#grisha headcanons

[serpentthecrow]

Sleepy time with the grishaverse characters

A/n: I... Don't even... Sorry about that. My executive dysfunction did its magic. But here you have this as a peace offering since you guys liked the crows one. I can't even believe how long it's been. I'm probably not going to keep writing too many fics, if any at all. But this one's mandatory. And short.

Summary: headcannons on the sleeping habits of (some of) the grishaverse characters.

Alina Starkov

Hear me out

The girl's out like a light

Exactly the type of person to roll around the bed, end up in peculiar positions, and mainly, accidentally slap you or kick you in her sleep

Isn't picky, but if she COULD choose- only the softest mattress, duvet and pillows

She's petty like that

Has absolutely no night routine. Like. NONE.

Owns no pajamas. Just normal clothes passing as sleep clothes.

Gonna use her sun summoner powers when getting up in the middle of the night to fetch water etc., only to curse profusely because ✨light sensitivity✨

Midnight snacks. No elaboration is needed.

Definitely owns a stag plushie. Cause poor thing.

Mal Oretsev

Sleeps like he's in a coffin

No honestly. Like, on his back, straight as a plank. Psychopath.

The nightmares tho.

The biggest duvet stealer

Never actually uses the duvet tho. Kicks it away every time

Can barely be bothered to change

Absolutely cannot be bothered to make the bed

Hasn't got a single idea how to put on a bedsheet

Red flag: eats in bed too often

Occasionally has a dream about Nikolai throwing him overboard Volkvolny and grinning down at him, saints know why.

Would fall asleep under any circumstance. Light, loud sounds, anything. Bang two pans repeatedly next to his head, and the guy will still fall asleep if he's sure he can afford to.

Has a phoenix plushie. Pun intended.

Aleksander Morozova

does this guy even sleep? Questionable.

But in case he does:

A side sleeper

Surprisingly heavy sleeper

Rarely sleeps in bed when unsupervised tho. Not uncommon for him to fall asleep in a chair.

Black silk sheets only.

Talks in his sleep

Seriously.

If someone walked in on him sleeping, he'd be long since executed for treason.

Absolutely unaffected by caffeine

Produces a whole lotta shadows before going to sleep, roused by the slightest amount of light.

The extensive night routine is canon.

Doesn't have a plushie. The only one in this hc series btw.

Nikolai Lantsov

my favorite sailor bo- anyway

(Let's ignore Volkralai for the purpose of these hc's)

A stomach sleeper. We stan.

A pillow hugger. We stan.

Mostly blue bedding, especially in the palace or the spinning wheel, since we all know he misses the sea.

Another one with a whole-ass night routine.

Reduced amount of clothes when sleeping- usually just pants

They're pajama pants tho

Has some trouble falling asleep on land, he's used to the rocking of the ship

nap king, especially as Sturmhond

Reads a LOT before bed

A night owl- has to be reminded to got to sleep

Sometimes starts to rant about some invention of his

C A N N O T fall asleep without cuddles. Like, he's physically unable

The biggest manchild about waking up early.

Has a fox plushie. A fact.

Genya Safin

babygirl has nightmares, okay? Gotta start with that.

lowkey got accustomed to some level of luxury in Os Alta

not the biggest fan of cuddling. For understandable reasons

a warm beverage before bed

fuzzy socks

tries to maintain an exact time to go to sleep but ultimately fails because she's got trouble falling asleep

probably improves on her sleeping habits once she becomes a part of the triumvirateonly cause she has to tho

overthinking before sleep queen

does she have a plushie? Does David count? You tell me.

[catapparently]

Kaz Brekker Headcanons

Cat entering her hc era thanks to my maid of honor @x-liv25 . Please go read her TIG headcanons!

MASTERLIST

Kaz once said "you shouldn't make friends with crows," "why not?" "they don't have any manners." I headcanon that he tried to feed a crow and actually be nice to it but it bit him so now he forever holds the grudge

He has a stack of makeup in his desk drawer in case he needs to change his face up a bit for a job and he's excellent at it

At some point, when he was still struggling with finding a job after Jordie's death, he stole someone's purse and found bronzer/contour that he used to draw himself abs to look strong and "hirable".

