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[vipier-a]

i need to write up his whole grishaverse but tbh i haven't expanded on it as much as i should have since i made him other than obviously deciding he's alkemi. but. i feel like he's a little too twitchy to be confined to a workshop too often, so he has historically combat trained a lot more than the fabrikators are typically shown to in canon. ( although it's clear everyone in the second army trained, the fabrikators aren't really shown in combat often, if at all. ) he crafts a variety of creative poisons that he dips specialty throwing needles in - which he doesn't specifically craft himself, not being a durast, but for which he creates his own schematics so that one of his fellow fabrikators can do so. however, he probably has enough understanding of durast science to have learned to direct those needles to at least some degree.

[where-theres-smoak-2]

I was listening to this one podcaster. And she said that she hated how Episode 8 was. She’s read all the books btw. She liked the rest of the season but not the last episode. She said that Mal going off on his own and Alina staying at the palace with Nikolai was something they would never do because they’d never abandon each other. I thought to myself—its something that they never did in the books yes but not something that they would never do. In fact, in the books, Mal leaves Alina—a lot. He’s terrible towards her…A LOT. Anyway, that’s a whole other can of worms. Then the podcaster said that Alina deciding to stay is something she’d never do. Again, I feel like they need to realize that what they mean is something she never DID in the books vs something she would never do. Finally, they were leaning heavily into the idea that Alina having the shadow powers is because the darkling is in her. They were saying that she’d never smirk like that from getting those powers. First, did they not watch the show or even read the books properly, there are peeks and instances, especially in the show, where Alina does get seduced by the darkness (literally and figuratively), where she wants power, where she gets this euphoric look on her face from the power! So I don’t think it’s fair to say that the reason she got those shadow powers and reacted the way she did has to be because of the darkling and because Alina would never do that. I think the show, if anything, was trying to show the complete opposite, that she did lean into the power because she always had an inclination for it anyway. Even in the books!

Idk, there were some things as a book reader, that I didn’t like in the show but I think some people are missing the point of an adaptation and all the baggage and restrictions AND liberties that come with it. I think that ending was brilliant

PS. I have to agree with the podcaster about how the dresses Alina, Genya and Zoya were wearing just was not it. Especially Zoya’s. Jessie in that crown though—as Ben said, she looks gorgeous and looks right in a crown.

A lot of the time when someone says that a character would never do that, what they actually mean is I don't like the way things have turned out and so instead of admitting that I don't like that things didn't go my way I am going to project my feelings onto this character and claim that it was ooc for them to do this.

As you said there were plenty of instances in the books and the show where Alina showed that she liked power and was curious about the cut. In the books she nearly slices Sergei in half with the cut before redirecting it at the ceiling, she then asked the fabrikators who repaired the ceiling to make sure there was still a mark left as scars can be useful reminders, she wanted the grisha to have some fear towards her so that they would think twice before defying or betraying her. In 1x02 when Aleks was talking about the cut Alina looked intrigued and looked down at her own hand like she was wondering what it would be like to use it herself. When she got the sea whip amplifier she looked euphoric as the power was pouring out of her. She also looked pleased when she was practising the cut at the spinning wheel with Nadia and Tamar and she destroyed the practise dummy and put a crack in the wall. So its not new for Alina to react to her powers, especially when her powers are destructive, with joy or pleasure.

I also them saying her using the cut and looking pleased must be because of the darkling does make me glad that they cut that scene where Aleks gives Alina his powers and instead made it a consequence of her using merzost because this shows that antis would have used it as an excuse to blame Aleks for it.

As you said at the end of day this is an adaption of the books, everything isn't going to be the same, they are going to change things and go where they want to go creatively, they are not trying to make an exact copy of the books and honestly thank god for that. I am with you the ending was brilliant.

[finalmjorproject]

International Women's Day!

Female Practitioner!

Hannah Nicklin:

She is an award-winning writer, narrative designer and narrative lead with over 10 years of experience. been Creative Director & CEO of Die Gute Fabrik, we launched Saltsea Chronicles to critical acclaim in 2023 on which she was the Creative Director & Game Director.

She has also wrote and narrative designed and co-produced Mutazione.

