#kotlc thoughts

[lumieumie]

Headcanon that Sophie makes vine references sometimes even though nobody gets them. Then, when Keefe is back from the forbidden cities, Sophie goes “road work ahead?” and without skipping a beat Keefe is like “yeah, I sure hope it does.”

Cue Sophie and Keefe grinning like idiots at each other while everyone else is just. So confused

[crescentpaws]

idk why but the concept of fintan being a part of the neverseen while gisela was leader is so funny to me. like that’s the equivalent of being 60 or something and your boss is a teenager

[thekeeperkidsadoptivemom]

the fact that they’re trying to make a kotlc movie instead of an animated series stresses me tf out

because there’s no way they can make 11 books worth of movies without the actors getting way too old and for the general public to gain so sick and tired of it. Like it’s already doomed to be canceled at the fourth movie.

[stunning-mess]

kotlc fans should be called "keepers".

you agree.

reblog.

[oroshka]

wait does Grizel knows that Sandor fell off a cliff

[clarityroses2]

Wow look at my beautiful daughters 💞💞

Guess who has the most trauma 💜

[shrimplypositive]

i just remembered how a lot of ppl in the lost cities can lowkey just fully mimic other ppls voices 🫩💔

[lotusishere]

Elves feel bad about human birth but if they had the audacity to tell me that the second their child comes out it starts yapping. I would shit my pants.

[fangirlingovernothingg]

book 1 sokeefe will forever be my roman empire

[ann-lol]

I love Keefe, don’t get me wrong, but why is he dubbed the “jokester” or the “humorous” one?Like have we seen Tam’s jokes?? Forget his jokes- he’s just naturally hilarious. Eating snacks in the midst of danger?? Offering to kick Keefe further down the stairs as he comes tumbling by?? His slick comebacks and nonchalant behavior is written so well, it’s actually insane.

Now I wouldn’t say Keefe’s not funny, he is sometimes, but his jokes lean more into teasing people than him just being a funny guy, if that makes sense. I feel like he tries to be funny to cope with things and he sometimes sticks the landing with his jokes and other time he just falls flat on his face lol

[thegunssawyerstole]

ive said this once and i will say it again, grady is the most nuanced character in KOTLC. Purely from just how he is written in canon- there is so much we can draw from his character with little inference.

On the one hand, you have a walking tragedy: he manifested one of the rarest and most dangerous abilities in the lost cities at a young age, he lost his daughter to her fiance, (if we're talking theory, he may have been in the neverseen), you can't help but feel sympathy for him.

But then- you realize something terrifying.

Gisela and Vespera are right.

Grady is the most ruthless elf in the lost cities.

But he's also one of the kindest.

Despite the danger it poses, he and Edaline adopt the Moonlark, they put themselves at risk. Despite everything been through, they willingly give their love to a girl who needs it. That is one of the kindest acts someone can pull off.

However, as alluded to earlier, there's another side to him. Despite how concerned, kind, and thoughtful he is; he is also vengeful, impulsive, and distrusting.

Let's look at Everblaze again. Partially because it's the best example of his darker nature, partially because I have it on hand right now, partially because it is my favorite book in the series.

In Everblaze, Grady's vengeance and impulse is seen in full. Take King DImitar, for an example. Sophie was going to be taken away; and Grady jumped in. He believed it to be the right thing to do; and believe me it was, but there is a dark tone to it. A feeling of impulse; that he wasn't truly thinking at the moment. And he almost violated the treaty, if it wasn't for the Councillors coming to his defense.

This scene serves as subtle foreshadowing for later and sets up something very important about Grady:

He could kill someone if he wanted to. And he knows that.

But what could push him that far? Well, there is an answer to that, an answer we later find out:

Jolie's death.

When he finds out the true circumstances to Jolie's untimely demise, his sheer ruthlessness is demonstrated. There's a deeper level to this however, it is his underlying fear of being taken advantage of showing to its surface.

Brant took advantage of Grady and Edaline, and that is the biggest injustice to Grady. Because it's what he has been fearing, it's why he had closed himself off to the world.

That fear causes the sheer level of terror that is caused in Grady. Terror that builds into his impulses, which causes him to go out to find Brant, with intent to kill.

That's why he doesn't want Sophie to come with, he doesn't want his daughter to see the monster he was about to become.

The monster he believes himself to be.

It's not just Everblaze, but a feeling that permeates his character and his choices.

His distrust of Keefe stems from two things:

The similarities he sees between himself and Keefe (the sense of humor, the blond hair, and later in the books; the ability of control).

How that, in a way, is all Grady has ever known.

Elves manifest young. Meaning that he has spent a majority of his life being distrusted by his peers, as well as distrusting the world and fearing someone would take advantage of him.

So when there's a talented but terrified young kid that needs his helps; whether through adoption or through training, he obligies.

Why?

Because he sees himself so much in that situation. Because of that deep feeling of kinship, he feels a need to take care of people in that situation.

Grady's empathy trumps his distrust.

And that's why he starts helping Keefe. That's why he adopts Sophie.

tl;dr: grady's character absolutely FUCKS why does no one talk about this???

also he is hotter than hell and i will fight people on this

[milo-igidk]

dude i KNOW both gisella and cassius talked so much shit abt alina everytime they were called in for keefe

" oh my fucking god does she not have anything better to do"

"no thats the fucking thing she literally doesnt she sits on her ass all day and then gets pissed when she actually has to do her job"

"her job that involves keeping the students in check does she have to fucking call us for every little thing like deal with it yourself ??"

"honestly if hes fucking sneaking out of a one on one lesson and the mentor doesnt notice till the end of the class thats the mentors fault like fucking update your staff dont bitch to us about it"

"YEAH"

[strawluvr]

I genuinely don’t see a way for fitz and Keefe’s friendship to get fixed if fitz finds out about alvar in book 10. Like I’m sorry guys but the alvar thing IS a big deal.

[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.

[where-is-the-angst]

someone give sophie foster a gun or smg