#greys court

[cycles-seasons]

#nature photography #nature photographer #nature #garden #england #outdoors #bokeh #bokeh photography #plants #nature lover #planet earth #stillness speaks #simplicity #greys court #national trust #autumn

[pepperf]

I visited the very lovely and very definitely 100% haunted Greys Court today (thanks to @bending-sickle pointing out the free National Trust ticket offer!). So, photo spam!

First, we had a walk around the grounds, including these wisteria whose bloodlust was barely contained by the ancient walls of their garden...

The rest of the gardens were just simply splendid, even this late into the season. Witchcraft, perhaps?

And then a walk around the house, including a choice of ghost portraits. The mournful child in black, perhaps, or the grey lady, or the smart young chap in WWI uniform...

And last but not least, this truly amazing choice of portrait from a neat little exhibition about some of the women who owned Greys Court over the years:

Perfect.

#don't have nightmares #greys court #I've checked and the original had a face #and was probably someone else entirely #so I guess this was 'she probably wore clothes like this' #mixed with 'let's freak the hell out of anyone walking into this room'

[venicepearl]

Greys Court is a Tudor country house and gardens in the southern Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in the county of Oxfordshire, England. Now owned by the National Trust, it is located at grid reference SU725834, and is open to the public.

#Greys Court #xvii century #tudor style #Chiltern Hills #rotherfield greys #henley-on-thames #oxfordshire #england #Architecture #national trust #photo #photography

[strawb3rrymilkrat]

These two lines of dialog have altered my brain chemistry

#nora when I catch you nora when I catch you nora #grey for Neil #black for Andrew #yellow(gold) for Jeremy #dark blue for Jean #all for the game #aftg #the sunshine court #tsc #tsc spoilers #andrew minyard #neil josten #andreil #jeremy knox #jean moreau #jerjean #cross posted on twitter

[jeanmoreaux]

cannot stop think about how jean and neil are as much foils as they are mirror characters. they are both cut from the same cloth but circumstances molded them into different people. if things had been different jean could have been neil and neil could have been jean. they are same but different. they are different but same.

#this is currently rotating and marinating in my brain on this grey sunday #tsc #jean moreau #neil josten #aftg #all for the game #the sunshine court

[g-----m]

Pale Court is pretty fun

#hollow knight #hk grey mourner #hk ze'mer #hk pale court #pale court

[yaralulu]

I think i’d enjoy rhysands character a lot more if sjm just embraced the fact that’s he’s a little evil.Like this man has questionable morals and he’s a little fucked in the head and that’s interesting or it could’ve been if sjm didn’t try to paint him like this angel who could do no wrong all the time.

This is why book 1 rhys remains superior because he did what he had to do and didn’t sit there trying to explain how he’s actually a hero and a good person who didn’t do anything wrong.He had good intentions while still being unapologetically awful and that made him interesting 🗣️!!This is a morally grey man who sjm so desperately wants us to believe is a good person.She should’ve leaned into his morally grey-ness instead of backtracking and trying to rewrite what happened in book 1.

Sjm has the same screwed perception on the IC and rhys that feyre has and that means we’re never gonna see any real character development from any of them because they’re already perfect in her eyes 👎.

#let this man be morally grey #i hope this makes sense #sjm books #rhysand #rhys acotar #sjm critical #feyre archeron #acomaf #acotar #a court of thorns and roses #rhysand critical #anti inner circle #anti rhysand

[mistykaru]

rest on...ᵗᶦᵈᵈʸ...

#andreil #aftg #the foxhole court #all for the game #tfc #this was mostly inspired by uhhh i remember one time i was chillin like this on the sister bc like #yeah idk and then the bun was on her other side also using the same spot #it's just the top tier spot comfiest 10/10 #idk how to make tortoiseshell cats convincingly #one of them should just be orange but i always make one black and the other grey #anyway #myart #i hate that the i is capitalized but tiny text ain't got me also idk how it works #and why i'm not allowed a lower case superscripted i #but i need it to be conveyed that i am shy about what prompted this picture

[velidewrites]

My Roman Empire

#BARK BARK BARK #he was INSANE for this #definition of morally grey #feysand #pro feysand #feyre x rhysand #feyre archeron #feyre acotar #rhysand #rhysand acotar #acotar #a court of thorns and roses

[cycles-seasons]

#nature photography #nature photographer #nature #garden #england #outdoors #bokeh #bokeh photography #plants #nature lover #planet earth #stillness speaks #simplicity #greys court #national trust #autumn

[bxriles]

So I finished A Court of Silver Flames this morning.

This is now an Eris Vanserra stan account. That is all.

Someone come talk to me about this character because I am fascinated.

