Who Is It?

*Sigh.*

Fic writers.

No one in Italy calls anyone “dolce.”

“Dolce” means the adjective “sweet,” or the noun “dessert.” I am Italian. Google is lying to you.

If you need some terms of endearment to be spoken by your Satanic Italian Cardis and Papas, here are a few:

GENDER NEUTRAL:

Amore - love

Tesoro - treasure (this is common but lovely)

Bene mio - my happiness (endearment)

Schricchio - “squeak” (cute endearment)

FEMALE:

Any of the GN, and

Bellezza, or Bella - Beauty

Dolcezza - this is what most of you mean by ‘dolce.’ It literally means “sweetness,” but is the properly used endearment.

Principessa - princess

Piccola, or Piccolina - little one

Cara - darling (feminine)

MALE:

Any of the GN, plus

Bello - handsome

Caro - darling (masculine)

Fusto - hunk, stud, etc. (endearment)

Principe - prince

Cucciolo - puppy (cute)

THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, THERE ARE A LOT MORE TERMS

I hope this helps☺️ —Now, if you need slightly smuttier terms, I can do those, too. 😁

An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Rating: 4.5 Since I see a lot of recommendations to people who love ACOTAR, I’ll just say that as someone who never enjoyed ACOTAR I’d still recommend this book. With it being a standalone there wasn’t as much time as a series would have to wrap up all the loose ends or expand on certain things, but what is offered in this single book is plenty to satisfy the reader. In this story, humans can use “craft”, which is a reference to things like cooking, building, art, etc. Fae on the other hand have magic and lack human feelings. While humans cannot use magic or be immortal, fae cannot use craft lest they lose their immortality and die. This leads fae to seek out humans to provide them with craft, and humans likewise desire their immortality and magic. Except for our heroine, Isobel. She is a very talented painter who has many patrons among the fair folk. Yet she has never desired to drink from the “Green Well”, a well that transforms any human who drinks from it into an immortal fae. The reason becomes clear as the story progresses, but I’ll leave that a mystery for those who have yet to read. The romance element comes into play when the autumn prince comes seeking her craft. Little does she know that this is part of a whole string of events that have already been set in motion. And before she realizes it, she winds up on a journey through the various seasonal courts, surrounded by mysteries and court intrigue. Plans ever changing as new information comes to light. ********** There is so much to love about this book, and only a little that made me feel it was more appropriate to give it 4.5 stars instead of 5. Personally I wasn’t a fan of the idea that fair folk couldn’t craft. It seemed a bit absurd, but ultimately I think it helped create a more balanced approach to the dynamics between fae and humans. And I think that was one of the main points, so I can’t be too hard on it. On the contrary, seeing a sort of symbiotic relationship between the two species despite the underlying dangers to both sides was refreshing. There is also a little part of me that wonders why people ever try to write romances where one side of the relationship supposedly cannot feel human feelings. Inevitably I always find the author putting bits of humanity into non-human characters, or there’d be little chance of any real romance. This isn’t the first book to do this and it won’t be the last. Just a little nitpick I have. But not enough to make me feel that it ruined anything. There weren’t any characters I disliked in this story, but my absolute favorite was Gadfly. An apt name for the type of role he plays lol. Indeed Rook, the autumn prince, was the best partner for Isobel. But Gadfly is that elegant character who’s always smiling while secretly causing all the trouble. Sometimes it’s unclear where his loyalties lie or what his intentions are, but he is very present in every fiber of this story even when he isn’t there. He’s even got his hands in the budding romance at times XD. Part way through I’d already guessed what he was aiming for, and I was right. Though that just made it all the more enjoyable to watch him work. I think if someone enjoys the portrayal of fae in Holly Black’s FOTA series, then they’d probably enjoy Margaret Rogerson too. There’s a similar vibe. However I’d say that the type of stories they are telling are different. This book is more of a journey story than one of court politics and action, though it also has some of the latter. It’s also a bit more on the whimsical side. It actually surprises me that this book isn’t rated higher, so if it sounds up your alley, go read it!

I decided to make a part two to this comic I made some while back.

Not sure if its cannon to Refinedtale, but it does use some of that timelines mechanics so I’m tagging it as such. Do not tag as ship btw.

The “burning bones” concept is one I have yet to draw a proper comic explanation for because I’m still planning it out. Hopefully this hurt/comfort comic is enough to compensate for what I will post next. (-公- ;)

Is there a word that’s a mix between angry and sad

Odysseus: Penelope whyyy, you know I to- Ayo why does that siren look like Elpenor?

Sirenlope: what

Eurylochus: DID YOU NOTICE THAT TOO? I THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY

Perimedes: 😀😀😀

I love that the internet saw people comparing women and other alienated groups of people and went, “they’re dating,” and, “they support each other.” We’re improving as a society.

Magical girls are literally the most powerful of anime characters

People always be arguing abt Goku vs JoJo number 52 most epic anime battles or whatev. A Precure could vaporize both of them by sneezing

Beauty and the three Whining Little Bitches—

Cale: I don’t think we can mansplain, manipulate, malewife ourselves out of this one

Yoojin: What about manslaughter?

Cale: That’s a last resort option

Both of them: ………*slowly turn their heads and stare at Dokja*

Dokja: *sights and grabs chinese dress and garter belt* Fineee mamwhore it is

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