You should apologize to Wylan. You scared the shit out of him just now, and he was just asking if you were okay.”
“My dearest Inej,” Kaz began drily, “The dishboy should know by now that I am not concerned with whether or not I have hurt his feelings.”
“I wouldn’t worry about it!” Nina chirped, appearing suddenly in the doorway. “Jesper is giving him day-old donuts, so he should be fine.”
Stop whatever you are doing and check out @buckyisdisabled ‘s fic on ao3 [here] it’s part of the @grishaversebigbang :D (I really have become a sucker for coffe-shop AU’s due to this fic)
equally important to have a look at is @bluedelladraw‘s artwork [link to be added] the details and the background just blow me away <3
The thing about Kaz Brekker though, was this: if there was an insurmountable challenge, he would find a way to beat it into submission. — The resuscitation of Crow Coffee on Twenty-Third was his biggest triumph.
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Six of crows coffee shop AU ?? Yes please. I’m excited to share with you guys my illustration for this years @grishaversebigbang !!
Based on the fic “the one where the crows unionize” by @buckyisdisabled on ao3 , you can read it here :D !! It is so so good
also make sure to check out @polekands ‘s amazing art -also done for the fic- here
[Image Description: A drawing of Nina, Kuwei, and Matthias standing in that order left to right. Nina is frowning to the left and holding fists up, Kuwei is staring nervously up with a syringe in his hand, and Matthias has his arms folded. All three have dirt smears on their casual clothes. Above Kuwei is a disembodied zombie head and outstretched arms. End ID.]
my peice for the @grishaversebigbang! its for the wonderful fic, aught that man may question by @wybiegovibey and @misterrimpossible!
other creations by @niecity here, @bluedelladraw here, @fricklefracklefloof here, @pocketsizedquasar here, and @eckvan here!
Here’s my piece for the @grishaversebigbang this year! I worked with @wybiegowritey and @misterrimpossible on creating a piece based by their AMAZING fic Aught That Man May Question!
Make sure to look at the wonderful pieces my gang made!
I participated in this year’s @grishaversebigbang, and created a couple of pieces for the wonderful HELNIK(😍😍) fic, “I Won’t Hurt You, Even If You Hurt Me,” by @littlestivy, with the beta assist from our Corporalki, @davonysus!
Go read Ivy’s fic HERE, at A03, and then check out the rest of the stunning art pieces that go along with it by my fellow Materialki: myself, @nuclearnik , @veneziarts , and @bluedelladraw!
I had so much fun participating in the 2021 @grishaversebigbang
Huge thank you to my fellow...
Corporalki/Beta: @davonysus
Materialki/Artists: @bluedelladraw, @nuclearnik, @veneziarts, and @unsea-saint
Fic Summary:
What if, instead of Nina having Matthias arrested as a slaver, Matthias turns her in to the drüskelle, instead? Captured and taken to the Ice Court, Nina must battle with her hatred for Matthias and trying to survive in this cruel new environment. Matthias' confusing blend of emotions towards Nina threatens to bring everything he's ever believed crashing down around his ears. When the time comes, will he be able to send Nina to her death? Or will he be torn from the drüskelle traditions he put so much faith in?
Excerpt from chapter 1 below the cut!
Nina slid from the bed, blanket trailing behind her. “You’ve already forsaken your oh-so-sacred drüskelle traditions by growing close to a drüsje in the first place. You saved this drüsje from certain death. You’ve slept next to this drüsje, and I felt that you didn’t hate it. That you don’t hate me. What are you so afraid of?”
“I can’t control my body.”
“Your body can’t lie.”
“But you can!” Matthias rounded on her, arms flung wide, his face open and raw and afraid. Nina knew fear, had seen it in the eyes of countless men when they realised they couldn’t breathe because she held their lungs in her fist. Matthias was scared. “You can lie, cheat, and manipulate. We were warned about you. How do I know this isn't some trick?”
His words landed like blows. Nina reeled, the floor dropping away from under her. She heard her own voice as though from very far away, yet the vibrations of it made her teeth rattle in her skull. “What would I be tricking you to do? You already admitted that you liked me.”
Matthias’ lips formed a thin, bloodless line. His eyes searched her face, eyebrows furrowed, one of the rare times she could see his every thought as though he had inked them on his skin. Have I believed a lie for as long as I can remember? What do I believe? Will Nina betray me? She watched these thoughts and more swirl in his eyes before he clenched them shut.
“Everything is different now. We’re not on the ice—we’re in Fjerda.”
