Strange as it might sound, I do enjoy the show's occasional perspective of the crows being portrayed as side characters, because that's an entire point in the books; it's what they're meant to be. They're not the chosen ones, they're not heroes, they're ordinary people trying to survive.

And I don't know, I find it fascinating to think of what the crows are perceived as by more objectively crucial figures like Alina or Nikolai or any Grisha fighting in the war.

Like, what is it like to hire a generally 'disposable'-looking gang of thieves, thinking you'll never have to think too much of them but ending up witnessing that they're neither props nor saviours, just wholeheartedly and entirely human ?

What is it like to meet a cruel, foul-mouthed Barrel boss that won't hesitate to rat a Saint out for financial gain and then watch as he, not only helps save your country but also offers you his own cane because you're too injured to walk?

What is it like to witness a gunslinger who has shot entire groups of Grisha down in the Fold light up at the sight of an ordinary Suli girl that most people wouldn't have cared to see alive or dead? A Suli girl that he proceeds to embrace and twirl around in a form of joy that you never considered might even exist among criminals?

What is it like to have been hunted down, betrayed and almost kidnapped by that gang of criminals, only for one of them to end up praying to you, fighting for you, crying at the sight of the power you have doubted for so long?

I'm just. . . SO curious to know what the s&b characters thought after getting a glimpse of the crows' humanity, the moment of them realizing that solidarity doesn't only exist among patriots, saints and kings aiming for peace, but even among ordinary criminals with questionable morals.

Exactly! What made him interesting was him being a menace not a simp.

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Correct! I also think the book characterization of him keeping a white knuckle grip on his emotions, while also being sooo volatile and conceited is just a way more unique character type. He’s also genuinely so cruel. I was shrieking when he sincerely threatens to skin Alina alive! Or when he kills a bunch of people at the orphanage because he was getting back at her for Baghra’s death? Iconic, legendary, we love to see it!

There’s five million “gruff simp who yells too much” type love interests, look at every single Beaty and the Beast retelling ever. It’s boring.

STATISTICAL CHARACTER ANALYSIS: take the linked quiz from the perspective of your character, then select 5-10 results from the ' complete matches ' list that you feel resonate with your character the most.

1. inigo montoya, from the princess bride

2. inej ghafa, from shadow and bone

3. chani kynes, from dune

4. lagertha, from vikings

5. hester prynne, from the scarlet letter

6. omar little, the wire

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IDK what is says about Knuckle's type...but most, if not all the ships that are being worked on here or been somewhat established, would be considered the 'bad guys' or such.

The Darkling: You always stay positive. You always believe that everything is going to work out. How do you do it? Fedyor: Well, I'll tell you my secret, sir! Fedyor: I lie to myself. Every morning, when I wake up, I say, "Everything's going to be ok." But I'm lying. Fedyor: And I don't know how much longer I can do it. The Darkling: Fedyor: The Darkling: Fedyor: Have a swell night, sir!

I don't know why, and maybe this is me projecting my perfect bbg himbo man standard's onto him, but, Matthias feels like the type of friend to mother hen, but in like... a begrudged sorta of way.

like, he wakes up super fucking early, so he makes everyone breakfast, pretends to complain about it, but then watch on as his friends eat with a smile (he also insists on having "family" meals at least a few times a week, that not even Kaz is allowed to skip). he cleans really early too, forget sleeping in on a sunday, the 'house' most be cleaned, the bad energy must be purged (that superstitious ass definitely believes in bad vibes).

if one of the crows gets sick, he is force-feeding them homemade medicines and has a bunch of outdated old wives' cure-alls, tinctures, and traditions that he forces on his friends (he's putting onions in your socks, garlic in your ear, and opening your window the second he hears a sniffle). he's sitting at your bedside with soup in one hand and a literal pitcher of water and literally hand feeding you (does the grandma thing where he grabs your jaw if you struggle, cause your fucking eating it, there's no escaping it and the gallon of water he plans to make you drink at each meal). again, he even does this to Kaz, and complains the entire time, even when Nina tells him to stop and that he doesn't have to, he refuses to, cause he doesn't know how to stop.

he also has a bunch of like, immuno boost traditions. like he's making you take a snow bath after the first snow storm of the year (my grandma made me do this till I was like, 15, and I swear on my life it works, somehow), he's giving you awful spoonfuls of concoctions in the morning saying "it's good for you" in a very insulted and grandma-esque tone.

he complains that everyone is too skinny so he's always in the kitchen cooking something heavy and hearty. specially for wylan, cause he's the youngest, so he naturally mother hens him 10x more, that kid is not escaping the heaping amounts of meats and fish and bread this man is shoving down his gullet. he becomes a house wife in an attempt to "nurse these fools back to health" cause he's convinced they're all sickly/dying.

throws (aggressively and not at all lovingly) coats at kaz, cause the skinny pale demon is awful when he catches cold (that's totally the only reason). makes sure everyone leaves the 'house' with gloves and scarves. always has a fire going in the furnace at the end of the day. he has knitting vibes too? like, there's definitely a few blankets that he made himself, and they're everyone's favorites.

