#lost cities ask

[flori-doodles]

Bad week for the sapphics so here's some Hekster to cheer us up <333

Taglist under the cut!! (Ask to be added)

@kale-of-the-forbidden-cities@isecretlywishiwasyn@honey-the-dinosaur-ate-our-kid @malewifegradyruewen @pyromaniac-on-caffeine @appleflv @bylerlve@that-glasses-dog @overthinksinbisexual @katniss-elizabeth-chase @abubble125@callas-pancake-tree@writingandwritten@keeper-of-the-lost-dadwin @nyxie-of-the-night@justahoneybadger@unidentifiedimp @kamikothe1and0nly @hyperdragonthings @you-have-been-frizzled @thebestbookshelf @deulalune

@rachellelizabethhdare

#flori doodles #flori-doodles #my art #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #art #kotlc fanart #flori gets asks #kotlc fandom #sophie foster #kotlc sophie #kotlc stina #stina heks #sophie x stina #hekster

[crescentpaws]

Idk if you take request but pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I am BEGGING you PLEASE draw Dex

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

traditional dex i drew a week or so ago!

(saw these stickers and immediately knew i had to make a drawing of him w them 🙃)

#kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #kotlc fanart #keeper of the lost cites fanart #art #kotlc art #kotlc dex #dex dizznee #traditional art #asks

[arson-anarchy-death]

tam song is so funny because you only see him through other characters’ eyes. sophie is like “omg i wonder what tam is planning…he’s so dark and mysterious…shades are so strange” and tam will just be getting a drink. keefe will be like “i’m not ANGSTING and BROODING like BANGS BOY” and the angsting and brooding in question will literally be like. sitting there and being quiet. he’s not emo he’s just a normal guy.

#kotlc #tam song #keeper of the lost cities #kotlc tam #keefe sencen #sophie foster #he’s only seen as “emo” bc all these other characters see him like that. #but why? you may ask #it’s bc he’s a shade. fantasy racism.

[lucyshypemaster]

you will NEVER see anyone writing paragraphs after paragraphs hating on keefe like they do with sophie.

#nah im sorry but i need to get this off my chest #how is it that SOPHIE always gets more hate compared to other characters or yk the ACTUAL ANTAGONISTS of the story? #why do ppl keep bringing up the fact that “she has too many powers” or “all the boys love her” TO SHIT ON HER #is sophie's character perfect? no #should sophie's writing be criticized? honestly yes take it up with shannon #but you ask a dumb bitch why they hate sophie and they'll start giving the funniest reasons ever #and it really makes you understand that these bitches will never say any of this if she was a boy #why do y'all expect so much from sophie #she does one mistake and everyone comes for her #she tries to do something and everyone comes for her #she tries to be friendly and everyone comes for her #she gets together with fitz and keefe and everyone comes for her #she manages to use weapons and fight properly and everyone comes for her #she shows a little emotion and everyone comes for her #hell she DOESN'T DO ANYTHING and EVERYONE COMES FOR HER. #“why did you mention keefe” oh bc yk he does a million mistakes and no one bats an eye #you can just clearly see the way this fandom treats sophie and keefe #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #sophie foster

[synonymroll648]

after fitz cools off a little bit about sophie and keefe being a thing, he should drop tidbits about keefe (mostly during trust exercises) that he thinks she might find helpful since they're dating.

the thing is, instead of just stuff like, 'keefe loves frogs, so he might appreciate a gift or trip related to them, idk' he also drops things like 'btw if you just hold his hand in your hands - specifically towards the back of his head, just behind his ears - while you're talking to him, he'll probably melt haha. also his scalp is sensitive, do with that what you will, but make sure you're gentle'.

bonus points if sophie asks keefe about why every single tidbit fitz gives is correct and he goes tomato red for the first time ever and sputters out something like 'i gave fitz the lord of the snuggles title based on personal experience - he's clingy when he's tired, ok?'