I am looking into her as she has a PHD about the playful arts and digital art. This will help me gauge on how to make artwork engaging and her brilliant storytelling will help nourish the artwork to help me convey a certain view or perspective on what it is I'm making.

(NOTE: This Blog Post Was Already Completed But I forgot To Upload It.)

[creativefabrik22]

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[disregardcanon]

keep thinking about the leverage crew in grishaverse and like... y’all.

they would absolutely change the game.

[crowshoots]

yknow one day im gonna revamp the palette of this blog and make it purples bc purple is the color i associate the most w jesper

[cinebration]

The Darkling’s Shadow (The Darkling x Reader) [Part 4]

The Darkling tries to learn a little more about your origins, only to have the tables turned on him.

Prologue | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Epilogue

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Warnings: blood, violence

Gif Source: ethanhunt

The closer the Darkling drew to the Fjerdan border, the colder the air grew, his breath pluming out before him in white clouds whipped away by a sharp wind. The cold hardly bothered him, perhaps because darkness and cold often paired together, but still a chill worked itself into his bones.

Glancing aside at you, he wondered if the chill were not your doing, a ploy to weaken him or unnerve him. His gaze dropped to your hands lightly holding the reins of your horse. What other power did you conceal? What could you do without touching a body?

“Where have you been all this time?” he asked.

“Hmm?”

“Prior to arriving in Ravka. Where have you been?”

“Does it matter?”

Uneasiness prickled beneath his skin. “It does.”

“I’m neither from Fjerda or Shu Han. Does it matter if I’m from Kerch or Novyi Zem?”

Unbidden, the voice of Baghra echoed in his ears. “Origins are important.”

“Are they?” A note of humor lightened your voice. “I would think sometimes origins are best left forgotten.”

“Why?”

“Because the stories that grow up in their place are oftentimes better.”

Frowning, the Darkling cast another wary glance at you, wondering yet again where your strange ideas originated. Who had taught you such unusual thoughts? Had you learned it, or had you been born with it?

“Take, for instance, the Black Heretic.”

The Darkling’s blood turned frigid. Not daring to look at you, his voice dangerously level, he asked, “Oh?”

“What do they say about him? That he created the Fold because he craved too much power? That he was greedy?”

The Darkling’s hands tightened on the reins. “Yes.”

“They say that because they fear him. They fear the power that he so beautifully displayed, because they can’t begin to fathom such raw merzost.”

“You dare…” Swallowing thickly, he tried again. “You dare to speak positively of the Black Heretic.”

“He is the epitome of courage, daring to reach beyond anything done before.”

“Courage?” He almost laughed to hear it. “No one has ever labeled the Black Heretic courageous.”

“Because they are cowards. Fear has even Grisha cowering when they should be the ones who are feared.”

Your words rang out clearly across the snow-covered clearing opening up before you both. The fort was still an hour away, and the moon had risen to its peak in the sky, casting silver light through the trees.

“I agree,” the Darkling heard himself say, his voice quiet so as not to disturb the eerie silence blanketing the area. “Grisha are not nearly respected enough.”

“Because they keep to the lines,” you muttered.

“The lines?”

Rolling your eyes, you affected a simpering voice. “Oh, I’m a Healer, I can only help people. My poor Fabrikator’s hands only work on metals and fabrics.” A snort of disgust ripped itself from your throat. “There is a severe lack of imagination among Grisha.”

Something shifted in the Darkling’s chest, brushing cold fingers along both excitement and fear. “Yes, the Grisha are capable of greatness. With amplifiers—”

You snorted again, shook your head. “They don’t need amplifiers to be creative. They may be limited, but with enough practice, with enough willpower—”

You cut yourself off, pulling hard on the reins of your horse. The Darkling, alarm coursing through him, brought his horse to a standstill.

“What is it—”

You leapt off your saddle as a guttural cry pierced the silence from above. The Darkling’s horse reared, nearly unseating him as something covered in fur dropped from the trees. Pain exploded through the Darkling’s body as the thing smashed into him, toppling him off the horse and into the hard-packed earth.

On his back, the wind knocked out of him, the Darkling drew on the shadows filling the woods as the creature slipped bruising fingers around the Darkling’s neck. In the moonlight, he glimpsed eyes shining above a furry maw.

Fjerdans.

