Okay so basically I have two ways to approach this.
On that is just me being a petty sucker for love and the other a little more… scientific.
So what if we had them going all the way to ‚properly‘ - which I just assume is kissing and/or sex.
For one Kaz shows that he is starting to work on his trauma by holding hands with Inej at the end of CK.
And Inej with her backstory at the menagerie it‘s like: Bruh, don‘t get me started on how she must feel about sex!
So they both just start to tackle their individual problems slowly, which is absolutely fine (and possibly leaves room for a third book).
But they are just so darn hecking cute together I want them too smooch for pete's sake!
(As I said I just am sucker for love in a well developed story)
And so, the let us say ‚scientific‘ reason I think they are ‚only‘ holding hands at the end of CK (appart from a possible third book) isn‘t Kaz character but Inej.
Kaz is shown in his flashback scenes that he actually tried before to live without the gloves (with that other girl, sorry I forgot her name, that he was collecting fight bets with). He just choose not to, because working through his trauma was getting in the way of business and that was simply more important to him and his big revenge scheme. So I think if Leigh had just started to ‚rehabilitate‘ Kaz just a little earlier in the books she could have comfortably made him confident enough to go out ‚properly‘ with Inej by the end.
And that is why I think It‘s actually about her and her past as prostitute.
Idk how to explain this but at least to me, Inej might be trying to work through her history but even close to the end she is still terrified by the menagerie.
She is not like Kaz, who sort of choose to just go along with his trauma, she is still somewhat in it‘s thrall.
So that will just take a lot more time to unravel and she is only just beginning with it.
Sure she stuck her middle finger into Tante Heleens face but isn‘t that the exact reason why she wants to be a pirate and fight? To work her way through the trauma?
To become stronger? Strong enough she can leave the nightmares of the menagerie behind once and for all?
So in conclusion
*Clears throat after typing a lot of probably unnecessary explanation that got kinda of topic at the end*
Leaving aside my petty desires and also I my imminent need a Wesper/Kanej double date because fu** you, that is my jam!
*nervous sweating*
I don‘t think it would have been realistic for Inej to make that step, even at the end of CK.
Which is just a too long explanation of: I want it, even though it definitely doesn‘t fit into the novel!!
So I am glad Leigh didn‘t actually let them get together ‚properly‘ - and here come my big big hope - yet.
(Even though it would have been just so cute *silent sobbing*)
Also @arin-saintsforsakencity - no problemo ;)
Oh man so a couple days ago I met a high school teacher who had read Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom and she had the coldest fucking take I’ve ever heard despite being otherwise a very smart, sensitive person. I knew she had read them and I was so excited to talk about my close readings of metaphor and subversion/reinforcement of racial tropes and all the other stuff I’ve never quite managed to type up. So I asked her what she thought. And she said.
She said that she wished Kaz and Inej had been able to “properly” get together at the end of CK and I almost choked on my fucking orange soda. I’ve never been so let down by a literary opinion in my entire life.
I managed to argue with her a little but her heart wasn’t as in it as mine was. I’m so disappointed. So yeah if you hold this same bad opinion, this is an open invitation to hash it out with me.
IwaOiDaiSuga | Haikyu!! | Medieval/Dragons/Magic AU | Rated: T | 3k words
“Wra,” the dragon drones. “Hm, but that would be rude, wouldn’t it?” The man looks at it. “Brrrafff.” “We haven’t even finished the story yet.” Oh gods, please anything but more of that weird story! Hajime wants to scream. The dragon seems to agree with him and gives the man the stink-eye. “Okay, wow, now that was hurtful.” The man returns the look with a pout and a grumble. His brown hair is cascading across his face in gentle waves that reflect the dim light like gold and the sharp line where his jaw melts into his neck is teasing Hajime from underneath the collar of a sapphire blue robe.
Don't mind this, just me back on my nonsense >.> Thank you @swimming-in-the-sea-story for beta-ing 💕
Finally finished some art that I started mid February—was originally intended to be an attempt at more realistic hair but while this was collecting dust I got a rather radical cut, rendering this kinda obsolete, so now it's just a shading and bit of a design experiment)
Character Charlotte belongs to me & Art made by me! Don't use, trace, copy of heavily infringe!
Nothing to see here - just me and another desperate attempt at making myself an Icon I will actually use >.< Also had some fun with BGs again
Art & Character belong to me - pls don’t use/copy!
(Second Tarot design based off my Fursonas - this one themed for my BirdSona Bert the Bird - and my last reading) (Art/Design/Character by me - My DeviantArt)
Past || Present || Future
So a couple weeks ago I decided to design myself a carpet/shoe mat for my kitchen/entrance way (my flat only has 1 ½ rooms >.<’’) and today it arrived.
