#kanej wensen

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As of today, I have 272,826 published words on A03. Plus another 60,000+ words in WIP. Wheee. I have officially surpassed the word count of the original duology my fics are based off of. I might be insane. This all started with a 5,000 word story.

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Schurken Gemaskerd

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/Iex7Num by DreamTigress, MDTiger11 (DreamTigress) This spin off story from Kanej Wensen ties together a slew of little plot lines and character arcs. We get ten different character POV’s surrounding the Rogues Gallery expansion opening gala. Zurye has a surprise meeting. Ryo gets a surprise assignment. Jesper is in a tizzy with all of his planning duties. Rook is in a tizzy because Jeter’s all dressed up. Kaz leads his Dregs in a Barrel parade to the Rogues Gallery. Mesa has a chat with Tajed while she’s trying to work. Inej finds out some intel from Rosa Ortega, leader of the Liddies. Wylan has a run-in with another member of the Merchant Council. Jeter is Kaz’s assistant for the night, and brings the news of an incident. Oxana gets to witness a private debriefing of the Crows. See also: OC POVs, Blasts from the past, Soundproofing for all the rooms in the Slat?, Knowing where the levers are, ADHD Jesper Fahey, Life’s hard when you have a crush, The Dregs know how to throw a PARTY, Masquerade time, Inej gets protective, Serves you right, He said WHAT?, Oh no he didn’t go there, You can blow up his mansion later, What goes around comes around. Words: 11129, Chapters: 5/10, Language: English Fandoms: Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo, Nikolai Series - Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi, Other Characters: Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, The Crows Ensemble (Six of Crows), Original Characters, Jesper Fahey, Wylan Van Eck, marya hendricks, Roeder (Six of Crows), Keeg (Six of Crows), Rotty (Six of Crows), Omar Garza, Ryo Jun-Ogawa, Zurye Omari, Jeter Alberink, Rook Sata, Mesa Chidu, Oxana Egonov Relationships: Kaz Brekker/Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey/Wylan Van Eck, Jesper Fahey & Inej Ghafa, Inej Ghafa & Wylan Van Eck, Kaz Brekker & Jesper Fahey, Kaz Brekker & Wylan Van Eck, Original Character Relationships - Relationship, Omar Garza/Ryo Jun-Ogawa, Meril Griet/Mikhal Rendra/Nico Franson, Kaz Brekker & Inej Ghafa & Original Character(s) Additional Tags: POV Original Character, POV Kaz Brekker, POV Inej Ghafa, POV Jesper Fahey, POV Wylan Van Eck, Costume Parties & Masquerades, OC POV, Protective Kaz Brekker, BAMF Inej Ghafa, Captain Inej Ghafa, The Barrel (Six of Crows), The Dregs - Freeform, Ketterdam, Bisexual Male Character, Asexual Female Character, Reunions, Crushes, Merchant Council, Canon ADHD Character, Canon Autistic Character, PTSD, The Slat, Toren Leder, Crows Adjacent, Krai Kat, Kanej - Freeform, wesper, Implied Sexual Content, Humor, Podfic Welcome read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/Iex7Num

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Several Sentence Sunday

Thanks for the tag @tinyarmedtrex!

I've got several WIPs in edits, but I haven't posted from this one yet. In the 14th story from Kanej Wensen, Bevrediging, Kaz is going to take Inej out on their first public date. He might be a smidge nervous...

Kaz straightened his purple and black paisley tie for the third time, and checked that the matched pocket square was tucked just right in his jacket’s breast pocket. He adjusted his hat for the fourth time. The mirror in the front hall of the mansion showed him that everything still looked perfect. It did nothing to settle the nerves that had risen up on his way to the Geldin district. Even though he’d just seen Inej over the weekend, and had a grand dinner with her, Jesper, Wylan, and Marya. Spent a marvelous night cuddling and talking late into the night. And a rather lovely morning snuggled together upon waking, too. Even though they’d had multiple conversations about tonight’s date, Kaz couldn’t shake feeling like an absolute mess. He reached for the tie again with bare, subtly trembling fingers.

            You’re acting like you’ve never gotten dressed before… 

            It’s my first actual date out in public, okay? 

Of all the times for Jordie to be in his head, acting like the concerned older brother, this wasn’t the most helpful. He didn’t need to feel any more on edge. The tie was fine. The pocket square was fine. The hat was fine. It was all fine…  he just needed to breathe. Was his tie too tight? Fuck, the fucking tie is FINE!

