I finally read The Hourglass Throne by KD Edwards, and there is a scene where Lady Death commands her mother, and I had this visual of her stuck in my head of her “deathness” rising when she uses her power.
I love spoilers with no context memes because they’re basically useless to anyone who doesn’t already know what it’s about and therefore it’s a beautiful inside joke of sorts anyway here’s The Hourglass Throne with no context:
SO ATLANTIS WAS REAL AND THERE WAS THIS WAR IN THE 60’S AND THEY LOST SO WE GAVE THEM NANTUCKET WHICH THEY CALL NEW ATLANTIS AND IT’S FILLED WITH MAGICAL CREATURES AND EVERYBODY IS QUEER AND THEY’RE RULED BY THE MAJOR ARCANA AND THERE’S THIS ONE PRINCE NAMED RUNE SAINT JOHN AND HE AND HIS BESTIE/BODYGUARD ARE THE LAST MEMBERS OF THE SUN COURT WHICH WAS DESTROYED DECADES AGO AND THEY’RE FLAT BROKE SO THEY DO THESE JOBS FOR LORD TOWER AND NOW THEY’VE GOTTA FIND THIS DUDE ADDAM AND ALSO EVERYBODY IS QUEER LITERALLY EVERYONE IS SO QUEER
“Very bright was the sword of Narsil when it was made whole again; the light of the sun shone redly in it, and the light of the moon shone cold. And so Aragorn gave it a new name and called it Andúril, Flame of the West.”
Finished this cross stitch and it is definitely my favourite of all the ones I’ve ever made. The pattern I purchased online from the wonderful Helena, a Ukrainian pattern designer (link leads to their shop). Featuring part of the Riddle of Strider and (what I believe are) mallos flowers.
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Image description: the first image is of a cross stitch done on black cloth. Centered in the middle is Narsil, the sword that was broken from Lord of the Rings. On either side of it are two golden/orange flowers with green leaves and the quote “Renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king” rendered in orange. The second image is a close-up of the cross stitch showing the detail of the flowers and leaves.
