#hesina/navani

[trishyeves]

Soon I shall break free of the shackles that bind me and unleash more of the ships I crave onto the world without any remorse

[sorchasolas]

Rip Kaladin you would’ve loved the Air Force

Rip Navani you would’ve loved mechanical engineering

Rip Adolin you would’ve loved Hermès

Rip Gavilar you would’ve loved 48 Laws of Power

Rip Hesina you would’ve loved the 70’s

Rip (young) Dalinar you would’ve loved open bars at weddings

[cosmerelists]

Kaladin asks: “Would you still love me if I was a cremling?”

“Would you still love me if I was a worm”  is a meme. But on Roshar, of course, they’d ask the question using cremlings, not worms. So let’s say that Kaladin asked his friends this very important question. How would they reply?

1. Adolin

Adolin: Sure, I don’t see why not!

Adolin: Can I give you a tiny, cremling-sized sword?

Adolin: It’d be pretty cute!

2. Renarin

Renarin: [considering]

Renarin: Yes, I believe so.

Renarin: So long as I knew it was you, I don’t see why my view of you would change.

Adolin: ...now I feel a little bad about my flippant cremling-sword answer.

Renarin: Nah, that would be cute.

3. Shallan

Shallan: Oooh, so you’d be a cremling with human intelligence?

Shallan: I could make you a shalebark habitat, and then have you describe the symbiotic relationship from the cremling perspective!

Shallan: Plus, you could tell me about what tastes good, whether you feel artistic...

Kaladin: I’m not sure I like the glint in your eye...

Shallan: I might love you more.

4. Moash

Moash: “Just a cremling” they’d say. “We can definitely kill him now.”

Moash: But no.

Moash: I know you’d still be unkillable.

Moash: You’d be the most overpowered radiant cremling ever.

Kaladin: Is that a yes, or...?

5. Teft

Teft: Of course, lad. 

Teft: Shouldn’t be too hard to find some way for me to become a cremling too.

Kaladin: Uh...you don’t need to be a cremling in this thought experiment.

Teft: I’m your lieutenant, aren’t I? 

6. Zahel

Zahel: No.

Zahel: Toss you out. Let nature take its course.

Kaladin: You, uh, know it’s still me, right? Just in cremling-shape?

Zahel: I’m sure you’ll figure it out.

7. Rlain

Rlain: Hmmm....yes.

Rlain: In fact, I think I would love you more.

Rlain: You’d finally have a shell!

8. Navani & Dalinar

Navani: Of course we would. I’ll even make you a little glyph board to crawl over to tell me all of your cremling thoughts.

Navani: Perhaps you could write the first book from the cremling perspective.

Navani: Men write now, so all bets are off.

Dalinar: But you are not allowed to call your book The Way of Cremlings. I will not allow it.

Navani: Dalinar, please! The man’s a cremling!

Kaladin: ...I feel like you guys might be making fun of me.

9. Lirin & Hesina

Hesina: You know I would, Kaladin.

Hesina: I’d give you a nice cremling habitat with a nice high rock for you to sit on.

Kaladin: Thanks, mom.

Lirin: At the very least, you’d take care of wounded cremlings, right?

Kaladin: D-Dad?!

Lirin: Gotta do something with your cremling life.

10. Lewshi

Lewshi: I would continue to respect you as a warrior.

Lewshi: However, I do not think we could duel anymore.

Kaladin: You don’t think?

Lewshi: Well, I know not to make assumptions when it comes to you.

11. Rock

Rock: ...

Rock: Tell me this. Are you the delicious type of cremling?

Kaladin: Y-You’d eat me?!

Rock: ...

Rock: Think of the fine stew!

Kaladin: NO

12. Syl

Syl: ...

Syl: ...

Syl: ...

Kaladin: Uh, are you okay, Syl?

Syl: (whispering) Tiny, glowing cremling with a sword!

Syl: S-So cute!

Adolin: That’s what I was saying!

Kaladin: ...

Kaladin: Why did I think this was a good idea?

