no i’m not okay inej told jesper he’s family too, he’s the first man who made her feel comfortable again after the menagerie, the only one she can touch and hug like a brother because she knows he’ll always be there to protect her, to love her like a sister, to shield her and understand her whenever this life they’re leading gets too harsh. jesper is family. he’s her brother too
Inej when she was younger: I want a kind, pious boy who brings me my favourite flower because he took the time to know me well enough to know which one I like most
Inej's future boyfriend: A bitch, literally the most impious person alive, people literally think he's a demon, gifts Inej knives instead of flowers, chucks flowers into the canals
i can't stop thinking about kanej. two people who went through horrific, traumatizing experiences that haunt them with every touch, who find each other and just click. they understand each other in ways that nobody else can. they push each other to be better, to keep trying even when it hurts, when they think they've reached their limit, when it's easier to give up. kaz wants to work on himself to be with her. inej pushes past her own trauma with intimacy to be there for him. and what i think i love the most is how they both know it's going to take time. it's not something they can instantly fix. but they both commit to each other and to healing
Inej: Nina can you help me? Kaz and I have a date-like thing tonight and I was thinking of wearing a little makeup but I'm not very go-
Nina: imma stop you right there boo. I don't need makeup. I don't wear makeup. Makeup is a tool used by old white men to make us girls feel inadequate when the truth is they should be crawling at our heels trying to please us best they can. Don't bow to the patriarchy Inej, make them bow to you
Inej:...
Nina:...
Jesper, applying perfectly winged eyeliner two feet away:...i...I could help you
The next time any of you quote Inej and her mantra 'The heart is an arrow. It demands aim to land true.' I hope youll also remember Jesper. 'Anyone can shoot. A bullet had only one trajectory. But what if that bullet could be guided? Not everybody can aim.'