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the-way-astray · 7 hours

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what’s your craziest, most definitely-not-going-to-happen theory for who’s under the hood. i’m talking completely-bollocks-never-gonna-happen-completely-impossible-but-you’d-love-to-see-it ideas only.

i’ll go first: caprise redek

#kotlc #kotlc theory #wanna see all the weird stuff you are all gonna come up with

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the-way-astray · 9 hours

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why'd you get so mad at that sophie/keefe sibling anon?

hope that doesn't seem rude

I didn’t mean to come off as mad or anything, sorry if the tone didn’t translate right! BUT! I did get a little frustrated, because this is something that people who ship non-canon ships rlly need to figure out.

And hello to you anon, and also to whatever anon send the original ask! Because considering the amount of anti-Sokeefe friends I have in this fandom, you totally might be one of my friends! Want to be clear—this isn’t because I have a problem with you not liking Sokeefe, the problem is with saying she saw him as a sibling in canon when she did NOT see him as a sibling in canon, because that has icky implications.

Since I don’t want to misrepresent anyone’s opinions, here’s the exact message:

Sophie never seemed romantically interested in Keefe, sorry

it was more like a little sister comforting her brother

That’s the part that bothered me, because that implies that in canon, the thoughts sophie has about Keefe seem more like a sister about a brother.

It’s one thing to read Percy Jackson and say, “wow, I just don’t really like a Percabeth ship :/” and that’s totally valid, like, ship whatever you want! Ship Annabeth with Piper if you’d like, or Percy with Jason or whatever!

But it’s another thing to say “Percy always saw Annabeth as a sister!!” 1) that’s a weird thing to say because they’re canonically together and so comparing them to siblings is really icky, and 2) if you actually read the books it’s very clear that he develops romantic feelings for her. Even if it’s not super prevalent in the first few books cause they start out as twelve.

So people who say Sophie never seemed to like Keefe until book 9 sound to me like if someone said Percy never liked Annabeth or considered her romantically until the kiss in battle of the labyrinth. Just because it wasn’t a focus of the narrative doesn’t mean it wasn’t there from the beginning—and it CLEARLY was!

It just sort of feels like a really icky reaction to not liking a ship to say they always acted like siblings when clearly that isn’t canon.

If you don’t like Sokeefe, maybe you can say you would have preferred it if Sophie saw Keefe as a brother. Maybe you can write fanfic where they’re just friends and have more of a sibling type relationship. But that isn’t canon and that’s FINE, you don’t have to be on board with everything in canon, but for the love of God not liking a ship doesn’t mean they were never interested in each other 😭

Especially cause the ask didn’t even say she saw him as a friend, it said she saw him as a sibling??? Hello??? That’s SUCH a weird thing to say about two people who are now canonically dating???

Like it wouldn’t really have bothered me if the anon said “I would have enjoyed kotlc more if Keefe was a brother to Sophie instead of a love interest.” Like, I definitely disagree, but I don’t care that much cause everyone can have their own opinions and enjoy whatever they like about the media or write whatever fanfic bc they don’t think canon did it right! You’re MORE than welcome to believe that Sophie and Keefe would have been a better dynamic IF they were siblings.

But don’t say that IN CANON Sophie treated Keefe like she was his sister, because considering the many specifically romantic thoughts she has regarding him, that is a really weird thing to say because it implies that people think that way about their siblings? And comment internally on how attractive they are? Like maybe even if the anon had used the word “friend” I wouldn’t have been as frustrated, though it’s definitely the case that if we’re looking at canon, Sophie has feelings for Keefe. They’ve kissed. They’re together. That’s canon. If canon isn’t your thing, read fanfic, but don’t outright deny what’s in canon in a way that has weird implications.

It’s almost like saying sophie never had a crush on fitz. It’s slightly different because she acknowledged that one more overtly beyond just commenting on how good he looked or how he made her feel, but it would still really frustrate me if someone said Sophie and Fitz had more of a sibling relationship in canon when clearly they had romantic feelings for each other. So like it has nothing to do even with the fact that I ship Sokeefe, I would get frustrated if it was about Sophitz too because you just can’t say that someone who has very clear romantic thoughts about someone always saw them as a sibling in canon

That has really weird implications??

Anyway. I know im not being super tactful but I do hope that anon sees this so they can understand what the problem was with the ask, which wasn’t that it was anti-Sokeefe. I’m super okay with someone not liking Sokeefe. Literally a bunch of my best friends in this fandom are anti-Sokeefe. One of them might even be the one who sent this ask, in which case, hey friend!! my advice to you is, if you want a sibling dynamic, go write some fanfic! But… don’t imply that “and she had to say, the beachy look really worked for him” is a normal thing to say about your brother, because it seriously is not.

Hope we can all continue to be friends! Again it’s not the anti-Sokeefe that bothers me, it’s the deliberate misrepresentation of canon in a way that has icky implications!!

