2024-07-20 23:24:34 ¶ ● ⬀ ⬈

lady-harrowhark:

> theriverbeyond:

> > monakisss:

> > > hey do you guys know why harrow’s name is written as “harrow nonagesimus” in the book sometimes? like i feel it only happens when she’s being vulnerable or in a very intimate moment… is there an actual reason/deep meaning behind it or am i just crazy? i’d like to know y'all thoughts

> > > some examples below the cut

> > > Keep reading

> > I can’t speak to the specific importance/meaning of every instance you pointed out, but I DO think the naming is intentional, as pointed out directly here in GtN:

> > ALT

> > “Harrowhark Nonagesimus” is a performance and a shield that Harrow puts up when she needs to Be Someone. “Harrow” is what’s left when it’s only Gideon in attendance

> You’re absolutely on to something! I’m just copying over my tags from this post by @procrastinationaccount because I don’t think I’ve come up with anything more eloquent since then:

> #no fr i think about this all the time#like it’s really interesting to keep an eye out for when she’s referred to as Harrow vs Harrowhark#it’s not 100% clear cut#but it’s often that Harrowhark is used in scenes/statements where her role as necromancer and/or Rev. Daughter is emphasized#and then obviously Nonagesimus emphasizes her Ninth-ness and links to her father but is also more impersonal#whereas Harrow is a bit more intimate and raw#so i’m a little soft for the book title being Harrow the Ninth rather than Harrowhark the Ninth#but using Harrow with Nonagesimus rather than Harrowhark really throws the discrepancy into relief#Harrowhark: the future (and past) of the Ninth. their sacrifice. their hope.#Nonagesimus: the archetype. the role. the duty.#and Harrow: the girl. the pride. the desperation.#the latter two together carry so much nuance#just something i have on my radar for this reread :)#i’d be curious to know if SHE has a preference between Harrow and Harrowhark

2024-07-30 15:35:33 ¶ ●

“You know that too, don’t you? It’s the easiest thing in the world … to forget.”

Says God to Harrowhark, the girl who tore her own brain apart to forget, who spent a book bleeding out of her ears because of the hole left behind, and even that wasn’t enough