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banksreads · 1 year

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*Den of Vipers spoilers*

ahh diesel...sigh

best character ever

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bookmoodboardcreator · 2 years

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“Hurt you,” I finish. “Okay, so we take this one step at a time. I’m not asking for marriage.” I grin, and he laughs. “Just a truce, if we can manage it. I’ll stop pushing you for a reaction, and you can stop trying to choke or kill me…okay, maybe the kill me part. Feel free to choke me any time, it’s pretty hot actually.”-Roxy

"Freedom, family, work, none of it matters. Only them.The Vipers.My Vipers.I’m their girl.And I just ruined that. I refuse to be like Ryder and Kenzo’s parents. I refuse to be the bitch who ruined Garrett. I refuse to be the mother who never loved Diesel. I refuse to repeat the past."-Roxy

"With them next to me, I turn and take in their eyes. “You keep saying you don’t want to be like your father.” I look to Kenzo and Ryder. “Your mother.” I look to Diesel. “Your anger and hate.” I look at Garrett then. “But the question isn’t who you don’t want to be, but who you do want to be. I think you’ve finally decided,” I whisper, tears in my eyes. “And so have I. I want to be yours.”-Roxy

"I am imperfectly perfect. I am a lover and a fighter. I am strong and weak. I can be cruel and a killer, but also kind and a healer. I am all of those things, and loving my weaknesses means I can embrace my strengths and be just whom I want to be."-Roxy

"Slick black hair is pushed back, styled flawlessly, long on top and short on the sides..But his eyes? They are black, cold, and calculating. ... His cheekbones are high and sharp, his jaw chiselled with stubble covering it, only framing his lush, plump lips. He’s tall, around six foot three, and his suit hugs his thick thighs and arms in the most tempting way. He’s just too perfect to look at, like a model."

“It isn’t about the money, it’s about keeping my family safe. Giving Diesel a place where he can be himself, and providing Garrett with a home to retreat to and be protected,” I murmur.“And Kenzo?” she prompts.“He needs a family, people to care for and love.” I shrug.“And you?” she presses with a smile.“Me?” I repeat.“Yes, Ry, you. What do you need?” she inquires.I hesitate, and she smiles wider. “I don’t think you have ever thought about that, have you? Too busy being the best, and giving them everything they ever wanted and needed, that you never thought about what you wanted.”“I want them, my brothers. I want their happiness and safety.” I shrug."-Ryder & Roxy

"I’ve done some evil shit in my life. I’ve stepped on people. I’ve killed them. I’ve destroyed their lives and families and businesses without a blink. My hands are covered in more blood than she could ever imagine. All for them. My family."-Ryder

“No, we took it after my father died. We never wanted his name nor to have any of our success resting on his surname. We took Viper, because when you back a snake into a corner, they are more dangerous than anything. We had all been backed into those corners. By family. By grief. By money. We were all vipers…and now you are too.”-Ryder

"This guy’s facial structure is similar to the first one, but no stubble. He’s clean shaven with a slightly squarer jaw. His hair is longer on top and shaved on the sides, shoved back carelessly. He’s taller than the first and more stacked, not as put together, but hot as hell."

"He hums. “I saw in your eyes, like I said, the same ghosts we carry. Honestly, we needed someone to come here and shake us up. We were just functioning, barely a family anymore. The business and money were taking its toll, and we were all becoming cold—Ryder too serious, Diesel too wild, Garrett too angry and withdrawn…”“And you?”...“Too wandering. I kept going further and further, but you bring me home, Roxy. You bring us all back and remind us why we started this. Love and family,” he whispers."-Roxy & Kenzo

“She wasn’t a bad woman, she loved us deeply. I think Ryder forgets that sometimes. He did pay for this, though, to look after her in death. I come here a lot to speak to her, to feel close to her. To never forget where we come from and the strength of love and bonds,” I whisper into the dark...“She would have loved you, you know?” I grin. I used to find sadness here, but not now. I find it peaceful, my escape. I miss her, I always will, but she wasn’t made for this world. Too soft, too loving, too caring. My father destroyed it all. I will never let Ryder become that. He protects us, and I keep him humble…well, I try."-Kenzo

“Strategy,” he murmurs, looking back at me. “It’s all about strategy and reading people, darling, just like I read you that first day and every day since.”...... When I look back, though, he’s staring at me. “You’re the best bet I ever won, darling,” he murmurs, his fingers tracing my shoulder. “And this is now your empire too.”-Roxy & Kenzo

"His long blond hair is pushed behind pierced ears. Tattoos peek out of the top of his white shirt, which is partially tucked into ripped, faded jeans and black boots. His arms are huge and dotted with tattoos here and there, his skin golden and glistening, but he seems like the type to be covered in grease and dirt. His eyes are a bright blue and locked on me, but there’s something not quite right about them."

