#alden vacker sucks

[im-cool]

k but why is sophie hogging all the good parents. Like among her friends they have a total of 2 good parents and one okay one, meanwhile she has like 37.

[clarissaweasley-10]

Here's my analasis on the character of Fitz Vacker aka Wonderboy(even tho no one asked)He's sadly one of the most disliked characters in the entire series and though l get why you guys may hate him,let's try to understand...

The fact that Fitz was born into one of the if not THE most influential family in the lost cities has a LOT to do with his character.Plus,he was the golden child of the family.His parents obviously favoured him from the start.He was perfect...or so he hoped.Growing up the way he did,he HAS to be perfect.Be the perfect child,the perfect student carry the family's legacy and make his family proud.That was what mattered the most to him it was part of how he was raised as the golden child.Now,in Stellarlune during the Cognate Inquisition,Fitz himself has admitted to Sophie about how he often feels a little jealous of her.Well not exactly "jealous"but yk he used to be the best in everything before Sophie came and now she is always better than him and he is left to be the second best.Like imagine being the best in everything,with everybody looking up to you and then suddenly it all just goes down especially after Alvar's betrayal.That would suck so hard.There are two events which are the turning points of his character development:Alden's mind breaking,and Alvar's betrayal.You may ask why l put Alden's mind breaking here(the other one is obvious),the answer is, it was the beginning of events leading to total chaos in Fitz's life.His father who he looked upto,the one who shaped him and has a lot to do with who he is,one of the strongest people he ever knew..broke.lmagine how that would feel,especially to elves who are just not in terms with the idea of loosing someone close to you,and Fitz just lost his father all of a sudden with no prior explanation.And the explanation is his father had gone to Exile with a girl he knew for a few months at most(tho he and Sophie were very close)without taking his own son with him,and the guilt of seeing the son of a guy he had helped arrest and whose life he had virtually destroyed,finally broke his mind.Imagine how incapable,unworthy and angry this would have made Fitz feel.So he took out his anger on Sophie,though he had no right to and blamed her when HE WAS IN FACT BLAMING HIMSELF.Yes.If only his father had trusted him enough to share this information with him,then maybe Fitz would have made him understand or he and Sophie together could have saved him.But now Alden was gone and who was to blame?But Fitz also knew the consequences of the guilt he was feeling,saw it in the form of his father.If he lets the guilt of not being there get to him then,soon he too would be in Alden's position imagine how hard it would hit Della,Biana and....Alvar(strictly Fitz's pov.)So he did what he could and used his anger as a shield to protect himself and the rest of his family.

I also want to talk about the whole matchmaking thing because that's one of the most controversial aspects of Fitz's character.As l've said the fact that Fitz was born into one of the most influential families of the lost cities has a lot to do with his character.He was trained to uphold his families reputation.And we've all seen how bad matches are treated in the Lost Cities.Sophie who has literally spent her whole life outside the Lost Cities couldn't completely accept the fact that she was unmatchable,so what do you expect from Fitz who has spent his entire life being treated like royalty.Ofc he would be upset.Now l am not justifying all the rude and jerky things he said to Sophie l want to give him a solid shake for that,but he is only human(well no but yeah figuratively yk)and his perfect family was basically a broken sandcastle now so let's try to be a bit kind to Fitz too yeah?Now you may say that,Keefe also spent his entire life in the Lost Cities but had no problem from the start about Sophie being unmatchable.Well for this(and a lot of other things)Keefe deserves a LOT of extra points for the whole Sokeefe vs Sophitz thingie but he and Fitz had very different upbringings and characters.Keefe doesn't give a f abt what others think,the only thing he cares about is how Sophie feels,so get yourself a man like him...He had raised himself to be a rebel and went against common norms.And hence has no regards for what the society thinks.He only wants Sophie and if people scorn upon them for being a bad match then they should remind themselves that they would never get a relationship as good as Sokeefe.And he is THE man for this.