#take the rest where you will but. i just thought it was funny. dating coach fitz but he's only useful when it's keefe #sokeefe #sophie foster #keefe sencen #keefitz #fitz vacker #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #kotlc fic idea #could also be sokeefitz. if you want. (i want.) #also bringing biana into this might be hilarious. team valiant meeting disperses and sophie's like 'hey...why does your brother know so muc #about keefe's preferences in physical affection?' #and she's like. 'oh yeah keefe always pretended fitz was forcing him into being a hugger and stuff but he was just as bad as fitz #like if anyone else sat closer to fitz at aurenflares than him he'd get huffy because it meant fitz would fall asleep on someone else and #he'd get SUPER jealous. don't ask keefe about it though he'll never admit to any of it' #or something like that

[daydream-draws]

some of my faves,,,,,

(click for better quality)

#kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #sophie foster #keefe sencen #maruca chebota #sorry for not posting art for a while I’m rusty on digital #and traditional tbh :’( #I have been so busy jeez but the semester is almost over #and idk I’m just not that into keeper as I was when I started this account but I’m scared to post other fandom work #bc the things I’m into now are too like. big idk their fandoms scare me #so maybe day oc work to come??? #I’ll stop blabbering in the tags I’ve missed this place but idk I’ll catch up w ppl once I like 😭 #have time #feel free to send asks or dms tho :] #I’m trying to stop being so lurky here lol #also still have not read stellarlune so hashtag fake fan ig #my art

[lusilver001]

SORRY I GENUINELY SCREAMED /POS WHEN I SAW COUNCILLOR SOPHIE COULD YOU PLEASE DRAW COUNCILLOR FITZ 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

/nf

Here ya go!

#kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #my art #ask lu #fitz vacker fanart #fitz vacker #kotlc fanart #councilor fitz #making them a councilor is basically just putting a crown on them #lol #debated giving him pointy ears but #idk

[flibbetygibbetsbro]

Kay so I already posted this a month or so ago, but I find it very applicable to the fandom rn

The lore in Nightfall is actually insane. You're telling me that hundreds of humans went missing, and when the Elvin Leadership did NOTHING the humans revolted so hard-core that ya'll really had to DISSAPERE from their knowledge? "But it was to keep the peace!"

Nuh uh.

If you REALLY wanted peace you would have actually looked into the disappearances. That would have been waaay easier to pull off than erasing hundreds of minds and flibbety-dippen SINKING an entire city into the ocean. Despite Elven egos, I think that the council got scared. That's right. The humans you call dumb and violent SCARED you into hiding.  We ugly, weak, and untalented things decided enough was enough and you couldn't handle it.

What's extra crazy is the fact that the Elvin world has everything in their pockets OTHER THAN THE HUMANS. You're telling me that we idiots rule the Earth while you lock yourselves and others away? 

An even crazier thing is that Elves view themselves above everything, even if they won't admit it at the get-go. Ogres really are pissed about it. They are CRAZY strong but also incredibly intelligent. The average elf understands nothing about Biochemistry (other than extreme exceptions such as Lady Candace) yet Ogres have things that can wipe out entire species and put Elves in endless comas. "But the Neverseen used the sedative so they understand it!"

Nuh uh.

They stole the research from the Ogre scientists. (Or made a deal with the king I honestly don't remember at this point). They NEVER would have pulled that off without them. And guess what? Ogres are a generally violent species as well but the Elves keep them around. (Albeit on a short leash). 

The humans have a similar situation. Many times in the books a human story, invention, or belief is brought up only for someone to smugly say "They get that from us", or "he was inspired by ME". I believe there was also a scene where someone talks about how human "help" organizations were terminated because the information shared with them led to dangerous inventions. Don't you guys just love it when Elves claim credit for all good ever done by humans? But as soon as a nuclear power plant or bomb is mentioned (crazy complicated crap) it's suddenly the nasty humans and their dumb, violent minds. *insert eye-roll* Which is it? Are we smart or dumb? Are WE responsible or are YOU? Ya'll can't cherry-pick. Elves also pretend that they have control over humans, yet you can't stop an invention from destroying a Japanese City and ending a devastating war that killed more Jews than the average Elf could comprehend? If humans are so terrible, THEN WHY HAVEN’T YOU STOPPED US YET? WHY DIDN'T YOU KILL US WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE? oh that's right, you're too scared.

