#kotlc is jewish now

[gay-otlc]

Shana tova and thank you to @the-abandoned-schoolbus for alerting me to the fact that Jewish Dizznees has actual canon basis. Without further ado, Jewish Dizznee headcanons: High Holy Days edition

I can't not start with the tashlich puns. Kesler insists on reading them out every year. At one point, Juline got sick of it and almost threw him in the river along with the bread. The ducks can eat Kesler ig

Kesler was raised Jewish, and Juline converted shortly before marrying him.

This actually adds another layer to the fact that they're a bad match- the combination of "don't marry Kesler because he's talentless" and "don't marry Kesler because he's Jewish"

But fuck that, Juline is now also Jewish and they are happily married

Kesler made the mistake of getting the kids shofars.

The triplets decided to get in a competition to see who could do the longest tekiyah gadolah

The house is very loud around the holiday season. Also all the time but especially in the holiday season.

Foxfire doesn't give off for the High Holy Days, and Dex discovered this as a level one when he missed a test for Rosh Hashanah.

Foxfire's policy is that the only excused absence is if a student is sick, they don't do excused absences for religious absences because religious elves are such a minority, so... they were Not Cool about Dex missing school.

Juline went to yell at whatever mentor gave Dex a zero on said test and since everyone is afraid of Juline they eventually agreed to not give Dex a zero. Judaism wins.

You know how the Dizznees learned skills like appetite suppression and shit that are normally just taught in Exilium? Yeah, they learned appetite suppression for Yom Kippur purposes.

When Dex was old enough to fast but the triplets weren't, they were little shits and ate food right in front of him to drive him insane. (totally not inspired by real sibling behavior)

Break fast is a game of "which Dizznee kid is the fastest and also shows the least regard for others' safety?" Dex is the fastest but occasionally the stupid protective sibling instincts kick in and he's unwilling to injure the triplets in the break fast rush. Lex has no such qualms and usually gets to the food first.

Sukkot is Dex's favorite holiday because he gets to build the sukkah and has so much fun doing it.

Sukkot is Bex's favorite holiday because she likes shaking a lemon at G-d

Anyway those are my headcanons, I saw that Kesler's name had Jewish origins and went into full Space Laser Mode while I got this typed out. I swear I'm normal now.

#kotlc is jewish now #dex dizznee #kesler dizznee #juline dizznee #bex dizznee #lex dizznee #rex dizznee #i wish i had juline to scare my teachers into not taking points off when i miss school for rosh hashanah ngl

[vacker-jew-au]

Fitz is crying because he thinks he’s a bad person and Biana is sitting next to him giggling at the implication that most people need to repent for attending orgies

#jewish vackers #fitz vacker #biana vacker #jewish #kotlc #kotlc biana #kotlc fitz #kotlc is jewish now #yom kippur #am I home sick from shul? yep #got my booster the other day and it’s not as bad as the og #but still kicking my ass

[moonlarked]

So I just wanted to talk a little bit about the Songs post I made and the responses!

First of all: thank you @soryasongsaa @cogaytes @dizzythegreat @thebestbookshelf for responding! It means a lot to me that people are being so nice and willing to explain stuff!! ❤️❤️

My personal thoughts reading: I think it’s pretty messy. There’s no excuse for the stereotyping; it just seems lazy and unresearched. As someone who wants to get into writing myself, I would research for hours before even considering writing about a culture that isn’t my own. And, yeah, they’re elves, they don’t have human ethnicities, so it would be kinda weird to specify them as a specific nationality while not doing the same for the white coded characters, but Shannon should’ve put more into their characters.

Anyway, I still love the Songs. I feel like they’ve been fleshed our more, but it’s been pretty rocky. And now I’m gonna stop bc I don’t want to say more about a subject that I don’t really have a say in.

Thanks for giving me your perspective!

(below the cut is more of a personal vent, so you can stop here if you want. ❤️)

I’m gonna talk about my OCD now and how it connects to this situation.

It’s hard to explain, but basically I’ve discovered that I need my special interest (I’m autistic) to be perfect. If I find something that’s problematic about it - like a social media post - I’m gonna take the whole day to ruminate to try to get rid of that awful panic. Which sucks, because I have a life beyond fandom.