Whoaaa that was long sorry

TLDR: Sophie has romantic thoughts about Keefe in canon, so saying that in canon they seemed like siblings is weird because that implies people normally have romantic thoughts about their siblings.

Have a great day :)

#as someone who hates sokeefe with a passion i have to agree #you can just say “they’re not my jam” and leave it at that #comparing them to siblings is just weird especially considering they’re canonically together #kotlc #kotlc sokeefe #kotlc keefe #keefe sencen #kotlc sophie #sophie foster

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the-way-astray · 22 hours

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you could theoretically read the series in the order 8.5, 9.5, 9 instead of 8.5, 9, 9.5 because books 9 and 9.5 take place parallel to each other but also sophie and keefe never interact between them so hypothetically there should be no difference (and no spoilers either way).

another thing you could theoretically do is alternate between reading books 9 and 9.5. a chapter here, a chapter there. it would be like reading a longer version of unlocked, with the povs alternating between sophie and keefe.

in fact, in theory, there could be a possibility of even less spoilers if you read it 8.5, 9.5, 9. for example, if vespera makes an appearance in unraveled, and you didn't know she would die yet, it could be a really cool way to see her last minute and have an extra layer about her before her death. whereas if vespera makes an appearance in unraveled and you already know she's going to die, it feels a little more empty. not completely meaningless, but like. kinda empty. like if vespera hints at a larger plan or something in unraveled and you didn't know she was going to die, you'd be super excited to see this plan shake out, but now that we know she's going to die something like that wouldn't hit as hard.

#kotlc #kotlc unraveled #kotlc sophie #sophie foster #kotlc keefe #keefe sencen #i am. theorizing. hypothesizing. if you will #i wanna see a new kotlc fan do this in like five years #and tell us about their experience as we vigilantly take notes #obviously this is theoretical because idk what shannon's gonna put in unraveled yet so we'll just have to wait and see #if that's a valid possibility #if i was a new fan and someone told me that unraveled and stellarlune take place parallel but never interact #i'd read them side-by-side #alternating between the chapters as if i was reading unlocked lmfao #because i can't take an entire book of keefe straight i will simply perish lmfao #ngl i am kinda hyped for this book now i wanna see what direction shannon's gonna take this #seeing it as less of a kotlc book and more of a case study #and praying to shannon that this .5 thing doesn't become a habit #i think it's just cool that now in theory at least there's a different way that you could experience the story

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the-way-astray · 2 days

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i cannot be the only one that thinks the fox is under the hood.

#kotlc #kotlc unraveled #keefe looks ai generated lmfao i got jumpscared so hard #kotlc keefe #keefe sencen #i was wtf is this cover gonna be so honest it just doesn’t fit the art style??? idk something is off #what have they done to my boy <- guy that despises keefe #anyway #the fox is not here so. about that.

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the-way-astray · 3 days

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options:

option 1: i think it’s inappropriate because of the century-wide age gap because it’s implied that they were matched when della was still a teenager (alden was della’s #1 match on her first list and usually people get their first list when they’re sixteen).

option 2: i think it’s inappropriate because the age gap between della and the kids seems to be smaller than the age gap between della and alden.

option 3: i think it’s inappropriate because of the century-wide age gap period full stop end of story.

option 4: i think the age gap is fine but i don’t like the ship because i think it’s abusive/negligent.

option 5: i think the age gap is fine but i don’t like the ship because of a lack of trust.

option 6: i think the age gap is fine and i don’t have any other strong opinions on their relationship.

option 7: i think their relationship is sweet/healthy but i don’t ship them.

option 8: i ship them because i think their relationship is sweet/healthy.

option 9: i ship them because i think their relationship isn’t sweet/healthy and that makes them interesting to me.

option 10: other/results/who the fuck are alden and della/miscellaneous/i want to click a button

#kotlc #kotlc alden #alden vacker #kotlc della #della vacker #kotlc aldella #was super curious about what the general opinion of them is #i have a hypothesis but i will not say for fear of skewing the results

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the-way-astray · 4 days

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wylie is so funny.. imagine your life kind of sucks (dead mom, exiled dad, kidnapped, etc.) and then the government forces you to be coworkers with a bunch of teenagers and led by the one that your dad went to mega jail for. i think that would be my last straw.

#kotlc #kotlc wylie #wylie endal #this post has the exact same energy as the other post #but literally so true

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the-way-astray · 4 days

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imaging being an entire adult getting immediate summons from the government who basically killed your father for a decade and you show up and they go we are giving you a job you didn’t ask for. here is your boss. she is fifteen and known for making bad decisions and also is the reason we killed your father for a decade, the girl you hated viscerally until like last year. this is non negotiable. also all your coworkers are fourteen. you should be very grateful :). we are going to space now. the mental strength to not lose his shit…

#kotlc #kotlc wylie #wylie endal #yeah basically

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the-way-astray · 4 days

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tried to find @/bookwryminspiration's post on it but i couldn't so anyway. shannon does know what the great gulon incident is, she just isn't going to talk about it at all in the main series because then it'd just be keefe explaining what it is for a paragraph and sophie being like "cool" and then them moving on. she wants to write an entire dedicated short story for it, which she obviously can't do now because the masses are screaming at her to finish the main series first. she knows what it is, she just isn't going to talk about it yet.

