#and szeth and lift and nightblood

[koravelliumavast]

Lifehack! Don’t do this. Unless you want to cry

#stormlight archive #cosmere #brandon sanderson #oathbringer spoilers #RENARIN AND JASNAH SCENE AT THE END IM SOBBING #she prepared to swing but then Renarin turned and looked at her tears streaming down his face he met her eyes and he nodded #suddenly they were young again he was a trembling child weeping on her shoulder for a father who didn’t seem to be able to feel love #little Renarin always so solemn always misunderstood laughed at and condemned by people who said similar things about Jasnah behind her back #Jasnah fell to her knees then pulled Renarin into an embrace. he broke down crying like he had as a boy burying his head in her shoulder #yeah ok I can see why that’s your favorite scene brandon #AND KALADIN NOT BEING ABLE TO SAY THE FOURTH IDEA #and Renarin thinking that dalinar was dead #and YOU CANNOT HAVE MY PAIN #and szeth and lift and nightblood #AND TEFT #AND ASH AND TALN #I’m sobbing right now

[cosmerelists]

It's Quick, It's Easy, and It's Free! (Stormlight Edition)

It's a meme, kind of!

1. Lopen: It's quick, it's easy, and it's free! Eating crem!

Teft: Why would I do that though? Lopen: It's quick, it's easy, and it's free!

2. Lift: It's quick, it's easy, and it's free! Stealing food!

Wyndle: W-While technically correct in your case, I'm not really sure that's the best... Lift: Quick! Easy! Free!

3. Hoid: It's quick, it's easy, and it's free! Listening to my stories!

Kaladin: ... quick? Hoid: On my timescale, almost anything can be considered quick. Kaladin: What? Hoid: What?

4. Shallan: It's quick, it's easy, and it's free! Looking at a cool flower or a nifty bug!

Adolin: Uh, Shallan, my love...I saw you look at a cremling for thirty minutes yesterday. Shallan: 😅

5. Rlain: It's quick, it's easy, and it's free! Not treating other people like crem!

Renarin: Here, here! Rlain: Although people sure act like it's difficult, sometimes...

6. Szeth: It's quick. It's easy. It costs nothing…material. It’s Murder.

Nightblood: Here, here! Szeth: This is a lament, sword-nimi.

7. Moash: It's quick, it's easy, and it's freeing. Giving up your emotions to Odium.

Odium: Nice variation on a theme! Moash: Thanks. I feel nothing.

8. Lezian: It’s quick, it’s easy, and it’s free! Killing Kaladin!

Leshwi: I have…doubts about each of your chosen adjectives. Lezian: Shut UP, Leshwi!

9. Rock: He’s quick, he’s easy(going), and - thanks to Kaladin- he’s free! It’s me!

Skar: you say quick but the stew has been cooking for nine hours Rock: I did not say my STEWS are quick

10. Dalinar: It’s slow, it’s tough, and it costs everything: taking the next step

Adolin: I can’t decide…do you not understand the meme, or do you understand it too well? Dalinar: (mysterious smile)

#cosmere #cosmerelists #Stormlight Archive #Lopen #Teft #Lift #Wyndle #Hoid #Kaladin #Shallan #Adolin #Dalinar #rock #Skar #Lezian #Leshwi #Moash #Odium #Rlain #Renarin #Szeth #Nightblood

[sunroseofthewood]

I gotta say, Szeth, Nightblood and Lift together is possibly the funniest combo of characters to ever assemble in a cosmere book. I mean, you've got Szeth who's just a really funny character in his own right for reasons I'm not even sure I can put into words, then you mix this trauma murder boy with the sword who has very strong and usually incorrect opinions about the world and they end up playing off each other so fucking strangely. Like Nightblood will make some utterly asinine comment about someone and Szeth will take it utterly seriously.

And then you toss in chaos child Lift and suddenly everything's off the rails. Just three hilarious characters for very different reasons mixing into the weirdest combination, and the best part is that it's canon. They actually met and fought together. This happened for real. God I need it to happen again. I need Lift to lead Szeth around as though he's her chaperone but in reality she's got the reins on this disaster show, and also Nightblood's there making even more terrible suggestions.

