ALT A mood board for "My Thorns For Your Roses." A collage of scenic photos which includes a night sky, a pine forest covered in snow, a bonfire, a stream in a dark wood, a butterfly on a thistle flower, a fox in an autumn wood, the Scottish lowlands, and a shrub of white roses in full blossom. At the center, a quote is included: "You shouldn't touch a woman who isn't your wife so casually," I rebuked the man. Our eyes met and we engaged in a battle of wills. My anger versus the spellbinding quality of his stare. My heart raced - furious and exhilarated - bewildered by how the two blended so seamlessly. "Is that a proposal?"
ALT The COMPS: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries. The cover depicts whimsical plants with blue flowers and red capped mushrooms and an open book at the bottom. The caption reads: "Fae will be fae" and "Practical, adult heroine." For the Wolf. The cover shows a woman clad in a red hooded cloak standing before a white-treed forest with a misty blue between her and the woods. The caption: "A magical wood that isn't always friendly." After the Forest. The cover shows a fox mask with auburn hair along with a variety of pinecones, leaves, antlers, a bear and a wolf, and a ginger bread house at the bottom. The caption reads: "Faerie tale retelling" and "Complicated family dynamics."
ALT Character art for Lark and Tamlin for “My Thorns For Your Roses” by Twitter user nanasuen2650. Lark has long, tawny hair with decorative braids and a white rose behind her left ear. She is wearing a sand-colored dress with a paneled skirt and leather belt. Tamlin has long, wavy brown hair decorated with flowers and wears a belted plaid with an intricate leaf design and accessories. Lark's bullet points include: Daughter of a famous, retired blacksmith Oldest daughter syndrome (IYKYK) Trauma, but not because her family was tragically murdered Her parents and 4 younger siblings are all still alive! Wants to get out of this town and needs a man to accomplish her goal Doesn't believe in faeries for REASONS Tamlin's bullet points are: Child of the oldest oak tree in the forest Faerie Lord of Cairnwood (local forest) Shapeshifter - plants, animals, objects Resents being told his kind don't exist Enjoys messing with Lark Totally not scared of his cannibal ex
ALT title card for a reader’s guide to Veil Us in Gold by Shepard DiStasio (2023). The background is the painting of the stabbing of Julius Caesar. It is a darker hue. In white text at the top: A Reader’s Guide to In white text, centered: VEIL US IN GOLD There is a subheading: blessed be those who kill gods At the bottom, white text that reads: by Shepard DiStasio (2023) Book 1 of Sins of the Divine
ALT An olive tree set against a white and stone carved landscape is the background. To the top right, there is a Spotify marker with a golden band at the bottom. The top is the cropped cover of Veil Us in Gold. Underneath, there is a drawing of Drake and Hyakinthos from Veil Us in Gold. To the left is the summary of VEIL US IN GOLD set on a transluscent brown square, with white text: Drake Elynus was never supposed to be in Tarāmen. They were never supposed to be working for Taramen's royal family. They were never supposed to do the chings they've done. But Drake hasn't stood a chance since the day their home was burned to the ground, the boy they loved was executed in front of them, and wayward magic cast them into a life of lonely immortality far from anyching they'd ever known. All they have is revenge.
ALT Rep and Tropes card set against a background of a “vestal virgin reaching for a wreath” by Carl Friedrich Deckler (1838-1918) In the top right corner is a “torn” piece of paper with the quote from Veil Us in Gold. In the bottom left corner, there is a moodboard. Bottom right is: Rep Non-binary, ace, neurodivergent ft chronically ill main character BIPOC main cast Chronic illness (umbrella term) as a magic system Civilizations based on real world ancient cultures, languages, and systems Autism Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Addiction PTSD Fat characters TAT side character relationship Various LGBTQIA relationships Tropes Found Family, One Bed, Heist of a Lifetime, Queer Platonic Groupchat, ACTUALLY Morally Gray Characters (most of them are doing terrible things), Oh No the Enemy is Hot!, MILF Villain, Childhood Friends to Lovers to (??), knife to throat, ballroom scene, horrific codependency, reluctant chosen one, corruption arc, ULTRA slow burn, a little bit of a Shadow Daddy ;)
ALT Over a painting of hands reaching for one another, the title of the card is “For Those Who Like”. There are five books listed: The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Game of Thrones, We Hunt the Flame, Six of Crows, and The Unbroken. Along the bottom, there are six character portraits by @irlplasticlamb. From left to right: Soky, Aamira, Drake, Hyakinthos, Delian, and Ánh/Jayati. The first three face the last three.
ALT Four slides: one is girl drawn in highlighter pulling her hood up, the second is "what it feels like" with a list of books and movies like Constantine, angel fall, bad omens, the devil all the time, pretty girls, nothing more, third slide is the pitch with flowers and text "a monster plagued girl who is trying to save her mother, an angel that does not believe in God, the violence that happens when their lives intersect, fourth slide is an excerpt of chapter one.
