#kaladin stormblessed

[halftametigers]

i learned how to embroider to make this, be nice since it is my first attempt. now i can be honorary bridge four. the thread is technically blue but it doesnt really show up in this light

#stormlight archive #kaladin #kaladin stormblessed #bridge 4 #bridge four #way of kings #lopen #rock #stormlight #windrunner #art #embroidery #crafts

[nevertheless-moving]

“The other day,” Skar added, “he was talking about what he’s doing there. It sounded an awful lot like he was learning how to read.” The men shifted uncomfortably. “So?” Kaladin asked. “What’s the problem? Sigzil can read his own language. Storms, I can read glyphs.” “It’s not the same,” Skar said. “It’s feminine,” Drehy added. “Drehy,” Kaladin said, “you are literally courting a man.” “So?” Drehy said. “Yeah, what are you saying, Kal?” Skar snapped. “Nothing! I just thought Drehy might empathize.…” “That’s hardly fair,” Drehy said. “Yeah,” Lopen added. “Drehy likes other guys. That’s like … he wants to be even less around women than the rest of us. It’s the opposite of feminine. He is, you could say, extra manly.”

Different possible explanations for this scene, to be taken up depending on which headcanon would be the funniest for a given fic:

While being gay is more broadly acceptable than being unmanly, conflating gender roles with sexuality is not uncommon; the other guys have just gotten more than one drunken lecture from Drehy about how he hates being treated womanly just because he likes dick. Kaladin was obviously working those nights.

Under Vorinism, Gender roles are rigid, but a range of sexualities are perfectly fine. The ardent who visited Kaladin's hometown was just a freak who hated gay people so much it was unreal, and took great pains to explain to the boys of this isolated rural town the unhinged idea that marrying a man was OBVIOUSLY womanly and therefore Bad. He mostly unlearned that shit after joining the army but is a bit confused. It doesn't come up often.

There was one (1) elderly queer couple in heartstone growing up, and one of the men was super gnc, which made people uncomfortable but his parents always told him that you shouldn't shame people for harmless joy. so, yeah, Kaladin just sort of figured that in a relationship between guys, one of them is the woman. He assumes Renarin is gay and I mean. He's not wrong. Part of the reason he never accepted friendly offers of soldier companionship. Not that there's anything wrong with it. He never asked Drehy who was who, because its none of his business and he didn't want to know.

the only times Kaladin has personally ever noticed being attracted to another man is when the guy was doing something womanly. Is it a kink? Is it an extremely dense man needing someone to stand on top of clearly marked social signposts and wave their arms for him to even register them as a sexual being? who knows! not Kaladin! he doesn't have time to unpack any of that. anyway he assumed that all same sex attraction worked the same way and obviously never actually talked about it with a living person. actually I'm expanding this to cover all of Kaladin's sexuality just to make him extra stupid. first time he noticed Tarah was when she punched a dude.

#stormlight archive #oathbringer #kaladin stormblessed #cosmere #yes for that last one it means he finds sigzil talking about science research and Taking Notes on his training kinda hot #that might have been part of why he agreed to be studied but he's totally professional about it okay #also he may have Noticed Hoid playing the flute like that but that's not why he stopped to listen to him! #and falling in love with Shallan after she pulled a Shardblade out of her ass... #fuck this headcanon works shockingly well i'm cracking myself up #if you have other alternate takes on the weird little homophobic scene of all time please please let me know #nevertheless cosmere

[wanderingprometheus]

Got my friend into Stormlight. Don’t regret it one bit.

#stormlight archive #eshonai #cosmere #brandon sanderson #kaladin stormblessed #discord chat #words of radiance #Finally another nerd to talk to

[spookiest-semic]

I hate Sadeas for so many reasons, he’s a storming evil man, he’s a Cremling, and yet he’s so much more complex than I remember, and I hate him and know how evil he is, and I hate how he’s not always wrong, I hate him because he’s such a strong evil, he does want the best for alethkar and elhokar, he misses his friendship with dalinar, he did something truly brave during gavilar’s assassination, he blames dalinar on a way that makes sense, and he’s still a vile evil cremling, he is well written this post is about how much I like Brandon Sanderson’s character writing, he wrote well enough for me to hate a man and hate how I sometimes see a glimmer of hope, I only have 3 cosmere books left to read (lost metal, yumi, and sunlit man) but when I go back to way of kings like I am now I still see a glimmer of hope in Sadeas

#cosmere #stormlight archive #kaladin stormblessed #torol sadeas #dalinar kholin #elhokar kholin #the way of kings