#cosmere #stormlight archive #szeth #nightblood #lift #lift stormlight archive #oathbringer #szeth: i do not think this is a good idea small child #lift: what haven't you ever stolen a lighteyes' dinner? #szeth: i am sworn to Dalinar Kholin and his— #nightblood: you should swap his sugar and his salt! #lift: >:D that's a great idea murder sword! #szeth:

[wanderingchanneler]

Favorite pronoun set for Nightblood

#Brandon Sanderson #Cosmere #Cosmere spoilers #Warbreaker #Stormlight Archive #Oathbringer spoilers #Nightblood #sword-nimi #poll #Stormlight poll #vasher #vivenna #lift #Lift Stormlight #Szeth-son-son-Vallano #neopronouns #Nightblood doesn’t understand gender #so there’s room for lots of fun headcanons #this sword is a nonbinary monarch #a terrifying one #but still #lighthearted poll

[writtenonreceipts]

Oathbringer is great because you get all this pain and horror and question how you're going to recover and then you get the ultimate character mash up of Lift and Nightblood bonding and Szeths just like: I now have two children.

#writtenreads #oathbringer #or i guess szeth is the weird uncle but their dynamic is hilarious either way #nightblood and lift are always eager to eat some souls #i mean stormlight #now we just need wyndle and nightblood to have a conversation #cosmere #stormlight archive

[cosmereplay]

Uh you got any more of those... Gender.. cosmere fics..?

That nb kaladin and lift fic was so good pls

✨✨DO I!✨✨

An Early Ideal, An Unexpected Truth by TrishHankins

Rated Teen, 17,000 words, Oathbringer, CW suicidal thoughts

Transfem Elhokar, nonbinary transfemme Adolin

This fic follows an alternate canon and it has a thoughtful and loving portrayal of Elhokar's transition to Kari that doesn't shy away from difficult topics. And it has a happy ending!

***

Perceptions of Self by Wandering_Channeler

Rated General, 1000 words, Oathbringer

Nonbinary Nightblood

Nightblood wants to try to understand pronouns and gender, and asks various people to explain. This one's funny and sweet!

***

Series: [slaps cosmere] this baby can fit so many gender by werealldreaming

(only visible to logged in ao3 users), 4 fics, all rated General.

Transfem Kaladin; nonbinary Vivenna; transmasc Spook; nonbinary Lift.

Short and impactful moments throughout the cosmere, I'm linking to the whole series so you can read them all in one sitting.

***

Unto Themself by freoduweard

Rated General, 1000 words, Oathbringer

Nonbinary Renarin?

A mother has questions and worries about her child, who may face many challenges as they grow.

***

Self-Soulcasting by TrishHankins

Rated Mature, 18,000 words, WoR canon divergence

Transfem Kaladin

Kaladin ends up in Kharbranth to finish her training, and happens upon a young woman who is in training as a scholar. Spats, pins, and friendship (maybe other things too?) ensue. It's a smart and tender fic that takes great care with characterization. Also it has amazing epigraphs from an in world book about gender and transitioning called Self-Soulcasting. So good!

***

An Edgedancer's Tale by Susanoko

Rated Mature for violence, 22,000 words, set in Alethkar without references to canon events, CW well-marked descriptions of self harm/suicide

Transfem OC Radiant

Thalkum is a ranked duelist in the city of Rashir. His overbearing father wants him to compete harder, and something inside Thalkum breaks. Fortunately, he...she discovers good friends and a spren named Willow, who help fill the cracks. This fic is quite dark at times, which makes the moments of celebration shine all the brighter.

***

Urithiru Pride by Wandering_Channeler

Rated General, 1000 words, references RoW

Nonbinary Lift

Just a fun crack fic! Dalinar and Szeth are not invited but just about everyone else is!!

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I want to learn to love the way you love by taleisinlefay

Rated Explicit, 6000 words, no spoilers iirc, CW oblique references to past sexual abuse

Transmasc OC

Taleisin and Kaladin confess their love and have gender affirming sex. Just very sweet

***

And of course the ones mentioned in the replies to that original post:

A journey of self-discovery by Wandering_Channeler

Rated Teen, 19,000 words, canon divergence around RoW era

Nonbinary Kaladin, nonbinary Lift

Kaladin unexpectedly finds a community, and they help them figure out what's been feeling off.

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A Strapping Young Man by whoreship

Rated Explicit, 5000 words, modern AU

Transmasc Renarin

Renarin buys sex toys and figures out how to use them in a way that gives him gender euphoria. This fic has such a special place in my heart

#stormlight fanfic #kaladin experimenting with gender is something that can be so personal #fic recs #fic rec #i love all of these fics and i have so much love for all the authors #they put their hearts and souls into these fics #and i can warm myself by them like a heating fabrial #stormlight archive

[sethelliott]

Oathbringer

Oathbringer felt like more of a mess than I was expecting, since this wasn’t my first time through it. The sprawl into new viewpoint characters, multiple flashback characters, interludes that even now seem irrelevant to the larger world, and lots of side quest chapters made this a challenging reread at times, no longer driven by the need to discover how the major plot points resolve (or don’t).