This started with Wanda Maximoff. The movie version. Basically the first character I ever really connected with due to her mental struggles and anxiety and coping mechanisms. I saw a lot of myself in WandaVision.

Now, this is Tumblr, and a lot of this discourse is on Tumblr, but in case you aren’t caught up: basically: Wanda Maximoff is a Jewish-Romani woman. The comic version, that is. The movie version is a white woman from a made up country called Sokovia. And many posts have called out the way that the mcu translation has been… less than accurate. They’ve added stereotyping and outdated tropes while not even letting her be her original ethnicity. And the actress playing her hasn’t exactly been well researched on the situation - she’s pretty ignorant and has said some problematic stuff.

“Whiteness” is a controversial subject and many people have argued over the race of Romani and Jewish people. Not to mention her representation in the comics is less than progressive in some areas. But having Wanda being played by a white woman takes away meaningful rep from historically persecuted minority groups.

Is any of this my fault? No. Did I still have a mental breakdown frequently about this? Yes.

You have to understand - I ADORED this character. In many ways I still do. This doesn’t excuse the problematic parts, but it caused me to be in constant self-loathing. I convinced myself I was horrible because I related to to this character. This caused me to look up posts about this subject in hopes of something that would fix this, something to prove all these people wrong.

It was a cycle. I wanted to die frequently. It may seem like I was overreacting, but my mind was in constant panic mode and to me this seemed incredibly important.

You know what saved me? Well, talking to my parents of course, and learning about ocd, and getting counseling.

But also: Keeper.

Returning to a series that genuinely gave me joy. Letting myself escape.

That’s where the Song twin controversy comes in.

You’ll probably guess I was pretty panicked when I found out about this controversy. It felt like Wanda all over again. I feel like I’m falling into this cycle again.

But I’m deciding I’m not gonna let myself do that.

I’m gonna accept the bad. I’m gonna like what I like. And I’m gonna talk about my feelings instead of bottling them up.

The Song twins are problematic. People have a right to call them out.

And I still love Kotlc. I will continue to love it and talk to others who love it.

I’m not going to fall into that misery again. I’m going to tell my ocd to fuck off. I’m going to go to therapy. I’m going to get better.

❤️❤️❤️

#kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #kotlc discourse #ocd #obsessive compulsive disorder #aur’s mental health #self harm #mental health issues #tam song #kotlc tam #linh song #kotlc linh #mai song #quan song

[when-wax-wings-melt]

fun fact i couldn’t remember your irl so i looked up. jewish kotlc….. facts i think you’d enjoy

playing a dangerous game since there are multiple jewish keepblrs out there!!! but if u have trouble remembering it now it'll only get harder when I change it! <- will probably not change it

#summer gets an ask #shamsi asks

[archived-and-moving]

Kotlc Hanukkah Week, Day 7: Angst

Unfortunately, I’ve had really bad artist block this whole week, so I can’t contribute much to Hanukkah week, but I decided to do the last day to give me the most time.

This is kind of based off @gay-otlc​ ‘s Jewish Ruewen headcannons (linked here for your enjoyment), I was thinking about Jolie’s star of David necklace collection and Grady and Edaline definitely hung one on one of her tree’s branches. 

Also. I hate drawing flowers, more than any other thing, so I just used the hues I use for Jolie’s eye color.

Happy Chanukkah!!

#kotlc is jewish now #kotlc hanukkah week #kotlc #jolie ruewen #danucan'tdraw #the yellow blob on the ground is supposed to be a bunch of gelt #it didn't really turn out how i wanted them to #but this is fine #i might try to draw something for catch up day #but at the moment i'm just kind of not in the right place mentally #we'll see

[dreaming-of-the-end]

8 Reasons Why: Biana

Kotlc Hanukkah Day 7: Angst

A/N: In which I project onto Biana for 1716 words and am a little itty bit mean to christmas. Comments/reblogs = one anti-semite punched in the face!

Summary: Taking out a blank sheet of paper, Biana titles the top of the paper in neat print, adding some fancy flourishes: Reasons Why I Hate Christmas.

