crr: From Blood and Ash
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Poppy the entire book:
"I may yet again be in the process of doing something incredibly reckless, inappropriate, and wholly forbidden"

"I was Penellaphe of Castle Teerman, Kin of the Balfours, and the Queen’s favorite.
I was the Maiden.
Chosen."
If akofaf doesnt have her dropping/ replacing all of those titles for ones matching Casteel's then ION WANT IT

Wait Rylan's only been her guard for less than a year??

Hawke is nearly a foot taller than Poppy how did I not remember this height difference i-

d i m p l e s

I need this scene in Hawke's pov so badly y'all don't even understand

“You should get off.”
“I was planning to.”

“Princess?” I repeated. There were no Princesses or Princes in the entire kingdom beyond the Dark One, who called himself such.
....
Sorry my brain is imploding a bit rn cause he KNOWS but anyways-
wedding's in 4 days

“Just one kiss? Princess, you can learn a wealth of things from just one kiss.”

“Tell me what you enjoy, so I can make you love it.”

THIS SCENE

Tawny is me and I am Tawny

Lord Mazeen

"For a true Atlantian, two upper canines will form fangs, becoming elongated and sharpened, but they will not be overly noticeable to the untrained eye."

This makes me feel so much better cause i did NOT notice the first time around my eye was UNTRAINED

Okay but if Cas looks like he's in his early 20s and if a year for mortals is 3 DECADES to an Atlantian then that means-

"I wasn’t sure what was worse—being betrayed or blindsided.

Actually, I did know. Being betrayed would be worse."
...

“The Dark One has come for you, Penellaphe.”

"I couldn’t even think of something happening to Vikter."
...
"It would be like losing my parents all over again, but worse"
...

“With my sword and with my life”

Poppy getting turned on when Hawke said he's good at killing proves that she has a fight kink too they're perfect for each other

“Both halves are as beautiful as the whole.”

“With my sword and with my life, I vow to keep you safe, Penellaphe,” he spoke, voice deep and smooth, reminding me of rich, decadent chocolate. “From this moment until the last moment, I am yours.”
...
This was a proposal and you can fight me on that

“My hormones are always clouding my rational thought, thank you very much.”
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I SAID IT BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN:
I am Tawny

EVERY TIME I READ THIS SCENE I WANT TO COMMIT A WAR CRIME

Fuck Dick Teerman and Brasshole Mazeen

“You’re absolutely magnificent. Beautiful.”

If you aren't holding a dagger to his neck while he calls you
an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature
...is it even enemies to lovers?

“But if you let go of the dagger, there’s a whole lot of me I’ll let your hands get close to.”

“You promised me, Princess.”

WELL CLEARLY SHE HAS A HABIT OF BREAKING PROMISES

Hawke said he likes Tawny but it's been established that I am Tawny and therefore Hawke likes me so you're all invited to the wedding

“Fear and bravery are often one and the same. It either makes you a warrior or a coward. The only difference is the person it resides inside.”

"Those slippers are likely to be the death of you, and that dress…the death of me."

“You know I’ll never replace your father, nor would I ever try to, but you’re like a daughter to me.”
I hugged him tighter.

“If the Dark One came for you once, he’ll come for you again.”
......
My head is so permanently in the gutter i am (un)ashamed of where my mind went

"It took less than twenty-four hours for me to, yet again, do something utterly reckless."

Poppy put her LIFE on the line to read smut we have no choice but to stan

Hawke telling Poppy that the Dark One wants her is just so funny to me

Get you a man who can READ

“Only the bad can be influenced, Princess.”

Through the dress, his hand closed over the dagger. “I give you permission to stab me.”

Y'ALL SEE THIS? permission

"Ladies or Lords in Wait"

Hawke is bi :)

“You don’t have to ask me twice, Princess, and you never have to beg.”

This. Scene.

“I was seconds from taking you to the ground and becoming a very, very bad guard.”


