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Sooooooo heyy guys.

Spoilers for book 8 of KOTLC btw

Also some light swearing. (Like Pg-13, maybe less, stuff)

Love yall. So ima rant about my reread of half of book 8.

I have to say, so far it is my least favorite tbh. It’s too idk, older kid-ish.

So I’m at chapter 19, rn and I have to ask: WHY IS SOPHIE SOO CONCERNED ABOUT BEING UNMATCHABLE?! Like maybe I can’t speak since I don’t feel romantic or sexual attraction, but Sophie seems to be making such a big deal about it. Like Miss Lady Foss Boss, the system is broken. Plus it has ruined so many people’s lives. Why do you feel the need to participate in it? Like you will never be accepted into elvin, or even human, society. EMBRACE IT. Keep your friends close. Piss off the council. Teleport to the human cities. And spend some time with Fitz GODDAMMIT.

Like ever since they made their relationship semi-official or whatever they spent LESS TIME with each other. Like no I don’t ship Sophitz (Sofitz? Idk the ship spelling) but why are you not even talking about to him? I thought you were supposed to talk to your partners? (I understand she is unintentionally venting all her stuff to Keefe, which is personally why I like their ship better, but still it’s like they aren’t even talking) (yes I can hate and love something at the same time).

And why the hell is this so focused on romance? Like SHANNON I was appreciating the mystery and puzzles and stuff. And the romance was nicely sprinkled in. BUT IN 8, IT IS LIKE SO MUCH. Like I was liking when this was more middle school instead of young adult. (Even though I’m like in high school).

Also all the Team Valiant crap is like so annoying. Like, I wanna go back to hating the Council. Ik it isn’t practical but still. Like the most enjoyable scene was Councilor Emery internally dying because of the possible names, and the name Lady Foss Boss. Though Team Valiant is allowing the characters to get some more page time. (which I feel like is the only purpose of that).

Though one part is particularly enjoyable. on page 361, Chapter 18. Keefe is talking about “Ding Dongs”. Now I have absolutely no idea what that means. My first thought was a doorbell, but it could be something else. Or it could be some other thing entirely from what I am thinking. (Actually wait, guys I am stupid. I googled it and they are these weird chocolate things. I’m not deleting that because I find it hilarious. Just shows that I DID NOT grow up in an American Household or that I just am really weird)

So anyways, about the Human Cities, it is a bit weird rn, because I have no idea where the story is going and I don’t have the time to think about it because I have a really important exam coming up, and I need less stressors so I don’t put off studying. Good News, the exam is next week and I won’t have to worry about much after. So I’ll try to do it then.

(And the reason I do smaller posts like these is because when I have thoughts to rant about, I lose focus on what I’m supposed to do until I finish it, or some time passes. And I don’t want to waste more time than I am. So I hope that explains the random reblogs and small rambles and stuff)

More good news, I hugged my school friends for the first time today! I know it’s weird to talk about, but I find joy in small things like that. I want to hug them daily until school ends, because hugs are AMAZING!!!

That was random for a KOTLC post. (Ig the reason why I posted that detail is because I want this account to be like a lil time capsule to sort through all my interests and stuff)

Love you all so much! ❤️

#kotlc #kotlc book 8 #kotlc legacy #KOTLC rant

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mushroom-snake-coding · 6 days

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I feel like Dex would rock it better

weirdly specific but fitz in one of those nasa tshirts

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mushroom-snake-coding · 7 days

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I don’t know how this happened, but Keefe just became Keefe with the brown eyes. I feel like his personality just came back. I feel like this fixed the entire unnaturalness somehow. So it be fun to just pretend he’s wearing brown contacts.

sloppy brown-eyed edit for the people. never say I don't do anything for you

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mushroom-snake-coding · 7 days

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Yeah, I guess she does have some connection to light, but I feel like that’s less of an ability she can get genetically and more of an unintended side effect. Though good thought!

SPOILERS FOR KOTLC Books 1-9

More I-should-be-sleeping-but-am-not nonsense. So I recently been thinking Gethen is Sophie’s biological father. I used to think it was Elwin, but rereading the books made me think. Forkle said somewhere in the early books that either some of her abilities were from her bio parents or he just said they were unplanned, who knows. (I could try looking for it but idk where it would be.)