To his right, just out of sight, you shouted. Screams rent the air in disharmony.

There was too much moonlight to drown him in shadows, to choke the life out of the Fjerdan. As the Darkling struggled against the bigger, heavier man, darkness creeping into the corners of his vision as he fought for air, he tried to summon the Cut. It formed beneath the Fjerdan’s arms, pressing against his chest.

The Darkling drove it forward.

Hot blood sprayed over his face and kefta. The Fjerdan’s body tumbled in two atop him, smothering him in furs and body stench and death.

The Darkling scrambled out from under the body, spun, cape arcing behind him, to find you. The last of the Fjerdans toppled before you, your hand ruthlessly ripping rib bones from his chest.

The shadows swarmed the Darkling, drawing themselves into the faint glimmer of another Cut.

“You set a trap,” he snarled, fear tightening its fist around his spine.

Disappointment flickered across your face, chased quickly by exasperation.

The Cut formed its deadly edge.

“Only I have the power to be feared,” he snarled.

He launched the Cut.

You hit the ground, rolling through the remains of the Fjerdans that had attacked you. The Cut sliced through the trees behind you with an ear-rending crack.

You rolled up onto one knee, a shattered femur in your hand. Your arm drew back, then shoved forward, the bone flying from your hand with as much force as the Cut.

Fear froze the Darkling to the core.

The femur whizzed past his ear, nearly touching its shell. It impacted something solid behind him.

The Darkling spun to see one last Fjerdan staggering, the femur jutting through his eye socket. He sunk to his knees, collapsed to the ground.

The jagged point of the femur protruded from the back of his skull.

The severed trees groaned as they fell, tipping into the clearing and crushing the Fjerdan corpses littered around you.

Breathing heavily through his nose, the Darkling stared at you, his mind racing. Had you killed the Fjerdan in an attempt to deflect his suspicions? Had you killed the other Fjerdans because he had not succumbed to the Fjerdan who had toppled him from his horse?

In the back of his mind, the quiet voice of Reason assured him otherwise, but fear still snaked icy tendrils through him.

“What will it take?” you asked, your voice hoarse. “What will it take for me to prove my loyalty? Is it not enough I have killed for you? Is it not enough I have killed to protect you? Is it not enough that I alone am the only one who understands your mission?”

“And what is my mission?” he snarled.

“To never let the Grisha be hunted again.”

The Darkling clenched and unclenched his fists, still breathing heavily through his nose. For once, your expression wasn’t blank or smug with hidden knowledge. Bare beneath the moonlight and covered in blood, it was earnest, eyes gleaming with passion.

“You’ll do whatever it takes to get there,” you said, your voice swelling to fill the clearing with fervor. “Even if it means something drastic, like expanding the Fold or killing the Lantsovs to take their place. You know what it means to sacrifice for the sake of the Grisha.”

“Who are you!?”

“I am sent by the universe,” you cried in answer, “sent to be your iron fist! Accept it so that we can begin the work together.”

“Fanaticism has no place—”

“You need a fanatic,” you hissed, striding across the bloodied clearing. “You need someone who would have stood beside the Black Heretic and lent them their strength and their power. That’s who you need, and I am here to answer.”

Heart pounding in his chest, the Darkling growled back, “And if I say no?”

“Then you’ll be a disappointment. A failure to your origins.”

“You speak in riddles—”

“I know the age of your bones, Black Heretic.”

[ruins-and-rewritez]

Jesper refining his Fabrikator skills to make bullets and fidgets and such because he likes having something to do with his hands and he can because it gives him a chance to be creative, making Nina a miniature wolf to wear around her neck so she can always have a reminder of Matthias because Jes knows how much she misses him and he can't image ever losing Wylan like that

[indiegamesofcolor]

[I.D.: A gifset containing four gifs of the soap opera game Mutazione.

Gif 1 shows the player character, Kai, in two scenes interacting with the townsfolk. In one scene, she sits with a bunch of them outside as they eat together. In the next scene, she floats in the water with a blue character.

Gif 2 shows Kai utilizing the game’s gardening interface, browsing her seed box inventory to select a Red Ti Plant.

Gif 3 shows Kai standing with two townsfolk, one of whom resembles a sort of bug. They are gathered around a little hot dog character who farts and runs off smiling. The bug-like character gets angry.

