vin

she/her | mostly Stormlight Archive and Mistborn memes/incorrect quotes/posts (can be other cosmere books too) ⚠️spoilers ⚠️ pfp by @/lamaery

[kneelb4kesha]

Brandon Sanderson is interesting because in the majority of his body of work (especially his main cosmere universe) he kind of sits down across from you and says,

"Listen, even if an omniscient God or a godlike being is real, most religions are built on only a bit of truth and mostly upon myths designed to keep order among the populace. This order creates, designs, and enforces rigid roles for racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia. It excuses and handwaves, if not outright encourages, colonialism and oppression."

and you're like "Mr. Sanderson, aren't you a card carrying member of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints?"

and he's like "don't worry about that"

[shymathlesbian]

God leshwi is so great

shes seven thousand years old she dies before we learn her name shes immortal shes a crab person shes incredibly honorable shes fighting a war against honor she attacks her own troops she can fly shes even transgender

Character of all time

[fairyplam]

Do you have any fic recommendations for stormlight archive, The Way Of Kings-Rhythm of War

Happy for any tags (angst, dead dove do not eat, fluff, smut, etc)

Thank you ☺️

I will start with my current favorite, that I have been talking about for month now

Over Troubled Water - ongoing

slow burn that will burn you but also- the plot is so good, and the vibes are so immaculate and well thought out. it's the 70's and we got vampires, drama, romance angst and it's so good I have a few art piece for this fic in the #Over troubled water tag.

The Herald of Second Chances - Finished 18 chapter 🌶️

I may have reread this fic a few time at this point and it's always get's me emotional and giddy and heart breaking. a reincarnation story in future Roshar about Adolin who lived through many years and Kaladin that has been dead and now came back to life but with a twist of course ( a KNIFE TO THE CHEST) 10\10 read. did I mentioned it has an excellent smut too? and it's written by the amazing @the-mxs-of-manyofmany (who also draws very pretty) (this one is happening after W&T ! but like - a lottttt after it - and also changes a few things so take that into consideration)

Full Count - Ongoing 🌶️

Baseball. I have little knowledge about this sport but did it stop me from devouring this fic ? absolutely not ! the dialoged, the tension - the dramaaa the smut ??? shut up and take my money. I do love present\flashback chapters story, especially with SLA fics cause it gives the vibes from the book? this story is so much fun I can't stress it enough.

Almost series - Ongoing (but both parts can be read as oneshots)

If you ever wanted to get your heart cut out, thrown out of the window and then being kissed on your forehead? well ... this is the series for you! cause my god. did I feel pain but also giggled and twirled my hair around my finger. the writer is out to get me personally I know but that's ok cause this series is excellent, touching almost romantic you can say? HAHAHAHA sorry. the writer is very skilled the character characterization is absolutely fantastic. both parts are one shots that revolved around their friendship - relationship in a deep dive into pain-land :) and it's written by the amazing @calcifur96

A Surgeon's Calling - Ongoing

what if- Kaladin had listen to his father and went to study medicine instead ? well let me tell you - an absolutely BANGER of a story - the plot? is plotting, the yearning ? is yearning. the attention to details? is insane - this is dark at times and touching and light hearted on others. THIS? this. it's everything. and it's written by the amazing @akorah

Butterfly Wings - Ongoing series

WHAT IF - Kaladin was born a light eye? and Adolin a dark eye? this is fantastic plot that really puts a magnifying glass on new subjects with our characters that we already know and love, with such intriguing way to tell it and I CANT get enough of it! and it's written by the amazing @kiminsocks

between shadow and soul - Ongoing 🌶️

this is a Leshwi x Kaladin fic that dives deep into the politics but oh boy is this one hell of a ride ! it got it all !! takes place between OB - RoW I really don't have enough words in my English vocabulary to explain how insane this fic is and how great it is, but this writer knows what they are doing! and it's written by the amazing @cuubism

ok that were a lot ongoing series, let me also suggest a few that are finished and shorter - I had another list a few month ago right here as well if you're interested :)

The Tide - one shot 🌶️

this takes place around book 2, fun, smutty and excellent written fic by the same writer who wrote "Full count"

Adolin Kholin’s Guide to Living Out a Not so Fictional Romantasy - One shot

Absolutely hilarious and sweet read, also around book 2. and honestly the tittle alone is a selling point for me xD