Soft tagging: @intosnarkness, @aphroditestummyrolls, and @kezzzx if there is anything you want to post about!

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Thanks for the tag, @aphroditestummyrolls!

WIP Tag Game

RULES: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it!

Bevrediging (WIP) (Gratification)

Een Taal Aanleren (WIP) (Language Lessons)

Schurken Gemaskerd (WIP) (Rogues Masquerade)

Vakantie (WIP) (Vacation)

Straf & Troost (WIP) (Punishment & Comfort)

Helden Aanbidding (WIP) (Hero Worship)

Onbreekbaar (WIP) (Unbroken)

Feel free to send me asks.

Soft tagging: @kezzzx, @tinyarmedtrex, @malconnorsupremacy, and @wraith--2 if they want to play.

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WIP Wednesday

Honored to be tagged by BOTH @tinyarmedtrex and @thesleepyskipper!

I'mma cheat a little bit, and change this to Work Is Published (finally) Wednesday. Mostly because there comes a point when I have to say STOP to myself on edit runs, and then say IT IS READY. And put it up on A03.

So, here, have a taste of Geheugen, (Remembering) the 13th story in my Kanej Wensen series. This one comes directly after Thuiskomst, and features a Kanej fight, with hurt, comfort, and confessions. (And make up sex.)

Kaz was rather grateful for the blithe conversation after their harsh tones and heavy revelations. He did want to check in, though. “Inej…”

“Yes, Kaz?”

“Are we alright?”

“I think so… I might have pushed a bit hard, on questions about the farm. I’d meant to be more patient. And I do realize that you are telling me things, that you are trying.”

“I appreciate you telling me about Orlov. You can tell me the other stories when you’re ready, if you want. I’d rather we didn’t have to yell at each other to get to that point, though.”

Inej rested her chin in one hand, her elbow on her thigh. She sighed out expressively. “In all your studying of Jesper and Wylan, have you ever watched them have an argument?”

“Twice, while you were gone, but I’m sure both were because of me.”

She looked at him speculatively, eyebrows raised. “Okay, we're going to revisit that later, because it strays from the point I’m trying to make.”

“Okay…” Kaz shifted uncomfortably, wondering where she was going with this.

“The point is that couples fight. Even healthy, happy couples. Usually, it means they end up resolving whatever it is they’re fighting over. You should see some of the arguments my parents have. Mama once chased Papa out of the vagon with a rolling pin. I'm fairly sure it wasn't actually about the skillet bread burning. So, if you’ve not seen Jes and Wy fight much, it's because they don't do it in front of you. But trust me they do. Then they figure out what it is they need to resolve. And then sometimes they have make up sex. Loudly. Which is where I’m assuming you picked up that term, by the way.”

Read the whole thing on A03!

Soft tagging: @downn-in-flames, @stormkpr, and @porcelainmortal if they have a WIP or something they want to share!

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Intrigue Thursday!

Now published in full, with 10 chapters of glimpses into the lives of some of the Dregs and Inej's crew, plus a visit from a crooked Merchant Council member.

Schurken Gemaskerd: This spin off story from Kanej Wensen ties together a slew of little plot lines and character arcs. We get ten different character POV’s surrounding the Rogues Gallery expansion opening gala. Zurye has a surprise meeting. Ryo gets a surprise assignment. Jesper is in a tizzy with all of his planning duties. Rook is in a tizzy because Jeter’s all dressed up. Kaz leads his Dregs in a Barrel parade to the Rogues Gallery. Mesa has a chat with Tajed while she’s trying to work. Inej finds out some intel from Rosa Ortega, leader of the Liddies. Wylan has a run-in with another member of the Merchant Council. Jeter is Kaz’s assistant for the night, and brings the news of an incident. Oxana gets to witness a private debriefing of the Crows.

See also: OC POVs, Blasts from the past, Soundproofing for all the rooms in the Slat?, Knowing where the levers are, ADHD Jesper Fahey, Life’s hard when you have a crush, The Dregs know how to throw a PARTY, Masquerade time, Inej gets protective, Serves you right, He said WHAT?, Oh no he didn’t go there, You can blow up his mansion later, What goes around comes around.

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WIP Wednesday

Thanks for the tag, @tinyarmedtrex!

(I'd forgotten it was Wednesday like twice already.)

