#a rogue of one's own

[stardustandrockets]

What book are you finishing up the year with?

Unless I squeeze in another audio before I go back to work on the 3rd, I'll be ending the year with 'The Gentleman's Gambit' by Evie Dunmore. Which is fitting, as I read the last book, 'Portrait of a Scotsman', two years ago around this time. I believe this is the last of the League of Extraordinary Women series as it's the last story of the friend group established in 'Bringing Down the Duke'.

I picked up 'Bringing Down the Duke' on a whim in 2020 (I forget who recced it, but I trusted their opinion), and found one of my favorite genres—historical romance. I hadn't read many romances at this point, but this was definitely a jumping off point (along with 'Well Met' and 'Red White and Royal Blue'.) Highly recommend this series if you like badass ladies, the hand scene from Pride & Prejudice, and social commentary. (Also, peep the queer rep with bisexual icon Tristan in book 2. 😉)

#the gentleman's gambit #evie dunmore #bringing down the duke #a rogue of one's own #portrait of a scotsman #the league of extraordinary women #historical romance #victorian romance #end of the year reading #goodbye 2023 #currently reading #stardustandrockets

[bigdreamsandwildthings]

Darby and books make me the happiest 💙

#booklr #book photography #book picture #books and dogs #reading buddy #an arrow to the moon #emily xr pan #sofi and the bone song #adrienne tooley #a rogue of one's own #evie dunmore #book lover #book nerd #book aesthetic #book community #bibliophile #bookworm #my photos #mine

[bonewhitepages]

there's something about these two couples that i just love and envy

#tristan and thomas's hips dont lie #flirt x grumpy #kinda rivals to lovers #tall hot and sexy victorian man fell for a gorgeous smart and brave woman #i want what they have #tristan #lucie #tristan and lucie #a rogue of one's own #a league of extraordinary women series #sjtr #thomas cresswell #audrey rose #audrey rose wadsworth #cressworth #stalking jack the ripper series #victorian era #ya books #historical fiction #adult fiction #books

[tomatoreads]

love this series so much it made me want to read novels set in this era. Book 1 is my favorite followed by 2 & 3.

#booksbooksbooks #book review #book blog #book recommendations #books and reading #reading #book community #book lover #bringing down the duke #a rogue of one's own #portrait of a scotsman #evie dunmore

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 174

Despite what people complain and snark about, Bruce does in fact have contingency plans for pretty much everything. And while he doesn’t have an exact contingency for Jason apparently accidentally kidnapping the apparently prince of the Realms- some infinite space where the dead resided according to Zatanna and Constantine, he’ll have an existential crisis about it later thanks- he did have one for his kids accidentally kidnapping someone. 

He just doesn’t think that exact plan will work in this case, seeing as that plan had to do with civilians and not very large kings that could obliterate the entire world with a hand wave, nevermind the fact that they have so many armies. Not to mention what is apparently both the king’s second-in-command and brother. 

Well, if none of his usual contingencies won’t work and Constantine’s attempts at making a deal isn’t working, nor is the other’s attempts to talk the two down, then it’s plan Z time. Seduction it is. 

#dcxdp #dpxdc #prompts #The league all ended up in the realms & Jason ended up picking up a child who was asking him questions #This was not noticed until Constantine had already finished the sigil to teleport them all out of the Realms #Which is when they both notice the child in Jason’s arms #and the fact that the child has a circlet-crown & galaxy cape #Danny isn’t happy to have been turned into his ghost age for his own health #He’s bullying Pariah into being a better person accidentally #Grumpy lad snuck out into the gardens instead of nap time just in time for the league & co to appear #Pariah & Fright finish the council meeting just in time to see a group of living disappear with the BABY PRINCE #They understandably panicked #Meanwhile Danny is having a blast asking this other halfa about his world full of heroes #Let’s be honest at least half of Bruce’s rogues have either been with him before or have an obsessive crush on him #And he knows how to flirt AND how to fight #No one is going to believe the league when they try to tell the others what happened #halfa jason todd #liminal batfamily

[obsessedwithstarwars]

Danny: “I need your help about as much as I need the beating of my heart.”

Batman: (oddly touched, very much wanting to know where this meta kids parents are, yet he’s so happy that a child is actually asking for help rather than act like any of his vigilante children) “Alright here’s the plan-”

Danny: “I’m dead!” *vanishes*

Batman: “…I should have seen that coming.”