See Elwin is a flasher, and Sophie isn’t. (Maybe she is but I would think she would have manifested that earlier ngl). And Sophie isn’t an empath, like Oralie. (I forgot what Oralie’s other ability was. It was either conjurer or polyglot) And Gethen here is a telepath, Sophie’s earliest ability. And he is a powerful telepath and washer.

So your next question, why would Gethen join the Neverseen? Well tbh that is unclear. But we already know he is in the Neverseen. And I think he figured out a way to wash his own memories of Sophie and forget about her. Maybe through some weird telepathy thing, he stored his memory of being her father in a Fintan’s cache or whatever. So whatever reason he joined the Neverseen, his thoughts of Sophie were probably washed away, so that didn’t hold him back. (Maybe he joined the Neverseen because he regretted being a part of Project Moonlark. Or he was already in it, and tried spying on the Black Swan but accidentally ended up being Sophie’s dad.)

And also, there’d be some cool parallels. Like Gethen was the first Neverseen Member seen in the series. (Not timeline based, what WE,AS THE READER, see). And telepathy was the first ability Sophie had, and said. Plus I bet Ms. Messanger would love to see us groan as the answer was right in the fourth (I think) chapter of the first book.

Plus it would lead to an interesting part in the final book(s). Like Gethen would get the memory back and be sooooo guilty, maybe not even realizing it at first. He would just slowly be so mad at himself as he tortured his own daughter on multiple occasions. Plus he also threatened to kill Oralie… which idk how he’d feel since he doesn’t know her well. Plus he doesn’t know she is Sophie’s mom, but it is interesting. Oh and Sophie would have some weird reaction. She would mainly be in shock, slowly matching up her features to his… I don’t even think she’d be yelling like she did at Oralie, that level of shock.

Ngl, if this is true, I want Gethen to join the good guys. No Sophie should not forgive him, but he should want more answers. Maybe he’d turn against Gisela, demanding to know. (Oooo wait this is leading me to more theories that maybe a beguiler or a Mesmer was involved in this.) Maybe in the end, he would meet Oralie, figure out the they created this impressive child who was meant to change the world. Then, I am assuming he’d get exiled, or run away, or imprisoned elsewhere, or die for some reason.

Anyways, it is 1:14 am in my time, and I have to wake up at 6:00 am. So Goodnight Y’all. ❤️

(I realize end it off with a nice note on the last post so DOUBLE GOODNIGHT❤️❤️)

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mushroom-snake-coding · 7 days

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Oooooh LOVE THIS. Personally I put Keefe for Yes I’m a Mess. Mainly because that one lyric of “with an S on my chest” reminds the of the Sencen crest pin. Also Sophie tends to plan things more so the lyric that goes “I could hate my guts when the sun comes up, but I guess that’s what this is” doesn’t really apply to her thought process, as she’s more hopeful. However, a lot of this song applies to both of them, I who doesn’t love an excuse to listen to more AJR songs.

Assigning AJR songs to kotlc characters

Maybe Man - Fitz

God is Really Real - Wylie

Inertia - Keefe

Karma - Sophie

Ordinaryish People - Dex

Break My Face - Biana

Yes I'm a Mess - Sophie

Turning Out - Wylie

2085 - Fitz

The DJ is Crying for Help - Keefe

Steve's going to London - Dex

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SPOILERS FOR KOTLC Books 1-9

Anyways, it is 1:14 am in my time, and I have to wake up at 6:00 am. So Goodnight Y’all. ❤️

(I realize end it off with a nice note on the last post so DOUBLE GOODNIGHT❤️❤️)

#kotlc #kotlc theories #kotlc sophie #kotlc sophie’s biological father

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So guys, first thing I want to say is that, I should be sleeping. Second, i think the new cover came out today, maybe yesterday? Who knows. I’ve seen opinions on it, and they both make great points. So, I guess I will put in my own.

I think it is really cool, tbh. I like the entire scene and mystery of the cover. Plus I love how newer covers have brighter, warmer colors. I really love the background and honestly, I was very excited when I first saw it, because this is the only fandom I really keep up with and care for the newest things.

