After sex you see me roll over and go to balcony. You think ive gone for smoke due to my melancholic nature but I’ve opened sudoku.com evil level
You can detox from social media and still use tumblr the same way some people can be sober and still smoke weed you just have to use it therapeutically
#because everyone in this series is fucking bonkers every answer is a red flag<3
none of you are safe. btw
While we're waiting for Alecto to come out, I thought we could have some fun in the tlt fandom :)
I'm not sure if anyone's done this before, but I haven't seen any so I thought I'd make a tag game. just for funsies.
there's absolutely no pressure to tag or to even play, I just wanted to compile all my favorite parts of the series and I thought it'd be fun to share! so without further ado...
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My TLT Favorites
Favorite house(s): 4th and 2nd
Favorite book: Gideon the Ninth
Four favorite characters: Gideon Nav, Teacher (Canaan house), Jeannemary Chatur, John Gaius
Favorite ship: Jodybeth
A favorite scene: Nonius vs Wake fight
Another favorite scene: Nona's 3rd tantrum
A favorite quote: "Won't you say one real thing to me? Won't you show me one single solitary human thing? Or are you going to die talking to me like it's just another party you wish was over already?" (HTN pg. 546)
Favorite ATN theory: Alecto is a hideous corpse. (not sure what this entails yet, but I love Teacher so much, and I don't think we spent that much time on him for nothing)
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Thought I'd keep it short and sweet, but please, please, feel free to make it your own :)
I was intending for this to be a tag game, so I nominate:
@onefleshoneend0 @transbutchbluess @orionsystem6 @koshertaako @susurra-el-arroyo-manso
but like I said, no pressure! just for funsies!
i was not tagged probably because im new here and have like 3 mutuals but would you mind if i intruded? sorry if this is not proper etiquette! just looked like fun
fav houses: fifth and sixth
fav book: i really can't pick. maybe htn for sheer technical excellence
four favourite characters (?): gideon camilla palamedes and dearly detested john gaius
im not really a Shipper of Characters so just
favourite scene: cam go loud (and: maybe i'll throw it out the fucking window!)
ANOTHER favourite scene !?!?: the one where john tells harrow she's like a daughter to him and she responds by trying to bleed herself out with a shattered glass of water. ten thousand years and i'm still such a fool. also really love john's little "damn it, john!" to himself as harrow leaves
a fave quote: "i died and you carried me. i gambled and you covered my bet. you kept the faith, and were the instrument of both my vengeance and my grace. and now i have fought through time and the river and ianthe the first--fought and bested ianthe the first and i hope i never fight her again... will you not look at me now cam and know me?" (im sorry i dont know what page its from i have it committed to memory)
fav atn theory: ianthe is trying to overthrow god and take his place
thanks!!! this was fun. if i'm allowed to tag i'll tag @an-absolute-nightmare
thank you for tagging!! i'm replying on here (my fandom sideblog) instead of an-absolute-nightmare because well. it's my fandom sideblog. idk why i started liveblogging tlt there in the first place but for some reason making posts there has really messed up my brain? sorry for the rant it's just that my main and sideblog are different sides of my brain—
favourite houses: sixth and ninth. i'm afraid that's a slightly boring answer but it's about the books and the medicine of the sixth and the cult and the gothism of ninth
favourite book: gideon. mostly because she's my favourite and her narration is awesome and it's just an excellent starting point to this insane series
four favourites: gideon, palamedes, camilla, nona
favourite ship: if we can include platonic ships i have to go with campal. the most dynamic of all time they invented friendship
favourite scene: in gtn in the lab at canaan house, when harrow controls gideon's bones and they defeat that skeleton formation
another favourite scene: nona listening to cam and pal's conversation on tape. yes i was thinking of my best friend and at the verge of tears the whole time why do you ask
favourite quote: "harrowhark, i gave you my whole life, and you didn't even want it." keeps me up at night
fav atn theory: look, full disclosure, i'll need to read the series once more before i can form any actually coherent theories, but one thought i'm entertaining myself with is that the entire book will be written in that thou thy thine not-quite-old-english way a la ntn epilogue.
tagging @korla-the-kenku (even though i know they don't follow this blog hehe)
Oh shit, I'm not great at these, but here goes!
Favorite houses: 6th and 7th (which has got to be fairly common). I really love the scholarly sixth house, as does everyone else. But I also loved the dynamic that was hinted at between them and (the real) Dulcie. I really wanted to get to know her better than snippets in GtN and HtN (and the sixth house short story).
Favorite book: Probably GtN. It had the easiest slow and was the most fun to read. Though NtN is high up there. I struggled naturally with the first half of Harrow.
Four favorites: Palamedes, Camilla, Pyrrha, Gideon (in no particular order).
Favorite ship: Ummmmm....CamPal most likely. Romantic Ship would be Griddlehawk. But I really really enjoy all of the hateships.
Favorite scene: Nona meeting Kiriona. I guess I like being hurt.
Another favorite scene: “Hi, Not Fucking Dead,” he said. “I’m Dad.” I have a love/hate with dad jokes and puns.
Favorite quote: "Life is too short and love is too long."
Favorite AtN theory. The big wedding is between Ianthe and Kiriona. I want to see the drama this causes with Harrow!
tagging @nonas-third-tantrum, @none-house-left-grief, @lastflowerofyourhouse, @iftitshadsouls
I know I'm not close with any of you, so disregard if you've already done it or don't care to!
ooh thanks for the tag :)
trying to start actually doing these in a timely manner and not forgetting.
Favorite houses: the 6th and the 9th. sorry if that's a boring answer, but they produce such good characters, i'm desperate to learn more about both, and i find their natural symbiosis very fun.
Favorite book: oscillates wildly once a month or so, but right now it's Nona. i'm about finished with my third reread of ntn so that may be why.