Gif 4 shows Kai sitting on a bench with her grandfather. They are surrounded by plants and music. Kai says, “There’s so much... more though.”

end I.D.]

Mutazione is a soap opera about supernatural mutants! Play as 15-year-old Kai, who is tending to her ailing grandfather as she explores the Mutazione community. Discover magical gardens, make friends, uncover old secrets, dream of a creepy bird-like figure, and navigate small-town drama to survive an apocalyptic meteor strike!

For Mac, Windows, PS4, iOS, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One.

Developed by Die Gut Fabrik, a studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark whose name means “The Good Factory” in German. They aim to develop diverse and marginalized talent through teaching, internships, advocacy, and accessible designs and have collaborated with Akupara Games. 

Their team of developers and collaborators include Creative Producer Ben Wilson; Programmer Moo Yu; Animator Rosanna Wan; Writer Sharna Jackson; and Sound Designer and Directer Tanuja Amarasuriya. 

Trans and non-binary team members/collaborators include Writer Krishna Istha; Programmer Roxanne van Dam; Composer & Sound Designer Eli Rainsberry; Story Tech Florence Smith Nicholls; and Writer Harry Josephine Giles.

[thedelusionreaderbitch]

Kaz Brekker x alkemi Reader - Strange Truths

A/n: This was so fun to do and me being an Alkemi really was happy with this request! Thank you! I'm so sorry it took so long though!

Warnings: None? Needles?

Request: ok ok so i have an idea- a kaz brekker x alkemi reader where kaz accidentally drinks one of the reader's newest chemical (prolly cause jesper slipped it into his drink) and it makes him super flustered and vv talkative and the reader has to keep him in their lab until they can finish the antidote and kaz tells the reader he likes them right after he takes the antidote so the reader realizes he's actually serious-

I do not own six of crows or shadow and bone or you!

Most people underestimated alkemi's but once they did it once they would not do it again. Kaz Brekker knew that alkemi's could just be as dangerous as a squaller all the way to a shadow or sun summoner if they were powerful enough. To be fair, very few were that powerful but most could kill you slowly and far worse than a heartrender so...

But you were a very powerful alkmei- one of the most powerful to ever live and that was why you are part of the crows. You can fight just fine, but the dregs had seemed to be getting very creative with their ways of killing to getting information and this was all thanks to you.

Though not all appreciated your talents.

Nina has grown up thinking that the alkemi's were weak was a part of those few, Inej just didn't understand you, Jesper understood but was still trying to come to terms with his own Grisha powers, Wylan thought you were amazing and Matthias was just flat out scared.

But that all changed when one day you poisoned a whole army.

Oh, Kaz was just... Happy? No one really knew, but sometimes he just seemed a bit more satisfied about how things were going with you around. Unfortunately for you, that meant he had to spend a bit more time around you trying to come up with more ideas. And that would have been just fine if it weren't for the fact that you were falling helplessly in love with Dirtyhands.

Ya, fuck.

Lately, you had been conjuring up something new in that lab of yours in the basement of the Slat. It was almost like a truth potion but not quite, it was to make it easier to get information out of its victims but not enough to notice.

Officially it was finished and you were going to go tell Kaz but you realized today everyone was going to be at the Crow Club. Just your luck that you hated socializing.

You sigh but you quickly grab the elixir and start running to the Club. Being late to a meeting was never really your foreté.

Finding finally the Crows even with the sea of people around you spot them when you meet Kaz's eyes. Of course, you had to meet his eyes. You go and sit down beside him as everyone had already decided on their drinks.

"Y/n's getting them this time since she's late!" Jesper grins in triumph as you just roll your eyes. It doesn't matter you guessed he was almost always going to be the one late so you figured it wouldn't matter if you had done it this one time. Besides, it would give the sharpshooter (and his boyfriend) a break for once.

Getting up from your seat you walk towards the bar and ask for everyone's drinks. He hands you them and you talk to the bartender as you walk back towards the group.

"I'm your waiter for one time only, don't get used to it."

Kaz just clears his throat and starts talking about a plan that's really in reality just a decoy because of Inej's intel there would be Dime Lion spies in the Crow Club today.