#acotar #Eris vanserra #we LOVE a morally grey character #also one of the more complex characters #I have a lot of thoughts on Eris and the Vanserra boys in general #vanserra brothers #a court of silver flames #I could write a dissertation about the Vanserra family #Eris be getting too much hate. #this mf has done nothing wrong other than talk some shit #the DOUBLE STANDARD between Eris and Rhys is ABSURD #sarah j maas

[renren-006]

hello there! i absolutely adore your writing and saw that requests were open so i decided to send one in :) could you perhaps write a sierra six x reader where six has been acting kind of strange all day and the reader is confused. he’s just been avoiding eye contact and shyer so the reader teases him. from the reader’s teasing one thing leads to another and there’s eventual smut. but while they have sex he’s still acting all shy and stuff. sorry if this is kinda confusing hahaha. thank you!

Shy Boy | Sierra Six x Reader

warning: smut (female dominance) , court gentry being a very shy boy. word count: 653 A/n: hey hey!! i hope you enjoy this!! shy shy court gentry is very sweet to write! lmk if you have any other shy court request!! I also really love that you enjoy my writing! thank you so much for requesting something!

How were you supposed to know what goes through the Court's mind? He had always been distant about the thoughts that swirled in his head but today, today was different. The man wouldn't look at you and when he did he would just blush and return his focus to the last thing he was doing. It aggravates you, the man you love was ignoring you, or more so was so shy and flustered he couldn't look at you. You didn't know which one was worse; being ignored or your lover being shy towards you. 

This went on for about a few hours. You decided to take things into your own hands and tease him relentlessly. It was easy to tease Court on a normal day but because he had been so shy and distant lately you knew your boldness would catch him more off guard than normal. 

“Hey baby” you said, in a little bit of a huskier tone than normal. Court looked up from the book he was reading on the couch to see you above him. His cheeks reddened and he blushed. 

“Hey…” he said, drawing out his sentence. “What are you um, up to?” 

“Oh me, not much just wondering what you're doing” you said to him, you slowly sat down in his lap letting your hands run over his shirt. His book ended up on the floor and his hands found your waist. 

“Baby?” he asked shyly. You knew your mission like you knew the map of him. You unbuttoned his shirt slowly keeping your eyes on his. He never broke eye contact, even when his shirt found the floor. 

“Still shy?” you asked, and the little nod he gave you helped you know that tonight, you were in control of everything, “Okay baby” 

That night it was you in controle, it was your turn to dictate what happens. Normally you would want him to control it, want him to make you beg, but tonight it was enticing wanting to hear the begging come from him. The bed was warm from the afternoon sun on it and the almost sunset light gave Court a new glow. 

He was still shy under you, still glowing in that light while you rode him and was still so shy about making a sound while you gave him pleasure. Your hips rocked back and forth on top of him sending waves into you and his soft whimpers from under you made you rock harder on top of him. The slight bounces broke Court from his shy trance and once the moans from both of you filled the room the man that you loved with came back to you all shyness gone. He took over letting you fall on top of him, kissing your neck while he pounded into you, making you feel breathless. His hips satisfied you, and satisfied the shy boy under you. 

He laid next to you. Skin exposed to the now pink and orange sky. You turned towards him, the apartment windows letting all the sunset light, pinks oranges and blues just cascaded over the room and the two of you. “Why all the shyness Court?” you asked, breaking silence.

“I…didn't know how to talk about what I wanted” he said, a little shy but not as shy as before. 

“What did you want?” you asked, concerned letting yourself sit up to face him. 

“You, in control” he told you, your smile broke the awkwardness making Court sigh in relaxation. 

“If you want me in controle, ask, i'll do it again” You told the man you loved and Court took you in his arms, the heat and sweat not bothering you as he hugged you. The two of you fell asleep to the setting sun and the comfort of the two of you.

"I love you y/n" he whispered before you both fell into a comfortable and relaxing sleep.

#the grey man #the grey man fan fiction #court gentry #court gentry x reader #i am so in love with six its not even funny #sierra six x reader #sierra six #sierra six x you #i love ryan gosling

[hederasgarden]

Just Pretend

Summary: For a moment, Six thinks about how his life could be different.  Paring: Sierra Six (Court Gentry) x F!Reader Word Count: 700 Rating: 18+ only. Mild violence. Six does watch the reader without her knowledge but it's all above board. A/N: This is based on my thoughts about how Sierra Six would 100% have a housewife kink. Thank you to @a-reader-and-a-writer for looking over this story. 

Masterlist ♡ The Grey Man Masterlist

Six doesn’t mean to watch you. 

He knows it’s wrong, a violation of privacy, but after all the awful things he’s done, it seems small by comparison. Each time he finds his eyes drawn to you he promises himself it’s the last. It’s a lie of course because being stuck in a safe house for weeks on end, there isn’t much else to do. You live in the apartment next to the mark he’s collecting intel on. The blinds to your living room and bedroom are always drawn but he can see clearly into your kitchen where you spend most of your time.