[lotusishere]

I just realized I never posted my explanation of why I like Alvar’s character. Disclaimer I will be talking about spoilers in the most recent book at the end. But I’ll make sure to blur it for people who haven’t read it. Anyway. I have always liked Alvar’s character when we were first introduced to him in the series. He’s very similar to Keefe as Keefe is similar to him. Alvar’s character was written to be the first born of Alden and Della. He has said that he experienced the crushing pressure and overly extreme expectations it takes to be a Vacker. From what it sounds like, it sounds like he’s always wanted to be good enough for the Vackers Name, only to have it backfire on him. Maybe it’s because I’m also the eldest child in my family but I relate to the pressure a lot. It suck’s that I had to suffer the most with expectations and pressure but my younger siblings got stuck with NONE OF THAT. I understand his resentment if not rage towards that. It’s frustrating to live your life to be perfect only for your parents to have a second child and treat them the exact opposite of how they raised you. That is not me saying that Fitz did not have pressure and challenges on him when he was growing up. He clearly did.

Alvar had a motive that has been clear, simple and straight to the point. He wants to reveal the truth about the Vacker Legacy. He wants to show everyone that they’re not as perfect as they force everyone to believe. He wants to prove that they are just as messy, as fucked up, and as twisted. He wants to show the world that their Vacker Legacy is just a title they give themselves to excuse the monstrous abusive moments of societal pressure and social pressure onto their family. Alvar experiences this first hand being everything his parents had wanted only for him to be overshadowed (or his efforts forgotten) because of his “golden boy” brother. Alvar does not agree with the council’s laws.

As talked about in the newest book. He doesn’t like the match making system. He flat out jokes about how it’s more of a political thing to make a child who’s superior. He explains that with humans, humans don’t have a match making system, they marry whoever they love. It’s something that he appreciates and loves about them. It’s something he wishes the elf world had. He doesn’t want to live in a world suffocated by societal pressures. He wants to be able to live freely without having to worry about being discriminated with who he loves. He doesn’t want to have to worry about doing match making papers just to please his family and the way people look at him. And to be honest I agree with the match making system. I think the system should be used to confirm whether or not you have shared relatives and that’s it. Their relationships shouldn’t be based on what looks good on paper. It should be based on how much they love one another.

This is not a post of ignoring the crimes Alvar has done. He is a member of a crazy ass terrorist group. He has kidnapped and tortured children. He has lost his mind multiple times during the series. He has done AWFUL and terrible things. I am not justifying his negative actions nor saying that is why I like him. I like him for his motive and ambition of what he wants. If you break down majority of the reasons people are even in Neverseen it’s because they want to rebel against the council. They have been treated so unfairly in their life, whether it’s their ability or match making or family being mistreated. The amount of abused power that is given to mistreat tens if not hundreds of elves is crazy. Glimmer’s parents got exile because they altered the match making papers a bit to be together. I think being exiled is extreme for a little crime like that. And what makes me anger is what glimmers parents got exiled but when Alvar pulled up with “amnesia” they all turned a blind eye and said it was fine. But let the gods forbid Alvar wasn’t a person of a high standard family he would have been shattered without hesitation. I like Alvar because he can clearly see the discriminations the world has and how his family views it too. And he out front says he doesn’t like it. Alvar is definitely one of those characters to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Do I think he should crash out and traumatize children? No. Do I think he should have helped kidnap Sophie? No. Do I think he should have done anything he has done when he’s been apart of Neverseen? No. Hell, in Flashback I was right with Fitz when it came to Alvar’s punishment. I wouldn’t have wanted him free either. I wouldn’t have cared if his memories were “gone”. Alvar truly deserves the punishment the elven world has for him. I agree with Fitz’s rage over the matter. But I like Alvar not for his negative traits but the complexity of his character.

[myfairkatiecat]

QUALDEN IS AN ACTUAL SHIP?? Alden Vacker????? and Quinlin??? Alden vacker sucks he doesn't deserve quinlin

YEAH THATS AN ACTUAL SHIP

like you do you but that is sooooo not for me 😭

[crymeariveronceagain]

FRICK FRICK FRICK

@obsidianstrawberrymilk YOUR TAKES ARE SO COOL

FRIZZIE YOURS ARE TOO

ASDFGHJKL I NEED SOMEONE TO WRITE THISSSSSsss

Mmm okay so children are like, clumsy. They drop stuff. They panic easily and are also very easy to pick up.

What I'm saying is its entirely possible that Alden could have lost track of Fitz in the Forbidden Cities and Fitz could have dropped the leaping crystal he was supposed to use, and then they'd have no way to get him back. Given he was in the Human Word for seemingly most of his time from ages 6-14 I'm guessing Alden did something to his Registration Pendent so the Council can't track it, and as we know from Sophie and Dex's kidnapping in Book 1, those aren't hard to take off either.