"Do you know what monsters fear, Little Bird?”“What?” she whispers shakily.“The bigger monster,” I whisper, licking her lips. “They fear me.” -Diesel & Roxy

“Your surrender,” I growl. “I know there is a wild one inside you, like me, just waiting to be set free. I noticed it in your eyes the first time I saw you. You will do anything to survive, like us. You’re more like us than you can imagine. You see the darkness, and you walk that line, one foot in and one foot out. Put both feet in, Little Bird, this is your world now. Filled with bloodshed and snakes. You want something, then take it. Do whatever the fuck you want, Little Bird, because the rest of the world does.”-Diesel

“Because you really don’t hate us, and you’re looking for reasons not to. There’s one. Yes, I’m a monster, Little Bird. I love people’s pain, I love my job, I enjoy killing people and making them suffer. I love protecting my family, and I do it all for them…and now you.”-Diesel

“Me? You barely know me,” she murmurs.“I know enough. You are one of us now. I will protect you like them, you entered a den of vipers, Little Bird. You choose whether to remain as our prey or shed and become a predator. Choose wisely. Not everyone is invited inside, in fact, no one is. Live or die."-Diesel

"The last one doesn’t speak, just stares at me from dark eyes. I spot his long eyelashes from here, the type girls would be envious of, but that’s the only girly thing about him. He’s massive, his arms are thicker than my whole body, and his white shirt clings to his bulging biceps and veiny forearms, indenting at his pecs and chiselled abs.His jeans are tight, like he can’t find the right size, and his hair is brown with blond streaks, styled casually to the side. Every single inch of him is covered in tattoos, and a black lip ring glistens in the light."

"I grin. “From you?”“It’s an essential, I still hate you,” he snaps, making me laugh.“Don’t worry, I hate you too.” I nod, and he smirks at me for a moment.“Open it,” he demands.I do as I’m told, and a huge grin covers my face. It’s a gun, better than my old shitty one. No, this one is fancy, and carved into the slide are the words “Vipers’ girl.” “There is no ammo in it at the moment.” He coughs.“Didn’t want me to kill you?” I grin. “Accidentally, of course!” I flutter my lashes at him, and he barks out a laugh."-Roxy & Garrett

"Roxy is so alive, so full of laughter, and if I ever tried to give her money, she would throw it in my face. Her hate, her anger matches mine, her scars mirroring my own. She is my world now, and it only shows me how desperate for love I was to not only fuck this woman, but propose."-Garrett

"She worked her way under my armour, under my ruined skin to the fighter, the warped killer beneath, and she loved him and made him love her. She is my reason to breathe now, to fight my demons every goddamn day."-Garrett

Book Rating:⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2

#den of vipers #k.a knight #Roxanne #roxy #ryder viper #kenzo viper #diesel viper #garrett viper #romance books #dark romance #books #author #love #gangster #mafia #smut #authentic

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thatpunkmaximoff · 1 year

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*SPOILERS INSIDE*

Storyline: 4/5 Smut: 10/5

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel—The Vipers. They run this town and everyone in it. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses. Yes, sold me. They own me now. I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant. These men, they look at me with longing. Their scarred, blood-stained hands holding me tight. They want everything I am, everything I have to give, and won’t stop until they get just that. They can own my body, but they will never have my heart. The Vipers? I’m going to make them regret the day they took me. This girl? She bites too.

If you're a person who's easily triggered, then this book is not for you.

If you're like me and don't really have any triggers, you'll LOVE this book!

There's one scene I was iffy on- the very first time Roxy has sex with Kenzo. It has CNC vibes, only because she never tells him "no". She fights against him, but she enjoys it. And then a little bit further on, another character makes her clarify whether or not Kenzo raped her because if she hadn't consented then that would have hurt Kenzo because he is the most kind-hearted of them all.