#danny phantom #dc x dp #dp x dc #dp x dc prompt #danny fenton #dp x dc crossover #batman #dp #danny phantom fanfiction #Batman didn’t like that answer #Danny didn’t care #he’s just trying to get home to jazz #she’s making replica nasty burgers #it’s not his fault one of Batman’s rogues decided to try him #but the rogue in question is about to have a terrible no good day #so is Batman but for entirely different reasons #meanwhile jazz is having her own problems like not burning down the kitchen

[jynersq]

is it a line from the rogue one novelization or a barbara walters interview? who can say

#cassian andor #jyn erso #rogue one #rebelcaptain #when i say. its mdingiht and im laughing hysterically at my own STUPID JOKE #AND IM SEVERELY BEHIND ON A PAPER DRAFT FOR MY BOSS!!!! #mine #my edits

[bonefall]

How do you feel about "character joins bloodclan" aus? Im curious about ur thoughts since youre really in tune with the themes of the series but personally i just hate them bc its ALWAYS aimed at 'unfortunate' characters and always ALWAYS ignores the fact that bloodclan is a horrible place in-canon and that they're just reflavoring the abuse and trauma the characters qent through to be more emo or goth themed.

Ravenpaw is ALWAYS a prime target for this and its like. Great. You took the character being abused by their mentor figure and is being harmed from the violent culture the clan has generated... and giving them an EMO mentor figure who will inevitably abuse them and harm them as a result of the violent culture the emo clan has generated. Sasha is another one I've noticed- you've put the woman who lost her kit and is struggling to survive with the others while being controlled and abused by someone who sees her as an outsider (aka alone and easy to isolate), and are gonna put her in a faction who specifically separates kin from one another to easily control them and who have canonically tried murdering those who stick with their family. What was gained here.

Like i know bloodclan is revamped in ur au (thank god for it) but in canon bloodclan is HORRIBLE. People ignore that in favor of putting their favs into bloodclan bc bloodclan is cool and killed tigerstar that one time bc of revenge. Ravenpaw becomes Scourge AUS are SO SO SO much worse bc of this too- sure you manage to point out how scourge and raven has roughly similar stories in their youth but you could also do something interesting and make an au where raven and scourge are FOILS and do a firestar/scourge thing, while pointing this comparison out!! Instead you just went "Ravenpaw emo now and is sad about beating up Firestar his friend" and basically kept everything the same.

Sorry im basically venting here but i just dont like how people forget that scourge in canon does NOT look out for the 'little guy', he's a murderer and abuser who wants to keep his subjects afraid and separated so that he alone has power over them. Bloodclan is not the cool strong goth group, its the group where two cats slaughter eachother over a piece of twoleg scraps, only for the survivor to die bc the food was poisonous to cats and no one knew bc theres no cohesive group that can pass that knowledge around. its a fucking horrible place to live. Im not saying that you cant do interesting "character in bloodclan" aus (a Rusty who lives in bloodclan who STILL wants to do good but is shaped by the horrid reality of bloodclan would be fun imo) but its so often used with already traumatized characters as a 'solution' or 'fix-it with some emotional issues involved' that i just foam at the mouth and howl like a rabid animal on principle at this point.

Hmm... I think for me, it doesn't tend to read that way for me when the fandom makes AUs for it. I'm coming at BloodClan from a point of really deep critique and frustration.

BloodClan's not a REAL place, and what that means is, every speck of how horrible it was is a choice the writers made to justify its treatment. It was something they actively decided, because, BloodClan was a tool to suddenly invalidate the previous 5 books of TPB so that the series could comfortably conclude there was no need to upset the status quo.

If you haven't read it before, I recommend this post I made on how Darkest Hour Is A Personal Disappointment, but anyway;

We spend a whole series on how Fireheart challenges a broken society, because he is different. Their xenophobia, how isolationism and glory get people killed, the way that Tigerstar's greatest asset is how respected he is... these are bad things. They're things that Fireheart fights for several books.

But then, in the LAST book, in the 11th inning, they introduce BloodClan. They're just evil. They have no nuance. The narrative bends over backwards to stress that this group of evil foreigners LOVES murder, hates friendship, and doesn't believe in our good god.

Suddenly, the Clan cats have to be EXTRA xenophobic and glorious to kill these filthy, murderous foreign hordes. Clan cat belief in their good god makes them stronger than the bloodthirsty barbarians. Firestar kills Scourge and we can feel happy and triumphant about it, when Tigerstar was killed a few chapters ago and given a tragic sendoff.

