#protective kaz brekker

[jahayla-parker]

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okay okay, kaz brekker x sister!reader

Kaz Brekker's Sister Headcannons

I feel like his sister would be the youngest (born after both Jordie and Kaz). 'Cause part of his trauma is being afraid to rely on someone older who he thought would take care of him.

Running with that thought, Kaz would take that ^^^ type of role towards his sister very seriously. He vowed he wouldn’t let her down the way Jordie let him down (don’t come for me! His internal thoughts mention this frustration in the books so it’s canon).

We know Kaz is obviously very protective over those he cares about, which would undoubtedly extend to his sister. But, his role as the older brother added to that. And his disappointment and anger towards Jordie’s role in what happened ask those years ago, added to that as well; he wasn’t going to do that to his sister.

Although, he knew it wasn’t something he could prevent. Since it already happened to her once; the same day it happened to him. Jordie was her older brother as well. But Kaz nevertheless vowed to never let her down.

Kaz vowed to never make her have to worry about or even question having a roof over her head, a warm room to sleep in, food , etc.

He kept a healer on hand should she get sick ever (even so much as a cold). He wasn’t taking any chances. While he refused to let healers touch him he required it for her wellbeing.

She never had to worry about her safety. He’d taught her how to defend herself, how to fight, kill, etc.

He kept her from having to experience the financial difficulties he was old enough to experience due to Jordie’s deal with Rollins and as they aged, he made sure it stayed that way now that she was old enough to be able to know if that was the case as he made sure they always had enough funds saved up and the means to get more some should it be needed.

Kaz would’ve been so upset when his sister became ill, to the point it inadvertently made himself much sicker from stress.

Kaz tried to do whatever he could to get her feeling better, giving any scraps of sustenance to her instead of taking his portion/share and using their only blanket to cover more of her body by not covering any of his.

It would only have driven his anger against Pekka even further because he not only lost his older brother, he almost lost his little sister and he watched her suffer the loss of jordie as well

Given she was so young (given the age gap between Jordie and Kaz at the time of incident, I’m assuming she’s roughly 7 ish), it was a lot to process and try to make sense of

And poor Kaz wasn’t much better at that; certainly not to the point he’d be able to be much help for her in this area

As such, he resorted to simply helping raise her as if this new life was simply how their lives had always been

Because he’d used the blanket on her and not himself, and had literally given her some of the clothing off his back to keep her from freezing to death, she’d managed to survive the night.

In fact, while her body was too hypothermic to wake up when the medics came through and took her brothers, she was fortunate enough to be just warm enough to not be considered dead the way Kaz was, and as such, wasn’t dumped in the harbor with Jordie.

As such, she didn't develop the trauma with touch like Kaz

But, it was her presence on land that truly drove Kaz’s survival.

His body was giving up and he wanted nothing more than to just give in

And he especially didn’t want to have to use his brother’s body as a flotation mechanism in order to survive

But his vengeance and his inherent need to protect his little sister drove him

We know Kaz is shit when it comes to being around sick people now (understandably) but the one exception would be his sister should she fall ill.

That’s not to say he wasn’t still horrible at handling it, or that he wouldn’t go into a full on panic spiral at the tiniest sign of her getting sick

But, he was also unable to pull himself from her side until she healed.

He refused to ever risk being away from her while she was ill ever again.

As far as his touch phobia, that undoubtedly extended to his sister as well, although he truly hated himself for it (more so than when it came to his touch phobia in general).

But, it was out of his control. Besides things got better with time.

It started rough and killed his spirit each time when his little 7yr old sister wanted to hold her surviving brother’s hand while walking through the “scary” streets of the Barrel or otherwise simply sought physical comfort from him.

Especially because he’d once been able to offer that to her and he knew she was old enough to remember that and he saw the clear proof of that in her sad eyes every time he pulled away

But by that point, he’d suffered the worst of it. So he knew they’d power through

The worst was when he made it back to her and he’d had to explain to her that jordie was not coming back. As if her sobs and screams weren’t painful enough for Kaz, she tried to cling onto him for support, only to find herself confused and more distraught when he scrambled away

With time, the two orphans inevitably took over the town.