It’s oddly relaxing to see you do mundane things like cooking dinner or baking cookies. You spend your mornings before work reading from your tablet and drinking tea at the little table you’ve wedged under the large window. Sometimes you’ll do the crossword there on Sundays, nose scrunched up as you solve the riddles and pencil in your answer. There’s a row of potted plants on the shelf that you take meticulous care of, watering them and cleaning the dust off their leaves with a damp cloth weekly. 

He loves the cooler days the best when you’ll throw open the window and he can hear the soft music you play and catch the smell of whatever you’re cooking. You’ve been baking more recently, experimenting with decorating cupcakes and cookies. Six admires the concentration it takes to sit, bent over a table to painstakingly create intricate designs for long stretches of time. He imagines you giving treats to your coworkers and friends. He knows they'd taste good, infused with the love and dedication you pour into them.

As far he can tell you don’t have anyone important in your life, at least that lives close by. You’re home every day by 5:30 pm on the dot and on the weekends you only seem to leave for groceries, although he’s seen two different men walk you back to your apartment in the evening. You never kiss or invite them up but you wear pretty sundresses that cling to all the right places on your body. Six is quick to push away that kind of thought. That’s dangerous territory. It’s bad enough he’s spying on you without your knowledge. 

This afternoon it looks like you’re making pasta and homemade bread. His stomach growls at the thought of warm, buttery bread. For a moment he lets himself fantasize what it would be like if he could share a meal with you, to be the person you spent hours cooking for. He likes to think you’d be the type to watch him take the first bite, anxious to see if he liked the new recipe. You’d probably smile and shyly look away when he complimented you, secretly pleased. 

Six thinks about cleaning up after dinner with you, the quiet, comfortable way the two of you would move around the small kitchen together. He'd wash and dry the dishes while you put away the leftovers. Afterward, the two of you would curl up on the couch and watch a movie. Six is willing to bet money you have a collection of soft blankets to burrow under. You'd probably fall asleep before the movie ends, head pillowed against his shoulder, and sleepily protest when he says you should go to bed. 

Before his thought can go further, a flash of movement out of the corner of his eye has him swinging the scope sharply to the right. It's the target, emerging from his apartment for the first time in weeks. The older man yawns and stretches, unaware he's being watched.

Six sighs, and flips open the shitty old Nokia phone he was given for the mission. 

"Target confirmed."

"10-4. Execute. Exfil will be waiting in the south alley," the faceless voice on the other end of the line commands. 

"Understood," Six replies, dropping the phone and grinding it under the heel of his boot. 

Before he can help himself, he looks back at your open kitchen window. You take a sip of wine and bite into a piece of bread, eyes closing with a smile as you savor the taste. His gaze lingers, longer than it should before he forces himself back to the task at hand. 

He takes slow, even breaths and leans his shoulder into the butt of the rifle, squeezing the trigger. The man topples back into the apartment. Below, the street traffic continues, unaware of what just occurred. The urge to look back at you is strong but Six buries it and disassembles his weapon. 

That isn't his life.

 This is and there's no amount of pretending that will change that.

♡

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#sierra six #sierra six x reader #sierra six x you #court gentry x reader #courtland gentry #the grey man fic #the grey man

[fourteentrout]

I honestly think that the ACOTAR series and it's characters are more complicated than fans give it credit for. Like a lot of fantasy readers in the modern age of booktok and all that shit always seem to crave a morally gray character, but when a character is actually morally gray they sort of...don't acknowledge it?

Because pretty much every single character in that series except for the obvious villains (Amarantha, king of hybern) are morally gray. Including Tamlin.

He's a really interesting case because he has these abusive behaviors, this consistent like Giving Up where he just heeds to his anger and his powers, but his entire driving force is that he doesn't want to be like his cruel, murderous father. Like, his essential action as a character is in direct conflict with his base characteristics, like isn't that so interesting??? But he's always just chalked up to the abusive anger issues ex who doesn't deserve any more chances because he already gave so many up. Like...do people know that even if a character is a Bad Guy, like a real bad guy, not your charming, suave, comedic villain bad guy, but like a guy who's fucked up and broken and mean and sad, can still be a compelling, multi-dimensional character?

And Rhysand. He's a super interesting character because though his intentions all come from the same place of like striving for peace and unity and other virtuous shit like that, he's still willing to overwrite his OWN MORALS if it means working towards getting what he wants--remember when he left a head in Tamlin's garden? I had totally forgotten about that because he never really exhibited any behavior that matched that, but if we think about it it was pointing to this facet of his character where, at least a the start of the series, he was willing to do a lot of fucked up shit for the greater good.