And why not take that to your advantage?

Suddenly Kaz stops talking and you lift an eyebrow at him. He just shakes his head and the others just shrug their shoulders and start a different conversation.

For a bit, you do engage in conversation with the other Crows but Kaz just seemed different? Like he was trying not to burst out talking or something?

"Dirtyhands, you good?"

Instantly his face flushed a bright pink and he stutters out;

"Ya-ya fine. Totally fine, everything's good. Go back to whatever I guess. Just leave me alone and do your work you shouldn't have even asked, so can you please-" He cut himself off and flushed (what you didn't even know was possible) red even brighter.

What the- You always called Kaz Dirtyhands as more as a nickname than a mean term almost like a term of endearment. Although he didn't know that he never had even blinked when you used the little nickname more than necessary so why was he now?

Also to add to that fact, was that you really never called him Kaz. It was mostly to keep yourself in check so you didn't get used to him too much. It was more like reminding yourself that you both weren't on a first-name basis even if you already were.

Narrowing your eyes, you can see that his pupils are slightly dilated and that he's bitting down on his tongue really hard to stop himself from talking. This wasn't just Kaz Brekker flustered, there was something else going on here. And you had to figure at fast before the Dime Lion spies did, or if they already had.

"Brekker, I need to you answer me honestly okay?" You lower your voice and you soften your tone like you would with your targets to get information out of them. You didn't like doing it, but it was the price to pay for his safety.

He just bobs his head up and down trying not to say anything.

"What have you ingested today?"

"Just the drink. Not anything else, being that I forg-" He cuts himself off from his whisper-rant covering his hand over his mouth.

"You haven't eaten today!" Accidently you raise your voice and the anger and concern shine through your usual stone-cold tone.

Kaz widens his eyes and gives you a look to shut the fuck up. He was still the Bastard of The Barrel after all.

Wait, now that you think about it...

You reach into your pocket for your newly brewed elixir and when you take it out it almost confirms it for you.

The lid is open.

Oh, fuck maybe it's better not to cure Kaz because you might just die after this.

It all made sense now though; talkative, flustered, overused & exaggerated facial expressions, looseness of the tongue. Those were all symptoms and you hadn't even noticed.

Well... At least you knew it worked and it was effective. Very effective... Fucking hell Kaz really is going to kill you now.

Grabbing onto his coat sleeve (being extra careful not to touch his skin) you drag him out of the crow club away from the prying eyes of everyone and the shouts of 'what the hell!' From your friends.

Quickly you drag him to the basement of the Slat where all your potions, bombs, machines, elixirs, poisons and most importantly supplies are.

"You can sit there." You point at a chair in the back of the room that basically had a view of everything.

"You better make me an antidote or I swear to-"

You cut him off before he says something he'll regret later. "Go sit your ass down Dirtyhands and let the real Grisha do their magic."

He flushes again and walks over to the chair but not without muttering under his breath how Grisha cannot do magic. And how their abilities work and etc.

By the saints! Now you really didn't want to reverse that chemical elixir, he just sounded really cute. But who the fuck are you kidding? This is Kaz Brekker we're talking about and you just thought of him as cute.

Welp, this is getting interesting.

Quickly you mix some ingredients together trying really hard to go as swift as you can. No one could see Brekker like this it would kill his reputation.

You look down at the antidote and you curse under your breath. This was going to need a needle. Oh fuck, you might as well just die right there.

Hurrying over to your cabinet you quickly go through the vials wondering what size you would need till you found the perfect one. It wasn't very big, and because it was fabrikator made he wouldn't even feel a pinch. But at the same time, it would hold your elixir even if it was a very tiny vial.

"Brekker, your gonna have to put your arm up for me."

You don't turn around knowing that this probably could be your death right here in your lab. At least Kaz Brekker will kill you so at least that's memorable. You sigh, Kaz Brekkers Alkemi was killed by Dirtyhands himself.

"Why?" Most of the time Kaz would just raise his eyebrow at you but because of the fun chemicals that he had in his body that was not the case.

"You might want to roll up your sleeve as well." You say nervously turning around so the needle was visible.

"Because I'm going to have to use a syringe."

"Are you fucking kidding me right now?!"

You slowly walk over and you shake your head.

