manhattanmetro
Recent bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
She knows she is different because the others her age have been sorted into groups (warriors, healers, and farmers), but she is told to remain with her family. “There is time for you yet, child,” a woman with striking grey eyes tells her, a sad, knowing smile on her face. She presses a hand to her shoulder, something like regret flashing over her face. “Do not be in a hurry to grow up.”
(Or, Lexa as she grows into the Commander).
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 82,646
- Chapters:
- 15/15
- Comments:
- 424
- Kudos:
- 2,225
- Bookmarks:
- 496
- Hits:
- 46,436
Bookmarked by manhattanmetro
12 Jan 2021
-
Tags
Summary
A struggling actress, a strange encounter, a movie, and some kisses along the way.
Or : the one where faith works weirdly.
Bookmarked by manhattanmetro
27 Apr 2020
-
Tags
Summary
Lexa, an exceptional violinist plucked from Washington DC and dropped into the London Arcadian Academy of the Arts, finds herself entangled in difficult dynamics with an overconfident artist. The artist is exactly the sort of girl Lexa can't afford to make friends with. Not with that charm. Not with that smile.
The candle burns slow, but hot all the same.
'"In a place like this, you might find that you need friends. It’s all rosy, until it’s not.”
Evidently, the brunette standing stationary beside Clarke thought nothing to her advice and answered dismissively, her voice emanating as much warmth as a solitary stone, “I’ll pass.”
“Are you sure?” It was her final offer.
As if to slap her in the face, the young woman was silent, the cold intensity of her stare battling with the fire in Clarke’s. After a moment of unbearable friction, the blonde just nodded and pushed away from the bar, “Message received. You have a good evening, won’t you?”
Hardly able to stop herself from suppressing the fury brimming on the back of her tongue, Clarke rested a hand lightly on Anya’s arm as she walked by, “I hope her talent truly is exceptional. It will need to be.”'- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 221,991
- Chapters:
- 30/?
- Comments:
- 596
- Kudos:
- 1,302
- Bookmarks:
- 162
- Hits:
- 42,411
Bookmarked by manhattanmetro
11 Apr 2020
-
Tags
Summary
Clarke and Raven used to rent a house with Octavia, until she gets married and moves out. With a newly available spare bedroom, Raven suggests they upload it to Airbnb to try and make up Octavia's part. Clarke is a bit wary, but she may become more receptive to the idea once she sees who one of their upcoming guests is going to be.
(You get brownie points if you guess who it is.)
Bookmarked by manhattanmetro
05 Feb 2020
-
Tags
Summary
Under the direction of enigmatic founder Lexa Woods, Gonakru Nova is a small but prestigious company making waves in the New York theatre scene.
Under the not-so-gentle bullying of her best friend Octavia, Clarke Griffin - a former TV actor with a bit of past she'd rather forget - decides to audition for a new play Gonakru is producing, despite her long hiatus from acting.
What happens next?
A little pining. A lot of swearing. And proof that --regardless of how long Clarke's been away -- there's still one shining rule about theatre that will always apply, no matter what:
Always expect the unexpected.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 165,601
- Chapters:
- 13/?
- Comments:
- 510
- Kudos:
- 796
- Bookmarks:
- 152
- Hits:
- 15,267
Bookmarked by manhattanmetro
14 Feb 2019