At first Kaz wouldn’t let his sister get involved

Until he realized that was futile, especially if he wanted her to start safe

He had caught her defiantly trying to help on her own, so he eventually caved and taught her everything she needed to now how to do and brought her into the business

Inej and Kaz’s interaction about crows was actually similar to what happened with his sister years before and that’s what made him choose to name their new elite crewmembers and dare his sister say friends, his crows.

Kaz used his power in the Barrel to create a safety shield around his sister

He knew she was a vulnerability to him and in turn was at risk by association, so most people didn’t know she was his sister

She’d been hurt at first when he told her this was how they’d go about their new life, after all, she was so young and didn’t understand but he did it for her sake

And if people did find out about them being siblings, they’d assume that she and Kaz must not be as close as normal siblings because they saw the business relationship only and assumed that’s all there was between them even when finding out about the blood relation (it helped that Kaz always made a name for himself as someone who didn’t care about anyone else), which worked to keep people from using her as bait or something against Kaz. Which was what he’d masterminded of course.

She was 7 so she didn’t understand the need to change their last names and start fresh but she trusted Kaz fully

She is and was the only person he ever took flack from and or allowed/allows to yell or argue etc with him but only in private

Kaz knew his sister would be struggling with Jordie’s death, as he himself was and still is

But he knew he was not going to be much help

He did as much as he could, if she’d suffered anxiety or panic attacks, he was there to offer verbal assistance and support

And he helped her take part in getting revenge for what they went through

But he couldn’t talk about it. It was still too much and talking was no longer a strength of his.

He couldn’t talk to her when she was younger as he needed her to simply follow along with what he said and believe this was just the way things went all along

But as they got older he still found himself unable to talk to her about it

But that’s why he finally told Inej just enough for her to know that his sister would be having similar issues as him since she was so worried about his behaviors and in turn, he knew Inej would go to her and be able to offer the support he couldn’t

Again, I could go on and on, but I loved this idea!

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[haveihitanerve]

Ok to anyone who says “Kaz Brekker doesn't care about his crows! He only cares about Inej!” no he fucking does okay? There’s plenty of examples but I’m gonna use Nina because people tend to say the two of them aren't really friends above anyone else-

“Kaz had considered trying to eavesdrop on Matthais and Brum in the ballroom, but he didn't want to lose sight of Nina when there were so many drüskelle around.” 

Kaz Brekker, the man who deals in information, the man who does not trust Matthais, allows him to walk away alone with his ally and Kaz’s technical enemy all because he doesn't want Nina, a Grisha, to be alone in a room full of drüskelle who would be willing to hurt her if they found out who she was. He is not willing to leave her alone, unprotected, even if it would cost him his life and the mission. If that doesn't show care i don't know what does.

[fantastic-nonsense]

you think Kaz Brekker's most iconic kill is the guy he threw overboard because he nearly killed Inej

I think Kaz Brekker's most iconic kill is the law clerk he dropped off a lighthouse because he was blackmailing a sex worker

we are not the same

[ruins-and-rewritez]

Kanej visiting Inej's family and everyone's visiting and having a good time until one of her little cousins accidentally hits Kaz in the nose and Inej just flips out and starts yelling about how you have to be careful when you're playing with slingshots and Kaz is just standing there with blood dripping out of his nose like a leaky faucet and Inej is screaming in rapid fire Suli until her father interrupts her trying to get her to calm down and her mom runs over to Kaz with a handkerchief trying to get him to lean back because the blood is getting all over his shirt but he can't take his eyes off Inej shouting and making giant hand gestures and her braid is whipping back and forth furious, because absolutely no one should look that beautiful in their rage but she is

Also Inej is mostly just swearing in Suli but Kaz isn't fluent so he doesn't know so he's just standing there covered in blood with this dopey ass smile while his waifu is cussing out her dad

[shit-people-probably-didnt-say]

Jesper: I swear on my life-

Kaz: Ive seen your life, swear on something valuable

Wylan: EXCUSE YOU MOTHERFU-

[19burstraat]