TW: hmmm anti-semitism, religion... also parents (you can skip Reason Three if parents/fights trigger you!), and a little swearing too

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"Merry Christmas, everyone!" Biana sings to nothing, an ironic smile gracing her lips as she twirls around her room. "Except for everyone else, of course. Happy holidays to you, for whenever your holidays fall. It must be around now, because everything revolves around me and my very special holiday. Don't you know? Haven't you heard? It's November! Christmas is right around the corner!"

She stops, arms falling against her sides, and frowns. "Yes, your holidays must be around now, all the important ones, right? I will not bother to learn what they are, because why should I take my head out of my own ass for once? You should learn ours, though. We matter more."

There is anger rising in her throat. It’s always there this time of year, when the snow begins falling and the decorations start appearing. This burning anger that won’t go away no matter how much she tries to convince herself this is just how the world is.

Of course it doesn’t help. She hates settling almost as much as she hates the Santa hats that clash horribly with her eyes when her choir forces her to wear them.

Biana sighs as she plops down at her desk and pulls out two pens.

One is green, and one is red.

She hopes people will notice the irony if she ever shows this to anyone.

Taking out a blank sheet of paper, Biana titles the top of the paper in neat print, adding some fancy flourishes: Reasons Why I Hate Christmas.

...

Reason One:

The lights are blinding when they're on every house but mine.

...

Her menorah is pitifully minuscule next to Sophie's tree, but her friend grins widely and places it carefully on the table next to the gigantic behemoth of a pine tree.

"It's so pretty!" Sophie says, and Biana wants to grin. But the large cross on top of Sophie's Christmas tree casts a shadow that just happens to land over her menorah.

This is her favorite one, too. She painted it herself in shades of sparkly pink and gray stripes, and she's used it every year since the fourth grade. This year, though, Sophie had the idea to make a holiday display; Biana and Fitz bring Chanukkiot, Sophie brings the tree, and everyone else brings ornaments to hang on it.

Something about the way it turned out—with the tree towering next to her skinny little candles—makes Biana feel... small.

Insignificant.

Maybe a little alone.

She shakes off the feeling, attempting a smile as Sophie clicks the switch that activates the lights wrapped around the tree.

No one will look at her sparkly, lovingly painted menorah when the candlelight flickers weakly next to red and green bulbs.

No one will even notice it's there.

...

Reason Two:

Winter is just a season, until it does not just mean snow and sweaters.

...

"Winter is my favorite season," Dex grins, and his dimples flash onto his cheeks.

"Why?" Biana asks before she is forcibly reminded that her experiences are not universal, and she immediately regrets the question.

"Christmas," he answers. "My favorite holiday!"

Not hard to have a favorite holiday when you have so few, she almost says, but she bites the words back before they leave her mouth. "Wow," she says instead, the words falling flatter than she intended.

Because of course he's allowed to love Christmas. Of course he's allowed to love winter because of it.

But she isn't allowed to have winter anymore, not when everything in it has been painted with jolly fat men with long white beards.

She's heard the same thing so many times.

The, Why are you so frustrated? It’s just winter! Everyone has winter!

The, Winter concert winter break winter songs winter sweaters winter bells winter holidays winter winter winter.

But it's never just a season. It's the holiday season, when she only has one holiday happening and at least four during the fall (not that they’re acknowledged), and that's certainly not a holiday season.

So, she knows the game.

Winter. When Christmas is? When we have our...

Christmas concert christmas break christmas songs christmas sweaters christmas bells christmas holiday christmas christmas christmas.

You know.

Winter.

...

Reason Three:

I am not the one making everything about me.

...

The first time Biana heard it, she managed to get into a screaming match that left her red in the face.

Unfortunately, that screaming match happened to be with her father, and it made living with him frigid for the next months. Even now, she's not sure that the ice has melted.

It began with the usual.

"This song is about riding through the snow on a sleigh, Biana! It has nothing to do with Christmas, why does it matter if you're doing it for your winter concert?"

"Christmas concert, dad. And it is a Christmas song. Sleighs mean Santa and snow means winter means holidays means Christmas." She's right. She's right.

And he is always wrong.

