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[strawberryshortpace]

I’m re-reading KotLC and just realized (I think) that the only collective member we don’t have the identity of is Wraith

[loveydovey-leviathan]

another thing i'll always love abt kotlc is the way that there isnt a redemption arc for the abusers. i feel like there's too many pieces of media where the abuser is forgiven because you find out that they had good intentions or that they actually loved their victim-- but in kotlc, those aren't excuses.

you find out that linh and tam's mother misses them and regrets what she did, to the point where she becomes more forgiving and lenient; painting awkward portraits of her children because she's beginning to forget what they look like. but despite the pity, none of it is framed in a way that tries to excuse her and her husband's actions. tam and linh will always be the ones who decide whether or not to forgive them, but the narrative doesn't push the idea that they should.

it's revealed that cassius does love his son deeply, and every time he laughs and joke, a tiny part of him is happy when he sees his son smile. but instead of formulating sophie to feel bad for him, she's furious at the idea that him loving keefe will ever make up for the years of neglect his son had to go through.

it's told time and time again that gisela believes that what she's doing will be good for the world-- and therefore good for keefe. but the story doesn't even entertain the notion of understanding gisela for what she did to her child because nothing would ever justify the lies and manipulation.

i wouldnt say mr forkle is an abuser-- but i will always love how sophie never forgives him or trusts him fully. it's not even considered. yes, he did all those things for a good reason; messing with sophie's memories, making her feel alienated, giving her limbium-- but shannon never writes kotlc in a way that makes sophie feel like she should forgive forkle

[zara-post-14]

Imagine...

Forkle dies in book 10

But

In book 10.5 he has a triplet

[art-isnt-arting]

best lodestar moment imo

[the-way-astray]

mr. forkle's fifth identity: yale admissions officer

[cuethesolareclipse13]

The scene in Legacy where Forkle says that Sophie, Fitz, and Keefe should do trust exercises together to figure her enhancing or smth and Dex is like “you want them to do trust exercises??” And Forkle’s like “it’ll be enlightening” and Dex goes “oh it definitely will be”

[waining-crescent-moon]

i think that mr. forkle can mentally slap people and that’s what he did when gethen tried to kidnap sophie in the human world at the beginning of book one

[cavennmalore]

the fact that one of forkles secret identities is male gynecologist

[potatus-et-molassus]

When I call a character a “bitch ass hoe” or something to the same degree, I don’t mean it unless I’m talking about Mr. Forkle

[kale-of-the-forbidden-cities]

Forkle is the last person who is allowed to say no to that question

[queefsencen]

can we take all the hate for fitz and keefe and give it to mr forkle instead

[theunmappedstar]

Mr. Forkle: Wait a minute, Sophie. Just relax and look around.

Mr. Forkle: Now, what do you see?

Sophie: My life flashing before my eyes.

[er-idkhehe]

I have like… 5 questions for Shannon if I ever meet her

1: are there going to be any lgbt elves???

2: what happened to magnate Letos wife

3: why is Tinker so terrified of explosives

4: what is Fintan and Bronte’s ‘long history’

5: can Elwin be Keefes guardian again :D

[art-isnt-arting]

Sophie is the gun.

They both reached for the gun.

The Black Swan and the Neverseen.

The Vackers and the Ruewens.

Mr. Forkle and Lady Gisela.

Fitz and Keefe.

Jolie and Amy.

Edaline and Oralie.

Foxfire and Exillium.

The Collective and the Council.

The Lost Cities and the Forbidden Cities.

They all reached for the gun.

[the-way-astray]

can i please kill him