#warcross duology

[tracy-warcross]

This trend but Emika and Tremaine

#marie lu #warcross #emika chen #warcross marie lu #hideo tanaka #warcross duology #warcross wildcard #tremaine blackbourne

[the-ocean-is-scary]

Guess who posted their fifth fic on AO3

This is actually the longest one I've written, which I was NOT something I was expecting to be accomplished today (longer than After Three Long Years by about 200 words)

Basic info that I see people post about their fics:

1,716 words

It's just normal Tremaine anxiety and fluff really. Some Demon Shenanigans again (which is why I tagged it as such again lmao)

Glad to be back to posting something because GOD I've been WANTING TO FOR SO LONG

As always I will be reblogging this until I'm tired of doing so anf I hope you guys enjoy :)

#romaine #ao3 #fanfic #warcross #marie lu #roshan ahmadi #tremaine blackbourne #warcross duology #marie luniverse

[hideohideo]

WHY IS ELON MUSK'S NEURALINK CHIP KINDA LIKE HIDEO'S NEUROLINK LENSES???? WHATS GOING ON...

#elon musk #warcross #hideo tanaka #warcross duology #neuralink #woah

[hellou-i-guess]

Hello, hello

Welcome to what is probably going to become a series of rants about the very unimportant details of books that live rent free in my head

Today I present to you:

The older brother of a least mentioned side character in a (unfortunately) very unapreciated sci-fi ya book

Now that that introduction is out of the way I have thoughts about Daniel Batu Wing from Warcross.

And I was not kidding about the character introduction. Warcross has a fandom with like 4 people in it in total, which is tragic in my opinion. Asher is a side character, the captain of the team and out of all of the friends Emika makes during the events of the book the one mentioned the least. So, now imagine how much his brother is mentioned.

I'll tell you - it's about 1.5 pages and 2 by-the-way mentions in around 600 pages of the duology.

So what are the things we know about Daniel:

He's Asher's older brother (if I had to guess maybe like 2-3 year age gap)

He's a famous actor and stuntman

He comes off arogant in Asher's memory when he is touched by Zero

He's Day's ancestor, so at some point he was married/had a girlfriend/one night stand - procreated so to say

And... that's about it really

So not much as you can see.

Now, what I have thought about reading the book and what led to this post is Asher (as a character I wish had more developement) and in turn his relationship with Daniel and that somehow led to a very badly done psycho analysis.

On to the bussiness.

The first time we see Daniel mentioned is when Emika meets Asher. She says that he is famous and that Asher was originally known as his younger brother and Ash gets a brief cold look at the mention of his brother.

The second time is when the dorm is blown up and Hamilton mentions that Asher's parents and brother are there to see him.

The third time is the memory in which we find out maybe the root of the problem between the brothers.

I would like to present to you my personal headcanons for the ages of Daniel and Asher. I like to think that Asher in the series is 22-23. Which would make Daniel somwhere around 25. I may explain my way of thinking this later, this is already long and I have told you nothing that you did not already know.

Why are the ages important, you may ask? The memory. Since Emika places the memory some 8-9 years, before the events of the series. The boys would be around 14 and 16.

From what we know their parents are getting a divorce and their house is a mess as well as the relationships in their family.

Daniel's way of dealing with this? Absolutely ignoring the situation around him. For what I understand to be a significant amount of time - a couple of years would do the trick.

So he sees what is happening and ignores his feelings and thoughts about the matter.

Why? Simple - he's neglected and feels alienated from his family so he alienates them back.

One another headcanon I would like to mention, that sort of makes Daniel's attitude and things he says make sense, is that Asher lost the use of his legs in an accident some time before their parents divorce.

This, understandably, makes the parents dote on Ash and in turn neglect Daniel.

And I say this because to me at least it seems that Ash does not understand that Daniel does not want him around and sees Ash as a problem. Most likely due to some change in dynamic Asher is not aware of. Which is perfectly understandable because why would his relationship with his brother change?

We see some evidence for this in:

Asher: Where are you going?

Daniel:...

Asher: You know what? You don't have to tell me? I don't have to know every single thing about your life, when you clearly don't care for me.

Daniel *sarcastically*: You only need me to care. Don't you have enough people giving you attention already?

Or something along those lines, I have the translated copy.

He sound so bitter and jelous there.

