#keeper of the lost cities

[queefsencen]

what was i made for ???

[just-anotherrandomartist]

keeper of the lost cities fanart in the year 2024? it’s more likely than you think. this is also a second redraw with the original from 2018 and the first redraw from 2020

[myfairkatiecat]

okay so shannon giving us a keefe pov seems actually lowkey important and what i would do in the story rn but I'm not convinced she's going to use it to do the things I feel like we need her to do.

let me explain.

Shannon set Sophie up as a character who behaves certain ways. A lot of those ways are very good, and she's certainly a hero, but she also has character flaws that get worked through. For example, she can be a little reckless (personally I would have made all the same choices) (I know we think of Keefe as the reckless one but he's a different type of reckless) she can prioritize the wrong things, she can be disorganized, etc (all things that are super valid and understandable and make her relatable btw. I am a sophie foster defender)

and BECAUSE sophie is the protagonist, we see all of this develop. She has certain qualities that are a little stagnant sometimes, at least if you look from the outside, but there's actually a ton of development going on. She hears others' opinions on her actions, good and bad, and the reader sees how this impacts her and how she grows and changes, even if that change is nonlinear or in many ways she stays the same and just grows more mature.

Here's the thing about Keefe. he wandered out of side character territory and into second main character territory starting at the end of everblaze and peaking in legacy. And Shannon has been INTENTIONALLY writing him with consistent character flaws since the beginning, explainable by his past circumstances in fascinating ways. But we aren't there to see a lot of the falling out for that stuff.

A lot of people complain that keefe never faced consequences for stealing the caches or never had the black swan or adults yelling at him or mistrusting him or his friends avoiding him. And like... we do not know that. It could simply be that that was just not Sophie's problem at the time. Sophie also may have simply not been one of the people giving him a difficult time about it. In fact, we know she wasn't, but boy oh boy Fitz certainly didn't bounce back in less than five seconds. And we don't know what the Council and/or black swan did with him that sophie just wasn't involved in--and bc it didn't become relevant to the plot from sophie's perspective, sophie being the actual MC, it just seems unimportant.

Another thing is that Keefe has a lot of the same character flaws throughout the series, but they do shift somewhat with his experiences, and that's without us even seeing in his head, you know? So here's the thing.

Shannon went and started developing Keefe like a second protagonist (who is interestingly also an anti hero in some ways) and even if you aren't a person who thinks he's the most developed character on the paper (disagree but see where you're coming from) he's DEFINITELY most developed in shannon's brain, and that bleeds through. But then we ONLY see Sophie's perspective BECAUSE THIS IS SOPHIE'S STORY, and everything revolves around what is relevant to the plot from her perspective, and then keefe is just in the background being extremely important and relevant and having all these extra issues that we ONLY ever see from sophie's perspective.

Unlocked was... well, it was half a book, and only half of it was keefe. I actually do think his perspective was enlightening in some ways, but a full keefe book at this point kind of seems necessary to me. Because... he's taken on the role of another main character in this story, but we don't see any of that development happening, and for a lot of people i can see that getting taxing. Now I get that those same people also wish keefe would just. step back from the plot. and i get that! but I think with the way he's involved in the plot NOW, seeing his perspective is important, because sophie's POV (especially with her unreliable narration) doesn't give us enough of a window into the complexity that is keefe's worldview right now, especially with all the ways he keeps impacting things. it's just a really important perspective to have at this point.

Shannon, if unraveled is just keefe trying different human foods and giggling like a kotlc react on wattpad, I will probably enjoy it bc i love your work always, but i will also be shaking you by the shoulders because we need this book and you better spend it doing the things we need

[kingkrakie]

my new wallpaper btw

[stunning-mess]

nothing just the fact that sophie was kinda like young sheldon in the human world

[doodle-do-wop]

Man some of you analysts with psychology degrees from the rat king have yee-ed your last haw

I'm officially both a Keefe and Fitz lover. Both characters are great, they're amazing, and so complex and in depth and deeply flawed. They go on the blorbo shelf and yall can chew on that till your gums go black

[clarissaweasley-10]

Need the Councilors to wear t-shirts (or tunics, whatever..) that says "Elves are human too, we make mistakes."

[arcadialedger]

What’s so frustrating is that all of the secondary villains have all of these complex motivations connected to their experiences with the unjust aspects of the elf world.

And then there’s our main villain Lady Gisela, who we don’t even know what she wants or what her motivation is.

[hhhyperbole]

’i had a crush on keefe!’ ‘i had a crush on fitz!’ I, FIFTEEN YEARS OLD, HAVE A CRUSH ON ELWIN, PHYSIC, AND FUCKING BRONTE.

[alaydabug2]

The fact Keefe simultaneously gives sad wet black cat energy and golden retriever energy is so funny to me

[sunflowers-and-scales]

i know youve drawn sophella but ANGSTY SOPHELLA that would be cool :)

was it worth it, moonlark?

(yeah i made up two constellations for this what of it)

[queefsencen]

i drew him. sigh

[do-you-ship-this-book-couple]

Do you ship...

Note in the ask: not the actual people just those 2 attributes

[myfairkatiecat]

too many anti keefe posts with quotes, gonna have to make a giant pro keefe post with quotes. Just so you all can remember that this is a good person

[crescentpaws]

actually concerning how excited i get whenever i reread kotlc and see fintan mentioned Once in a sentence

[lisalovesapplesauce]

I want to see more of Stina, Maruca, Marella and Linh just hanging out and having a good time. Only canon friend group of girlies and I want to see them doing each other’s hair! Especially since they all have very different hair types. They could all teach each other how their hair works so they can do it best. I just want to see them being a friend group