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#spring of the ram
leojurand · 4 months
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absolutely one of the most fascinating things about nicholas as a character is his lack of identity and how he changes himself to fit into whatever mould will get him what he wants or keep the people around him content.
he can be claes, the harmless clown imitating his betters; and he can be that person for years, and then turn into reliable, cunning nicholas, who is intelligent (if not trustworthy) enough to become the face of the business.
in spring of the ram, when their galley is set on fire, nicholas gives a speech worthy of james flint about how no one's going to harm his vessel and his men. because he knows that's the nicholas his crew needs to see so he can get what he wants: the crew working restlessly so the ship can sail as fast as possible.
maybe the sentiment in those words was sincere, but it was also a conscious choice made by nicholas. after that happens, goldscac notices that nicholas has dropped the humility act of the beginning of their trip, and is now a more assertive leader. again, it's because that's the type of person that will get him his goal, which is reaching constantinople/catherine as early as possible. and the slightly more submissive type of leader he was up until that point is the mask his caretakers, specifically tobie and julius, needed to see to not feel threatened by nicholas's intelligence or humiliated by his youth.
there's just an infinite amount of layers to this character. nicholas's true identity, whether or not it exists, what takes him to find out... that's something that keeps being explored in every book until the last one. it's simply masterful characterization. as always, dorothy was insane for that
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testoster0ne · 3 days
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winston by troy hallahan
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zoe-oneesama · 2 years
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“I don’t want to hurt anyone...”
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frentique · 18 days
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paulalucas · 9 months
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BOING TIMES having fun with my ram rig - made in Blender!
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thedepressedpelican · 1 month
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'Get up!!'
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vampiremangle · 2 months
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Come join her! Commission from twitter
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butchboromir · 8 months
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also im so excited for concerts like the wonder years are at rams head this sept which i am obvs going to. and then lutharo is coming some point in sept too which is like Hell Yeas will be going. and then CHEEM my friends CHEEM are coming this october Fuck Yes Cheem
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espioakakeith · 24 days
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MAKI DEATH KILL AAAAAAALL FUCKIN' DAY!!!
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rubberbandballqueen · 2 months
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*doing a gay little dance*
NEW LAPTOP WILL BE ARRIVING ~*SOON*~
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leojurand · 4 months
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the way tobie and godscalc are my enemies in this book. everything about this but specifically:
"Was the spoiling of Catherine de Charetty better or worse than the ruin of Katelina van Borselen?" let's see, is it worse to groom a 12 y.o child, manipulate her and marry her, or to have sex with a girl your own age that unfortunately ends up getting pregnant and decides to marry another man without your knowing? man, who knows! what a hard question. can we be serious for a second
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soul-ram · 1 year
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Gerberas, Beloved
(June 2022)
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frentique · 18 days
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lotus-duckies · 2 years
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Wow he's so cute and peaceful you almost forget he's literally getting impact rammed
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thedepressedpelican · 1 month
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'Proud Mum'
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