[thedarkeyedcaptain]

relationship status: the last time me and my qpr partner saw each other we were willing to kill due to our opposing political views but then he fled and we haven't seen each other since then so it's kinda complicated

#moash stormlight #kaladin stormblessed #words of radiance #stormlight archive #kalmoash

[myasphodelmeadow]

Kaladin and Adolin: barely stand each other, one step from punching the other

Me: I can’t wait for them to be friends :)

#stormlight archive #words of radiance #kaladin stormblessed #adolin kholin #they: trashtalking each other #me: giggling #i just KNOW they are going to be friends

[karidley]

I love all the people tagging Kaladin/sleep on ao3. Please rest we're begging you

#kaladin stormblessed #stormlight archive #cosmere

[wuffgang-ameowdeus-moozart]

shallan and kaladin are like two sides of the same coin

> both take responsibility for things that were outside of their control in order to create the illusion that they had some measure of influence over horrific things that happened to them (because the alternative is too unbearable)

> both have hardcore main character syndrome - which is just reaffirmed by the narrative again and again lol (like, it is true that they do happen to be main characters in a book series. but even if they weren't they would still feel like that imo)

> both feel the need to take care of others and hate being the one that is taken care of (but despite how uncomfortable it is for them they still somewhat crave it)

> both have a very strong sense of justice (even if their ideas of what is right and wrong don't exactly align)

> both have put a lot of time and effort into one specific skill that they then use to define their entire sense of self-worth

> both try to view who they are on bad days and who they are normally as two separate people (i just say "the wretch")

> on that note: so much mental illness lol

> both absolutely abhorr failure

> connected to the above: both are willing to do slightly insane things in order for things to go according to their will

the main difference is that everyone views Kaladin as somewhat above them ("Stormblessed") even though he genuinely just wants to be one of the guys. He is just like everyone else! By the Almighty please stop worshipping him or seeing him as somehow better than the average soldier !! 😭

while Shallan is viewed as meek and somewhat weak and all around not something all too special (cue kaladin's absolute shock when she tells him her backstory) even though she really really really needs to be seen as something special. she knows in the end effect it benefits her if she doesn't stand out too much or if people underestimate her (their looks of wonder when she surprises them is always great) but damn it she went through hell and pulled through - pulled her brothers through, that are older than her - and still people can never properly appreciate her 😔

#furthering my shallan has covert npd agenda #also both are basically canonically trans in my mind #shallan davar #shallan kholin #kaladin stormblessed #stormlight archive #cosmere #brandon sanderson

[killjo-q]

Kaladin colored + shaded sketch page for @/theknightartorias

#my art #commissions #stormlight archive #kaladin stormblessed #character commission #art commission

[lamaery]

today I had the urge to draw Adolin and then decided that he deserves to have his spouses loved ones with him. well... he did have Gallant in the first iteration.

#cosmere #brandon sanderson #stormlight archive #procreate #cfsbf #character art #roshar #kaladin #kaladin stormblessed #stormlight #shallan kholin #adolin kholin #shallan davar #cosmere fanart #crem and love #gallantr #horseboy #pretty people #ot3 #shakadolin #id in alt text

[emily-e-draws]

Shallan Davar is a disaster and I love her (audio from Tom Cardy)

#the stormlight archive #cosmere #shallan davar #adolin kholin #kaladin stormblessed #brandon sanderson #video #*mild spoilers through Words of Radiance

[thenerdyalchemist]

Chasamfiend hang out time

#mine #my art #stormlight archive #stormlight fanart #brandon sanderson #cosmere #kaladin stormblessed #shallan davar

[stivya]

Would you take ibuprofen with him?

#happy birthday stormlight archive #i would take ibuprofen with him any time #stormlight archive #cosmere #kaladin stormblessed #my art

[gnecrognomicon]

The Stormlight Archive experience of "wow there's something weird about Kaladin" to "oh nvm he's just a radiant" to "yeah no there's something weird about Kaladin"

#i feel like adolin sometimes #stormlight archive #kaladin stormblessed #cosmere

[viridializard]

#the stormlight archive #stormlight fanart #cosmere #kaladin stormblessed #sylphrena

[dealunart]

Testing out some pencil/charcoal brushes so here's a Kaladin sketch

#kaladin #kaladin stormblessed #stormlight archive #stormlight fanart #cosmere #brandon sanderson #cosmere fanart #myart #mysketches #fanart #semirealism #fantasy art #fantasy illustration #character art #sketch #portrait #books #fantasy books #stormlight #artists on tumblr