NamiSparrow

Heyo! I'm Nami, aka NamiSparrow, formerly Nekonami Cosplay, and I should probably consolidate this tumblr with my shitpost tumblr (currently @namitheninth) but idk how to do that I’m old and tired

[namisparrow]

I don’t remember how tumblr works time to figure it out again

Zoya Nazyalensky cosplay by me! Hat made by woodsmokeandwords on insta, and embroidery digitized and stitched out by Sewstine on YouTube. Pics by lostflowersandphotos on insta.

Uh can I do links I don’t remember ahhhh

[quimerical]

I was talking to my friends about the grisha trilogy last night and I thought it'd be nice to share my thoughts on the whole issue of fan favorites:

(just to clarify what I meant, in my experience of meeting and seeing grishaverse fans I've found a big number of readers who understood/sympathized with mal r bipoc!! this is completely based on my own individual experience and I just wanted to put out there what I thought could be a possible explanation)

+ bonus:

[namisparrow]

This. Makes so much SENSE.

[rainesengupta-deactivated202303]

if you are using white models as face claims for zoya or for alina in your edits you are whitewashing them. if you use white models as the basis for your fanart of alina or zoya you are whitewashing them. it does not matter that their ethnicities are not specified in the original grisha trilogy- zoya is half suli and alina is half shu. they are not white, and if you portray them as so you are whitewashing them.

[thesunneinsplendour96-deactivat]

Look as far as Alina is concered I have to say this: My dude👏🏻it’s 👏🏻too👏🏻 fucking 👏🏻hard 👏🏻to find any videos or photos of Jessie Mei Li or of Asian/biracial girls in period costumes that resemble keftas. So when making photo or video edits we have to sometimes compromise and you don’t get to call that whitewashing. As for the fan art- you do know that it’s canon that Alina is white in the books and half Shu in the show, right?. However someone chooses to potray Alina is therefore correct and valid. Please don’t discourage people from participating in fun stuff like edits and fan art because you are taking it too seriously and trying to make this about sth other than it is.

P.S. I agree with you on how Zoya should be portrayed.

[zemenipearls]

Sounds like a failure on your part. Retcons happen. No new edits should have her as white. She wasn’t even described as white, y'all just assume racial backgrounds.

[namisparrow]

Like if you’re making art or edits make the effort to give the rep where it’s been given or you’re just an ass?!

Also like YIKES at people actually thinking Alina is canonically white she’s just canonically unhealthily pale with brown hair which CAN BE ASIAN OR SO MANY OTHER MIXED RACES

Y’all just assumed Alina was white and got me ad when Leigh gave us Asian rep by making her part Shu. And now you go further and refuse to make accurate art for her cuz it’s “hard”? Like. That’s just disrespectful and so dang MEAN

[plasticbattleaxe]

Map Maker to Martyr

[zemenipearls]

“Maybe Nikolai should stop chasing saints and focus on the human trafficking problem in Ravka.”

— Inej Ghafa, probably

[catherine-the-great-tv]

Anna Karenina & Alexei Vronsky in Anna Karenina. Vronsky story (tv mini-series, Russia, 2017)

[swimthroughthefires]

#men undressing women: [drakeNO.jpg]#men assisting in dressing women: [drakeYES.jpg]#he’s really concentrating in getting those laces sitting right#what a good boy#anna karenina: vronsky’s story#gif harrietvane

[drownedinlight]

On of the things that I learned in high school, which was just one of those facts that was just kind of like, “Yeah?” but is also one of those facts that you rarely see represented, that it does sort of startle into this idea of “wait, is that right.” Men absolutely helped their wives and lovers dress, especially in times when dress had become complicated enough that women could not get dressed alone (ties and buttons that had to fasten in the back for one reason or another, for example). If a woman didn’t have a servant to help her dress, and most women did not, it was the job of her husband once she was married.

[blood-head]

This leads to the interesting trope of a husband discovering his wife’s lover’s handiwork, for example in this 1840 illustration from Paris le Soir. The caption reads: “That’s funny! This morning I made a knot in this lace, and tonight there’s a bow!“

[saintprivateer]

I can’t find the post rn but! someone said brown eyed Zoya...,and that changed me

[dita-von-cheesecake]

Me in the future

[namisparrow]

#goals

[korragirls]

fuck wan shi tong. aang deserves to go back to the library and read every single text that pertains to the air nomads

[korragirls]

i simply think aang has every right to spend hours in the library with his friends and allies, working together to copy each page of each book by hand, carefully and lovingly bringing his people’s texts back into the world! and i’m correct.