And Alden likely knew this, yet he still sent Fitz there constantly for literally THE MAJORITY OF HIS LIFE.

This makes me want to write an AU where Fitz did get lost in the human world and didn't get back tbh

i bet he did drop it once or twice, and that he got lost. Alden had to come find him and sometimes it would take a while and little fitz would be trapped in a world that he didn’t belong in wondering if he would ever get home. that would have been traumatic and would cause a fear of being completely alone, ohhhhh the agnst potential

that sounds like such a fun au.

he would probably get put in the foster system, and move from home to home, and when he manifested he wouldn’t be taught how to block so he would have headaches like sophie did. though Alden would know the location that Fitz was sent, so he would have to get on bus after losing the crystal and fall asleep that way he’s just really lost and they’re not going to be able to find him easily.

[aphelea]

save yourself tonight

Once again I'm a day late but shh. We'll ignore that. Anyway, here's my fun little fic for @tiertice-week-2023 day 3: AU.

@gay-otlc @cogaytes y'all get tagged for all my tiertice bullshit

Summary: In an alternate universe, Tiergan is there when Alden and Quinlin come to arrest Prentice. Desperate to save his lover, Tiergan throws himself into the fire instead.

Ao3

“It was me.”

The room was pin-drop silent, and Quinlin and Alden shared an indecipherable look. Slowly, Tiergan stepped in front of Prentice, holding Alden’s gaze all the while. 

“What?” Quinlin asked after a moment. “Look, Sir Tierg—”

“Don’t call me that,” he snapped. 

Quinlin huffed. “Tiergan, then. We’re not here for you.”

“You could be,” Tiergan replied, and he could almost feel Prentice’s eyes boring into his back. “If I said that I was secretly a rebel sympathizer, and that I had stolen, classified Council documents sitting in my office, you’d have no choice but to take me instead.”

“We’re perfectly capable of arresting both of you,” Alden replied coolly. “I’d advise you to watch your words, Sir Tiergan, given the severity of these charges.” 

“You have no evidence but some hunches and a handful of odd—but not incriminating—registry records.” Tiergan said. “Your accusations are unfounded.”

Alden’s carefully neutral expression twitched slightly, and Tiergan allowed himself a smidgen of satisfaction at having annoyed Alden Vacker enough to break his emotionless facade. “I’d argue that we have more than enough evidence to arrest the both of you, now. But I’m feeling generous, and I’d rather not do so today.”

“Generous?” Tiergan scoffed. “You’re ripping a man away from his family, his wife, his son. I’d hardly call that generous.”

Quinlin clicked his tongue. “There are always consequences for those that break the law, regardless of their familial relations.”

Tiergan opened his mouth to speak, but stopped as Prentice laid a cool hand on his shoulder and stepped forward. “Gentlemen,” he said, “I’m afraid there’s been a few misunderstandings, here.”

“On the contrary, Mr. Endal, I think this situation is quite simple. We only have a few questions to ask you, and after that—”

“He’s innocent,” Tiergan cut in. “Don’t drag him into this.”

Tiergan, what the hell are you doing? Prentice’s voice appeared in his mind. 

I’m doing what’s right. What I deserve, and you do, too. 

Prentice let out a sigh. This is part of my job, Tiergan, you know that. I’m the Keeper. 

Exactly, which is why you should be out here, free, with Cyrah and Wylie and protecting our secrets. All I am is another spy. Our world can survive without me. 

Tiergan–

“I confess to the crime of treason and rebel sympathies,” Tiergan blurted out. 

Both Quinlin and Alden froze in their tracks and locked eyes, no doubt sharing a matching telepathic conversation to his and Prentice’s. “I have spent my life actively working to undermine the Council and any institutions over which they preside. I am also guilty of having intentionally altered registry records of myself and others, which you will find to be the reason behind the oddities in Prentice’s records.”

“Are you crazy?” Prentice hissed, and Tiergan made his best attempt at an overdramatic sigh. 

“My love,” he said, turning and grabbing Prentice’s hands. Alden sucked in a breath at the words. “I apologize for betraying you.”

“What–”

Tiergan had read enough romance novels in his life to know how this situation should go, how he should go about convincing Quinlin and Alden that Prentice was simply an innocent, deceived lover, unaware of his partner’s treasonous actions. If Tiergan could seem dramatic and devastated enough, the Cognates might actually believe that he felt guilty over almost framing his lover. 