"Stop making everything about you! About your oppression or whatever you want to call it!" Alden shouts, and Biana clenches her fists. "Does everything have to be invalidating you somehow?"

It only escalates from there, and soon Fitz has to step between them and lead her to her room, arm around her shoulders.

Later, as Biana sits in her room and rips the card he gave her for her birthday to pieces, she knows she won't regret what she said. She only wishes she said more.

Because sleighs had nothing to do with christmas until they decided santa rides one. Because reindeer were just animals until she colored them in with big red noses when she were too young to think about who she was. Because bells were just bells until they rang in the background of every song she heard when she walked into stores the day after Halloween.

And now they are all she can hear.

Red and green are colors until they are put together. Lights are beautiful until they are blinding.

...

Reason Four:

I can list off Christmas traditions, values, and which ornaments my friend puts on her tree. Most of you have never even heard of Yom Kippur.

...

Biana tells herself she will wear her star of david to the christmas—the winter concert, they say— this year. But it doesn’t matter, because the hats they always have her wear will fit her into the same box as the rest of them.

You know.

Them.

Because she feels like there is a glaring beacon on her chest when she wears her star of david necklace, and she feels like everyone sees the stars pinned to her ears like they are mini spotlights.

But, of course, they don't. No one even notices her little protest, the only form of rebellion she is allowed to do.

There is an invisible wall between them. And she’s the only one who can sense it there, because she’s the one who’s left behind it, pounding at it, waiting to be let through.

She’s not naïve enough to think it could be shattered completely.

Biana tells herself she will request something different this year, something new. A single Hanukkah song to counter the three Christmas songs they have.

So she does. Even though she shouldn't be the only reason there are songs that she can sing with her whole heart instead of the little part of it she can offer for Jingle Bells.

Her teacher looks for Christmas songs to sing. He does not even try for anything else.

Why should she have to put the effort in to feel represented when every single one of her classmates see themselves so often that even she can quote bits of their bible that is a mockery of hers?

...

Reason Five:

The shocked faces you have when I tell you I don't celebrate have been getting old since the first time I saw them.

...

"Do you get gifts, at least?"

She's heard this one before. And she knows how to respond, even if she doesn't like it.

So Biana forces a smile. "Some do, but my family doesn't have that tradition."

She doesn't say, "It's actually the Christian mindset that's the reason some families give gifts, even though Hanukkah traditions never were about gifts. Check your westernization."

She doesn't say, "Is it a true terror to not have gifts? Is that really all you care about during Christmas? Can't I enjoy something without receiving what I don't need?"

She doesn't say, "Do you really think we are so horrible that the only tolerable thing about our holiday would be what we get to keep besides memories?"

She doesn't say these things.

But she wishes she could.

...

Reason Six:

Because of you, I am alone.

...

Do they know how they sound?

Do they know what she hears?

They say, "Why wouldn't you?

They say, "No, it has nothing to do with Christianity! There's no harm in trying!"

They say, "You are missing out on so much."

She hears, “Yes, I celebrate this. No, I will not let you celebrate that without a fight.”

She hears, “What is that? Why not? What is wrong with you, that you are not the same as me?”

She hears, “I am the best, and you are not me, so you must be the worst.”

She hears, “You are alone. You are alone. You are alone.”

...

Reason Seven:

The world orbits around the sun, not you. The sun does not have a religion. The sun does not care about a dead martyr, and it most certainly does not give a single fuck about a wreath on a door. And neither do I, hard as it is to believe for you who live in your own universe.

...

Hi, I am in 10th grade, from a high school in Michigan, and we have been learning about judaism in class. Can you answer my questions? First, is it true that you don’t celebrate Christmas?

Biana stares down at the letter blankly.

There is a sick feeling in her stomach, but there is anger burning in her throat.

Reading letters sent by a teenager who is a year older than she is, who knows so little that she wants to scream.

Is it true?

Is it true that you are not like me? Is it true that you are different? Is it true that you will never be like me, and I can never accept you being so different?

She wonders if they know how small they have made her feel.

So insignificant.

...

Reason Eight:

We came first. So why is Hanukkah called Jewish Christmas when they are nothing alike? Why do you say that our Chanukkiot are mimicking christmas trees, that we give gifts like you do, that our traditions belong to you, are copies of you?