I think matthias just has repressed baby girl/housewife vibes, and I just want to embrace them in all their glory. I want him to be an apron-wearing, hand-on-the-hip, towel-on-the-shoulder housewife. I want him to be a single mom to the crows while constantly complaining about 'having to do all the work in this household' while also knowing full well, that he does not, while the others tell him he does not. I want him to take care of everyone because he gets all warm in the chest and he likes how it feels to be in the caregiver role and not the protector role (though he doesn't mind doing a bit of both). I want my mans to find peace, and what better way than to be a housewife.

the crows absolutely love it, especially with their massive amalgamation of family issues, this nice to have some semblance of normalcy, even in the form of an over-bearing grandma in a big muscley fjerdan body. its nice sitting around the table and talking about their day. its nice having some semblance of a schedule to there days, to wake up knowing there will be breakfast waiting for them and a warm blanket to come home to. its almost comedic how fussed up Matthias can get about their poor habits, how he forces them all to eat or cleans up after them or forces a coat onto their shoulders as he prays to Djel for strength. nina and inej like seeing their boys smile, feeling happy, safe, and loved. wylan for once doesn't hate being babied, cause in this case, he just gets fed good food and has nice mittens thrown at him. jesper has always viewed the crows as family, and now they really are one. kaz hates to admit it, but the fjerdan isn't that bad, and maybe opening up to his crows isn't that bad either.

(the focus on kaz was purely to show this man's determination to his cause. he is so committed, he not only wants to, but gets kaz to let him wrangle him into his bs. Matthias "calls kaz a demon within moment of meeting him" Helvar gets Kaz "emotionally constipated to the point he pushes everyone away, including the woman he is down horrendous for" Brekker to take sick days, eat meals with the family, actually put some meat and color on his bones, on both of their (somewhat) free wills. that's gotta get him a medal or something.)

so a lil heads up!! that i will probably be very scarce/quiet until monday! despite my efforts to juggle everything, this weekend is just busy and it's got me pretty tired. thank you for being patient with me and pls have a very lovely pre-halloween weekend!!

At this point, some people are just making it impossible for themselves to enjoy the show.

When it comes to matters other than respecting a character's trauma/honouring the source material, y'all are getting too pressed for no reason.

"We didn't get enough of *insert ship name*, we got too much of *insert another ship name*, they included too many book scenes, they didn't give us that one specific moment from the books, they changed the story too much-"

It's just constant contradictions.

It has been made clear from the start that the show will be changed in order to be better fit for the screen and accommodate both series. And it's reasonable, it's an adaptation so I'm not sure what you expected. Not to mention it's ridiculously easy to judge a project when you haven't even tried to understand the complexities of the process it was created through.

It is literally impossible for an 8 episode season to fit your expectations, cover every single detail of more than three books while simultaneously staying interesting and fun to watch.

Besides, is it not better for book readers to also have something to keep them on the edge of their seat?

The show mostly did justice to the source material and had enough changes for us to anticipate what's coming next too.

It serves as an extension of the books, not a direct copy and there's no point in fussing over every single detail. It's not a personal offense to you, I promise. No need to lose sleep over it.

Yes, the show is imperfect and different from what we know but it's also beautifully made, the characters and cast are wonderful, and the plot flows quite nicely, allowing space for further exploration of the universe.

So why not just enjoy it for what it is?

ya'll- YA'LL OMG -screams- i finished reading 'the jasad heir' and holy shit its so SO GOOD. 10/10 and 5 stars so GOOD. i am dyyying that the second book isn't out yet.

i honestly stopped watching Netflix shows AGES ago, mainly because im not paying more than $10 for it every month, plus they put ads back for lower tier subs?? like fuck off?? no thank you !! but also because after a while it gets tiring getting invested in shows and then they cancel them after 1 or 2 seasons and leave things unresolved. i’ll watch one now and then ( not on Netflix for obvious reasons ) but i just dont get attached to them anymore cuz i know so many of the stories are simply never going to be finished atp it feels like a waste of my time. fuck netflix for so many reasons but that’s my main one atm

I created this account to write, and then proceeded to lose motivation to do so for actual months, so for anyone who I had talked to a while ago to write with before disappearing, sorry about that! I’m starting to get it back, though I don’t want to guarantee a large amount of activity right out the gate. I also have a lot of social anxiety, so it can be hard for me to work up the courage to just post stuff, but I really want to, because I haven’t written in quite a while and I miss it.

I'm also still working on writing up bios for my OCs. I also don't want to make a guarantee on when those will be done, especially since that was one of the biggest hurdles for building my motivation back up. It's mostly just because I have a tendency to just make a bunch of variants of my OCs in different fandoms (it's mostly just my main boy Alex, or Jackson if it's the Hatchetfield variant of him). But I am gonna be working on them, the progress may just be slow. I am gonna have all the verses listed out for my OCs though, so if you see one you're interested in, but the bio isn't up yet, just shoot me a message and I will tell you all about them!

But yeah! I'm gonna be doing my best to post here more! So (hopefully) you'll see more coming soon!

// Know that I'm now trying to imagine how Leo would change if he went the alchemy route and therefore changed base on how he sees himself. Given how old and set in his perception of self he is I can't picture him changing significantly but

- He'd be slightly taller, he's often wearing shoes with heels or lifts to them so he'd probably change to match that unconsciously.

- Eye and hair colour would be a shade or two darker than they were originally. He's so accustomed to seeing himself in low light conditions over the centuries that's simply how it'd default in minds eye.

- He'd loose some of the general softness he has, in that same way people tend to do in their late teens/early twenties.

- Probably have a few scars show up that weren't there before in the places he'd otherwise healed, which he'd be very bothered by due to the whole manifestation or something that'd bothered him.

spoilers under cut:

screams in goat . . . 🎉🐐

MILO MY BOY ! . . . good job mooning the camera .

NO IT'S NOT JUST YOU with the way the whole season went i was like omfg they hate zoya and zoyalai fr i was like. are you mocking her? are you mocking ME (a lover of both)!!

NOOO MEEEEEEEE

It is so hard being a zoya and zoyalai stan in these trying times 😭😭😭 look how they massacred my girl

bitches be like i'm so glad mal and alina were tortured less in the show but i'm still book based tho i'm still booked based. i'm bitches.