So, I encourage you to step back from an emotional response to how Filthy and Murderous this group was portrayed, and look at it as a writing choice.

When Tigerstar, known cat-racist and murderer of mixed-race people, is killed by Scourge in self-defense, he is grieved by Firestar and commended for his "good qualities". (and then they retconned in that it was actually secretly revenge all along, not just self defense, so this killing is extra evil)

When Scourge is killed, Firestar just thinks about how it's cool he's not going to heaven, and how all of the previously ferocious BloodClan warriors look so inferior to the forest Clans.

And so, with all that said,

I'm 100% in favor of how the fandom widely looks at this, says, "fuck that" and just makes them the Cool Goth Group. I'd argue pretty strongly that the least nuanced idea of that is still infinitely better than canon.

There was nothing there. It was literally just Xenophobia-Is-JustifiedClan. They literally hated love and friendship and banned families so that Clan cats would look good in comparison. Banned families. You don't get this level of stupid evil from anything else but an 80s cartoon.

Maybe I just don't see the AUs you tend to see (I curate my Tumblr experience very well and generally hang out in more adult-oriented spaces, I can imagine a place like Amino being mostly kids who tend to be immature. Edgelord Angstpiddle is just a normal part of growing up), but every project I see that gives me a glimpse of BloodClan Ravenpaws and Sashas come with such tweaks already assumed.

Like, these are examples I've seen,

They'll have Raven be involved with the formation of BloodClan

Scourge will actually be a character with some pity and mercy, like how he was in Rise of Scourge when his abusive siblings begged him for food, and he fed them before sending them away.

no ban on love and friendship. Lol. Lmao, even.

More of the social structure will be based around acquiring food for people in a 'harsh' environment, leading to that battle, instead of just Evil Foreign Greed (which canon!scourge only had after being almost killed by tigerstar, because he said "actually, in light of new information that you are a murderer, i need to reconsider our deal.")

BloodClan will be overhauled completely. I've seen this a few ways. Connecting them to SkyClan, or the Oakstar raids on Chelford, or even as a positive entity; a surprise ally. (VERY common with BloodClan Ravenpaw AUs I've seen).

Anyways... (Shrug), I dunno dude, it doesn't bother me that much.

#and remember. BloodClan is 1 of 3 actively hostile evil foreigner groups with no nuance. #4 if you also count Slash's rogues as their own entity and not just a continuation of One's. #This is NOT a treatment ever EVER given to Clanborn cat factions. #Berryh's hate crime club is being treated with more kindness than this. #None of Mud's supporters were punished for attempted murder or treason. Or anything. #And there is only ONE DF trainee who was Dark Forested after his death. #So anon I'm so sorry but I am your worst enemy u_u #We will fight at dawn #I think that one barley map is super awesome and it's the only time I ever really liked canon BloodClan #I like to imagine my own version in my head when I watch BloodClan-related art because canon BloodClan bugs me so bad #The xenophobia in this series is so blatant and yet so overlooked

[someonesspring]

soooooo interesting to me how cassian isn’t shown to be a leader, but someone who inspires others to lead. his words hold so much weight and impact and yet he encourages other people to speak.

#even in his own show he often times feels like a side character evne tho HE is the reason all of this is happening #cassian andor #andor spoilers #andor #star wars #rogue one

[eegnm]

"Last night I dreamed that I was a child

Out where the pines grow wild and tall

I was trying to make it home through the forest

Before the darkness falls

I heard the wind rustling through the trees

And ghostly voices rose from the fields

I ran with my heart pounding down that broken path

With the devil snapping at my heels

I broke through the trees and there in the night

My father's house stood shining hard and bright

The branches and brambles tore my clothes and scratched my arms

But I ran till I fell shaking in his arms"

#they make me crazy #you can never go back aaaaaaaaa!! #star wars #jyn erso #saw gerrera #rogue one #fanart #my art #shes her fathers daughter thats so crazy #those are lyrics btw not my own words lol #found some good references so maybe there'll be more

[guy-girlfriend]

most of the time when i see this image used it's small and cropped, usually at the bust, but every once in a while i come across the unedited original and i'm immediately knocked out cold by the sheer, raw slut energy radiated by the full image. the short cut of the vest, hip cocked, one hand on his belt. the magnitude of the cunt being served... the Slay of it all...

