9 Bookmarks by BritMC
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for when i look at you by orphan_account
Fandoms: Throne of Glass Series - Sarah J. Maas
16 Sep 2018
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Elide Lochan already had her slew of problems in life: an ex-friend turned boss, an ex-boyfriend turned conspirator, a general dissatisfaction with life, oh, and Manon Blackbeak, the CEO of a rival company who was insisting on being as uncharacteristically nice to her as possible.
She didn't need anything else on her plate.
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- Part 5 of New York, New York
Bookmarked by BritMC
18 Nov 2021
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The Miami AU has returned! For new readers, start with The Angel of Small Deaths. For returning readers, I most humbly present A Very Pickles Christmas, in which our favorite idiots-to-lovers Manon Blackbeak and Elide Lochan remain idiots and remain lovers. There's reindeer onesies and Manon decorating snowflake cookies and a knock on the door at Christmas Eve from the one person nobody expected to see.
Welcome back to Miami. Dive on in, the water's fine.
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- Part 2 of Wonderwall
Bookmarked by BritMC
17 Nov 2021
Bookmarker's Notes
I don’t usually bookmark and recommend unfinished works, but… this is bound to be as epic as “Angel of Small Deaths”, which you NEED to read before this to understand the characters and alternate universe. Arcis has once again taken us into a modern day AU with these two “idiots turned lovers”. I cannot wait to continue this journey and see what the future holds for these two. I cannot stress enough how disappointing it was for SJM to set Manon & Elide up in a way where they could have, should have, ended up together. But no… she deviates from that and puts them both with men (don’t get me started on Lorcan). My only complaint is having to wait for updates. I’m too damn impatient.
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********WARNING, KINGDOM OF ASH SPOILERS AHEAD!!*********
"As if he was waiting for someone."- Asterin to Manon, Queen of Shadows
Asterin accepts her fate after the Battle or Orynth, but there's someone there waiting for her.
Bookmarked by BritMC
24 Oct 2021
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This is what I needed. Asterin’s story is absolutely heartbreaking and she deserved more than “Live Manon, Live” and throwing herself into the witch tower. (I get why SJM did it… big boom, war’s over, sacrifices had to be made.) This gives her closure beyond that sacrifice.
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Made. That dying Crochan’s last words had been haunting Manon for weeks. Now the fierce Blackbeak Heir and Wing Leader to the king’s aerial legion, finds herself drawn in by a cunning half-bred witchling in chains, and begins to wonder if there might be some truth to those words. What starts as a quiet conversation in the dark during that first night in Manon’s room, will begin to unravel all they thought they knew about themselves and what fate in store for them. But will this newfound bond be enough to carry them through all the trials they will face both together and apart as they fulfill their roles in the coming war against the darkness that threatens to consume all?
An AU version of events that started as a one shot and turned into an epic retelling of the series starting shortly after Manon and Elide meet. This turned into a character study of the Thirteen, and is basically all the scenes we never got to see according to my HC. Lots of pairings not in the books (see tags) and focus will be Malide with no bashing of other pairings by author.
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- Part 1 of Light in the Darkness
- Language:
- English
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- 132,466
- Chapters:
- 39/40
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Bookmarked by BritMC
14 Oct 2021
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If you felt like SJM did the fandom dirty regarding Manon/Elide and the Thirteen as a whole, then this is the fic for you! SJM set up Manon and Elide so well… so, so well. And then just was like “fuck it, let’s put them with men instead”. There is no way you can convince me that Elide and Lorcan should have wound up together. Even if she didn’t wind up with Manon (which, she absolutely should have) Lorcan is a HORRIBLE choice. Sure, they bonded, but he also fucking BETRAYED her and Aelin. And she just forgives him and then goes on to marry him. Like WTF Sarah.
Also, it is a FABULOUS character study of the Thirteen as a whole.
THIS is how it should have gone. Made props to Firedancer34 for doing what SJM should have done. (Bonus - it’s just the first part! There’s a second installment!)
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"There were about a million other things Prince Rowan Whitethorn of Doranelle would rather be doing than taking five months out of his life and training a spoiled 8 year-old princess in magic."