Why does our history need to be erased to make room for yours?

#summer's writing #religion tw #anti semitism tw #biana vacker #jewish!vackers #jewish!biana #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #sorry I had to make everyone else christian... sad #if you feel guilty or irritated (at me + the premise) after reading this you need to ask yourself why #because chances are you are the reason I wrote this #now keep in mind this was not written with the intent of making anyone feel guilty #just be mindful yeah? #angst #biana angst #kotlc biana #jewish #ask to tag #angst without a happy ending #kotlc hanukkah week

[bookwyrminspiration]

I was talking culturally :). It’s how I’ve pictured him since I began reading the books

oo nice! I'm not sure exactly what those physical traits you're imagining would look like but i'm sure it's excellent.

(for anyone unaware, we're talking about Bronte being Jewish).

are there any distinct features you imagined him with? I can't imagine new faces so i'd need some like descriptions or reference images to visualize what you're talking about. (not that im asking or expecting you to send me any)

this sounds like an excellent headcanon of Bronte!! He's my favorite councillor so I love hearing what others think of him <33

#there's not much i can add but i enjoy hearing about how you see him!! /g #i'm terrible at identifying physical traits that belong to a specific culture #so i hope my response doesn't sound disrespectful #jewish bronte is excellent and i love him #i just am literally incapable of visualizing what that means #im getting distracted now #i'll stop talking #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #kotlc bronte #councillor bronte #quil’s queries #nonsie #anonymous #jewish!bronte

[hufflautia]

Are you in love with me?

This can’t be happening, Slytherin thinks as he approaches her slowly. I shouldn’t have run out of the room. He can talk to other girls if he wants to, it doesn’t matter to me. 

Her anger dissolves into something else. It is another feeling—one that she’s afraid to address. 

A thought breaks free from the confines of her stubborn heart. 

But it does.  

Hufflepuff lifts his hand to caress her cheek, effectively making her mind go blank. 

“Are you in love with me,” he asks softly.  

Slytherin swallows with difficulty, her heart pounding. He’s so close she can make out the tiny speckles in his earthy brown irises. “No.” 

There’s a moment in which they stand there in silence, and the universe holds its breath. It exhales when Hufflepuff leans in and kisses her so sweetly that she is left dazed after they pull apart. She doesn’t remember tangling her fingers into his hair nor can she recall the moment he wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her impossibly closer as their lips moved in unison. 

His gaze lingers on her parted lips. 

“Are you in love with me now?”  

Slytherin lets out a small laugh, and he revels in the warmth of her breath brushing against his skin.  

“Not yet,” she murmurs, her cheeks kissed with a tint of rosy pink. “Ask me again tomorrow.”   

A smile tugs at the corners of his mouth. “I’ll put it at the top of my to-do list.” 

She hums happily. “And you?” she muses. “Are you in love with me?”  

“I’ll have to think about it.” He gives her a grin, one so warm and utterly Hufflepuff-like that she feels as though she will melt in his arms. “I suppose you’ll have to ask me again tomorrow. Until then, I’m gonna kiss you.”

Hufflepuff smirks when she raises her eyebrows, slightly taken aback by his bluntness. 

“You know,” he tilts her chin up, “for decision-making purposes.” 

Her heartbeat quickens. 

Fin. 

~

MASTERLIST (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง << Sometimes you can’t see the embedded link because tumblr is built different. If it doesn’t work, go to my main page; the masterlist is pinned.

This ficlet is inspired by Chapter Three of Happy Birthday by Ohhhmyloki. 

Author’s note: This may be the most spontaneous thing I’ve ever written. Hope you enjoyed! Comments and reblogs are appreciated. 

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[jam-is-my-food]

Because I am not done with Jewish-ifying the entirety of KOTLC, for your consideration... Jewish!Marella?

