#rckll-bllys

[daughter-heir-moved]

what's your syl theory?

SO glad you asked. Rhythm of War spoilers ahead for those who haven't finished the series yet!

First, let me start with this, which I know is a controversial topic: I don't think that Syl or Kaladin will die in book 5. I think that Kaladin's arc is about living and now that he has turned a corner it would be cruel for either him or Syl to die. I just don't think it would be a compelling wrap-up to his character arc in this half for him to experience even more pain. That would be the lazy way out that I don’t think Branderson would go for (please be right please be right please be ri-) 

BUT, with that being said, we know that the back five books are going to focus on characters who were in the background during the front half, and our main characters are going to fade into the background a bit. Kaladin, in my opinion, is just too much of a Main Character™️ to sink into the background UNLESS something happens to his powers. So I think that's how he gets sidelined. When does Kaladin lose his powers? When something happens to Syl. 

The tl;dr of this is that I think Ishar is going to manifest Syl in the physical realm and she will get stuck there.

Kaladin and Syl are headed straight towards Ishar right now. As we know, Ishar has been doing some fucked up experiments with spren and has been trying to get them to survive in the physical world with no success (Why? Who knows! Certainly not me.) But he does make an interesting note that Sigzil finds, which I have a hard time believing is just a throwaway observation:

"Our first honorspren lived nearly fifteen minutes. A new record, and orders of magnitude longer than all previous attempts. Honorspren seem to have the most humanlike essences. When transferred, the organs and muscles form most naturally. We must capture more of them."

What would make an Honorspren even more likely to survive in the physical realm? If they were bonded to a Knight Radiant of the Fourth Ideal. Syl has already gotten stronger in the physical realm– throughout RoW we've seen her progress by being able to change colors, and Kaladin is even able to feel her in the physical realm, first when he is falling and grabs her hand, and then after: 

“Syl landed beside him fully sized in a Bridge Four uniform. He could faintly feel her when she rested her head on his shoulder.” 

Syl’s arc in RoW was all about understanding Kaladin and humanity in general better. We’ve seen her become more and more human, and even go to Dalinar asking him to help her feel what Kaladin feels which results in her remembering Relador and her grief at his death. I think all of this combined– Kaladin needing to be sidelined somehow, their journey towards Ishar, his experiments with spren, and Syl’s own arc about understanding humanity– leads to the conclusion that Ishar will force her into the physical realm. Ishar seems dedicated to his experimenting with spren for whatever reason, so I think he would jump at the chance of trying to manifest a Radiant Honorspren if he saw one. Because Syl has a Nahel bond with Kaladin, she will be the first to survive. 

Would Dalinar or Navani be able to undo what Ishar did??? Maybe. But I don’t see Kal, Szeth, and Syl making it back to the Tower before the contest of champions is over and I think that will be a loss for Dalinar, and Navani at this point doesn’t know much about her Bondsmith powers. So I think that leaves Kaladin and Syl in the back half of the series without Radiant powers, on a quest to try to undo what Ishar did. 

Feel free to add to this (or refute it!) Also this isn’t a theory that I’ve seen floating around myself– but I’m sure someone smarter than me who has read the series multiple times has already thought of this. I also hope that this doesn’t happen and the only reason we don’t see Syl and Kal in the back half too much is because they are enjoying retirement <3

#ask #rckll-bllys #stormlight 5 #stormlight 5 theory #rhythm of war spoilers #sylphrena #kaladin stormblessed #knights of woeful title #kowt theory #stormlight archive #cosmere #also if anyone ever wants to theorize together let me know.... I literally love making theories so much #it's one of the main reasons I picked up Stormlight– unfinished series with many many years down the road to theorize #my ask if always open for theories!!!!!!!!

[majicmarker]

i am obsessed with your eddie/chrissy fics tysm

my darling u are in good company, bc i am *also* obsessed with my eddie/chrissy fics, so there should be a new one to y’all soon, thank YOU so much 💛

#i do have to work this weekend 😩 and part 3 is shaping up to be rather longer than 1-2 😃 BUT!!! soon 👀👀 #rckll-bllys #eddissy #kattyshack fic #ask

[ratcarney]

i live in the ignorant world of soundtracks only and reading this in your orpheus quiz felt like a punch straight to the teeth

excuse me? EXCUSE ME?

