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martinakl13 · 4 days

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My kids once asked me: So mom, are the Crows really thieves?

Me: Yes, they are.

Kids: But they are good ones, aren't they?

Me (wondering hard if my kids are old enough to understand what is a morally grey character): Yep, they are good.

#you're so sweet thank you #luckily my kids are still at the age where they think mummy is the best #no one has ever called me iconic yet 😭

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martinakl13 · 10 days

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My kids once asked me: So mom, are the Crows really thieves?

Me: Yes, they are.

Kids: But they are good ones, aren't they?

Me (wondering hard if my kids are old enough to understand what is a morally grey character): Yep, they are good.

#nope they wouldn't understand it yet #six of crows #six of crows duology #crooked kingdom #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #nina zenik #matthias helvar #they aren't good but we love them for that #morally grey character #but they are good right?

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martinakl13 · 13 days

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SoC duology books should have some kind of warning (instead of the stupid Netflix stickers), something like "read at your own risk while pregnant" because you could end up giving birth to a baby with Kaz Brekker's hairstyle, coffee brown eyes, and cold expression, who hates sleeping and punches or bites you every time you don't give him what he wants. I know what I'm talking about. By the way, I love the hair and the eyes, but the rest...

#six of crows #six of crows duology #crooked kingdom #leigh bardugo #kaz brekker #kazzle dazzle #still hate Netflix #baby Kaz

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martinakl13 · 17 days

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I know about it, but since I only read RoW in translation, I only included SoC and CK (which I know in English). As I know our translators, I can't trust them not to change that sentence completely, because they made the Isle of Wonder from the Wandering Isle.

I think a lot about what the way they talk can tell us about our Crows. For example, interjections.

Unsurprisingly, Nina and Inej use all variants with Saints (Saints; All Saints; For Saints' sake) and Wylan uses Ghezen (Ghezen; Ghezen and his works). Matthias of course has Djel (Djel; Sweet Djel; For Djel's sake).

Now comes the interesting part. Jesper uses Saints, many times in his own creative way (Saints; All Saints; For Saints' sake; All Saints and your Aunt Eve; All Saints and the donkeys they rode in on) and (!) he also uses Ghezen (Sweet Ghezen). It's quite obvious that Jesper adopted Ghezen during his long stay in Ketterdam, but since he uses Saints much more often, it seems like something he got from his father as a child, since Colm also said many similar things in CK (All Saints; Saints; For Saints' sake). Do they recognise Saints on Wandering Isle? Probably.

And then there's Kaz. What do you think of his interjections? Have you noticed or thought about it? Kaz out loud never used any! Not Ghezen, not Saints, not Djel. There is only one exception where the interjection was part of his inner monologue.

Chapter 3, SoC:

"As Kaz headed down one of the little canals that would take him past Fifth Harbour, he realised he felt – Saints, he almost felt hopeful."

Oh yes, Kaz in his head when no one could hear him automatically used Saints and it wasn't because he wanted to mentally tease Inej about her Saints. I think the moment he felt almost hope, something from his past slipped out of the dark parts of his mind where he buried everything related to his family. Do we know for sure that Ghezen is the only god the Kerch people know? What about people from the countryside? Do they honour the god of industry, commerce and trade, or someone else who is closer to them? Who remembers where Marya Hendriks was kept? The Church of Saint Hilde. In addition, we also know two Kerch saints, Sankta Margaretha and Sankt Emerens. Coincidence? I don't think so.

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martinakl13 · 17 days

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I know, but I wasn't sure of the correct English wording because I read the RoW in translation (and our translators are often too creative to be trusted that they won't change it completely), so I did it only for SoC and CK that I know in English. Kaz is able to use anything as an insult.

I think a lot about what the way they talk can tell us about our Crows. For example, interjections.

Unsurprisingly, Nina and Inej use all variants with Saints (Saints; All Saints; For Saints' sake) and Wylan uses Ghezen (Ghezen; Ghezen and his works). Matthias of course has Djel (Djel; Sweet Djel; For Djel's sake).

Now comes the interesting part. Jesper uses Saints, many times in his own creative way (Saints; All Saints; For Saints' sake; All Saints and your Aunt Eve; All Saints and the donkeys they rode in on) and (!) he also uses Ghezen (Sweet Ghezen). It's quite obvious that Jesper adopted Ghezen during his long stay in Ketterdam, but since he uses Saints much more often, it seems like something he got from his father as a child, since Colm also said many similar things in CK (All Saints; Saints; For Saints' sake). Do they recognise Saints on Wandering Isle? Probably.