Don't do me any favors - One shot

this is not a ship fic but oh boy did it ruined me completely, the twist is also a knife to my chest and oh boy did it leave me dead on the floor but also I re read it like 100 times? it takes place between OB and RoW and also by @kiminsocks

there are so many amazing fics about Kadolin and other relationship, not necessarily romantic in this fandom and I can go on and on about it for sure xD but I don't want this post to be too long (even though it's already is hahaha) I do want to draw a few scenes from different fics but alas I am only one human sadly - ... maybe I will do another list cause like I said - to many good fics to recommend

[cuubism]

i feel like we kind of knew even before WaT that the contest of champions wouldn't end up being just a traditional duel, like there was always going to be some trick or secret or psychological game to it, not just two warriors beating the crap out of each other until one of them perishes. however i can't lie i kind of want to see the straightforward beating the crap out of each other until someone perishes version. having this 8000 year long war end with just brutal one on one violence is so simple of a plot that it kind of circles back around to being subversive. like yeah, rip each other's heads off, see how good you feel about winning after that.

[lightweaver-naeuri]

Diabolically chained to the tags

[cuubism]

I’m having serious thoughts about the contest of champions being Kaladin vs Moash bc like… it kind of brings everything full circle, right back around to Way of Kings. It brings back all of the questions that book raised that the rest of the series tried to sidestep. Can you actually protect by killing? What if that death that protects your people then means an entire other race of people gets subjugated— is Kaladin finally forced to confront his unease with slaughtering the Parshendi that he’s been sidestepping for 5 books? How good does he really feel to be letting someone he cared about die to protect people like Dalinar, to uphold the Alethi government that’s still taken almost no steps to rectify the abuse and injustice the darkeyes face every day, the government that will assuredly maintain the exact same caste system if it retains power?

Then, how do the Singers feel that Odium’s chosen Moash, a human, to fight for their freedom? (Assuming this is a timeline where Rayse is still Odium, since Taravangian basically lost interest in Moash entirely). Presumably Odium picked Moash partly because he knew Dalinar would pick Kaladin, and imagine the Singers like… hang on, is this a fucking game to you? We’ve been oppressed for thousands of years and you’re playing mind games with the humans?

And the thing is, Moash could actually maybe win, but not, I think, if he keeps letting Odium take all of his emotions away. He could win if he harnesses the energy he had in Oathbringer, when he protected the Singers in the caravan. He could win if he finds the part of him that’s capable of caring about others, that actually cares about real justice. But of course, feeling all that might also give him the space to wonder, is Odium justice?

The great irony is the fight brings them all the way back around to how they met, running bridges. Fighting on the front line of a war they had no part in starting, meant to die to protect everyone else. Because even after everything, the only solution Alethkar has to this war that it caused by relentlessly pursuing genocide against the Parshendi, by enslaving the Parshmen, by refusing to consider an ending without full dominion for the ‘forces of honor’, the only solution Alethkar has after everything that’s happened is the same solution it always has: feeding its darkeyed young men to the war. At the end of the day, no matter what you try to do, the Alethi war machine will take possession of you, will pit you against each other, will destroy your friendships, destroy your solidarity, kill your empathy, covet your righteousness, make you into someone you don’t recognize and tell you the fall of your blade is honorable. And then it will eat you.

[cuubism]

Do you understand my vision

[cuubism]

i feel like we kind of knew even before WaT that the contest of champions wouldn't end up being just a traditional duel, like there was always going to be some trick or secret or psychological game to it, not just two warriors beating the crap out of each other until one of them perishes. however i can't lie i kind of want to see the straightforward beating the crap out of each other until someone perishes version. having this 8000 year long war end with just brutal one on one violence is so simple of a plot that it kind of circles back around to being subversive. like yeah, rip each other's heads off, see how good you feel about winning after that.

[lightweaver-naeuri]

Diabolically chained to the tags

[cuubism]

I’m having serious thoughts about the contest of champions being Kaladin vs Moash bc like… it kind of brings everything full circle, right back around to Way of Kings. It brings back all of the questions that book raised that the rest of the series tried to sidestep. Can you actually protect by killing? What if that death that protects your people then means an entire other race of people gets subjugated— is Kaladin finally forced to confront his unease with slaughtering the Parshendi that he’s been sidestepping for 5 books? How good does he really feel to be letting someone he cared about die to protect people like Dalinar, to uphold the Alethi government that’s still taken almost no steps to rectify the abuse and injustice the darkeyes face every day, the government that will assuredly maintain the exact same caste system if it retains power?

Then, how do the Singers feel that Odium’s chosen Moash, a human, to fight for their freedom? (Assuming this is a timeline where Rayse is still Odium, since Taravangian basically lost interest in Moash entirely). Presumably Odium picked Moash partly because he knew Dalinar would pick Kaladin, and imagine the Singers like… hang on, is this a fucking game to you? We’ve been oppressed for thousands of years and you’re playing mind games with the humans?