KLJAKHSDG YES OH MY GOD

*writes my first list of jewish kotlc headcanons and holy fuck this was fun*

marella’s whole family is jewish

they’re like reform-ish so they’re not super observant

but they used to host these big shabbat dinners with all this extended redek family every week, and marella was always looking forward to it

she and her cousins would grumble and complain through the prayers and then stuff their faces 

marella’s aunt made these amazing digglepuff roots (an elvish plant that tastes notably like human gefilte fish) and marella would always try to eat as much of it as she could

but it was at one of those shabbat dinners that caprise had her accident

no one really knew what to do once it all had happened - the elves were all so used to being able to fix their ills with a quick elixir that most of them couldn’t really comprehend the permanence of what had happened to marella’s mom

so the shabbat dinners just kind of... stopped

and marella stopped being as close to her cousins

(they didn’t deserve her; they all called her short)

marella and her parents kinda also paused really Doing Jewish Stuff as they got more preoccupied with caprise’s condition and just general life going by

they had never gone to shul even before, and marella legitimately never thought about having a bat mitzvah

for her judaism was always more of a culture thing - she cared less about the actual religious part, what she loved was the way it used to bring her family together and the traditions they celebrated

when marella manifested, they brought back the shabbat dinners

it was a smaller affair now - just the three of them

marella’s dad sometimes couldn’t make it because of work, but he tried his best

marella lights the candles herself - one of her favorite things to use her abilities on

even when caprise is having one of her bad days, she always loves singing the songs with her family

one time marella invites stina over to celebrate shabbat with her family

i don’t know if stina is jewish in this hc, let’s just say she isn’t so this can be a totally new experience for her

she has a great time, and finds marella’s family so endearing

caprise loves stina, and is always asking marella to bring her tall friend back after that

and uh... yeah

if you or anyone thinks of more add on lmaoo this was so fun

#kotlc #marella redek #judaism

[songgbird]

First Group Hanukkah

I couldn’t figure out what to title this ,:) This is the last day of the KOTLC Hanukkah Week! It was really fun trying to come up with stories for each of the prompts, and I’ll definitely do this again if it comes up next year. TW: Food

Linh pokes Tam in the cheek. “You’re glaring again. It’s rude.”

“This is my natural face,” Tam argues. He’s leaning against a counter in Havenfield’s kitchen, alone (until Linh joined him, of course). “And there’s nobody here to see me.”

Tam and Linh had been raised Jewish. Even in Exillium, the twins still tried to keep up with their practices—it’d been hard, seeing as they were living in the middle of nowhere, but they’d done what they could. This is the first time they’ve ever celebrated Hanukkah with someone who wasn’t their parents. It’s… overwhelming, to say the least. Tam has retreated to the kitchen, planning to spend his time there while the others do what they want in the living room.

Linh frowns, but the expression only lasts a second. “We’re going to play dreidel. Think you want to join?”

While they speak, they push a lock of newly-dyed red hair out of their face. Tam thinks it’s to match with Marella, who has a streak of shocking blue embedded in eir hair in the same place Linh’s is. When he first saw it, he was surprised. Linh had always matched with him (or as far as he cares to remember), so it was a bit unexpected to see the change. It does suit his sibling, though—maybe more than the silver did.

“Nah,” Tam answers finally. “I’m fine here. Y’know, brooding.”

Linh laughs softly. “Alright, Mister Emo. You know where to find us.” With that, they turn and head out of the kitchen, bouncing slightly on their feet.

Tam listens to the chatter in the other room. He’s not entirely shocked to see how fast his sibling is getting along with the others—they’d always been shy, but not… reclusive, like he is. With the right people, Linh would come out of their shell in no time. With him, it’s an entirely different matter.

Linh might be on the right track with their nickname for him, he supposes. Emo and brooding does seem to be his brand nowadays. He’s just gotten a bit overwhelmed—like he’d thought before—with everything happening so fast. Before, it’d just been him and his sibling. Now, it was an entire group of traumatized children who were trying to save the world (all of whom were Jewish too, it seemed). There’s no plausible reason for him to stay where he is, but he can’t make himself go out and join the rest of them. It’s daunting. Illogically daunting, but nonetheless, he’s stuck.

Fitz comes in a few minutes later and grabs a bag of gelt. When he notices Tam, he stops. “Linh told me you were in here,” he says. “Are you alright?”

Tam nods. “I’m fine. Just not used to all the noise.”

