#Wylan van Eyck

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Characters, book, and author names under the cut

Ronan Lynch/Adam Parrish - The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

Wylan van Eyck/Jesper Fahey - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

[uku-lelevillain]

episode 3 was iconic

******SPOILERS*******

we got nikolai’s identity reveal like the books

we got alina punching nikolai

then we had the absolute wesper gem of “when i woke up you were gone” + love at first sight when wylan playing the piano

immediately followed by kaz telling inej about his backstory and some crumbs of THE BATHROOM SCENE EXCUSE ME WHAT

and right after that the Dregs fight scene with kaz wacking people with his cane left and right

it had iconic moments from siege and storm, the best scenes from crooked kingdom AND added the wesper bonus like what did we do to deserve such a well written episode

[rotzaprachim]

scoring six of crows but it’s only songs from the 20th century

sometimes the best way to avoid hopelessly dating something is to really extra date it. if EYE was in charge here are some i’d choose for Key Character moments (leaning VERY 60′s folk) 

Kaz - “Sinnerman” by Nina Simone - end of book 1, as everything falls apart. oh sinnerman where you gonna run to? 

(honorable mentions: il testamento di tito, by fabrizio de Andrè)

Inej - When the Ship Comes In, Bob Dylan - (her entire final sequence with the Wraith) 

honorable mention: it’s my way by buffy sainte-marie, esp for Inej deciding her path in SOC. i’ve got my own seeds, my own weeds, my own harvest that i’ve sown) 

Jesper - Dollar Bill Blues, Townes Van Zandt - introduction sequence baby! 

(honorable mentions: well i do think the gambler by kenny rodgers has a place here. and the boxer. oh i am just a poor boy with my story seldom told i have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles such are promises) 

Matthias- Universal Soldier, Buffy Sainte-Marie - oh, i do think we all know when. he’s the one who gives his body as a weapon of the war and without him all this killing can’t go on. 

honourable mention: i ain’t marching anymore by phil ochs. call it peace or call it treason call it love or call it treason, but I ain’t marching anymore. when i’m gone by phil ochs as well. 

nina - sweet sir galahad, joan baez. oh this is. i will cry over this one. just a little 

honorable mention: joan covering an older jewish song that works just so well for her story, esther and abi ofarim covering a different translation here. whoever treasures freedom like the swallow has learned to fly

wylan- a hard rain’s gonna fall (this is a modern cover of dylan. but we’ve already had enough dylan.) by the time he’s reached the end of CK i suspect wylan feels he’s seen as much as the narrator has 

honorable mentions: i fully believe colm walks on set with “ordinary man” by christy moore playing. 

[n0b0dy11]

Normal people: I love you Kaz Brekker: You're an investment

[suzieloveships]

Grishaverse series fundamentally being about teenagers taking back their own authority and committing revenge on adults that abused them and exploited them >>>>>>>>>>

[seninjakitey]

Inej to van eyck

[niamhthefae]

I love the crows but the only thing is that as an art nerd i cant stop thinking about the fact that theres a 15th century artist called jan van eyck and wylan and all

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TWINK POLL OFFICIAL BRACKET FINALISTS

Drum roll, please!

AUTOMATICALLY ADVANCE TO THE SHOWDOWN:

LINK (LEGEND OF ZELDA)

Final nomination count: 31

TINTIN (THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN)

Final nomination count: 12

THE REST UNDER THE CUT

ADVANCE VIA VOTES:

LIO FOTIA (PROMARE)

Final nomination count: 23

2. MERLIN (BBC MERLIN)

Final nomination count: 17

3. THE ONCE-LER (THE LORAX)

Final nomination count: 16

4. JULIAN BASHIR (STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9)

Final nomination count: 15

5. KUZCO (THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE)

Final nomination count: 13

6. KURAPIKA (HUNTER X HUNTER)

Final nomination count: 12

7. JAMES (POKÉMON)

Final nomination count: 12

8. HOWL JENKINS PENDRAGON (HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE)

Final nomination count: 12

9. VASH THE STAMPEDE (TRIGUN/TRIGUN STAMPEDE)

Final nomination count: 11

10. JASKIER (THE WITCHER)

Final nomination count: 11

11. TAAKO (THE ADVENTURE ZONE)

Final nomation count: 10

12. BILLY "WICCAN" KAPLAN (MARVEL)

Final nomination count: 10

13. VIKTOR (ARCANE)

Final nomination count: 9

14. OBI-WAN KENOBI (STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE)

Final nomination count: 9 and I hate every one of you

15. HICCUP HORRENDOUS HADDOCK III (HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON)

Final nomination count: 9

16. TIM "RED ROBIN/ROBIN" DRAKE (DC COMICS)

Final nomination count: 8

17. STILES STILINSKI (TEEN WOLF)

Final nomination count: 8

18. NAGITO KOMAEDA (DANGANRONPA)

Final nomination count: 8

19. LUCIUS SPRIGGS (OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH)

Final nomination count: 8

20. SAURON (TOLKIEN)

Final nomination count: 7 (art by Elena Kukanova)

21. KURT HUMMEL (GLEE)

Final nomination count: 7

22. GUILLERMO DE LA CRUZ (WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS)

Final nomination count: 7

23. CLOUD STRIFE (FINAL FANTASY)

Final nomination count: 7

24. WYLAN VAN EYCK/HENDRICKS (THE GRISHAVERSE)

Final nomination count: 6 (sorry, I had to use a show screenshot, but if you want to share some fanart, including artist credit, I could use, feel free!)