For this WIP Wednesday, I'm going to give you a chunk of Geheugen, the 13th story in my Kanej Wensen series. Kaz & Inej are winding down and trying to recover from an argument. I wanted to explore Kaz's feelings that he doesn't always deserve Inej, and her refuting it rather strongly.

“Inej… I… I wonder, sometimes, if you’ll realize you deserve better than me… Better than I can offer you, than I am capable of being… Someone who has an easier time revealing his entire hand. Who isn’t made of secrets, who doesn’t have so many voices in his head…” He trailed off as Inej lifted her head to stare at him, her hand skimming up his side to rest over his heart. 

 “Kaz… Did you never realize that maybe you’re exactly what I deserve? Someone who loves me for exactly who I am now? Violence and strength and sharp edges? I wouldn’t ever be content with a nice Suli husband who wanted me to stop hunting. I want the man who has never doubted my ability to be dangerous. I need the man who’ll fight by my side. You asked me to trust you earlier, and I’m asking that you trust that you’re exactly who I deserve.”

Her words hit him like a hot shower, washing away most of his doubts. The phrase ‘violence and strength and sharp edges’ stood out. He’d known from the moment he’d met Inej that she was strong, and her sharp tongue and wit had impressed themselves upon him soon after. But violence… that had surely come from him. From everything he’d asked her to do as the Wraith. It troubled him, so he asked, “Do you deserve me because you’re violent, and so am I? Because I feel like I led you to that path, Inej.”

She pulled away enough to be able to meet his eyes. “No… Our violence and our gentleness balance out in each other. You had to shove all of your good deep inside to survive the Barrel. I shut mine away to keep it safe. But we call it out in each other, Kaz. Without having to let go of the things that kept us alive. Our instincts help us fight our enemies and our demons, even now. You might have given me my first knife, but I chose to use it. I chose to sharpen it, sharpen myself.” She paused, breaking eye contact as she glanced away, towards his wardrobe. “You weren’t there, guiding my hand, when I used Sankt Petyr to cut off Captain Orlov’s clothes, or Kasim’s knives to torture him… that was all me. I can’t blame you for my actions, and you can’t take credit or blame away from me.”

“I’m not trying to, I just…”

Inej’s gaze whipped back to him, “We deserve each other because of all of it, Kaz. Because of all of the horrible things we’ve been through. Why don’t you think you deserve good things?”

Kaz closed his eyes and whispered through the ache in his chest, “Because I’m afraid I’ll lose them. That I’ll lose you. I’ve lost so much already.”

Without warning, Inej wrapped her arms tightly around him, pressing a kiss to his cheek. “You won’t be rid of me easily, Kaz Brekker.”

He returned the embrace, inhaling the scent of her freshly washed hair, and attempting to believe her fierce assertion. “I hope not… Because you… you made that word a part of vocabulary again. Hope. It was a foolish thing to let myself have. And now I can’t help it. I can’t help but hope for our lives to be intertwined. It’s all your fault, Inej Ghafa.”

“I will happily take the blame for that.”

Geheugen should be coming soon to A03, once i get it through another edit run!

Soft tagging: @kezzzx, @19burstraat, @intosnarkness

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Headcanon for the Southern Colonies

One of my quibbles with the Grishaverse world building is the lack of information about the Southern Colonies. And since I've been working on a story with a Southern Colonies character, Omar Garza, as one of the main two leads, I kind of went whole hog into creating some headcanon, culture, and language names. Here's the info I have written up so far, which is also now in my wiki.

Southern Colonies Areas & Indigenous Peoples/Languages:

The eastern coastal region is generally composed of the Laztollan people. They speak Laztolla, and often, Kerch. There is a far greater mix of people here, because of Kerch colonization, and the depositing of ships of prisoners. Many of the former prisoners have picked up speaking Laztolla.

The northwestern rain forest area is populated by the Mizcloña people. They speak Mizclon, and some speak Kerch. While there is a Kerch presence in the upper rain forests, it is far less than that on the coast.

The far south rain forest area, almost completely untouched by Kerch colonizers, is inhabited by the Azragrula. The Azragrula are openly hostile to any Kerch who come into their territory. Not much is known about the Azragrula in Kerch.

The Laztollans and Mizcloña have a grudging respect for their southern Azragrula neighbors in the current time, for their ability to keep the Kerch at bay. In the past, there were frequent border and territory disputes between the three tribes. When the Kerch first came, the Laztollans thought that the trade opportunities would be worth welcoming them. They swiftly found out the Kerch had no interest in being equal partners. The Laztollans still have some lingering anger with the Mizcloña for not uniting with them against the colonization effort by the Kerch. The Mizcloña, meanwhile, wanted nothing more than to protect their rain forest territory. The Kerch encouraged disputes between the two tribes in order to take advantage.