#kotlc #the great gulon incident #kotlc keefe #keefe sencen #kotlc sophie #sophie foster #i am aware this sentiment is kind of a joke but ngl it's kinda overused at this point #this is really funny to me though because it implies sophie will never ever find out what the great gulon incident is #sophie: hey keefe it's my 3530859385th inception date day maybe as a present you could tell me what the great gulon incident is? hmm?#keefe: sure . . . it's my . . . greatest triumph . . .#sophie: ok but what actually happened?#keefe: so you see- *falls over from a mysterious heart attack*#sophie: *stares into the camera like in the office*

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the-way-astray · 4 days

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what is something extremely rude but in character for Ro to say to Fitz? I'm too lazy to go get my books.

#thing is she never says anything /to/ fitz #she just says things that are obviously aimed at him but not actually /to/ him #for example when she says “i'm done liking captain perfectpants”#it's not actually said /to/ him but it's clearly about him #it adds another level #where she's barely even willing to acknowledge his presence #so anything not said directly to him but about him would be in character i think #kotlc #kotlc fitz #fitz vacker #kotlc ro #good luck with your fic ig

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the-way-astray · 9 days

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ok the heks are NOT some radical family who fights for what’s right. vika literally called dex a slur in the first book.

#YES #i have talked about this #not at length #maybe i should talk about it more #kotlc #kotlc hekses #kotlc stina #stina heks #kotlc vika #vika heks #kotlc dizznees #kotlc dex #dex dizznee #kotlc kesler #kesler dizznee #it’s interesting for sure though because it shows their “pick-me” attitude #it could’ve been so good . . .

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the-way-astray · 12 days

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பொத்தான்களை அழுத்துவதை நிறுத்திவிட்டேன் என்று சொன்னால் என்ன செய்வாய்?

#fitz vacker #kotlc fitz #kotlc fandom #this sentence is so hard to translate into tamil wtf #a rough translation is more of “if i told you i stopped pressing buttons what would you do?”#this sounds so stilted and formal too lmfao #for context: in tamil (and also most indian languages i think) the written language is a lot more formal-sounding than the spoken language #people don't speak the way they write #it sounds like this guy is writing a formal report to his boss instead of going through an emotionally scarring moment #but oh well

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the-way-astray · 13 days

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face comparison- sophie + keefe/calla

First of all- should I be concerned that this website thinks Sophie is 28 and Keefe 36 PLUS female!?

Also- 100%. Sophie is 100% similar to a g n o m e-

Yeah idk what this site is thinkinggg~

source ~ Compare 2 faces to measure similarity. (faceshape.com)

#it’s because of laura’s atrocious same face syndrome #kotlc

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the-way-astray · 14 days

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why did i immediately think of @is-the-snake-video-cute when i saw this

“quit letting him bite you” well why ever would i do that. He needs enrichment. love

#not kotlc

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the-way-astray · 16 days

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i may be stupid

buttons bracelet :)

(i did the green and black because whenever i think of that quote i think of u and those are your pfp colors)

WAIT WAIT WAIT!!! HOLD ON!!!

WE CAN MATCH :D!!!!

i have a limited bead color palette (no purple :( ) but!! it’s based on yours !!!

#lmfao yeah i was like wow cool friendship bracelet! why’s it in the kotlc tag?#kotlc #kotlc fitz #fitz vacker #fitz stopped pressing buttons #<- should be a real tag atp lmfao

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the-way-astray · 16 days

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buttons bracelet :)

(i did the green and black because whenever i think of that quote i think of u and those are your pfp colors)

WAIT WAIT WAIT!!! HOLD ON!!!

WE CAN MATCH :D!!!!

i have a limited bead color palette (no purple :( ) but!! it’s based on yours !!!

#thought this was gonna be about fitz #i see “buttons” in the kotlc tag and immediately know it's going to be something about fitz #you surprised me #kotlc #kotlc fitz #fitz vacker #cool colors tho

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the-way-astray · 27 days

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Hey do you have any writings on Keefe disdain??

I can’t say I’ve written all that much about Keefe bc my one complaint is that he’s boring so I really don’t think about him. That being said I don’t think I dislike Keefe, he’s just not my cup of tea. I’m sure I could write disdainfully about him, but it all comes down to the fact he’s not my favorite as a character. I don’t want another book about him simply because I don’t care

#:) i will soon #kotlc #kotlc keefe #it’s coming i promise it’s just taking a while to get through unlocked there’s too many annoying keefe moments

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the-way-astray · 27 days

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thinking ab how i genuinely thought the 3 sneak peak chapters of stellarlune were fake bc of how bad the writing was 😭

#kotlc #BRO THAT’S SO FUCKING HILARIOUS LMFAOOOO #kotlc stellarlune

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