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[crippling-pages]

EEEEEEEE GUESS WHAT

So there's this girl in my grade; I've known her since last year, but I've never really talked to her that much, not more than a few sentences.

BUT today!! today me and my friend were talking about kotlc and then she (the girl, let's call her K), overheard and K's like "wait r you talking about keeper of the lost cities??" and then my friends like "yep!" (btw K and my friend, lets call Z, are friends already), and then she says "I LOVE that series!"

and so me being obsessed with the series goes "AHH YES ANOTHER FAN" (mostly internally... mostly-) we 3 talk a little bit and stuff, etc etc. but I have so many questions i need to ask, and the first one is "what are your ships??" and she says "sokeefe, obvisouly"

GREEN FLAG

thats good. Take note.

Then we take a pause(we were in the lunch line so there was a pause + the principal was there soo), and then me and Z go back to her and I ask her if she likes Tam

She hesitates for a little bit. Not for like, a second, but like for 5. She starts to say "he's okay, i guess" and stuff like that So I get the logical reaction and am about to have a heart attack,

BUT.

BUT.

The reason I'm not in the hospital right now is because she said ONE THING that literally saved everything (for me at least)

"I do like Tiana though!!"

and I literally fall to my knees and i cheer silently to Z (she's just laughing her butt off inside lol)

but anyways

GREEN FLAG

lets go to my history cuz K's in my history class, and i'm just waiting for her, so i speed walk to her, trying not to look too eager (i think i failed tbh- no defo failed) and i'm trying to make conversation and not look to eager

eventually i go back to keeper and i ask her again to be sure that she likes tam and this time, no hesitation, she says YES with a confident nod, "i like tam, yes :D"

GREEN FLAG

so im like 'okay good thats really good'' and then i say "so what about dex?"

(TW for any dex lovers i am so sorry.)

then she hesitates. not for a second, not for 5, but like for 15. FIFTHTEEN. and she says "...not really??"

RED FLAG

and im like... i might have another heart attack-

next she says "he's okay, but i don't really like how he and sophie interacted in the first book..." and i nod, because respectfully, it was a bit awkward there (and because im trying not to scream)

BUT she does agree that Dex needs more page time.

GREEN FLAG

And then the teacher is like 'time to get started' and that ends the conversation etc etc

So.

I just needed to get this out somewhere, but yeah.

And for anyone who skipped all that because... yeah- here's a summary:

Summary: Found kotlc fan. She ships sokeefe. Likes Tam. Ships Tiana. Doesn't really like Dex though, but agrees that he needs more page time.

What are your guys thoughts on this?

[elgatoarcoiris]

For the kotlc cover contest!!

Finished this since last month but forgot to post it here😭

[inkcapjester]

the sillies!!!! shannon give me more of them 👹👹

also sorry guys i havent been able to get to as many requests done as ive wanted to lately 😞 i promise i see them (and tysm if you gave me any!!)

[thesquid06]

Dex needs to be the one to destroy the matchmaking system. Not Sophie. It has been his family’s battle, he should be the one to fight it.

[the-great-gullon-incident]

How rare must scars be for elves when they’ve lived so long in an era of peace. How horrific must the moonlark gang’s scars be to them.

[geneticallymodifiedidiot]

“Even Dex” is BRUTAL

[izbybun]

The Vacker Legacy

[kale-of-the-forbidden-cities]

doing a lot of kotlcposting today i suppose

[fangirlingovernothingg]

Remembering that, in book 1, when Sophie and Dex got kidnapped, the Neverseen threated Dex by saying that if he moved they'd hurt Sophie, so HE SAT THERE, STILL AS A STATUE FOR DAYS BECAUSE HE DIDNT WANT THEM TO HURT HER THE WAY THEY HURT HIM

[banpaiiya]

antics (og in replies)

[doodle-do-wop]

THE BOYS

Zoom ins under cut!!

