#inkheart trilogy

[not-quite-graceful]

Hey, um… with the whole “Bluejay!Jason” concept… has anybody ever considered it as an Inkheart reference instead of just a play off his name?

Follow me here, and sorry in advance, this turned into a ramble.

In the second book of the Inkheart trilogy, Inkspell, one of the main protagonists adopts a Robin Hood-esque approach to defeating the tyrant king, and adopts the name of ‘The Bluejay’ from famous folk legends and songs written by a beloved poet and often sung by travelling minstrels. He’s -Inkspell spoilers ahead, though this book is unironically older than I am- known for toppling said tyrant’s throne through the binding of a magic book (a recurring theme throughout the series, if you’ve never read it, which you should). He’s a champion among the Motley Folk, who were that world’s equivalent to a travelling circus and also regularly aid him in his quest to topple the Adderhead (the tyrant king mentioned above), and sought to help the poor and downtrodden. The Bluejay is aided and abetted by his family and friends, which include a shapeshifting wife, a daughter with the ability to make anything she reads come true, a fire-dancer who can speak to the flames, and a knife-throwing 'circus' prince with a black bear companion. (They're not called the Motley Folk for no reason, people!)

Now, consider for a moment: Little Jason Todd, in the local library, absolutely devouring the Inkheart series. It's everything a little kid could dream of in a fantasy book! And there's three of these fat books, what more could you possibly want? And he has an excuse to sit in a warm, safe building for a few hours.

Now imagine, Inkspell becomes his comfort book. Of course it does- every kid had one, and I can't imagine an orphan who grew up alone on the streets of Gotham picking anything other than a story about a strange man helping the opressed and downtrodden in a land he grows to call his own with the help of his family- and The Bluejay is an excellent father to his daughter, too, of course Jason pictured himself as part of that family, as whisked away into that world.

And of course, the rest of the series is wonderful too -Inkheart is where it all began, after all, and Inkdeath is the final triumph over evil!-, but Inkspell is a story about becoming. About learning to be more than you were born as- after all, if Mo the simple bookbinder could become the hero The Bluejay, what could Jason the street orphan become?

Maybe, instead of discovering this book in a library, he found it in the trash. And maybe he wondered, as he read it, why anyone would ever want to throw away the tale of Mo the Blujay, of Meggie the Silvertongue, of Resa the brave swift, of Dustfinger the loyal Fire-Dancer? (And maybe the last one took a while to get there, but he did get there! Eventually! And maybe Jason can understand why it took Dustfinger so long to truly come to trust someone again, because trust is a terribly dangerous thing to give to someone, because you can never really know what they'll do with it.) Maybe he read it through without knowing anything about Capricorn or The Shadow or why they feared the man named Basta, because they hadn't thrown away the first book, only the second. Maybe he wept for the death of Dustfinger, at the very end, because he didn't know that Death wouldn't keep him, because they hadn't thrown away the third book.

Maybe Inkspell found its place among his most treasured possessions. Maybe, when he met Batman and Bruce Wayne in one night and his life changed forever, Inkspell came with him, with its familiar story and characters and world and sorrows.

Maybe one of the first things Bruce did, upon seeing Jason reading that same battered old paperback, was to order Inkheart and Inkdeath and leave them in his room. Maybe that was when Jason started to realize that he wasn't going to leave forever.

(Maybe Jason and Dick would play Motley Folk together, because Dick was in the circus and could most certainly throw knives, even if it gave Bruce a heart attack every time he saw it.)

And maybe, after he could no longer have Robin, he remembered that old paperback book, that old story and that old world, and he thought of a new name for himself.

Bluejay, he thought, as he picked up the book that had been his constant companion for so many years. I'll be The Bluejay.

(I don't really know what this is. I saw some Bluejay!Jason art the other day and just started thinking of the Inkheart trilogy and the fact that Jason would absolutely have read it and probably loved it. And then it spiralled.)

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[thequeerlibrarian]

Reading and rainy autumn walks 🍂

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[painted-fanbird]

I made an observation about how Dustfinger loves the inkworld so so much, and how it loves him right back in a post I reblogged yesterday and now I literally can’t stop thinking about it

Because I just, UGH. He really does, he loves the fire and the fairies and his best friend. His wife, his daughter, his now step-son. The trees, the traveling, the singing, the dancing, even the danger. He loves every part of this world with his whole heart

And it loves him right back! The fairies who healed his face after Basta slashed it, the nymphs who remembered his face even after so long gone, the White Women who love him and his fire, The Great Shapechanger who let him go from her realm of death. For every ounce of love Dustfinger pours into this world, he gets it right back

Which is like, that’s the crux of his character isn’t it? Love. Dustfinger is many things, and he sees himself as many more, but at his core? He is full of love. He loves deeply and wholly. And I love that about him <3

#bird caws #inkheart #inkheart trilogy #dustfinger #I love him so so much your honor #he’s eating all my brain cells XD

[littlebodyinkheart]

Gwin.......................