Anyway, she eventually develops feelings for the Vipers because she realizes she's like them.

There's a lot of violence, sex, and torture.

All in all, for me, it's my favorite book so far!

#book review #den of vipers #k. a. knight #k a knight #roxeanna viper #roxy viper #ryder viper #kenzo viper #diesel viper #garret viper #booktok review

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lexxwithbooks · 2 years

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📖: 𝑫𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑽𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔 🔗🐍🖤

✍🏽: 𝐊. 𝐀. 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

Get the book! 🌟

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girllbloggerr · 2 years

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The things I would do to party in the viper room

#johnny depp #kate moss #the viper room #90s icons #90s style #60s 70s 80s 90s #90s model #90s movies #river phoenix #winona ryder

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far-side-skies · 2 months

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And here we are! All the bird ocs for February! We've got a wonderful turnout this month, featuring a first-time participant and a returning one after a hiatus.

Phobos Avadat, beastkeeper of Cyclonia by myself

Ruby Burrows, medical officer for the original Storm Hawks by @goddess731

Quarry Passerin, member of the Rex Guardians reserve team (aka Mini Rexes) by @tuffdwightwest

Dmitry Downwood, captain of the Thunder Vipers Talon squadron by @happypanda101

Ryder Deider, member of the Storm Hawks reserve team by @ashe-alter

Kraven Romanis, son of Gaius Romanis by @moonlight1600 (no individual post as of right now)

Thank you to everyone who took part this month, and to everyone else please go and give these awesome artists some love. I'll see you in March with the latest bird!

#op #storm hawks #storm hawks oc challenge #oc challenge #storm hawks oc contest #bird oc challenge #storm hawks bird oc challenge #storm hawks oc #downy woodpecker #challenge entry #challenge entries

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nocturne-pisces · 1 year

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Den of Vipers Fancast -

I will not be taking constructive criticism--

Diesel

Jamie Campbell Bower

you look me in my face right now and tell me that he wouldn't be perfect for that unhinged bastard

Kenzo

Barry Keoghan

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Garrett

Henry Cavill (this is @branded-witha-j's fault)

Exactly like this, no changes, no hard lines

Ryder

Chris Evans

but specifically from this photoshoot

#den of vipers #fancast #fancasting

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queersrus · 1 year

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Hi, Fukase anon here! Sorry, It never occurred to me that people may have a hard time coming up with things for characters they don't know a lot about. Sorry :( /gen

Anyways, I really love the clown and red theme ideas! Also, since Vocaloid is technically a music software, I was thinking some music-themed names as well! Also, as long as this isn't too specific, could you maybe do some X-themed things since there's a lot of Xs in his design?

I also like the idea of the darker, edgier themes, but I'd rather not have anything explicitly horror/slasher/demon related... as someone who kins Fukase, being associated with that stuff brings back some rough memories :( /nm

I'm sorry if I'm being too specific or picky or anything like that, and I hope everything I've said makes sense! Once again, thank you in advance :)

no worries!!

heres some names and pronouns based of red, clown, dark/edgy themes and the letter x!

Music names:

muse, musa, musica, musette harmony melody, mic, major, minor clef, capelle, capella, cord, chorus note key tone, tempo, timbre bar, beat, bridge, bass, blue, blues sheet, strum, song, singer, sang, string, sonata, soul acoust, adagio, allegro, andante, arpeggio, amp, alto, aria instro, instra, instrumenta rythm/rhythm, ryme/rhyme, rock, rocker orchest, orchestra pitch, pop funk

list here, here

red names:

Altemur, altan, autumn, apple, amaranth, alhambra, alroy danla, desire, desiree parichat, phoenix, pepper, poppy/poppie cher, cherry/cherrie/cherri, crimson, clifford, copper, candy/candie, currant, carmine, carmin, chili, coral, corsen, clancy maroon, merlot, mahogany, mohagan blood, brick, berry/berrie, blush, burgundy, barn, burn, blaze ruby, rust, rusty, rose, raspberry, redd, rede, redde, reder, redi/redie/redy, reddet/redet/reddett/reddette/redett/redette, redeta/reddeta/reddetta/reddeta, redin/redine, redina, redino, roso/rosso, rufus/rufous, rowan, rosa, rosie, roisin, rory, radley, rudyard, radcliff, redmond, redman, rumo, russel/russell, rohan, redford, rufina, reeding/reading, reed, rogan, roone, roth garnet, ginger, gough scarlet, sangria, strawberry, sienna, sorrel/sorrell jam wine, watermelon fire, flame, ferrari, flan/flann, flannel, flanner, flannery, flyn/flynn, flanna vermilion, venetia imperia tart, torch hazel, harkin

clown names:

Joseph, john, joey grock oleg emmett/emet/emmet/emett bozo, barry ronald krusty penny, pogo, pinto charles sunshine weary, willie albert, antonio, arthur daniel, david, demitri/dimitri, Demetrius/demitrius tinsel

actually found a whole wiki here

Dark/Edgy names:

dusk, dagger, draven, drake, draco, damon/daemon, damion/damien/damian grey/gray, gunner/gunnar, greer keir, khaos, knox, kestrel umbra, umbro poison, pain/payne asteroth/astaroth, asher, ammo, astrid chaos, crow, coen, chase, casper, caspian, cassian, carter, cage, colton hades, hemlock, hex, hunter, hawk, harper somber, sombre, sombra, serpent, snake, saber, stone, storm, slade/slayde, sparrow, salem, snow, smoke, slayer necro, natrix, nox, nix, nyx, nero, nash branwen, briar, blackwell, blade/blaid, blair, blase/blaze/blaise raven, reven, requiem, rhapsody/rapsody, rogue, ryder, ryker, raze, razer eris, elysium, ebony jinx, jett/jet, jack, jason lucien, lucius, lock/locke viper, venom, vlad, vane/vain/vein, veil, vee/v wolf/wolfe trix/tryx, trixie, thorn, tyren/tyrin, tirent, torrent, tyranny, toxin, tank, tempest, tanner zeke, zena fox, flask, falkner, falkon/falcon onyx/onix, obsidian xena

X names:

xen/xene, xavier, xena, xeno, xenon, xeon, xero, xerox, xyx, xyr/xyre, xyra, xray, xeny/xenny/xenie, xenia, xander/xzander, xyla, xyler/xylar, xia, xavi, xylia, xylitol, xioa, xu, xan, xanth/xanthe, xanthus, xavia, Xinjiang, xinia, xenophon/xenophone, xayvion/xavion, xochitl, xio, xion, xiona, xiomara, ximena, xanthia

many here

red 3rd p pronouns:

list here and here

clown 3rd p pronouns:

list here and here

edgy/dark 3rd p pronouns:

list here, here

x 3rd p pronouns:

xe/xem, xy/xem, xy/xyr, xe/xyr, xy/lo, xylo/phone xyi/lotl, x/x's, ex/ex's, ex/exes, xay/xem, xay/xyr, xie/xem, xie/xyr xe/no, xeno/xenos, xeno/morph, cross/crossed, cross/crosses, x'ed/out, exed/out, ex/amble

hope these help!

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crqstalite · 10 months

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Okay, so if you wanna be asked about your OCs, I am gonna ask about your OCs. What's your Ryder's (whichever one you like or both) favorite color? What's their favorite style? Like, if they don't have to wear Initiative clothes, what do they wear? Why did they train to become the class that they are?

Ooo, great questions!

Talis' favorite color is a dusky pink, akin to the sunrise. Occasionally some orange as well, considering her current hair color.

Mateo's favorite color is probably closer to an ocean blue. Lot of greens and blues on this boy.

Also fashion is an awesome question because the fashion in the OT and in Andromeda both make me incredibly sad. SO --

Talis' style includes pieces like this, this, or possibly that. I cannot google what I'm thinking of, so eventually I'll have to do an outfit sheet for her. She's very much Big Pant Little Shirt in my mind though -- anything that lets her stay active in her casual clothing, so our idea of techwear I think. Most of it is in this same pink/red palette though, so I like to think bright colors fit in with the Andromeda atmosphere. Mateo alludes me on the best of days though. Arguably something similar, but a little more rugged + jackets, always. He is is constantly somewhere he's not supposed to be and usually this means he's freezing.

(rubs hands together) This is where it gets long btw --

So! It's my canon that both of the Ryder twins are inherently biotic, like both are implanted and will always have rudimentary capability to use their biotic abilities. However, active-as-always Mateo is canonically a sentinel/infiltrator whereas sciency-and-analysis Talis is canonically a vanguard.

