—whom the shadows sing for (and the thief’s echoing hymn)
FIC MASTERLIST
A story about one shadowsinger who did his time in the Illyrian Mountains and one warrior waiting out her own— who will do anything to keep her wings… even if it means posing as a Male.
fem!reader, mulan-esque au
1. STRANGERS
Someone in the Illryians Mountains has been making a name for themselves— a bastard like Azriel and his brothers, ruffling the feathers of a war camp's Lord. But they seem to have no loyalty to the fighting legion, or much to anyone for that matter.
2. ALLIES
Azriel trains you and is particularly unforgivable about it. Together, you tackle tonics. Azriel ponders the unmistakable pull he feels and you try your best to keep your secret under wraps.
3. COMPANIONS
Azriel leaves for Velaris. You reflect on old choices and everything that you lead you to where you are now— and realise it's been awhile since you had anyone to miss.
4. FRIENDS
You return to regular training for the first time in a month. Azriel asks a favor from Rhys and finds you in a less than stellar condition when he returns to camp.
5. CONFIDANTS
You test out if your efforts with the tonics are worth anything and Azriel bestows you with a gift. He asks about the Blood Rite and you ponder the strange, golden thread you've been feeling in your chest. Disaster strikes when night falls.
i’m always thinking about how we got “you’re the new ribbon, az” and learned that couples have their hands bound together by a ribbon during their mating ceremony in the same book.
New headcanon of the day:
Shadow Milk would sing really loudly and dramaticaly teenage girl pop songs to annoy the fuck out of the other beasts. And also did with Elder fairy. And he now does it to annoy Pure Vanilla.
I am a firm believer that Pure Vanilla in his nightmares sometimes he founds him singing "Call me maybe" in the most obnoxious and fake girly voice he can. And everytime he is going on with his day and "Oops I did it again" randomly gets stuck in his head, he knows is Shadow Milk's fault.
This also aply to songs from adds or any really well know song.
imagine van Ecks surprise when he found out his son, his sweet flute playing, dyslexic, genius son, wasn't only still living but had JOINED A GANG neverless the most infamous gang in ketterdam and is friends (if kaz has those) with the bastard of the barrell.
I'm surprised he didn't have a heart attack on the spot.