#marella’s short story
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minor, minor spoilers for marella’s short story (although i think you’ll want to hear this regardless):
so i got the story early, and let’s just say the story is gonna make some marellinh shippers very happy :)
#kotlc#kotlc spoilers#kotlc marella#marella redek#marella’s short story#marellinh#kotlc linh#linh song
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Not me buying the first three kotlc books again just because the collectors set has stickers of the family crests
#kotlc#keeper of the lost cities#kotlc fandom#kotlc thoughts#I did this with the Marella short story too#Guess who has two copies of Stellarlune
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(spoilers for the marella short story)
i think we need to actually consider the importance of canon marellinh, if that truly is what shannon meant to do (this does have to be taken with a grain of salt, since shannon is known for accidental queercoding.) after all these years of joking about the seemingly implied queer shit between the characters, to actually get something canonical? especially when a lot of us on tumblr are lgbtq+ in some way? it means so much and I genuinley cannot describe my feelings on it. to be in this fandom for years and all of a sudden have this? holy shit. even more insane when you consider a large part of the fandom is christian, many of whom are or have parents who are homophobic. this is a big move from shannon, and I genuinley cannot wait to see if it was intentional.
#this has actually renewed a bit of my faith in the next book#idk. im judt having many thoughts..#the main one being. is it real.#is this really what shannon was going for?#its like. on one hand shes known for this shit and it feels like a trap#but on the other hand. im not sure even she could have that "pretty and italicized perfect' line#without seeing this#especially when connecting it to a lack of serious love interests for both characters#and marellas line about linh in legacy when sophie asked if she liked keefe#just. a lot to take in.#kotlc#marellinh#marella redek#linh song#marella short story spoilers
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things that would be cool to be revealed in the Marella short story
Marella has a crush on Linh/Marella and Linh are dating (then it’s never mentioned again)
Caprise was a member of the Neverseen before her accident
Fintan is gay
Fintan and Bronte are brothers (please) (the drama) (especially if Fitnan is Sophie’s bio dad)
Fintan recruits Marella
Fitnan says that Fallon started the Neverseen (a girl can hope)
Marella is Fitnan’s illegitimate daughter
Fintan tells Marella that he’s Sophie’s bio dad
what’s probably in the short story
the Neverseen attempted to kill Caprise
info on the other pyrokinetics
Fintan exposes government atrocities
general Fintan backstory 
random plot stuff that feels irrelevant and probably is for the most part
#the last two on the first list are HIGHLY unlikely#(last three i’m just in denial)#but who knows#kotlc#keeper of the lost cities#kotlc fandom#kotlc theories#kotlc marella#marella redek#marella x linh#marelinh#fintan pyren#kotlc fintan#marella short story
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Is Marellinh doesn’t become canon im going to scream
#This is from marellas short story btw#Like how do you read that and go#“Oh yeah she’s straight”#kotlc#kotlc marella#marella redek#kotlc linh#linh song
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stellarlune marella short story spoilers below!
the fact that marella stress braids is just. </3
idk man it makes me think of marella being a little kid trying to braid her hair where she could see it (since her mom probably wasn't able to and her dad was with her mom most of the time). but her fingers being too small to do full braids, so she just did little ones. and then never grew out of putting little braids in her hair over big ones.
something something about being too busy too young with growing up into someone who could take care of herself to slow down and learn the little things everyone else was.
#ough. marellaposting REAL. i have caught the bug guys#kotlc#keeper of the lost cities#marella redek#marella short story spoilers#stellarlune short story spoilers
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ok sorry for sending another ask but can you do some analysis of marella? just like whatever you want. I need to know how to characterize her.
you have nothing to apologize for. i'm going to answer your asks a little out of order for sake of thought progression, but I will try my best to help! (no short story spoilers, only reference to one minor line not about its plot)
For Marella, I think it's crucial to keep in mind how alone she is--or at least has been in the past. She was never fully part of her world because of her mom's condition, and she had no one to turn to. So she had to be the one standing up for herself, the one to figure things out.
So she keeps secrets even now she has closer friends. She's careful about the information she shares and when, and excellent at deflecting. She's a master of social spheres--not just the gossip, but of controlling what people see. And even with friends, that part of her is still there, unwilling to let them see everything; she's private.