[zukoshotleafjuice]

okay, but - wan shi tong only ever knew aang, katara and sokka. he didn’t meet all of aang’s friends or allies.

so what i’m saying is, after the war the gaang watch aang struggling to remember the details of his culture, the history of his people. they see him trying his hardest to rebuild the air temples alone, teaching people his traditions because he’s terrified that they’ll be forgotten. his friends hate it, watching him hurt and being unable to help him because - how could they? they were born years after the air nomads were lost. they don’t know anything about the culture.

until toph remembers the library. she knows that aang can never return, after what happened - but she can, and zuko can, and so can suki. under iroh’s guidance, they make it to the spirit world and request entry to wan shi tong’s library. their motives, this time, are entirely pure - they seek only knowledge for knowledge’s sake. so wan shi tong lets them in, and they spend hours, days, copying down ancient air nomad texts in dialects they barely understand, odd symbols written by monks on scraps of paper, diaries and paintings. any remnant of the air nomads that they can find.

exactly a year after the war ends, they give aang the greatest present anyone ever could. they give him back his history.

[evasjacks]

guys omg

Michelle Gomez as Baghra

[kayadraws]

This is my piece for @wybiegowritey ‘s Rapunzel!Inej @grishaversebigbang fic! Its name is Intertwined and you can find it here.

The other (amazing) artists:

@mitdemadlerimherzen (ART)

@oranges-and-stuff (ART)

@wangfireee (ART)

@clearlynotclaire (ART)

And the group’s Corporalki: @shelbychild

[wybiegowritey]

Intertwined

a/n: This is fic #1 for the 2020 @grishaversebigbang ! I’m ecstatic that I could do this event again. I love everyone I worked with, and I’m so happy that I got the opportunity to work with my gang! Without further ado, let me introduce them!!

Beta/Corporalki: @shelbychild 

Artists/Materialki: @wangfireee [X], @clearlynotclaire [X], @oranges-and-stuff [X], @kayadoodles [X] [X], and @mitdemadlerimherzen [X] !!

I loved working with you guys so, so much. I’m so happy you guys motivated me and I truly think that this fic wouldn’t be as good as it was if I didn’t have you. I hope we can work together in the future!

Kick ass, Wybie

SUMMARY A thief, a lost child, a tower, a country–a magic unlike any other.

For eighteen years, the Suli have searched for a lost girl, lifting lanterns into the night sky on a hot summer’s night each year, marking the day of her birth. For eighteen years, Inej has been watching these mysterious lanterns float into the night sky, and each year her desire to leave her tower has grown.

Now, notorious thief Kaz Brekker has just escaped imminent death, a Suli headpiece in hand. He stumbles upon a tower with no visible way inside other than the window at the top. After climbing in and thinking he’s safe from the Fjerdan-soldier-in-disguise chasing him, he is met with a frying pan wielding, fiery girl with seventy feet of ebony hair.

READ ON AO3

First chapter is under the cut!

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[someofgennie]

Nikolai Lantsov ang Zoya Nazyalensky from The Sailor and The Siren, by lovely @sobachka 🐚

@grishaversebigbang

Volkovny Crew!

:

@kingdombrekker

@angelawongart

@tsaritsa-zoya

@montherox

@jjelliacee

@wafflesandkruge

[paperplanenomad]

I aspire to Zoya’s level of Siren fashion 

[namisparrow]

Just dress me like Siren!Zoya and yeet me into the ocean~!

[wafflesandkruge]

SOLSTICE (ch.1)

A/N: Here it is, me and @reapersbarge‘s @grishaversebigbang fic at last! Check out the amazing art from @kayadraws (x) @reilynbears (x) @obligatorychinchillas (x) @chaotic-art-druid (x) @kavinskysdick (x) @inkingnothing (x) and @bubble–berry (x)!! They all did such amazing jobs and me and Lo are eternally screaming at their talent. 

Summary: In a world full of creatures of legend, Kes Tarm is a mixing-pot of magic, deception, and mysteries. Kaz Brekker, a club owner, stays out of paranormal politics and minds his own business. A mortal in a world of legend, Kaz’s crew is rounded out with sorcerers, fae, a wraith, and a werewolf. When the status quo is upended when a string of strange disappearances and murders rock the city, all evidence points towards a sinister group working in the shadows. Tasked with finding a lost fae prince, Kaz and his ragtag crew must figure out how to work together before the gloom takes them all.

Ao3

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[kayadraws]

You know that very relatable feeling when you’re trying to change your blood stained clothes and then realize someone is lurking in your room and may or may not be there to murder you 😌👌🏼

This is my piece for @wafflesandkruge and @dregstrash ‘s excellent @grishaversebigbang fic, Knife in the Back!

Materialki: @chaosvvolf (ART), @throughtheruin (ART), @cinnonym (ART), @corpsecro (ART), @saintprivateer (ART)

[zemenipearls]

THE SIEGE OF NOVYI ZEM - available on AO3 (rated M for violence and dark themes)

Jesper and Leoni only know how to live their lives deliciously, being the beloved prince and princess of Noyvi Zem, a prospering and illustrious kingdom. That is until their Queen Mother thinks it’s time for them to reign it in after one of Jesper’s parties goes sour. Queen Aditi enlists the help of Adrik Zhabin to help quell Leoni’s sneaking out tendencies, and Kuwei Yul-Bo to set Jesper on the right path.

