#lia reads

[bigalockwood]

Still thinking about how in the Raven Boys Adam takes a beating because he went out to look for Ronan and then at the end of the book Ronan gets into a fight to defend Adam.

#talking shit for the hell of it #lia reads #the raven cycle #the raven boys #maggie stiefvater #adam parrish #ronan lynch

[loveisapolaroidd]

FOURTH WING THEORY, POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW

You've been warned lol.

So I finally finished Fourth Wing and I've been doing an internet deep dive in the meantime trying to find out literally anything about Iron Flame.

We know that Sloane, Liam's sister, will be appearing in the second book. I am so happy she will have Violet there to guide her by the sounds of it since Liam won't be there (still not over it, still in denial).

Anyhoo, I've seen a lot of people saying that maybe the reason Liam already knew sign language and was able to communicate with Jesinia when he and Violet visited the Archives while on library duty is because his sister, Sloane, is actually deaf. I'm not sure if this is actually going to end up being true or not but I think it would be interesting to explore a familial link to how he knows sign (maybe his dad or mom was deaf?)

So here's my theory: Liam's signet power was (ugh 😭) Farsight, allowing him to see very far into the distance. I think it would be a really cool twist if Sloane's power related to his, and instead of vision, she was gifted with the ability to hear what her dragon does, therefore having superhearing of some sort.

Or...... if Liam's dragon had a sibling and she ends up bonding to its sibling at Threshing.

I'm just super excited to meet her character and see how she fits into Fourth Wing we know and love.

#fourth wing #we die like liam #liam fourth wing #lia reads

[vonnegutkurt]

BOOK LOVER! PAMELA ANDERSON WORSHIPER! QUOTE COLLECTER!

#welcome to my blog #lia reads #lia's recs #lia's reviews

[too-deviant]

mdni 🃏 second in command!reader is back and is very pissed off…

you’ve grown accustomed to the plush mattress of the master suite on the princess andromeda — despite never sleeping on it.

you know the best combination of pillows to pile up under your back when luke props you up onto the headboard so you don’t feel that ache in your lower spine from the awkward angle.

you know not to sit too close to the edge of the bed — more towards the middle, so that when luke spreads your thighs so far apart you can feel the burn in the crease of your groin, your knee doesn’t knock against the edge of the nightstand and make you hiss into his mouth.

you know not to grip the fitted sheet between your knuckles because it always comes loose from the mattress whenever you do, so instead you squeeze luke’s hip, scratch on his back.

you also know that the bruises on his knuckles aren’t from inflicting pain on other people, but from slipping his hand in the space between the headboard and the wall to cushion the banging noise that comes from his persistent thrusts into you. you know the blood stains on his t-shirt aren’t from a nasty battle, but from that time you bit into his shoulder so hard you broke skin.

you know that if his right hand twitches at his side, you should ready your spear for a fight, but if his left hand stars twitching, you should start loosening the straps of your armour.

but while you’ve committed all these little ticks to memory, luke remains unpredictable. sure, you know how to decipher the looks he sends you, and what combination of movements will make him cum the hardest.

but when you meet with the newest gaggle of demigods that have deflected from camp half-blood, it becomes a whole new playing field.

because that used to be you — quiet, unsure, new. desperate to please the man who would be your leader. but none of these people could become the next you, because they didn’t know the things you did.

right?

surely not.

but then luke starts sending them on missions — the same ones you went on before you got promoted to better things. he starts waking up earlier so he can watch over their training modules. modules that you used to run, but now he is insistent on taking over.

you weren’t stupid. so which one was it? was it the perky daughter of aphrodite? the rugged but submissive son of ares? which one was luke keeping that special eye on? which one got extra special attention, better missions, time alone with luke in the state room?

you shouldn’t be as bothered as you are — but it’s not jealousy. no, it’s just…worry. you worked too hard to get where you are for some newbie to come along and ruin it for you after two weeks on the ship. they didn’t deserve what you had.

that much was made abundantly clear when luke put you in charge of an extraction mission in washington. what a fool he was, picking the newbies to join your team. they weren’t ready for something so taxing. it took almost a month before you were sent on your first extraction, what was so special about them?

it appeared tyche was on your side that day. you were too angry to think rationally and just went in swinging, not a care for strategy or form. and even though luke’s new bimbos provided zero help, you managed to wrangle yourselves out alive and successful.

you stormed your way back onto the andromeda without so much as a glance in their direction. straight to the state room, straight to where luke was waiting for a mission report.

