escapism extraordinaire

"They tried to kill eachother!!" oh my godddd that was only a couple of timessss and they were literally flirtingggg shut uppppp

Violet doesn't get enough credit for how she stays composed after the disaster that was meeting the Irids. First, she learns that there isn't a cure or a weapon to defeat the venin. Second, while she's still processing all of that, Ridoc is the one who tells Xaden there is no cure. Third, she has to deal with both the disgust from the wild Irids who think she's horrible for bonding Andarna AND Andarna's own grief over their opinion of her. Fourth, Xaden goes all broody and won't talk to her when she tries to reassure him of her love for him. And fifth, she then has to tell one of her best friends about everything she has done to try to save the man she loves while also saving the continent. And then after all of that, they fly home and have to go back to class. She's never given a moment to just...feel.

mmm my toxic trait is i will defend both violet and xaden to my last breath. they literally can do no wrong in my eyes and i think that’s why iron flame was such an easy read for me despite them fighting for 60% of it because mom and dad are both right all the time and it is my job to sit here and support them in whatever action they decide to take.

DONT use glasses, youll become dependent on them to see!!!! #WARONDRUGS #OVERPRESCRIPTION #CORRECTIVELENSADDICTION

I know this is a humorous exaggeration designed to show how silly it is to deny medication and mobility/quality of life aids to disabled people by applying the argument to something silly in a way that nobody would ever do but... unfortunately I have heard people say this. I've heard people suggest that people with minor sight problems shouldn't get glasses, and people needing to move to a stronger prescription should do it and should stay on as light a prescription as they can use and still function, because the glasses will "weaken their eyes" and make their eyesight worse (which is bullshit). People will pull this ableist bullshit on glasses wearers, too.

unfortunately no matter how much you try to parody ableism, some completely genuine asshole out there already has you beat.

#'you wouldnt say this about wheelchairs!' yes they would.#'you wouldnt do this with a missing limb!' i promise they do#'but what about-' look just assume no matter how stupid it is that people are dicks about it

the most hilarious part about the empyrean series is when violet is one of the last riders to channel power, and the day that she finally does, she just gets REALLY horny. and you're like what the hell, is violet's signet power being horny? and you start wondering what you're reading 😭😭😭

hottest thing a guy can be is a simp. just. a loser. a spineless fool. a total wet wipe of a man.

hottest thing a man can be is in love and pathetic about it.