Talis trained as such because it fascinated her. Having such fine control over her own nervous system was the pinnacle of being a scientist. She'd run so many tests in the Alliance gym with varying results, but she got incredibly good at it. She knew where her body would be before she moved, her brain could almost work fast enough to make miniscule changes in-motion, y'know, a-la-sandevistan-from-cyberpunk-edgerunners. She and Ellen would work together on it, fine tuning her mnemonics and pushing and pulling at her body. Talis has incredibly fine control over biotics as well, capable of picking up small objects or affecting them with her mass distortion. She blinks in and out of where she needs to be, and puts on a hell of a lightshow when she gets in close on someone -- yet her surroundings remain largely untouched if that's what she's gunning for. Given biotics were still such an unknown in the Milky Way that while she was a Ryder, there was still some prejudice against her when she enlisted. Before Alec's plans went south, she was slated to be part of Kaidan's team as a student after she finished university. She resents Alec for this, watching the opportunity dissolve before her not too soon after. While Alec always appreciated Ellen's work, something about his daughter being capable of moving mass beyond his own understanding never quite clicked for him. That part of her he just never understood.

[And I also headcanon while he was shown using biotics-ish during Habitat 7, it wasn't actually biotics and a rudimentary recreation of it using SAM. He wasn't a biotic and couldn't relate to his daughter who leaned so heavily on it.]

Mateo however never lead with his biotics. No accident, no previous trauma, he just preferred to be without. He didn't have the mind for science needed to finetune his abilities on his own, and simply didn't show the same aptitude his sister did. So combining his interest with cross-species military history, he instead incorporated strategies from other races and jailbroke the hell out of his omni-tool to allow him to do and hack all sorts of things. It allowed him to put his weapon mastery to work at least, with less focus on mnemonics and more on skill with his trusty Viper. But if Alec's opinion didn't affect this, and it wasn't one of the few things that they related on when he was around, who knows what class Mateo would have trained in? Alec's approval when he topped charts in his unit for best shot in basic probably is what kept him going. All his little comments about never quite getting SAM's profiles to work like Talis' and some disapproval of it when he thought he was being quiet (or even in their arguments) probably had a massive hand in Mateo deciding to at least be what Alec wanted. He has the warp/overload combo down pat anyway -- makes him a special kind of deadly when no one sees him coming.

Both of them specialize in hand-to-hand combat though. They have very similar builds too, definitely stockier people who aren't super afraid to throw their weight around. Mateo is a little more nimble than his sister though, especially when using his cloaking device. He also was the one who actually took classes prior to enlistment, so his strategies are significantly easier to predict but harder to dodge. Talis didn't, so while she has basic training, she also makes things up on the fly. Whatever works in the moment, and she just keeps pushing no matter what.

(Talis is also more likely to be able to take a punch. She has a stupid amount of bruises to prove it and Lexi thinks she's going the Asari version of grey)

Thank you for asking!!

#oc: talis ryder #oc: mateo ryder #oc #original character #oof long ask lol

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greatearthquakestudent · 1 year

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Normal Lives (Sparrow Academy)

Moses Musa

Aliases:

The Rock

Black Superman

Wahl

Family:

Sade Musa (Mother) Bagu Musa (Father) Eko Musa (Older Brother, deceased)

Home: Abuja, Nigeria

Occupation: Co-owner his Musa’s Farm

Powers: Superhuman Strength, Stone Skin Transformation

Fabienne Thomas

Aliases:

Corbeau

Fashionable Sister

Queen of the Ravens

Family:

Julia Thomas (Mother) Gabriel Thomas (Father) Charles Thomas (Younger Brother)

Home: Paris, France

Occupation: Owner of Service De Haute Couture Du Ciel

Powers: Bird Manifestation, Flight

Asher Cohen

Aliases:

Ragdoll

Blob Face

Mr. McClean

Family:

May Cohen (Mother) Adam Cohen (Father) Lia Cohen (Younger Sister)

Home: Jerusalem, Israel

Occupation: Businessman

Powers: Empathetic Masochism, Wound Manipulation

Josephine Neumann

Aliases:

Joey

Snake Lady

The Viper

Family:

Trudy Neumann (Mother) Luisa Neumann (Adoptive Mother) Stanley Neumann (Older Brother)

Home: Berlin, Germany

Occupation: Bartender

Powers: Oral Poison Generation, Mind Detection

Cassio Ramano

Aliases:

