#assassin's fate spoilers

[roostercrowned]

actually more on why I cope with the Tawny Man ending:

the cycles bro. What did Beloved do the last time he and Fitz accomplished some major Prophet/Catalyst stuff and their relationship got closer? He LEFT because he believes 1. he makes Fitz's life harder, 2. his role as Prophet comes before whatever he may want personally, and 3. he doesn't deserve to be loved (for the previous two reasons). The kiss AND run are both a vital part of the dance. so it hits all the harder that the ultimate ending of the (entire 16 book) series is him finally staying. I mean I could go on about the details of what it still left us wanting and the godawful price of getting there, but in the grand scheme it makes the ending of Fool's Fate work for me, as much as it sucked. A cycle is not a cycle if it only happens once! (and yes for these reasons and more I fully believe they also kissed in the Clerres tunnel)

#ezra maybe don't read if rote hurts too much right now haha #rote meta #fool's fate spoilers #assassin's fate spoilers #i'll draw some funny pictures now i promise

[mellowthorn]

Family cuddle

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[fitzbelovedhangover]

When u realise that Fitz could not stand the idea of a life where his Fool was dead. But also could not die, did not manage to die despite trying, if the Fool didnt join him.

I cant live without you. I cant die without you.

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[heyitsrink]

Ch. 37 of Assassin's Fate

#actually I'm not fine!!! #I'm truly so unwell right now #“be still. don't fight me. this must happen.” #assassin's fate #assassin's fate spoilers #realm of the elderlings #rote #tysm for holding space for me while my lose my mind

[jewishdainix]

"Realm of the elderlings is queerbaiting"

Fitz and the Fool literally confessed their love for eachother and merged their souls for eternity after their biological daughter told the Fool that Fitz loved him more than he ever loved anyone else. It's fine.

"But robin hobb said -"

I'm pretty sure she spoke against the homoerotic interpitation of fitzloved was more than a decade ago.

Neil Gaiman too said at one point that he doesn't see Aziraphale and Crowly as a couple and look at Good Omens now.

I think that we as a fandom tend subotage our own experience and analysis (and honestly, our fun) by focusing too much on an opinion that was expressed a long time ago, and never really applied to the text itself. (Which, the thing that happen in the actual place are what matters. Hobb saying Fitz is straight is no different than jk r*wling saying that dumbldore is gay.

(She also wrote a line in AF where after meeting Carson Fitz drops the fact that upon meeting men he sometimes gets a feelling of an "instant connection" of a "deep friendship that could have been" which sounds like the description of attraction/a crush/whatever you'd call this (Idk the difference between these Im aro) by someone who wouldn't know to call it what it.)

"They didn't kiss"

1) By the end Fitz had Jane Prentiss levels of worm infection and was very very weak. Non of them initiating a kiss at that point makes a LOT of sense from a watsonian perspective.

2) Did "I said into his panting mouth" mean NOTHING to you???

3)

#the fitz and the fool trilogy #realm of the elderlings #assassin's fate #fitzloved #assassin's fate spoilers

[garnetrena]

“Don't doubt us, or we are lost.”

“Fitz, my love, that is the problem.”

Assassin's Fate

#HE CALLED FITZ 'MY LOVE' #fitz and the fool spoilers #robin hobb #realm of the elderlings #fitz and the fool trilogy spoilers #fitz and the fool trilogy #fitz and the fool #fitzchivalry farseer #the fool #assassin's fate #assassin's fate spoilers #rote spoilers

[annot8]

Officially half way through assassins fate - spoilers below

Chade really called that boy lantern, didn’t he?

On the subject of Lant, I am really waiting for him to do somethingggg. Both Per and Spark are so likeable, and its not that I don't like Lant, he just seems like a very random addition to this cast. Nothing against him, just hasn't really done anything yet.

But anyway, I am really enjoying this book so far! If someone had said that the final book was going to be Fitz and Beloved posing as a couple as they travel to Kelsingra, and aboard the Tarman and the Paragon, as they go to rescue their daughter... I would have not believed you. The gang have just departed from Divytown on the Paragon, with Althea, Brashen, Boy-O, and Kennitsson. And Bee is still trapped with Dwalia and Vindeliar on a ship to Clerres.

I've loved seeing so many of the old characters! Malta, Thymara, Alise, Leftrin, Althea, Wintrow, Etta, etc - I am having the time of my life! The only thing that's a little frustrating is that, because we're seeing them all through Fitz's perspective - and he isn't particularly interested in the complex relationships between all these characters - a lot of the interactions feel a bit surface level.

After Fitz, Amber, and the kids got to Kelsingra (which is still such an insane concept to me), I knew we were gonna start seeing familiar faces. Rapskal was a fun surprise! But his line - "Before I welcomed the elderling memories of an ancient warrior into my mind, I was a bumbling, stupid boy, earnest and tolerated by my fellow keepers but never respected." - killed me!!!!! Oh, my boy, what did those elderlings do to you?

I wish we could've gotten a little more time with Thymara. I really wanted to know about her work with silver, and to see her fly! The revelation of just how badly the dragons have neglected the children of their Elderlings was horrific. Fente and Sintara fighting over the growth of her and Tat's kid made me so angry. I get that the dragons think the way they do about humans but god is it frustrating!

