#niclays roos

[abracazabka]

I love the romantic quotes from The Priory of the Orange Tree but when Niclays said, “I loathe you. I loathe every lash of your eyes, every finger on your hands, and every tooth in your mouth. I loathe you to the very marrow of your bones...You cannot fathom the depth of the enmity I have felt for you. I have cursed your name with every sunrise”...that went pretty fucking hard 

#niclays roos #the priory of the orange tree #priory of the orange tree #samantha shannon #sabran berethnet #books #novels #bookblr #readblr #quotes #spilled ink #book rec #tpotot #the roots of chaos

[fallenight]

the priory of the orange tree and a day of fallen night are so perfect bc you have povs of many strong, amazing, interesting and complex women and then you have that one pov of some pathetic little guy who is miserable 24/7 😭

#the priory of the orange tree #a day of fallen night #tpotot #adofn #eadaz uq nara #ead duryan #sabran berethnet #miduchi tané #tunuva melim #noziken pa dumai #glorian berethnet #niclays roos #wulf glenn #roots of chaos

[koko-mochi]

I love The Priory of the Orange Tree because there's all these heroic characters (mostly women) trying to save the world and do right by each other and then there's Niclays, the most miserable old man in existence, who is hung up on his dead boyfriend and constantly makes the most craven, slimy decisions out of spite for Sabran. He's the absolute worst but he's also just a soaking wet cat who needs therapy.

#the priory of the orange tree #tpotot #niclays roos

[themuseoftheviolets]

this is so interesting to me. first of i'm glad she didn't kill niclays, his story had the perfect ending in my opinion. and second i wish she hadn't cut the battle, i definitely think it should have been longer

#tpotot #the priory of the orange tree #niclays roos

[genyasafinsmissingeye]

Okay, I know so many Priory of the Orange Tree fans hate Niclays, but I actually love him. I love the trope of crotechty old people with backstories, and his relationship with that Lasian woman (I forgot her name, sorry) was so sweet. The man was going through it- his lover died and then so did Truyde, who was practically the old good thing left in his life. I understand why he went a bit crazy

#the priory of the orange tree #priory of the orange tree #tpotot #potot #niclays roos #samantha shannon #ead duryan #sabran berethnet #queen sabran #arteloth beck

[doyouknowthisdisabledcharacter]

Do You Know This Disabled Character?

Niclays Roos is an amputee and uses a mobility aid.

#poll #polls #disability #disabled characters #id in alt text #niclays roos #the priory of the orange tree

[randombookposts]

Niclays @ Tane: You smuggled a person to hide the fact you broke seclusion!! You put your own ambition over the law!

Me: Wow, god forbid women do anything

#the priory of the orange tree #niclays roos #miduchi tané #tané #nayimathun #tpotot

[theroseeternal]

I’m re-reading Priory, and I just finished the chapter where Loth and the Unceasing Emperor of the Twelve Lakes (Dranghien Lakseng) are sailing across the sea on their way to the Abyss.

The Emperor tells Loth the story about how he fell in love with a woman he met in the palace when he was twenty, and how the Imperial Dragon would not approve of their marriage. The dragon said there was a shadow in his lover that no one could control, and that power would unleash it.

Ultimately he realizes that if he were to marry the woman he loved, the court would most likely do whatever it would take to get rid of her to keep the alliance between human and dragon strong. So in an effort to protect her, he told her that he had never loved her and that she would never be his empress.

Now, am I wrong in thinking that the woman the Emperor is talking about, is the Golden Empress, leader of the Fleet of the TigerEye? Or was this obvious to everyone else?

Here’s why I think this. When the Emperor first starts telling the story, he refers to the woman as the ‘Sea Maiden’. Self-explanatory.

Then there’s also the fact that the Imperial Dragon sensed a shadow in her that power would unleash.

Lastly, when the Emperor broke her heart, she told him she would build her own empire in defiance of him and that one day she would drive her blade into his heart, as he had done to her.

All of those things makes me believe that the woman the Emperor is talking about is the Golden Empress, the leader of pirates who abduct dragons and sell their parts.

And why would the Golden Empress hate dragons so much (as she states to Niclays)? Because in her eyes, dragons are responsible for taking away the person (and life?) she loved and wanted.

#tpotot #tpotot spoilers #priory of the orange tree #the roots of chaos spoilers #samantha shannon #niclays roos #theory #the priory of the orange tree #the roots of chaos #priory #arteloth beck

[pop-philosophy101]

Roos is such a fucking hater. Sir, you’re like 70 years old why are you beefing with a 28 year old girl you haven’t seen since she was like 21. “Oh, Sabran was going to be most upset” lol what a fucking loser.

#priory of the orange tree #niclays roos #sabran ix #sabran berethnet #thoughts #perhaps don’t prey on the desperate desires of teenagers you idiot

[haunting-jane]

I'm writing my thesis on the priory of the orange tree and let me tell you, I have forgotten how much I hate niclays. samantha shannon is such a good writer that I absolutely forget about my surroundings and I actually have to focus on analyzing this book instead of just enjoying it. her characters are so compelling and so well written and so complex that I actually get angry every time I have to read this man's pov.

YES I know he was exiled because of a whim (sabran was so cunty for that lmao) YES I know he's grieving and in pain YES I know he just wanted a quiet life with jannart. I still don't forgive him. bitch.

#the priory of the orange tree #samantha shannon #niclays roos #I would also invite him for dinner #but just to poison him lol

[smallyellowbutterfly]

RIP yall hating Niclays Roos, i love my crotchety old broken hearted gay man who consistently makes horrible horrible decisions and is always dramatic about the consequences.

#the priory of the orange tree #niclays roos #he sucks and i appreciate that about him #every cast of strong independent women needs an absolute loser and there he is

[conartisthaiji]

i am a niclays roos apologist btw like free my man!!! he did do all of that but he was sad :(

#lyz talks #the priory of the orange tree #niclays roos #LISTEN I KNOW HE SUCKS. its ok the council (me) has elected to forgive him #god if u told me like last week that id read a book featuring so many cool women and become an apologist for the sad selfish old man #i wouldve been like lol??? im literally a misandrist??? #but like idk he's sad. and miserable. and fucked up. i like that in a man. i like him and his bad decisions!!! #roots of chaos

[fallenight]

samantha shannon writing the roots of chaos:

#the priory of the orange tree #tpotot #a day of fallen night #adofn #sabran berethnet #eadaz uq nara #ead x sabran #niclays roos #wulf glenn #kuposa pa nikeya #noziken pa dumai #tunuva melim #nikeya x dumai #esbar uq nāra #tunuva x esbar #troc #the roots of chaos #samantha shannon

[themuseoftheviolets]

i forgot how much of a mood niclays is

#he's so rude i love him #'he ought to bow but he had no reason to impress this stranger' slay #tpotot #niclays roos

[wordto-thewise]

Being a Niclays Roos apologist is not a choice. I wish nothing more than to dislike him. Unfortunately his condescending hater demeanour has won me over

#i usually hate characters like him help #oh im going to find the elixir of life #but the thing is actually he does find it #its not usable and it's not what he thought but the fucker actually finds the secret to eternal life #which is just metal #hate him for that tbh #the priory of the orange tree #niclays roos

[a-devout-shannonite]

Me whenever Niclays breathes:

#samantha shannon #the priory of the orange tree #the priory of the orange tree memes #tpotot #tpotot memes #the roots of chaos #niclays roos #ngl every time i read this book i tell myself i’ll give him a chance #and then he does what he does