The fact that a lot of the crow's main appreciation for Kaz is "I can tell him anything bc he'll still have done way worse :)" is so... lmaoo. Going to Father 'Double Digits Kill Count' Brekker for confession and he's just behind the screen playing solitaire and saying 'yeah whatever I've done worse' every few minutes. At the end he tells you it's shame that eats men whole and steals your wallet, and then you see him like two days later in a gang brawl

[irisesforyoureyes]

kanej (“and if I couldn’t walk I’d crawl to you”) 🤝 zoyalai (“then I’d love her from my grave”) being the literal embodiment of the work song (“no grave can hold my body down I’d crawl home to her”) by hozier

[your-local-bookworm]

"To hell with revenge, to hell with his schemes. If Rollins had done something to Inej, Kaz would paint East Stave with his entrails"

- Crooked Kingdom

I don't think we talk about this much, but this one line just shows how important Inej is, to Kaz.

Revenge is the foundation of Kaz's life, his sole purpose, his final destination, his motivation. The reason he lives. Revenge is why Kaz didn't give up. Revenge is everything to him.

And yet he was willing to give that up. For what?

For Inej. Inej Ghafa. His Wraith. The only person he could trust and knew won't use his secrets against him.

And I think it is very important.

[beanslushee]

the fact that kaz & inej don’t buy each other flowers or lovely little trinkets, but weapons, ships (& hats probably) and the fact that their love languages are mostly acts of service & quality time! they make me so weak.

[kazbiter]

thinking about dirtyhands and the wraith. thinking about kaz teaching inej how to mythologize herself as a method of protection like he did. thinking abt the fact that kaz was the first person to ever call her dangerous. thinking abt kaz gifting inej her first knife. thinking abt how inej is the one to frighten pekka rollins badly enough that he will never return to ketterdam. thinking abt-

[jahayla-parker]

Karma : Kaz Brekker x Reader

(Some/mention of former Reader x Darkling)

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Description: Y/n suffered at the hands of the Darkling years before but her karma was now on her side. Whereas, the Darkling couldn’t say the same about his karma; especially when Kaz learns of his presence upon him nearing Kaz’s girlfriend, y/n once again. Hurt-comfort, Protective!Kaz, Exes-turned-enemies, angst, fluff, etc. Somewhat set to tone of (&/or connected to) Karma by Taylor Swift, but it goes beyond that.

Warnings: Typical SoC, S&B/SAB, and Grishaverse triggers and warnings, mentions and descriptions of violence, abuse and physical harm, stalking/tracking/hunting down people, the Darkling and his shadow army and other character related topics, lying, threats, fear and flashbacks (and other trauma related things), betrayal, themes related to topics and notions mentioned in Karma by Taylor Swift, weapons, protectiveness, emotions, a few curse words, and related warnings.

Release Schedule is TBD

I’m in the rewriting, editing, and revision stage currently, so I’ll update the schedule soon)

I’m planning to release a minimum of the following number of parts, but there might end up being more once my rewriting, editing, and revision stage is done!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9 TBD

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[evans-kinard]

Grumpy older brothers who pretend not to care but would actually burn the world down for their little brothers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[fairytalesofforever]

thinking about "was there no one to protect you?" "was there no one to protect you?"

because we tend to assume that their silences mean "no". that kaz and inej met their respective fates because there was no one to protect them. but the thing is—there was. there was, but the people who were supposed to be protectors failed them.

jordie failed kaz. inej's parents failed her.

(which is why I think that the only right ending for them has to include them being that for someone else. whether they have a child, or adopt one, or just look out for someone smaller, weaker, lost, they will be the ones they needed to save them. anyway.)

[grindeldorefanatic]

OMG OMG OK I literally didn't notice when i watched the trailer on my phone because it was too small, But on the TV I can now see that JESPER IS PUTTING A PROTECTING ARM IN FRONT OF WYLAN I AM SCREAMING I AM UNWELL-

[seance]

KAZ BREKKER | the horros of love.

[shit-people-probably-didnt-say]

Jesper: I call Wylan ‘mine’ but not in the way my toothbrush or my guns are mine, mine as in mine to tend to, mine to care for, mine to love. ‘Mine’ not like possession, but devotion

Nina: Take notes, Kaz. Thats how a declaration of love is done