Aroacemushroom

“You should be scared of me.”

Violet and Xaden - Fourth Wing

Artist: @kotikomori for @readingportal

xaden: NO romance!

xaden: now i'm gonna go pick some violets at the break of dawn and leave them in violet's room for her to wake up to... cause her name is violet

xaden: but no romance!! ❌❌💘🚫🚫

what's this? a lil unedited blurb from chapter 3? from Xaden's pov? how exciting!

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My pack is already loaded in my car, but I pop the trunk to let the other three load their gear. I'm about to slam it closed when Imogen comes running up, tossing her bag in on top of the others and squeezing herself into my backseat, much to the vocal displeasure of Garrick.

"Take your own damn car, Im, there's no room back here," he growls as she elbows him out of the way of the seatbelt.

"I'm not the one that takes up the space of two people, Garrick," she hisses. "Stop bitching."

Liam snorts from the passenger seat as they continue to bicker, while Bodhi looks like he'd rather be literally anywhere else.

Imogen and the others when violent offered to break into her moms office:

chapter 2 of castles crumbling (aka Tales from the Airport Bathroom extended version) now posted!

Chapter 2: Kingdom Dance is now up on AO3: READ HERE

WE ARE SO BACK BESTIES.

Summary:

Violet should already be dead. People whispered about her weak body and how she would never live up to her family's martial accomplishments. Violet rose above them all, however, fighting and killing to survive the Navarrian Intelligence Agency's brutal BASGIATH training protocol. Now, people whisper about Violet's swift ascension through the NIA's ranks as one of its most valuable operatives and assassins. The whispers don't matter to Violet: She has her own agenda, and it's a dangerous one - finding out what happened to her father.

But one mission changes everything: Suddenly, Violet finds herself in the crosshairs when she stumbles on information Navarre wants buried, and the country she fought for begins to turn on her. Violet knows too much, but she's determined to do what she does best: Survive. Her only hope is the son of the man who they say killed her brother, but their partnership is far from assured. Some grudges run deep, and trust is a currency too valuable to give freely. Xaden realizes Violet may be the key to everything, but with enemies seen and unseen closing in on all sides, the consequences of failure are deadly.

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“I know you Sorrengail – you won’t do anything to me, at least not today.” I bristle at how certain she sounds, yet I don’t move to prove her wrong. “If you decide to believe what I’ve told you, track down Fen’s son.”

I scrunch my eyebrows as I peer up at her. “Fen Riorson has a son?”

Devera laughs. “Oh yes. I think you’ll like him.”

I open my mouth to ask more, but Devera is already walking away. I don’t bother following her – I slipped a tracker in her pack when she picked up our drinks earlier. I have no doubt that she’ll find it soon, but at least it will give me an idea as to her direction when I inevitably decide to track her down again.

I turn my attention back to the small thumb drive resting on the table, my fingers tapping against the hardwood. I should destroy it. I should follow my orders. But I know I won’t. The entire reason I forced myself to stay alive against all odds was to find Dad. If this thumb drive can give me answers, or even set me on the right path to find them, then I don’t give a fuck what happens to me.

Slight treason it is.