#he is only kaz

[dcvina-claires]

i love that one of the main messages in six of crows is just that some people don’t deserve forgiveness. kaz dedicates his whole life to destroying pekka rollins, and people may not understand it, but no one tries to change his mind. when he finally tells inej that pekka killed his brother, she responds by telling him that they’ll destroy him for it. inej, the kindest and most mature character, doesn’t believe that powerful men who prey on children deserve mercy. and she has her own demons, too. she handles them a bit better than kaz, but at the end of the day, she dedicates her life to hunting down people like the ones who hurt her. nina and matthias never stop haunting jarl brum. matthias is a country traitor dating the most “unnatural” grisha the world has ever seen. and nina… of course it’s nina who destroys him in the end, tearing him down and then dating his child. because that’s the story that jarl laid out for her. one of his soldiers killed matthias so she uses her second chance at love as her vengeance. even wylan, who believed that he deserved what happened to him, learns to hate his father. if not for himself, than for his mother. “i’m here for her” repeats in his head like a battle cry. he was content on disappearing until he finds marya and decides, “no, jan van eck isn’t going to get his wish. i’m not going anywhere.” and he tears down his father’s reputation and takes his place in the merchant counsel and becomes his father’s greatest nightmare. all this, i guess, to say that there is no perfect victim. and if the only reason you’re still living is out of spite, it’s okay. because at least you’re living

#of course this doesn’t work with jesper #because the only person he couldn’t forgive was himself #grishaverse #six of crows #crooked kingdom #ck #soc #gv #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #nina zenik #matthias helvar #wylan van eck #wylan hendriks #helnik

[ourfinehouse]

Losing my mind because Kaz always looks for people's tells/weaknesses, and he does this with Ohval too, he finds her husband. Then she says "He's not my weakness. He's my universe." and Kaz Brekker, who believes Inej Ghafa to be his weakness and almost constantly pushes her away because of it, hears that and it changes his perspective and he allows himself to open up to Inej about his hallucination, dares to beg her to stay in the finale, admits out loud that he wants her. Ohval's words gave him hope and–

#and then Inej repeats his words back to him #hope is dangerous #clouds your judgement #then he sees jesper hug inej and realizes he can't #then inej tells him she will only have him without armour and #realizes they can't do that #YET #😭 #kanej #they make me insane #sab spoilers #shadow and bone #six of crows #kaz brekker #inej ghafa

[furiouswritingbiologykid]

Inej really just said "he would not fucking say that," so hard it snapped her out of a poison induced hallucination huh.

#shadow and bone season 2 spoilers #six of crows #kanej #all jokes aside i love how well they know each other #and sure inej wants that future #one where kaz can be open and vulnerable with her #where they can truly be together the way she wants #but she knows this isnt really him he hasn't gotten to that point yet #and she only wants it if its actually real if he's put in the effort to heal for her

[ejga-ostja]

Just Dance night at the Van Eck mansion

#six of crows #six of crows fanart #grishaverse #grishaverse fanart #kaz brekker #matthias helvar #nina zenik #jesper fahey #leigh bardugo #based on that one tiktok #smth silly bc i am in owed art hell x_x #i only went to draw this bc i wanted to draw kaz in a dancing queen shirt tbh #also #i kinda sorta don't wanna draw jesper in anything other than a crop top now #HE LOOKS SO GOOD #nor do i wanna draw matthias in anything other than an elsa frozen tshirt bc #it just makes sense ok #pls appreciate nina's shorts btw i went ham on them #and jesper's sweatpants are what i saw a lady on the bus wearing once #i had a lot of fun w this can you tell

[barrel-crow-n]

Kaz is that friend you can admit anything to because no matter what you've done he has done way worse, and I think that's beautiful

#of course. he is also the friend that will use whatever you told him for blackmail #but only if it serves his own ends #so #kaz brekker #grishaverse #six of crows #six of crows duology #soc #jesper fahey #inej ghafa #nina zenik #wylan van eck #matthias helvar

