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Ok so, bear with me here. This is a very hard question to answer because I love a lot of books. However I have a few I will pinpoint because they had a major impact somehow in my writing.

1. Diana Wynne Jones: her books are everything beautiful and fascinating in the fantasy genre. Her style is whimsical and I love her character crafting. Howl’s moving castle and the series after is and has been one of my favorite books since I was a young teen. Sophie’s sarcastic banter is some of my favorite and often influences my sassier characters. Her other books are equally as wonderful, touching on many different subjects of magic and fantasy.

2. David Gaider: The man behind many of the Dragon age novels and many of the characters personal arcs in the games. My favorite novel of his is Asunder. It has some overall darker themes, and touches on demons/ spirits in the magical realm. I enjoy his writing very much and I honestly wonder if the franchise will suffer losing him as a main writer for their next game.

3. Agatha Christie: I love mysteries and the woman created two of the most well known detectives in the written word. Sure maybe it’s cliche to default to her, but the woman. Wrote. So. Much. Anyways, her novel And Then There Were None is excellent.

     words  of  gunfire  and  scorn   /   a  figure  standing  tall  amidst  the  soaring  splinters  of  a  ship  drowned  in  enemy  fire   /   the  easily  underestimated  current  of  a  sinking  vessel  bound  to  swallow  all   /   a  war  of  necessity,  battles  wrought  not  for  conquest  or  glory  but  freedom.   moonlit  xaela  looks  upon  a  woman  borne  onto  her  shores  by  violent  tides  and  sees  a  war  by  the  name  of  THYRA THORNE.

           is  that  what  summons  one  such  as  you,  knight  of  barracuda  ?   the  haunting  melody  of  death,  following  it  like  a  sailor  bewitched  ?   yet  speak  of  the  dead  outside  their  tomb  and  great  sails  loose  their  strength,  charted  course  no  longer  as  steadfast.   how  curious,  to  be  haunted  so  by  the  byproduct  of  your  own  ventures.   scion  clad  in  wooden  hues  lightly  inclines  her  head  with  smallest  smile  ‘pon  freckled  features  as  delicate  fingers  worry  the  fabrics  of  her  sleeves.    

            ❛  You  must  be  well — acquainted  with  both, ❜    gentle  comes  her  remark,  saturated  by  imagined  innocence  as  though  it  were  not  laden  with  knowing.   it  is  a  testament  to  the  many  experiences  made  by  vaunted  savior  of  worlds,  speaking  a  truth  uncontested.   but  such  is  not  where  thoughts  linger.    ❛  Or  perhaps  you  are  the  Siren. ❜

//. @battlehigh // headcanons // thyra

📝  - It takes Rham'ir quite a while after meeting Thyra to realize he recognized her from the fields of Carteneau. Whether it the myriad glances during the intense combat, the quick transfer of aether to heal her wounds in brief seconds-long contacts, or the blinded silhouette of her across the destroyed field, muffled by the dust fog that made Carteneau feel like a completely different planet. He realizes and remembers. But he's hard-pressed to bring it up--the battle at Carteneau holds no good memories for anyone, such that perhaps had they suffered the loss of memory of the entire fight, they would be happier souls.

PRE - ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP MEME .

FRIENDS.   childhood friends  /  work friends  /  family friends  /  recently friends  /  turning antagonistic  /  turning into something romantic  /  stable  /  falling apart  /  friendship of need  /  friendship of circumstance / pen - pals or internet friends  /  coworkers  /  partners  /  other .

ROMANCE.   childhood sweethearts  /  newly entered  /  soulmates  /  skinny love  /  unrequited from my muses side  /  unrequited from your muses side  /  friends ENEMIES with benefits  /  awkward  /  fading  /  turning  toxic  /  toxic  and  destructive  /  other .

FAMILIAL BOND.   sibling bond  /  older sibling figure to your muse  /  younger sibling figure to your muse  /  parental figure to your muse  /  parental figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal  guardian  /  other .