#I also loved six of crows

[mostlykind]

give me good book recommendations pls 😔 something with romance but not necessarily the entire plot/main genre but defo good writing

#I tried reading trashy books but genuinely cannot get thru bad writing #or awful characters #I need something GOOD #for reference I love khaled hosseinis writing #I also loved six of crows #I enjoyed code name verity #I did NOTTT like that Romeo and Juliet retelling. completely forgot the name. smth about desires… it’s a Shakespeare quote by Chloe gong??? #that was awful #I trieddddd reading the raven cyclr multiple times but cannot get into it I sincerely apologies 😔😔😔 #also when I say trashy think the love hypothesis #it was a bit fun but generally the writing is not that great ygm #pls pls help I want to read something #rahma’s rambles #book recommendations

[kazscrows]

He actually looks at ease here if only for a second. I wonder if he thought he was dreaming still. Do you think Kaz Brekker, Dirtyhands, the bastard of the Barrel and the deadliest boy in Ketterdam has had dreams about waking up to Inej Ghafa beside him? I definitely do.

I actually really love this tiny Kanej moment. Inej apologies for touching him and then moves on for his sake- she doesn’t ask questions, she just lets it go. Lets him recover.

#but also the way she softly brushed her thumb over his temple… oh my gosh my heart- #just ignore Tolya in the back. I love him but he needs to stay away from kanej #shadow and bone #six of crows #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #kanej #shadow and bone netflix #crooked kingdom #grishaverse #shadow and bone season 2 #kazscrows

[swiftie-as-a-coursing-river]

Matthias Helvar appreciation post bc I love him with all my heart and he doesn’t get enough love and he deserves so much more

#my baby wolfie tulip boy #I love him so much #I just wanna squeeze his face #no i will not elaborate #grishaverse swifties #six of crows #grishaverse #shadow and bone #matthias helvar #crooked kingdom #helnik #Nina zenik #I also want this to be a Helnik appreciation post #bc they don’t get enough love either

[insignificant457]

There is a nebulous jordie lives au which lives entirely in my head in which jordie recovers from the plague while Kaz is still sick. He gets up to find them food and water only to return and discover Kaz is nowhere to be found. Still recovering from the fever, he searches the barrel for days before he finally sees Kaz wandering down the staves in a sort of fugue state, soaked to the bone with a haunted look in his eyes.

Kaz won’t tell him what happened, but jordie knows it’s bad because his baby brother flinches every time he touches him, and soon enough he’s started wearing gloves, even in the height of summer.

Soon, they discover kazs gift for cards, and it keeps them fed and clothed, if not much else. Kaz is angry at jordie for losing the money, refuses to let him make any decisions. Jordie is beholden to his angry traumatized little brother because he can’t deny that he failed them the first time around.

Kaz is offered a place in his pick of the gangs, but the only one willing to take both him and his tag along older brother is the dregs. Jordie dies a little bit inside when they join up, when they take the tattoo side by side, but he’s not sure they’ll survive another winter on the streets.

And the plot of SoC generally goes on from there. Jordie tags along on the ice court, he and Jesper test kazs patience at every turn, he’s constantly offering unsolicited annoying older brother advice about Inej.

This lends itself to a really interesting exploration of Kaz and jordies relationship, what holds brothers together in the face of incredible trauma, the skewed power dynamic of Kaz becoming the breadwinner for them both at the age of nine, etc etc. But mostly, this au is a vessel for the sailing of the ultimate crack ship, which is of course, jordie/alys Van Eck.

#grishaverse #six of crows #jordie rietveld #kaz brekker #sorry. but I must speak my truth. #idk I’m hugely compelled by the idea of barrel boy jordie and sheltered housewife alys falling madly in love. #Kaz is trying to scheme them out of this whole mess and jordies like hey. do you think it would be okay to kidnap her again. like morally. #it’s just that I’ve thought of some really good jokes that I think she’d like. and Kaz (who has had negative sleep) just glares at him #also Kaz becoming uncle Kaz to Van Ecks new heir? truly the comeuppance Van Eck deserves #also yeah obviously the kaz jordie angst of this au compels me but make no mistake. it’s about jordie/alys #again. sorry.

