#the unspoken name tal

[lucklessrat]

Has anyone read The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood? I read it a year ago and I loved it so much that I made it my pick for a bookclub I have with my friends. Definitely due for a re-read. Talasseres Charossa has my whole entire heart so I did some quick sketches of him (how i picture him, anyway. Lol) If you liked Gideon the Ninth/The Locked Tomb series, definitely check it out.

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[goblin-gardens]

the unspoken name is good because it contains not only fucked up gods and fucked up lesbians and fucked up inter-dimensional travel but also my favorite trope: really fucked up psuedo-sibling dynamics

#the five year time-skip is RIPE for fanfic about these two being good little henchmen and committing unspeakable acts #against each other and against sethannai's enemies (but mostly each other) #csorwe and tal in the back seat of sethannai's minivan screaming their heads off about who touched whose foot #csorwe and tal putting slugs in each other's hair and icicles down each others shirts and poisonous snakes on each others pillows #csorwe and tal traveling to the ends of the universe not /for/ each other but because the other would really fucking hate it #the unspoken name

[puffywiz]

I'm so happy you've enjoyed the unspoken name!!! Every time a new person reads it I get so excited I believe we Can get enough people to build a fandom 🙏🙏

Hope you're ready for the next book too haha...

Yes!! I just started book 2 and I know I only just finished the first one but I got so emotional… Shuthmili pov 😭💕

here’s a little Csorwe 😈 I love orcs so much

#I love all these characters so much #I was so happy to see Tal with everyone #he’s such a horrid rat man and I love him dearly #the unspoken name #the thousand eyes #I’ll get better at drawing tusks….

[apple-of-my-pie]

hands down the best part of the unspoken name for me was looking at the blurb on the back cover, thinking ‘what the hell is an evil found family?’ and then reading the book and going ah. I see

#csorwe tal and sethennai’s Dynamic cannot be described better #evil wizard and his two lieutenants who hate each other so so so bad #one is loyal in a dutiful knight way but also he saved her life and she owes him. and he’s like her dad but he’s very much not like a dad. #and he values her mostly for her ability to perform tasks but that’s the way she’s always been treated. at least w him the task isn’t death #and the Other one is loyal bc 1) wtf Else is he gonna do w his life 2) he wants to fuck his evil wizard boss so bad it makes him look stupid #evil found family of all time methinks #i didn’t even finish the book lol #the unspoken name #bay’s originals

[layaart]

tal & csorwe from The Unspoken Name. my beloveds

#the unspoken name #the serpent gates #the thousand eyes #a.k. larkwood #i KNOW her coat isn't sleeveless. however i am attached to this version #books #book fanart #i have already redesigned tal's clothes since i drew this tho. unfortunately idk what he wear #s #together you are both so stupid. god bless. #2022 fanart

[kingcriccket]

Btw NOT to still be posting abt the unspoken name but Tal's room in Sethennai's mansion being basically a guest room. Him tucking away every part of himself that is not appealing to his boss/lover. Just a mirror and some cologne and some knives on the wall. No decorations, nothing personal. He is a beautiful object and an amusement and a weapon and that's all Sethannai looks to him for so that's all Tal makes the space for. You know.

#sorry to still be insane about this series btw. I will not stop. #the unspoken name #the serpent gates #it's alive! #books #I LIKE HIM SO MUCH. MISERABLE ELF. #he's 22 in the first book btw. he's 22. #same chapter where csorwe's like 'yeah he's spent the last 5 years getting more clipped & short bcos sethennai hates #chatter & so Tal tries to fit the most meaning into the fewest words to avoid losing his interest' #like. #:(

[baladric]

an incomplete list that proves not only that i have a type of guy, but, furthermore, that my type of guy sucks

howl pendragon

talasseres charossa

taako from tv™

tadek hasira

montrose pretty

tennalhin halkana

henry silver

howell wizard

cardan greenbriar

adam parrish at his bitchiest

henry cheng

ling yao

viktor nikiforov

naberius tern probably

eridan ampora, Hemostuck Edition™

francis abernathy

peter nureyev

#the category is Bitchy Twink #the verdict is Wow Fuck That Guy #also pls i am begging you to take this as a prompt to read the unspoken name by ak larkwood #this is tal's origin and he's the worst and i would die for him

[randombookposts]

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

[zinandour]

csorwe when tal tells her that he and sethennai had been fucking this whole time:

#WHERE IS THE SERPENT GATES FANDOM. WHERE IS IT #the unspoken name #the serpent gates #seriously this was the exact point where tal and csorwe realized that they were actually friends despite it all

[aroaessidhe]

#the unspoken name #serpent gates #tal my friend. you need a better way to get your anger out

[libraryleopard]

Adult fantasy novel (sequel to The Unspoken Name/series conclusion)

After dying Belthandros Sethennai and stealing his magical gauntlets, Csorwe and Shuthmili have struck out to create a life of their own investigating relics from dead civilizations

When they awaken a dormant power, old gods begin stirring and threaten the fate of the worlds themselves

Lesbian main characters; F/F romance; Black, gay main character; nonbinary side character

#I ADORE THIS BOOK #it was so unexpected and i fucking loved the risks that ak larkwood took with it #like oh my GOD the exquisite agony she puts these characters through!!! #also there is a grumpy adult reluctantly saddled with a young child dynamic that is just perfect #csorwe my beloved. shuthmili light of my life. tal is so good in this book #i feel like i can't even say much about this book because it goes in such unexpected directions but i LOVEDDDDDD IT #also i don't understand why fans of the locked tomb aren't eating this series up with a spoon #the serpent gates #the thousand eyes #the unspoken name #2023 reads #books #lulu speaks #lulu reads the unspoken name #lulu reads the thousand eyes #lulu reads the serpent gates #lulu reads

