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SOC and CK allegories for the queer characters (and other thoughts)
I was going to make a separate blog to yell about books but I decided to do it here.
I AM NOT DONE CROOKED KINGDOM AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS SO EVERYTHING I SAY IS HAVING ONLY READ HALF THE BOOK SO FAR.
The Grishaverse doesn't seem to have any form of homophobia, but SOC and CK are chalk fulllllllll of what I can only see as plots that mimic queer experiences for the queer characters in the main group.
We have four queer characters (that I know of at the moment): Jesper, Wylan, Nina, Kuwei.
So let's start with the obvious, three of the four are Grisha. Obviously not all Grisha are queer, but all the Grisha in the party are. This gives them an automatic plotline of "hide who you are".
It could be said that since Nina is Ravkan she wasn't raised that way, and no, she wasn't. However since leaving Ravka she has been forced to hide for her safety, and not only that but she is frequently told she's "too much" which sounds a lot to me like what some people say about queer people when they think queer people should be less queer. Also Matthias is all about being "traditional" and "proper" and Nina's whole thing is that she is neither. Traditional and proper sound a lottttt like some people's arguments to be homophobic.
Jesper's I think is rather obvious. His father has a clear concern for his son being Grisha since it can put your life at risk. In Jesper's argument with his dad he goes off and asks his dad why did he never let him go to Ravka where he could be himself and learn about himself and his powers. Oh not to mention the fact that him and his dad talk around him being Grisha like it's some sort of virus that can be caught by simply speaking the word.
Kuwei's took a second to hit me but when it did I was like "ah yep, makes sense" and this is probably because it took me a hot second to realize Kuwei was queer. Yeah, apparently him being jealous that Jesper only looked at Wylan a certain way didn't tip me off... ANYWAY THOUGH. Kuwei is also told to hide who he is, but his dad goes the extra length of literally making a drug to help him hide himself. Is it giving anyone else Dorian's dad from Dragon Age vibes??? Blood magic for the gay son???
FINALLY, I will talk about my baby, the character I love more than anything else. Wylan. Here's the thing about Wylan, while I was reading SOC I wasn't sure if homophobia existed in this world yet and I was half convinced that his dad disowned him because gay. While his dad obviously didn't do that, I still think at the end of the day it portrays an experience that is very similar. Wylan is shamed, hidden, and ultimately his dad tries to have him killed, all because he can't read. His dad loathes him over such a stupid reason, especially since Wylan is absolutely brilliant at tons of stuff and the cutest lil guy. But I think it's that hatred of his son over something so trivial that really lends itself to being about something else entirely, Wylan being queer.
All four of our queer characters in the main group have different plots, but ultimately they all circle around the idea of hiding who you are and being ashamed of who you are. That sounds like a very common queer experience if you ask me.
I don't know if this was intentional or just a huge coincidence. As a writer myself I am all too aware of how easily accidental metaphors and symbols can happen. But I think about it a lot as I'm reading so I wanted to shout about it either way. I also have no clue if this is a common idea or not, I just know when I pointed it out to my friends who had read the books prior, one of who loves and reads them yearly, they both kinda went "oh damn, you right," but didn't see it before I mentioned it.
Anyway, if I missed things (or you wanna yell at me about how wrong I am, which is usually the more likely option) I'd love to know thoughts :)
AND BONUS THOUGHTS
This one is super obvious but I just wanna say it. Jesper is ADHD and no one will change my mind in the history of ever. This man cannot sit still, has been described as having limitless energy, and he seeks constant immediate gratification in the form of gambling and adrenalin rushes. COME ON MAN. I know I know, there's a lore reason, something something Grisha not using magic blah blah. No. No. He is ADHD and you cannot tell me otherwise. And I love him dearly.
Also, not a theory or anything but, y'all, I love Wylan so much. I just wanna give him a hug and a lollipop and tell him it's okay. He's so cute.
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i think the six of crows fandom has a real problem with acknowledging complexity in the characters which is ironic because it’s literally a book about morally grey characters. like yes kaz is a cold blooded murderer who cares more about money than being a good person but he’s also a dumb teen boy with a crush and a bad haircut. inej is a knife-wielding spy as well as a deeply religious girl who never stopped believing in kindness. jesper is a confident, reckless sharpshooter but he’s also incredibly scared and angry. wylan is an empathetic and kind artist along with being a dangerously intelligent explosives expert. nina is a fun, food-loving girl but she also stands up for the oppressed and struggles to recover from an addiction. matthias is an angry druskelle but he’s also the boy who learned to love grisha unconditionally. even kuwei has more depth than we give him credit for. he’s the flirty troublemaker as well as a grieving kid who’s had too much pressure put on him. they all have nuance, please don’t take that away because it’s such an important theme in the books
#grishaverse#six of crows#crooked kingdom#gv#soc#ck#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#jesper fahey#wylan van eck#wylan hendriks#nina zenik#matthias helvar#kuwei yul bo
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Here's your daily reminder that Kaz Brekker once told a five-year-old girl, he lives under her bed <3333
#such a sweetheart ryt<33#he's soo babygirl#help i was actually down bad#thinking he would make a fantastic girl's dad#him and inej with a little girl one day#and then this mf went and-#this is wylan's live reaction throughout;#👁️👁️#👄#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#wylan van eck#wylan x jesper#wylan van sunshine#jesper#jesper fahey#kaz x inej#kanej#nina zenik#matthias helvar#matthias x nina#kuwei yul bo#per haskell#jan van eck#six of crows#soc#grishaverse#the grisha series#leigh bardugo#crooked kingdom
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sometimes i forget crows are actual animals and they’re not a fictional group of heavily traumatised young adults im way too attached to
#six of crows#soc kaz#soc fandom#kaz brekker#nina zenik#matthias helvar#jesper fahey#wylan van eck#wylan hendriks#inej ghafa#kuwei yul bo
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dude was getting all the gossip
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the shadow and bone trilogy: we've overcome countless obstacles, moved past our differences, and rallied together to save the world from the darkling
the six of crows duology: we were trying to get some money and we think we saved the world or something?