[lamaery]

it is too warm...

[cosmereplay]

I'm getting jazzed by all this f/f shipping happening! F/F ships are often underrepresented in fandom, and Stormlight is no exception. Let's uplift femslash!! What's your favourite femslash Stormlight ship, based on what's currently available on ao3?

Honourable mentions, all with one fic:

Shallan/Lyn

Jasnah/Hesina

Navani/Ialai

fem!Kaladin/fem!Adolin

Shallan/Azure

Raboniel/Leshwi

Lyn/Leshwi

Shallan/Tyn

[shouldprobablybereading]

Worst things to potentially happen in sa5 according to me (I am in denial on some of them)

Kaladin dies ( I don’t even see how this would work thematically but also no brandon please don’t )

Baby champion, or any family members as champions. I have said it before and will say it again: dalinar NOT killing a child has never been the issue unless you are gavilar

Adolin bonds maya and becomes a regular radiant (this is objectively the most boring way to resolve this plot point, but also: there are way to many radiants in these books already. I almost quit when renarin and dalinar got their powers please do not take away the only one I have left)

Any wife killings, I’m not saying shallan/navani/hesina (are there more living wives?) cant die, I’m saying if so make it make sense with their arcs and preferably kill their husbands as well (I’m kidding but also not)

[koravelliumavast]

I get that part of books is that the characters backstories are revealed slowly but no. I want it now. Why is Mraize the way he is? What moved Vasher to Roshar? How did he lose nightblood? Did Vivenna and Siri ever go to their shitty father and give him a fuck you? What made Navani into war criminals? How are Hesina and Aesudan related? Is Szeth a dog or cat person? Did Adolin and Renarin grieve Evi together? How did Ivory find Jasnah or Jasnah find Ivory? Is Shallans mom a herald? Why was everyone on Elantris so stupid? Do they not do cartography? There’s a dragon on roshar? Where and do we see it soon?

[knightsgaydiant]

I’m feeling this unhinged urge to just start shipping random members of the Kholin family with random members of the Stormblessed family. Like yeah, let’s ship Dalinar/Tien, let’s ship Navani/Hesina, let’s ship Renarin/Lirin, why not?

[wyndlerunner]

I want to see Navani and Hesina interact in KoW

- They’ve both lost sons

- They’ve both mourned a child just for them to reappear alive

- Said child is closed off and unwilling to walk about the trauma they’ve been through since then

- Married to obstinate, stubborn, often judgmental men

[myshipsareendgame]

SHADOLIN BABY- A CONCEPT THREAD:

-one morning, after the war is over (basically all of our heroes survive), shallan gets a bit sick. she inhales stormlight and some of the fatigue still doesn’t go away. she recalls that she had a bit of wine the night before, but just a little, nowhere near making her get a hangover the next morning. she decides not to tell adolin anything, since she doesn’t want him to worry

-later, she goes to the doctor’s office. first, she approaches hesina so that she can schedule a meeting. “oh brightness! come in, come in! would you like something to eat or drink? i have some fruit and wine if you’d like” shallan just gestures her hand and says “actually, no. i wouldn’t want to drink anything anymore... there’s a small chance i am pregnant. it’s why i came here- to ask you to make a schedule”

-lirin is the one that helps her and promises not to tell anyone, kaladin especially, that she came here as she wanted to do so herself. they run some tests and later she comes to get the results, lirin hands her the papers along with a “congratulations!”

-that night, adolin comes back from training to find shallan sitting on the balcony, with a blanket wrapped around her. he gives her a hug from behind and kisses her temple. adolin asks her what she’s thinking of to which shallan answers with:

“we need bigger quarters.”

“what? they’re pretty big, we have enough space.”