“did kronos smack you upside the head?”

well, you weren’t giving him a report. you were done — he could do whatever he wanted with his new toys, you didn’t care. but don’t send them on missions they aren’t ready for just because they’re an easy lay. your words were sharp talons, just like he’d taught you — and he stood there and took it. face placid, hands in his pockets, calm and quiet until you were done.

and when you were, he laughed.

that asshole laughed at you. perfect teeth on display, sword swinging as he rocked on his feet in complete hilarity. you could tuck your tail between your legs and walk off, let him dump you.

or you could remind him of all the things you know — all the things his warm bodies would never learn, because they weren’t you.

you’d only seen such visceral shock on his expression once, and that was when percy jackson highjacked the boat. this time, however, it was because you had folded your arms, tilted your head, and told him to take off his pants.

and he did — ah ah, slowly. he unbuttoned his cargos and pushed them to his ankles, all the while holding a sick smirk and even sicker eye contact.

and just before he could remove his shirt on your command, he huffed, “just so you know. i wouldn’t take orders like these from anyone else but you.”

you never did see those demigods again.

#you should read my other second in command reader blurbs if u haven’t already #he didn’t kill the newbies #or maybe he did #if that’s what ur into #@lia’s works #luke castellan #luke castellan x reader #luke castellan smut #luke castellan x you

[kuroosweakness]

black heels | kuroo tetsurou

after hearing his knock, you open the door. your heart pounds at the sight of him, as if it wasn’t pounding enough at just the mere thought of him. 

“hi,” he says, just above a whisper. 

you watch as tetsu’s lips slightly part and his hands, occupied with a small bouquet of red roses, drop just barely noticeable. 

taking a deep breath, you bring yourself to meet his eyes, heart fluttering as you take in the sight of him in a white button-up and black slacks that fit him oh-so-well. his mouth moves but no sound comes out. 

“you look uh-” he utters, face flushed as he brings one arm up to rub the back of his neck. his eyes moves erratically around your body as if he’s in a rush to see all of you. “really good. no, really pretty..?”

you can’t help but grin at his unprecedented nervousness. “you don’t really sound sure,” you chip back. 

“oh i’m sure,” he insists. “i- uh, got you some flowers.” he slowly extends his arm, waiting for you to accept them. 

you reach out, and the plastic crinkles as you carefully grasp the rose stems. 

“thank you,” you whisper, smiling into the flowers. it’s only been a few seconds since you’ve seen him and your cheeks already ache from all the smiling. 

“mm” he hums. “you also look taller” 

“oh,” you look down at your feet and lift your right foot to show him your new black heels. “i’m wearing heels” 

he has so much thoughts about your heels whirling in his head, he can’t possibly settle on just one reply, so he simply replies, “they’re cute.” 

“it’s easier for you to reach me now too,” you beam. 

“mm” he hums, his lips slowly turn into a smirk as he quips back, “but they still make you so much shorter than me” 

not having a decent comeback to his comment, you just glare at him and turn around to find a vase for your roses. seeing your reaction, he laughs and follows you inside, both of your hearts warmer than when you first saw each other. 

~~~

you were fine for the first two hours, but now, getting out of his car and back to your apartment is going to be a lot more painful on your feet than you hoped. your heels fit you well, but you can only walk for so much in heels for one day. 

after getting out of his car, you shut the door and mentally check to make sure you have your clutch, phone, and jacket. remembering that tetsu walks much faster than you, you quickly begin to walk back into your apartment building before he can catch your scrunched up face thanks to your aching feet. 

before you left your apartment, he had inquired about your comfort and asked if you were sure you didn’t want to bring sneakers. not wanting him to think you couldn’t handle being in heels, you insisted that you were completely fine. 

now, he trails behind your slightly limping figure with an amused expression on his face. 

“...you sure you’re okay in those?” he asks worriedly, and you don’t have to turn around to catch the slightly amused smile on his face.

“‘m fine”  just a couple more steps and stairs to go, you think to yourself. 

tetsu quickly catches up to you and hovers his arm over you, as if to lend you support but not sure if you want it. “i could ... give you a piggyback ride,” he offers. 

you look up at him with faux annoyance. “dummy, my dress will ride up” 

“ah, right...” he utters. he looks around your apartment complex and at the shadows of you two caused by the lamp posts beside the sidewalk. “if you weren’t in pain, i would have said i told you so much earlier”

you open your mouth to reply but he quickly adds, “why don’t i carry you like ...y’know like how the groom carries the bride in weddings?” 

you stop, turn around and watch as he blinks at you, waiting for a response. “okay,” you smile. 

and that’s how you ended the night being carried bridal style by your boyfriend who made you swore you’d let him bring you sneakers to change into the next time you’re out in heels. 

~~~

later that night:

“i don’t mind carrying you, but i’d rather carry you under circumstances where your feet aren’t in pain” 

“mm...do you like me in heels?”

