#sea bunny kelek

[didderd]

.^.

snaps swimmin? >////>

how does a skeleton swim?

✨magic✨

[skelekins]

>3<

Seabunny!Kelek spying on land!Snaps from the water after he sees him one day. Just thinks he's really neat. Does his best to stay hidden b/c he's a silly mer creature, but he's not the fastest. I imagine Snaps is p tuned into his environment, especially when scouting, so I doubt he's unaware of his little water shadow for long at all. Maybe doesn't know /what/ it is, but its not actually bothering him so whatever.

Seabun is just completely enamored. So he does what silly mer people do and finds a v pretty opalized wood or fossil. Probably super nervous b/c he's not sure he can hide fast enough. But he waits till Snaps is around again before he sneaks up and then.

Splsh. Plat.

Snaps most likely sees his goofy tail and maybe even his bright pink booty gills whoosh behind a rock formation. Moments later Seabun peaks out from a different spot in the formation to watch what he does.

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Snaps belongs to @didderd

[skelebagels]

I love sea bunny Kelek

But he also breathes with his ass

[preservationandruin]

Oathbringer Liveblog, Interludes 1

Our spread here is Puuli, Ellista, and Venli. This will be interesting. Also, I’d just like to specify--any question I ask in these liveblogs is meant to be rhetorical, more me musing than actually looking for an answer. I want to accurately chart the questions I have, but I also want to discover the answers as the book goes, not get the answers handed to me. I realize that might have been confusing. 

I also want to note that I don’t read ahead of these liveblogs, so please don’t tell me anything that happens after the point I’m at. You’re getting my first reactions to everything and I want to keep it that way,  for my own enjoyment and for the posterity of these records. 

With that housekeeping out of the way, onward to the interludes! We talk about some local legends, romance novels show up, we get some interesting linguistic history, Brandon Pokes Fun At The Massive Size Of This Book, and then he chucks my heart down into a chasm where it shatters into a million tiny fragments because of course we can’t have nice things now can we. 

Puuli is a lighthouse keeper, looking forward to the coming highstorm. We get a nice local legend: 

Puuli’s grandfather had been able to remember when those cliffs hadn’t been there. Kelek himself had broken apart the land in the middle of a storm, making a new prime spot for homes. 

Of course, given that the Radiants are real, this could have happened--but it also reminds me of how every colonial-era house is a house George Washington slept in, or all the places King Arthur was supposed to have sat/slept in England. I love local legends like that. My town’s version of one was that Dairy Queen got the idea for the Blizzard from the Blizzards that one of the local ice cream shops, the Chocolate Moose, made. True? Probably not, but does it matter? 

They’re in Natanatan, I think--Puuli is mentioned as having blue skin, thinking that tan skin is strange. Puuli is apparently excited for the storm because of another thing from his grandfather: 

Had the time finally come, that his grandfather had warned of? The time of changes, when the men from the hidden island of the Origin at last came to reclaim Natanatan? 

So that’s an interesting snippet. In any case, he agrees externally with everyone else that the storm was a tragedy, but internally doesn’t really believe it. He named his lighthouse Defiance, and he sacrifices fruit to Kelek for the storm. And one last bit about the men from the Origin: 

They’ll come with Light in their pockets, Grandfather had said. They’ll come to destroy, but you should watch for them anyway. Because they’ll come from the Origin. The sailors lost on an infinite sea. You keep that fire high at night, Puuli. You burn it bright until the day they come.  They’ll arrive when the night is darkest. 

One might say they’ll come during the night of sorrows, something we’re still waiting for a fuller explanation of. It seems like it’s just another name for the Final Desolation, but that’s what it seemed the Everstorm was, too. Also, Light in their pockets seems to imply that they’re Radiants--but Radiants, ideally, are not coming to destroy things. 

Over to Ellista, an ardent. I think I’ve heard this interlude, too--it was another one that a reading was done of. She’s just trying to find somewhere to read, but everyone has to keep arguing about what this new storm means!