And Asher ( who is not good at dealing with people, like at all (also a post for another time)) calls out on Daniel's coping mechanism (ignoring the divorce). In which part I understand given the next part of the conversation where Daniel tells Ash that he isn't doing much better and Ash, not at all reading the situation or understanding that Daniel also means ignoring the divorce, says that Daniel is not doing much better, but at least his victories are the reason they have food on the table.

First of all, some A+ parenting, right there.

Second of all, Dany straight up goes for Asher's throat after this and that entire conversation causes a rift between them.

Very fun on all sides, as you can see.

What's fun to point out is that Daniel acts like a threatened animal. He was ready for jumping at his attacker the first available moment from the moment Asher refused to put the matter to rest.

We see this from Ash's POV, but how would it look like to Daniel?

He has a small career, that he's very proud of

He's starved for attention from the people he needs it from the most in his teenage years

The only attention he gets grom family comes from the very reason he is neglected (not to say Asher is at fault here, because he is not. Daniel just seems to place the fault on him)

All of the family's finance and well being is put on the shoulders of the youngest member of the family who is disabled

Like, he, as most older siblings (it's a curse), feels the need to, in some capacity, provide something to the houshold when the parents clearly don't, but he only continues to ignore the situation at hand.

If their parents have not gotten a divorce, Dany would have probably ran away from home a mnd cut all contact.

And like all things that are ignored, the sitation at hand comes to bite him in the butt in the form of Asher (the aformentioned problem) who just keeps on pressing the sore spot until Daniel has to options - run away again and keep the cycle going or bit back and get rid of the problem. And bite he does.

To his credit, Daniel was most likely 16 at the time of this and none of us emotionally mature at that age, he delt with his emotion really badly, took it out on the wrong person and soured his relationship with his family.

They have most likely made up (I do not think that the cold look Ash had at the mention of Daniel was because the had bad blood, but rather that Emika put him again in the back of his brother's shadow when Ash worked hard to get out of it). Why do I think this? You don't fly half-way across the planet to check on someone you don't like/don't speak with/have bad blood with, when if he wanted to come across as caring he would have called or texted. Or ask third party who knows what happend and has seen Ash like Roshan, Hamilton or their parents.

So yeah, to sum up this way too long of a rant in which nothing was said, Dany was just a teenager in a horrible situation with which he delt badly.

And to those who have suffered through this, thank you :)

#warcross #daniel batu wing #asher wing #warcross duology #character analysis #hellou rants #i have returned both to tumblr and to this fandom with something unimportant #like i was legit here when there was 10 posts total in the tag #funnily enough my first post on the now deleted blog was also about warcross #how the turns have tabled #now i come to you with this... thing?

[auspicious-cheerios]

emika: it must be nice to be so rich, you don't need to develop a personality.

hideo: quiet, emika.

emika: buy my silence.

#this could also work with emika and tremaine #or emika and max #incorrect quotes #source: ? #warcross #wildcard #emika chen #hideo tanaka #warcross duology #warcross marie lu #marie lu

[soupdreamer]

If this happened irl we would all be going absolutely feral

shoutout to the Skyhunter server for the inspiration!

bonus Emika doodle

#also peep the tye reference!!! #user soupdreamer drawing marie lu related fanart again (shocking) (unexpected) (no way) ‼️ #warcross is my baby and i love it despite its flaws nobody can pry emika from my grubby little hands #marie lu #warcross #warcross fanart #emika chen #roshan ahmadi #tremaine blackbourne #warcross duology #lucentcorriganart #couldn’t decide on a version to post so i posted all of them

[better-dead-than-in-hell]

drawing requests now open ;)

feeling pretty bored, so might doodle some characters from fandoms i'm in. leave your requests in the comments of this post, or send me an ask/message.

fandoms:

arc of a scythe

the riverman

marie lu series (warcross, legend)

the great gatsby (will not draw gatsby x daisy or tom x anyone, sorry)

wildwood (no shipping)

renegades

what i will do:

shipping (as long as it is between teenagers or adults of similar ages)

mild gore

#arc of a scythe #scythe #thunderhead #the toll #scythe lucifer #rowan damisch #renegades trilogy #nova artino #aoas #the riverman #riverman #warcross duology #warcross #emika chen #hideo tanaka #daniel altan wing #june iparis #wildwood #the great gatsby fanfiction #the great gatsby #natsby #tgg

[r3d5t0n3]

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Warcross - Marie Lu

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Characters: Tremaine Blackbourne, Jackson "Jax" Taylor, Zero | Sasuke Tanaka

Additional Tags: Whumptober, Whump, Whumptober 2019, Angst, Canon Compliant, Canon-Typical Violence

Series: Part 2 of whumptober 2019

Summary: Tremaine gets caught at the Japan Innovation Institute of Technology.

