tuesday adams
Tag: the raven cycle
For the person who was wondering…
a snippet from an old interview with Maggie Stiefvater
ya-lit meme: [2/10] books or series
the raven cycle | “that strange happiness that was sometimes so big that it felt like sadness.”
The scent of Cabeswater, all trees after rain, drifted past Adam, and he realized that while he’d been looking at Ronan, Ronan had been looking at him.
As they scuffled in the grass, Adam closed his eyes and leaned his head back. He could nearly scry just like this. The quiet and the cold breeze on his throat would take him away and the dampness of his toes in his shoes and the scent of living creatures would keep him here. Within and without. He couldn’t tell if he was letting himself idolize this place or Ronan, and he wasn’t sure there was a difference.
When he opened his eyes, he saw that Ronan was looking at him, as he had been looking at him for months. Adam looked back, as he had been looking back for months.
rex corvus, parate regis corvi
Adam lived in an apartment located above the office of St. Agnes Catholic Church, a fortuitous combination that focused most of the objects of Ronan’s worship into one downtown block.
I.
You, with the skin made of
ragged twilight:
uneven shades of black and
purple and blue –
one day, the stars will
claim you, and you
will set alight forgotten kingdoms;
you will be greater
than kings and queens.II.
You, with the bloody lips,
screaming I lie, I lie
with every fractured smile –
one day, a boy will give you
all his dreams and
kiss you on the mouth;
he’ll taste like leather,
and truth and dirty words,
and your story will be
a crooked fairytale.III.
You, with the glass planes and fine lines
cracking at the gentlest touch –
one day, you will be made
of stronger stuff
than your father’s white knuckles,
and sharp-edged hatred;
you will rise from dust and ash,
and the world will love you
and fear you and bow down to you.IV.
You, with the magic sleeping lightly
in your veins –
one day, your reluctant home will
crumble before your eyes,
and mountains will be
torn off their feet,
and you will try to save
every one you have ever loved.but you can’t save everyone, Adam.
The Magician , n.l (via ofblackthorncrowns)
Gansey could’ve had any and all of the friends that he wanted. Instead he had chosen the three of them, three guys who should’ve, for three different reasons, been friendless.
Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys (via mint-and-memories)
Do you ever remember that Gansey and Ronan RAN to make it to Adam’s court case in time
Do you ever wonder how that went down. Like, do you think they were sitting in second period, both of them putting together that Adam wasn’t there, and both of them panic for a moment before remembering that Adam has moved away from home and it isn’t for the same reason it used to be
And then Gansey uses his Gansey Charm Power to get the office staff to tell him why Adam called out
And then they look at each other and don’t say a word and just RUSH to the courthouse, Gansey ignoring the speed limit for once in his life and them running up staircases trying to find the right courtroom (holy shit there are so MANY why are there so many)
And Ronan fucking ties his tie right because this is Adam and this is Important
And Adam might think he is unknowable but they know him better than he knows himself
Do you ever cry
Nothing but My Aching Soul 