And, of course, what she’s reading isn’t a scholarly text but a romance novel. Also, props to Sanderson for taking what is a fairly stock romance-novel scene and giving it enough Rosharisms to be hilarious (not that romance novels aren’t well-written; honestly, good romance novel writers have mastered the art of reworking a genre to make it both new and what readers are looking for and I deeply respect that). And, in the grand tradition of any book you’re reading, Ellista is angrily critiquing the characters’ actions. 

I love that this bit so accurately captures what reading a book is like when the characters are doing something so in-character...but so stupid. So far Ellista has yelled at the main character for turning down a guy, cursed at her, said “damn right you better wait” (basically) at another character,  gets really into the characters about to kiss aaaand--

Gets interrupted by Ardent Urv, another of the Ardents. 

The young Siln ardent was tall, gangly, and obnoxiously loud at times. Except, apparently, when sneaking up on colleagues in the forest.  “What was that you were studying?” he asked. “Important works,” Ellista said, then sat on the book.

Anyway, what she was supposed to be doing was working on the Dawnchant, now that Navani--in the last book--cracked it. She doesn’t believe Navani’s story about how, of course. We get some interesting notes about language: 

-The Dawnchant wasn’t a primarily spoken language, it was a primarily written one that spread across Roshar as a unified scholarly language -A desolation hit, wiping out knowledge of where/how the Dawnchant had spread -People tried to use it to phonetically transcribe their languages; didn’t work well -Glyphs and modern writing developed

So the reason the Dawnchant was lost was because it was mostly written--there were no native speakers. It would be like if the Catholic mass was still said in Latin, then all the priests got wiped out, or something. People would be like how did they forget the words to their own mass but it would be because those words were in a dead language. 

And then Urv notices the book she’s reading, admits he’s read it too (it’s an “Alethi epic,” and I love the possible implication here that the Alethi just are huge suckers for romance novels. I’m not even surprised you cannot tell me that like, Adolin hasn’t gotten emotional over dramatic romance novels. Alethkar is Extra; Romance novels are dramatic. it’s a match made in the tranquiline halls). But...Urv disagrees which guy in the love triangle the main heroine should go with. 

Bugs Bunny voice: of course you realize, this means war. 

“She really should have picked Vadam though. Sterling was a flatterer and a cadger.”  “Sterling is a noble and upright officer!” She narrowed her eyes. “And you are just trying to get a rise out of me, ardent Urv.”  “Maybe.” 

And, of course, he’s got the sequel--with three love interests this time--and offers it to her in return for her help translating the Dawnchant. Also, Brandon is making fun of himself: 

“Sequels always have to be bigger,” he said. 

I’m looking directly at the page count of this book. I’m glaring at it. I see you, Sanderson. I know what your game is. 

And now to Venli, in stormform. We get more of the changed rhythms--the Rhythm of Craving is mentioned here, and the Rhythm of Command. Venli is confirmed to no longer even hear the normal rhythms. She’s descending into a chasm with some of her fellow Voidbringer soldiers. 

There’s a real difference between the Voidbringers--the Fused--and the ordinary Parshmen now returned to autonomy. Every Voidbringer perspective reinforces that. Venli’s spren, which looks like rolilng lightning, is named Ulim, but he takes a humanoid form sometimes, “with odd eyes” and long hair. Venli notes that it’s weird that a spren of Odium would look human--but Odium wasn’t ever really of the Parshendi, was he? He used them, but do we know what Rayse actually was? 

Given that his spren look human, probably human. Although the unmade sure didn’t look human. 

Anyway, Venli is starting to get irritated at having to obey Ulim. It also seems like even Venli--in the moments where Odium and the new rhythms are less present--has doubts and regrets about what she did, how many of the Listeners were lost to summon the Everstorm and how little they’ve gotten in return. 

Anyway, it’s confirmed that Ulim isn’t a spren she’s bonded; instead, “lesser spren” are used for changing forms. 