My final thought: The fact that HUMANS are what Vespera chose to "study". Why not Ogres or Trolls? Were humans the easier target, or was there some other reason? The fact of the matter is that Humans and Elves are more similar than either of us would like to admit. Ogre's minds are too different than an Elf's. Human minds are only different in the sense of how loud they are.  In fact, that's arguably the most important difference between us. We humans are loud, we feel intensely and love like nothing Elves would understand. For we love for our short lives while they wander on for eternity. The only reason we can handle violence is because we have to fend for ourselves. Elves have protectors and little green people to do their dirty work. Humans have to live through thick and thin, slavery, war, loss, and heartbreak. When Elvin minds shatter, our minds find ways to make it through. Lose someone? We make up afterlife after afterlife and history shows different religions arising when the general public needs a way to work through their violent and tiring lives. But maybe we AREN’T so different. The characters presented as able to handle violence/are inclined to it either had to suffer violence and neglect, lived through endless years of times before the treaties and the council, or spent time with humans. Take Fitz as a prime example. Bro legit beat the shit out of Alvar and trapped him in goo to die. NOTHING IN THE BOOKS SHOWS FITZ FEELING ANY GUILT FOR THIS. Hm...seems like a very "human" thing to do.

The real reason Elves fear us is because we're just an untethered form of themselves with shorter life spans and a lot less to lose. We feel more deeply, more “violently”. As the books go on the Council itself is presented in a more kick-butt way as they finally step up to Vespera and the horrors she caused. 

That sounds a lot like The Humans of Atlantice.

#my hopes are that this will be addressed in 9.5 #please send me asks and messages and stuff if you have more to add #id love to hear it #keeper of the lost cities #kotlc #kotlc fandom #keefe sencen #kotlc fitz #fitz vacker #kotlc vespera

[frizzle-mcshizzle]

what r your thoughts on forkle /gen

as a writer i think hes a very well written morally grey character, as a reader i hate his freaking guts here is the list i literally keep in my notes of why i hate him.

he broke into her room who knows how many times when she was a little girl (idc if he had REASONS its FREAKING WEIRD)

he asked Sophie to meet him (a grown man) on a island alone and when she took Keefe with her he told her she had to come in the cave with him alone

he just about left Dex for dead in the Neverseen hideout and only brought him because Sophie refused to go without him. Dex was a innocent child. Dex wasn’t just anyones child he was a member of the collectives child someone who he worked with side by side for years, and he was still willing to leave him behind (he later said he was going to back for him but like...)

Dex ended up with scars because he didn’t bring enough elixirs for him.

he thinks of Sophie as an accomplishment and doesn’t expect her to want him to think of her as anything more (Everblaze, Page 447.)

he calls her his moonlark. which sounds sweet until you realize that’s her project code name he’s literally calling her “my creation” aka “my weapon”

he will act very cryptic and only give out bits of information, just enough that she will look into what he was talking about then act proud and flatter her, saying things like “i underestimated you kids” when she and her friends figure out the thing he wanted her to know.

he will tell her about problems in the world making it sound horrible and hopeless, then saying "this is the thing we made you to fix, but that’s your choice"

he’s constantly switching from dehumanizing her because she is the Moonlark and it’s her job to change things and this is what she was created for. then treating like his child at the drop of a hat

excludes her parents from the conversations and tells her she has control over her life, not them, like she isn’t a young teen

he told a fourteen year old that if he and the rest of collective died Sophie and her friends would take their place, not care about what kind of pressure that would put on her. then admits to grooming Sophie and her friends to lead the Black Swan one day

he is constantly reading her mind and never lets her have her thoughts to herself but expects her to not read other peoples minds.

he put all this importance on Prentice and told a child that they where going to use her to brake into prison and almost got another child killed who didn't even need to be there (they could have done that without her they have dwarves)

finds it funny to exclude Sandor from conversations that could potentially put her in danger

had Sophie recruit other children, which is disturbing, because fine they don’t have a choice if she’s in danger but putting other children in danger and taking on missions is completely unnecessary, he could have done it himself or had adults do it.