Something I really appreciate about these books is that because Fitz isn't always the brightest, the reader is often left to work out things for themselves. I've really loved how much Hobb has expanded the lore around the Skill and the Silver, and I loved being able to make all these different connections on my own.

Seeing Alise and Leftrin, and the crew of the Tarman, again was so fun. Happy to see they're all doing well!

And then!!!! I have been waiting for Fitz and Paragon to meet since Amber carved his face. It was so fun! Amber being all "I can explain!" as if she's not known that this moment had to happen. She had so many opportunities to warn Fitz but was just in complete denial that it was going to be a thing.

It is a little strange to see Paragon from the perspective of someone who doesn't have a history with him. Fitz's opinion of him is very unforgiving. Amber loves him, Brashan is his captain, Althea relied on him to save Vivacia and her family - all these people make allowances for him because they love him. Meanwhile Fitz simply does not care lol.

Was not expecting to see Wintrow, Etta, and Vivacia, which was a treat! Don't think I've spoken about it at all here really, but Wintrow is my boy. His story felt a little abandoned in Ship of Destiny, but in the first two Liveship books, he was my absolute favourite. And the Wintrow we meet here, so many years later, felt so familiar. And I love Etta as well, no matter how much she's inconveniencing everyone lol.

One thing that is killing me tho is how casual everyone is about who Kennit really was. I get Etta and Wintrow being a bit blind about him, but the way Amber and Brashen are so dismissive of Althea's trauma is crazy. Like, no one cares except me and Althea for some reason?? I loved how interesting and well thought out Kennit was as a character, but these guys are STILL worshipping his memory and it makes it such a difficult read.

What else makes this a difficult read are the horrors Bee is going through! That scene where they come out of the pillar in Chalced and they are pinned underneath it, and people are pissing and vomitting and being sexually assaulted (Kerf, you are my enemy!!) was maybe one of the most horrific, visceral things I have ever read.

I don't know if I've ever hated a character the way I hate Dwalia. She is so awful to everyone! I was feeling a little bad for Vindeliar but nah, not anymore. They can all rot. The only upside to them continually finding Bee every time she escapes them is that at least she and Fitz are going to the same place.

Bee is my girl. I love her so much. Her relationship with wolf-father (I am cryingggg) is so sweet. Crazy that of all of Bee's fathers, the wolf is the best one. I just know Molly would be so devastated at how Bee has been dragged into all the mess that she fought so hard to protect her family from :(

Anyway, back to reading. I am sure this book will ruin me :)

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[liqhtenup]

okay now i need a gorgeous fanart of that ending scene when they get into The Wolf it's a neeeeeed

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[twicetolivetwicetodie]

"He did not feel he deserved anything from me. Not to touch me or even to say that he loved me, for he had failed so badly at being my father. It stunned me, it was like a second wall beyond his Skill walls, something that prevented him from believing that anyone could love him." I AM IN PAIN

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[mellowthorn]

And they lived happily ever after

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[fitzbelovedhangover]

"His face was so ravaged, it was like looking at death itself. Except for the smooth, silvered part of it. By creeping degrees, his human hand lifted. He turned it over, showing a bloody palm. His cracked lips moved.

Beloved.

He could not say the word, but I knew it.

So did his Fool."

Bee Farseer, Assassin's fate

Me:

#dont mind me im just crying again and again #rote spoilers #robin hobb #fitzchivalry farseer #beloved #fitzloved #the fool #assassin's fate spoilers #the fitz and the fool's trilogy spoilers #bee farseer

[ivaryx]

Thinking too much about the (brief) relationship that Bee and Beloved had is making me a little insane. Just..it shreds my heart how Bee lied to Beloved with telling them what they most feared at the end of Assassin's Fate. How she thought that she wouldn't ever be loved and was just so angry with The Fool and blamed him for being loved more by Fitz than her or anyone else..and oh also Beloved's reaction to this, how he was shocked and couldn't actually believe that what Bee said was true. All of this it's a punch to my gut and I try to not think about it but. You know

#oh what we could have had #anyways in my head fitz bee and beloved are living a happy life together! nothing ever happened #assassin's fate spoilers #realm of the elderlings #i hate it here #fitz and the fool spoilers

[motleywolf-et-al]

yeah, i'm terrible at self-promotion and i've probably missed my window of relevance. but dammit, this was my winterfest fic and only my second fic ever, and i'm proud of it. i hope some of you might enjoy it too

#realm of the elderlings #rote #beloved #bee farseer #canon divergence #bee and beloved get another chance #assassin's fate spoilers #winterfest 2022

[commandercoriandersalamander]

I got the ending of Assassin's Fate spoiled for me (and like, even if I hadn't, we all knew from the first trilogy where it would end) but the actual manner of his death? Jesus Fucking Christ.

#im talking about the worms #horrible #fitz and the fool #fitz and the fool spoilers #assassin's fate #assassin's fate spoilers #fitzchivalry farseer

[cyberphuck]

He was quiet for a longer time and then asked wryly, “Have I any other secret relatives who will come popping into my life when I least expect it?” Chade:

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