They...they find Eshonai. And she’s dead. Venli thought that when Ulim said they needed to find her sister, he meant find her alive--but he was only ever looking for the Plate and the Blade. Eshonai probably drowned in the floodwaters. 

Eshonai can’t be dead. She can’t be. 

Well, if anyone would recognize her, it would be Venli. Venli manages--somehow--to go back to one of the old rhythms. The Rhythm of the Lost. And she touches Eshonai’s body. 

Venli stared into Eshonai’s dead eyes. You were the voice of reason, Venli thought. You were the one who argued with me. You...you were supposed to keep me grounded.  What do I do without you? “Well, let’s get that Plate off, kids,” Ulim said. “Show respect!” Venli snapped.  “Respect for what? It’s for the best that this one died.”  “For the best?” Venli said. “For the best?” She stood, confronting the little spren on Demid’s outstretched palm. “That is my sister. She is one of our greatest warriors. An inspiration, and a martyr.” 

And Ulim brushes her off, pointing out that Eshonai never really transformed properly, that she resisted. God, I can’t believe Eshonai’s dead. Ulim and Venli get in a full argument--Ulim calls himself “the one who escaped, the spren of redemption” and reveals that he still blames Eshonai for trying to prevent them from returning--and the Parshendi as a whole for being traitors. And then an alarming line: 

“We must be away and see what your ancestors need us to do.”  “Our ancestors?” Demid said. “What do the dead have to do with this?”  “Everything,” Ulim replied, “seeing as they’re the ones in charge.” 

And it’s noted that the small, cometlike spren is still with Eshonai. Eshonai’s body. 

She can’t be dead. She can’t be. I don’t care that we’ve seen the body. Eshonai can’t be dead. 

I’m going to be in denial for the next 48 hours at least. Eshonai is fine and that’s a convincing body double. Or she learned lightweaving. Or something. Anything. 

[didderd]

me and @skelekins have been tossing Snaps and sea bunny Kelek back and forth on our rb blogs, so here's a doodle of one of the scenes from it! :3

(here is a link to the thread so far)

[skelekins]

the moment Seabun pulls back from kissing his cheek, Snaps lets his head drop down to nuzzle into the mer's neck, and pulls him closer. he feels like he could stay like this forever. [~ by didderd]

Link to The Thread

@didderd and I have been throwing Snaps and Seabun at each other in the thread linked above. <3

:) Didderd did this illustration for it as well! :D

[skelekins]

>;3

[didderd]

ough. looket my handsome mans wif his lil sea bunny <3333

all of this is rly good hehe <3

have a handful of doodles and some progress shots of the cuddle artwork :D

featuring @didderd's snaps and @smokbeast's Lewis and and Fang [in the lower corner]

Had some more thoughts on doodlesona - decided to go with the peach color palette over eggplant! Kitty doodle hangs out with smok's Lorgemare.

[skelekins]

Seabunny!Kelek meets Soma :D

also munches on some toxic sponge UwU gotta keep his defenses up and that belly fully soma belongs to @smokbeast

[skelekins]

seabun - kelek - scar

[didderd]

ough THIS IS SO CUTE! ;^;

i love it <3333

the moment Seabun pulls back from kissing his cheek, Snaps lets his head drop down to nuzzle into the mer's neck, and pulls him closer. he feels like he could stay like this forever. [~ by didderd]

Link to The Thread

@didderd and I have been throwing Snaps and Seabun at each other in the thread linked above. <3

:) Didderd did this illustration for it as well! :D

[skelebagels]

;w;

The note finds its home rolled in up an old partially broken glass bottle, the edges softened by weather and wear. A piece of coral in the top keep the sea from stealing the note away. He pulls it out sometimes to read, and stores the bottle in his little home hidden among the rock and coral. Its displayed with his most prized and cherished shells and stones.

He's still a silly little thing though and while he does show up the next day to spy on Snaps he doesn't approach right away. Instead he gets a bit more playful, a marked trait of a Kelek. He makes his movements a little more obvious before ducking away to see if Snaps notices, or if he finds him afterwards.