#cassian andor the minx that you are #currently being hunted in my own home by official rogue one promo materials #andor

[alexanderpearce]

#shut up ulrike #steeleye span #folk music #there are about a million other categories of songs these are just ones ive noticed mostly on parcel of rogues and now we are six bc those #are the ones my parents and thus i listened to most #other categories could include: 'the fields! the harvest!' and 'He Died' and 'my love is oh so far away/he Died' #and lots of magical narratives that could all have their own subsections #and a hundred other niche themes im sure you could find at least two songs for each #anyway #popular

[harrenhalyuri]

Marazhai Aezyrraesh and the Rogue Trader X William Bouguereau -Dante and Virgil (1850)

"We are spared such weaknesses. We see deeper - and in that depth, there is only mastery and submission." "The painting depicts a scene from Dante's Divine Comedy, which narrates a journey through Hell by Dante and his guide Virgil. In the scene, the author and his guide are looking on as two damned souls are entwined in eternal combat." (x)

#marazhai aezyrraesh #rogue trader #warhammer 40k rogue trader #oc: mortred #i spent all day on this my back is destroyed :) #one art tag to rule them all #inspired by my own fic lmao #and one of my favorite paintings ofc #otp: amor inventado

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 71

Klarion is delighted, excited, impatient, and so very happy. He’s found a friend, not the justice league baby-crew who don’t know how to make friends properly or the order-magician who doesn’t play right, but another realm-being his age! They’re even around the same death-date, his is just a couple years earlier! But to beings who aren’t adults until they’re well into the hundreds that’s practically nothing!

His new friend even has a familiar too- even if he has to explain what a familiar is- and, and even shares his two other friends with him! 

He’s been in this world for what feels like so long trying to make friends and he’s made three in just a month! And they even know how to properly play and wrestle without targeting Teekl like a certain order lord who he doesn’t like. 

Oh! Hey it’s the justice league kiddy-crew! Were they feeling neglected or something?

#chaotic friendship au #dcxdp #dpxdc #prompts #klarion is roughly 4 years older in death years than danny #he found another baby ancient godling! #klarion is trying to cause mischief and play but there's a big culture clash #he's very confused why the young justice team only come for playdates whenever he pulls pranks #But now they've come over for a playdate all on their own!! #Phantom look at them they're learning he's so proud! #Someone: Klarion is very childish & destructive- #Tucker and Sam: He's only six stop being mean to him and his emotional support cat >:/ #Danny is delighted to have a friend whose also down for pranks and chaos but who understands he also has things like school #Realms familiars are emotional support animals that help their respective being #Since realms beings are usually half emotions (at least in core) hurting a familiar hurts their 'ghost' too #Danny's rogues just saw new door open and wanted to play #I mean look at them they're all like 30 years old at most #to the infinite realms that's like nothing #The fentons punched a hole in reality in the equivalent of one of the daycare areas of the zone that formed *after* they had put Pariah the #klarion the witch boy #danny fenton #Danny & Klarion when meeting Ellie: Its free battle friend #Dan will be so confused because in his timeline he never became friends with this other... holy fuck is this another halfa-

[chronicowboy]

rogue one: "they've no idea we're coming, they've no reason to expect us. if we can make it to the ground, we'll take the next chance and the next. on and on until we win... or the chances are spent"

andor: "we are at this moment in control of this facility. how long we hang on, how far we get, how many of us make it out, all of that is now up to us... we will never have a better chance than this"

#sami rambles #just this show once again being incredible on its own but enriching rogue one 6 years later #andor spoilers #andor #andor show #andor series #cassian andor #kino loy #jyn erso #rogue one #star wars rogue one #sw: rogue one

[ariadnethedragon]

THE GENTLEMAN’S GAMBIT by EVIE DUNMORE

“We broke your spectacles, too … I shall fix them for you.”

The Arabic language offered many romantic possibilities, at least eleven different words for love to precisely capture the various stages of the emotion, and perhaps, secretly, she had expected more elaborate verbal wooing from him. Yet here he was, making her swoon with a plain I shall fix them for you.

#the gentleman’s gambit #evie dunmore #a league of extraordinary women #catriona campbell #elias khoury #catriona x elias #bringing down the duke #a rogue of one’s own #portrait of a Scotsman #lit edit #litedit #book edit #bookedit #book moodboard #historical romance #historical romantic fiction #period fiction #books #english literature #literature #romantic fiction #character edit #character aesthetic #book aesthetic