#warcross #wildcard #warcross duology #tremaine blackbourne #jax taylor #sasuke tanaka #zero #tremaine #jax #whumptober #whumptober 2019

[warcrossreferences]

Made another page for the armor, tools, equipment, etc. that each role would have in Warcross. You can find it on the non-dashboard version of the blog on the sidebar as well as clicking here.

#warcross #wildcard #warcross duology

[fandomshatepeopleofcolor]

So, a few days ago, I saw a thread on Tiktok showcasing pictures of people of various races and skintones wearing hanfus and it made me realize how much we still center whiteness when we think of diversity and inclusion?? Because when you really think about it, when these words come to mind, we often think about people of color standing next to a white character and being dressed in similar ways, having « assimilated » into white people’s culture. What we call « casual » clothing is literally something that white people have imposed onto us and they deemed our cultural clothing as « other ». In the majority of « diverse » stories, movies and shows, it’s always people of color living in majority white places and being surrounded by white culture but never like… People of various races and skin tones living in places where the majority of people are not white but also whose ethnicity / culture is different from theirs?

We need media like this! I want to see a story set in China with an East Asian protagonist who has a racially diverse group of friends who may or may not have grown up in China and live surrounded by Chinese culture, partaking in it and appreciating it, you know? Or a story like this but in India or Ethiopia or literally any place that’s not North America or Europe?? So far, I can only think of one story that’s like this and it’s Cinder by Marissa Meyer, where the protagonist is a Chinese girl living in futuristic China, where there’s people of different races coexisting and all sharing the same culture. Whiteness shouldn’t be the default, even when it comes to diversity and inclusion! Also, white people need to see themselves as the « others » too sometimes, like give us white characters growing up in places where the dominant culture is not theirs and they’re the ones who have to adapt / assimilate!

hey thanks for this!!! I really appreciate this ask because part of the reason is that lots of media we're exposed to is made in the usa and europe. like ok cinder is a good example of being set in futuristic china. but like it still has far too many white people for me. I tried getting into the three body problem and that was really good because its set in fictional china and like... there's so few asian/african/indigenous works that get featured in american libraries and get prestigious western awards.

like I'll give you an example most libraries when they have materials in foreign languages a sizable portion is western works by white authors into foreign languages. hp is a good example of this as well as diary of a wimpy kid.

One that features asian locations but starts out in NYC is Warcross by Marie Lu. It's a duology!

followers please recommend works not set in usa/europe!!!

mod ali

#cinder #marissa meyer

[stormblessed95]

Hi I’m an 8th/9th grade teacher and I’m looking to buy some new books for my classroom and you seem to be reading a lot of YA recently!! Would you mind sharing some recommendations you think are uh appropriate for me to purchase through the school? You seem to read a lot of fantasy/sci fi/romance which is a lot of what my kids like 🥰 thanks!

YA fantasy/scifi and romance! Yessss I can!

I just finished Legendborn by Tracy Deonn and started it's sequel today and it was AMAZING. Highly recommend. It's a King Author + magic retelling, Black Main Character written by a Black Author and done SO WELL because duh, own voices. It's dark academia fantasy and such a killer debut novel FOR SURE. And it's got a the classic YA love triangle and some romance thrown in too. Plus February is Black History Month, great time to support BIPOC authors 💜 (Duolgoy)

Scythe by Neil Shusterman is a YA SciFi dystopian and its SO GOOD. It's a story about how in the future, death no longer exists. The only way a human can die is by being gleaned, aka murdered, by the Scythes. They are trained to deal out death to those who deserve it and contain the human population in the most humane way possible. Yet, there is lots of betrayals and power plays and double crossings happening between those in power of the Sycthe organization. And yes, a very cute side plot romance here too (Trilogy)

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong. It's a YA Paranormal Urban Fantasy. It's actually like the YA verison of one of my favorite adult series of hers and it's set in the same world with little Easter eggs connecting the series. But can be read as a standalone trilogy. It follows Chloe discovering she is a necromancer and thrust into this supernatural world and all that comes with it, including a werewolf love interest and the classic YA love triangle and romance. Still so good honestly too. (Trilogy)