He doesn't mind touching animals without his gloves

He realized that when he tried to save an abandoned kitten in the rain when he was younger

He felt bad for it because it reminded him of him and Jordie

He saw it as a debt-ish to Jordie to save the kitten

It once brought Kaz a mouse as a gift and Kaz genuinely appreciated the gesture

Kaz POV: "What a distinguished gentleman who knows I'm worthy of great gifts and appreciation"

Kaz knew he couldn't really keep a cat in his line of work, it'd be a weakness, so when it was old enough, he snuck it into Pekka's office and watched the vicious little feline tear Pekka's stuff to shreds

"A cat after my own heart"

When Kaz got the Dregs tattoo, he didn't want the artist to touch him, so he tattooed the logo himself. It was a bit shaky but then he hired a Tailor to fix the edges without touching him

Alternative solution to the bad edges: He fixes them up with stolen foundation whenever he isn't wearing long sleeves or something that would cover it up.

They day he first saw Inej and she snuck up on him, he had a panic attack but hid it well

At this point in his life, he was used to being in control, to knowing everything. Having Inej sneak up on him (and knowing that she could have potentially killed him without him having time to retaliate had she been trained) freaked him out. He felt weak, Kaz Rietveld again.

Kaz spends half an hour every other day locked in his office without his gloves, lathering his hands in hand cream.

Whenever he'd grab someone by the collar or any form of violence with contact, the last thing the victim could think about is why his hands smell nice. Nobody ever lived to tell the tale.

He's a sucker for a good chocolate cake.

He absolutely HATES ice cream. It makes too much of a sticky gooey mess for him.

He also probably has a sensitive throat so he doesn't really eat cold/frozen stuff or drinks

Once he made a deal with Nina which resulted in him going to a café to buy her a pumpkin spice latte. Once he sniffed Nina's, he quickly bought another one for himself and chugged it before he could get back. Obviously he did that in a dark alleyway so that nobody could see him and use it as blackmail.

Once he used (obviously stolen) paint to decorate his very own set of cards.

He then made another elaborate plan of his and managed to auction them off for a grotesque amount of kruge.

Probably forged DeKappel's signature on the back of each with perfect precision

For those that forgot, DeKappel is some famous painter in the series. Kaz stole a DeKappel oil painting from Van Eck.

Help I didn't realize how fun HCs were, I could make a thousand of these

[xstawqtys]

HES SO CUTE LOOK AT THIS TINY LITTLE THING☹️☹️☹️♥️♥️♥️

[somnidasha]

nikolai lantsov is this type of man who has literally million playlists for every possible situation (and, as we all remember, there's not such word as "impossible" in his lexicon) and another million playlist that blended with his friends. and zoya is this type of woman who just plays her liked songs. and she definitely stole his spotify account even before they started dating. and nikolai's never mind because "i told you, zoya, i have the best taste"

[nine-is-not-a-ten]

jesper: cmon matthias, youll love poker!!

matthias: Ughh. Fine. I'll try.

*in the middle of the first round*

matthias, telling the truth: SERIOUSLY, I HAVE 2 RED THREES, 1 BLACK FOUR, AND 1 RED SEVEN!

poker players: *chuckling* Yeah, right. Good bluff. *folds*

jesper: youre really good at bluffing, matthias!

nina from behind matthias, mouthing: he's got four aces

[blessedsweetgirl]

Kaz, Inej, Wylan, Jesper and Nina deserve to grow old and live their life happily after the shit they have gone through, they deserve PEACE. Plain and simple.

But also some people need to chill cuz Leigh Bardugo said that "bad things will happen to the characters you love" but everyone is acting like she said that "one of them is going to die 100%"

[smolandweirdwriter]

unpopular opinion but i really think inej would change the name of her ship. she told kaz herself that she didn't want to be the wraith anymore. she and her ship would be the Jackal, the suli's holy animal

[crowsmischief]

in another life matthias and nina are very happy and very in love eating waffles in their farm taking care of trassel and growing yellow tulips, not in this one tho because leigh hates me.

