something something the crows are all dead before the narrative begins, yes, And!!! they’re each reborn in a body of water. kaz is born in ketterdams harbor, but the child he was died there with his brother. wylan loses any hope that his father might love him in the harbor escaping his fathers men, inej loses her faith in herself, her inner child, when she can’t jump into the water and die to escape the menagerie. jespers mother dies saving a girl who drank from a poisoned well, so he too loses something to the water. nina and matthias both lose their faith in humanity when jarl brum leaves the grisha to drown in that slave ship. each of them goes into the water and comes out something else. none of them can ever go back again, now that they’ve seen the truth. they were ghosts from the beginning
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Me: *hears the line "Fine, make me your villain" for the first time watching the trailer*
Me: Oh that sounds cool and badass. Is it about a good/morally grey character forced to be a vigilante to protect innocents or those he loves? Then I'm intereste-
The Darkling: *is an abusive grooming 400yo+ pos that seduced a naive and isolated 17yo orphan so she would obey him and he could exploit her powers for his own goals like mass murder and world domination*
*says this line after being confronted by the ones he assaulted and called out on his fucked up deeds/goals/means*
Me: Ah
Me: Then no 😀
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THE CROWS ARE ALL TOGETHER
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When I read the books of the Grishaverse years ago I wrote a post here on tumblr and I must have deleted or something because I can't find it so I'm writing it again.
It's so heartwarming to me that every male/main-love interest in the Grishaverse essentially gives up something that are very dear or important to them to their respectively female-love interests by the end of each book. As in:
By the end of S&B, Mal gave up his life for Alina. Quite literally something dear/important to him, I would say. The child literally looked his love in the eyes and said If it's my life you need, kill me them. It's yours.
By the end of SoC, Kaz gives Inej two very important things: First, her freedom. He is essentially letting her go even before knowing she would make the conscious decision of not giving up on Ketterdam and Kaz. I will have you without your armor, Kaz Brekker, or I won't have you at all, remember? Kaz loves Inej and still he loves her enough to not hold her in a city she clearly despises. He buys her freedom and a ticket to be as far away from Ketterdam and essentially him as possible.* Also, he gives her - literally in the last scene of Crooked Kingdom - the gift of physical touch and that says a lot on its own.
The icing on the cake: By the end of Rule of Wolves Nikolai makes the grand gesture of giving Zoya his kingdom, ending a dynasty for her. The Lantsov founded Rakva and yet he looked Zoya in the eyes, KNEELED TO THE GROUND and said If I one day become King it's because I marry you, and not the other way around. Yep, Yep, long live the Dragon Queen, Nikolai Lantsov.
Leigh Bardugo made many mistakes. The main male love interests were not one of them.
*Kaz eventually realizes Inej is not giving up on him or Ketterdam but my point still stands.
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Starter call.
Wait..is that Rose Hathway punching a help out of her training pal, while planning a new mischief? Or do my eye spy Zoya Nazyalensky marching through the little palace, that mysterious silver flash in her eyes? And is that Nina Zenik? Looking so unrecognisable, yet always half smiling at the mentioning of Ravka?
Oh, and look there! Right over your shoulder, isn't that Matthew Fairchild checking his own reflection in the silver flask that he's swirling in his hands? And that sound...the swish of a sword so well known and made, a Cortana, isn't it? Sunshine reflecting off its polished metal as Emma Carstairs ( @thenextjaceherondale ) cuts the air around her. Ah, and let's not forget the beautiful copy of Two Cities laying in the lap of a lovely Tessa Gray (@taintedangelblood ).
Am I forgetting something? Someone...? Oh, there... far, far across the time and space, do I hear the sound of the TARDIS? And a joyful laugh of Miss Clara Oswald (@xtheimpossiblesoufflex ) ? And thousands of other voices that are ready to be heard again?
Care for an adventure, dear friend? All you have to do is press that little ♥️ and the magic can begin.
P.S. I had taken quite a break, so I will restart from 0, with new storylines for all my characters. Hope you all understand. Just as before, you can pick any of my main characters or we can discuss sl with any other character from the fandoms I know ( some are mentioned in bio, but you can always just ask about fandoms too!)
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- 4 May 2023: Shadow and Puns -
I'm back after my vacation! I made little something for my good friend @katherinelilac featuring her OC; Katherine and Sadie. Sitting down and sharing jokes as a belated birthday gift~
I credit Katherine for introducing me to the Grisha Universe or more specifically, the Six of Crows. With that said, I figured I should share some dumb thoughts;
Wanna know which part did Nina love? Matt's tight ass
What other profession do you think Kaz can do? A Deal Bre-a-kker really works with those "Dirty Hands"
Why did Jesper ask for a Demolition Man? So he could have a Wayl-in to match his showmanship skills~
Wanna know what Mal could use to quicken his rescue mission? An A-line-a Starkov map.
What do you call the other side of the Fold? The Darkling Side
Inej was right to want all of Kaz or none at all because he truly is a Heart Brekker
This post uses [Pesky Petunia]
I hope to do more as some of my friend's birthdays are coming along in the next few months. I'm ready to work again, the fog is slightly clearing and I'm pumped!
Still a lot to work on but I'm enjoying every bit of the process. Expect more soon~ Until then, Happy belated Birthday Kat, have a good one!
Thanks for reading
-Caw4B-
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So I’m curious about zoyalai ever since I watched Shadow and Bone season 2 and I want to know more about them, can someone who has read all the grisha books tells me which ones I’ll need to read for zoyalai, specifically how they fell in love (crumbs included?)
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What if... Sonadow GrishaVerse AU....
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The Lockwood & Co to Grisha Verse pipeline is REAL everyone
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Aleksander, softly speaking into the phone: Hey we're here. Yeah, can you get the door.
Alina, pounding on the door: OPEN UP FUCKNUGGET!
*bonus*
Nikolai, opening the door with a blanket wrapped around his shoulders like a cape: 'Sup.
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“Many boys will bring you flowers. But someday you'll meet a boy who will learn your favorite flower, your favorite song, your favorite sweet. And even if he is too poor to give you any of them, it won't matter because he will have taken the time to know you as no one else does. Only that boy earns your heart.”
-six of crows
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Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jesper Fahey/Wylan Van Eck
Characters: Jesper Fahey, Wylan Van Eck, Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Nina Zenik
Additional Tags: Episode: s02e01 No Shelter But Me (Shadow and Bone TV), Angst, Mentions of a one night stand, Explosions, Wylan Van Eck Needs a Hug, Jesper Fahey needs to shut up, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
Series: Part 2 of Wylan and Jesper, fools in love
Summary:
“We’ve–” Wylan cuts himself off. Met? Fucked? Went on a date? It seems too much to say aloud. Crude. Maybe he wasn’t as important to Jesper as he hoped to be. “Uh, Wylan?” he stutters, settling on the truth.
“No, I mean why did Kaz have us meet here?” Jesper asks, voice cold and distant as he gestures to the room around them.
“Oh.” Wylan wonders if he has already said something wrong. He gulps down the disappointment he should have expected and ducks his head, face hot with shame. “I guess I'm your demolitions man.”
or,
Wylan's perspective on his second time meeting Jepser.
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“You have a Tailor,” [Alina] said.
Sturmhond winced.
“I am not a Tailor,” Tolya said angrily.
“No, Tolya, your gifts lie elsewhere,” Sturmhond said soothingly. “Mostly in the celebrated fields of killing and maiming.”
-Siege and Storm Ch.8
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The uncomfortable but persistent awareness that the book I'm writing could be a AU fanfic of a show I have never watched
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