And then there's Kaz. What do you think of his interjections? Have you noticed or thought about it? Kaz out loud never used any! Not Ghezen, not Saints, not Djel. There is only one exception where the interjection was part of his inner monologue.

Chapter 3, SoC:

"As Kaz headed down one of the little canals that would take him past Fifth Harbour, he realised he felt – Saints, he almost felt hopeful."

Oh yes, Kaz in his head when no one could hear him automatically used Saints and it wasn't because he wanted to mentally tease Inej about her Saints. I think the moment he felt almost hope, something from his past slipped out of the dark parts of his mind where he buried everything related to his family. Do we know for sure that Ghezen is the only god the Kerch people know? What about people from the countryside? Do they honour the god of industry, commerce and trade, or someone else who is closer to them? Who remembers where Marya Hendriks was kept? The Church of Saint Hilde. In addition, we also know two Kerch saints, Sankta Margaretha and Sankt Emerens. Coincidence? I don't think so.

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martinakl13 · 17 days

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I think a lot about what the way they talk can tell us about our Crows. For example, interjections.

Unsurprisingly, Nina and Inej use all variants with Saints (Saints; All Saints; For Saints' sake) and Wylan uses Ghezen (Ghezen; Ghezen and his works). Matthias of course has Djel (Djel; Sweet Djel; For Djel's sake).

Now comes the interesting part. Jesper uses Saints, many times in his own creative way (Saints; All Saints; For Saints' sake; All Saints and your Aunt Eve; All Saints and the donkeys they rode in on) and (!) he also uses Ghezen (Sweet Ghezen). It's quite obvious that Jesper adopted Ghezen during his long stay in Ketterdam, but since he uses Saints much more often, it seems like something he got from his father as a child, since Colm also said many similar things in CK (All Saints; Saints; For Saints' sake). Do they recognise Saints on Wandering Isle? Probably.

And then there's Kaz. What do you think of his interjections? Have you noticed or thought about it? Kaz out loud never used any! Not Ghezen, not Saints, not Djel. There is only one exception where the interjection was part of his inner monologue.

Chapter 3, SoC:

"As Kaz headed down one of the little canals that would take him past Fifth Harbour, he realised he felt – Saints, he almost felt hopeful."

Oh yes, Kaz in his head when no one could hear him automatically used Saints and it wasn't because he wanted to mentally tease Inej about her Saints. I think the moment he felt almost hope, something from his past slipped out of the dark parts of his mind where he buried everything related to his family. Do we know for sure that Ghezen is the only god the Kerch people know? What about people from the countryside? Do they honour the god of industry, commerce and trade, or someone else who is closer to them? Who remembers where Marya Hendriks was kept? The Church of Saint Hilde. In addition, we also know two Kerch saints, Sankta Margaretha and Sankt Emerens. Coincidence? I don't think so.

#I did only include SoC and CK because I've only read RoW in translation and don't own the original.#our translators are too creative #they mistook wild geranium for anemone hepatica #the Wandering Isle is translated as the Isle of Wonder

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martinakl13 · 18 days

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I think a lot about what the way they talk can tell us about our Crows. For example, interjections.

Unsurprisingly, Nina and Inej use all variants with Saints (Saints; All Saints; For Saints' sake) and Wylan uses Ghezen (Ghezen; Ghezen and his works). Matthias of course has Djel (Djel; Sweet Djel; For Djel's sake).

Now comes the interesting part. Jesper uses Saints, many times in his own creative way (Saints; All Saints; For Saints' sake; All Saints and your Aunt Eve; All Saints and the donkeys they rode in on) and (!) he also uses Ghezen (Sweet Ghezen). It's quite obvious that Jesper adopted Ghezen during his long stay in Ketterdam, but since he uses Saints much more often, it seems like something he got from his father as a child, since Colm also said many similar things in CK (All Saints; Saints; For Saints' sake). Do they recognise Saints on Wandering Isle? Probably.

And then there's Kaz. What do you think of his interjections? Have you noticed or thought about it? Kaz out loud never used any! Not Ghezen, not Saints, not Djel. There is only one exception where the interjection was part of his inner monologue.

Chapter 3, SoC:

"As Kaz headed down one of the little canals that would take him past Fifth Harbour, he realised he felt – Saints, he almost felt hopeful."

Oh yes, Kaz in his head when no one could hear him automatically used Saints and it wasn't because he wanted to mentally tease Inej about her Saints. I think the moment he felt almost hope, something from his past slipped out of the dark parts of his mind where he buried everything related to his family. Do we know for sure that Ghezen is the only god the Kerch people know? What about people from the countryside? Do they honour the god of industry, commerce and trade, or someone else who is closer to them? Who remembers where Marya Hendriks was kept? The Church of Saint Hilde. In addition, we also know two Kerch saints, Sankta Margaretha and Sankt Emerens. Coincidence? I don't think so.