[she-posts-nerdy-stuff]

I never fail to find it funny when Matthias tells the Crows not to eat snow (Soc chapter 19) because it’s just so completely unprompted and I know it’s because he’s trying to just keep talking and not think about Nina but it just comes out of nowhere and every time I just imagine all of them glancing at each other to try and figure out who was eating the goddamn snow when they’re all freezing and if you’re thirsty then a) that’s not gonna help and b) you have a perfectly good water flask (they were probably all ready to suspect Jesper, except Jesper who was probably prepared to suspect either Nina or Wylan) but then it’s also such a stark horrifying juxtaposition that they find the pyre within the next two seconds and now that I’m writing this maybe that’s partially the point because that is exactly how it feels for them and the distinct horror of one moment thinking about eating snow and the next seeing that and Jesper having to shoot one of the victims and oh now I’m sad

#still kinda funny to just randomly go ‘do not eat the snow’ #considering he only recently learnt the Kerch word for snow too #maybe they all just thought he was eager to try it out #six of crows #grishaverse #crooked kingdom #leigh bardugo #matthias helvar #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #nina zenik #helnik #Soc analysis #soc meta #six of crows analysis #six of crows meta

[padfoot-lupin77]

This morning I started reading crooked kingdom after finishing six of crows just to realize the font in ck is several times smaller than in soc. Let’s hope my eyes survive.

#also Inej’s pov is killing me cause she thinks Kaz isn’t gonna rescue her meanwhile she’s the only thing he thinks about #Wylan is still stuck with kuwei’s face which is very annoying #Matthias and Nina are so funny though #crooked kingdom #six of crows

[jazzy-a]

A cute, random idea I had:

Kaz will do random things to make sure Jesper pays attention when he's explaining stuff (AKA because Jesper has ADHD energy lol.)

He'll spin a coin on the table repeatedly while telling him what he's supposed to do that night at the Club because Jes will get distracted by the table he's at otherwise.

He'll randomly do sleight of hand while he explains an intricate job- something where he makes, like, a pen disappear in one hand and then reappear prob- and do the trick over and over because he knows Jesper will literally stare at him the entire time if he does.

Sometimes he'll tap his cane against something or drum his fingers on it in a weird pattern so Jesper will look back at him when he starts to lose focus in busy places.

(He's ridiculously good at keeping him engaged at this point.)

#shadow and bone #six of crows #kaz brekker #jesper fahey #kazper #kesper #polycrows #i think it's cute in a brother or friend way too #Kaz taking care of his crows #i just think it would be a cute idea bc of all the ADHD things i see for Jes #plus i have ADHD so i can vibe so hard lol #Jesper doesn't even know Kaz is doing it on purpose #it would be hilarious if nina or wylan are there as new crows and just see jesper get totally sidetracked by something #only for kaz to start silently doing coin tricks while he talks and Jesper to immediately look back TOTALLY entranced #and Nina or Wylan being like 'omg what did you just do!?' #and inej not even thinking about it bc this is so common for them

[scalproie]

Kazuya's ending was amazing firstly bc Look At It but also bc it validated a thought I've always had in the best way possible for me.

Sure, Jun wants to save Kazuya, she wants to free him of his devil gene and I'm sure she wants for him to stop fighting his own family and to stop causing so much pain in the world, we can assume as much bc Jun is a Good Person™️. But other than that? I don't think she wants to change, let alone "fix", a damn thing about him.

"How can she love Kazuya? He's a monster" Very easily actually. I should know bc I love him.

"So she's just as bad as him then?" It depends. Is Jun actually a bad person for loving someone who causes pain to others? Or is she actually an angel incarnate for still loving and wishing better for the one person that everybody else has given up on? Kindness to some is cruelty to others after all, and vice-versa.