If Snaps does look directly at him he always goes pink and ducks away with a cloud of laughing bubbles.

Slowly he sneaks closer and closer, easing his comfort and confidence with the very handsome land monster who called him pretty.

He's not out amongst the rocks the next time Snaps comes around, but when Snaps gets close enough to the water he sees a little pink ear peak up over the ledge. Followed by the other and the two big golden eyes looking curiously at him.

He has a shark tooth in his hand this time. Large and old. The blue of his cheeks heated with his telltale pink while he smiles shyly and the tentacles that make his mustache twist about.

"Hi..."

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"oh! i forgor to mention. he /does/ put the opal on display in his room. one of the nicest things he owns. he loves it. uwu)" - didderd

;w; naur thats so fuckin cute sldjslkfj. seabun over the moon when he hears.

>3<

Seabunny!Kelek spying on land!Snaps from the water after he sees him one day. Just thinks he's really neat. Does his best to stay hidden b/c he's a silly mer creature, but he's not the fastest. I imagine Snaps is p tuned into his environment, especially when scouting, so I doubt he's unaware of his little water shadow for long at all. Maybe doesn't know /what/ it is, but its not actually bothering him so whatever.

Seabun is just completely enamored. So he does what silly mer people do and finds a v pretty opalized wood or fossil. Probably super nervous b/c he's not sure he can hide fast enough. But he waits till Snaps is around again before he sneaks up and then.

Splsh. Plat.

Snaps most likely sees his goofy tail and maybe even his bright pink booty gills whoosh behind a rock formation. Moments later Seabun peaks out from a different spot in the formation to watch what he does.

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Snaps belongs to @didderd

[didderd]

(forgot i wanted to reblog this here once it was done)

Snaps meets Seabun (mer Kelek)! :> it's very much fluff and silly lil guys interacting :3

>3<

Seabunny!Kelek spying on land!Snaps from the water after he sees him one day. Just thinks he's really neat. Does his best to stay hidden b/c he's a silly mer creature, but he's not the fastest. I imagine Snaps is p tuned into his environment, especially when scouting, so I doubt he's unaware of his little water shadow for long at all. Maybe doesn't know /what/ it is, but its not actually bothering him so whatever.

Seabun is just completely enamored. So he does what silly mer people do and finds a v pretty opalized wood or fossil. Probably super nervous b/c he's not sure he can hide fast enough. But he waits till Snaps is around again before he sneaks up and then.

Splsh. Plat.

Snaps most likely sees his goofy tail and maybe even his bright pink booty gills whoosh behind a rock formation. Moments later Seabun peaks out from a different spot in the formation to watch what he does.

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Snaps belongs to @didderd

[skelebagels]

AaAAAAAAAH

Seabuns stocky tail wiggled with his delight that his gift was accepted and admired while the fur-like tendrils rolled in pleased patterns. Of course when Snaps leaned forward Seabun grinned and put one of his hands along the wall of the ledge while he pushed up even closer.

Only for his face to burst into a bright pink while his eyes grew wide at Snaps teasing. His pleased grin replaced by surprise. His instant reaction was to PLNK right back in the water with a gasp.

His tendrils still rolled in those pleased patterns while he squirmed and snickered flustered bubbles. He was still hot faced when he breached again.

In a very typical Kelek fashion he seemed to lose his words when he made to say them before he finally managed.

"Mates as beautiful as you should be spoiled," his face was burning while his tail and tendrils wriggled in anxious excitement.

>3<

Seabunny!Kelek spying on land!Snaps from the water after he sees him one day. Just thinks he's really neat. Does his best to stay hidden b/c he's a silly mer creature, but he's not the fastest. I imagine Snaps is p tuned into his environment, especially when scouting, so I doubt he's unaware of his little water shadow for long at all. Maybe doesn't know /what/ it is, but its not actually bothering him so whatever.

Seabun is just completely enamored. So he does what silly mer people do and finds a v pretty opalized wood or fossil. Probably super nervous b/c he's not sure he can hide fast enough. But he waits till Snaps is around again before he sneaks up and then.

