5 - pistol

A clandestine meeting of fiancés in the garden. Let’s hope no one gets caught in compromising positions.

This one moment I had sketches for ages and I am so happy to finally put that misty / cloudy dress design for Steris to good use. Band of Mourning is just so much fun. best scenes, best couple. Enough said.

This is a Steris appreciation post because I'm reading The bands of mournig and I think for everey mistborn book I read I love her even more.

Steris being excellent yet again

Wax narrates his own actions in dnd mixing in moments where he gets to drop planned one liners that are absolutely both fun and over the top.

Kaladin just does something like

"I mutter 'Honor is dead, but I'll see what I can do' and then jump into the arena."

And the DM will be stunned while the whole table screams before the DM adds more flourishes because christ that's not what they had planned but it's so much better

Also Renarin and Steris both already figured out the plot of the campaign ages ago and have prepped spells or resources to trivialize half the encounters. But in a way that only frustrates the DM

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Mistborn era 2 gang!

Meanwhile, on Scadrial

Wayne is convinced someone has swapped out his lucky hat for an indistinguishable copy that he insists just doesn't feel the same. Wax agrees to go and see a marriage counsellor after an argument only to discover Steris herself is the therapist. Elsewhere, Kelsier is sure he's having better luck than usual after coming across a certain piece of clothing.

Today's Canonically Autistic Character is: Steris Harms from Mistborn

Autistic Girlies Bracket: Round 1, Side A

Matchup 8

Only your vote can determine which of these autistic girlies will move on to the next round.

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Steris

So I've finished the Wax and Wayne series by Brandon Sanderson up to Bands of Morning (haven't got my hands on the last book yet) and my takeaway is pretty much summed up with: 

Wax: I'm an unstoppable fighter with both Magic and my guns Wayne: I'm a master of disguise Marasi: I'm a brilliant detective Steris: I make good life decisions. A beleaguered local constable that got roped into shenanigans: That's not a-- Wax, cutting him off: no, no, she's our most important member

Hoid Watch

As a person that's slowly making their way through the Cosmere, i am starting the Hoid Watch. Do i know who Hoid is? No. But so far he's made two appearances and people really seem to get excited when he is mentioned. So I'll document my Hoid encounters here in the order that they happen.

1. "The Hero of Ages" - Vin is supposed to meet an informant/beggar named Hoid, except her gut tells her to get tf outta there before she gets in a 100 meter radius of him.

2. "Shadows of Self" - Hoid is a new coachman that works for Wax (?). Wayne likes him, the feeling doesn't seem to be returned all that much.

I'm halfway done with The lost metal and it's absolutely amazing. Steris and Wax's children are lovely, and I was pleased to see Allik in the begining (and also by the fact that Marasi and him are in a relationship because they are both so cute and I knew they were perfect for each other). It was also nice recognising some characters on the backround. Hoid has lightly apeared again, Wax and Wayne have finaly met Marsh, and I'm almost certain I know who Moonlight is. Wayne's character arc is startin to scare me because it seems to be very sad, and I'm not mentally prepared for that. And Marasi and Steris are such girlbosses, one of them interacting with the ghostblods and the other one (hopefully) saving Elendel all by herself, I love those girls so much. I'm really excited to start reading part 3!

Wayne has been... interesting over the last few chapters and really this whole book.

Firstly I do think it's strong characterization for him to easily espouse and laud the greatness of Wax and Marasi while writing himself off. Proceeding to basically solve the entire apartment scene and downplay his accomplishments.

Wayne not only has a strong disdain for himself, but like many people in similar headspaces as him, he is not only unable to acknowledge his own positive attributes but is quick to actively downplay himself for the raising of others.

I doubt I am the first to see there's a strong connection between Wayne's power of bring sickly and unhealthy to then be the one taking punishment and intentionally being harmed to draw attention away from friends. It's like the allomantic equivalent of self-deprecating humor, which he is also consistently using, see again, the apartment scene.

Wayne is blinding rich, but lives a poor man's because he thinks he deserves it.

Wayne is constantly joking in his head about drinking because he's constantly thinking about drinking.

Wayne has the ability to slow down time, to create moments where there are none and yet he has defined the entirety of his life by a split second decision made by a parentless kid 25 years ago.

Wayne is so antagonistic towards Steris (she'll change Wax), so loathing of himself because not only can he not let go, he can't accept change in general.

If Wax is a positive side of Ruin, of change, it feels to me like can be Wayne is the toxicity of Preservation.

This is super rambly but I hadn't posted in a while and felt like these brainworms would be enjoyed.

Wax and Steris might be peak "Me and the bad bitch I pulled by being neurodivergent" energy, but Siri and Susebron are peak "Excuse me, he asked for NO PICKLES" energy.