Plus,  Tiergan had more than enough experience painting himself to be someone he wasn’t. 

He forced tears to his eyes—which, unsurprisingly, wasn’t particularly difficult—and threw his arms around Prentice, pulling him into what seemed from the outside to be a mournful hug between hurt lovers. Instead, he used it to lean next to Prentice’s ear and whisper, “I’m sorry.”

“What the hell are you doing? They came for me, because of my mistakes—”

“They came to find a Black Swan operative. And they did. Me. I’m just one person, Prentice, I’m nothing unique to this cause, but you? You’re our Keeper, our light, our most dangerous weapon.” Tiergan paused, then added. “Go live a happy life, love. You deserve it.”

Alden cleared his throat, and the two broke apart. “Sir Tiergan,” he began, and Tiergan wanted to slap him just for the name. “I’ll admit, this new information certainly alters our hypotheses. In any case, if you truly are confessing to this…long list of crimes, it will certainly warrant a Tribunal.”

Tiergan scoffed. “Well, I’m sure you’d be overjoyed to see me Exiled.” 

Alden shifted uncomfortably, and Quinlin, ever the knight in shining armour, jumped to his rescue. “Watch your words, Mr. Alenefar. Your apparent protection of Mr. Endal is certainly noble, but I don’t think you’ve quite considered the severity of the consequences to come.”

“Prentice doesn’t need me to protect him from shit,” Tiergan snapped. “I’ve told you what you wanted to know, so you can either fuck off right now or drag me with you in chains. And, trust me, I’m well aware of the consequences.”

Prentice frowned. “Tiergan...”

But Alden stepped forward and locked the magisidian handcuffs around Tiergan’s wrists, and he didn’t resist. There was no point in resistance; what was done had been done, what was said had been said, and now Tiergan only had to pay the price. 

A Tribunal. A mind break. Exile. 

An awfully high price to keep Prentice free, but Tiergan would never let Wylie and Cyrah be abandoned because of his and Prentice’s foolish attempts at fairness in the Lost Cities. Yes, Tiergan was willing to die for an impossible ideal, and that was fine—he had almost nothing to keep him from rashness, nothing except Prentice. But Prentice? Prentice had everything to lose. He had status, a wife, a son—and neither Cyrah nor Wylie deserved to be collateral damage from his and Tiergan’s idiocy. 

“I’m sorry, love,” Tiergan said, as the Cognates dragged him away. “I’m so sorry.”

But Prentice could only stare back in shocked, betrayed silence. 

[send-up-my-heart-to-you]

sooooo im 75% done w the first book of kotlc, here are some thoughts i had / theories i came up w while reading (the links to my thoughts for 25% and 50% are here and here respectively)

starting off hot, i did not like keefes dad. ik thats like obvious that hes bad, but hes giving lucius malfoy (i can imagine him w the black swan. not theorizing, but saying that i wouldnt be surprised). i swear if i find out hes touched a hair on keefes gorgeous head—

another thing, the pyrokinetics. that book was obviously planted by someone from the black swan, and i think i know who (i say it in one of the next points.) but i wonder what happens if someone is a pyrokinetic ? i think someone mentioned earlier that abilities can form on their own, so what do they do w someone who just like spawns that ability. also wouldnt it be funny if dex or marella was a pyrokinetic.

speaking of dex, can i just say i love him. i feel like hes sidelined by sophie n i know she doesnt mean it n hes her best friend but hes so left out cmon i feel so bad. also the way hes so jealous of fitz "you just like seeing wonderboy. please dont tell me you have some stupid crush on him" JSWJSHSHEHD I CANT

i can also now honestly say that i like sophie as a mc. like. a lot of books have bland mcs but not kotlc, shes a good person, she has a strong moral compass, hates attention cause she gets so much of it (esp sucks since this seems to be a chosen one trope). i wanna see more depth to her character tho cause a lot of this is just surface shit. but then again this is a middle-grade series n im only on the first book, so ill be patient

okay, look. about the black swan. i get that theyre planting information into her head. she knows abt elementine, she knows the word 'suldreen'. but some things i dont get how they planted. its too broad to be planted all at once like. she can understand a whole new language n she doesnt know it ?? she can read a whole new alphabet (the cipher runes) which is extremely rare to be able to read ?? she knows how the eternalia castles look like ?? howd they plant that in her head? might be a plothole but idkkk