[exosalt]

eren: dad why can't i go into the cellar what are you always doing in there??

grisha in the cellar at 3am:

[kazcreates]

Heartrender Kaz

Hmmm… Heartrender Kaz who subtly uses his powers every day. To detect when people are lying, to make each hit hurt worse and do more damage, who is able to push himself further by stitching the damaged muscles in his leg back together just enough to get through the job. And in turn, Heartrender Kaz who grows more and more powerful without even noticing. It only adds to his reputation as the demon who just won’t die. Mortal wounds seem to never be quite fatal enough. Dirtyhands can kill a man just by looking at him. They die of pure fright (or so they say). It’s only when it becomes evident that he isn’t aging quite as he should, that Kaz realizes the consequences of his actions. He should be 60 now, but he looks the same as he has since the day he turned 20. The horror that seeped into his veins as he watched the years appear in lines on the faces of his lover and his friends. The boy who always regretted surviving would outlive them all.

[applecidersstuff]

I think we don’t talk about how badass Wylan is, so let’s talk some more.

Wylan might have not been able to lie to Kaz in the CK but for some reason we don’t talk about him tricking Kaz and Inej and them being clueless about it.

I’m talking about Wylans dyslexia, we see that Kaz and Inej don’t know about it until Wylan tells them. And Inej tells Jesper that she heard the reason for Wylan being on the streets is him making out with his tutor, but it doesn’t sound like she believes it. She specifically said that it’s a rumor.

But the problem is, there’s no one who could’ve spread that rumor. Inej mentioned that servants in the mansion were paid well enough so they couldn’t bribe them, and based off the things Wylan says about his father, it looks like Wylan was absent from most of the events where he should’ve appeared as merchant’s son. So merchants wouldn’t spread any rumor like that, they just never had any reasons. And servants just knew the truth so they had no need for that either.

But Wylan had. If not people who lived in the barrel, but stadwatch could’ve recognized him. Not that there was anyone looking for him, it could’ve been by accident. But Wylan might have been brought to his father and killed, so he created a myth. He would get into conversations about merchants and as if by chance mention that Wylan Van Eck had been kicked out by his father, for having an affair with his tutor.

As Matthias once said “if demjin and the wraith couldn’t figure it out, then no one could” and Wylan made sure of it.

[starryaugust]

Some characters who are Jewish because I’m Jewish and I said so

Nico and Bianca Di Angelo

Lily Evans

Peter Pettigrew

Remus Lupin

Mary McDonald

Luna Lovegood

Neville Longbottom

Peter Parker (more specifically in the mcu)

Literally the entirety of the dc universe

Tamar Kir Bataar and Tolya Yul Bataar

Jesper Fahey

Wylan Van Eck/Hendriks

America Singer

Adam Young

Gregor Samsa

Izzy Hands

Steven Meeks

Jackie Taylor

Taissa Turner

[yourlocalmeta1head]

I feel like no AOT, any character is actually completely 'heartless' or 'evil' other than king fritz (sorry if I get facts wrong) !SPOILERS!

Porco: who is hated for eating Ymir and taking the Jaw Titan from her. He wanted to make Marcel proud and probably wanted to eat Yumir because she ate and killed his older brother. He also sacrificed himself when Falco got turned titan to save Falco and Reiner. The marleyan training camp to become warriors was probably very hard on him.

Annie: She's typically hated for being heartless. The reason she's "heartless" is because of the intense training she went through to become a warrior. Also, the intense training her dad put her though made her tough as nails and kinda numbed her in a way. When Levi and Mikasa save Eren from being kidnapped by Annie in the forest, you can see that she's crying as they take Eren away. I think this is because she feels like a failure for failing the mission. Plus, during Marco's death, the obviously felt guilty and didn't want to kill him because he became her friend. She also had to go through the hell of the Marleyan training camp to become a warrior. She then had to watch her friend get eaten by a titan.

Bertholt: I feel like he's hated mainly for kicking down the wall and being a reason Erens mom dying, but then he was sent there as a mission and was told as a kid that the civilians on Paridis were 'devils' and 'needed to be eradicated' The training to become a warrior also probably added on quite a bit of trauma. He had to watch his friend get eaten by a titan when he was young, then found out the titan that killed his friend was someone he trained with.