Adrik is a Ravkan refugee turned Zemeni guard, who’s lived through hell escaping Morozova’s tyrannical reign. He didn’t expect much from Noyvi Zem, let alone being assigned as the bubbly Princess’ personal guard, who he finds himself blurring the lines with between professionalism and his own feelings.

Kuwei hasn’t lived a particularly hard life, but growing up in the harsh Shu Han Royal court has made his tongue sharp and disposition wary. Being assigned as Jesper’s handler was just another job, a way to extend Shu Han’s reach into other kingdoms. But the more time he spends with Jesper the more he finds himself inexplicably attracted to him.

When Morozova’s greed threatens Noyvi Zem and forces them into a siege, the beloved royals are forced to run from everything they’ve ever known.

For the @grishaversebigbang 2020. Updates daily! Incredible artwork has been created by @jessaminelovelaces [x] [x], @saintprivateer [x], @angelawongart [x], @mitdemadlerimherzen [x], @namelessscribe [x] [bonus], @bdhead [x].

Beta’d by my ride or die, @darklesmychuckles

Special thanks to @wafflesandkruge for being a sounding board for Shu Han and a sensitivity reader!

Sneak Peek of Chapter 1 below the cut!

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[grishaversebigbang]

#24 - Bad Apples

Project Info

Gang name: Bad Apples

Title: From Eden 

Synopsis: 

Bros get fake married to protect each other from gold diggers. Bros catch feelings for each other. What happens next will warm your heart. 

After a joke from Genya goes terribly horribly miserably wrong, Zoya and Nikolai get fake married “To Save Ravka”. Of course they’re only doing this for their country. No feelings here. None. Zilch. Zero. N. O. N. E. (They both absolutely have feelings). Cue the romantic comedy adventure full of misunderstandings and pining where everyone around our two idiots can see they’re clearly had over heels for each other! 

Short excerpt  

A gust of wind knocks the slaver in front of him directly off of the ship, and any relief Nikolai feels at their disappearance is immediately replaced with a shiver down his spine at Zoya’s disdain-filled voice. 

 “This is what you’ve been doing? Screwing off to play pirate?”

 He drops his sword in surrender and holds his hands up before spinning to face her, making certain that his smirk is firmly in place. “Did you miss me darling?” he says, grin widening as her eyebrows furrow deeper in rage. She has beautiful eyebrows, especially when angry. How can eyebrows be beautiful? He shakes himself, trying to refocus. “In fairness, this is ‘breaking up a slave trading ring’, which I would think is a rather noble cause.” 

 She rolls her eyes and sighs, tossing her hair. “You need to come home. You can’t be doing this anymore, moya tsar.”

Instead of answering, Nikolai’s eyes are drawn to the curious new piece of her wardrobe. “Since when did you wear a pirate hat?” 

 Zoya’s annoyance immediately deepens, and she does not provide him with an answer. Instead, a cheerful tone pipes up, accommodated by a flurry of red and blue. “It’s to help her blend in!” 

 “Then where is your hat?” growls Zoya through gritted teeth.

 Genya, for all her grace, looks completely unphased, winking at Nikolai. “Oh, I don’t have the bone structure for a hat,” she says, and even Nikolai can tell she’s full of shit. Not that it matters to him, as he is unable to tear his eyes away from the sight of his angry pirate Queen. 

  Gang Introduction 

@nekonamicosplay 

Role: etherealki 

Short introduction/fun fact: Every man i have dated has been discount bad boyfriend Nikolai

@forthegenuine 

Role: corporalki 

Short introduction/fun fact: My fiance is currently reading SoC and is in the last 30 or so pages, and I just want him to finish so we can talk about how amazing Kaz is

@kestrel221

Role: corporalki

Short introduction/fun fact: I play six instruments but I suck and haven’t touched any of them for months

@xan-drei 

Role: materialki

Short introduction/fun fact: i collect stuffed fat birds

@strawberrylark

Role: materialki 

Short introduction/fun fact: i really like grape lollipops and am genuinely considering paying $16 to buy a bulk bag of them

@soc-ck 

Role: materialki

Short introduction/fun fact: the other night an unfortunate series of events led to me running into my neighbors when I was walking home in the middle of the night wearing nothing but a bikini and holding a very large sewing machine in my arms

@sartagos

Role: materialki

Short introduction/fun fact: my favorite animal is a peacock spider

@octopiconsortium

Role: materialki

Short introduction/fun fact: I just got Minecraft and I’m devoting my existence to it 

@hakubasaguwu

Role: materialki

Short introduction/fun fact: everyday I lament the existence of online school and forget to do the rice