lady-harrowhark:

i may be the last person on this webbed site to put this together but… that “ah, ah, ah” thing that Nona/Alecto and Judith/Varun do a few times? like this?

She hadn’t shaved. Her throat was scratchy and nice, and Nona buried her face in it and made little ah, ah, ah sounds until she felt better.

and this?

Her mouth kept opening but Nona was devoutly grateful that nothing came out, nothing except a noise like: ah, ah, ah.

and this one?

Stay awake and fight,” and the Captain made a noise like ah, ah, ah.

and this last one?

were broken all as one. When it raised its terrible head the chains around the neck collapse into dust, and it cried, Ah, ah, ah.

…do you think it has anything to do with… this?

Come on Barbie, let's go party. Ah, ah, ah, yeah