There are some wonderful scenes — Nightblood and Lift are delights — but many times I found myself wishing for a deeper or more nuanced exploration of themes that have so much to offer in the hands of better writers: Adolin’s changing social and power standing in a world of radiants, the Kholin family grappling with Szeth’s change of heart and constant presence, the evolution of the relationship between Jasnah and Shallan after Jasnah’s long absence, the personal and social ramifications of the Voidbringer reveal. These and others would have benefited greatly from the more incisive treatment Taravangian gets, instead of Szeth playing Quidditch or half the Avengers getting lost in Shadesmar.

I do think middle books are challenging to write, especially when they still need to do so much world building (as here) and are constrained by both prior and planned novels (as always). But my preference would be a much more focused installment that interrogates the roles and relationships of the complex characters Sanderson has already established instead of a more superficial exploration of many new cultures, locations, and characters.

[Originally on Goodreads]

[e1dritchqueer]

Some doodles of Nightblood, my favorite talking sword <3

#nightblood #lift #szeth #vasher #oathbringer #words of radiance #cosmere #cremposting #edgedancer #cosmere fanart #arts arcanum #funni sword my beloved #I know he's like... one of the most dangerous weapons in the cosmere but look at how funny he is #warbreaker #Kat's art

[lamaery]

It looks like another player has entered the battle... Szeth making his decision and entry was well... noticeable? And a awesome!!! Drawing Nightblood is fun. ... (I am sure Nightblood would agree).

#spoiler Oathbringer #spoiler #Oathbringer #finale #Szeth #Skybreaker #Nightblood #Wyndle #Lift #Thunderclast #thaylen battle #stormlight #brandon sanderson #stormlight archive #cosmere #sa #cfsbf

[margarethours]

big procreate stormlight doodle dump...mostly featuring best boy adolin kholin but also some other friends hee hee

#cosmere #csfbf #stormlight archive #adolin kholin #kaladin stormblessed #shallan davar #hoid #szeth #lift #nightblood #i have so many others but these are the only presentable ones ill most my little animatics later

[probably-correct-cosmere-quotes]

Szeth: You want something to eat?

Nightblood: The souls of the malificent.

Lift: A bagel.

Nightblood: NO-

Lift: Two bagels.

#cosmere #cosmere incorrect quotes #stormlight archive #szeth #szeth son son vallano #lift #nightblood

[koravelliumavast]

Social medias that the stormlight characters would use because I say so.

Shallan: Tumblr for her arts and tik tok to also share her art but also because she likes make dance videos

Adolin: like all of them. He likes the video sharing apps more because he can talk about his horses and swords and show them to people

Renarin: mainly uses tumblr but has an account on all of them because Adolin convinced him to. Neither him nor Shallan know of each others accounts

Dalinar: Facebook and hes bad at it.

Kaladin: discord because bridge four forced him into one.

Jasnah: Facebook because she was forced onto it by Navani. She never posts anything.

Navani: Facebook but she’s really good at it

Lift: Twitter. She’s Twitter famous somehow.

Szeth: has a bunch of accounts but doesn’t post anything on them. Somehow is in the bridge four discord.

Rlain: also in the bridge four discord. Has a YouTube where he talks about music.

All heralds: MySpace or some other old defunct site.

Rysn: shes a Pinterest girlie

Cord: has her own food blog and that’s like all she uses. It’s super successful

Nightblood has his own tik tok but nobody believes it to be true and just thinks that it’s really good editing because a talking sword?

Moash: somehow still in the bridge four discord. Lurks there and occasionally says something like bitch.

#lists #cosmere #stormlight archives #kholin brothers (the better ones) #long post #look im ignoring my classwork once again #kaladin stormblessed #adolin kholin #shallan davar #renarin kholin

[cosmerelists]

Cosmere Characters in IKEA

The title says it all, really.

1. Adolin & Shallan

Adolin: This place is such a maze!

Shallan: Yeah, it kinda reminds me of my time in the chasms with Kaladin.

Shallan: There could be a chasmfiend made entirely of hex keys around any corner.

Adolin: You’ve already mapped this place in your head, haven’t you?

Shallan: Well, duh. 

2. Kaladin & Teft

Kaladin: Ha, look at the size of this bed! What kind of spoiled lighteyes needs a bed this big??

Teft: Kaladin, lad, that’s a bed for two people...