Reiner: I think Reiner is also hated for the wall being breached, but again he was taught that Eldians were 'Island devils' and should be wiped from the earth. Also, Reiner actually grew a deep connection with the 104th cadets and saw them as family. You can see this mainly when he's watching Marco die and asks why he's being devoured. And near the end of the show when he's leaving to go take down Eren, and he hugs Annie, that really shows how the two of them are connected and even see each other as siblings in a way. Not to mention he wasn't raised by the best parents, with his dad never being there and even being shown in the anime and I think the manga that Reiners father hated him it shows how horrible he is. Then we have Karina over here guilt-tripping Reiner into becoming marleyan for her own selfish desires. Plus, when Karina said 'if only you had been born fully marleyan, basically telling Reiner that his dad left because of him and not because of her being Eldian. He witnessed his friend get devoured in front of him, and Annie beat the shit out of him. Reiner then found out that the titan who ate his friend was someone who trained with him and in a relationship with the girl he had feelings for.

Yumir: She gets hate for betraying the survey corps, and she gets called 'selfish' but you have to remember that she did it for Historias sake. She said that she wants Historia to have a better life, and she felt like she had no choice. She thought that it was either be free with Reiner and Bertholt or be trapped in the wall and possibly be experimented on by the government. She was abandoned at a young age and brainwashed into thinking she was some big god. She then got thrown under then bus when the cult she was in said that she was the leader and witnessed all those innocent people get turned into titans, probably thinking that it's all her fault.

Pastor Nick: Now, I HATE Pastor Nick a lot. He's one of my least favorite characters. BUT he was very passionate about the walls and his religion, and genuinely believed the walls were their savior. He tried everything to "save the walls" but it never ended well. I'm basically saying that he believed everything he was doing meant the best for the people.

Kenny: I love Kenny. He's one of my favorite characters. I think he's hated a lot because he abandoned Levi and killed a bunch of people, but he also felt the military police was not good. You have to admit, he was very loyal to Uri and his squad. In the cave, he seemed kinda upset about his squad dying, and he seemed most upset about Caven (the blond woman) dying. He was loyal to Uri, and I think he actually had feelings for him. Not to mention that he found his sister dead, the only thing she left behind was the son she had which he then kinda raised and abandoned thinking he's strong enough to live on his own. Overall, I love Kenny and he's one of my faves.

Yumir Fritz: I think people forget that she was forced to eat her mother, and was just a little girl. She was a slave to the Eldian king and he abused her power. She was killed while trying to protect the king then was EATEN by their daughters that the king basically forced her to have. After she died she had to make titans out of sand and obey the royal family every time they wanted the founders power.

Grisha: I think people forget how horrible Grishas childhood was. He was taught this horrible stuff by his parents that basically scared him, and he probably felt a bunch of guilt about the time he convinced Faye (his sister) to go outside the internment zone where eldians weren't aloud, which ended up getting her killed. He also passed down generational trauma to Zeke, and he watched his friends and lover all get turned into titans right in front of him. He turned Eren into a titan thinking it would save Mikasa and Armin and had to go through the trauma of his wife being killed twice.

Zeke: He had the stress of learning about the walls from his parents and was neglected by Grisha and treated more of a weapon than a son. He also probably feels jealous and kinda screwed over when he found out how Grisha treated Eren and actually raised Eren like he was his son. Not to mention how he had to go through the hell that is the Marleyan Warrior's training camp.