[dorcasmeadoweswife]

when you’re a happy and lovely kid that lost both parents but it’s ok because you still have your older sibling that means the world to you, just to lose them too and instead of going to therapy you change names and become one of the most feared criminals of your city, considered cruel and insane by others (while having some of the worst flashbacks ever

#they both deserve the world #i love these two so much #“but they’ve killed people” YES and that’s awful but ALSO #no one gets them like i do #kaz rietveld #kaz brekker #six of crows #crooked kingdom #powder arcane #jinx arcane #arcane

[heartrender6]

everyone loves a traumatized unhinged witty character until they're not white

#yes this is about kuwei #i will not shut up about this #the character in question who everyone loves is kaz btw #dgmw i like kaz but hes not the most interesting crow #inej is 100000% the most complex character like it is not even an argument #the post is about her too but mostly kuwei. also jesper too #bishangzoy #six of crows #shadow and bone #kuwei yul bo #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #jesper fahey

[wylanslcve]

I know Wylan saying "always hit where the mark isn't looking" in Crooked Kingdom is supposed to be a humorous nod to his "who's Mark?" line in Six of Crows but I can't help but think of it as a representation of an overlooked facet of his character development.

What I find the fandom forgets is that he's ultimately the least experienced of the Crows and the one who, let's be honest, is the least cut out to be a criminal. It has nothing to do with him being soft or whimpy (I want to unleash my inner Dirtyhands every time I hear someone say that), it's simply because he spent most of his life sheltered from the brutality of the Barrel. Yes, his household was abusive, but "he’d never had to work for anything. He’d had servants, hot meals, clean clothes. Whatever it took to survive the Barrel, Wylan knew he didn’t have it" - and he spent a total of three months in the Barrel prior to the events of Six of Crows. Had he not started doing demo for the Dregs, he would have definitely died in the Barrel - especially considering how he clings to his decency and morality because it's all he's got left, but they won't get him very far in a place like the Barrel.

Due to his inexperience, as Leigh puts it in the Crooked Kingdom collector's edition, he "wasn't a Crow yet" in book one: he wasn't accustomed to Barrel life, let alone the life of a criminal. (It also references how he learns to trust his crew and is now a part of them not out of desperation, but out of a bond beyond blood, but that's for another time.) Going from not understanding what "[hitting] the mark" means because he's autistic to, as Jesper puts it, "[being] thoroughly corrupted" signifies how he's finally started becoming accustomed to a life he's never had to lead before.

#who am i if i don't overanalyse everything i read #i just come and overcomplicate things unnecessarily #but i also just genuinely adore these books #and there's so much to them #and i love wylan so- #wylan my beloved #wylan van eck #wylan hendriks #wylan van sunshine #jack wolfe #six of crows #crooked kingdom #grishaverse #shadow and bone #seige and storm #ruin and rising #sab cast #sab netflix #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #jesper fahey #nina zenik #matthias helvar

[kredensik]

i love six of crows, it’s like, serious, murder, death, tragic backstory, angst, breaking in, stealing, addiction and they get a lil silly w it :3

#also me staring intensely at jesper mercy killing that grisha. i am so normal abt him. #and everyone thanking him for doing it??? oh man. i want to bite that #i love the crows equally. i dont care for kaz #szafka #six of crows

[drieddpetals]

the crows: *watching the polar express*

wylan: *whispering* "hey jes, did you know that the polar express was one of the first movies to use motion capture animation? they filmed pretty much all of the scenes with real life models and then animated over them. that's why it looks so creepy."

jesper: *internally* "i love this nerd so much"

#another day another wylan infodumping as his love language post #i hope y'all like these cause i sure do #i'm fully convinced wylan infodumps as his love language #and i'm also fully convinced that jesper loves him even more for it #incorrect six of crows #six of crows #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #wylan hendriks #incorrect soc quotes #six of crows fandom #incorrect soc #incorrect six of crows quotes #another day another wesper post #wesper my beloved #wesper #christmas timeeee is heeerrreeeee

[def-not-kaz-brekker]

controversial opinion but inej ghafa is literally terrifying and (obviously) such a queen.

like she literally held a stadwatch guard at knifepoint after creeping up on him and whispered (I don’t remember the exact quote) “I like it when men beg, but nows not the time” like??? Queen?????

And the end of the crooked kingdom where she cuts pekka rollins after threatening him, and switched alby’s toy lion with a crow?? Fucking terrifying?????

My love for inej knows no bounds and she is undeniably a powerful and scary woman

#idk if this has been said before #leigh bardugo #inej ghafa #she’s fucking terrifying #and I love it #it honestly makes her such a good character #i understand why my homeboy kazzle loves her so much #I love her your honor #pekka Rollins shat his pants so much tho it was fucking hilarious #“I like it when men beg’’??? #queen #six of crows #grishaverse #also unrelated but her determination is so admirable #climbing a fucking incenirator isn’t for the weak #did I spell incenirator right probably not #inej ghafa appreciation post #she could stab me/murder me and I would say thank you #agskajshajah my queen

[exit-pursued-by-a-squid]

Remember when they stole a tank in Six of Crows?

I have not seen enough people talking about that one scene in Six of Crows where Inej, Jesper, and Wylan steal a tank. It is probably my favorite scene in the entire book and I am going to talk about it.

