#imagining kaz and inej with wesper interactions is SO FUN tho

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Six of Crows - Backstory swap AU - 2/3

Jesper & Wylan | Kaz & Inej | Matthias & Nina

Kaz if he was given Jesper’s backstory and Inej if she had Wylan’s backstory Detailed backstories below (contains spoilers for Six of Crows!!!)

KAZ Kaz grew up on a farm with his father and his brother, who died when Kaz was 9. Kaz's father was so broken with grief that his way of dealing with the pain was to completely shut it out. He pretended that his son never existed and forced Kaz to do the same. When Kaz was 15, he moved to Ketterdam to study, but was drawn to the Barrel and the thrill of criminal life. Kaz quickly became a successful thief and got banned from most gambling houses because of his skill with cards. Kaz is not looking for money or for a place to fit in, but the excitement of street fights, heists and robberies fills the void in his soul left by the grief he was never allowed to experience. Kaz is popular both for his skills and looks, but he's a bit of an ass and he loves to mess with people, even Jes. He gets tense when people bring up the topic of him having any siblings and snaps if anyone dares question him about his brother.

INEJ

Inej was kidnapped by slavers when she was 6 and sold as an indenture to a rich merchant family in Ketterdam where she worked as a servant. The family treated her well, all things considered. They even allowed her to exchange letters with her parents and allowed them to to visit her, but the ship they were supposed to arrive on sank on the way to Ketterdam. The family supported Inej through her process of grieving and she decided to settle and live the rest of her life comfortably, as a servant. As she grew older, it became clear that this family didn't love her as a daughter like she'd thought they did. The man of the house had had his eyes set on Inej for years and faked her parents' deaths to get her to stay with him. When the wife found out, she despised and blamed Inej for awakening such desires in her husband. Once Inej heard from other servants that she had plans of killing her, she ran away and hid in the Barrel. After a few months, when she was 15, Jes found her and offered her a job as a spider for the Dregs. She was rusty since she hadn't done acrobatics for so long, but she worked hard and became a decent spider. Inej has a high moral compass, she hates doing crime and refuses to kill. She is a bit timid but doesn't hold back when defending herself, especially once she meets Kaz, who loves to tease her about her faith and her seemingly privileged upbringing.