His words were stone poured down her back, strengthening her spine, making her stand up a little straighter. She had allowed herself the fantasy that they could be Nina and Matthias rather than Grisha and witchhunter, but his words stripped that childish thought away like cobwebs in a brisk autumn wind. She could see their situation clearly, could see that there was no hope and no future, but Saints, she wanted it. I wanted this more than I’ve ever wanted anything, even Zoya’s approval.
What if, instead of Nina having Matthias arrested as a slaver, Matthias turns her in to the drüskelle, instead? Captured and taken to the Ice Court, Nina must battle with her hatred for Matthias and trying to survive in this cruel new environment. Matthias' confusing blend of emotions towards Nina threatens to bring everything he's ever believed crashing down around his ears. When the time comes, will he be able to send Nina to her death? Or will he be torn from the drüskelle traditions he put so much faith in?
I had such a blast creating this piece for this years @grishaversebigbang !! Inspired by @littlestivy ‘s amazing fic following Nina and Matthais’ journey. you can read this wonderful fic HERE
Beta work done by @davonysus
Check out the AMAZING work done by the rest of the talented artists in the group:
my piece for the @grishaversebigbang ! This one for @wybiegowritey and @misterrimpossible’s fic “aught that man may question”!
(ID: a digital drawing of several characters from six of crows on a bright red orange background. From left to right: matthias, a pale muscular white man with long blonde hair and a scarf, looking stern; Nina, a fat pale white woman with long curly dark hair and a leather jacket; Kuwei, a brown skinned muscular East Asian man with short hair and holding a syringe and paper sheets; Kaz, a pale thin white man with short dark hair with an undercut, a suit, and a cane, looking up at kuwei; and Inej, a thin brown skinned South Asian woman with long dark hair in a braid and a cloak and daggers. Behind all of them is a syringe, a blood splatter, and sickly green bubbles. Beneath them upside down are zombies drawn in that same sickly green.)
SUMMARY: When the last East Ravkan zombie outbreak research facility is stormed by zombies, Kuwei Yul Bo has no choice but to inject himself with the experimental zombie cure he and his father were developing. The cure is successful, but all the research is lost when the facility goes up in flames. The only other survivors are two refugees from Fjerda, Nina Zenik and Matthias Helvar. Kuwei is left stranded, unsupplied and unprepared, though immune and not alone. Working together to stay alive, they are soon taken in by the largest group of survivors, led by Alina Starkov. Meanwhile in Ketterdam, one of the last remaining zombie free strongholds, Kaz Brekker hears the rumor of the only person immune to the virus is on the run in East Ravka, avoiding other interested parties who would see him either dead or captured. However, separating the Crows and Kuwei, is the Fold, the metaphorical rend in Ravka that is literally crawling with zombies. This is only the first of their problems.
another one of my pieces for the @grishaversebigbang, this one was inspired by @wybiegowritey and @misterrimpossible’s fic aught that man may question!
you can check out my other gang’s pieces here:
@bluedelladraw’s piece
@eckvan’s piece
@pocketsizedquasar’s piece
@niecity’s piece
[image description: a digital pixel drawing of kuwei yul-bo jumping up to grab a syringe. kuwei is a thin light-skinned east asian boy and he’s bathed in light from the glow of the syringe. below him, zombies are trying to grab at him. text behind him says, “ACQUIRED: ZOMBIE CURE +100. end id]
When the last East Ravkan zombie outbreak research facility is stormed by zombies, Kuwei Yul Bo has no choice but to inject himself with the experimental cure he and his father were developing. The cure is successful, but all the research is lost when the facility goes up in flames. The only other survivors are two refugees from Fjerda, Nina Zenik and Matthias Helvar. Kuwei is left stranded, unsupplied and unprepared, though immune and not alone. Working together to stay alive, they are soon taken in by the largest group of survivors, led by Alina Starkov. Meanwhile in Ketterdam, one of the last remaining zombie free strongholds, Kaz Brekker hears the rumor that the only person immune to the virus is on the run in East Ravka, avoiding other interested parties who would see him either dead or captured. However, separating the Crows and Kuwei, is the Fold, the metaphorical rend in Ravka that is literally crawling with zombies. This is only the first of their problems.
brought to you by Zombies…AMOUNG US :0
illustration inspired by the six of crows ZOMBIE AU fic written by @wybiegowritey + @misterrimpossible !! you can check out this amazing story HERE
beta read by @logastellusaur
check out the other amazing artists’ work !! I had so much fun working out with all these talented individuals <3
@fricklefracklefloof (x)
@niecity (x)
@pocketsizedquasar (x)
@pinapleleeart (x)
@eckvan (x)
Thankyou @grishaversebigbang for organizing this whole event !