Something I try to keep in mind with her as well is that she explicitly said she didn't think she was cut out for the kotlcrew's activities (Lodestar). She felt left out at first, but changed her mind. The only reason she's part of things now is because being a pyrokinetic turned her very identity into a rebellion. This wasn't a choice for her in the way it was for people like Fitz and Biana. We see this manifest in how she says she doesn't mind being bossed around. I'd describe her as almost exhausted, just wanting everything to be over. She has never had the chance at a normal, easy life. And while she loves her family, she's tired sometimes. So she follows orders, keeps to herself, contributes when she can, and is just waiting for it to end
That's more of her internally. Externally, she covers it up. She's peppy, and stubborn, and hits back. She plays at confidence and strength. Like how she makes a show of embracing her pyrokinesis and joking around when she has conflicted feelings.
Something else I've noticed is that she prods. So much. Take the lunch scene in Unlocked. She just kept talking about Sophitz and drama. Even when they got uncomfortable. Possibly to keep the conversation away from herself, possible because she's just like that. Either way, she doesn't let things rest, she keeps pushing--including past boundaries.
To sum all of this up: she is an incredibly self-reliant person because she had no one to turn to, making her private. It also makes her mask her true feelings and keep secrets a lot of the time, putting on a show of confidence and feisty strength that hides how tired and uncertain she is at times. She's talented and powerful, but has never belonged or opened herself up fully. So when writing her, when she talks she's never saying everything, and you'll have to really work through her layers or get her to say it another way.
Of course we can analyze her beyond this, but hopefully this is a helpful start!
#kotlc#kotlc character analysis#marella redek#quil's queries#nonsie#this is info we can see both before and after the short story#like the fact she's never told anyone she has an emotional support stuffed animal#the first one actually#they don't need to know. so she doesn't tell them#almost everything we know about her is from necessity#she's incredibly guarded
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shannon. this has to be intentional. right? right??? RIGHT???
#talking about the marella short story#seriously this is so gay it has to be on purpose right#it reads like it should be romantic#linh looks “peaceful and pretty and perfect” ok marella you lesbian#kotlc#keeper of the lost cities#lgbtq#marellinh
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it’s kind of neat how Sophie has an infinity gauntlet of abilities, but I hope she doesn’t get more.
It’d be cool to get some stories from the side characters POV. Marella story would be sick.
Kind of worried about the upcoming graphic novel because the art style for the cover looks… eh… doesn’t really fit imo
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#anon. you do know that there's a marella short story already right#anonymous kotlc thoughts#kotlc#kotlc sophie#sophie foster#kotlc marella#marella redek#kotlc graphic novel
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guysssss I really hope someone posts the marella short story bc *ahem* *cries in international reader*
#i literally live in sea y'all 😭😭💀#i read all the keeper short stories online#kotlc#keeper of the lost cities#marella redek
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marella short story thoughts
honestly much better than i expected
so fintan’s going to escape. interesting.
caprise redek lore!!! finally!!
dude. the marellinh has to be intentional right. like there’s no way shannon wrote this with heterosexuality in mind.
new pyrokinesis information………
all in all quite enjoyable! fin has it on their blog so you can find it there.
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MAJOR MARELLA SHORT STORY SPOILERS:
i knew it wasn’t an accident. kotlc doesn’t do “accidents”. jolie? not an accident. cyrah? not an accident. caprise? of course it’s not an accident.
#kotlc#kotlc spoilers#kotlc marella#marella redek#trying to keep spoilers out of the tags so not gonna say anything else#marella’s short story
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I didnt realize the Marella Short Story had come out until I went to a bookstore recently and they had the paperback.
Like, I obviously read it but it's currently either shoved in some random corner of my brain to make room for totally legitimate headcanons or I somehow forgot
#kotlc#kotlc stellarlune#marella's short story#marella redek#kotlc marella#i read the entire short story and somehow only remember vauge parts of it
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stellarlune (grits teeth)
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Heart of Flames
Kotlc fanfic of all three pyro's because I want them to all interact.
"The flames will rise before you." The elf with blonde pointy ears stated. "If you don't keep in control." He added. Watching his newly manifested prodigy, Marella Redek, daughter of Caprise and Durand Redek. His other prodigy, Brant, just closely inspected the two. His eyes trailed along them. Though the young girl couldn't seem any less interested in this talk.
P.S. I have a Wattpad account if you interested in more! Username: celestialm00nflower. Kotlc oneshot fic is Lover.
#marella redek#brant redacted#fintan pyren#kotlc#pyrokinetic#fire#fanfic#short story#interactions between them
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yes pls 🙏🙏 shannon feed me
@ancientsweek day 7: age/present/future
decided to draw a time skip thingy with my fav guy (ofc.) + undertale reference (i have never played undertale)
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