And the thing is, Moash could actually maybe win, but not, I think, if he keeps letting Odium take all of his emotions away. He could win if he harnesses the energy he had in Oathbringer, when he protected the Singers in the caravan. He could win if he finds the part of him that’s capable of caring about others, that actually cares about real justice. But of course, feeling all that might also give him the space to wonder, is Odium justice?

The great irony is the fight brings them all the way back around to how they met, running bridges. Fighting on the front line of a war they had no part in starting, meant to die to protect everyone else. Because even after everything, the only solution Alethkar has to this war that it caused by relentlessly pursuing genocide against the Parshendi, by enslaving the Parshmen, by refusing to consider an ending without full dominion for the ‘forces of honor’, the only solution Alethkar has after everything that’s happened is the same solution it always has: feeding its darkeyed young men to the war. At the end of the day, no matter what you try to do, the Alethi war machine will take possession of you, will pit you against each other, will destroy your friendships, destroy your solidarity, kill your empathy, covet your righteousness, make you into someone you don’t recognize and tell you the fall of your blade is honorable. And then it will eat you.

[cuubism]

Two darkeyed boys who love each other get destroyed by the war while the lighteyed leadership walks away unscathed… hang on a second… where have I heard this story before?

[nooneinnportant]

✨️SHAKADOLIN✨️

[tranjerine]

adding this to my list of hyper fixations

[discodivorce]

[erratic-dragon-fruit]

the difference between using water on taldain and lumar is so funny to me. like

taldain: water is our most precious resource, it’s what fuels our magical arts and what allows us to survive in the harsh desert. our most important technique allows us to create this invaluable resource.

lumar: if you spill a single drop of water anywhere you’re going to fucking explode and take the rest of us with you

[artanvonavi]

Faces of Shallan Davar

[fighting-tardigrade]

"I've abandoned my real name. But when next we meet, I'll think of a clever one for you to call me."

By request, here's my interpretation of "white-haired, black-suit-wearing" Hoid Cosmere™

I think he would think this mug is hilarious, and so he gets to use it for his wine coffee

(watermark is my art insta)

[brothermouse-skeleton]

Waxillium Ladrian carries marked bills in case he gets robbed, mixes stuff into his water so it looks like booze in case he needs to fake being drunk, and makes sure he always has a metal button on his shirt in case he needs to kill someone with it.

Is it any wonder that he's a perfect match for Steris "I got nervous last night so to calm myself down I accidentally planned for every conceivable apocalypse scenario" Harms

[brothermouse-skeleton]

Your true love is locked in a tower by an evil god king.

You do the Knight in Shining Armor thing and storm the castle to rescue her.

You find her. She's in a severe state of undress. Her butler is also there.

You try to get her to leave with you, she refuses and immediately starts killing her captors with a combination of magic and shocking brutality.

She tells you how happy she is to see you and kisses you. She is still severely underdressed and isn't listening to you telling her to get dressed.

She tells you to get somewhere safe because she needs to go kill God. She says her butler will keep you safe.

She ends up killing God

You are now the ruler of the realm because your girlfriend killed God.

You are Elend Venture on the final night of the Final Empire.

[brothermouse-skeleton]

True, flowery prose isn't Sanderson's strong point, but also, have you considered how long his books would be if he waxed poetic?

The man's already trying to explain fabriels in a way people understand, and you want him to truck in similes and metaphors to explain them in high prose? We'd be at this all day if he did that. Wait, no, I forgot, some of his audiobooks are more than 24 hours long so wE'RE ALREADY AT THIS ALL DAY WE CAN'T DO FANCY WORDS 👏 WE 👏GOT👏 PLACES👏 TO👏 BE👏

[raspberryzingaaa]

I haven't seen my favorite new stormlight meme on here yet, so I present r/cremposting's new meme, Pibu

[room-temperature-orange-juice]

Kaladin Stormblessed shaking in his… wait,

[fairyplam]

"He held the body into the evening, long past the end of the battle, clinging to it as it slowly grew cold" - chapter 67, WORDS

wanted to draw Kal and Tien for a long time, so here is a piece from honestly one of the most heartbreaking scenes from the books.

I personally, love the way grief is portrayed in Kaladin’s story. How no matter what achievement he reaches, the ghost of his first great “ failure “ to protect his brother, always looms over him. It’s really touching and honestly one of my favorite things about Kaladin’s story line is how to live with that grief-

Kinda did a self reference to this drawing