#and edaline

[iggydancebreak]

i hate cassius but i need a whole book on this man he is too interesting

[thegunssawyerstole]

ive said this once and i will say it again, grady is the most nuanced character in KOTLC. Purely from just how he is written in canon- there is so much we can draw from his character with little inference.

On the one hand, you have a walking tragedy: he manifested one of the rarest and most dangerous abilities in the lost cities at a young age, he lost his daughter to her fiance, (if we're talking theory, he may have been in the neverseen), you can't help but feel sympathy for him.

But then- you realize something terrifying.

Gisela and Vespera are right.

Grady is the most ruthless elf in the lost cities.

But he's also one of the kindest.

Despite the danger it poses, he and Edaline adopt the Moonlark, they put themselves at risk. Despite everything been through, they willingly give their love to a girl who needs it. That is one of the kindest acts someone can pull off.

However, as alluded to earlier, there's another side to him. Despite how concerned, kind, and thoughtful he is; he is also vengeful, impulsive, and distrusting.

Let's look at Everblaze again. Partially because it's the best example of his darker nature, partially because I have it on hand right now, partially because it is my favorite book in the series.

In Everblaze, Grady's vengeance and impulse is seen in full. Take King DImitar, for an example. Sophie was going to be taken away; and Grady jumped in. He believed it to be the right thing to do; and believe me it was, but there is a dark tone to it. A feeling of impulse; that he wasn't truly thinking at the moment. And he almost violated the treaty, if it wasn't for the Councillors coming to his defense.

This scene serves as subtle foreshadowing for later and sets up something very important about Grady:

He could kill someone if he wanted to. And he knows that.

But what could push him that far? Well, there is an answer to that, an answer we later find out:

Jolie's death.

When he finds out the true circumstances to Jolie's untimely demise, his sheer ruthlessness is demonstrated. There's a deeper level to this however, it is his underlying fear of being taken advantage of showing to its surface.

Brant took advantage of Grady and Edaline, and that is the biggest injustice to Grady. Because it's what he has been fearing, it's why he had closed himself off to the world.

That fear causes the sheer level of terror that is caused in Grady. Terror that builds into his impulses, which causes him to go out to find Brant, with intent to kill.

That's why he doesn't want Sophie to come with, he doesn't want his daughter to see the monster he was about to become.

The monster he believes himself to be.

It's not just Everblaze, but a feeling that permeates his character and his choices.

His distrust of Keefe stems from two things:

The similarities he sees between himself and Keefe (the sense of humor, the blond hair, and later in the books; the ability of control).

How that, in a way, is all Grady has ever known.

Elves manifest young. Meaning that he has spent a majority of his life being distrusted by his peers, as well as distrusting the world and fearing someone would take advantage of him.

So when there's a talented but terrified young kid that needs his helps; whether through adoption or through training, he obligies.

Why?

Because he sees himself so much in that situation. Because of that deep feeling of kinship, he feels a need to take care of people in that situation.

Grady's empathy trumps his distrust.

And that's why he starts helping Keefe. That's why he adopts Sophie.

tl;dr: grady's character absolutely FUCKS why does no one talk about this???

also he is hotter than hell and i will fight people on this

[the-way-astray]

edaline was actually at peak hilarity in the third book. what do you mean she was like "matchmaking ruined my sister's life. it ruined my daughter's life, too. but sophie . . . it's really not that bad . . . you just gotta keep an open mind" . . . like mrs. ruewen the hail may be coming from inside the giant crystal mansion

[illneverbethishappyagain]

propaganda im not falling for:

— elwin is sophies bio dad

— sokeefe is the best ship in the series

— sophie foster is a mary sue

— grady and edaline ruewen are bad parents

— the sencens are redeemable parents

— fintan is straight

[telugxrl13]

dear sophie haters and that one stupid anonymous confession post:

[sophies-earbuds]

do yall think alden's parents were at alvar's tribunal

or edaline and juline's parents at sophie and dex's planting, losing two more grandchildren

gisela's parents finding out what she's done, how she's hidden her ability since childhood all to be underestimated, and wondering where they went wrong

cassius's parents refusing to even speak to him once he's removed from his title of emissary. and when word gets out that keefe made it to exillium, his fathers only words to him in decades are, "he's still more of a Sencen than you."

brant's mother and father falling further into their guilt, wondering how they missed something so important. they missed everything, and people died for it. why didnt he just tell them? maybe they could have helped. maybe they could have saved him...

elwin's parents as he calls home and tells them of this talented, brave girl he just can't stop bringing back to life, and they worry about how much of a toll it takes on him to see so much violence, to lose these children over and over

grady's parents when the council put the ability restrictor on sophie, and they're suddenly taken back to a hundred years ago, watching their son manifest and being told, "he's too powerful."

