hi! I hope this isn’t too random, but I just wanted to tell you I have been following you for YEARS, and used to check your blog even when I was a tiny 14 year old without an account of my own, cause I loved what you posted so much. when I did get an account, you were actually one of the first accounts that followed me back, and I cannot tell you the absolute elation that I felt. it was like being noticed by a celebrity. you came across my dash tonight and I felt a wave of nostalgia and was inspired to come here and tell you all this. thank you for inspiring a little fellow fangirl.
Awww, thanks so much for this @lavenderlemonrose, not too random at all!
Your message really warms my fangirl heart. It’s ironically so easy to feel disconnected on social media and tumblr is no exception, but we really are out here in the void floating around each other, passing close by even if we aren’t aware of it, occasionally connecting, never truly alone. Thank you for reminding me of that!
I was tagged by the amazing and wonderful @zumurruds (like a week ago I know but I’m sorry life’s been insane)
share your wallpaper: I have 2 because of my focus settings. The best fanart of Gideon Nav to ever exist & this cute picture of my boyfriend napping with my sisters cat.
the last song you listened to:
currently reading: so I’m a complete and total psychopath, I read multiple books at the same time. I usually am reading a book on my kindle, a physical book and listening to an audiobook at any given time.
kindle = Ocean’s Echo which I started forever ago and am just now finishing
audiobook = Harrow the Ninth I needed a comfort read last week…no one @ me about HtN being my comfort read
physical = The Final Girl Support Group
last movie: uhhhh I think it was Everything Everywhere All At Once (again) I watched it when I came home from the bar and cried (again) alone in my bed 💀
craving: pizza
what are you wearing right now: pjs
how tall are you: 5’1” 🦐
piercings: I have my ears pierced but that’s it
tattoos: 8
last drink: I am drinking red sangria as we speak
last show: currently balls deep in a rewatch of Black Sails, thank you very much
last thing you ate: chocolate chip cookie 🍪
favorite color: if you’ve read up until this point and haven’t figured out that my favorite color is green then go with god because I cannot help you. (It’s dark, forest green tho not this lime ass bitch)
current obsession: Travellers Rest it’s a video game a la Stardew Valley but instead of a farm you run a tavern
unrelated obsession: cross stitch, I be loving all those lil squares
any pets: a dog & 2 chickens
do you have a crush on anyone: A. I’m 28 so saying I have a crush on anyone sounds weird as hell and B. My boyfriend
favorite fictional character: asking me to pick just one is criminal, disgusting even. That being said probably Ronan Lynch from The Raven Cycle
last place you travelled: to Pennsylvania for a funeral 💀
tagging: @jurdanhell (miss u) @adxmparriish @frootloopscereal @lavenderlemonrose @justiceforprincecorrick & anyone else who wants to
I got tagged by @eldestdaughterr and @laequiem to share my last, current and next reads! thank you my wonderful friends 💖
I tag @lavenderlemonrose @witching-by-the-willow @frootloopscereal @noirshadow @all-the-damn-vampires @justiceforprincecorrick and anyone else who wants to!
hi, I'm forest! I'm just a girl who goes absolutely feral for the boston bruins (and sometimes the avalanche when the bruins are giving me too much anxiety). my fave players are trent frederic and danton heinen, but you could ask me about any player in the bruins lineup and chances are I have a deep emotional attachment to them. this is a sideblog - I like and follow from my main blog @lavenderlemonrose!
hey, I'm forest! you can also find me on my main blog, @lavenderlemonrose, where I post about my non-book fandoms. the following list is non-comprehensive, and I'll try to update it as frequently as I can - to see everything I read, you can follow my storygraph here. generally, the main genres I read are fantasy and romance (historical and contemporary), in both YA and adult categories.
please note: I am an adult, and read books with mature content and themes. as a result, I will reblog posts that may contain mature content related to those books. I will do my best to tag those posts with #nsfw, but minors please tread with caution
a court of thorns and roses series by sarah j maas (tagged #acotar)
all for the game series by nora sakavic (tagged #aftg)
captive prince series by cs pacat (tagged #capri)
carry on/simon snow series by rainbow rowell (tagged #carry on)
crescent city series by sarah j maas (tagged #cc)
dark rise series by cs pacat (tagged #dark rise)
fence graphic novels by cs pacat (tagged #fence)
gentlemen bastards series by scott lynch (tagged #locke lamora)
grishaverse (shadow and bone, six of crows, and king of scars series) by leigh bardugo (shadow and bone tagged #s&b, six of crows tagged #soc, and king of scars tagged #kos)
if we were villains by ml rio (tagged #iwwv)
shades of magic series by ve schwab (tagged #adsom)
percy jackson and the olympians series by rick riordan (tagged #pjo)
red, white, and royal blue by casey mcquiston (tagged #rwrb)
secret shanghai series by chloe gong (tagged #tvd and #flf)
stalking jack the ripper series by kerri maniscalco (tagged #sjtr)
the atlas six series by olivie blake (tagged #tas)
the dark artifices series by cassandra clare (tagged #tda)
the folk of the air series by holly black (tagged #tfota)
the inheritance games series by jennifer lynn barnes (tagged #thg)
the infernal devices series by cassandra clare (tagged #tid)
the last binding series by freya marske (tagged #tlb)
the raven cycle series by maggie stiefvater (tagged #trc)
throne of glass series by sarah j maas (tagged #tog)
witchlands series by susan dennard (tagged #truthwitch)
additional note: some of these authors (such as sjm and cassie clare) have very active and sometimes toxic fandoms (and detractors). I am not interested in becoming involved in fandom drama, nor in defending my enjoyment of these series. I am not afraid to block those who don't respect these wishes.