Though, I won’t say it is all positive. The main focus, Keefe, is a bit weird. His proportions are wrong, and his face conveys a weird emotion imo. Also the eyes are weirdly bright. But what I think is going on is that it’s either going to be printed out, so they accounted for skewing with the weird proportions, or the image could be a bit distorted.

That still leaves the expression, which being fair, I don’t like because it doesn’t really tell much of a story. (And my sleepy brain is now making it a story about how he secretly is watching us and the elves are real… lol that’s great). But regardless, it’ll be one of my favorites to add on my shelf because I’ve built a little connection to the series, and this book is one of the only ones I keep updates with.

So anyways, I feel like I should mention not to judge a book by its cover. Sounds like an elementary school librarian, I know, but reading the book will be a whole new experience, then just seeing the cover. I’ll be with you then.

#kotlc #kotlc book 9.5 #kotlc unraveled #book cover #kotlc unraveled book cover

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Ooooo yeah really good touch ups. He looks more real, I think that is the word, in this one. I am procrastinating on sleep rn, so the main difference I can tell are his eyes. Nice Job tho!!!

ok so i slightly edited the new cover just to see if i could make it look less… odd? Like fix proportions or smth idk. And I think I’ve made his face a little less weird but I need to hear other people’s opinions because I can’t tell if i’m imagining it or not

Absolutely no hate to Jason Chan btw!! The art is genuinely amazing and I’m so excited for Unraveled.

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YES NEW COVER!!!!!

i wonder who the guy in the back is tho

oh my god...

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Soooo good!!!! I love the shading!

redrew offical portrait lol. this was fun and maybe ill do it again

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I don’t prefer either tbh. Like phones have the word-prediction thing. Keyboards make the clickety clackety sound. I will admit, keyboards are helpful if I need to type more. But then it gives me the “work” vibe. While when I use a phone, I feel more “homey”. So I don’t really have a general opinion.

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mushroom-snake-coding · 9 days

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The Human Friend: Mr. Teal Eyes

Part 4

Does anyone ever wonder if Sophie had a friend in the human world? It never mentions anyone in the books… but I wrote something where she would meet a human friend.

(Hey guys, this is going to be an epic chapter. This is less human, being honest. But that’s what makes it so exciting. Read parts 1, 2, and 3 if you haven’t. I’ll try posting those on some way they are more easily accessible.)

“MISS FOSTER!” Mr. Sweeney’s annoying voice rang out throughout the room as he pulled out Sophie’s earbuds. “Have you decided that you’re too smart to pay attention to this information?”

Yikes, he didn’t need to embarrass Sophie for just some earbuds. Pri would wear her headphones, too, if they weren’t so visible. It was so loud here, and the stupid lights weren’t helping. But, Sophie was needing a bit more help, right now. Pri and stood closer to Sophie. Mr. Sweeney didn’t notice as he was too distracted in berating Sophie.

Pri had noticed teachers were meaner to Sophie. Most people seemed to hate her, probably because they were jealous. Pri partially understood why they would be. The way Sophie talked about the Lambeosaurus, like she was a scientist at like Harvard or something, Pri was a bit jealous too.

But she got past those feelings after a year of friendship with Sophie. From being partners in AP Environmental to being friends throughout the rest of high school, they were inseparable.

However, that wouldn’t last long. Sophie was going to college next year. Pri was still surprised that Sophie was offered a full Scholarship from freaking Yale. Although, Sophie rejected because neither her nor her parents needed the attention.

But anyway, Pri was a Junior while her friend was a Senior, so this would be their last year together. The two were going to make the most of it, so they applied for the same class. (Sophie needed the science credit, while Pri needed an Elective credit.) The only bad part about their plan is that it included Mr. Sweeney, and some annoying classmates.

“Nice job, superfreak,” Garwin Chang—a boy with no sense of insults—sneered as he shoved past them. “Maybe they’ll write another article about you. ‘Child Prodigy Teaches Class about the Lame-o-saurus.’”Seriously, this guy needs to figure out some better insults, not that Pri wanted him to insult Sophie, but dang is he bad at that.