AU where Erawan was never raised and Aelin began her training early on. Stretches over years.
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- English
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- 236,369
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- 56/56
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Bookmarked by BritMC
28 Sep 2021
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This is a fantastic in-canon alternate universe type fic. We have the main characters, we have a semblance of the TOG storyline, but it’s its own being aside from TOG.
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'Growth' Alternative Ending by julia12084
Fandoms: Throne of Glass Series - Sarah J. Maas
28 Apr 2020
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The angsty, alternative ending to my story Growth.
Bookmarked by BritMC
28 Sep 2021
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Can we PLEASE talk about this alternate ending?! PLEASE READ “GROWTH” FIRST!!! This ending left me WRECKED. I love happily ever afters, but I almost wish this had been the original ending. It packs a punch that left me in tears.
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Welcome to Miami. Shit’s going to get wild.
Meet Manon Blackbeak: heir and queen to the Miami club scene. Meet Elide Lochan: a veterinarian who makes a mean homemade cookie. They are both, for the record, complete idiots. Because Elide is in love with Lorcan. Got it? Lorcan. Not Manon goddamned Blackbeak, her childhood love, her teenage dream, her best friend. No, she’s over that heartbreak. Totally, 100% over it. And Manon … Manon has loved Elide Lochan since they were eight years old and still has no goddamned clue what to do about it.
There’s a bachelorette party. There’s a rogue gerbil in a strip club. There’s a cat named Pickles. There’s two idiots, who might, just might, find their way to becoming lovers. But they never stop being idiots. So welcome to Miami. Dive on in, the water’s fine.
[Complete!]
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- Part 1 of Wonderwall
- Language:
- English
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- 102,979
- Chapters:
- 37/37
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Bookmarked by BritMC
28 Sep 2021
Bookmarker's Notes
I have read this fic three time now and I still thing that it is hands fucking dow THE BEST Manon/Elide fic that is out there. Arcis takes us out of the TOG world and throws us into modern day Miami. Manon and Elide have a past and, damn, if it’s not complicated. Not only is the writing PHENOMENAL (seriously, the style of writing in and of itself is so unique and refreshing), Arcis has done a character study of not only Manon/Elide, but the thirteen as a whole. She has taken minor characters and brought them to the forefront.
Also… In case you missed it in the fic… Arcis writes that they met in second grade… in 1992. That puts them being born in the 1984-1986 range. I was born in ‘84 (I’m 37) and it is SO fucking refreshing to see these characters older and at a different stage of life than they are in-canon. They still maintain that young and fun feel, but they’ve got some real-life adult shit under their belts and have had to work really fucking hard to get where they’re at.
TOG is epic. Hands down one of my favorite series. But… here’s my mantra when it comes to this particular pairing “Fuck Manon. Marry Manon. Kill Lorcan”. It’s been said before, and I’m going to say it again and again - SJM took the cowards way out when she paired Manon and Elide up with Dorian and Lorcan. She set these two up - the chemistry is written all over the pages. Then she went and made it heteronormative. END RANT.
Arcis has made this pairing come to life. In the real world. At a more realistic age. In a way I feel we can all relate to. I applaud you Arcis on a fic done right.
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Public Bookmark 1094
Mystery Work
Part of Saved Works
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
Bookmarked by BritMC
27 Sep 2021
Bookmarker's Notes
So I will admit that the stock market and general political/social stuff completely goes over my head sometimes (okay, most of the time). However… at it’s core I love the story. I love the character development and the relationship. Again, it can go a bit over your head at times.
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Manon and Elide find themselves caught up in the political upheaval in the aftermath of the King's death and Morath's partial destruction. Separated from one another, they struggle on their individual quest's as they try to find a way to stop the coming storm. They will be forced to contend with new dangers and old demons, while discovering all that they are capable of as they are pushed to their limits.
Divergent take on the events in Empire of Storms with the focus on all our beloved witches. Second in this series.
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- Part 2 of Light in the Darkness
Bookmarked by BritMC
06 Sep 2021
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So, this is the second installment, make sure you read the first… first 😂 I cannot wait to see how Manon & Elide’s story unfolds. Hopefully it’s updated again soon.