(insert was anyone gonna tell me meme here)

AHAHA RIGHT???????? IT KICKS ME IN CHEST WHENEVER I REMEMBER IT....

#THE POETRY!! #jo.ask #rckll-bllys

[tinylilemrys]

1. that pic is great you look great it’s just great

2. what were you auditioning for?

ahh, thanks so much lovely! 💛 it was an audition for the little mermaid – ursula specifically. i didn't get the part, but i am playing the chef, one of the mersisters, and i'm assistant musical director so i can't complain too much 🤷🏼‍♀️😁

#replies #rckll-bllys

[angel-bruises]

Yaz and Ryan being ‘19’ when the first episode aired genuinely might be my biggest gripe with the newest iteration. Quite petty I know. There was no need for them to be 19, it was not plot relevant. Either cast believable teenagers? Or make the characters age appropriate?

 I mean... what’s wrong with them being 19? Rose was 19. And Doctor Who has always cast grown women as teenagers, Susan was 15 but Carole Ann Ford was 23, Vicki was 16 but Maureen O’Brien was in her 20s, Ace was meant to be 17 but Sophie Aldred was 25 when cast. Those are a bit younger than 33 yes but tbh I was surprised to find out Mandip is 33 because she looks way younger. I just don’t get why it’s such a big deal? lol

Sorry I know you were probably looking for someone to agree with you but you chose the wrong person to vent to lol. 

#rckll-bllys

[alloverthegaf]

Omg Gideon just gave reed/reid (?help me?) a birthday present and told him to ask out jj. eeee i love him. forever in your debt for this show

God Reid in that party hat at the start though haha

you’ll get plenty of cute family moments in this show, don’t worry!

#criminal minds #asks #rckll-bllys

[teassassins]

Secret Santa gift for @rckll-bllys from @miekkamaisteri! You had Asmodean listed, so obviously I had to take the opportunity to draw him!

#wheel of time #wot secret santa #wot secret santa 2021 #asmodean #wot book spoilers #forsaken #@rckll-bllys tumblr refuses to tag you but hopefully you'll still see this

[bbreaddog]

What is your favourite type of bread?

HONESTLY baguettes but specifically banh mi

#sue my vietnamese ass #rckll-bllys #ask

[majicmarker]

Gosh the audacity of that anon. I know there's slightly more layers to it, but writing fanfic essentially boils down to flexing your own creative muscles (and a smidgen of self-indulgence let's be real). That other people read and enjoy it is a bonus, but you don't owe us shit. Poor form anon, poor form Anyway - wishing you all the best with your professional writings and endeavours ❤❤❤

hey, thank you very much!! 💛💛💛

yeah, for me fic has always been an exercise leading me to something more concrete — and, as i said, i hate that i’ve left things hanging in the past, but it just goes like that sometimes. i wouldn’t condemn other writers for doing the same, so i can’t go off hating on myself like that, either. i’m open to having conversations about this stuff, whether you’re on anon or not. but i’m gonna be immediately turned off by passive-aggressive or otherwise poor-spirited messages.

we’re here to have fun and, yeah, sometimes creators disappoint when they peace out, but so it goes. we gotta be at least sympathetic to that. be kind to each other. ✌️😘

#thank u for the positive vibes!! #rckll-bllys #ask

[astrometriia]

Tag people you want to get to know better or because you want to. Tagged by @rckll-bllys . Better late than never, aye?

Relationship status: Single

Favorite Color: Black

Lipstick or Chapstick: Chapstick

Last song I listened to: Home II - Dotan

Top 3 TV Shows: The Expanse, Voltron, Babylon 5

Top 3 Characters: Perrin Aybara (Wheel of Time), Gabriel Reyes aka Reaper (Overwatch), Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD)

Top 3 Bands: Kamelot, Blind Guardian, Paradise Lost

Books I’m Reading: Babylon's Ashes (The Expanse #6)

Pet Peeve(s): People leaving the toilet seat up, people shouting at me because they’re mad at something else and lashing out, when I miss things in shows/movies/games because I leave the room, when I can’t find things in my messy af room

Fastest way to piss you off: Calling me by a pet name like "dear", "lovely", etc. when you're trying to push your opinion on me/school me on something, because that enters patronizing territory and I am SO not here for that.