This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab. It's a YA Dark Urban Fantasy that basically explores the overall themes of how humans can be the monsters too. It's SO GOOD. Basically 2 kids of powerful men on either side of a war that is destroying their city, must choose whether to become heroes or villains—and friends or enemies—with the future of their home at stake.... and while one is human, one might be something else entirely 👀 Literally it's so good. And yes, it does end up having romance too (Duology)

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. It's a YA Paranormal fantasy story about a gay trans boy who while trying to get his family to accept both his gender and his powers (the men are traditionally spirit guides and the women are healers), accidentally summons a ghost, who then refuses to move on. And yes, its got a VERY sweet and cute romance here too. Plus own voices trans rep (Standalone)

Illuminae Files by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman. A YA SciFi Trilogy where it's one of the most unique formats of crafting a story I've ever read. It's told through a series of files and emails and transcripts and it's SO FUN. It follows the story of Kady and Ezra and the journey they go on after their tiny space mining colony was attacked and destroyed. And oh yeah, they had just recently broken up but they Still love each other 😏 and what in the AI happens in this book too! Lol (Trilogy)

And I really wasn't kidding about it being a uniquely written book and yet somehow the audiobooks are just as well done too lol

Warcross by Marie Lu. A SciFi YA Dystopian Novel that is basically like an emersive video game. It follows our main character as she becomes lowkey a spy and bounty hunter. Yes, it's got romance and betrayal and plot twists and rainbow hair and constant reminders that nothing is truly as it seems. And it's so good. (Duology)

As always, make sure you look up content warnings. I didn't list them here this time. But these are all scifi/fantasy YA novels that include a fun romantic side plot that I've LOVED when I read them. Hope this helps and thanks for asking! I have more I can suggest too of course

#storm recommendations #YA fantasy and scifi recs

[tracy-warcross]

Emika: are they flirting?

Hammie: seems like it

Roshan, trying to get out of Tremaine’s grasp: we are NOT flirting

Tremaine, pinning him against the wall: *smirks* yes we are, love

#marie lu #warcross #emika chen #warcross marie lu #hideo tanaka #warcross duology #warcross wildcard #tremaine blackbourne #roshan ahmadi #both Tremaine and Roshan call each other love there im saying it

[the-ocean-is-scary]

Dumping my Luniverse memes here. Click for better quality.

Shit I need to find the source for the Tremaine drawing. I will edit to have it when I find the post.

Okay @tremaine-blackbourne made the Tremaine drawing (Thanks @soupdreamer)

#warcross #legend trilogy #legend memes #the legend trilogy #warcross duology #warcross memes #marie lu #marielu #marie luniverse #luniverse #daniel altan wing #june iparis #metias iparis #commander jameson #hamilton jiménez #hideo tanaka #emika chen #asher wing #roshan ahmadi #tremaine blackbourne #romaine #jax taylor

[hideohideo]

i once got anxiety when i was about to finish warcross bc i was practically obsessed with it and knew i would question everything once i finished 🤪

#warcross #warcross wildcard #im too attached to this duology #warcross duology #regretting my whole life

[moonclade]

i write mainly for fantasy books || most books i have read are not mentioned here, so if there is a book you want me to write for, please request!

books in bold are the ones i'm most comfortable writing for, majority are books i read years ago, so i'm very rusty

six of crows duology | shadow & bone (1st book only) | king of scars duology

shatter me

keeper of the lost cities

red queen

acotar

crescent city

percy jackson

crave series

twilight

the invisible life of addie larue

mortal engines

skyhunter

warcross

divergent

hunger games

to kill a kingdom

lightlark

will only write CERTAIN prompts with requests for these books:

warriors

wings of fire

#six of crows #soc #soc x reader #six of crows x reader #shatter me #shatter me x reader #red queen #red queen x reader #acotar #acotar x reader #crescent city #crescent city x reader #pjo #percy jackson #percy jackson x reader #crave #crave x reader #twilight #twilight x reader #the invisible life of addie larue #mortal engines #warcross #divergent #insurgent #allegiant #divergent x reader #hunger games #hunger games x reader #to kill a kingdom #bookblr

[auspicious-cheerios]

asher: god, give me patience.

emika: i think you mean 'give me strength'.

asher: if god gave me strength, you'd be dead.

#them in a nutshell in the first book #emika is the problem child (affectionate) #asher is the tired mom #warcross #wildcard #emika chen #asher wing #warcross duology #warcross marie lu #marie lu #falling back into the warcross fandom