"It feels very unbalanced and one-sided" She indulged him. She caught the statue and smiled at him. Do you not believe she is strong enough to handle him? That because of how she is and how she looks, she cannot hold her own against him? That because she is kind and he is not, they do not stand as equals? Why is that?

"So they'd just fight? He still threw a statue at her" He also keeps a framed picture of her in his office. Why would Kazuya keep a memento to think of her when she's away if he didnt enjoy her company? She indulged him, but he also indulged her with this little bit of sentimentalism.

"Why would Kazuya even like her?" He literally said why. His life is nothing but conflict and battle, and he detests weakness. Conflict is familiar. So how could he not enjoy the presence of the one (1) woman who challenges him in every way, physically and morally, from the very first moment they met? And Jun doesnt just "keep up" with him, she is his match in everyway. The literal Yang to his Yin. She is strong.

"She still deserves better." Yes she does. I dont think she'd want better though.

Also ever since my friend said they have the same smile my life has not known peace.

#boss make a dollar I make a dime I write kazjun essays on company time #also if we also take jun's ending in consideration. even in her dream-that-may-be-real he still suckerpunched jin #and when she wakes up in the cold. she has a g corp blanket. and g corp has only ever been associated with kazuya #anyway hi jun is amazing i love kaz so much and i do nothing but win #tagging later #tekken

[thejudeduarte]

Me when kaz brekker is covered in blood and sweat, greasy hair, probably dragging some kind of dead body behind him, and possibly just ripped someones eyeball out:

#✨sO dReAmY✨ #He's the only one who could pull this off #Apart from Jude ofc #kaz brekker #kanej #soc #ck #six of crows #crooked kingdom #kazzle dazzle

[shit-people-probably-didnt-say]

Wylan: It seems you have mistaken my dislike of causing harm as an inability to do so

Kuwei: *Breathes*

Wylan: I will destroy you

#wylan hating kuwei for existing #even though wylan is the only one who defends kuwei to kaz #affectionate hatred #unless he suggests his man go to ravka to learn how to use their powers together #then its canal time #soc #soc incorrect quotes #six of crows #wylan van eck #wylan van bitch #kuwei yul bo

[applecidersstuff]

Reading “the grisha trilogy” after “six of crows” is weird, because most, if not all, good decisions by Alina are basically pure luck, while everything that happens in soc had been predicted and planed by Kaz, and the reason he doesn’t tell anyone is because he wants them to come up with that exact same idea

#the only person who knows the idea is Inej #but only because he can’t keep a secret from her #kaz brekker #alina starkov #kaz x inej #inej #sankta alina #nina zenik #six of crows jesper #the grisha trilogy #seige and storm #jesper fahey #matthias helvar #wylan hendriks #wylan van sunshine #inej gafha #inej my beloved #six of crows inej #inej supremacy #kaz being kaz #kazzle dazzle #kaz #jesper and inej #jesper x wylan #soc jesper #wylan van eck #six of crows #shadow and bone

[veerbles]

very curious about public opinion

honestly we all know post ck kaz is putting his whole back into making the council's lives miserable until they stop slavery. but what about the 1/13 of them that is uhhhh maybe like his friend or something (don't ask him to admit this out loud. he won't)

#six of crows #grishaverse #kaz brekker #wylan van eck #most fics I read either completely ignored wylan being a councilman or kind of downplayed how many options are available #now that kaz has a direct connection to the government #like kaz could pull wylan into his plans OR sneakily read all his reports to gather intel OR completely ignore the fact they know each othe #= sacrificing a very good source so wylan won't have to commit crimes #and like all kaz actions the last option is only reasonable because everything considerate kaz does also has a second agenda #like yeah not asking wylan to commit treason is nice but Also if he doesn't commit treason he won't lose his seat in the council #which allows him to keep helping the cause from the legal side and also keeps the door open for kaz to use this connection in the future #BUT ALSO. kaz/wylan scheming is too good to pass on yknow?? just them doing business in the living room while jesper begs for attention #help me make up my mind ty 😘 #kaz & wylan

[i-who-has-never-had-a-name]

I always think about how everyone who knows Kaz brekker, including the crows, negatively think of him as a coldhearted murderer who would do anything for money. Whenever a chapter is written in the perspective from someone who is not Kaz and Kaz gets on their nerves or seems disturbing or so they seem quick to think of him as his reputation: a murdered, a killer. And now I may be stupid for thinking this, but how many people has he actually killed, self-defense excluded? The cell member in the ice court and big bolliger comes to mind, but really other than that...