“Right, it must be a lot for you and your sibling,” Fitz replies. “This is your first Hanukkah with all of us, of course.” When Tam doesn’t offer a response, Fitz continues. “Mind if I stay here with you?”

“Why?” Tam asks, confused. He’s not usually someone’s first choice for conversation.

“All that noise bothers me too, sometimes,” Fitz explains, pointing in the general direction of the living room. “I could use a break.”

Tam agrees, though hesitantly, and Fitz goes back to tell the others he’ll be in the kitchen. When he returns, the bag of gelt is gone.

“...So, uh,” Tam says, once he feels like the silence is getting too awkward. “You bake, right?”

Fitz’s eyes light up. “I do!” he replies. “Any reason why you’re asking?”

“I had some of those sufganiyot,” Tam elaborates. “They were good. I thought you might have made ‘em.”

“I’m so glad you liked them,” Fitz says, smiling. “I did make them—any particular thoughts? I’d love to improve my recipe for the next time I bake.”

Tam thinks for a moment. “The sugar was a little lacking,” he decides in the end.

“You have a sweet tooth, huh? Me too,” Tam grins and nods. Fitz laughs.

They end up talking for the rest of the day. The others are leaving to go back to their own houses when Linh comes into the kitchen once more. They smile when they see the two boys speaking.

“Making friends?” they ask Tam, looking at Fitz and smiling slyly.

“Was this your plan?” Tam inquires in return.

Linh smiles even wider. “All I wanted was some gelt,” they say, gesturing at the stack of gelt bags Fitz had taken from earlier. “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

Tam narrows his eyes and glares playfully at Linh. Fitz laughs again, then says his goodbyes.

Maybe celebrating with all of these people will be better than Tam thought.

#kotlc #kotlc hanukkah week #tam song #linh song #fitz vacker #fanfiction

[gay-otlc]

remember ur jewish vacker hcs? well! idk if u know this but i was on the behindthename website dot com and i looked up dellas firsg and middle name and her middle name, adara, is supposedly hebrew! also apparently her full firsg name is radelle? according to wiki trivia. but aye! canon backing is nice

You heard it here first folks Jewish Vackers is undeniably 100% canon

#kesler is also a jewish name i believe #so. bonus jewish dizznees #jewish vackers #kotlc is jewish now

[vacker-jew-au]

How do you think that chamitz (חמץ) would work with elves? Because they don’t use flour as far as I’m aware there’s no wheat. Also, with kosher, would gnomes making food work? Would gnomes be kosher? Are the classic candies we see in the series kosher? If they’re dairy, are they chalav yisroel? Headcanon with me please! And message me so we can figure these things out together :)

(- @keeper-of-the-jew-jew )

Love you guys ❤️

So, I know for a fact that mallowmelt contains chamitz because we got the recipe around Passover one year and I was disappointed that it wasn't kosher for Passover. I assume elves have wheat but I guess there isn't any canon proof? That I remember, I know nothing about canon. I am now consulting the wiki.

They apparently have a lot of sort of cakes and pastries, which I would assume contain chamitz, because they usually taste like shit when they don't. Citation: I had kosher-for-passover brownies one year for my birthday. That was a mistake.

Gnomes making food... I assume that would work as long as it was in a kosher kitchen! I don't 100% remember all the rules for a kosher kitchen but the main thing is no milk and meat, yeah? Elves don't eat meat so I doubt that would be a problem.

Other species could eat meat, so if gnomes prepare food for other species (maybe goblins?? idk if goblins are vegetarian) there would have to be separate kitchens for it to be kosher.

Are... are gnomes kosher? As in... could we eat gnomes? I was going to say they don't have cleft hooves/chew cud but those are the rules for mammals and are gnomes even mammals? Are they plants? Are they something else? Panakes leaves are edible but would they be kosher? (side note: since they have healing purposes, if you were in danger you'd have to eat them regardless of whether it's kosher.) Would it be different if you were trying to eat a gnome still in gnome form? WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL IS A GNOME? I am so curious what have you done to me-

I assume the KOTLC candies wouldn't contain any gelatin because they're, again, vegetarian. Then again, my vegetarian friend eats gelatin candy because it's definitely different from eating a whole-ass dead animal, you know? So I don't know if elves would be okay with gelatin.