Hawke has an outdoor kink dont @ me

“Boy, I may have been born at night, but I wasn’t born last night.” is an underrated line
Vikter was NOT having it

“She thinks of you as a father,” he said, his voice so soft it sent a chill down my spine. “It would hurt her greatly if something unfortunate were to happen to you.”

I shouldnt find this attractive

𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑠ℎ ...
𝑊𝑒 𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑒

“You make me proud.”

Forgive me.
I failed you.
Forgive me.
I failed you.

"Some truths do nothing but destroy and decay what they do not obliterate. Truths do not always set one free. Only a fool who has spent their entire life being fed lies believes that."

"Use your imagination, Princess."

well i know i am

' Somewhere in there, my present had become the past. I turned to the Rise. Somewhere out there, my future awaited. '

I couldn’t explain it exactly, but it made me wonder if he’d seen someone and had fallen in love with them after just one conversation.
...
HOW am i supposed to stay calm when I'll be able to read Hawke's pov in 20 hours??

“I bet I can get you relaxed enough that you sleep like you’re on a cloud, basking in the sun.”

“When you listen to me, I think the stars will fall.”

“No one can see what I’m doing.”... “But we know they’re there.”

The blatant exhibitionism tho

"I bet you’re as sweet as honeydew"


Honestly every line from this chapter onwards is my favorite line

Kieran

“And it is an honor that you’d take that risk with me, Poppy. So, thank you.”

i love him so much

Kieran looked concerned.

“Momma?”

Dont talk to me I'm crying

“They behave as if royalty is among them.”

Poppy right now:

"I’m so incredibly unworthy of you it should be a sin."

The only sin here is the amount of times I've read this scene

“No, I’m not. You deserve someone who is, but I’m too much of a bastard to allow that.”

But tell me why him saying this made me like him MORE??

If he's not making you question how thick the walls are he's doing it wrong

“Any way you want, Princess. You can’t do it wrong,”


He's perfect

“Anything you do is more than okay.” [...] “But especially that. Totally that.”

[...]

“It kills me in a way I don’t think you’ll ever understand.”

Name a more perfect scene,
I'll wait (no really, I'm curious how akofaf will top this)

“I promise. I won’t forget.”

i PrOMiSe. i wONt fOrGeT.

Hawke’s gaze met mine. “It’s okay.”

SHUT UP NO IT'S NOT

An actual representation of poppy realizing they fucking LIED

“What you’re thinking…you could not be further from the truth.”

she wouldnt be thinking it if they hadnt done it smh alexa play truth hurts by lizzo

Hawke whirled on me, the look of disbelief on his face almost comical.

Like I'm mad at the insensitivity but I have to admire the boldness of trying to flirt with someone whose life is crashing down around them

“I can be very compelling.”

The way I laughed at this
The reread hits different lol

“Well, there really wasn’t a lot of time, considering you were busy betraying me.”
His eyes narrowed. “That’s no excuse.”

This is literally the past few scenes:

I forgot he asked for a "thank you"
The AUDACITY

“Then again. Please continue. It’s the perfect kind of torture.”

King of inappropriate comments at inappropriate times? Yes

"You belong to me."

Don't ask me why I love this line so much, just know that I do

“Not everything was a lie, Poppy. Not everything.”

“You’re popular.”
“And I have two hands,”

“You cannot die. I will not allow it.”

I'm not emotionally ready to read the end of this book again...again

"We weren’t lovers.
We were enemies, and we could never be anything else."

The enemies to lovers trope is elite

“You’re crying.”

“If you wanted to kill me, you should’ve aimed for the head, Princess. But worse yet, you forgot.”

“How bad do you want it, Poppy?” he asked."
“Bad,” I snarled. “Your Highness.”


I'm not even lying when i say this might be my favorite scene

“And then he’d be…intrigued.”
My mouth opened, but my mind took that and leapt with it. I had nothing to say. Absolutely nothing

Poppy (and me) rn:

“No.”
His brows lifted. “No?”

“I want you to, Princess. I enjoy it.” [...] “So, fight me. Argue with me. See if you can actually injure me next time. I dare you.”

Fight kink fight kink fight kink

I'm ready for a wedding

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