Occhi Geometrici

The Wildcat

Zeus

Family:

Sofia Ramano (Mother) Luca Ramano (Father) Sofia Ramano (Cousin) Cassio Ramano (Cousin)

Home: Greece, Italy

Occupation: Model

Powers: Inducements, Possession

Sloane Hargreeves

Aliases:

No. Five Gravity Girl Gravity Barbie

Family:

Sparrow Timelines:

Diane Hernandez (Biological Mother) Sir Reginald Hargreeves (Adoptive Father) Marcus Hargreeves (Adoptive Brother) Ben Hargreeves (Adoptive Brother) Fei Hargreeves (Adoptive Sister) Alphonso Hargreeves (Adoptive Brother) Jayme Hargreeves (Adoptive Sister) Christopher Hargreeves (Adoptive Brother) Luther Hargreeves (Husband) Diego Hargreeves (Brother-in-law) Allison Hargreeves (Sister-in-law) Klaus Hargreeves (Brother-in-law) Five Hargreeves (Brother-in-law) Viktor Hargreeves (Brother-in-law)

New Timeline:

Pogo Hargreeves (Surrogate Father) Kumiko Nakano (Surrogate Sister) Hai Katz (Surrogate Brother) Henry Baker (Surrogate Brother) Benji (Surrogate Brother) Achieng Keita (Surrogate Sister) Nova Sigurðardóttir (Surrogate Sister) Raya Van Reyes (Surrogate Sister) Ryder Vries (Surrogate Brother) Jennifer Chen (Surrogate Sister)

Home: Tokyo, Japan, United State (formerly)

Occupation:

Vigilante Agent of marigold society Superhero (formerly)

Powers: Gravity Manipulation

#Umbrella Academy #marcus hargreeves #fei hargreeves #alphonso hargreeves #jayme hargreeves #christopher hargreeves #sloane hargreeves #43 children #Pogo

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banksreads · 1 year

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how did the vipers fall in love withing 2 weeks?!

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my-fair-fiction · 2 years

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🥵 Part 1 of the BIG BAD BOOK REVIEW.

5 absolutely hot ⭐s.

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Den of Vipers by @katieknightauthor

Before proceeding I'd like you to know that, I had no intention of FALLING OVER TO THE DARK SIDE BUT NOW I HAVE SO FREAKING DEAL WITH IT. Thank yew.

Okay so, Roxy. She's savage. Delicious. Wholesome. Dangerous.

💖 Kenzo, my favourite sunshine who can kill people but won't do it because he's totes adorable. I mean, yeah he's a gambler and yes he's a criminal but he played with my heart and now I'm in great debt. (He's just so sweet kskslsl)

✨I admit I'm infatuated with his little bro but RYDER is the one for me. I imagine him with Brit accent because of the words he uses. (Surprising as it is I actually do pay attention to stuff other than fic men and their big sticks, if you know what I mean)

Ryder gives me big Aaron Warner energy and I think it's lovely. (He calls her LOVE. I repeat, he calls her LOVE) I just want to give Ry a big hug and tell him everything's gon be alright before leaping on his stick and doing him shamelessly. (Yeah I'm random like that)

⚔️Diesel was just plain crazy.

🍾 Garrett my love he needs to be protected at all costs. My man's gone through ENOUGH. What the hell k.

Admittedly this is my first time reading Reverse Harem and to be Frank, I might never ever go back to reading vanilla again. Phew.

The spice scene is in fact, very spicy. And there's a lot of violence and graphic doodads that will scare the faint of heart. So this book is definitely for people made of hard stuff (see what I did there 😏😏)

Now now, I can be a douche and say this book was just spice and no plot but here's the thing. It has more stuff than usual mafia books. The characters grow together, settle into each other together, the plot is a bit shaky at the ending but who TF cares. You are literally being served so much of spice that you should probably stfu and get hot and bothered.