“yeah, for the two of us, but we are gonna need a nursery in a few months” and adolin just gives her the biggest hug and kisses her whole face

-they decide to tell dalinar and navani first over dinner. they are both so so happy for them, navani cries but dalinar holds in tears. later though, when he is alone with navani, he gets very emotional and thinks of how proud and happy he is that his son would be a father

-next come renarin and kaladin who both immediately start crying and planning every big event of this child’s life. kaladin gets genuinely surprised that his parents kept the secret, since he thought they wouldn’t be able to. renarin teases adolin “you? a father? oh almighty” but he is so happy anyway

-shallan’s brothers are very happy for them, promising to be good uncles and take care of their niece or nephew

-jasnah and wit are both so proud of how far shallan has come and jasnah takes the rare opportunity and becomes the softest softie to ever soft... shallan is surprised, but nevertheless happy at jasnah’s reaction

-shallan’s pregnancy goes well, adolin starts singing to her tummy very early on and it becomes a nightly routine. he sings iriali lullabies that his mother sang to him when he was young. but he also talks to the baby everyday as well. shallan finds it endearing and eventually starts doing things like that too

-once her belly gets very big, it’s time for new clothing. since she’s often enjoying staying in and reading/drawing, she spends a lot of time in adolin’s shirts, while he goes out and designs new dresses for her that she wears during meetings and important outings during which she must appear

-gavinor likes to spend time with shallan and keep her company and she thinks its a good thing to get used to a child being around her. once they renovate the quarters and add rooms to it, she teaches him how to paint by painting the walls herself. it’s what starts gavinor’s love for art

-a month before she is due, kaladin and adolin are out in the city getting some new clothes when a messanger is sent to say that shallan is in early labor

-adolin and kaladin FUCKING SPRINT through the entire tower, and adolin is horrified outside the room because shallan is screaming and he is so worried

-both the davars and the kholins just drop everything they are doing at the time and come to see how shallan is doing at the clinic. though, the labor takes a few hours so some, like kaladin and renarin, stay with adolin in the lobby the whole time. others come and go, but everyone comes to check every once in a while

-finally, lirin comes out and offers adolin a hand to say “congratulations brightlord. your wife and daughter are in perfect health.”

-AND ADOLIN JUST FUCKING STARTS TEARING UP “I... I have a little girl? Wh-When can I see her?”

-meanwhile, shallan is holding her little girl in the bed. resting and thinking how she never loved anything so much so fast, she just wants to hold her and thinks “oh! mini me!”

-adolin comes in and just starts fucking crying, rushes over to hold and kiss shallan and thank her for bringing this child into the world

-then he turns to the baby and oh, she is the most divine creature to exist, she is a mini shallan and he just holds her by her little fingers. actually, the baby wraps their entire hand around adolin’s finger, which only makes it more adorable

-then it’s like that scene in friends when mondler get engaged and the others go “can we come in now, we’re dying out here!” and they go “come in!!!”

-the family comes in and take turns but dalinar goes first and just starts crying, EVERYONE IS CRYING. they’re crying, im crying, you’re crying. he has the same energy he had when adolin was born. he wants to buy everyone in urithiru a drink, celebrate the birth of his granddaughter.

-renarin and jasnah look at her and they have the same look on their face, they realize they’re gonna have another baby that isn’t directly theirs but they’re gonna love and cherish as their own. they’re going to spoil this little girl with math magazines, science and history books and ultimately let her know that she should grow into the best version of herself as she can be

-while navani goes to get little gav and wake him up from his nap, the davars get their turn. they are so delighted that their sister brought a new life into the world, almost being able to forget the rough past they had once they look into the child’s eyes

-navani comes in with gavinor and he is overjoyed with the baby, his little cousin that he will play with and protect

-navani is very emotional and talks about how similar she looks so much like shallan. her face is pretty pale, freckled and she has stunning blue eyes, but oh the smile. no doubt is it adolin’s smile.

-they notice kaladin is at the doorframe so they ask him why doesn’t he come in the room and our favorite grump goes:

“i just wanted to check if you are alright, but since it all is, i guess this should just be family now.”