Sophie looked slightly amused, as if she could read Pri’s thoughts. Pri loved that Sophie was so good at reading her like that. Talking wasn’t necessary to get her point across, when she was with Sophie.

“Hey Soph, do you wanna go look at the cool crystals, instead of worrying about him?” Pri asked, having a very avid interest in minerals. Sophie looked like she was about to say yes, but then she was staring at someone behind Pri.

A tall, dark-haired boy who was reading the article about Sophie. It was from when Sophie rejecting Yale. She and her parents werd upset about it, and Pri would be too, with the invasion of privacy. Suddenly, the boy looked up at Sophie. And before they knew it, he was right next to them.

“Is this you?” he asked Sophie. He looked around fifteen, maybe sixteen, or Pri was just incredibly short so that could be why she thought so. His voice was kind of weird though, like British, maybe? It had to be somewhere in Europe. He also looked… weirdly perfect. Like, not that Pri liked this guy, but he looked a bit too good for a teenager. Also what was the weirdest part were his teal eyes. Like these were full on teal, must be some cool contact lenses.

Pri zoned out a bit so she didn’t hear most of the conversation. Both of them seemed fine ignoring her existence. Rude, okay. They were talking about dinosaurs, now. This dude was talking about how the dinosaur nearby was an “absurd” depiction. Well not that Pri knew for sure what dinosaurs looked like, but how could this guy think it’s weird, when it’s the literal thing they always depicted as dinosaurs. And also, she hasn’t heard many people say the word “absurd”. He was strange.

A bunch of kindergarteners walked in, and they were LOUD. Pri covered her ears, and quickly put the headphones that rested on her neck onto her head. She looked at Sophie and the boy who were both rubbing their temples. Yeah, kindergarteners were loud. Pri understood that. But Sophie and the boy were staring at each other, weirdly. Their voices were now whispers, but Pri still heard them. Her headphones weren’t the best quality not going to lie.

“Did you…hear that?” the boy asked. Sophie paused.

“Who are you?” she finally asked.

“You did—didn’t you?” the boy leaned a bit closer to Sophie, looking like he only wanted her to hear. And he was almost successful, except Pri heard the last part. “….Telepath?”

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait WHAT? Was he asking if Sophie was a telepath??? No, that’s crazy. He’s crazy. Those were only things for superheroes or something. Though, Sophie looked very wobbly. Pri put a hand on her shoulder, to steady her. Sophie did not look good.

“It’s okay Sophie. I’m here to help you. We’ve been looking for you for twelve—”

“SHUT UP!” Pri yelled as Sophie looked like she was about to vomit.

Suddenly, Sophie jerked away and ran outside. Pri ran after her. The boy also chased them, but Pri wasn’t focused on him. She was more worried about her friend, who ran through the courtyard, past the fountain, right in the middle of the street.

Pri stopped on the sidewalk, watching in horror. What Sophie hadn’t noticed was a car headed straight for her.

Quickly, the car swerved, hitting a streetlights . The sound was so loud. Pri’s relief didn’t last long when the streetlight was about to fall on Sophie. Then there was dust.

The dust cleared, and Sophie was frozen, holding the light up with… TELEKINESIS???? Pri just stood there in shock. The light suddenly dropped and the boy yanked Sophie out of the way. They said some words Pri was too shocked to process, and they both glanced at her and the driver of the car, then ran.

Pri snapped out of her shocked state and followed them. They didn’t notice. She wanted to see what was going on with her friend and this…mystery boy.

They were in the San Diego Zoo parking lot. Pri hid behind some cars and went into her listening-focus mode. This guy was trying to convince Sophie that she was an elf, and that it is apparently weird to have brown eyes. Also, Pri could have sworn this dude disappeared for a second, but it was probably just her.

But then, something shocking happened. The boy held out a thing, a familiar thing. Last fall break, Pri went to Mr. Forkle’s, Sophie’s nosy neighbor’s, house. She never told Sophie but she stole a pen, or at least what she thought was a pen, at the time. After going home that day, Pri tried to write with it, but there was no tip. Pri assumed it was broken, but kept it in a drawer because it was pretty, plus she really liked crystals, which it had on the end.

