Reading the first Addy book and MY HEART

baskingsunflower:

That guy asking Master Stevens how much Addy is fuck I don’t like the smile on his face he looks like a huge perv

Auntie Lula is clearly biracial why didn’t I notice as a kid

‘Hey, I’ve got a riddle for you, Sam,’ she thought, ‘what’s heavy as a full pail of water but still empty, empty, empty? Give up? It’s my heart.’
WHY

“Addy gagged as the worms’ juicy bodies burst in her mouth.’
Brb gagging.

The whole not all white people hurt black people still makes me feel icky even though I know its a woman trying to teach her nine year old child to stay compassionate despite their struggles.

The whole scene with Momma having to tell Addy they wouldn’t be bringing her baby sister though

“Freedom cost, you hear me?
Freedom’s got its cost.”
This book

Addy looked back to catch a final glimpse of her baby sister, but tears blurred her sight.
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“…this cowrie shell belonged to Poppa’s grandma. She was stole from Africa when she was no bigger than you. None of her family was on the ship with her when she came here from across the water. She wore this shell on a necklace. Your poppa was gonna give it to you when you was older, but I think you should have it now, Addy. Your great-grandma’s name was Aduke. That name got a meaning where she come from. It means ‘much loved’. I saved her name for you, Addy.”
I’m not crying you’re crying

“Remember what I told you about the love you need to carry in your heart. It ain’t nothing you can touch like this shell, but when you find yourself feeling sad or scared, you dip into that love, Addy. It’s a well with no bottom, and it can give you strength and courage.”
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“…but there’s one thing different about you and your great-grandma. Her journey ended in slavery. Yours, girl, is taking you to freedom.”
See why Addy, as a Blood player, needs a bit of her opposite: Breath. The aspect of freedom.

I already wrote a ficlet of the river scene…only with daemons!

“Momma, we done it,” Addy said softly, “just like Poppa said. We took our freedom.”
Sobbing