#inej ghafa

[gigi-drxws]

And you walked me home that evenin' when I could barely walk.And you spoke to me so sweetly on the days I couldn't talk.And now I'm seein' clearly, and I'm growin' up so free.

Sweetest of the sunflowers, yeah,

you're the sun to me ☀️💜

( originally started this for the #crowtober @marvinthecrow whichever day was investment bc shes his biggest investment in time !!!! If you get it you get it and if youre not thats also ok haha anyways enjoy this crumb of art hope yall kinda missed my sketches a lil bit 🫶🏻)

[penciltopapertopepper]

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6 of Crows

Jesper & Wylan

Kaz & Inej

Nina & Matthias

[jkriordanverse]

so funny to me how Inej when she was freed from the Menagerie had a sort of inkling what Kaz or Per Haskell wanted her to do based on her previous experiences but as it turns out Kaz is like

"haha no pack up looser we're going to steal from the rich now hehe and also you will have to put up with my edgy personality :D"

[ruins-and-rewritez]

Nina saying something about her childhood and Kaz just replying with "wow being an orphan child must have been real sad for you" and the Crows all just stare at him like "wtf dude" and he just kinda stares at them like "what I was just joking ya know like we do" and Jesper sits his hand on Kaz's shoulder and looks and to his eyes and reminds him that "dude you ARE an orphan" and Kaz just does one of those slow sleepy cat blinks, not connecting the dots at all before realizing "oh shit. you right" cause Kaz totally would be that way when he's sleep deprived like that and he totally DOES NOT think of Colm, Marya and Inej's mom and dad as his parents now. nope. not at all.

[qramatis]

KAZ BREKKER AND INEJ GHAFA IS THAT YOU????

Writing Prompt #2885

"I want to love you."

"Well that isn't good enough! I want to actually be loved. Not held at arm's length until you decide that you've figured it out."

[she-posts-nerdy-stuff]

I have too many wips to start this now however I do have a kanej au swimming around in my head so I’m gonna leave a little poll here to see if there’s interest in the premise and if it’s worth bearing in mind for the future

The premise: in a The Sound of Music inspired story (but warped slightly to fit a more grishaverse-y world and the characters’ backstories), Inej Ghafa escaped her abusers at a young age and was taken in by a Saints’ Convent where she has lived ever since. But Inej has never fit in with the Sisters here, and eventually the Mother Superior determines to find a new path for her. Inej, then, is to be sent to the household of Captain Kaz Brekker to work as a governess for his seven children - with the promise that the Convent is always open for her to return to should she wish.

After the death of his wife, Imogen, several years prior Brekker put his gloves on and never took them off again, distancing himself from the world and his children. Maybe Inej can start to melt the ice around Kaz’s heart - but with mounting pressure on the Kerch nation to ally with Fjerda in the coming war, and the country’s want of the Captain’s military expertise, how long can the happiness they are trying to grow even last?

Questions about the au are welcome, and as I said this won’t be coming any time soon but I have been thinking about it so if there’s interest I’ll add it to my list for the future

[malconnorsupremacy]

ghafas don't fall.

ghafas don't fall but he showed her magic tricks. ghafas don't fall but he made her laugh everyday. ghafas don't fall but he was the first man in a long time who showed her what freedom meant. ghafas don't fall but he told her she could be dangerous. ghafas don't fall but he came for her.

ghafas don't fall but Inej Ghafa fell.

[the-anxious-acrobat]

🖤inej🖤

[xblackmariahx]

*pulls out boarding school yearbooks along with six of crows books* i'll take it from here.

guys what if the crows went to a boarding school for troubled children

Kaz Inej Jesper and Nina got sent there (court ordered) together after causing problems at their last school (all Kaz's fault of course)

Matty is a delinquent obvi

Wylan is sent there to be rid of and registered under ‘Hendriks’ to avoid bad press

Colm shows up on weekends and takes them all out to lunch

Kaz and Jesper are roommates at first but then they keep causing problems so they get separated and Kaz gets stuck with Matthias and Jesper ends up with Wylan

[werewolfnick]

You know, when I was reading Six of Crows, I thought Kaz would be my favourite character. But, by the end of the book, Matthias had grown on me. And Jesper surprised me at the end. I won't say spoilers for those that haven't read it.

[lives-of-saints]

Bro Alina, Jesper, and Nikolai give so many hugs throughout the series. Also, Jessie, Kit and Paddy all look like good huggers—hope that’s not weird.

[seyo]

jesper goes hard in ANY trio, the other 2 don't matter. he'll always make things better or worse but ALWAYS more enjoyable.

[bookns]

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS DUNYASHA SAYS TO INEJ IS "I confess, I thought you'd be taller" AS A FIVE FOOT TWO GIRLIE I CONFESS THIS MAKES ME LAUGH SO HARD

[thesuntomyshadows]

Jesper: *To Kaz* Why are you making that face? Does your drink taste bad or something?

Inej: Y/N put salt in it because he annoyed them, but he's going to continue to drink it because he's petty and refuses to let them win.

[tenaciousdragonmoon]

Kaz makes the world safer....by forcing the girl he owns to kill both good and bad men even when she doesn't want to - even when it's against her core values and religion. "he never hinted it was less a command to be obeyed"

Ahem, where to even start.

Oh I know, but let's adress it part by part shall we:

“girl he owns”

1. Six of Crows : chapter 3 :

“It had been a gut decision to pay off her indenture with the Menagerie, and it had cost the Dregs sorely.”

2. Six of Crows : Chapter 25 :

“Slavery is illegal in Kerch. Indentures are not. I know this contract is a sham and any thinking judge would, too. Unfortunately, Heleen has many thinking judges in her pocket. Per Haskell is offering you a loan – no more, no less. Your contract will be in Ravkan. You’ll pay interest, but it won’t break you. And as long as you pay him a certain percentage every month, you’ll be free to come and go as you please.”

So to clarify : Inej was forced into prostitution (simply put : underage rape) by Tante Heleen's Menagerie working as an indentured labour.

It was Kaz Brekker who recognized her talents, convinced Per Haskell to pay off her costly contract.

He then hires her, to work as a spy for the dregs. HIRES , I repeat. Which isn't completely freedom ofc but far beteer than the menagerie.

As as far as loans go, you'd know they have to be paid back with interest.

3. “He’d liquidated every asset he had, used the last of the savings he’d accrued, every ill-gotten cent.” : there you go the final bomb, crooked kingdom chapter 25

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“forced the girl to kill both good and bad men, even when it goes against her core religion and principles ”

1. Yes, Inej did kill Van Daal in 2nd Chapter of Six of Crows: was she forced? Kaz wasn't putting a gun against her head, forcing her to kill the guard. In fact Kaz was in the shooting range. Inej killed the guard to avoid compromising their mission.

2. Other times she killed was to protect her crew (Kaz, Nina, Matthias, Jesper, Wylan) , to complete their heist and to protect herself.

I hate being mean to people. Abhor it.

But have you actually read the duology or just skimmed through it

And if y'all find any other references to drive the point home comment here.

And romance isn't even the top genre of this duology, it's a sub genre. It's subtly shown here and there in the book. That's why this fandom exists lol

Both Kaz and Inej are morally grey characters. It's not a fluffy romance book. There are moral and ethical dilemmas here.

[dreamtigress]

Writing nearly this exact thing in Vakantie. So soft.

kaz having nightmares about jordie and his fathers corpse

kaz waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, shaking and hyperventilating

inej being there with him

inej holding his hand and murmuring suli lullabies until he stops shaking

kaz being able to finally trust someone enough to be vulnerable around them