READ THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER PLEASE WHY R THERE ONLY LIKE 4.5 PPL IN THE FANDOM

aglionby in-universe memes pt 2

i love that the zombie apocalypse conversation appears so often in fics like the foundation of andrew and neil’s relationship is based on them knowing each others survival plan

which is funny because in the book neil actually doesn’t actually contribute to the conversation it’s a convo between renee and andrew that neil gets fixated on (and then quotes back to andrew later in the book)

and do u know what. i love it, because that conversation is like a perfect demonstration of their characters - renee, concentrating on creating shelter for survivors, andrew concentrating on keeping his group protected, and neil, thinking that he’d probably cut and run and lamenting that fact UNTIL he realises he would want to go back for andrew. that conversation that neil isn’t even eally part of sets up perfect proof of neil’s character development even in the final book - i mean, the fact that neil says ‘chances were it would be instinctive to abandon all of them’ which he acknowledges as an ‘ugly truth’ already displays a change in his character since the first book - because in that one, he has no qualms about leaving, is prepared to do so as soon as necessary. but then the conversation comes back and neil says he ‘doesn’t want to be that person anymore’ he ‘wants to go back’ for andrew. and just. isn’t that beautiful.

so yes, every time the zombie apocalypse comes up in the most random places in fics i eat it up so hard. cause like, what a perfect hypothetical for them to talk about for 1 - because both of them spend most of their life having to learn to survive in different ways, and so their different approaches to the situation is a great way to demonstrate their different characterisations and show how their traumatic experiences shape the way they react to new dangerous situations - and 2 - because we can starkly see the change in neil when he realises he wouldn’t be able to just leave.

andrew minyard really has a way with words but like can you imagine how it feels for people when they find out that this short, knives obsessed, batshit asshole is the most eloquent guy you'll ever meet

I mean obviously there is the iconic "is your learning curve a horizontal line?" and the underrated "oh, neil. you are far too heavy to tread ice this thin." or even "hell hath no fury"

but the icing on the cake has got to be "is your spine the spine of the righteous? are you trying your best to step on my toes because you’re feeling the tragic weight of the holier than thou?"

I mean come on

im sure aglionby memes go crazy

why you should read Realm of the elderlings

- canonical gender fluid/ nonbinary character who is a main part of the plot

- the gays most heartbreaking love story ever told

- depressed main character

-pirates, magic and dragons all in one book

-insane world building,

- sarcastic animal side kicks

- absolutely devastating plot lines if your into that

- complex and extremely imperfect characters

these books need to come with a warning label

just finished the spear cuts through water, thought i'd jump up on tumblr, see what the talk is about. tell me why no one NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THE DEFECT TURTLE THAT STARTED A TURTLE REVOLUTION BY SHARING WITH ITS BRETHREN AN IMAGE/MEMORY OF A PEACEFUL RIVER MORNING

pt.13 !! <pt.12 pt.14>

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anyone else constantly thinking about that part in greywaren where adam talks about how he killed the other versions of himself to be this new version and how he stored his truth in ronan and lost sight of his real self and how he missed knowing where he was going, or is that just me?

random thoughts i’m having while rereading the trb (this is just in the first like 80 pages because im obsessed)

oh my god gansey canonically drinks frapaccinos (because he’s so 2013 hipster)

“i thought you were dead in a ditch” i love ronan

gansey is so unknowable in the books no wonder everyone’s so obsessed with him

love that adam’s crush on ronan manifests first through an obsession with declan. ronan and declan would both equally hate that

gansey and ronan do donuts with their cars?? they are the same

ganseys duality being shown through having a bunch of random history books and swimsuit magazines thrown around is so funny

declan, king. why would you bring your girlfriend to meet your estranged brother’s weird friends - and specifically ask said friends to make sure it’s when ronan is gone lmao he’s so weird

glendower doesn’t gets mentioned until pg.44 - we have to get through copious and lovely descriptions by adam of gansey’s psyche in order to find out like, the plot of the book

we sort of get hints of gansey being friends with both declan and ronan until nialls death and him ultimately picking ronan which, ouch.

WHY IS GANSEY SUCH AS ASSHOLE OH MY GOD BLUE RUN i love them

omg blue describes gansey as “very tall” and around the same height as the other boys - rip short king representation (this is not aftg ig)

CANNOT STRESS HOW VALID BLUE IS AND HOW STUPID GANSEY IS WHEN THEY MEET WHY ARE YOU BEING SO CREEPY GANSEY

“devil waitress ” and “evil” jesus christ gansey calm down

love the fact that while ronan and declan are fighting and gansey is breaking up the fight, adam is playing with a spongebob bouncy ball. unbothered king