#kelsier

[likerainthatyousleptthrough]

Rip kelsier you would've loved Tumblr

[elmaxlys]

WIP because idk man I'm in love with Kelsier, look at my man, and also our son Spook

[evil-gender]

a thing i find really interesting about kelsier is that he's a villain trope written as a hero, and the villain trope in question is the "there's this revolutionary person with a lot of good points, but oh they're too murdery about it so they're the bad guy" one. which is a trope that MEGA sucks, and is also FASCINATING to write as a heroic character. like on a meta level. it makes sense to me to frame kelsier as a character in this way because brandon sanderson has written multiple other characters who play that trope more straight (e.g., miles hundredlives, moash), and has said that kelsier is the type of character he'd typically write as a villain.

this isn't really either a compliment or a criticism towards mistborn (though it is an element of a broader critique of how brandon sanderson writes about social issues in the cosmere). it's just really interesting to me. and also contributes to me being extremely defensive of kelsier.

it's a trope that's like, this character would be a good guy except for this one factor. so it's sooooooo interesting to see like. a character who seems to be written with that trope in mind and who fits it well but IS actually portrayed as (anti-)heroic, especially by an author who in subsequent works plays the trope more straight.

[countryroadssssssss]

Getting back into cosmere bc I'm trying to get friends to read it and forgot the fact that kelsier cannonicly wears heels?? in front of hoid??? like ???? cuz why did my friend come ask me if sazed is gay bc "why did bro have a pair of heels just lying around to give to kelsier" like frfr my friend but he would be so supportive I just know.

Also they have got me shipping kelsier and dockson don't judge chat we multiship

[parasytaaaa]

The autism creatures.

[elmaxlys]

Here's to hoping I'll follow through on coloring it x) just finished my Era 1 reread and I had to exorcise some feelings so here are the Survivors chilling in a dream

First time drawing Spook in 10 years, and Kell I only did mini doodles recently, otherwise it's just as ancient o_O if you're curious lol

[echoingcave]

Why is it that both of my favorite characters in Mistborn ended up dying...?

I mean Kelsier came back but that doesn't count. He still died even if he didn't stay that way

But Brandon. Excuse me. Why. The end of Hero of Ages was bad enough, you didn't need to do it again with The Lost Metal

When Kelsier started a religion telling everyone to do what he did, survive, this isn't what he meant

[evil-gender]

heard "flowers never bend with the rainfall" by simon and garfunkel for the first time today. kelsier vibes ngl.

"so i'll continue to continue/to pretend my life will never end/and flowers never bend with the rainfall"