Collectively, the three tribes refer to their continent as Añaterra. The Kerch discourage this name being used, as they want to assert their ownership.

Laztolla: One of the languages spoken in the Southern Colonies by the indigenous people, specifically those on the eastern coast. (Roughly based on Spanish/Latin languages.)

‘Santos’, Laztolla for ‘Saints’. (Some people from the eastern region of the Southern Colonies practice faith in the Saints, like Bonita Garza, Omar’s mother. Nowadays, Omar tends to use it as a curse word more than something he believes in.)

‘Mi sol’, Laztolla for ‘my sun’, ‘my sunshine’.

‘Magnífico’, Laztolla for ‘magnificent’.

‘Tesoro’, Laztolla for ‘treasure’.

‘Cariño’, Laztolla for ‘honey’.

‘Corazón’, Laztolla for ‘heart’.

‘Sanchinchi’, an oil and/or cream derived from a plant that grows in the forests of the Southern Colonies, used for medicinal and recreational purposes. Slight floral scent.

Mizclon: One of the languages spoken in the Southern Colonies by the indigenous people, specifically those in the northwestern rain forests. (Roughly based on Nahuatl.)

Azragrula: One of the languages spoken in the Southern Colonies by the indigenous people, specifically those in the far southern rain forests. (Roughly based on Venezuelan and Argentinian.)

I also went and created/translated a bunch of Shu for this story as well, so that Ryo Jun-Ogawa can express himself properly. The story, Een Taal Aanleren (Language Lessons), has turned into a tri-lingual adventure and I adored exploring these two OCs. Spin off coming soon to my A03!

My wiki link, chock full of my headcanons and inventions:

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Vindingrijkheid

Vindingrijkheid (Fabrication/Invention) is a spinoff story from Kanej Wensen, featuring Jesper starting his apprenticeship with Tij Bashnya at Toren Leder.

This takes place during and after Verbanden & Geesten. Jes begins learning how to better focus his powers, some leather crafting, and a good chunk about his mentor as well. We get a section from Tij’s POV, and see how she views her new found apprentice. We also get to see Jesper and Tij trading stories as they work on a custom order for Kaz.

CW for some discussions of past trauma, death, grief, and torture.

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Many Sentence Monday

Ever write a story with some OC's that you just utterly fall in love with? That's Ryo and Omar for me right now. I love these two damaged goofballs SO FUCKING MUCH. I cannot wait to share the whole of this story. But for today, you get a snippet.

Een Taal Aanleren (Language Lessons) is a spin off from Kanej Wensen, getting to know two more of the Dregs, Ryo and Omar. Just before this snippet that happens on the front stairs of the Slat, Ryo has confronted Omar about his romantic attractions.

“How long have you known?” He asked because even he himself wasn’t sure. From the moment Omar had seen him fighting for his life, he’d thought Ryo was attractive. When Brekker had essentially assigned him babysitting duty for the new recruit, he hadn’t minded the excuse to watch over him. Weeks of spending time together, working shifts, language lessons, drinking together after hours… It was a bit of a blur for Omar as to exactly when he’d started fantasizing about kissing Ryo. About how it might feel to run his hands over the other man’s creamy skin, or through his long, straight black hair. What it would be like to have those lustrous amber eyes focused on him with passion. What kinds of sounds he might make during sex. Whether he liked to cuddle afterwards. If he might want something more. Like a romantic relationship.

Ryo stopped, one stair up, and twirled gracefully. He pinned Omar to the spot directly in front of him with one raised eyebrow. “Ever since the night you saved me.”

It was the most absolute confidence Omar had ever heard Ryo speak Kerch with. As if there were no doubts in his mind about the timing. “I… uh…” He ran a hand up the back of his neck, utterly at a loss. Okay, yeah, maybe I am an idiot. Omar looked down, trying to find words or maybe even courage.

“Am I wrong?” That came with just a tad less confidence. And some curiosity. 

“I… I don’t think you are. I think I might be a shǎ, though.”

“Omar?”

“Yeah?” He still hadn’t picked his head up, staring a hole into the stair besides Ryo’s feet instead. 

