#the bastard of the barrel. / kaz brekker.

[tsibeyantiger]

Saw a post about how wild it is that Inej's probably gonna be a saint while Kaz will be a story to scare children, but you know what will be REALLY wild? The legends that get told when people find out they knew each other.

It will probably be half "Kaz kidnapped/ tortured/ corrupted/ killed Inej" and half "Inej redeemed Kaz because by meeting her he realised how much of a sinner he was and that he wanted to be a better man". Hell, I can even imagine people worshipping Kaz, too, because he got to meet Sankta Inej, the blessed, the wraith, patron of thieves and hookers, holy empress of the True Sea, nightmare of slave traders and pirate queen with a heart untouched by sin.

And they'll probably be depicted together very often, kinda the GrishaVerse version of Yin and Yang.

[lessnearthesun]

Kaz and Inej obviously get married one day because she’s religious and Kaz wants the tax benefits + he wants to make her happy, and I just know when that day comes Kaz takes HER last name

[swiftiepanini]

one of my favorite things about kaz is that he's such a smart character. i feel like a lot of books say a character's smart and proceed to never show it. kaz? bro has an arsenal of brain cells and uses every single one. he either knows OR IS RESPONSIBLE for literally every plot twist in the series. like when i hear about his plans and stuff, i need to take a minute just to appreciate how smart it is. what i wouldn't give to be as clever as him

[multi-fandom-bi]

Kaz: *is without his crow cane*

Citizens of Ketterdam: A bastard?

Kaz: *gets his crow cane*

Citizens of Ketterdam: Bastard of the Barrel!!!

(idea creds: @swiftie-as-a-coursing-river)

[another-trans-nerd]

Matthias, with a light under his chin: many years ago a demon cursed this place

[two years earlier]

Kaz: fuck this house

[livin-in-fantasy]

Kaz loves the crows. He just does not know how to show his affection.

Kaz was traumatized as a kid, then had to raise himself in the Barrel. He had no one care about him after Jordie died. Before the crows.

Kaz never saw people showing each other genuine love, there was always a motive, always a fear of betrayal.

So Kaz learns to show he cares by watching Inej silently slip into his room after a fight. How Jesper hugs Wylan so casually, how Matthias always has a fond expression while Nina speaks.

[neptune-scythe]

Breaking my slience (again ... I've ranted about this at least twice already but I keep thinking of fun new ways to word it whoopsie)

When Inej says she'll have Kaz without armour, she's not saying she wants a physical relationship from him

She is asking him to trust her enough to know that he doesn't need to protect himself around her, that she'll never cross his boundaries, that if he took off his armour he would be safe with her.

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk

[owlarchimedes]

Anyone else unable to check if their wallet is still in their pocket as they're walking down the street without the smug voice of Kazzle Dazzle the Bastard of the Barrel in your head telling you you just told every pickpocket exactly where your wallet was, you utter fool? or are you normal

[banilikesfictionalpeople]

Inej: You know, I really like crime documentaries

Kaz, trying to impress her: I have been a prime suspect in over 50 murder cases

[mygrandiosedreams]

We all wish if Jordie hadn't been naive and trusted Pekka rollins Kaz would have lived a normal life right. But if Kaz didn't became dirtyhands Inej would be still at menagerie, trapped. I hate this.

[iunderstoodthatreference7]

Meanwhile, in Ketterdam…

Inej: Kaz! Did you kill that stadwatch guard!?

Kaz: when?

Inej: …this week

Kaz: Wednesday?

Inej: no, it was on Tuesday

Kaz: then no, I didn’t

Inej:

Inej:

Inej: so. What were you doing on Wednesday?

[acemdzsfan]

Kaz should have a collection of stolen locks to play with when he's bored.

[isthataraccoon]

kaz and wylan are opposite sides of a coin, at every turn they can see themselves reflected in the other. they’re both characters built on fear, though wylan protects himself by making himself small and showing this fear while kaz builds himself up and makes himself bigger and scarier than he really is. our boys born in the harbor had the extreme potential to become the other, even though their paths were so different (and also wylan has a conscience)

[violetasteracademic]

THIS KAZ BREKKER.

Can Frostbite Studios do any wrong? I don’t think so.

[meyerlansky]

i buried him. six feet deep. he went into that box so easily.

bonus:

[book-connoisseur]

me, the bastard of the barrel, explaining to anyone who shows minor interest in me how you shouldn’t tap your pockets to make sure your money is still there because it tells us bastards where the money is!! Don’t be a pigeon, be a crow. Spread awareness