"Sleeves up."

Kas just grumbles while putting his sleeves up you can tell he's uncomfortable. Now looking back at it you didn't really know how many barrel rats have had needles before, and if they did it probably wasn't good.

"What's your favourite colour?"

He snaps his eyes to meet yours and that's the moment you press the needle in his skin.

As you thought before he didn't flinch but he looked like he wanted to kill you with that stare but his eyes seem to soften with your worried stance.

"It didn't hurt did it?"

Kaz just shakes his head and you sigh in relief. "There shouldn't be any after-effects but I might just check in to see just in case."

He's almost out the door when he stops just at the entrance.

"Your eyes."

You whip your head around to meet his dark eyes.

"What?"

Slowly he comes away from the door frame advancing on you and he shakily takes off a glove and presses his hand against your cheek.

"You asked me what my favourite colour was."

You have convinced yourself that at this moment you have stopped breathing. Nothing else matters but you two of you in this room. The feeling of his hand on your cheek sends butterflies everywhere in you. And you can't stop to think about how beautiful and terrifying those brown nearly black eyes are.

"Boss!" There's a shout from upstairs and he quickly pulls away putting his glove back on.

"So I'll be seeing you around Brekker?"

He rolls his eyes. "You know you can call me Kaz right?"

You laugh as you herd him through the door knowing that he has business to attend to.

"But I think you much prefer when I call you Dirtyhands."

The blush spreads across his cheeks albeit not as strong this time but at least you know it's not from one of your elixirs.

"Only you Y/n only you."

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[goldengoddess]

Omg your writing is so comforting and so pleasant to read!

If you’re feeling up to it, can I request something with Nikolai where he’s in a relationship with a fabrikator? I feel like they would invent the craziest things and all that jazz 💛

quite the pair

pairing: nikolai lantsov x reader

a/n: thank you sooo much sweet thing! this pairing would be so cute i totally agree

warnings: none!

you and nikolai would have the kind of relationship that everyone around you aspires to have

the two of you had like a meet-cute situation

you'd known each other for years by name and face alone

of course you had, he was the prince

and you were one of the most talented fabrikators of the little palace

but nikolai had never had the pleasure of really meeting you

until one day you didn't give him much of a choice

and literally ran into him

causing all of your books and the papers he was carrying to fall all over the floor of the hall

"saints you should watch were you're going-" nikolai started before finally looking up at you

your beauty stunned him into silence

when you finally looked up to him your jaw went slack

"your highness! oh saints, i'm so sorry"

and then you'd started frantically grabbing at his fallen papers

muttering apologies under your breath

nikolai had just put his hand over yours, causing you to shut up

"really, it's okay. honest mistake. i'd love to know what had you in such a rush you had to run down the hall" he has teased you

then he picked up one of your books and his eyebrows had furrowed in a mix of confusion and amusement

"physics of flying?" he questioned aloud

you had grabbed the book from his hand and handed him his papers

with an embarrassed smile you nodded your head, "yeah. that is actually what caused our little um, collision. i had an idea and i need to get to the library for a couple more books."

nikolai swore he felt his heart speed up at your words

sometimes he liked to joke that he fell in love with you right then

which prompted him to say, "can i join you?"

and soon the two of you went from strangers, to closer creative partners, and finally lovers

and even now, when the two of you couldn't get enough of each other, you were still the best workshop partners the other had ever had

nikolai was the only one who really understood your long nights in the workshop

and he usually joined you in falling asleep over your work, abandoned cups of coffee littering the table

he was the only one able to understand your illegible handwriting on your sticky notes

the two of you stayed up late, usually in nikolai's room, bouncing ideas off of each other

"no nikolai we can't do that i already explained that the ship will explode if we add any more firepower to it"

"but imagine how powerful it would be!"

