#penny you really saw me spiraling during my reread and gave me an excuse to talk about wesper

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Wesper?

LOVE. THEM.

I always have, from the beginning. I thought they were really sweet and I really enjoyed Jesper and Wylan as individuals but I confess I spent most of the duology focused on the plot and other matters. But re-reading the series? It is their time to shine, let me tell you! It’s possible that has a lot to do with Jack’s casting??? My delight at finally having all of our crows and the video of Jack & Kit together is what really got me to reread the series. But I think mostly what it is, is that I’ve given myself more time to appreciate the characters and not speedrun the books, desperate to know how it ends.

There’s something about their dynamic that’s just… it’s such a delight and such a contrast to the rest of what’s happening in the crows duology. It’s the only relationship we get to see develop before our eyes. We get to watch the playful banter and the teasing grow more frequent. We get to see that connection grow, watch them fall for each other. And then to find out they’ve actually been keen on each other from the literal first time they met?? Jesper thinking Wylan looked like a prince that fell into the wrong story and Wylan thinking Jesper had the most perfect lips he’d ever seen??!?! GOODBYE asldfjkaf;lkj

They also just strike a really incredible balance. It’s soft but it’s still really playful. It’s a bit angsty but it’s very wholesome. There’s mischief and there’s chaos but also small touches and unanswered questions. They both wrestle with not living up to parental expectations yet have found a partner that thinks the world of them. Jesper is brash and he deflects with humor and he’s always itching for a fight but he locks eyes with Wylan and he’s just a teenage boy with a crush. Wylan chooses kindness despite all the shit the world throws at him and he's a bit desperate to prove himself but Jesper brings out his quick wit and scheming side. I think I just like how very, very comfortable they are with each other and I’m incredibly pleased with where they end up by the end of Crooked Kingdom.

Honest to god I could wax poetic about either of them for days but I love them very very much and I literally just read the almost kiss scene in the hotel so I am TRULY up in my Wesper feels at the moment.

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