Just Finished Reading The Tainted Cup By Robert Jackson Bennett And One Of The Many Things I Loved About

Just finished reading The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett and one of the many things I loved about this book was the way that it represented neurodivergency. I don't think I've ever read another book which has explored that to this depth (granted I haven't really gone out of my way to do this).

Like, Din having dyslexia was really influential to the plot and his character arc, but also wasn't like the only thing he was struggling with. And I loved seeing Ana being just...well very Ana, aka very autistic coded.

The moment at the end of the book (spoilers I guess) where there is just a beautiful moment of neurodivergent solidarity between the two. How Ana tells him that she chose him BECAUSE of his neurodivergency, and how she saw it as a strength. How she believes that the empire needs to be able to work for all of them. Low key made me emotional.

Anyway, would highly recommend the book. Its a fun murder mystery fantasy book with leviathans, spontaneous eruption of trees from the body (not a euphemism), and two very neurodivergent detectives with a very funny and endearing dynamic.

Malta Vestrit <3

doodling murderbot every day until i get someone to read it - day 1

This was my first discovery of him, immediately borrowed the City of Stairs audiobook from the library!

Just finished reading The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett and one of the many things I loved about this book was the way that it represented neurodivergency. I don't think I've ever read another book which has explored that to this depth (granted I haven't really gone out of my way to do this).

Like, Din having dyslexia was really influential to the plot and his character arc, but also wasn't like the only thing he was struggling with. And I loved seeing Ana being just...well very Ana, aka very autistic coded.

The moment at the end of the book (spoilers I guess) where there is just a beautiful moment of neurodivergent solidarity between the two. How Ana tells him that she chose him BECAUSE of his neurodivergency, and how she saw it as a strength. How she believes that the empire needs to be able to work for all of them. Low key made me emotional.

Anyway, would highly recommend the book. Its a fun murder mystery fantasy book with leviathans, spontaneous eruption of trees from the body (not a euphemism), and two very neurodivergent detectives with a very funny and endearing dynamic.

thinking a bit more about tim's interview and tim saying that he imagines gale was bullied, for his studiousness, and learning to use humour both as a weapon and a shield:

tara absolutely would've thrown hands - or paws, in her case - for gale. i Know it in my heart. my new headcanon is that tara mauled at least one child.

(but also: absolutely do not imagine tara curling up around gale, maybe even hugging him with one of her wings, much, much later, when it's quiet and gale is trying to hide his tears.

"my little love...")

Devils You Know: A Gale x Tav Musician AU

Devils You Know (3723 words) by CrabsWithSticks Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gale/Tav (Baldur's Gate), Gale (Baldur's Gate)/Original Female Character(s), Tav (Baldur's Gate)/Original Female Character(s), Gale & Wyll (Baldur's Gate) Characters: Gale (Baldur's Gate), Wyll (Baldur's Gate), Tav (Baldur's Gate) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Rock Band, Alternate Universe - Music, Modern Era, Abusive Relationships, not Gale and Slate though other relationships past and present, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Drugs, Cancer, Angst, Fluff, Pining, Musicians, Gale is an ex music historian, Tav plays in a rock duo, Past Character Death, Trauma, Abusive Parents, Hurt/Comfort, Healing Summary: Gale left his home of Waterdeep to start over after his life fell apart. Unsure of what to do with his life, he moved to Baldur's Gate, opening up a record shop, hoping to hide from his past and the people in it. However, dragged out to a club by his friend Wyll, he stumbles across Slate, a member of a rock duo playing at the club. Life hasn't been kind to either of them, but maybe they can find a way to start over together.