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[strawberryshortpace]

I’m re-reading KotLC and just realized (I think) that the only collective member we don’t have the identity of is Wraith

[loveydovey-leviathan]

another thing i'll always love abt kotlc is the way that there isnt a redemption arc for the abusers. i feel like there's too many pieces of media where the abuser is forgiven because you find out that they had good intentions or that they actually loved their victim-- but in kotlc, those aren't excuses.

you find out that linh and tam's mother misses them and regrets what she did, to the point where she becomes more forgiving and lenient; painting awkward portraits of her children because she's beginning to forget what they look like. but despite the pity, none of it is framed in a way that tries to excuse her and her husband's actions. tam and linh will always be the ones who decide whether or not to forgive them, but the narrative doesn't push the idea that they should.

it's revealed that cassius does love his son deeply, and every time he laughs and joke, a tiny part of him is happy when he sees his son smile. but instead of formulating sophie to feel bad for him, she's furious at the idea that him loving keefe will ever make up for the years of neglect his son had to go through.

it's told time and time again that gisela believes that what she's doing will be good for the world-- and therefore good for keefe. but the story doesn't even entertain the notion of understanding gisela for what she did to her child because nothing would ever justify the lies and manipulation.

i wouldnt say mr forkle is an abuser-- but i will always love how sophie never forgives him or trusts him fully. it's not even considered. yes, he did all those things for a good reason; messing with sophie's memories, making her feel alienated, giving her limbium-- but shannon never writes kotlc in a way that makes sophie feel like she should forgive forkle

[art-isnt-arting]

best lodestar moment imo

[slightlypoisonedtea]

Unpopular opinion: Shannon Messenger makes way too many little plots then abandons them, I'm literally only in it for the sokeefe at this point.

Mr. Forkle was SO meant to die. Shannon just got cold feet and made up a little nonsense explanation out of nowhere.

And love-interest-age-gap was receiving hate? Oh no worries Sophie is actually one year older than we thought she was.

And I'm pretty sure Keefe was meant to be with Biana in the beginning, before Shannon decided to switch to sokeefe and dexiana endgame bc of what the audience wanted. !!NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING I LOVE SOKEEFE!!

And then oh haha Vespera was the main villain all along! wait no this isn't working, let's just kill her off unsatisfyingly. Same with, like, all of our other villains teehee

dex? who's that? oh haha that guy well we couldn't have him mistaken for a love interest so, yk, *poof*

prentice who--

Omg guys we forgot Marella existed quick make her important

Keefe can sense whether or not Sophie likes him?? Which makes it so that Sophie can't have her cute lil love confession? oh hahaha not anymoreeee (unexplained magic malfunction)

theres more but I forgot and yes this rant was absolutely necessary

[cuethesolareclipse13]

The scene in Legacy where Forkle says that Sophie, Fitz, and Keefe should do trust exercises together to figure her enhancing or smth and Dex is like “you want them to do trust exercises??” And Forkle’s like “it’ll be enlightening” and Dex goes “oh it definitely will be”

[waining-crescent-moon]

i think that mr. forkle can mentally slap people and that’s what he did when gethen tried to kidnap sophie in the human world at the beginning of book one

[cavennmalore]

the fact that one of forkles secret identities is male gynecologist

[kale-of-the-forbidden-cities]

Forkle is the last person who is allowed to say no to that question

[myfairkatiecat]

Mr. Forkle canonically being Loki is one of the greatest things to come from kotlc

[sophiefostersno1stan]

i know it’s inevitable but a part of me will die when sophie isn’t on the unravelled cover

[dark-blue-diamond]

Kotlc Sir Astin fanart

The reason why he is bleeding is because when one of the Forkle twins died, Sir Astin kinda died too.

[clarissaweasley-10]

At this point I just need Sophie/Keefe to cry and admit that they're not okay.

[art-isnt-arting]

Sophie is the gun.

They both reached for the gun.

The Black Swan and the Neverseen.

The Vackers and the Ruewens.

Mr. Forkle and Lady Gisela.

Fitz and Keefe.

Jolie and Amy.

Edaline and Oralie.

Foxfire and Exillium.

The Collective and the Council.

The Lost Cities and the Forbidden Cities.

They all reached for the gun.

[book-lover85]

thinking about sophie foster vs katniss everdeen

the moonlark vs the mockingjay

the chosen vs unchosen hero

how people's perception of you can be more important than who you actually are

[norwegian-trickster-god]

Foxfire feels like..

what is that word Sophie's been using?

ah yes.

Foxfire feels like a hate crime.

[cuethesolareclipse13]