“i do, it’s fun to see you indulge in being a few inches taller than you normally are”

“...you like being taller than me way too much” 

“it’s not a crime,” he shrugs

“...do you ever wish you were taller?” 

“i think all volleyball players have wished that they were taller. i don’t think there’s a ‘tall enough’ in volleyball. but i like my height, probably because i’m used to it. why, am i not tall enough for you?” 

“more like too tall for me..”

“that a problem?”

“you know it’s not” 

“...do you like me being taller than you?”

“i do” 

“hmm i can tell” 

“what is that supposed to mean?” 

“...”

“tetsu, what was that supposed to mean, hm?” 

“just that i’ve caught the way your tone of voice sounds like bragging when you told your family how tall i am” 

“...have you been eavesdropping??”

“kinda hard not to when you were calling right in front of me” 

“...”

“why so quiet, baby?”

“m just tired” 

“from walking in heels all night?” again, you can practically hear the smirk in his voice. “for the record, i like you in heels. a subject to make fun of you for and an excuse to carry you?? what could be better?”

“good night” 

“i love you too, babe” 

#hehehehehehehe i LOVE him #first time actually writing in weeks! #pls provide commentary if you liked :( my reward for writing is reading commentary :' #kuroo tetsurou #kuroo x reader #haikyuu x reader #haikyuu fluff #lia misses kuroo #can you tell i wrote this bc i was in pain earlier but had to suffer w/o a kuroo tetsurou (life is so unfair)

[cranberrysoap]

How likely is Lias to bully me before making out with me?

does this count

#lias/ #ask cran #colour sketchins #side note i first read this ask while getting groceries and had to try not to grin too much lmao

[kaitzdiary]

“If this guy had an inner Boy Scout, I had an inner flamingo.” -(The Naturals, Jennifer Lynn Barnes) 💫

#aesthetic #book aesthetic #bookish #art #books #reader #reading #fanart #book #aesthetics #jennifer lynn barnes #the naturals #cassie hobbes #michael townsend #dean redding #sloane tavish #lia zhang

[rogdona]

#just saw ur ask sharky!! getting to it rn #rlly should b reading some texts #art #my art #oc tag #oc lia

[starreo]

𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐎 !?

𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐒 !!

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰, 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 TWENTY-ONE, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 ; 𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐣𝐚𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ; 𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐥𝐚, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐨𝐣𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱-𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐞 & 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 !

© starreo 2023. do not copy, translate or repost .

#aria's sideblog #startaee #starreo #hehe <3 #best viewed in light mode #like if you've read the rules <3 #tysm lia for this cute mag theme <3

[liabegins]

holy mother of god, i finally finished reading top 1 ao3 fic (by hits) in sterek tag and i need an fucking hour or preferably a whole day to start breathing normally and to return to life after this. how are people so talented i have no idea🥹 oh and the incredible arts, so worth it😭

my dear sterek mutuals (or literally anyone interested), if you haven’t seen it yet, you don’t know what you’re losing

so please show some love, gratitude and literally everything for this masterpiece -> Home by TheTypewriterGirl

DEAR AUTHOR, I HOPE BOTH SIDES OF YOUR PILLOW ARE COLD EVERY DAMN TIME 🫂

#i swear i felt every possible emotion while reading this #i’m going to cry in the pillow now #sterek #teen wolf #lia rambles #random things #happy thoughts

[hauntedtrait]

onyx gen family portraits to mark the end of our first gen! it's been such a fun ride, i'm forever attached to sable, but i'm excited for the next leg of this legacy (get it.....).

#gonna do a little throwback post soon for miss sable <3 #also to explain the family dynamics a bit for anyone who hasnt read from the beginning #sable is the founder - she had a kid (azure - the heir) with rickey #rickey wasnt interested in getting married and raising a kid so they broke up #then sable started dating lia and eventually they had an elopement and had a 2nd kid - calliope #azure and calliope will be aging up soon and we're gonna move onto the sapphire gen with azure as the heir #sable scott #azure scott #lia hauata #calliope scott #rickey samuels #nsb2 #nsb2: onyx #nsb2: sapphire #gen: onyx #gen: sapphire

[bigalockwood]

Just finished Queen of nothing and can already tell this one will stay with me for a while (which is to say I’m obsessed). 10/10 recommend. Finally a female character that is allowed to be angry/ambitious/a lil bloodthirsty and while these characteristics change and progress, they aren’t diminished throughout the series to make her more likable or pleasant. Let women be angry!