the allergy when she was nine HAS GOT TO HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANCE. i mean, it was thrown in n she mentioned that they never discovered what its cause was ??? real suspicious shit im telling you

now, this ones a lil far fetched n it goes off of barely anything except for my writer instinct but bear w me, at first when sophie started getting notes in her locker n they suspected it was someone from the black swan (i suspect the book was also planted by that someone, tho i suppose its kinda obvious), i thought it was a student or teacher who could get easy access. heck, i assumed it might be keefe for a hot sec bc we know he broke into her locker before. but then he said that he found it opened, n alden said it might be a vanisher... and then alvar, a vanisher, showed up during that same conversation. now, i could be wrong, but wouldnt that make for an insane plot twist? esp since sophies gonna move in w the vackers, n itd make for a cool thing to notice if you go for a reread knowing hes the vanisher alden speculated abt. idk, just a thought

thats all i have, the next one is gonna be a post when im 100% done, n ive found a pdf of the second book so imma start reading that prolly immediately after im done w this one. lmk if i should do posts like this for 'exile', too (i wonder why its called that btw?)

tagging: @tastetherainbow290, @that-multi-fandom-hijabi, @aylin-hijabi

[the-one-and-only-aroace]

He’s good you’re broken

He’s good, Biana thought as her father screamed at her. She felt the spittle shower her face. He was the definition of a Good Samaritan. He was the council’s right hand man. He followed their orders, always loyal.

He’s good, she thought as he dragged her to her room. His grip leaving bruises on her scarred skin. He looked for the moonlark for twelve years. He was so dedicated to stopping the rebellion, he was willing to sacrifice his sons. He never gave up, always stayed dedicated.

He’s good, she thought as thundering footsteps exit. The noise pounded in her ears. He was willing to take in abandoned children. He gave Keefe a home, opened his to Sophie. He was the father they never had, always willing to care.

He’s good, she thought as she heard the lock click. She felt the room start to shrink. He supported the black swan, he knew the council made mistakes. He was willing to let his family join. He saw the truth, was willing to admit his mistakes.

He’s good, she thought as her shaky knees gave in. She fell to the cold, hard floor. He wanted the best for his kids. He always pushed them to be better, always giving them second chances. He tried to make them better, how he loved them so.

She was the one who disobeyed, the disloyal daughter. She always gave in, the punishments too harsh for her weak mind. She didn’t care enough to listen to her father, the selfish girl. She was too stubborn to admit her mistakes, always arguing. She didn’t love her family enough, always making them look bad.

He’s good youre broken

[crymeariveronceagain]

I'm curious - what made you hate Alden? When did you start hcing him as abusive?

For me, it was probably when I reread the series and started relating to Fitz a lot more. Having Fitz as your favorite character makes it hard to like him.

it's... a lot of things.

but the catalyst for me was that scene in Flashback.

It made me sick.

First of all, Alden knows exactly what Keefe Sencen's family situation is like. And without question or hesitation, for his own purposes, he turned that against Keefe. Used it as a weapon. Called him a son to hit him in the face with the knowledge that he doesn't matter as much as his other kids. That at the end of the day, Keefe is still just a pawn to every single one of his parental figures.

Secondly, I understood something. Crappy people are crappy people. If you're crappy in one area of your life, the crappy-ness is infectious. It bleeds. It seethes. If it's in one area of your life, especially in the way you handle your relationships, it's probably going to be in other areas. More than that. Moreover, in my personal experience, crappy parents are often very nice to kids who are not theirs. This is how Alden treats a kid who is not his. So, bearing all that in mind, I went back and I looked at his kids.

Biana is invisible, hiding in the shadows of her older brother, she's there but she's not, silently held to an impossible standard, and declaring that her scars are a part of her now, like someone told her that she needed to be ashamed of them. Fitz is so perfect there are cracks and he breaks down screaming, unable to handle the pressure. Alvar fricking abandoned everything his family stood for with no remorse and ditched everything to join a terrorist organization. All I see in this are huge, huge, huge red flags.

Thirdly, after this, I looked back on Alden's behavior. And I just. I noticed things.