“yeah that’s why you’re staying. i’m counting on you to take your role of an uncle very seriously”. and so kaladin takes the baby and with the first time he holds this little girl, he knows he would give it all to even try and be the best uncle to her

-then wit is the last one and shallan insists that he holds her and finally after inspecting the baby for a bit, wit says “alright. am i the only one who is going to address this baby’s hair. LOOK AT IT! BLONDE RED AND BLACK!!”. it’s a much needed moment of pure laughter in the room.

-when a nursemaid comes to ask for a name, adolin and shallan share a look, before nodding. adolin turns back and says “evi. my daughter’s name is evi.”

-later that night, shallan is resting while adolin is in the nursery and plays with the baby. playing consists of adolin sitting on a sofa and rocking her in his arms while she sleeps, but to adolin it’s the most wonderful thing. dalinar knocks and they have this very soft moment where they talk about how fatherhood changed dalinar and how adolin feels the same thing happening to him, right in that moment. but the real emotional kicker comes when dalinar says “i’m glad that’s her name.” they talk of how sorry dalinar is about everything and how he hopes that adolin knows how much he wants for them to repair their relationship. maybe it’s the emotions, maybe it’s the warmth of a newborn child pressed to his chest or the lack of sleep, but adolin accepts. dalinar somehow forces him to go and get some sleep and promises he would stay with the baby

-dalinar holds the baby and coos “welcome to the world, my little evi.” the next morning, they find dalinar on the sofa, sleeping in an uncomfortable position right next to the crib

BONUS: For all my rlainarin warrior out there, renarin would totally bring rlain to meet his niece and she would be so fascinated by his carapace. like kaladin, rlain would also feel an obligation to be an uncle to this child, further cementing the fact that rlainarin are in love with each other :)

[maggiecosplays]

List of female characters from The Stormlight Archive who I *would* die for:

- Jasnah: duh. perfection incarnate.

- Navani: my imposter syndrome queen, a true scholar and ruler even if she can’t believe it. 12/10

- Syl: also duh, a piece of divinity. Kaladin, show some respect! 15/10

- Leshwi: accurately called one of the Heavenly Ones 10/10

- Rabonial: I fear her but mostly I fear how much I love her. 20/10

- Eshonia: I miss you every day.

- Hesina: obviously perfect

- Design: this funky little spren? Branderson how dare you not give me more of her?

- Lift: steal all my food, I don’t mind.

- The Stump: also, how dare I not get more of her, Brando? I need more.

No, Shallan does not make the cut. I love her but I would not die for her. Girlfriend needs to get her shit together.

[cosmerelists]

Stormlight characters: Kill them with kindness?

[Stormlight spoilers! Through Rhythm of War]

Lirin: Kill them with kindness? Kill them with kindness??

Lirin: Help them with kindness! Save them with kindness! Be better with kindness!

Kaladin: Kill them with spear.

Skar: I was also gonna say spear.

Drehy: Can't go wrong with a spear, really.

Adolin: Bah! Kill them with a sword!

Adolin: Way more elegant and classy!

Shallan: Sword...poison...strangulation...

Shallan: It really depends on the situation.

Jasnah: I agree with my former ward.

Jasnah: Sometimes you can goad them into falling on their own sword.

Jasnah: But sometimes you just have to turn them into fire.

Raboniel: I prefer to use a mystic weapon forged by the smartest human I have ever met.

Navani: Awww!

Navani: Wait.

Sadeas: You are all so small-minded.

Sadeas: If you're going to kill someone--make it big, make it bold, make it a seemingly tragic but heroic death that you definitely can't be prosecuted for.

Dalinar: ...that didn't even work, though.

Sadeas: Well it WOULD HAVE, if not for those stupid BRIDGEMEN

Hesina: I feel like we are getting off track here.

Hesina: Killing people with kindness can be highly effective!

Wit: Ah, metaphorical killing--the only option left for some of us.

Rlain: Also it's, you know, good not to kill people.

Rlain: Sometimes you can befriend or unite people, rather than just going straight for wholesale slaughter.

Renarin: Kill them by...getting to know them?

Rlain: We'll, uh, workshop that but I like where you're going with it!