#talking shit for the hell of it #lia reads #holly black #the queen of nothing #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar

[grapecaseschoices]

things i'd like from bg4 or any similar future games

I think BG3 is very detailed; but I would really like it if the backgrounds had mattered more. Or at least for every one. I heard if you're a drow/half-drow noble you get special dialogue with Minthara. But why didn't my Folk Hero!Tav with Wyll [or just in general?] Or my Outlander!Tav with Karlach? I love that your character gets special interaction with all and sundry, at times, re: class and race. But backgrounds make a charcacter. I don't need details. Just a bit of a nod. At least within the camp.

This brings me to point two. I wish there was a way to get friendship points. It is so strange the characters can be 'meh' about you, dislike you [and strongly], but high to exceptional bonds trigger romance. What about close friendships or growing into a family?

Speaking of, I definitely would have love some down time chatter. It is so strange to me that you get a 'this could be our last time in camp' but don't do anything with it. I appreciate the tiefling [or goblin] party. I love the idle banter on the road. But why not a couple of casual fireside chats. As a group?

I love Halsin but the fact that he is the only one we can have a polyamorous dynamic with, is bull. I'm fine with not every character being into polyam -- but maybe research more before diving into it. I am 90% sure Wyll would've been okay with Polyam - a triad too! - if it was Halsin or Astarion [maybe with Lae'zel but I have to play further to be sure]. I could see Astarion and Shadowheart swinging a 'v' dynamic, and being the best [or worst for Tav's sanity] of metamours! Maybe it would have been a hassle for coding to fit every configuration, but we deserved at least a COUPLE of Tav x Origin x Origin loving.

Also, I think we should have been able to encourage - or maybe it could have happened sans MC involvement - the npcs getting together.

#bg3 #baldur's gate #larian studios #i have more thoughts #but that is all im going to say for now #if i got into my frustration about how the only fat characters that are taller than dwarves are evil i'd be here all week #or why is there only ONE character of color in the main cast?? - no karlach doesn't count bc her voice actress is white #i know no one in larian goes here #but if anyone is ever considering an if or a video game! keep this in mind #i really love how games like wayfarer/infamous/dropout/exile [to name to name a few] have 'main' characters who are either #strictly platonic or can differentiate between what dynamic mc will have with the potential romance options #i also love how they have subromances #i wanted to list that too put this was getting long #i also no one but my moots will read this but that's perfect bc we can bitch in peace #nd that's what i wanted to get off my chest #i keep looking at karlach and dammon and being like roflmao why cant theys mooch? #or if pandira was a side/sub romance or lia - i like their fces okay #and im looking forward to adair/shadowheart/halsin but what ive heard there isnt much to be excited about lmao #also there's no bg4. the header is jokes!

[miupow]

when i remember how to write again it’s over 4 u bitches

#/lh #[ 💬 ] — lia rambles #staring at the blank google doc like i can’t read english #i’m gonna try to write and post two things tonight ! #do not hold me to this i will disappoint y’all!!!

[junosswans]

Sleeping together in one bed (canon) I really love the dynamic between these two…

If we have to come up with a ship name, what even should we use? AsaGab? Or something more poetic (??) also I think I MIGHT be the first person drawing them together which is like, wow.

Them in the same bed:

#yomi no tsugai #daemons from the underworld #ynt #hiromu arakawa #ynt asa #ynt gabby #asagab #Lia draws #fullmetal alchemist #fma #just to lure some ppl in and tell y’all to read yomi no tsugai like right now!!!

[hergrandplan]

What's the first YR fic you read and loved? And the last?

oooooh okay

the first fic YR I ever read was also the first fic I loved, which was such a huge win and kinda. cemented the fact that I was gone for this show, gone for Wilmon and accepted my place in the trenches.

That was A Glimpse of Us by the lovely Spidaya / @simons-purplehoodie . I made the mistake of reading this in public MULTIPLE times (the mistake was cause it kept making me cry). It's very well-written, and I just... I love a childhood best friends to lovers, I love Wille being such an oblivious idiot, I love ice-skating shenanigans and yeah

obsessed!

The last fic I read and loved is one I'm currently in the middle of, one that everyone and their mother and their father and i suppose their second cousin too has read and loved (for good reason!!) and one that I am just so late to the party too

That is, of course, Royally Whipped by the incredible @bigalockwood

The concept in general is incredible (I mean, a bake-off au???? who doesn't love that!) but it's also so funny, and cozy and fluffy and genuinely like a warm hug. Lia KNOWS how to do tension and it has me kicking my feet and giggling every time, but also the way she writes Simon and Wille with such care???? ugh

#thank you for asking!!!! #also if anyone has any childhood best friends to lovers rec hmu #also lia #take this as my unofficial apology for not starting your fic sooner but I hope my unhinged liveblogging in your DMs at midnight make up for #and honestly I still freak out anytime Rose comments on MY fic because again #hers was the first fic i read and loved and what do you mean she likes my dumb little pop star simon au??? #anyways #nina answers