"𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡" Bounty hunter Gabriel Tessouat was an observant man. When the universe spoke, he noticed. And furthermore, he listened. Livestock don't drop dead for no reason. Sane people don't see eyes in the woods. One doesn't just stumble upon three nymph children. When the universe speaks to him, Gabriel Tessouat listens. "𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚" MATURE FOR STRONG DEPICTIONS OF VIOLENCE

𝘕𝘰𝘶𝘯. 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳.

The town of Cambridge Falls is no stranger to the unnerving. For over a century, people have gone missing, and the townsfolk know who to blame. The Dire Magnus, they call him, a sorcerer who rules an enchanted forest, one that's a dark mirror of the woods surrounding their home. He snatches away residents without warning, and now his terrible shadow has fallen upon the Wibberlys. Kate, Michael, and Emma have had a hard life. When they were small, their parents left one day and never returned. Put in the care of their godfather, Gabriel, who moved them to his hometown, the trio has spent years relying only on each other, and their steadfast guardian, all while wondering what happened to their parents. Little do they know their troubles have just begun. After a late night escapade, Michael and Emma become the latest missing locals. The Dire Magnus has taken them to his realm, from which none have ever returned. But Kate and Gabriel will not accept that they are truly gone. Setting out on a rescue mission, the pair venture into the dark, magical domain the town has long feared. No matter what surprises await, they are determined to save their family. Even if, to do so, Kate will have to bargain with the Dire Magnus himself.

The year is 1899, and siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma have just been thrown out of their latest orphanage by the cruel Mrs. Crumley. The trio haven't seen their parents in over ten years, despite promises of reuniting, and have been left alone in an unforgiving world, not least because they are magic users in a time when hatred towards their kind is on the rise. In search of safety - and, perhaps, help finding their lost family - the three make their way to New York, a place with a strong magical population. It's there they meet the Savages, a gang of fellow magicians, kids who live in an abandoned church and make their living as thieves. The children, their protector, the capable witch Henrietta Burke, and the gang's leader, a fierce young sorcerer named Rafe, welcome the siblings, and within the shelter and camaraderie that they offer, Kate, Michael, and Emma finally find a place to call home. Yet even as they embrace life within the city that never sleeps, there are still challenges awaiting the siblings, from the enduring mystery of their long ago abandonment, to ever-present social inequities bearing down, to a shadowy, powerful force threatening those the children hold dearest, and the whole world.

A collection of random content from yours truly centered around the fantastic Books of Beginning trilogy by John Stephens. (The Emerald Atlas, The Fire Chronicle, and The Black Reckoning). This series is amazing, underrated, and has my heart. This collection will contain - Oneshots and Short Stories - Headcanons - Rants and Analysis - Fanart and Edits (if I ever finish any) - Facts About TBOB -Lists, Rankings, and Personal Opinions - General Fandom Discussion of this gem of a trilogy Or: Since this is my second favorite book series ever, and happens to have little to no fandom, the task falls to me to be the fandom myself.

"𝐨𝐡 𝐢 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞" In Cambridge Falls, 30 and 31 year old Kate and Rafe Wibberly celebrate their 10 year wedding anniversary with their family and friends around a bonfire to warm the March night. 10 years of smooth marriage, no massive disasters, no wars, no one trying to kill them. They and their two kids were comfortable and finally at peace. In New York City, Bee Sommers celebrates her 20th birthday next to her girlfriend, Tera Brewer. It's a long night of tarot reading and birthday rituals and kisses exchanged between the two. It's 5 AM when she wakes in sweat, looks over at Tera still sleeping soundly next to her, and then climbs out of bed. She packs a bag and walks out of the shared apartment, without even leaving a note. "𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞" song: daylight by david kushner see tags for trigger warnings original main characters the cover belongs to me.