The colors didn’t quite turn out how they should (as you can see the blue of the background got rather dull, but this photo also doesn’t have the best lighting so it’s still better than it looks) but I still wanted to share this little experiment, especially because I’m considering adding that kind of pattern design to my art commissions and making myself a new phone and/or laptop case with this particular one. I also made a bunch of other variations but I‘ve only added the most „relevant“ ones here.
So anyway this was super fun, I finally have somewhere to take off my boots without messing up half my flat and I can’t wait to try around with pattern designs some more ^-^
Then his fellow kings and him enter the room Hajime has dreaded for months. He doesn’t really know what he expected. Maybe a torture chamber with a thousand eyes painted onto the walls and the constant, hellish echo of people laughing at him, but the council chamber is just another, circular room, decorated with noble curtains and golden trinkets. ~ All the King‘s Blades, Chapter 2 - Challenge
-> AU Masterpost
Art and design made by me!!! Do not trace, copy, steal or heavily infringe!
Okay so I had this version almost finished, before trying to find the text passage in my draft for Chapter 2 where I described the room and noticed the fu*king “noble curtains” and because I am weak spirited, I just made 2 versions (please punch me). Anyways I swear I am working on actually writing the damn thing but AKJSDBCNALVNCF have I mentioned that I am WEAK!?
Another attempt at a chibi (kinda, since my dumb ass didn't check the file size before) instead of writing my papers 🥲. It's been almost 2 years since I last drew her and I think I'm really settling into the new design.
Character Leviathan & Art © me.
I’m super pumped to be writing some next generation Seijoh for this awesome zine! Go follow the main account and all the other amazing writers and artists ~
meet our contributors: writers edition! we are so happy to finally show off who will be creating this zine! we’re proud to have all of these wonderful writers working with us.
New Chapter of ‘An Anthem to Time’ is out - sorry for the long wait, I hope you enjoy.
Summary: The pace picks up and the puzzle of the past begins to unfold.
-> Read from the beginning: Prologue - Life is a rollercoaster -> Check out the AATT Lore Post for further info about the story
Have a taste, click this.
Hanamaki rarely thinks about what he does, it has always been like that. He is simply an instinct kind of guy.
What he says, what he does, it all follows the impulse his guts give him. Even in court, he never starts a trial with a plan. He likes to see how the mood swings and then just go with the flow, steer his boat into the current that will get him closest to his goals.
That is how he has managed to earn an outstanding reputation as a lawyer, how he never disappoints and never gets disappointed. If you don’t have a fix goal, you can’t miss it!
Especially in his youth, people have criticized him for lacking both spine and motivation and to be totally honest: They were right.
Takahiro isn’t ambitious, he isn’t high-flying and he certainly isn’t pretentious. But that doesn’t mean he can’t be sharp, intelligent or determined.
In fact, he is very determined right now!
“Come on”, he grunts out, putting all his bodyweight into the push.
“This tickles”, Iwaizumi smirks, that arrogant ashole.
“Fu.. fuck you, Hajime”
“Are you even trying?”
Hanamaki chooses not to spit into his face and rather concentrate on breathing.
“This is ridiculous”, he can’t help but whine all but a minute later.
“God, I am getting so horny”, Oikawa has the nerve to bite down on his knuckles. Suga gracefully decides to put his hand over their friends eyes.
“Then think of something gross”, he informs him.
“Like what?”
“Dead animals? How your bleach rails smell in the morning?”, Issei offers and gives his pan an expert swing. The onions fizzle and Hanamaki has to gag.
“Please just shut up”, he whimpers, the muscles in his biceps about to burst. He is going to leave one hell of a gorry splatter on Issei’s couch.
“Then hurry and get this over with, Wok is almost done”, his partner calls over.
“With tuna?”, Iwaizumi turns his head towards the kitchen.
“Yes”
“Fuck yeah”, and with his face brightening up like a six year old’s, who has just been given permission to have unlimited candy for an entire week, Iwaizumi slams his hand into the table, like Hanamaki, putting all his effort into fending him off, isn’t even there and declares: “I’m starving!”
Takahiro groans and collapses over his weak and sore arm.
Yes, he follows his instinct but that by no means equals being calm and structured, like some people assume. No, most of the times it gets him into stupid, messy and fucking glorious situations. Like not being able to beat his friend at armwrestling in over 16 years and still not being able to give it up.
-> Read whole chapter here
2023 ArtFight Dump
Aaaand all other ArtFight Attacks from this year for people without a Tumblr ~ This year definitely had something of a green theme <3 1. "Wisecracker"/Sorsin for AbigailBozarthArt (on DA) 2. Mateo for 4LeafRose (on IG) 3. Blair for SpoonStew (on AF) 4. "New Friend"/Eloise for dragon_loaf (on IG) 5. "Sprout"/Peanut for CocoAndJumbo (on Twitter)
→My LinkTree←Charly | 25 | ♀ 🇩🇪&🇬🇧#charleedraws | #charleewrites Status: Peak Procrastination u.u''
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