Hi, I’m Forest, a book lover who’s been writing since I could hold a pencil. My motivation to write dropped off in the last few years, but I’ve really been missing it lately so I’m hoping to rekindle the spark!
My main wip at the moment is a space fantasy straddling the line between YA and adult, inspired in parts by Star Wars and eldritch horror. It features fierce girls finding their strength, world-weary boys searching for peace, the complicated bonds between siblings, and the terrifying prospect of trusting another person with your heart. Its tentative working title is The Dark Beyond the Stars - posts related to it will be tagged TDBTS.
I also write fanfic - as of right now I don’t have any made public, but I’m in the process of digging into my archives and polishing up some old favorites to publish. When I do so, I’ll link my AO3 here as well. You can find a list of fandoms I’m involved in at my main blog, @lavenderlemonrose, which is also the blog I’ll be following from.
A note: My writing, both original and fanfic, contains mature themes and explicit (nsfw) scenes. All such content will be tagged properly, but for my own comfort, I respectfully ask minors under 16 DNI. I was reading smutty fanfic at your age too, there’s nothing wrong with it - I’d just rather not talk to you about it by accident.
congrats on 800, goddess!! I've been having a lovely day today - we're going to be rehearsing one of my favorite ballets later on this week, so I'm excited. I hope your day's been going well! I'm notoriously bad at choosing between things, so.... ☝💝🙊
i'm so sorry for the late response, i havent got the time to answer this until now. but that's nice!!! its so nice that u dance ballet! how was the ballet? did u good on the performance?
☝: i think i first followed you because you were a very active mutual of a mutual of mine, and then i saw your content and saw you like similar things to me
💝: i think the texts posts you reblog are very funny and your content is very aesthetically pleasing
🙊: when i look at your blog i always stay fixated on this icon and i think that's aelin from tog? and the fact it reminds me of is that im scared to read tog bc i read acotar first so... hm... yeah
it is a truth universally acknowledged that a student who has exams will procrastinate to great lengths in order to avoid preparing for said exams
behold the evidence of my shame: a demo of a song I wrote and sang for a Six of Crows: The Musical adaptation that does not exist but lives rent free in my head; this part of “The Wraith” is on a continuous loop
Context: Inej has been stabbed by Oomen and is bleeding out on the top of the crate. She remembers her father’s words “Climb, Inej” which inspired this part of the song. However much she tries to pick herself up, Inej is severely wounded and begins to drift off into unconsciousness. Inej prays to her Saints, and begins her “climb” to the afterlife before Kaz stops her from stabbing herself in the heart.
//please do not repost on tumblr or on any other site - reblogs and comments are fine but be gentle with me as I’m cringing at myself rn lol. i recorded this late in the wee hours of night which is why I’m not putting in the power that should be there, hence demo//
“Climb, Inej”
You must climb, Inej
You must claim life, Inej, don’t let them stain you with fear
“Climb, Inej, climb
You must climb, Inej, climb”
But I grow weaker still, it’s not just a matter of will
I’m not a lynx or a Dreg or a ghost, I’m just a girl–
“You’re Inej Ghafa”
And I hear “climb, Inej, climb” but I’m weak
“Climb, Inej, climb” I heard my father once speak
“Climb, Inej, climb - I will catch you if you fall”
So I’ll climb and I’ll climb, and I pray the Saints receive me after all
I’ll climb and I’ll climb, and I’ll let them catch me when I fall
I’ll climb and I’ll climb and I’ll reach my destination proud and tall
lyrics to the whole song
s/o to @sisters-and-crows @f-r-o-p @alinaleksanders @gilbertscarrot @zeromournerszerofunerals @joyfulsongbird @mournersandfunerals @lavenderlemonrose @guindalf @mure-sauvage @darlingdregs @music-and-movies @manikas-whims @lucentcorrigan @oceanspray5 @slytherinprongs-toomanyfandoms and @holocene-days i clearly did not go to bed when i said i would
I got tagged by @eldestdaughterr @witching-by-the-willow & @adxmparriish to create my aesthetic mood board and y’all, I’m in love.
rule: go to Pinterest, search “[your name] core aesthetic” and create a moodboard from the first nine images. no need to mention your name!
Tagging: @congolife @lavenderlemonrose @frootloopscereal @frenemies-to-lovers @all-the-damn-vampires @jurdanhell @nevereacheaven & anyone else who wants to make one 💚