Ignored tam being taken by the neverseen, and told them to focus on other things

Not to mention he basically took advantage of Emma Foster's health issues, knowing full well he'd be taking her child away from her and her husband at a later date. Sophie's human parents were done so dirty, and all they wanted to do was let her be a kid for as long as possible

#kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #he makes a very good victor frankenstin #sophie foster #project moonlark #kotlc black swan #thanks for the ask! #Secret messengers

[swans-chirping-in-the-distance]

Headcannons for sokeefe when they have children

AHHH OKAY OKAY

Keefe is like terrified. Like he cries sm before he first kid is born. He is so scared he's gonna be like his own parents. But once he sees that kid he just...he just knows he's gonna be there for them no matter what. And he is.

Sophie is so scared, but only one of them can be scared at a time. So during her (peaceful elvin) pregnancy, she's pretty relaxed, convincing Keefe he'll do a good job. After the kid is born, however, it's her turn to panic. Keefe comforts her.

Their kids are so sweet. Very emotionally mature. These two KNOW how to raise kids. They will NOT be going through what they had to.

Keefe takes the kids for ice cream and teaches them art (Sophie can't art it's so bad actually)

Keefe takes them to do fun stuff that's not irresponsible

They both take the kids outside a lot

They aren't too strict or relaxed. They're not strict enough to be super big on "No dating until *this* age" but also not saying that some super dangerous reckless kid is good enough for them. Their kids have good heads on their shoulders because they're advised but can make their own mistakes.

Sophie cooks. Keefe physically cannot cook.

Keefe doesn't usually get mad, just disappointed. When they're rude though he's mad.

Keefe has never yelled at them in a serious tone. Like he's loud as hell but when they're in trouble he doesn't yell. He talks to them.

They both explain things to their kids, not just say "because I said so"

He notices minor expressions about his kids and talks to them privately- he stopped yelling out feelings in front of people.

He never uses his abilities on them. Ever.

Their kids can bring someone home and he'll act all "if you ever hurt my kid-" and then laughs and is like "jk hi welcome!!" And his kids' s.o.'s are like "so you won't hurt me if I hurt your kid??" and he's like "haha no my kid will :D" and his kid smiles

They constantly go to the beach

And Havenfield

Home is very important to them. They're open.

Sophie is still really fun

She teaches her kids to make pies and play her little human games and teaches them a love of reading

They play family board games

She takes her kids to parks and just talks with them yk

When Sophie's mad she's gotten used to not really yelling because of being married to Keefe, but she's still terrifying. Death glare of all time.

Keefe and Sophie love their kids. They're sad when they go to school but at least they have each other

The Sarcasm Family(TM)

Side note not about kids- since Sophie and Keefe are both Polyglots, they banter in different languages

They teach their kids to fight

Their kids know a little bit about the war, but very little about the sad stuff. Just enough to know the basis but that they're glad they're not there.

"Go take a shower!" "no quiero!" "残念な。残りの私たちはあなたの匂いを嗅いで苦しまなければなりません。" "คุณหมายถึง" "troppu boffu" "Მიყვარხარ?" "Mhm. Love you too."

*Google translate is my friend sorry if it's wrong lmao*

#I LOVE THIS ASK I DID NOT PUT ENOUGH IN THIS BUT #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #keefe sencen #sophie foster #sokeefe

[flori-doodles]

I’m sorry but teal streaks in Sophie’s hair

(like Bianas eyes)

Your mind works in fabulous ways (you're actually so right)

@kale-of-the-forbidden-cities @urfavsparkle@honey-the-dinosaur-ate-our-kid@malewifegradyruewen @pyromaniac-on-caffeine @appleflv @bylerlve@that-glasses-dog@overthinksinbisexual@katniss-elizabeth-chase@abubble125 @callas-pancake-tree@writingandwritten@keeper-of-the-lost-dadwin @nyxie-of-the-night@isnt-it-delicate-delicate @@stopstealingtomatoes @loanmore @just-a-honey-badger @unidentifiedimension@kamikothe1and0nly@hyperdragonthings@you-have-been-frizzled@isecretlywishiwasyn@thebestbookshelf@deulalune

#flori doodles #flori-doodles #kotlc #my art #keeper of the lost cities #art #kotlc fanart #flori gets asks #kotlc fandom #sophie foster #kotlc sophie

[crescentpaws]

Please draw jensi I'm begging you

ummm the guy!!

this might be my first time drawing him actually!??1!? i cant rmember

#the graphic novel did him dirty #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #kotlc fanart #keeper of the lost cites fanart #art #kotlc art #asks #kotlc jensi #jensi babblos

[aro-culture-is]

Aro-culture is trying to understand why society created the most ridiculous rituals and signs for romance and not finding a single answer/or that makes sense.