Anyway those are my (gay-otlc's) thoughts, I seriously need an answer to the gnome question what the FUCK

#kotlc is jewish now #could i within the laws of judaism eat a gnome? and other questions i shouldn't ask my rabbi

[malewifegradyruewen]

also catholic elves are EXTREMELY cool and you guys all talking about religion in relation to this world and how it works makes me want to write things about my cultural stuff in relation to it too even though mine is so fluid and stuff

you should!! for a while i felt like i couldn't talk about that, because it would seem like i was copying shai's jewish headcanons and taking away from jewish representation, but now it's so cool to talk about!! and it's so cool to learn about judaism through headcanons!! and it's the same with culture!! so do it!! write kotlc headcanons about your culture(s)!! i wanna read them!!

#religion tw #catholic elves

[gay-otlc]

Hey, I loved your Jewish elves hcs!!! please do more if you feel like it 🥺

Oh wow, thanks! :D

I'm in my Tiertice brainrot era (I have been in this era for literally years) so have some Tiertice headcanons: Judaism edition

This isn't necessarily a headcanon, but just something that was in my brain- Tiergan and Prentice + David and Jonathan.

Specifically, that part in Machar Chodesh where they have their "thank god you're alive" gay reunion and then they kiss. It just reminds me of Them particularly in Nightfall.

(Fun fact: Machar Chodesh is the gay Haftarah. I was assigned the gay Haftarah for my b'nai mitzvah before I even knew I was gay)

Tiergan has a fairly stereotypical Jewish nose and Prentice thinks it is actually the most beautiful thing in the world (he's right big noses are awesome)

Prentice and Tiergan disagree on whether or not matzah tastes good and it's the biggest argument they've ever had.

The Lost Cities do have synagogues, but sometimes Tiergan and Prentice totally legally visit human synagogues. They're just neat, you know?

Especially since I have a headcanon that elf synagogues don't do Mourner's Kaddish, since elves die so rarely, so after the mind break Tiergan goes to human synagogues more frequently.

Tiergan is one of those Jews that genuinely believes matzah ball soup can fix literally anything. Wylie has the flu? Matzah ball soup. Forkle got stabbed? Matzah ball soup. Prentice's mind is broken? Matzah ball soup

Prentice's mind was not, in fact, fixed by matzah ball soup.

Prentice absolutely loves Purim. It's the "get drunk off your ass and boo at this dude while eating pastries shaped like his stupid hat" holiday. Literally what is not to like?

He also bakes hamentaschen very well.

I don't feel like coming up with a whole Hebrew name for Tiergan but it absolutely starts with Eben. It means rock. The Granite disguise was always meant to be.

End here for the mostly lighthearted headcanons!

Holocaust TW for the next two.

Prentice joined the Black Swan because he was so angry at the Council for not doing anything about the Holocaust.

Seriously though, why did the Council not doing anything about the Holocaust? What the fuck, my dudes?

#kotlc is jewish now #oh man. these are actually kinda fun #tiertice #shoutout to my rabbi for giving me the gay haftarah before i was out to anybody including myself. iconic #she also knew i was trans well before anyone in my family knew i was trans. and she barely knows what trans means #spreading my big nose tiergan propaganda #today is the day to write about blorbos having big noses and their partners finding that completely gorgeous #cause big noses ARE gorgeous <2

[gay-otlc]

Being Jewish in progressive spaces means that you're on high alert any time someone around you brings up Israel and if you participate in this conversation? You are fully expecting to be harassed about it.

#shoutout to the people on the kotlc discord for not being assholes about israel though #doesn't change the fact that i am on high fucking alert but yeah #jew crew #like. right now. i am anticipating at least one negative reply and a fifty percent chance of receiving an ask about this #and i am fighting down the urge to add a million disclaimers because i do not fucking need disclaimers to apologize #for being jewish #fuck that

[gay-otlc]

What if Fintan was Jewish jk jk unless

#it's ✨that time of year again✨ #where i make incessant kotlc jewish headcanons #fintan pyren #kotlc is jewish now