Splsh. Plat.

Snaps most likely sees his goofy tail and maybe even his bright pink booty gills whoosh behind a rock formation. Moments later Seabun peaks out from a different spot in the formation to watch what he does.

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Snaps belongs to @didderd

[skelebagels]

Seabun making the moVes

Though he was infatuated with the red of Snaps magic lighting his face, it was quickly replaced with concern when Snaps turned away with a cough. He was a little closer, more of his upper body out of the water, when Snaps turned back around.

And at Snaps words… Kelek wasn’t technically here, but the stubborn resolved expression that crosses Seabuns face wasn’t any less familiar.

His hands, chubby looking in their thickness, plant themselves onto the ledge before he pulls himself up carefully and somewhat smoothly from the water, his fur-like tendrils drawing back closer to his body, giving him a much slicker appearance out of water than his fluffy one when in.

He’s fleshy and warm when he puts his hand on Snaps cheek, his thumb tenderly rubbing along some of the tar before his eyes meet the pits of Snaps sockets.

“I like looking at you,” his smile is an echo of the one that greets Snaps home, “in all the land and sea, you’re the most beautiful view.”

He gets Snaps shorts wet when he pulls just that little bit closer. His lips are soft and tender against Snaps cheek, gentle as though Snaps were a fragile treasure.

>3<

Seabunny!Kelek spying on land!Snaps from the water after he sees him one day. Just thinks he's really neat. Does his best to stay hidden b/c he's a silly mer creature, but he's not the fastest. I imagine Snaps is p tuned into his environment, especially when scouting, so I doubt he's unaware of his little water shadow for long at all. Maybe doesn't know /what/ it is, but its not actually bothering him so whatever.

Seabun is just completely enamored. So he does what silly mer people do and finds a v pretty opalized wood or fossil. Probably super nervous b/c he's not sure he can hide fast enough. But he waits till Snaps is around again before he sneaks up and then.

Splsh. Plat.

Snaps most likely sees his goofy tail and maybe even his bright pink booty gills whoosh behind a rock formation. Moments later Seabun peaks out from a different spot in the formation to watch what he does.

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Snaps belongs to @didderd

[skelebagels]

heehee >w<

Seabun can't help the delighted hum when he see's Snaps light is back, even giving him an extra cuddle when he sees it fuzz after his kiss. Back in the water his smile widens when he meets Snaps gaze, only to soften again when he's beckoned and touched.

The kiss on his forehead sends a wave of pleased patterns down his tendrils, followed by more waves with the nuzzle and extra kiss. His face is back to a heated deep pink while a mixture of happy hums and snickers escape his mouth.

"Come back soon?" He asks, hands on the ledge once more while he remains close to his beautiful land-monster. Mischief crosses his heated face with confirmation and he's quick to move in and plant his lips under the socket that holds Snaps eyelight.

"...now you owe me another, Starlight," he says, voice warbling a little as his boldness runs low. He looks into Snaps eyelight meaningfully, then he quickly pushes off the ledge and back farther into the water. He's flushed, snickering and delighted from where he watches Snaps.

>3<

Seabunny!Kelek spying on land!Snaps from the water after he sees him one day. Just thinks he's really neat. Does his best to stay hidden b/c he's a silly mer creature, but he's not the fastest. I imagine Snaps is p tuned into his environment, especially when scouting, so I doubt he's unaware of his little water shadow for long at all. Maybe doesn't know /what/ it is, but its not actually bothering him so whatever.

Seabun is just completely enamored. So he does what silly mer people do and finds a v pretty opalized wood or fossil. Probably super nervous b/c he's not sure he can hide fast enough. But he waits till Snaps is around again before he sneaks up and then.

Splsh. Plat.

Snaps most likely sees his goofy tail and maybe even his bright pink booty gills whoosh behind a rock formation. Moments later Seabun peaks out from a different spot in the formation to watch what he does.

----

Snaps belongs to @didderd