Plus name tag version or anyone who can't tell who's who

plus mini zoom on Keefe's locker

Tag List: (ask to be added or removed)

@myfairkatiecat @permanently-stressed @kale-of-the-forbidden-cities @ohmygoly @wow-youre-so-pretty @frizzle-mcshizzle @autistic-daydreamer @the-soul-detectives @lostwarllock @lesson-in-ruthlessness @stunning-mess

[strawluvr]

Dex you will always be famous to me.

[aurenflare]

in my head there lives an au where all the elves have pointed ears except for sophie. so um. hi i made character portraits 👀 shannon hire me

super awesome taglist. oooooo u wanna join it so bad

@xanadaus @camelspit @purplesoup-lad-le @gay-otlc @fintancest @icantrememberwhoiwaslastdecember @an-ungraceful-swan @hydroflxwers @bookwormgirl123

also!! if ppl want 2 hear i have sooo many details i want to talk about. sooo 👀👀👀👀

[inkcapjester]

Can you pls draw Sophie and dex quality time? ❤️

Seriously love your art it’s so awesome.

i wanted to mess around with shading on this one, but i wanna do more of dex of sophie just goofing around !! if i ever finish those ill tag you if youd like

[thesquid06]

After the war, I want the kids to rot.

I want them to fail living up to their purpose. I want elven society to look upon them with awe and disappointment.

I want them to feel the weight of heroism and ignore it. They may never recover their childhood but, maybe, they can enjoy the beginning of adulthood.

It would start with Sophie. She saved them, saved the entire elven society. So, they’ll ask er to join the council. The question will tear her apart until her family and friends convince her to say no.

She won’t know what to do with herself, how to be something other than the Moonlark. She can wonder her house, helping with the animals and finding who she is without her life in danger. Maybe she’ll pick up a book, find something interesting to research. Eventually she may rejoin the world of politics, with her own policies. She’ll find ways to incorporate even species, even humans.

Dex will go back to Slurps and Burps. Giggle with his dad as they make new medicines and watch his siblings become adults. He can make little technologies that improve their business. Eventually he’ll have an invention that is used in every household.

Biana will design the latest fashion. She never wanted to fight, this has been her dream her entire life.

Keefe will heal. Actually spend time to understand his abilities and utilize them in a way that does not destroy his soul. Maybe he’ll share his way with the younger generation, be the teacher children look up to. (Maybe become principle of Foxfire).

Tam and Linh will look upon their childhood experiences in sorrow. As adults they will learn forgiveness but will never forget what they have gone through. Tam will make sure no child grows up in a household like his own. He’ll teach them how to handle their emotions, work on finding safe homes for everyone. Linh will teach at Exillium. She’ll make it an education to be proud of.

They will all change the world in their own ways. It’s quieter, compared to what was expected, but full of honor. They will not be puppets to the council but learn how to separate from the past and become themselves.

(On a side note, I cannot picture Fitz being anything other than a councilor. I don’t know if he can move on from being the golden boy. But he will be so proud of what his friends and family have become. And he will be a councilor for the people, refusing to continue any ignorant ways)

[sophies-earbuds]

do yall think alden's parents were at alvar's tribunal

or edaline and juline's parents at sophie and dex's planting, losing two more grandchildren

gisela's parents finding out what she's done, how she's hidden her ability since childhood all to be underestimated, and wondering where they went wrong

cassius's parents refusing to even speak to him once he's removed from his title of emissary. and when word gets out that keefe made it to exillium, his fathers only words to him in decades are, "he's still more of a Sencen than you."

brant's mother and father falling further into their guilt, wondering how they missed something so important. they missed everything, and people died for it. why didnt he just tell them? maybe they could have helped. maybe they could have saved him...

elwin's parents as he calls home and tells them of this talented, brave girl he just can't stop bringing back to life, and they worry about how much of a toll it takes on him to see so much violence, to lose these children over and over

grady's parents when the council put the ability restrictor on sophie, and they're suddenly taken back to a hundred years ago, watching their son manifest and being told, "he's too powerful."