explaining Resurrection Beasts to Harrow. The original fairy tale is less of a romance and more of a parable about How Great It Is To Have a Human Soul, which is.. significant.
How sharper than the serpent’s tooth: Another direct quote from God, this time from King Lear. Who is Eden?
“Someone they left to die,” said God wearily. “How sharper than the serpent’s tooth, {it is to have a thankless child}"
"We’re puppies, you and I: I with my lame paw, and you with three legs missing insisting you can make it on your own": I can't believe I missed a StrongBad reference, but this is definitely a reference to Lil' Brudder.
"[Augustine] looked at you, and relieved your mind by not kissing you anywhere; he simply raised his eyebrows and said, “And so the crow can be a swan!": Bevolio tells Romeo (Romeo & Juliet) that he "will make thee think thy swan a crow" - that's less interesting than the implication that Augustine knows about Romeo & Juliet, when Earth culture seems to be pretty much dead and forgotten. I guess there were probably a couple copies of the classics left after the Apocalypse.
'"I pardon him, as God shall pardon me,” said the Emperor': another Shakespeare quote, this time from Richard II. I think the main point here is that God is very smart.
Dios apate: "The deception of Zeus" from the Illiad, Book 14 - Hera seduces Zeus with Aphrodite's help (on Mt. Ida!) so that the Greeks can gain the upper hand in the Trojan War.
Dominicus: adj. "pertaining or belonging to a lord or master." Someone also mentioned that as the sun is now powered by thanergy, it is technically the Emperor's Death Star.
We all need to agree that we can be judgemental. Especially when it comes to books. Some of these books I bought purely for the cover. Most of these, however, were just because of the amazing reviews I’ve heard. It just helps that they are beautiful beyond belief.
Top Ten Tuesday
Before we start, I just want to say that this part of Top Ten Tuesday, a fun little book event run every week by The Broke and The Bookish. This week it is a ‘free’ week based on covers. Instead of The Best or The Ugliest I decided to take it to a whole new level. What books would I buy just because they are so gosh darn sexy? Some of these have a beautiful back to them as well, so I will be showing both sides of these. So, in no particular order…
All books are linked to their Goodreads page. To see my other Top Ten Tuesday posts, click here!
Magonia
Magonia is the first in a duology that surrounds this mysterious theory of a ship/life in the sky. Although I didn’t particularly like this book very much, I fell in love with the cover as soon as I first ever saw it online. And then once I had it actually in my hands, I couldn’t stop staring at it. At all. Even the blurb has this night sky pattern on the back.
Aza Ray is drowning in thin air.
Since she was a baby, Aza has suffered from a mysterious lung disease that makes it ever harder for her to breathe, to speak—to live.
So when Aza catches a glimpse of a ship in the sky, her family chalks it up to a cruel side effect of her medication. But Aza doesn’t think this is a hallucination. She can hear someone on the ship calling her name.
–Goodreads
Red Queen
Just by looking at the cover you can tell it’s going to be action packed. The cover is stunning. If someone handed this to me, didn’t say a word and there wasn’t any blurb to it, I would still buy this. I have read this, I did actually enjoy it. And this book cover just screams, “I am bad ass!“
This is a world divided by blood – red or silver.
The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change.
-Goodreads
An Ember in The Ashes
This book I have heard great things about, which is the main reason why I first bought this. But at the same time, the cover just looks amazing. The various textures, the dark and earthy colours – just yes please.
Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.
Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.
-Goodreads
Game of Thrones
Unsurprisingly, this was due to the TV adaption that I ended up buying the book. But either way, this cover is to die for. (Except the price sticker!) Even if this wasn’t a book cover, I’d want that picture of mountains on my wall. In a frame. And then, serving as the cherry on top of the cake: there’s a sparkly sticker. I might be Eighteen, but any book that even has a tiny reflective or shiny thing – you’ve got me.
Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.
As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must … and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty.
–Goodreads
Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
So maybe I am slightly bias as this is probably one of my favourite Harry Potter books, but either way… Just look at this. The stag patronus? The Knight Bus? Shimmery gold stars? Yes. A million times.
Harry Potter is lucky to reach the age of thirteen, since he has already survived the murderous attacks of the feared Dark Lord on more than one occasion. But his hopes for a quiet term concentrating on Quidditch are dashed when a maniacal mass-murderer escapes from Azkaban, pursued by the soul-sucking Dementors who guard the prison. It’s assumed that Hogwarts is the safest place for Harry to be. But is it a coincidence that he can feel eyes watching him in the dark, and should he be taking Professor Trelawney’s ghoulish predictions seriously?
–Goodreads
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (The Original Screenplay)
So the whole golden part of this is shiny. And even the back has this cute creature on it. I’m not entirely sure what it is, but either way, it is adorable. And on the front, the design has all sorts of creatures hidden within, such as the famous Niffler.
J.K. Rowling’s screenwriting debut is captured in this exciting hardcover edition of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay.
When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt’s fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone…
–Goodreads
Lola and The Boy Next Door
Lucky me got the ugly cover of Anna and The French Kiss. But, to make up for it, this one is just gorgeous. Apart from the obvious The Fault in Our Stars, this series are probably one of the most iconic book covers within the Young Adult contemporary books. The good versions of the covers, that is.
Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn’t believe in fashion… she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit — more sparkly, more fun, more wild — the better. But even though Lola’s style is outrageous, she’s a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans for the future. And everything is pretty perfect (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the dreaded Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the neighborhood.
–Goodreads
The Essex Serpent
This is by far the most stunning book I have bought this year. Although it’s not a massively popular book in the BookTuber and Book blogging world, it is a rather popular read in England. The level of the detailing is exquisite.
Set in Victorian London and an Essex village in the 1890’s, and enlivened by the debates on scientific and medical discovery which defined the era, The Essex Serpent has at its heart the story of two extraordinary people who fall for each other, but not in the usual way.
–Goodreads
The Last of Us
If the cover doesn’t scream creepy and powerful, then I have no idea what will. It’s one of those books that you can just look at and tell that it is both going to shock you and move you, right at the same time. That’s before reading the description.
When a pandemic wipes out the entire population of a remote Scottish island, only a small group of children survive. How will they fend for themselves?
Since the last adult died, sensible Elizabeth has been the group leader, testing for a radio signal, playing teacher and keeping an eye on Alex, the littlest, whose insulin can only last so long.
There is ‘shopping’ to do in the houses they haven’t yet searched and wrong smells to avoid. For eight-year-old Rona each day brings fresh hope that someone will come back for them, tempered by the reality of their dwindling supplies.
–Goodreads
Replica
A double sided book. A book that is two stories. Technically two covers. Both awesome and beautiful. I don’t think anything more needs to be said about that.
Two girls, two stories, one novel.
While the stories of Gemma and Lyra mirror each other, each contains revelations critically important to the other story. Their narratives can be read separately or in alternating chapters.
–Goodreads
Top Ten Books I Would Buy Just For The Cover We all need to agree that we can be judgemental. Especially when it comes to books. Some of these books I bought