Something that always irks me is when people create an imbalance between Kaz and Inej. What I mean by that is... Kaz is not superior to Inej, but Inej isn't superior to Kaz either. Which is something a lot of people tend to believe. Neither one is more superior to the other. On the contrary, they are equals. They have always been equals, and that is one the most beautiful aspects of their relationship.
Kaz and Inej are both severely traumatized
They are both flawed characters who make bad decisions
They both have questionable coping mechanisms
They are both closed off from other people and tend to share little to nothing personal about themselves
They are both violent and vengeful
I bet you Inej has killed as many people as Kaz
One helps the other feel less isolated
They both help each other's trauma (Inej's voice grounds Kaz when he is drowning and Kaz's ability to always "see" Inej helps her feel present)
They are both so devoted, supportive and protective of each other, but simultaneously, are also able to pick up things they do that are wrong
Kaz shedding enough blood to paint a barn red = Inej wanting to kill a whole room full of people for Kaz
They are crime partners, confidants, and best friends first and foremost
Kaz trusting Inej enough to expose 1/2 of his skin in her presence = Inej trusting Kaz enough to let him stand super close to her while her arms were exposed (chapter 26 of CK)
Kaz calling Inej an investment and joking about Inej being at the Menagerie due to bad luck = Inej being slightly insensitive about Kaz's trauma at the end of SOC (the "gloves on, fully clothed" line) and joking with him about having to limp down the stairs
But Kaz and Inej making up for these things in CK by Kaz admitting to Inej that she matters more than her skill and that he would come for her regardless, as well as selling every asset to pay off her indenture while Inej reflects on what she said to him on the boat and beginning to be more patient and considerate with him, not wanting him to immediately remove his gloves, loving him regardless of the things he's unable to do currently realizing that she struggles as well with intimacy and telling him that she would return to Ketterdam
Kaz and Inej healing together and finding happiness and love with each other
You see? They are equals. One is not better than the other. It's one of their defining qualities and also proves why Kanej is the best ship to ever exist.
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