#ezril

adsom icons part 2 !! aka the girlies + vortalis ❤️ (part 1 here that includes the main characters)

Chapters: 19/? Fandom: Shades of Magic - V. E. Schwab Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Kell Maresh & Maxim Maresh, Maxim Maresh & Rhy Maresh, Kell Maresh & Rhy Maresh, Delilah "Lila" Bard & Alucard Emery, Delilah "Lila Bard" & Ojka, Alucard Emery/Rhy Maresh, Delilah "Lila" Bard/Kell Maresh Characters: Kell Maresh, Rhy Maresh, Maxim Maresh, Delilah "Lila" Bard, Alucard Emery, Calla (Shades of Magic), Ojka (Shades of Magic), Holland Vosijk, Emira Maresh, Maris Patrol, Jasta (Shades of Magic), Cora Taskon, Col Taskon, Tieren Serense, Hastra (Shades of Magic), Ned Tuttle Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon-Typical Violence, Character Death, but less than in canon, Coercion, Mental Coercion, Soul Bond, Slavery, Background Relationships, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary:

Instead of letting Kell go after their argument, Maxim uses forbidden magic to bind Kell's will to his.

But Kell’s first impression had been only that she wasn’t Tieren.

Of course she isn’t!!! Why on earth would Tieren ever want someone like himself to replace him? That’s not balance, that’s just keeping to one type, and that leaves room for a type of tyranny, does it not? No, Tieren could not ever stand to leave the role of Aven Essen to another him. That simply wouldn’t be fair, or simply wouldn’t work.

And just know that the moment he met Ezril, it was an immediate “oh no, this’ll be a piece of work”, which meant that she would be a perfect fit.

No, not standing, leaning, arms crossed and hip cocked to one side. Kell did not think he’d ever seen a priest lean before—

Ezril padded down the steps, and he saw that beneath her white robes, she was barefoot.

The complete opposite, someone who I just know got on Tieren’s nerves all the time. And for her to become Aven Essen through trial by combat? So so fitting for the new head priest.

And her conversations with both Rhy and Kell just really solidified for me that Schwab made the right move and created the perfect character for such a risky and bold move. Especially with the lines:

“Your family must have felt the loss. Their only daughter. Why did you choose to be a priest?”

She tipped her head, as if considering. “Why did you choose to be Antari?”

Chapters: 15/? Fandom: Shades of Magic - V. E. Schwab Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Kell Maresh & Maxim Maresh, Maxim Maresh & Rhy Maresh, Kell Maresh & Rhy Maresh, Delilah "Lila" Bard & Alucard Emery, Delilah "Lila Bard" & Ojka, Alucard Emery/Rhy Maresh, Delilah "Lila" Bard/Kell Maresh Characters: Kell Maresh, Rhy Maresh, Maxim Maresh, Delilah "Lila" Bard, Alucard Emery, Calla (Shades of Magic), Ojka (Shades of Magic), Holland Vosijk, Emira Maresh, Maris Patrol, Jasta (Shades of Magic), Cora Taskon, Col Taskon, Tieren Serense, Hastra (Shades of Magic), Ned Tuttle Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon-Typical Violence, Character Death, but less than in canon, Coercion, Mental Coercion, Soul Bond, Slavery, Background Relationships, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary:

Instead of letting Kell go after their argument, Maxim uses forbidden magic to bind Kell's will to his.