(No seriously, all the explanations I find are dumb. Send help)

.

#aro culture is #aro #aromantic #actually aro #actually aromantic #ask #mod axel #honestly all i got for u is that romance is a socially described category of emotion #and social categories are notoriously full of all sorts of cultural biases and assumptions and history that got lost to common knowledge #not to mention the human tendencies to create lil rituals that sometimes become big (ie knock on wood / slug bug) #so u end up with like. 'yeah u gotta not directly tell ppl that ur in romo with them immediately because...' #culturally it signals like. moving too fast or it's seen as embarrassing or you gotta do xyz things first #my sister advised me as a teen that in her experience and opinion - delivered like the words of a sage - if someone is bad at kissing #then they are bad at sex #(me [a kissing repulsed aro person who enjoys sex]: uhhh) #and honestly like. especially when viewed from the outside those things are fuckin wild #like... my mom came from a tiny backwoods type of place in [redacted] #and when i moved to [redacted] and one of the biggest cities in my state (though tbh not that big actually lol) #it caused all sorts of fun. she thinks it's exceptionally rude that not every single person on the street smiles and says hi #if there's not a crowd #she also gets really upset that service workers are less likely to make small talk #and both of those come from City Etiquette being more about like... not taking up ppl's time and attention and that being respectful #like smiling and saying hi to every stranger on the street is... honestly gonna be seen as a Huge Danger thing #and service workers do not have the *time* at most locations to chat with you - especially if it's busy - and it's seen as disrespectful to #both the workers and the people in line behind you to insist on it #but from her POV with Country Etiquette #this is equivalent to like. getting slapped in the face and told that you are specifically mad at her #and she gets legit anxious about it in a very 'this means i fucked up' way

[lucyshypemaster]

me when I see people ask for sokeefe in the newest shannon insta post that announced that there's a marella short story with fintan involved

#sry im gonna go off a little #you have a whole ass book dedicated to sokeefe #a half-assed confession #a half-assed kiss #and you STILL want more sokeefe even though we're getting an exclusive look into marella and fintan's tutor session? #MARELLA. AND. FINTAN. #and you're asking for SOKEEFE. #🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #marella redek #fintan pyren #nav's kotlc thoughts

[sophitz]

what meme book????

In 2017, @dizznee had the idea to compile a bunch of KOTLC tumblr memes into a book and, as shown above, give it to Shannon Messenger at the Nightfall launch party tour event.

A couple months later, she had made up the interior and I drew a silly cover on the binder.

It ended up looking like this inside! It had contributions from tons of people in the fandom. Also pictured (and censored for privacy and kindness to our 12-14 year old selves) are several of us from the tumblr fandom with Shannon after we gave it to her.

There also exists a 2018 meme book, and allegedly @dizznee has the link, or at least did a couple years ago? We shall wait and see.

Anyway, I was looking at the pics of Shannon’s new home office last week and noticed the 2017 meme book displayed on the shelf. So of course I had to freak out about it.

That’s it!

Now that I’ve brought up all the memories, a couple people have floated the idea of making another meme book, so if that ends up happening, I hope I’m kept in the loop.

#meme book #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #asks

[daydream-draws]

this is how the search for Keefe went right (I haven’t read the book yet)

text:

Keefe: Happy birthday grimace!

Sophie: Let’s… leave him there

#kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #comic #my art #sophie foster #keefe sencen #he would do this #ask to tag #i wanna tag something but I’m not quite sure what I would do for this😭😭 #cw death #? sorta not really #also idk if it translated but Sophie’s not holding the phone I think dex would be showing this to her