The boy had the exact same thing. Where did he buy it? Pri stared at them. The boy was saying something about concentrating and how it’s important. Then he held up the… pen-thing to the light. A beam glowed out of it. That was kinda neat. He took Sophie’s hand and stepped into the light.

THEY WERE GONE!!!! THEY TURNED INTO FREAKING PARTICLES AND WERE GONE. Pri froze. Where the hell did they go? Pri tried to stand where they stood, but it didn’t work… they left.

The smoke from the recent fires must have been getting to Pri. No way, they could have done that… and she realized she was going to be in a lot of trouble if Mr. Sweeney realized she was not in the museum. Still, in shock, she walked back to the museum, where they were already loading onto the bus. Sophie wasn’t there.

The rest of the day was a blur. Her mind was filled with questions. How did they disappear like that? How did Sophie hold the streetlight? Could Sophie… read minds? It was crazy… but it would explain a lot: how Pri could barely lie, how Sophie always got along, and her constant headaches.

If that were true, could Sophie hear all the thoughts her mind came up with, all the initial jealousy or weird thoughts? Did she hate her? No… Pri was supposed to be getting better at this. Sophie stayed friends with her for a year. But, Sophie always had headaches. And thoughts weren’t anything you could block with headphones, they were constant. Was Pri the cause of Sophie’s constant headaches? What if she was? What if Sophie didn’t like being around her? What if being around her was painful?

These thoughts continued on the way home. As she went through the door. She saw her dad in his office. He worked from home, on his computer. He greeted her.

“Hey baby, how was school?” Pri was still in a bit of a dazed state.

“Good, it was fine.” Pri simply replied.

“Okay, I’m going to pick Arjun up from tutoring. Are you coming?”

“No.” Pri responded, “I have homework.” Arjun was Pri’s brother. He had tutoring for ELA after school each day. Pri understood why, ELA was hard. But she definitely had other things to think about.

She heard her mom’s car come in. And the door from the garage opened, making that distinct squeaky sound. Her mom was in her company’s shirt, with a lanyard around her neck, and the perfume she miraculously kept fresh all day.

“Hey babes.” her mom kissed her cheek. “How was school?”

“Good,” Pri again responded, “we had a field trip.”

“Oh yeah, was the museum good? I know you love crystals.”

“Yeah, the minerals were cool.”

Her mom then went to kiss her dad. Pri went upstairs. She searched her drawers hastily. The pen-thing had to be around here somewhere. Surprisingly, it was right where she left it. That was a first. She never thought she could keep something in place for more than a year.

She held it up, the same way the boy did, and sure enough there was a beam of light. Pri stumbled back. That was weird but kinda cool. She had now made a plan to try to step into the light. But she would have to do this carefully because she didn’t know what was on the other side.

She remembered what the boy said about blue eyes. She had some contact lenses somewhere. It was for a Halloween costume a while back. She found them in one of her drawers. She washed her hands and put a drop of the contact lenses solution on each. Then, she inserted them.

She then held out the pen-thing. She remembered his repeated warnings for Sophie to concentrate. Pri didn’t know exactly what to concentrate on, so she tried to concentrate on herself. The pen-thing did its beam, and she stepped into the light.

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Now i hope you all liked that. This one took me a bit more time to make since I kind of got ahead of myself. I kept picturing all the writing that would come after this, instead of this moment itself. There was definitely a lot of back and forth. But it is written and I am very excited to write the next part. I don’t have much of a plan after this, but I will continue, until I find a satisfying conclusion.

And no, I don’t have a sibling named Arjun, if you are wondering.. Arjun was the first Indian-boy-name I thought of. (Though I may know an Arjun irl. I don’t remember). No, Pri did not pay attention to Fitz’s name. Or what the pathfinder was called. And yes, minerals are cool. (Yes there is a difference between minerals and crystals. Pri likes studying minerals, but she refers to them as crystals because that’s what other people think are cool. And it’s not technically wrong, a crystal is a part of a mineral.)

So far here’s my next title. (Also these will all probably be in Pri’s pov)

The New Cities

Sophie’s secret buddy

Hope you all have a fabulous day. ❤️

#kotlc sophie #kotlc #fanfic #sophie foster #the-human-friend

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