Which is like the definition of a morally gray character. But when comparing the two, often he's just taken as The Better One who can do no wrong and like rose above his role in society and would Never Ever treat Feyre like an object...which...he kind of did? Obviously not to the same level as Tamlin, or in the same way, but like for a lot of the beginning of ACoMaF he was pretty much Also using her as a piece in his personal war effort that he like didn't really fully inform her about for like...kind of a while.

Idk I know I'm rambling, sorry this is so long, but like I could make an entire other post about how FEYRE is ALSO super morally gray and like a lot of the point of her character is that she's like kinda fucked up and does fucked up things and has a lot of healing to do and makes mistakes even when she's still in the active process of like getting better, like the whole essence of her is that she's Not perfect, not that people don't get that, just that it's interesting that people will uphold these characters, her and Rhysand and the whole inner circle, and praise them and love them unconditionally, but when it comes to characters like Tamlin, they are deemed undeserving of a second chance because the bad shit they did was a) done to the main character(s) and b) magnified much more than the protagonists misgivings. Idk it's super early, I'm just rambling, I'm sorry

#feyre cursebreaker #feyre archeron #feyre #acotar #acomaf #a court of thorns and roses #rhysand #rhys acotar #rhys #tamlin #morally gray #morally gray characters #morally grey characters #books and reading #fantasy ya #fantasy #sarah j maas #im not trying to justify tamlins abuse #im just trying to highlight the interesting taking of sides #spawned from like this myopic view of characters thats like reminiscent of #separating the good guys and the bad guys in a disney movie #ramblings #rambles

[whitedemon-ladydeath]

I feel like Rhys would be more interesting for me if SJM made up her mind on what kind of character he is supposed to be. If he's the "ideal man" then why write him performing textbook acts of abuse. the "ideal man" who is the pinnacle of Healthy Relationship Material cannot really mesh well with grey morality

part of being a morally grey character is,, the fucked up morality that "normal" characters would be like "dude wtf" which you can see with characters like Kaz Brekker and to an extent Damon Salvatore. Their grey morality is tied to their actual personhood and their actual sense of morality. they're not haunted by their actions. it is *within their morality* in their own ideals of what they consider right and wrong

Rhys' "grey morality" is tied to that of his "mask" and then he gets so tortured by how he just has to hurt all these people for the "greater good" my good dude that's not morally grey. a morally grey character is going to see it as worth it and not blink an eye bec it was what needed to be done- see Kaz literally ripping out that dudes eye and not blinking about it while everyone else was like what the fuck

Rhys is written closer to a character similar to Stefan who is just so tortured and the narrative and the people around him (and by extension many of his Stans™️) will go out of their way to completely forgive all the problematic shit he did bec he "has a pure heart" or "hes an addict tho" or whatever and it's easier to excuse when he's standing next to Damon, who is outwardly fucked up and problematic in such an obvious way (Rhys next to Tamlin or even Nesta)

she Wants him to be a morally grey bad boy but he's not *written* like one. he's not allowed to be problematic the way morally grey characters are problematic. Morally Grey characters are inherently toxic and problematic and often to the point where they can be/are abusive

but also, it's the fact that he just,,, doesn't have any real character growth outside of MAF. he becomes stagnant. his characterization doesn't really change. he keeps lying to Feyre. His actions don't really change bec the narrative doesn't challenge him to bec he's "the ideal man"

Hell Rhys taunting Tamlin in TAR was interesting and entertaining for me to read but when we get that in later books from his POV with Tamlin literally just beaten down and having had given up there is nothing to gleam from that. it's beating a dead horse, it's kicking someone while they're down. it's not taunting, it's not entertaining where someone can snap back, it's just demeaning and cruel at that point like fuck just leave him alone and maybe stop trespassing

I'd probably view Nesta and Rhys' beef differently if he didn't abuse political and magical power over her- if the narrative itself didn't immediately side with Rhys as objectively in the right despite lying and abusing his power over her. and maybe to an extent I'd forgive it if we had more scenes with them where they, more or less, buried the hatchet and let their relationship actually develop and build nuance

he gets boring. no one pushed back against him in a way that actually challenges the plot or Rhys, outside of Maybe Nesta when she told Feyre about the pregnancy but even then that went out of its way to vilify Nesta and not Rhysand for putting the gag order in place in the first place

like maybe if SJM committed to a Side with Rhys or actually got the plot to challenge him and give him actual growth I'd be more interested in his character. Right now he's just boring. and he's a dick. and not in the way I find very entertaining in characters

#anti rhysand #a court of thorns and roses #acotar #sjm critical #Rhys! is not! morally grey!

[jimmywilsonschutzpah]

So, my hc is that House mooches off of Wilson because Wilson never showed up for his court hearings in Louisiana and House never got his bail money back.

#house md #james wilson #greg house #it's so hilarious that wilson just LEFT THE STATE #and never went to any court hearings post arraignment #sign that he truly was a (divorced) child when house met him #grey thoughts