If we do want to talk about murderers we can talk about Matthias who belonged to one of the worst type of people there is disguised as warriors for a noble cause. Or Nina who was trained to be a ruthless soldier and was excited to participate in war as soon as possible, which includes killing people, even if it's for a "noble" cause. Inej has killed people too, but that's apparently okay because she feels guilty. Jesper has obviously killed. Wylan produces extremely dangerous bombs. Yet no one seems to think of themselves as murderers, but bc they are scared of Kaz (yes all of them to some extent) they think about everything people have said about him or how he talks about himself (bastard of the barrel, cruel, killer etc.)

I love all the characters and am quite fond of them, but it's important to acknowledge that all of them are also flawed. One of their flaws being their moral superiority in relation to Kaz. Even Inej tells us at the start that a lot of his reputation stems from rumors, yet she is afraid of him sometimes bc she doesn't know what rumors are true and which not (which really makes me question why she fell in love with Kaz, if it was bc he freed her and he's hot, after all she is a teenage girl, or some others reasons but that's anothwr discussion). Maybe I'm biased bc my favorite character is Kaz, but this really irks me. Time and time again he has proven that he wouldn't kill innocent civilians or children and what not. That what he and others say about himself isn't 100% a real reflection of who he is. Other than his provocative words (that he uses as a self-defense and really bc he's afraid of showing emotion, but also he just has a dry humor and a snarky personality) he isn't morally a lot worse than the other crows. The things I do find morally about him conflicting though are of course the things he has to do as a gang boss, like profiting off of gambling casinos and what not, but really he isn't responsible for the brutal capitalist system in Ketterdam and one might say that the want to become rich isn't a sin ("what a luxury to not want a luxury").

I like him for his morally grey compass and because he is a complex character but I don't think he receives as much compassion and care from the others as I think he should, but I digress. A lot of people are surprised that technically they won't stay friends, but I'm not. I have so much to say because this is such a complicated debate but I don't want to dig myself a deeper grave than already and maybe I have gotten some facts wrong. I'd love to hear more opinions.

#kaz brekker #I'm only half way through crooked kingdom and have watched the show so maybe he will become worse idk #six of crows

[jeanmoreaux]

*appears next to you unprompted* OH and one more thing. they really did not have to strip wylan of his cleverness & cunning. actually, my son would have had jesper gladly reciting all the information on that passport before the man could have even entertain the slightest inkling of wylan’s dyslexia. 

#it bugs me okay. #he deserves better and they did him so dirty with that #this is the same character who hid his dyslexia for the better part of a book #from the people closest to him #AND COULD HAVE KEPT GOING FOR LONGER #he only revealed the info when he had to to ensure the success of kaz's scheme #like i am sorry i want to hunt these writers for sport #mish watches sab #wylan van eck #shadow and bone #s&b2

[barrel-crow-n]

When it comes to loving your brother, the scale starts with Kaz and ends in Azula.

#kaz: lives for his brother. creates an entire criminal enterprise for his brother. kills people for his brother. #destroyed pekka rollins for his brother. created the most feared gang for his brother. tortured people for his brother. #became a gang member for his brother. changed the entire course of the narrative because he wants to avenge his brother #meanwhile azula: “i am about to celebrate becoming an only child 😈😈😈😈” #kaz brekker #princess azula #six of crows #six of crows duology #grishaverse #avatar the last airbender #kaz rietveld #jordie rietveld #prince zuko