Funniest rumour/assumptions about you: Idk, maybe that I'm intimidating? I am literally a potato.

What made you smile today?: asdfghjkl; Gabriel Reyes bc he is a gift to mankind

TAGGING: Whoever wants to do this!

#meme replies

[harasmint]

Tagged by @darknessfactor, thanks babe

Rules: List the top 5-10 songs you’re listening to nowadays and tag people

Uhhhhhhh lesse what have I been listening to a lot lately

1. Ko Ko Bop- EXO 2. Dance Dance- DAY6 3.DNA- BTS 4. Chase Me- Dreamcatcher 5. Hide&Seek- ASTRO

So uh since there’s no guidelines on how many people to tag, arbitrary number

tagging @heir-to-the-diamond-throne,  @rckll-bllys, @boldly-going-back-to-bed, @glaedwyn, @kellyclowers, @sanzochan

#my posts #other #lol 'arbitrary number' as in the people in my activity from the last two days #and pleeeaaasse just tell me if you don't want to be tagged in these things #listen I really haven't been going and listening to a lot of music on repeat a lot recently #mostly just choose a playlist in spotify or let youtube autoplay #i mostly just went off what i've been constantly getting stuck in my head lately #although tbh i do have a playlist of all the DAY6 MVs on youtube that I let go in the background frequently #but these things aren't any fun if they're all the same artist lol

[quillsand]

diva-gonzo

Great job, sweetie. Proud of you.

Thank you so much! Honestly I’m still asdfghjkjhg <3

thoughtfulseason

idek what ucas is but congrats!

ucas is the application process you have to go through in the uk to go to uni; ucas grades are basically the entry requirements for those unis, and my results mean i can now apply for unis with higher entry requirements !!! and thank u !!!

rckll-bllys

WELL DONE

THANK YOU

ireallyloveearlgrey

Congrats!! I'm so proud!!

Thank you!!!!!! (sun)

#i'm still not over it lol #my grades went from bbb at the start of the year to a*aa i'm #i mean #i still have to actually /get/ those grades in the exam but #yknow #we'll save panicking abt that for next year #kat vs a levels

[queueriouser]

I was tagged by @star-crow (Hi, love) to write in five things I like about myself, publicly and then tag 10 of my favourite people here to do the same.

1. I can understand theories and concepts pretty easily (even though my memory is shit)

2. I like my singing

3. My passion for science

4. The way I look, in general

5. I know random stuff, in surprising depth

I tag:

@onceuponatimeisneezed ; @feminist-cat-lady ; @lilychosejames ; @assassin-nero ; @intj-wondering ; @tooomanycrows ; @rckll-bllys ; @lesbiantitan ; @ofstagsanddoes ; @loonyrxvenclaw

#this was so tough #i love all your blogs

[harasmint]

Ay so I’m really tired and am feeling very little self control right now sooooo

Tagged by @darknessfactor thanks girl 😘

Rules: List 10 songs you’re currently vibing on and tag 10 people.

1. That’s My Jam - B.A.P. 2. Picasso - SHINee 3. Feel So Good - B.A.P. 4. Dance Dance - DAY6 5. Cowboy - f(x) 6. Yo Moriagatte Yo! - GOT7 7. Girls & Peace - Girls’ Generation (SNSD) 8. Believer - Imagine Dragons 9. Black Out - VIXX 10. I’m Yours - Jason Mraz

Tagging uhhhhhhh @heir-to-the-diamond-throne @just-a-little-nerd @k-estrel @radicalrebelcat @rckll-bllys @kellyclowers @pettymotives @wise-lizard @acrownofswords @glaedwyn

#other #my posts #holy shit why am i so tired i can't think anymore #y'all i wanna know what you listen to i want to find more music #as always don't feel pressured to do stuff i tag you in lol #i was gonna say more stuff in the tags but i don't remember what i was thinking #also i'm doing this on mobile cause i can't be bothered to go get my laptop as i'm sprawled in my bed #nighty night folks #WAIT I REMEMBER #I DON'T KNOW WHAT VIBING ACTUALLY REFERS TO SO I JUST ASSUMED IT MEANT STUFF YOU LIKE REPEATEDLY LISTEN TO #Now let's hope editing this on mobile didn't absolutely fuck everything up