#inkheart #inkheart trilogy #inkspell #inkdeath #inkworld #cornelia funke #dustfinger #yeah

[taygra5shaon]

Inkheart was one of my favorite books when I was a kid, and all my love was for foxy face Basta❤️ that superstitious bastard was and is my favorite character.

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[peppermintfreak]

#inkheart #inkheart trilogy #basta #cockerell #alright i know this is only a redraw of barbie's mugshot' that's been floating around but #i like to imagine this happened before capricorn gained influence and authority over the police so local coppers saw no problem in turning #them in and booking them as name unknown because they simply refused to believe that those were their legal names #and i mean they were right to an extent #fanart #my art #i've no clue how the procedure works and im not gonna pretend like i do

[found-family-tournament]

Found Family Tournament Round 1 Part 18 Group 86

Propaganda and further pictures under the cut

Strilondes: Dave Strider, Dirk Strider, Rose Lalonde, Roxy Lalonde

Motley Folk: Dustfinger, the Black Prince, Roxane, Cloud Dancer, Lazlo, Baptista, Doria (& Resa, Mo, Meggie, Farid, Elinor, Darius & Fenoglio)

Submissions are still open!

Strilondes:

Sorry, I got no propaganda for them yet :(

Motley Folk:

They go through crap together

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[mischievoussilvertongue]

Have some fanart!

Dustfinger making a blue jay <3

#Idk if I remember this correctly or if I made it up #Where the blue jays that flew over ombra out of white fire? #Anyways idk this one is normal fire #cornelia funke #dustfinger #inkheart #inkheart trilogy #inkdeath #inkspell #staubfinger #tintenherz #fanart #Inkheart fanart

[vikawantstocomfort]

Girl: Dustfinger 😍

Woman: Basta 🖤

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[thelastofthebookworms]

More polls

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[thequeerlibrarian]

Can't believe I'm reading a new Inkworld book after all these years

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[teresafolchart]

ok but with the recent success of adaptations like shadow and bone, the sandman, lockwood & co, good omens, his dark materials, and percy jackson coming soon, etc. it’s about time we get a new inkheart adaptation. i’m just saying

#listen. LISTEN. #ik we’ve all been hurt by adaptations before and the original movie had some fantastic casting #but come on #a multiple season adaptation by netflix or hbo or disney+ has SO much potential #inkheart trilogy #inkworld #fingers crossed that the color of revenge inspires/renews interest in a faithful adaptation #brendan fraser could still do mo’s voice if they wanted a younger actor for the role #paul bettany also plays a fantastic villain so #like. him as capricorn would be INSANE #also totally biased here but pedro pascal plays the father role absolutely amazingly (re: tlou) so tbh i could see him as mo but also #i’m obsessed w him soooo #also watching lockwood & co rn and HIGHLY recommend

[littlebodyinkheart]

LOOK WHAT I GOT

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[taygra5shaon]

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[peppermintfreak]

For every 500 ocs i draw i resummon them

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[birds-n-knives]

Inkheart fusion AU

If you've been unlucky enough then you've probably heard of this before. Inkheart fusion AU was originally created in 2018 as a means for me to dive into the 'two minds learning to go by as one' idea and the psychological aspects of it but with Inkheart characters because I was so fixated on this trilogy. As of 2023 I officially renovated it lol!! It's no longer linked to Steven Universe and they're all just people now but with a little twist to it. Everyone is about established in this AU, but I'm going to get started with some useless trivia about these guys first

Basta and Dustfinger

- ADHD creature.

- Surprisingly not hotheaded at all.

- Dustfinger's deceitful nature and Basta's loyalty to Capricorn contradict each other, wailing on him mentally and rendering him unable keep himself together in the long run or form an ideology of his own.

- So in a way he's a living example of "expectation vs reality", having picked up Dustfinger's fire powers and Basta's skill in weapons, as well as Dusty's inability to wield them and Basta's fear of fire, making him inept at both. He seemed great in concept and Capricorn was greatly disappointed with came of him.

- Even Dustfinger himself finds him very freaky because of two sets of arms.

- He has a great sense of sight though. Peripheral vision? What's that?

- All in all he's basically Dustfinger but with more backbone. Literally and figuratively.

Basta and Cockerell

- Often had one of them vying for control at the beginning. Over time this became less apparent the longer he existed.

- Picked up the worst from both. Combine Cockerell's propensity toward violence and Basta's impulsive anger and you have him.

- He dislikes being referred to by either of their names.

- Doesn't care for them old wives' tales but still sports a good-luck charm around his neck to put a little voice in his head at ease.

- Unlike with Dustfinger and Basta, he has poorer eyes and a sucky depth perception due to his inability to move each pair of eyes in unison.

- Probably hit his head on multiple doorframes.

- Can be an imposing individual.

- His penchant at proving himself as pragmatic to Capricorn toned down Basta's fear of fire.

- Most of his clothes are either hand made by maids or passed on to him from Flatnose.

#inkheart #inkheart trilogy #au #had to retcon it because it has taken over my brain again #fia exists here too for my own indulgence #i need her and elinor for the snarky comments in the back lol #fanart #my art #redraw #the prince and violante and general info will be found in the next post #if you have a couple of questions feel free to send them my way because man my third eye has opened