[impishglee]

my character in the main campaign my group plays is a maladjusted 15 year old boy with daddy issues and when our dm was like “team i need a break can someone else dm a mini campaign” i made a character who is just an Extremely Nice Dad. Dad who got into adventuring bc being a divorced empty nester was lonely. if i put these two characters in a room it would be so extremely unstoppable force(honest compassionate dadly instincts) meets immovable object(hyper independent emotionally unwell teen hostility)

#when my dm read the unspoken name he said tal reminds him of my boy… #it’s true but rip to my little man

[dragonsdeadanddancing]

fyi my copy of Thousand Eyes finally arrived yesterday so i want to give all my dear followers a heads-up that i'm still obsessed with tal charossa to an unhealthy degree and i will Not shut up about it. thanks. sorry.

#the unspoken name spoilers #the thousand eyes spoilers #serpent's gate spoilers #he's just. a trashcan. on fire. that usually sets itself on fire. #i'm about 40 pages in and it's canon that he spent Several Fucking Months on the beach where he sat at the end of the last book #i dearly love csorwe & shuthmili but tal? he is my blorbo. my scrunkly bingo. my sad pathetic wet angry meow meow #i want to throw him against a wall and watch him slide down to the floor #i guess he'll get a romance in this book so he can get over belthandros and a small part of me wants it to be healthy & happy #but the far larger part of me hopes for the plot equivalent of him stepping on a rake and the shaft hits him in the face

[avas-poltergeist]

ooooooooo I'm getting agitated again about the way Tal was handled in The Unspoken Name as I am introduced to Avi from Some Desperate Glory. I wanna rant with folks immediately.

#the way no one has read either of these and so I just. am out here SUFFERING.

[dropout-if]

— hang-outs that start to feel more and more like dates for Travis pls 👀

It's not even funny the way this story has been giving me so much brainrot. 😭

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Recuerdo que mencionaste algo sobre España antes, ya que soy española me preguntaba si tú también eres española o si lo recordé mal. No suelo encontrar muchos autores españoles de ficción interactiva ya que la mayoría suelen ser americanos o ingleses. No soy una autora ni nada, pero me también me gusta escribir haha. Tu estilo de escritura es absolutamente fantástico, hace tiempo que una historia me ha enganchado tanto y los personajes también son increíbles. ¡No puedo esperar para leer el demo! Se que va a ser genial.

From this ask game!

Hola👁️ sisoy española jajgja muchísimas gracias por los cumplidos😭💕 tengo muchas ganas también de publicarla a ver qué tal^^

The cozy café bustles with activity as you sit across from Travis, the warm aroma of freshly brewed coffee filling the air. Today, you share a table by the window, bathed in soft afternoon light. Travis, his dark eyes hidden behind a book he’s been pretending to read, remains as stoic and aloof as ever. You eye him for a couple of moments, sip your drink, and—

“So, Travis,” you begin with a playful lilt in your voice, “you’re really getting into that book, huh?”

He lowers the book just enough to peer at you over the rim, his expression impassive. “I find it intriguing. Jay has an interesting taste.”

You can't help but chuckle. “Is that your way of saying it’s boring as hell?”

“Maybe,” his lips twitch, the tiniest hint of a smile forming, “Are you going to tell them?”

“Maybe,” you tease, leaning in a bit closer, the easy familiarity between you allowing for such proximity.

The coffee shop waitress, an observant and well-meaning soul, returns with a refill for your coffee. Her eyes dart between the two of you, a subtle grin forming on her lips, “You two make such a cute couple. How long have you been together?”

Travis raises an eyebrow at the comment, clearly unamused. You, on the other hand, decide to play along.

“Oh, we’ve lost count,” you chuckle, “Haven’t we, Travis?”

He sighs, his stoic facade cracking ever so slightly as he mutters, “Maybe you should get a new brain—” Travis stops to glare at you when you kick him under the table, “…calendar. A new calendar... for our anniversary.”

The worker giggles, clearly delighted by your interaction, “Well, you two enjoy your date!”

As she walks away, you and Travis exchange a glance. His expression remains guarded, but there’s a hint of warmth—maybe amusement—in his eyes that’s difficult to miss. And so you decide to press further.

“Date, huh?” you tease, your voice laced with a subtle challenge “She thought we were, uh, dating. Like— On a date.”

Travis leans back in his chair, his gaze fixed on you, “Don’t read too much into it. She’s just making assumptions.”

“You think it looks like we’re on a date?”

“Who cares, [Name]?” Travis shrugs, “As I said. She’s just making assumptions.”

You shrug, a playful smile tugging at your lips, “Assumptions can be fun, you know.”

The tension between you seems to thicken, the unspoken words hanging in the air. It's moments like these, in which you spend time together—alone—that you want to crawl inside Travis’ brain for a couple of hours. But for now, you're content to enjoy the banter with your friend, even if he remains just out of reach.

#dropout if #dropout #ask #ask game #travis camaro

[kingcriccket]

The serpent gates is actually really funny because there is One & only one character who is very snarky and quippy and zingery all of the time & everybody around him pretty much universally want him fucking dead for it.

#if mcu iron man was in the serpent gates they would have killed him with hammers I can tell u that much. #the serpent gates #Tal #the unspoken name #books #it's alive! #why yes he is one of my favourite characters of all time ty for asking. #he's so aware of it too he's like 'I should not say this it will make things worse' (says it)