“I have wanted since that night… to do this…”

Ryo’s hand came up, his fingers brushing like a whisper up Omar’s chin, lifting his head with the barest pressure. As the other man planted a feather light kiss on his lips, Omar froze. Then his toes curled in his boots, his brain shouted with glee, and he melted. He all but lunged forward to deepen the kiss. All coherent thoughts fled, driven forth by starvation. It had been entirely too long since he’d received affection like this. A kiss like this. Since he’d entertained anything besides his doomed crush, and quick flings just to get sex. He found his hands were now on either side of Ryo’s waist, with no recollection of putting them there. All Omar wanted was more. More of Ryo’s firm lips on his. Ryo’s clever tongue in his mouth. More of Ryo’s skin under his fingertips. Santos, he’s a good kisser. The other man’s hand moved to the nape of Omar’s neck, and their continued kiss had every last bit of his attention.

Which would be why Anika got the drop on them. “You two might want to take that inside. I could have robbed both of you blind.”

Grinning like a fool, Ryo pulled back first, while Omar blinked, dropped his hands, and felt his face go hot. “I knew you were there, boss,” the Shu man asserted.

“Yeah, sure, Ryo. You’re lucky it wasn’t Brekker who caught you. Get yer asses to a fucking room or something, Saints alive.”

Omar managed, “Sure, boss.” Anika snickered as she brushed by them to head inside the Slat. The blond lieutenant and Pim shared one of the nicest rooms on the second floor. The fact that she’d caught them making out wasn’t nearly as embarrassing as the part where Omar hadn’t noticed someone approaching from behind. It was dangerous to let your guard down like that in the Barrel. Even in your own turf, on the stairs to your gang’s main house. If it had been Brekker who’d come up behind them, he would have either robbed them or smacked them with his cane. Or both. “We… we ought to go inside…”

Slyly, Ryo ran his hand down Omar's neck to grab the lapel of his waistcoat. “Your room or mine?” 

Eyes wide, Omar stammered, “I… uh… My bed’s bigger.”

The smile that answered him was kin to the panther that had stalked him before. It had pounced now, happy with its captured prey. “The deal is done.”

“Um. It’s usually ‘the deal is the deal’.”

“That too.” 

Santos, what have I gotten myself into? Omar thought as he followed the confidant and graceful Shu man into the Slat, and towards whatever was about to happen. 

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More Sentence Monday

Thanks for the tag, @tinyarmedtrex!

Using this as an opportunity to give some attention to a snippet from Drie Is Eeen Feestje, a spin off from my Kanej Wensen series with three OC Dregs getting to have a fun night together.

Mikhal & Meril are having a chat with Nico, to see if he's interested...

Mikhal started off directly. “So, Nico… Meril and I might have noticed that you seem to glance longingly at us every time you get the chance.”

Nico’s Kerch complexion lent itself to going especially florid. His eyes, which Meril had noted were brown with hazel flecks at the center, were currently wildly darting between them. “I-I… um… Yeah?”

Oh, this is better than I’d imagined. Something about a man as tall and muscled and aggressive as Nico, reduced to stammering and blushing, thrilled her fiercely. Meril grew braver as the heated feeling grew. “Is that a question, Nico? Because we all know the answer.”

“No… I mean… Y-yes, I’ve been looking, and no, it isn’t a question.” 

She’d seen him be intimidated by Anika. This was different. He was completely flustered, his fingers clenching and unclenching around his whiskey glass. There was scarring over his knuckles from fights, similar to Mikhal’s. She couldn’t help but compare their hands. A visual of the two men with their hands all over each other swept through her mind. It was quickly followed by another; their hands on her, dedicated to her pleasure. Bloody hell. Mikhal seemed enthused at the prospect of getting Nico upstairs, and she was getting more aroused by the minute. Now to see if Nico was on board. Ghezen’s fortune favors the bold…

“Would you like to do more than just look?”

Read more the whole story here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55404562

Soft tagging: @aphroditestummyrolls & @19burstraat

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Writing... need a new character name to throw in... decide, okay, I'll create a new Dregs OC character; I've wanted to mental cast that one actor anyway... But... Oh, it's gonna throw a wrench in the wiki formatting if I only invent ONE new character... What else is there to do but spend an hour inventing three new OC's so the formatting stays alright... ALL FOR ONE NAME MENTIONED ONCE. Saints, I might be a weird mixture of insane, OCD, and creative. I am also 111% certain I will now work in the three new characters somewhere. Like you do. WHEEE.