[ruewenthusiast]

the ruewen family is crazy because its really just like. what if we opened our home for the first time in over a decade just for you? i dont think you see me when you look at me. look at me. i cant replace what you lost. we cant replace what you lost either. what if we arent strong enough for this? for you? we let you die not knowing how much we love you. what if i came back and you got a second chance anyways. what if maybe we didnt deserve that chance but we'll make it up to you with everything we have. we're trying. what if you are and that's all i wanted. what if this house is filled with ghosts and maybe im one of them. you're so much more than a ghost. you showed us how to live again. and what if i taught you how to let go? what if i was enough to get you to dust off that shelf, move those boxes. what if there are no replacements for what we've lost but we go on and we'll do it for you. and we'll build something new, just the three of us. what if this is home? what if i belong here. you do and we'll make sure you never doubt that again. what if i called you mom and dad? you're our daughter just as much she was. not because you look like her, but because you're you. what if i stand between you in the mirror and you're both looking at me and i know you don't see a ghost anymore. i am seen as so many things by the world, but here i can just be me. we wish you didnt have to grow up so fast but we're so proud of you. please slow down and let yourself rest. what if we keep our door open for you every night. what if i crawl into bed with you when im too scared to close my eyes. what if there is still love after loss

[synonymroll648]

was rereading exile recently and apparently it took me 38 rereads of this book to realize that the foster family has a movie night family tradition. popcorn, store bought cookies, curling up on the couch together, the whole shebang. pretty sure it was noted to be a weekly occurrence. this has persisted before and after sophie left the forbidden cities.

call me the grinch the way my heart grew three sizes when i realized that bro. my brain has been going nuts w/ ideas on how to incorporate that into fics lol

[crescentpaws]

it would be wizard of you to draw edaline she doesnt have enough fanart

edaline ruewen the woman that you are

[ann-lol]

I whole heartedly believe we ALL have that one character that has kept us on this insane, ridiculous, never-ending series for children. And that one character has either shaped who we are today, lives rent free in our minds, or forever haunts our persons. Live, love laugh but also die, hate, cry kotlc for life!

[boonalina]

It's time for a Tumblr SexyMilf tournament:

(Or the tumblr sexy mom tournament, either is fine.)

Yes, surrogate/adoptive mothers count.

I will start the polls soon. For now, please follow me if you wish to follow along with the tournament. You are free to unfollow once it's over and a winner is decided. And please reblog to spread the word!

This will be the pinned post with the links to all the polls. I will update this as it goes on.

Round One:

Angelica vs Angella

Toriel vs Mel Jones

Pearl vs Eda

Joey Coupet vs Penelope

Iron Fan vs Donna Tubbs

Nicole vs Lady D

Maya vs Fiona

Urbosa vs Chili

Gothel vs Beldam

Mearest vs Linda

Michonne vs Stella

Pinkie vs Roz

Circe vs Garnet

Marge vs Elastigirl

Ceroba vs Pepa

Morticia vs Fairy

Round Two:

Angella vs Toriel

Eda vs Penelope

Iron Fan vs Lady D

Fiona vs Urbosa

Linda vs Beldam

Michonne vs Roz

Garnet vs Elastigirl

Ceroba vs Morticia

Round Three:

Toriel vs Eda

Urbosa vs Lady D

Beldam vs Roz

Garnet vs Morticia

Semi Finals:

Toriel vs Lady D

Roz vs Morticia

Final Round:

Morticia vs Lady D

THE

WINNER

IS

Morticia Addams has officially been crowned as Tumblr's sexiest milf/mom

[alaydabug2]

Buff Edaline

[arthurfoxy]

William and Emma Foster: Parents :)

Grady and Edaline Ruewen: Parents :)

Oralie and Random Guy: Genetics Donors :(((

[illneverbethishappyagain]

grady took eda's last name. 100%. this man loves his wife too much and clearly has some family-related trauma. why would he keep his last name.

see this makes double sense because juline taking a talentless's last name is the ultimate fuck you to society.

[saltycollectormiracle]

Yuri edwin

[booksandmemes]

I'd read a spin-off that's purely Della, Edaline and Juline being badass moms. Ultimate trio