The chaos. The gremlin-ness of all of them. Jesper being so excited to drive the tank. Wylan and Inej manning the turret and laughing their asses off. The tank dragging a dirty, soot-stained banner that says “Fjerdan might” behind it. The poetic revelry and beauty that they all see in the complete and utter destruction they leave in their wake.

The way Nina, Matthias, and Kaz react when they see the tank. Nina starts shouting for joy. Matthias is in so much shock he just does not speak for a minute. Kaz is, and I quote, “grinning like an idiot,” which is one of the only times we see him really truly smile, and it’s an enormous, insane, excited grin. Kaz immediately denies being happy at all and keeps grinning at the tank.

Inej and Wylan popping out of the top and waving to them before blowing up the bridge.

Plus, this is one of the only times we see these characters laugh so much and be so overtly joyful. Wylan laughs so hard his stomach hurts. Kaz is grinning like a little kid. Inej has just bested her abuser and is riding the high of that and of firing a massive gun with Wylan.

And it gives us little snippets of dynamics that aren't focused on as much, like Kaz and Matthias or Inej and Wylan.

Truly one of the most chaotic, hilarious, and fun moments in the entire duology. It’s right up there with Kaz and Wylan crashing through Van Eck’s ceiling and onto a full dinner table to escape the guards, in my opinion.

Anyway I love this scene and we should talk about it more. 1000/10, will continue to re-read forever

#six of crows #the crows #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #wylan van eck #jesper fahey #matthias helvar #kuwei yul bo #I didn't talk about him here but he's also there and is just generally very confused #and it's hilarious #I just think we as a fandom do not talk about this scene enough #which is a shame because I love it dearly #it's just so good #kaz and matthias #inej and wylan #fjerdan soldiers: get out of the fucking tank #the crows: you're not my dad

[barrel-crow-n]

Six of Crows: All the crows pair off and I ship these ships so hard my hair might fall out, screaming, crying, I love them so much.

Shadow and Bone: Big Polycule. That's it. It's just a big fucking polycule

#nikolai flirting with mal and alina. so real #oh genya? you love david? yes you do but you also love alina omg queen. #zoya don't worry nikolai also has room for you in his heart. it's big like that #tamar and nadia? yeah but tamar was also flirting with alina tf #everyone is dating everyone #six of crows #shadow and bone #kanej #wesper #helnik #nikomalina #genyalina #denya #nadiamar #alinamar #zoyalai #i cant be bothered to do the rest #grishaverse

[jeremysknoxes]

imagine how much this meant to wylan

#even when jesper wasnt sure that wylan could be tailored back he still took this #also this is right after the confirmation that jesper was trying to kiss him not kuwei #god i love them #six of crows #crooked kingdom #jesper fahey #wesper #wylan van eck #jesper x wylan #six of crows jesper #jesper my beloved #wylan my beloved #soc jesper #wylan van sunshine #six of crows wylan #wylan fahey #soc wylan #wylan hendriks

[artbymyth]

“Everything in him recoiled. The water was cold against his legs. His body had gone numb and yet he could still feel the wet give of his brother’s rotting flesh beneath his hands. It’s shame that eats men whole. He was drowning in it. He was drowning in the Ketterdam harbor.”

#kanej #kaz brekker #illustration #six of crows #soc #leigh bardugo #shadow and bone #I love him so much #he’s a rat bastard #he’s the smartest person in the room #he won’t quit #he’s trying #the slat fight scene lives in my head rent free #it’s my favorite bit of showing his full character the ‘look no hands’ #giving ‘I’m still standing’ by Elton John #I love characters that brush the blood off their face and still get up #all that to say is my head I love to imagine him happy #but in my art he must suffer #oh also peep Jan’s stolen tie pin

[lunarthecorvus]

I give you my soul.

You give me an established Kanej fanfiction.

#inspired by my fanfiction readings #i love established/ future kanej #but i also love slow burn kanej #its all SO GOOD #thank you ao3 writers #kanej fanfic #kanej fanfiction #kaz brekker #six of crows #grishaverse #inej ghafa #crooked kingdom #soc #kanej

[mistylakeee]

Netflix Kaz doesn’t have the audacity to take off his shirt and wash himself in front of Inej, book Kaz as we all know, does. Netflix Kaz doesn’t have the personality to say “my darling Inej, treasure of my heart”, book Kaz does. In this essay I will…

#kanej #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #six of crows #netflix shadow and bone #Freddy carter #amita suman #one of the many reasons why book kaz is better #I mean can we imagine Netflix kaz doing the shirt scene #cuz I cant #I also cant imagine netflix kaz saying the my darling Inej line #cuz he has no sense of humor #sorry not sorry #🎶i love the way it feels to be a hater🎶