#s&b fandom

[vik-the-prik]

This is what Wylan looks like in my brain 90% of the time

[privateerandking]

I’m really not sure if this is an unpopular opinion or not yet but I think as far as changes from the book go I kind of like Mal and Alina splitting up at the end. The idea of questioning if you’re together by destiny or choice is compelling.

[theweeklydiscourse]

I can’t help but find it funny whenever certain Shadow and Bone fans discuss the Darkling’s character and dramatically ponder over his motivations while lamenting what could have been. Like, I agree that he’s a complicated character…just not complicated I’m the way they’re thinking of.

For them it’s like:

“Ah you see the Darkling is such a well-written character because of his nefarious hunger for power cloaked by sympathetic motives. He seeks a noble goal but alas! If only he wasn’t so corrupted by power and just approached the issue of Grisha liberation with diplomacy and talked some sense into the Tsar! Such a simple thing…and yet his greed won out.”

I have found that many criticisms of the Darkling’s larger goals are based on the assumption that his goal is based in a personal desire for power and not a collective one. The idea that his goals of freeing Grisha from exploitation and servitude are not genuine, but rather something that obscures his hidden greed and selfishness. My biggest gripe is that this sort of commentary on the Darkling’s character always reads as a bit self-congratulatory for what is (in my opinion) a misreading of his character.

Also, I heavily dislike the idea that all it would take for him to achieve liberation would be tactics like working within the system, diplomatically appealing to the Tsar or just generally appealing to the humanity of the ruling monarchs. I have to wonder: do these people honestly believe that oppressed groups of people obtain human rights by politely appealing to the ruling class? In Shadow and Bone, the Tsar is not only incompetent but also a serial rapist with unchecked power who benefits immensely from the servitude of Grisha. So why on earth would he just give them rights when he gains so much by keeping them under his thumb? Relying on the mercy and meagre charity of a corrupt ruler is a futile game that will end in failure.

“Oh but his hunger for power-!” His hunger for power that would enable him to do what? At the end of the day, Aleksander needs power to achieve liberation for the Grisha and to protect them from the existential threats they face on nearly every side of the conflict. Tell me, how is he going to accomplish anything from a position of servitude and powerlessness? Would it be more noble of him to just sit quietly and wait for the Lantsovs to come to their senses and realize that Grisha are deserving of equal treatment? How much do the Grisha stand to lose by prioritizing civility and diplomacy when their lives are at stake?

In this situation, power was not a want, but a need. The fact that the narrative consistently frames his quest for power as a bad and greedy goal is so naive and backwards because realistically there is no way for him to accomplish it otherwise! This is echoed in Alina’s efforts to save the country through the Morozova amplifiers and being chided for her greed as a result. Either way, this story has some strange priorities when it comes to discussing oppression and liberation.

[kriz-smthn]

I was writing the next chapter of my fic and

I wrote a very specific passage about light and Kaz's Demonic Eyes (that I pulled out of my ass)

And I was stricken with the sudden urge of drawing that (it was also an excuse to practice lighting/shading, so ofc I went there)

SO

BEHOLD

The Feral Boy™

I'm excited to finish this

(my photoshop is pirated, btw. Don't worry 'bout it)

[mint-orchids]

if the crows cast wants to get together and do a dramatic reading of the duology i would make them a really nice charcuterie board totally not bribing them with a fancy charcuterie board but like if they wanted cheese and crackers if they wanted some charcuterie they gotta dramatic read the books but like totally not bribing them—

[myladysprout]

💖 baby boy ben 💖

[noniezilla]

Okay I might be watching the Shadow&Bone series right now.... Aaaand I might've been swallowed again in the Kazper shipping hole. (Their ship name is really weird btw) (Is it Kazper or Kesper ? I'm asking for real xD)

So, have some of my rough sketches while watching the series. Some quotes are from S&B series, some are from SOC book.

Also, have a quick sketch of Inej, because she's a real badass girl and I love her so much ❤️

I used my awesome col-erase pencils, so I'm thinking about maybe animating some of those sketches~

[i-kill-all-my-plants]

They made Freddy show his back to the camera to give credits to the thing that carried the show