I am on mobile but I'm also thinking about Garen and Kat and about how as soon as she gave in impulsively to the tiniest bit of feeling she'd double down on the ultranationalism because her loyalty is to Noxus and that would feel like betraying it.

Celaena: [at the assassin's guild] Welcome to our first official meeting.

Celaena: Today we will be talking about...

Sam: [whispering] Building Loyalty

Celaena: Killing Royalty.

She would tuck Sam into her heart, a bright light for her to take out whenever things were darkest. And then she would remember how it had felt to be loved, when the world had held nothing but possibility. No matter what they did to her, they could never take that away.

The Assassin and the Empire by Sarah J. Maas

Some Friendly Reminders:

As Celaena was pacing around the house worried for Sam, he was barely alive

Before his eyes were gouged out, his last sight was not Celaena :(

His last words to her were "I love you"

On the other hand, he never got to hear her say "I love you" back

She never got to tell him about her origins and who she really was

Sam went against Arobynn just for Celaena to never be hurt again

In his last moments, he must've thought to himself "I am Sam Cortland and I will not be afraid."

Sam and Celaena were one contract away from their happy ending

When Celaena saw him after his death, she deemed his face unrecognizable

After his death, she took on his motto

Celaena's first visit to his grave was most likely her last as she ended up living in Terrasen

Arobynn requested specific things for Farran to do to Sam as torture

Sam never got to teach Celaena how to properly play cards

Sam was tortured for over 12 hours, in pain, wondering if he'd ever see Celaena again

And last but not least, let's be honest, although Rowan is Aelin's mate, Sam was definitely Celaena's

“Hello, Sam,” she breathed onto the river breeze.

“I miss you,” she said. “Every day, I miss you. And I wonder what you would have made of all this. Made of me. I think—I think you would have been a wonderful king. I think they would have liked you more than me, actually.” Her throat tightened. “I never told you—how I felt. But I loved you, and I think a part of me might always love you. Maybe you were my mate, and I never knew it. Maybe I’ll spend the rest of my life wondering about that. Maybe I’ll see you again in the Afterworld, and then I’ll know for sure. But until then … until then I’ll miss you, and I’ll wish you were here.”

if this isn't the most painful eulogy and confession I've ever read.

I would argue that this is one of the most heartbreaking things Maas has ever written.

And here come the tears...

Let’s all just pause and bow our heads for a moment at how fucking lovely Sam was...

the assassin’s blade is so fun to read until you get to the last novella

Throne of Glass characters in Hogwarts Houses:

Gryffindor:

Aelin Galathynius

Sam Cortland

Fenrys Moonbeam

Gavriel

Nesryn Faliq

Chaol Westfall

Slytherin:

Celaena Sardothien

Rowan Whitethorn

Manon Blackbeak

Lorcan Salvaterre

Rolfe

Arobynn Hamel

Ravenclaw:

Dorian Havilliard

Elide Lochan

Kaltain Rompier

Nehemia Ytger

Hufflepuff:

Aedion Ashryver

Asterin Blackbeak

Lysandra

Sartaq

Yrene Towers

Please keep in mind these are all my opinion but feel free to disagree!

The Assassin’s Blade Thoughts

Wow. I finished the book but oh my god. I’m glad I paused the timeline to jump back and see that before moving on in the series but I really want to destroy Arobynn Hamel. I mean I know the guys King of the Assassins and all but Sam of all people?? he didn’t deserve that at all and I understand Celaena’s feelings over the situation a lot better after reading what happened.

And now I’ve gotta move on to Queen of Shadows and after the ending of Heir of Fire??? i just know in my bones that was not the worst ending of the series to come and that’s saying something considering what the king did to Dorian and Sorcha... Uh Oh™️

so, hypothetically, if i was to write a fic or seven in which xanatos and dooku don’t fall, obi-wan is slightly less neglected, qui-gon is less of a bastard (i’m talking about legends, don’t @ me qui-gon simps), jaster meerel doesn’t get offed and jango is a lot less on board with child murder (but the clones still exist, because i said so), galidraan is a little less of a shitshow, the kryze sisters aren’t fucking extremists, and shmi may not die... what would be the reaction

Right Person Wrong Time

Celaena Sardothein and Sam Cortland

It's impossible to stop smiling after reading Aedion's marriage proposal.

every templar ratonhnhaketon au sucks ass every single one bc like

how can you make it not racist

Me: I am in depression

Person: Why? Did something happen to a member of your family?

Me: No! I just hate not being able to meet Sarah J. Maas.

Sarah J. Maas breaking my heart.

An Insider’s Guide to Throne of Glass: the Cleaver of the Deserted Land, the wide ravine lays cuts harshly through the monotonous landscape of the Red Desert just north of Xandria, the capital city of the Deserted Land and represents a considerable challenger to any travelers passing through. The Cleaver, and it’s eons of existence, is a feature of the Red Desert that cannot be crossed, leaving passers through  no choice but to go around it entirely, 1/?

“It was a lovely grave—simple, clean—and on the stone was written:

Sam Cortland

Beloved—not just by her, but by many.

Sam. Her Sam.”

i’m not okay [smiling through the pain]