"What about this library is so special?" - Probably the Books

hey everyone! Last year I was the host of the Red Queen poster "Grammys" where every candidate got an award for their fandom posts and activity. I had so much pride in it and it was something I wanted to do for a long time before then. I have been asked if there will be another one this year for 2026, and I am open to the idea because i had a lot of fun and at first the event seemed to really do something positive for the fandom.

unfortunately, after the awards were posted, there was some drama and false rumors surrounding them. While the voting and process leading up to awards day was fun and spirited, the day of the event brought out an unintended conflict.

now that the time of year is coming around again, I am conflicted with the idea of reopening the event. Hosting last year was a blast and i loved every second of it. The Red Queen fandom is very small, but we were able to get a great participation. From what I've been told, most everyone involved had a lot of fun until the awards day drama. I can see reasons to continue and also reasons to not continue, so i am going to put it to a vote among the fandom. However the results turn out i will take seriously and i will stay true to what we all decide. As a host, none of this will hurt my feelings.

if the Grammys were to take place this year, here is what they would look like compared to last year

staying the same would be that any Red Queen poster on tumblr could be a nominee, the voting would be similar, and each winner would receive their own post with their awards given to them by voters.

what would be different this time around would first be the awards. I would not make the awards repeat, so they would be all new categories. Last year the secondary awards were "who's most likely" and I would change it to something else. I have a few ideas that i will not spoil in case the awards take place. I will give a hint: high houses

Fare Well By Maven Calore Farewell Fare well My old foe, my empty shell So softly mourning, ever quiet I bury deep, and you should try it All I know, and all I lost So I at last forget the cost Of what I reached And always seeked And could not let you glimpse again No matter how you reached a hand Cut for cut and blood for blood It’s all I know and all I love Trapped within this ceaseless ether That I cannot escape either The voice that beckons at my door To cut you deep, forevermore Farewell Fare well My old foe, my empty shell So softly mourning, ever quiet I bury deep, and you should try it All I know, and all I lost So I at last forget the cost Of what I reached And always seeked And could not let you glimpse again No matter how you reached a hand I am weak and I am soft I let you in and let you walk Upon the thoughts I should’ve said But then let sink, so swiftly dead I hate you then, I hate you now Even as I spiral down Into the depths you cannot save And wouldn’t, since I’ve dug my grave Farewell Fare well My old foe, my empty shell So softly mourning, ever quiet I bury deep, and you should try it All I know, and all I lost So I at last forget the cost Of what I reached And always seeked And could not let you glimpse again No matter how you reached a hand She’s still here, and she can’t stop This love that I have long forgot But cannot share when you are gone When you are right, and I am wrong So kill me now And kill me loud So I can leave, and you can grieve The boy you lost and never knew Still lurking, hidden, out of view

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her bringing Mare to the party at the beginning of King's Cage and talking circles around Maven until he has no choice but to bend to her will, it's just so devious and clever of her

"It's a queen's duty to receive guests." "Well, I'm not a guest, and you're not a queen, so . . . "

Her talking about being forced to fight Elane in Training

Her finally running away from her parents

The line about Elane looking best in moonlight

I would need to go through the books again for more

Mare: They said partner

Maven: Don't be a pedant. Anyway--

Mare: It's not being a pedant when one of those things is a torture worse than death and the other means being your prisoner

Maven: . . .

Maven: Well, you're still my prisoner

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