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Several Sentence Sunday

Thanks for the tag, @tinyarmedtrex

As I am currently working on Thuiskomst, have a few sentences from that. (Thuiskomst is the next story in Kanej Wensen: Inej finally comes back to Ketterdam, and gets to reunite with Kaz.)

“I adore you,” she murmured along his jaw, heading back towards an ear. 

“Since when… aahhhh… are you so intrigued by my ears?”

“Since I learned it could make you make that noise.”

I see… He wondered if hers might be as sensitive, and lifted a section of her now loose hair to use it like a brush along the edge of her ear and her neck. 

Inej giggled into the crook of his neck, “Kaz!”

“Turnabout is fair play, my Wraith.”

“Since when do you play fair?”

“Point to Captain Ghafa,” he rumbled with amusement.

Inej huffed, and nibbled at his ear again.

(This may or may not have been inspired by real life things... ::grins::)

Soft tagging @kezzzx, @aphroditestummyrolls, and @reinanova if they wanna play!

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Seven Sentence Sunday

Today y'all get an excerpt from Geheugen (Memory), the 13th story in Kanej Wensen. The morning after Inej returns to Ketterdam, she and Kaz end up fighting about things from their pasts they haven't told each other. This story is in edit runs, but will be up on A03 before the end of May!

Kaz let Inej’s words sink in. Of all the things they said to each other, yelled at each other, this morning, the phrase that was currently playing on a loop in his head was ‘hurt me any more’. In their shared past, they’d hurt each other plenty, but he felt like he’d done more than his fair share. Inej’s confessions about Orlov hadn’t been surprising; he’d long suspected she’d withheld exactly those kinds of details. But the revelation that she hadn’t told him such things in part because of his own reticence to share his secrets hit hard. The fact that she’d gotten so frustrated with him that she’d nearly given up on him, tried to push him away, that hit like a sucker punch. It had been one of Kaz’s fears, at his lowest points, that all he could do was fail her.

They do end up confessing plenty to each other, and resolving the current argument. Inej points out that couples argue, and often get better communication out of the aftermath. There's still a lot these two need to work on when it comes to communicating well with each other, and I wanted to explore that.

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Verbanden & Geesten

Chapters 1 & 2 of Verbanden & Geesten, the 11 story in the Kanej Wensen series, are now up on A03.

This title, Ties & Ghosts, is quite literal as well as metaphorical. I went into some interesting challenges with this story. There's no smut, but plenty of action, emotion, and exploration. I even did my first Wylan POV, plus you get another OC POV. Chapter 3 comes tomorrow, after I comb through it one last time. It was the hardest chapter to produce, and one of the pieces that wrung every last emotion out of me while writing it. I sincerely hope my readers will relish seeing Kaz spend time at his family's farm after nearly a decade.

Summary for V&B:

Kaz deals with waiting for Inej to return, gang politics with the Razorgulls, redecorating his bedroom, getting a tattoo, and a visit to his childhood home. Jesper and Wylan visit the Slat, meet Krai, and help Kaz out with some gang politics, among other things.

See also: Kaz deals with feels, Letter from Nina, Cat Dad Kaz, Krai is adorable, Emotional Support Cat, Wylan POV, Kaz deals with gang stuff, Jesper POV, Gang Dad Kaz, Poem from Inej, Inej wins at gifts, OC POV, Kaz is good with horses, But riding hurts, Jordie’s voice, Ties & Ghosts is actually fairly literal, Visiting one’s past, Battling with PTSD, We never stop fighting.

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Jezelf Leren Kennen

Happy Galentine's Day, Happy Tuesday, and uh, well, Happy Prequel Publishing Day!

I've put up the first two chapters of the prequel to my series Kanej Wensen, Jezelf Leren Kennen, on A03. These first two chapters are Inej POV and Kaz POV, very much back to back, and mirroring each other. We get to see the time before Inej leaves on her first voyage from each of their perspectives.

Jezelf Leren Kennen (Learning To Know Oneself) exists in the space directly after Crooked Kingdom, during KoS/RoW. Exploring Inej’s reunion with her parents, her discovery of who she can be as Captain Ghafa, hunting slavers and doling out justice, and her path to reclaiming her own body and sexuality. Exploring Kaz building his empire in the Barrel, and his journey through practicing touch and examining his armor; seeing him hit despair, and clawing his way back out again.

I plan to post a chapter a day (or so) from here on out. Please enjoy!