you kept a lot of his projects in check

you know

making sure people didn't die because of his inventions

but over the years the two of you created all sorts of projects

you made life in ravka easier and more efficient

he'd also invent silly things for you

just to make you smile or something

like when you complained about always losing your notebook

he made a little beeping advice that would alter you if you ever lost it

or when you found that you couldn't remember to water your plants

he made a machine to water them for you automatically

and you made him all sorts of things

usually with no purpose

but he really just liked to see you use your power

he liked the way it made you glow

"like the sun" he would say in awe

nikolai would steal your workbook and leave annotations about your ideas

ways to improve them or ideas to scrap

he'd leave silly notes as well

like 'hey i bet you look cute reading this right now' or 'you and i also have chemistry'

his favorite thing about working with you

was all of the kisses he got in between

you finished a project? kiss

he liked your idea? kiss

it was late and you couldn't help but yawn? kiss

his favorite fabrikator deserved all the kisses in the world

[retvenkos]

praying this works!!!

i sent an ask asking what kind of grisha u think the reader in those matthias fics should be?

i wanna be basic n do something like healer but at the same time i hardly ever see any fabrikators But i also wanna be lazy and make them a shadow summoner bc its cool

my input??????? asdfghjkjhgdfghjhg,,, thank you for coming to me with such Important Decisions™,,,,, i will do my best to honor them.

okay, so i love all grisha orders, but as a durast myself, i am definitely biased towards fabrikators. plus, as you said, they never get any love, so it could be interesting to see them! i feel like you could get really creative in how the reader uses their powers, since fabrikators don't get delved into a lot, and there's a lot of room for bending canon. i also think that tidemakers are really cool, just because we don't see them all that much, and water/ice powers and matthias and fjerda, hnnnnnnnggg.........

lol, but those are just some thoughts. i'm sure whatever you choose will be amazing!

[ask-heisendaddy]

Herr Heisenberg Strum verließ die Fabrik

A great sigh escapes the weary lord as he reflects on the monstrously ridiculous and mindless jet engine with legs he creatively named 'storm.'

"A translation for the rest of you...Englisch sprechende Menschen..."

Heisenberg clears his throat.

"The ask, it reads, 'Mister Heisenberg, Sturm has left the factory.'"

Tried and tired, he grumbles under his breath, not looking forward to what was actually meant by the anon. Was it a jape, a threat, a simple message--something ment to harm or otherwise enrage Karl?

"Ich habe keine Zeit für deinen Scheiß! Some friendly advice, anon...RUN! Lauf um dein verdammtes Leben! HAHA!"

[hahaha1d0that]

Friendly reminder that Jesper was definitely using his grisha abilities in season 1 of Shadow and Bone.

When he was shooting the volcra in the fold, the last shot he fired was emphasized by the camera angle zooming in on his gun (specifically the bullet being fired) and his eyes were closed. He made the shot perfectly.

He must have also used his abilities when facing off against Ivan. Ivan is a heartrender with an amplifier, which makes him very dangerous if he has you in his line of sight. To keep Ivan on defense, Jesper had to stay hidden and out of his sights. 

Jesper fires three shots at Ivan and all of them hit in the same exact place on his kefta. How did Jesper manage to aim so precisely three times in a row when he shot through several bed sheets and aimed at points on the wall/metal objects so the bullets would ricochet, all without a clear line of sight on Ivan? He couldn’t have. He probably used his abilities to guide the bullets toward the kefta that Ivan specifically told him was Fabrikator-made to be bullet resistant, so it probably had some kind of kevlar-like material woven into it that Jesper could have sensed and guided the bullets to. 

Jesper does something similar in Crooked Kingdom when he sends the rubber bullet at Kuwei without a good line of sight, so it’s not an unreasonable assumption that he did it to Ivan too.

When Jesper has Ivan pinned to the ground, Ivan asked “What are you?” and Jesper deflected his question. Then, Ivan said “You’re a--” but before he could finish, Jesper knocked him out and said “You should have stopped while you were ahead.”

Of course, this implies that Jesper knows that he’s using his abilities to gain the advantage when shooting, whereas he didn’t think about it in the books until Wylan pointed it out to him. But, because Shadow and Bone is an adaptation of the books, they have some creative freedom to change things around a bit (such as the timeline, character descriptions, dialogue and events, etc. that we’ve already seen changed). 

Overall, I’m pretty happy with how the show is adapting the books. The Shadow and Bone storyline is almost identical to the book (with the exception of the ending and the Crows’ involvement, of course) as well as Nina and Matthias’ backstory. I’m really excited to see how they incorporate the events of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom (and Wylan) into the show!

[creativefabrik22]

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