“My boy,” his father whispered again.

And it was love—love and pride and sorrow that shone in his face.

His father who had been possessed as he had, who had tried to save them in his own way and failed. His father, who had everything taken from him, but had never bowed to Erawan—not entirely.

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SJM Villain Week is back for 2025! We can't wait for another year of wickedness and treachery. Once again, the dates for this years Villain Week are October 1st - 7th, we hope you will join us once more for spooky month, and give love to the conniving characters who truly make the plot, the Villains across the Maasverse!

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Art by @snowarox ,Instagram post here

The way they're holding on so tightly makes me 😭

{- Had to remove the second photo , but do go check it out here on tumblr -}

Asterin gave him a wicked grin. "Morning, Your Majesty."

"It is a king's mercy you receive," Dorian said coldly, "and I'd suggest being quiet long enough to receive it." Rarely, so rarely did Manon hear that voice from him, the tone that sent a thrill through her blood and bones. A king’s voice.

But he was not her king. He was not the coven leader of the Thirteen.

Dorian's sapphire eyes churned, the hand on his sword tightening. Manon tensed at that contemplative, cold stare. The hint of the calculating predator beneath the king's handsome face.

"A king without his crown asks for a lowly spider's name," she murmured, her depthless eyes setting on him. "You cannot pronounce it in your tongue, but you may call me Cyrene." Manon ground her teeth. "It doesn't matter what we call you, as you'll be dead soon."

But Dorian cut her a sidelong glance. "The Ruhnns are a part of my kingdom. As such, Cyrene is one of my subjects. I think that gives me the right to decide whether she lives or dies."

"You are both at the mercy of my coven,"

Manon snarled. "Step aside."

Dorian gave her a slight smile. "Am I?" A wind colder than the mountain air filled the pass.

He could kill them all. Whether by choking the air from them or snapping their necks. He could kill them all, and the wyverns included. The knowledge carved out another hollow within him. Another empty spot. Had it ever troubled his father, or Aelin, to bear such power?

Manon ignored the spider. "And when she shifts in the night to rip us apart?"

Dorian only inclined his head, ice dancing at his fingertips. "She won't."

Cyrene sucked in a breath. "A rare gift of magic." Her stare turned ravenous as she took in Dorian. "For a rare king."

Manon glanced to Asterin. Her Second's eyes were wary, her mouth a tight line. Sorrel, a few feet behind, glowered at the spider, but her hand had dropped from her sword.

The Thirteen, on some unspoken signal, peeled away to their wyverns. Only Cyrene watched them, those horrible, soulless eyes blinking every now and then as her teeth began to clack.

Manon angled her head at him. "You're … different today."

He shrugged. "If you want someone to warm your bed who cowers at your every word and obeys every command, look elsewhere."

Her stare drifted to the pale band around his throat. "I'm still not convinced, princeling," she hissed, "that I shouldn't just kill her."

"And what would it take, witchling, to convince you?"

***these images + the artwork are not my own!! these creators are unbelievably talented! and I will link everyone below! characters owned by Sarah J. Maas ***

Manon Blackbeak + Dorian Havilliard

"you gave me something that no one had before you gave me peace like a river that had been rushing, pulled by the current for too long you made my waters still I found rest in your arms" lillie young

manon and dorian. let's say that again, all together, now:

manon. and. dorian.

i mean... do i really need to say anything more?????

tbh we were robbed of their happy ending and omggggg what i would give for a manon and dorian book!!!!! post KOA!! are you kidding. im desperate to know how it played out for those two.

because i know for a fact that there was a world post KOA for those two.

that is fact!!!! found right next to the fact that they are mates!!!

right??!?!?!???!

i mean i hope to fucking god

in my world, they are indeed mates

but sjm stole that right out from under us, robbed i tell you, robbed

♥︎

now, let's talk about the actual collage!

first of all, let's clear the air on the most important piece featured in this collage: abraxos sniffing a flower 🌷😭

so cute, im in *pain*

abraxos jesus christ precious bean flower child baby boyyyyyy i love him

wanted to do a manon + dorian collage because TOG deserves some lovveeee, too, amongst the CC/ACOTAR roaring going down atm

but also because i loved them throughout the TOG series

and i love their connection and lawd am i rooting for them

knuckles between my teeth

choking on air

crossing fingers that their story isnt over

in MY dream world...

manon and dorian have their own book, perhaps even a mini series like what assassin's blade was originally, that takes place post KOA. aelin and rowan are loving life in terrasen making babies and ruling their kingdom and being badasses, but they're mainly uninvolved. instead it would be manon + dorian and their individual tales -- i.e., manon recovering post thirteen loss and dealing with being queen of witches and dorian trying to rebuild adarlan (and okay fine chaol can be featured in it for a second) and eventually their tales would, again, intwine. and FUCK. would it be good. im saying angst because they're both feeling, dealing, and healing. and slow burrrnnn. because maybe post KOA things are blurry and confusing and they're trying to process. but that need is still there. AND IN MY DREAM WORLD: they end up finding out they're mates!!!! you wouldn't have to even touch the cc/actoar chaos that's going on. they can live in their happy little world. aelin can live in her peace. BUT. give me manon and dorian as mates. pls. thank you. (can someone please write this fanfic, please)

♥︎

las artistas - gracias por todo que ustedes hacen. su trabajo es perfecta y la tiene su propia voz. que increible

💋💋💋

manon wielding a f*cking sword like a BA (lower left) by darihx

dorian + manon foreheads touching babies by flavie5dub

manon and her hair looking fabulous in its braid by coralie renards

manon leaning against dorian by polarts

full face manon by itswibell_art

golden eyes and platinum, silver hair by whimsical illustration

king dorian and his gorgeous blue eyes by skiesaey

dorian sitting on his throne (as he fucking should) by buy.the.books

"manon" who is technically daenerys but we wont talk about that by RRPaula

abraxos baby by marssketch

thanks again! you guys are amazing!

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