Kaladin: ...

Kaladin: I knew that. 

3. Sebarial & Palona

Sebarial: Genius, really, setting up all of these fake rooms to make people imagine their homes looking like this.

Sebarial: Makes you want to buy way more than you came in for.

Sebarial: And it all seems cheap, but it sure adds up!

Palona: Mmm...and the pathing really forces you to see everything, no matter what you’re looking for.

Palona: Urithiru is mazelike already--think Dalinar would give you a floor to set up something like this?

Sebarial: Are you SURE you don’t want to marry me?

4. Dalinar & Stormfather

Dalinar: I think it’s good for people to build their own furniture.

Dalinar: I never felt as clear-headed as I did when I dug that latrine that one time.

Stormfather: Bah, this flimsy wood could never stand up to a storm.

Dalinar: Most people keep their furniture inside.

Stormfather: I’m listening and learning here.  

Dalinar: What?

Stormfather: What?

5. Lopen & Rock

Lopen: Now, see, people say the REAL fun is the food!

Rock: Ha! These meatballs are not as good as chouta with fried cremling claws, but they’re still pretty good!

Lopen: Of course! Nothing beats chouta!

6. Wyndle & Lift

Wyndle: Oh, this is SO exciting!

Wyndle: Look at all of these WONDERFUL chairs!

Wyndle: I can’t wait to add some of these to my chair garden!

Lift (dragging her feet): Is this the LAST time I let you pick our activity. 

7. Denth & Tonk Fah

Denth: You know what I hate about being a mercenary?

Denth: People think you have no sense of style.

Denth: And sure, interior decorating isn’t a big part of our life.

Denth: But just look at this pillow I chose and tell me it wouldn’t look great on any modern couch.

Tonk Fah: Hey, that old lady you stabbed to get that pillow seems to be coming around.

Denth: And people NEVER appreciate the lengths we got to to get a good deal!

8. Szeth & Nightblood

Szeth: I like this place.

Szeth: There is no profane stone anywhere, and the seemingly endless maze of empty rooms devoid of all life reminds me of the inside of my own head, only they took out the screams.

Szeth: And some of the plastic fruit is nice.

Nightblood: That’s great but can we get back to my thing now?

Szeth: That sofa wasn’t evil, sword-nimi.

Nightblood: Then why was its name looking at me with those beady eyes?!

Szeth: I think the umlaut is just part of the spelling, sword-nimi.

Nightblood: I think we should destroy it, just in case.

9. Siri & Syl

Siri: Look at this!! A tiny frying pan!

Syl: No, look at this!! It’s a blue stuffed shark!

Siri: Look at how colorful this rug is!

Syl: I don’t even smoke, but this ash tray is shaped like a COW!

Siri: I can’t believe Vivenna and Kal said we “couldn’t be trusted in the marketplace”

Syl: I know! We make such good decisions!

10. Jasnah & Navani & Elhokar 

Jasnah: It is nice of them to include pictogram instructions, so that even men can assemble this furniture. 

Navani: Engineering for men. Very progressive of them. 

Elhokar: How am I supposed to screw in all these screws with just this hex key?! Also, these dowels definitely do NOT fit in this hole! And I am definitely missing some pieces!!

Elhokar (muttering): I bet Kaladin could build this bookcase.

Jasnah: Should we help him?

Navani: Give it five more minutes. 

#cosmere #cosmerelists #Adolin #Shallan #Kaladin #Teft #Sebarial #Palona #Dalinar #Stormfather #Wyndle #Lift #Lopen #Rock #Szeth #Nightblood #Siri #Syl #Denth #Tonk Fah #Jasnah #Navani #Elhokar

[sunroseofthewood]

#cosmere #stormlight archive #mistborn #warbreaker #mistborn era 2 #sazed #melaan #pattern stormlight archive #lift stormlight archive #the sibling #vivenna #nightblood #szeth #wayne #hoid #wit

[wanderingchanneler]

I posted this fic today. It was inspired by a potential conversation that’s been floating around in my head for over 8 months.

990 words, rated general

#Stormlight Archive #Stormlight fic #my fic #szeth #lift stormlight #nightblood #Szeth & Lift #their dynamic is very important to me

[thegentlehoneybee]

The clubs suit for the Stormlight Archive card deck! Lift and Szeth becoming the MOST unlikely team up is probably one of my favorite parts from Oathbringer and I hope they get to hang out more in the future. 

#szeth #lift #nightblood #sword-nimi #stormlight archive #stormlight archive card deck #I drew a thing