What I loved the most was THE FLUFF. All five of them, having breakfast. All four of dem boys, providing emotional support to her. All four of dem boys, trying to impress her. All four of dem boys caring for each other. *Cries*

#dov

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lemonadearchived · 2 years

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🍋 &. 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 . accepting

@atvrvxia sent: ❛ take off your clothes. ❜ Ryder to Astrid

The tone of his voice thrilled the princess, more accustomed to giving orders than she was to receiving them. Only he had this power over her and they both know it — indulging in it during this brief reprieve from the vipers and gossips back at court. The rain had been nothing but a godsend, forcing the guard and his charge to seek shelter at this abandoned hunting lodge. Her delicate fingers worked at the laces of her gown and the stays of her corset, each layer of fabric quickly following one another to the floor until she stood bare before his gaze like a spring lamb for sacrifice. She would never tire of the way he seemed to covet her or the dangerous thrill of this forbidden thing between them.

“Does this please you, Ryder?” The question was asked coyly, blunt teeth tugging on her lower lip as she opened herself to his gaze and his gaze alone.

#atvrvxia #. meme reply : // astrid

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kawipastell1928 · 2 months

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Pokémon Players that I interacted with in Pokémon Sword/Shield in the Wild Area, Isle of Armor, and Crown Tundra on February 22, 2024!

I will be putting the name shown to me in game, and only put names in English so I apologize to any foreign Trainers I had to leave out due to unable to write your name in your language, but I love you all the same! Names have been wrote down EXACTLY as I saw them in game, so yes, these are what people names themselves. Enjoy! ✨

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Please don't forget the people in Palestine, Sudan, and Congo who are persecuted for being alive and believing certain ways in their homes. Don't forget the Hawaiian natives who have no say in their own land and homes, and that they also deserve their independence from the forced colonization they are under. We will never stop bringing awareness and hope you keep them in mind and support them all one day being Happy, Safe, and Healthy. 💖

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goalhofer · 3 months

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Where every player played during the 2004-05 NHL lockout: Montreal

Czech Extraliga: Jan Bulis (H.K. Moeller Pardubice) DEL: Jim Dowd (Hamburger Gefrierschränke) Eredivisie: Karl Dykhuis (Amsterdamse Buldoggen) HockeyAllsvenskan: Francis Bouillon (Leksands Idrottsförening) & Michael Ryder (Leksands Idrottsförening) Serie A: Lars Sundström (C.D.H. Junior Milano Vipere) Slovak Extraliga: Richard Zedník (H.K.M. Zvolen) NL: Joseph Brisebois (E.H.C. Kloten Flyer) & Pierre Dagenais (C.D.H. Ajoie) RSL: Alexei Kovalev (X.K. Ak Bars) & Andrei Markov (H.K. Dynamo Moscow) Liiga: Saku Koivu (Turun Palloseura), Mike Ribeiro (Kiekko-Espoo) & Anthony Rivet (Turun Palloseura) SEL: Marcel Hossa (Mora Ishockeyklubb), Sheldon Souray (Färjestad Bollklubb) & José Théodore (Djurgårdens I.F. Ishockeyförening) AHL: Joseph Bégin (Hamilton Bulldogs), Ron Hainsey (Hamilton Bulldogs), Chris Higgins (Hamilton Bulldogs), Mike Komisarek (Hamilton Bulldogs), Tomáš Plekanec (Hamilton Bulldogs) & Jason Ward (Hamilton Bulldogs) Didn't Play: Chad Kilger, Darren Langdon & Yanic Perreault

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joysofescapism · 4 months

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Book Review: Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel—The Vipers. They run this town and everyone in it. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses. Yes, sold me. They own me now. I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant. These men, they look at me with longing. Their scarred, blood-stained hands holding me tight. They want everything I am, everything I have to give, and won’t stop until they get just that. They can own my body, but they will never have my heart. The Vipers? I’m going to make them regret the day they took me. This girl? She bites too.

Read my full review below the cut.

Trigger Warning: violence, graphic torture, death, gore, graphic mutilation, domestic abuse, kidnapping, self-harm, sexual abuse, blood play, gunplay, knife play, sexual violence.

I will start by saying that this book was one of those hate-to-love kinds. I really cannot believe that I enjoyed it despite the numerous groans and frustrated screams I did.

Was it the smut? Was it the mind-numbing scenes I couldn’t believe I was reading? Because it sure as hell was not the plot nor the characters.

Each time I read dark romance, I always prepare myself for a ton of suspension of disbelief. I would also remind myself what I was getting into. But, oh boy, Den of Vipers still made my eyebrow twitch despite all that.