Eren: Eren saw his mom get eaten by a titan right in front of his eyes after trying to save her, but then being taken away by Hannes. That same day or the day after his FATHER took him into the woods and forcefully turned him into a TITAN. He then ATE HIS DAD and didn't even know he ate him and was very confused, so he basically lost both parents around the same time. Then during the Battle of Trost his leg was bitten off and had to watch his best friend almost get eaten, but then he saved him and Eren got eaten. He realized he almost killed Mikasa and obviously felt guilty about that, then a few minutes later got the shit beat out of him. He found out his friend died and he wasnt even there to possiby help. Eren also grew a bond between his squad and he had a choice to go titan or not and him not going titan resulted in his whole squad being killed. A little bit after that he finds out the person who killed his whole squad was actually his friend which he didnt take well, Annie almost killed him and he got impaled in the chest. Also finding out that your dad killed innocent people in the exact cave you're chained in and feeling guilty about always needing to be saved. Not to mention that he had to watch Hannes, the person who was there for him his whole life and basically became his dad after his parents died be eaten by the same titan who killed your mom and we knew he could transform but it wasnt working. then finding out two more of your conrads and friends were not only titans, but the titans who are the reason his mom died. Mind you this is the same episode they kidnapped Eren and the same episode Hannes dies. THEN his best friends gets BURNED ALIVE and he almost wasnt able to convince Levi to save Armin instead of Erwin. He was FAMILY ZONED after asking Mikasa how she sees him. He hears that Sasha died and was struggling to take that. He also was being a bitch to the two people he cared about most so they weren't as sad when he died. Then he tells Mikasa he's always hated her and ends up fighting Armin with tears in his eyes. He was going through the guilt of killing billions of people to save his friends and he was panicked about Mikasa marrying another man, even going as far to say "That'd break my heart... I don't want her to find someone else! I eanna be her one and only love! Even if she does get over me... I THINK IT SHOULD TAKE HER TEN YEARS AT LEAST! Don't tell Mikasa about this... I want her to find happiness.. I do. But.. damn it! I don't wanna die... I just want.. to stay with MIkasa! With all of you!" LIKE HOW CAN YOU SAY HE DOESN'T FEEL GUILTY FOR DOING THAT TO HIS FRIENDS?! I could literally talk about how much I love Eren for hours.

Floch: This ones kinda controversial but Floch was very passionate and loyal to Erwin. He was determined and he belived that Eren was their last hope. Also everyone hating on Floch for supporting Eren but I think Erwin wouldve done the same. Floch wanted to save his people and didnt understand why some of his conrads were aginst the rummbling. He litterally said "Please don't go. Everyone on the island will die. Our devil is our only hope." He wanted to save his people and belived he was saving his people. He survived Zekes rock throwing and I think Erwins speech really took him to heart. Floch put in alot of effort to try and save Erwin aswell. I also dont blame him for being pissy about Armin being saved instead of Erwin because I wouldve been pissed aswell. Like imagine seeing all your conrads die and carrying the dying commander to try and save him, just for some kid that you dont even know to be saved instead. Also when he said they need to fight like devils he knew thats what eren was thinking. He stayed loyal to the fact that Marley was the enemy.

[xstawqtys]

zeke was such a shortie🥺:3

[catapparently]

Autistic Kaz Headcanons

Requested by @randomfandom-3

not proofread (no headcanons are ever going to be)

Kaz had to learn to force himself to maintain eye contact in dire situations, but prolonged eye contact still secretly freaks him out.

When he was getting his first pair of gloves, he went through dozens of stores to try each possible pair on but the types and textures of fabric freaked him out

So, he got a specific type commissioned and it has a little subtle fidget thing on the side of the index finger that he can access and touch with his thumb

He fired the first Fabrikator he commissioned for his cane because the ridges on the crow head didn't feel right under his hand and it freaked him out

Nina keeps trash talking his haircut but she doesn't know that he purposely wants the sides very short because when he's doing something alone, he's always running his fingers over the strange but comforting texture of it

(Idk how to explain it but if you've ever felt short hair on a boy and how it feels you'll understand)

I can just imagine that Kaz, like a lot of other autistic people, has an atypical rhythm/pitch when he talks

He always has to be doing SOMETHING with his hands or another limb of his

In certain situations where he can't afford to be seen fidgeting, he runs his tongue repeatedly over the roof of his mouth

He's super obsessive over plans and order and perfect timing

He always has a set schedule and doesn't feel too well if he doesn't adhere to it

This could also be from the way he grew up but he doesn't really understand relationships (both platonic and romantic)

He doesn't really know how to act like himself around other people (not that he'd want to lmao but still)