Four favorites: not an easy question, but gonna go palamedes, camilla, gideon, and either harrow or nona, can't pick.
Favorite ship: ya know, shipping feels almost passé for this series. if you want characters who i genuinely think might be cute together? i suppose it's jodybeth. a favorite established (loving) relationship dynamic? campal, though i don't go in for a romantic dynamic with those two. favorite "hehe you deserve each other (derrogatory)" pair? mercy and augustine. honorable mention to whatever griddlehark currently have going on, though i hesitate to classify it under any of the above dynamics. it's like, all of them simultaneously.
Favorite scene: do i even need to say the pool scene, or is that just, understood. if that's just understood then probably the avulsion lab. love some hurt/comfort, love a good cytherea moment, love gideon being a deeply unhealthy person.
Another favorite scene: kiriona's reunion with aiglamene. it's so brief, but there's so much going on there. also i love to suffer.
Favorite quote: jeez, how much time do you have? i think i quote "that is how meat loves meat" the most often, but i absolutely love "there is a difference between saving a shred of dance card, and saving the last dance." honorable mention to "i am sick of roses and horny for revenge," because i love dulcie very much.
Favorite AtN theory: full-on uncanny valley scaled-up barbie doll alecto. also that alecto and hot sauce are going to have an "i know who you are! i know you remember me!" type of confrontation.
tagging @jugglingjujube, @nixieteeth, @shesmymausoleum, @steponmecamillahect
Thanks for tagging me!
Favorite houses: sixth definitely. What can I say I'm a huge nerd. Also the fifth (again, nerd who loves fancy parties)
Favorite book: Harrow the Ninth my beloved.
Four favorites: Camilla Hect (my beloved), Harrowhark, Gideon, Dulcinea (please let her be in Alecto I need her to meet Paul)
Favorite ship: Cam/Pal/Dulcie. I do think that in canon Cam is aroace but any interpretation of those three works for me.
Favorite scene: Not a scene but NtN chapter 28 where Nona and Gideon speak and then Pyrrha is there and then the sixth house and then Paul. There was a day I just re-read that chapter like 4 times and then had to go for an hour long walk about it.
Another favorite scene: That entire section where Gideon is in Harrow's body and just writing love letters to her. Legitimately the most romantic shit I've ever read.
Also Go Loud is a good candidate for an actual favourite scene.
Favorite quote: "You can't take loved away"
But also "Hell no! I'm going to pull your whole ass off" never fails to make me laugh.
Favorite AtN theory: ohhh I don't know if I have one. Every single book has gone in such a completely different direction than I thought that at this point I'm ready for anything to happen.
tagging @dabblingreturns @bluethespiai
I dont tag much
But here goes
FAV HOUSE: 4th and 9th....I just feel a real ki ship for people who have no clue what's going on but are trying thier best
FAVE BOOK: harrow the ninth
FAVE 4: Cam, Hot Sause, Pyrrha and Abigal as a girl squad here to get shit done
FAVE ship: pyrrha and everyone's mom
FAVE Scene: the shuttle ride and harrow the ninth....between the hippos and the kumbaiyaing
FAVE quote: "Gideon, who thought puns were funny automatically...."
Fav AtN theory: I think corona is going to have an important hair cut.
Tagging @ghostlament @nercynorning
How fun! Thanks for the tag 😊
Favorite houses: the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth. Spirit talkers, sexy librarians, and goth cultists, oh my. I’d also love to know what the fuck is going on with the Eighth
Favorite book: Harrow the Ninth my beloved
Four favorites: Mercymorn, Harrowhark, John Gaius, and Alecto
Favorite ship: idk if it really counts as a ship, but whatever fucked up shit John and Alecto have going on. I also love Dios Apate and Wake/Pyrrha/G1deon. Just fucked up old people making each other worse
Favorite scene: impossible question lol. Umm I really love the scene when John has finished telling his story and Harrow asks him her questions. I really love the atmosphere of the dream chapters overall
Another favorite scene: Nona and Varun’s conversation 😭
Favorite quote: “There can be no forgiveness for those who walked away,” he said. “Just as there can be no forgiveness for me—even though I rip the very fingers from my hands ... throw them into the jaws of the monsters who hunt me ... as I run from them across the universe, end to end. Something will satisfy them eventually, but nothing satisfies me. Nothing.”
Fav ATN theory: That there’s an FTL ship still stuck in hyperspace or whatever and that’s the “message” that BOE is guarding
If you want: @procrastinationaccount @diosapate
omg hi mwah mwah mwah
Favorite houses: the first of COURSE <3 but the fifth theatrics hold a special place in my heart
Favorite book: harrow the ninth!
Four favorites: mercy, cytherea, alecto, and pyrrha
Favorite ship: gesturing vaguely at my url and all variants within. also partial to endless cytherea/loveday speculation
Favorite scene: the first scene in ntn where john is recontextualizing everything we learned about him/the lyctors in the previous book…. when i tell you i was FLOORED
Another favorite scene: the climactic bit of ntn where nona is approaching the tomb and there’s just complete chaos erupting interspliced with the ominously quiet john & alecto bits. its so fucking good
Favorite quote: never ever ever ever recovering from “bury me next to you in that unmarked grave, Joy. We knew that was the only hope we ever had–that we would live to see it through … and pray for our own cessation. Oh, we’ll still hate each other, my dear, we have hated each other too long and too passionately to stop … but my bones will rest easy next to your bones.”
Fav ATN theory: chekhov’s gun augustine. the girls that get it get it
tagging @theriverbeyond and @eskildit if you like <3 :)
that ship is toxic to YOU. to me it's a complex, multi-layered, essay-worthy dynamic that'd take numerous hours to dissect (during which i'll spend crying screaming tearing my hair out)