When I first read it, I loved it. It was the time when I was binge-reading dark and mafia romance so that might be the reason. Since I was already in that headspace, I only got to compare it to the similar tropes I was already reading. But, for the second and third time, I was confused about why I loved it.

Characters

Roxy. The take-no-shit heroine, always angry and swore to fight her kidnappers, but would also jump their bones without hesitation, so there is that.

I did not like her character. She was a typical one in these kinds of books which made me sad. I wanted more strong and angry heroines but, not the one who loses their backbone when a hot guy comes. I do not mind body-betrayal tropes, but that was not executed well in this book.

She was flip-flopping a lot. If she was consistent with what she was saying and (sometimes) thinking then I might like her. But there was none of that.

Ryder. The boss man. The one who needs to always be cold and in control. His character isn’t complex, just a typical alphahole trope.

Maybe I would have liked him if he kept to his role and not said cringey things that would pull me out of my immersion.

Kenzo. The pretty boy. The least crazy among the men. I was actually quite intrigued by him, he was what I hoped was one of the complex characters.

He was the resident charmer with a few hints of insanity which he showed by… switching his facial expressions quickly. I really had too high of expectations from him.

Garrett. The big guy. He was the enforcer and the one who could crush your skull with his bare hands. He was also the hero who hated the heroine (at first, of course).

Man, I also have a lot of expectations from Garrett. If only he did not constantly call Roxy “baby” even during his breakdowns. It did not make me swoon, nope. It was out of place.

Diesel. The crazy guy. No, really, he’s absolutely sick in the head. When I read about his character I actually exclaimed “Yes! Thank f*ck!” I loved him. He was the perfect character to open the story for me.

Alright, disclaimer, just because I love me some crazy man it does not mean I want one in real life. This is fiction. Let’s be mature with critical thinking skills here. Okay? Okay.

Anyway, he was the most complex character among the four and the bar is low. He enjoyed torturing and killing people. But, he would also be holding and caring for Roxy when it was just the two of them. On the other end of that, each time they come together (heh, you got what I mean? No? Okay…) he would also sexually torture her with literal physical torture. Going at it while there was still a fresh dead body beside you was nothing new for me. I was already desensitized by it. I was shocked to see myself reading through all that.

He was all over the place and I loved it. That made me feel icky for liking a character like him. He made me question my morals, goddamn.

When Roxy said something about riding the crazy train I completely agreed.

Nevertheless, these men did not feel like authoritative figures at all. Sure, they would always say that “they run this city” but how they talk does not show that. They felt immature like those bully high school romances with gangs in them. They do not feel like mob bosses. Perhaps it’s because their power was more told to us than shown.

It was my fault for having too high of expectations since I always incorporate powerful people with silence. Which, are not these guys. They talk a lot.

One thing I like most about first-person POVs is that I can see the character’s thought process. However, the characters (especially the men) here might be distinct from each other and each had their own voice but, the supposed maturity they should have did not shine through. Again, I felt like I was reading a bully romance with edgy teenagers more than anything.

Plot

There really is not much to talk about the plot. I don’t think the people who enjoyed this book will talk about the plot at all.

I was intrigued yes. And the smut was one of those “is it legal to like this one?” kind of smut.

It was not amazingly written but the shock value upped the ante, both the smut and the plot points. It pushed my limits and it made me take a peek at my dark side.

Ending

Again, nothing to really talk about. It was the best ending the book could offer. I’m sorry. I really do not have anything to say about the whole plot of this book. It was nothing special.

Rating

When I first read Den of Vipers, I gave it 5 stars. But for the second and third time, I finally saw what I was blinded to see initially and gave it a 3-star.

The only category in my CAWPILE system that had a high score was Intrigue and Enjoyment. Which I gave enjoyment a 10. Everything else was either a meh or a fail.

Despite that, I need to give credit where credit is due. This book stayed in my head for so long. Each time I read a mafia romance after, I would compare it to this. Each time I would encounter obsessive, insane, completely unhinged alphaholes, I would compare it to this. Its craziness stuck in my head, and I consider that impressive since I read a lot. If a book does that to me, then, they did a good job.

Final Thoughts

Do I want a sequel for this series? Hard pass.

Do I recommend this to others? Two words for you. Gore and Porn. If you’re into that, then go for it.

Was this a heavy read? It is heavy on the dark side. Please read with caution and heed the trigger warnings.

Will I read this again? Nope. Not again.

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