#six of crows #six of crows duology #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #nina zenik #matthias helvar #Ravkan faith #Suli faith #Kerch faith #Kaelish faith #interjections #Saints #Ghezen #Djel #Saints in Kerch #Kaz Brekker and his dark secrets #crooked kingdom

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martinakl13 · 1 month

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I'm still not over the fact that we could have had a Brekker-Ghafa circus duo in Season 1.

#kaz brekker magician #inej ghafa acrobat #brekker-ghafa circus duo #six of crows #six of crows duology #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #shadow and bone #shadow and bone season 1 #netflix sucks #kaz come on do a magic trick

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martinakl13 · 2 months

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AO3 Comments are SO SO SOOOOOOO important because you can only leave Kudos ONCE. You add to the hit count ONCE (every 24 hours).

So whenever someone updates their fic, the ONLY way an author knows who their regular readers are is if they comment on each chapter. And we WANT to know who's still reading.

Believe it or not, some of us think about the name that pops up constantly in the comments and go "omg I can't wait to see what they think of THIS SPECIFIC SCENE cuz I KNOW they'll say something about it!!!"

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martinakl13 · 2 months

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Kaz Brekker doesn't have manners? The fact that he immediately turned away to give her privacy when she started removing only a small part of her clothes shows that he has manners when he wants to. No one can understand Inej's trauma better than Kaz and give her the respect she deserves.

#kanej #kanej forever #six of crows #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #six of crows duology #shadow and bone #shadow and bone s2 #still streaming #never stop fighting #Netflix sucks #kaz brekker has manners

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martinakl13 · 2 months

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While Tolya and Tamar fight, Kaz takes a break to get a nice tan.

#six of crows #kaz brekker #shadow and bone #shadow and bone s2 #tolya yul bataar #tamar kir bataar #tolya and tamar #kazzle dazzle #nichevo'ya #what happens when you have too many actors and don't know what to do with them #don't forget the sunscreen

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martinakl13 · 2 months

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Hear me out. I don't think it's a good thing for Inej to be considered a living Saint. It's too much of a burden for her to carry, especially with her trauma and the fact that she herself is a believer. And she's so young! Do you remember how hard it was for Alina? I don't want this for Inej. I want her to have all the time to heal, the opportunity to learn and make mistakes.

#six of crows #six of crows duology #inej ghafa #crooked kingdom

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martinakl13 · 2 months

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Every time I see this scene I wonder how they got down. Did they slide down the roof, or did everyone else stop fighting and wait patiently for the Crows to find some other way?

#shadow and bone #shadow and bone s2 #kaz brekker #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #nikolai lantsov #demolition man #freddy carter #kit young #jack wolfe #patrick gibson #dramatic entrance #six of crows

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martinakl13 · 2 months

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Kanej centred fic recommendation

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This story is incredible and so underrated. I would definitely recommend it, and I am currently beta'ing it. It has power swaps, angst, and fluff I would also recommend checking out the author's other fic because wow they're all so good

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Yes I know no one asked for this but..

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martinakl13 · 2 months

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One of the funniest things in SoC is Matthias' motion sickness. He's the dreaded drüskelle and yet he is bent over the railing of the Ferolind, vomiting, while all the Barrel rats are perfectly fine.

#ice court heist #six of crows #six of crows duology #matthias helvar #inej ghafa #jesper fahey #kaz brekker #nina zenik #wylan van eck #motion sickness

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martinakl13 · 3 months

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There is one part of SoC that keeps me awake.

"When the sun began to set, they ate their rations of dried beef and hardtack and collapsed into their tents without a word." (chapter 19)

I have so many questions! How many tents did they have? Two (one for girls and one for boys)? Or one for each of them? I just need to know where the hell Kaz slept.

#six of crows #six of crows duology #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #matthias helvar #nina zenik #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #ice court heist

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martinakl13 · 3 months

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A boy who lost everything and is still fighting for his chance at a better life. A ballerina who wants to make her dream come true. A soldier running away from a terrible truth. A multilingual girl, abandoned by her own family, trying to find her place in a world. A talented musician who struggles to overcome his father's prejudice and mistrust. A boy who solves his problems by making bad decisions.

Six students of University of Ketterdam deal with their past and traumas to find love, understanding and friendship.

#six of crows #six of crows duology #six of crows fanfic #six of crows fic #kanej #kanej fic #kanej fanfiction #helnik #helnik fic #wesper #wesper fanfiction #wesper fic #ao3 fanfic #ao3 fic #read on ao3 #modern au #soc fic #university au

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