25. TAMAKI SUOH (OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB)

Final nomination count: 6

SURPRISE BACK ALLEY DEAL CHARACTER

Nominated by @girlfailure-bracket, absolute legend

HARUHI FUJIOKA (OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB)

[the-ultimate-junkyard]

This might be a coincidence but I just love how Wylan plays the flute and there’s an actual flutist called Jacob van Eyck in the 16th century

[blessyouhawkeye]

the thing about the shadow and bone show is it's very clear they're not going for a straight adaptation of soc and are basically asking themselves what if questions and writing the answer, which i actually don't have a problem with. like i think the questions "how would wylan and jesper's relationship change if they met before jesper knew wylan was van eyck's son" or "what if kaz got his vengeance on pekka rollins/inej was freed from indenture before the ice court heist" are very interesting, but they're not being given the proper time or attention to be fleshed out and end up feeling rushed and slapped together. and i think the questions presented by those plot lines are interesting too! like i want to see how wesper's relationship will fare against the identity reveal, i want to know if jan van eyck will fill the vengeance hole in kaz's heart and how he'll react to that, i want to know what kanej's dynamic during the ice court heist would look like if the i'll have you without your armour scene had already happened! i think there's really interesting things you can do with that! but i know it won't be explored fully because they won't have the time, and they'll have to find another reason to get the crows to ravka for the season finale. I don't think that adaptations strictly have to adhere to the source material but i do think if major changes are going to be made they should be fully explored, and shadow and bone never does.

[disabledcharacters]

BOOK: Jesper Fahey (Six of Crows) - ADHD & Wylan Van Eyck (Six of Crows) - Dyslexia

Illustrations by Bon Orthwick for the Crooked Kingdom special edition.

Jesper Fahey is a Zemeni-born sharpshooter, a member of the Dregs, and one of the protagonists of the Six of Crows duology. He is also a Fabrikator.

Jesper is restless and often anxious, and uses gunfights and gambling to distract himself with an adrenaline rush. When he feels overwhelmed he rests his hands on his pistols to keep from fidgeting. Some of his recklessness likely comes from not using his Fabrikator powers. Jesper's impulsiveness sometimes leads him to make poor decisions, which makes him feel guilty and leads to low self-esteem. [wiki]

Wylan Van Eck is the son of Jan Van Eck and is also one of the protagonists of the Six of Crows duology. He joins the team rescuing Bo Yul-Bayur from the Ice Court because of his knowledge of demolitions and his use as a hostage in negotiating the reward.

Wylan has a curious, contemplative mind, often questioning how things function such as on Jesper's pistols and the Ice Court's aqueduct system. He prefers music and numbers to words, as he cannot read or write because of his dyslexia. Wylan is insecure regarding his disability due to his father's rejection and hatred of him because of his inability to read or write. [wiki]

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Characters, book, and author names under the cut

Nico di Angelo/Will Solace - The Camp Halfblood Chronicles by Rick Riordan

Whisper/Prince Julien Sandry - Prince and Assassin by Tavia Lark

Wylan van Eyck/Jesper Fahey - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Lark/Rosethorn - Circle of Magic by Tamora Pierce

[uku-lelevillain]

i’m very curious to have your opinion on the wesper take this season

since they revisited their whole relationship storyline we won’t get many iconic scenes from the books. even though i love the take i’m curious to know if the wesper fans out there are disappointed or not

[rotzaprachim]

my very correct crows’ music opinions from under a different post: (somewhat us-centric and i do apologize) 

actually what kaz does is agressively turn on financial podcasts to drown out the other crows' music he finds sonically objectionable s

inej: joan baez, buffy sainte-marie, emmylou harris, linda rondstadt.

 jesper: jimi hendrix, thin lizzy, dolly parton, donna summer. also a great lover of showtunes 

matthias: (also barely listens to music, but increasingly finds it a Wild means of post-cult Rebellion) eddie vedder/pearl jam, john mellencamp, melissa etheridge

nina: the cranberries, dessa, patti smith. she did once make kaz listen to 3 hours straight of little mix during a road trip though. (driver picks the music and passenger shuts his cakehole.) 

wylan: he has all of fun. and vampire weekend as vinyl records. 

however i find it necessary to state that, having typed all this, that while kaz does not listen to music, his entire story can be summarised by bruce springsteen songs, and that it is the collected works of bruce sprinsteen that represent him as a person. 

[aziraphalesbowtie]

scrolling through a timeline of the 15th century for book research and being jumpscared by the reminder that jan van eyck was a real person and not just wylan’s horrible dad

[blueaizawa]

you don’t understand how happy I am about s&b season 2? THE KANEJ CONTENT ? WE’RE GOING TO GET ?? MORE HELNIK ?? HELLO ??! So bloody much to unpack hold my kefta while I sob uncontrollably into my respective Matthias Helvar & darkling shrines