i've been thinking a lot about how both hanne and nina experience a soul death and then a rebirth - hanne literally trades his body with rasmus, who is dead, and is "reborn;" nina states that her heart died with matthias and so she changes into mila.
and the crucial thing about this is that the grishaverse loves threes. it fucking loves the rule of threes. i've spoken on here previously about nina saying "in the next life" to matthias, i've spoken to @tovezza about matthias specifically saying in his own narrative that he has a lot of work to do- the phrasing i'm using is an abridged version. the way matthias actually says it mirrors the way rabbis and scholars of kabbalah speak of reincarnation, specifically saying that souls are reborn when there is "work to be done"
hanne and nina are the two visible points on this triangle, and it's worth noting that the work they're doing is not within their vision, but matthias; leigh herself has said she hopes matthias and nina can reunite in the next life.
so what i'm trying to say is matthias has been dead for like 1-2ish years by the end of rule of wolves. and in 20 or 17 years, nina and hanne are going to experience the funniest thing of all time
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Nina for the ask game
omg ty!! nina is one of my fav grishaverse characters ever (actually she's my fav crow!) so I loveeee talking about her
why I like them: her badassery. she doesn't take shit from anybody which I love, and she has a really strong sense of self-worth and independence
why I don't: she keeps falling for goddamn fjerdans. for legal reasons this is a joke, I love helnik and hannina more than life itself HOWEVER this girl clearly has a type and it's v funny to me
favourite episode/scene: ooooh I'm actually not sure but I do love her scenes with zoya in s2 because their dynamic is SO deep and SO intricate and I could talk about it for hours
favourite season/movie: so she's brilliant in both s&b seasons and both soc books, but I think she's actually best in the kos duology!
favourite line: I WILL LEAVE THIS WORLD ON A HAMMER BLOW holy fuck it's one of my fav quote of all time, I just love it so much. it perfectly encapsulates nina's personality and her determination
favourite outfit: her red dress from the shu han heist in s2! something about it being red but not heartrender red yk? like she's claiming her grisha powers but still refusing to align herself with the second army.... it's deep okay
otp: ugh I can never choose between helnik and hannina (in an ideal world they'd be polyam lmao)
brotp: okay so I love ninej however. nina and zoya are sooooo deep I could analyse them for Hours. I have a playlist for them in my notes app. also nina and nikolai would be the most chaotic friendship EVER which I love sm
headcanon: there's like zero chance she's cisgender. idk what she would be but there's some gender fuckery going on there I swear
unpopular opinion: I love hannina and idk if that's unpopular as such but I'm pretty sure it's less popular than helnik so let's go with that. also matthias's death adds so much to the narrative and there's no way it could have been as satisfying if he'd survived
a wish: she's going to be such an incredible queen omg, I want her to change the world (and specifically fjerda) forever and leave her mark
an oh-god-please-don't-ever-happen: imagine if hanne (I hc his chosen name as demyen!) dies as well.... leaving nina all alone and widowed..... yeah. that would suck.
5 words to describe them: determined, chaotic, badass, independent, vicious (when she wants to be)
my nickname for them: again tbh I don't really have one 😭😭
give me a character and I will answer...
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“can you imagine? you might as well ask her if she wants to snuggle. general zoya nazyalensky does not need or want our approval.”
-nina zenik, king of scars
oh to have as much self esteem and confidence as queen zoya nazyalensky of ravka, of the garden, of the city, who is strong enough to survive the fall.
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How to turn your crush into your own simp?
A guide by grishaverse characters :
"Just look cool (an axe helps) and tell her she is pretty"
"Tell them they are better than waffles (and show some skin, don't be a prude).Also reciting poetry about their lips can work as an alternative"
"Let him know that he is a king and he owns the place, except for you, you are the queen"
"Traumatize his sworn enemies, he may return the favor"
"Not just girls,it works ,trust me"
"Be cold and resilent, like steel, guys love metal metaphors"
"Have a stupid face? i honestly don't know how i did it"
Bonus:
"Don't ask us, we are the simps in the relationship"
"We gladly acepted our honor as ethernal simps"
"nods"
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