#I know people have done this before but it's rarely acknowledged that they both saved the world#these random teenagers in it for the money and now they're saving the world#meanwhile alina with the weight of the world on her shoulders#shadow and bone#six of crows#grishaverse#crooked kingdom#ruin and rising#siege and storm#wylan hendriks#jesper fahey#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#nina zenik#matthias helvar#helnik#wesper#kanej#kuwei yul bo#alina starkov#leigh bardugo#genya safin#the darkling#zoya nazyanelsky#nikolai lantsov#david kostyk#soc spinoff#six of crows spin off#shadow and bone season 3#malyen oretsev
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That one scene in Six of Crows
Haven't seen anyone else make this but if they did please let me know!
#I made this at like 2 am#text meme#six of crows#wylan van eck#jesper fahey#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#nina zenik#matthias helvar#kuwei yul bo
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how i think the Crows would respond to:
"can you buy me pads?"
KAZ BREKKER
INEJ GHAFA
JESPER FAHEY
NINA ZENIK
MATTHIAS HELVAR
WYLAN VAN ECK
KUWEI YUL BO
#six of crows#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#jesper fahey#wylan van eck#nina zenik#matthias helvar#kuwei yul bo#crooked kingdom#grishaverse#kanej#wesper#helnik
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#six of crows#crooked kingdom#grishaverse#soc ck#kazzle dazzle#kaz brekker#six of crows fandom#soctwt#polycrows#inej ghafa#nina zenik#matthias helvar#jesper fahey#wylan van eck#kuwei yul bo#shadow and bone#netflix shadow and bone
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Just a reminder that when the worst things in their lives began:
Kaz was 9.
Wylan was 8.
Matthias was 12.
Inej was 14.
Nina was 16.
Zoya was 9.
Genya was 11.
Kuwei was 15.
Alina was 17.
#i found this in my drafts#apparently I felt like being heart breaking#grishaverse#leigh bardugo#six of crows#crooked kingdom#inej ghafa#nina zenik#kaz brekker#jesper fahey#wylan van eck#kanej#wesper#helnik#zoya nazyalensky#alina starkov#genya safin#genya kostyk#kuwei yul bo#shadow and bone#s&b netflix
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i forget how much jesper was going THROUGH it in crooked kingdom. he punches kaz, gets into a big fight with his dad, and kisses kuwei - all in TEN PAGES
#rereading crooked kingdom right now#grishaverse#six of crows#crooked kingdom#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#jesper fahey#wylan van eck#wylan hendriks#matthias helvar#nina zenik#kuwei yul bo#wesper#colm fahey
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you've heard of what type of person are [insert characters] at a haunted house
but allow me to present
The Crows in an escape room:
Kaz is the person who figures everything out immediately but won't say anything to anyone (they think it's because he's being a dick but really he's too smart for his own good and doesn't want to ruin the experience for the others by escaping in 10 minutes and doing everything himself), or he'll solve something while no one is looking and just go "oh wow look this just opened all by itself how crazy you should do something about that"
Inej and Matthias are calmly solving the clues and methodically writing things down, though Matthias gets frustrated early on, but he hides it well. Inej isn't as invested, she's just there to have fun with her friends and exercise her brain
Wylan is extremely invested. he wants to escape and starts getting flustered almost immediately and is more frustrated than Matthias and way worse at hiding it
Jesper and Nina are playing with the props, having conversations and making jokes. they both start screaming and jumping around excitedly any time the group solves something, even if they did nothing to contribute.
Nina is the person who keeps saying "come on guys we have to focus" and then immediately gets distracted with something that looks dick shaped and won't stop making jokes about it.
Jesper will be paying zero attention to the room and then take one look at something and solve it immediately and go right back to being silly
Kuwei is the one who looses all hope after five minutes and won't stop saying "we're all gonna die" and cannot be convinced otherwise. he doesn't do much to help just kinda sits there being a downer
#grishaverse#six of crows#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#jesper Fahey#nina zenik#wylan van Eck#matthias helvar#kuwei yul bo#six of crows shitpost#six of crows crack#grishaverse shitpost#grishaverse crack
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never gonna shut up about it i fear
#grishaverse#six of crows#crooked kingdom#gv#soc#ck#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#jesper fahey#wylan van eck#wylan hendriks#nina zenik#matthias helvar#kuwei yul bo#kanej#wesper#helnik
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Wylan van Eck core;
#hes my lil baby#wylan van sunshine#jesper fahey#wesper#wylan van eck#nina zenik#wylan hendriks#inej ghafa#kaz brekker#kanej#six of crows#crooked kingdom#soc#matthias helvar#kuwei yul bo#grishaverse
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Jesper: darling, do you remember our first kiss?
Wylan: Which one? The one with me or the one with the guy you thought was me?
Jesper: ... You will never let it go, will you?
#jesper fahey#six of crows#the crows#wesper#wylan van eck#crooked kingdom#jesper x wylan#shadow and bone#wylan hendriks#wylan#kuwei yul bo#the crows as crows#He will never let it go
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The crows were just kids. The crows were just kids. The crows were just kids.
#six of crows#grishaverse#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#nina zenik#jesper fahey#wylan van eck#matthias helvar#kuwei yul bo#crooked kingdom#soc#they went through so much#and they were just kids
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