For instance. He constantly shuts down Sophie. Treats her a bit like a pawn as well. He condescends to her, treats her like she's too young to handle anything, when he is the one who brought her into this. He constantly tries to control situations. He takes on roles that should not and do not belong to him. He is very respected, and has a ton of power at his fingertips. He sent his six year old son into the human world(need i mention all the crap we pull every single day?? how many car accidents??? kidnappings? armed robberies? no??). Labelling Fitz as "the perfect golden child" is like a major red flag. Like uhm hellooo i has questions. His whole family keeps this aura of perfection that the lost cities tries as a whole to embody. Perfection does not exist. But the Vackers are perfect. Who keeps them all in line?

I honestly have more questions than I have answers about this man.

But when I look at him, all I can see, in my head, is--

“No, it’s the definition of caring.” Alden stood and made his way closer, wrapping an arm around Keefe’s shoulders. “You may not be my genetic son,” he said quietly, “but I’ve long considered you part of my family.”

Yeah, screw off, old man. I can see straight through you. Don't treat your kids like that, don't treat Keefe like that, don't treat anyone like that.

And so yeah. It's disgusting behavior, and it shows that Alden will sacrifice people to get what he wants.

If Alden was a good person, and had good relationship ideals and dynamics, this would never have been something he'd have done.

It just wouldn't have been something he'd have done.

So why did he do it? Does he think that it's fine? Does he think that it's normal? Kind?

What else does he think is normal?

*grumbles*

[crymeariveronceagain]

Soooo... we're just gonna go with Alden being a super shitty dad then? Because valid. I'm here for that. I support that. I like that.

Like, obviously I feel sorry for Alvar for being upstaged by his siblings or whatever, but Fitz was very much a literal toddler when Alvar joined the Neverseen.

Were you jealous because Fitz was better at singing the alphabet than you? Because he learned to walk earlier?

Like, love the theory that that was a factor, but that's a terrible reason.

[synonymroll648]

something i just Don't Get is why no one ever thought to just levitate over everglen's gates. like, fitz is not the only elf out there who can levitate so high that it's hard to see the ground. and in inner cover art for the barnes and noble edition of flashback, shannon drew average sized trees that were taller than the gates. and while fitz and sophie do look kinda small in comparison to gates, they're not that small. people could totally levitate over.

[imaramennoodle]

kotlc au where everything's the same but Della realizes that Alden is a horrible person and divorces him

[slozhnos]

Isn’t it fun making in-depth theories that make no sense whatsoever simply because you despise Alden Dedrick Vacker and think he should be tossed to the rats?

[crymeariveronceagain]

ok uhm

how am i supposed to live my life with this option of angst just right there ahh

I want to see Fitz having a bond with Alden- but over the years he starts to remember these "gaps" in his memories, random places while he was with alden but? they're not? because Alden wiped any bad memories of himself from Fitz's mind and yeah it's Alden bashing do ya have a problem with that

Fitz coming home from a meeting with Alden after a mission, and he remembers there was a girl, and he messed something up, but he doesn’t remember? and what are those bruises on his wrists from??

Fitz going to hang out with Keefe, and Keefe asks how it went, and Fitz going what?? and Keefe says “Your dad hailed you on the imparter right after school, when we were about to head over here to hang out, but he needed to talk with you about something first.”

Fitz shrugging, “I dunno” Keefe feels an underlying unease, but how can he bring that up when Fitz doesn’t even realize it himself?

Fitz constantly worried about living up to Alden’s expectations, and he thinks its just because he wants so hard to be as good as him

He doesn’t realize that beneath that want to be good enough, there is a fear of the repercussions of failure. A very physical fear

And Fitz always looks up to his father, because he is one of the most amazing Telepaths, but how is he supposed to react when he starts realizing he doesn’t remember the first training practices when Alden told Fitz to try to read his mind, but didn’t realize how strong his ability was?

How is he supposed to put into words a suspicion he can’t even remember having?

And how can he come to terms with a partial memory (or was it only a dream??) of Alden saying “You might be a goldenboy to the rest of the world, but thats what you are, a mere boy! No one will believe you over the word of one of the most powerful telepaths this world has known!!”

He doesn’t tell anyone about the random bruises that appear somewhere between an assignment and finally getting home.

[confusedamphibian]

I wonder if Quan, Cassius, and Alden all had a meeting together and where like “how can we be a terrible father to our amazing children and make them hate theirselves? Should we disown them, neglect and pressure them to the point of turning evil, or verbally abuse them? You know what? we can do one of each!”

[magicalwalrus]

Biana. Because she is beautiful and I love her.