Like that one scene at the beginning of the book when Inej was there and he just randomly took of his top and started washing himself with a washcloth in front of her, not even caring about her presence

Inej said she didn't know if she should feel insulted or flattered that either he felt comfortable enough with her or just didn't care about her

In reality Kaz just doesn't know social norms and couldn't really tell if it was a normal thing or not

He did it anyway because he couldn't stand another moment of being (I don't remember well, was he bloody or just covered in dirt? doesn't matter) dirty and had to be clean ASAP

He doesn't like washing with hot water

Now that he can actually afford it he's really picky with food because of their textures

Back in the day with Jordie he had to eat whatever he could find but he hated it at first and didn't eat anything until he fainted from starvation

He HATES cooked fish. Hates hates hates HATES it. He'd it it raw if he wasn't scared of getting sick. The texture when cooked is just so... dry and weird for him. Nuh-uh.

On the other hand he LOVES rare meat. It's perfect for him.

In the winter his skin gets dry under those gloves

He freaked out because of how his dry ass fingertips felt and nearly had a panic attack

As of that day he lathers his hands in hand cream to make sure they're nice and smooth

Overall he just really hates any abnormally textured surface that he's not used to / doesn't feel right to him

I hope it's to your liking! Thank you so much for requesting.

[pityen81]

On why they are oppressed even if they look like they have a privileged life:

Grisha wear kefta because they have to, this is the reason they wore bright colored clothes in a battle setting, which is a very impractical and dangerous thing to do. A Grisha must have a special permission to wear civilian clothes (like Nina while she was working undercover), otherwise they can get arrested. This was because, when Grisha's persecution in Ravka ended, the Tsars wanted them to wear something easily recognizable, to make sure every "normal" ravkan citizen could always knew who they were interacting with. General Kirigan turned their clothes from a symbol of shame in a symbol of their power and a way to protect themselves.

All Grisha are forced to serve in the Second Army, there's no exception. Only after a very long time or under special circumstances, they are allowed to leave.

Grisha aren't allowed to buy a house or a piece of land. They can have it only if they are explicity gifted of it. They cannot automatically inherit it from their family members either.

A Grisha who want to marry needs to ask for a special permission.

On why there aren't Grisha babies at the Little Palace:

Grisha have a longer life than the average but they aren't very fertile. A Grisha having a baby is a very rare thing; this, combined with the fact that most of them serve in active combat since they are little more than teenagers means there are little chances for Grisha to start a family.

About the lack of Materialki on active duty:

Contrary on the common beliefs Durasts can be very useful in a battle (Jesper is a very proficient sharpshooter for example), but many of them prefer to stay behind and work in their laboratories. Since their innovations are very important to keep up with the technologies of Fjerda and the Shu Han, they aren't forced to fight like the others.

Even if they don't appear in the show, there are Durast and Alkemi on active duty.

About Ivan's grumpiness (I have a lot of headcanons about him since he's my favourite):

Despite not being a ray of sunshine like his better half Ivan does care about the other Grisha. He feels responsible for their safety since he's high in the chain of command.

He does have other friends other Fedyor, but mostly they are quiet people like him. In my head he was friend with Natacha, the Inferni who was the capitan of the skiff who was killed in the first episode and with Pavel and Polina.

He's serious and strict but not cruel. Younger Grisha fear his judgment but at the same time they trust him and consider him a good leader. He's indeed very patient with grisha who strive for improving themselves, but he doesn't care for laziness and cowardice.

Ivan reacts to sadness with anger. He wasn't friendly with Alina in the first episode because Natacha and other grisha have been just killed in the fold; for the same reason he reprimanded her for eating figs, because he had just finished to read a casualty list.

Ivan had some Durast friends who lost their lives in battle, he consider David a coward, for this reason he doesn't care for his antics.

He did believe until the end that The Darkling wanted to use Alina to destroy the Fold. He didn't know General Kirigan was Alexander Morozov.

He didn't kill the dignitaries on the Skiff, but made them lose consciousness, infact he used different hand gestures than the ones he uses in battle. The dignitaries were killed by the Volcra.

Ivan is not always likeable, but he's not a bully.