Szeth: Killing is not kind, though.

Taravangian: It can be. It can be a kindness to the world, if not to the victim. And sometimes that greater kindess is what matters.

Szeth: Ah. Like when I killed you?

Taravangian: ...not really my favorite example.

Taravangian: But yes. Because you "killed" me, the world has been changed for the better!

Wit: ...Were those quotation marks?

Taravangian: Don't worry about it. 🖤 

[worldwithinworld]

WWW’s Weekly Winners (July 18-24, 2021)

These are the things that entertained me most over the past week. Feel free to chat with me about my picks!

Movie or TV Show: The Hustle (Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway had me laughing a ton.)

Song: “Know You Will” by UNITED (Favorite lines: You’ve been good on every promise / From Eden to Zion / Through every dead end / And out of that grave)

Fanfiction: “The Pain Between” by Aieika (SA. Navani, Kaladin, and Hesina help Lift out of a painful situation.)

[cosmereplay]

Hey if anyone's looking for ideas for a Stormlight fanfic they want to write, Femslash February is coming up! Have you ever considered:

Cord/Rysn has bodyguard to lover practically built right in

Shasnah (Shallan/Jasnah) is a classic slash pairing

There are five (!) female Windrunners: Lyn, Laran, Kara, Mela, and the one who is unnamed but not forgotten

Navani/Raboniel is hot and toxic science milfs hello

Evi, Ialai, and Navani used to hang out all the time back during the Alethi unification. There are ideas there

Shallan has ladies under her in the Unseen Court - I never saw her with Beryl or Ishnah but that doesn't prove anything

Rarepairs galore: Evi/Sja-Anat, Leshwi/Abiajan, Palona/Hesina, Malata/Hnanan, the list goes on.

What fics would you like to see/write?

[luchibelle-throughthecosmere]

RoW: chapter 2 and chapter 3

Can we just for a second acknowledge that Adolin is giving Syl fashion tips?

Also, Lyn and Kaladin? What in the storming winds… How? When? Why? Syl, come here and give us a full report on this!

Kal, Syl, Hesina and Oroden seem to have a close relationship but not Lirin. He seems to be mad at his son but I have a feeling Lirin feels guilty about what happenned between him and Roshone and how it forced Kal to be something Lirin has always despised, a soldier. Maybe he hasn’t coped well with Tien’s death either. It’s going to be interesting to read more about him through his POV.

So Stormblessed is now officially their surname and Kaladin is Highmarshal. It took them long enough.

We were robbed of a Hesina and Navani meeting. ROBBED. I have so many hopes for that to happen. Hesina’s family descends from Lighteyes and how she interacts among them is something that I can’t wait to see unfold.

This chapter is surreal. You said you won’t leave Hearthstone while there’s people here that may need your help. No problem, we will just move ALL OF YOU on a flying platform all the way to Urithiru. Can you say no now? I thought so.

NAVANI, YOU GENIOUS!

She doesn’t seem to be aware of it but she kind of unifies all kind of scholars around her. Makes me wonder if she could be a bondsmith. The Sibling was connected to Urithiru and Navani really wants to bring it up to life the way it used to be in the old days. Their paths will eventually cross apparently.

FOURTH BRIDGE

Aluminum is an interesting metal. It makes more sense if you have read Mistborn but it isn’t such a big part of the plot that people would be confused about it.

Lift is aging and growing, she sure isn’t happy about it. The Nightwatcher broke her own rules when it comes to Lift. Instead of granting her wish and giving her the corresponding curse, she gave her another kind of blessing.

Dalinar, who can still infuse stormlight, called Navany “gemheart” and if that doesn’t melt your heart, you are a Voidbringer.

Overall the third chapter was much more enjoyable that the second one. Maybe because we’ve listened to chapters 7-8 and it took away part of the tension.

[silverutahraptor]

Chapter 18 sure has a lot of things going on.

But all I can currently think of is the possibility of Hesina bonding the Sibling somewhere down the line.