#spook the tineye

[lazifyre]

It’s a Cosmere piece! The second image was a commission for the 17th shard and the first came from my little commission prep sketch page. I always pictured Spook as a lanky twig of a kid who had to become a hero way too soon. Even as an adult I picture him as wiry and kind of awkward and gangly. He has his cool moments though.

I love a traumatized little guy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

ALSO HE IS ON THE COPPERMIND

[lordmistborne]

My tattoo I got for my bday!! ^.^ freshly done vs fully healed

[butwhybother]

Is this a Rhythm?

"I know you're a quiet one," Durn said, rapping softly on the ground in front of him with a pair of sticks.

.... Durn continued to pound out his rhythm, like a street performer with no audience. It was too soft against the earthen floor for anyone to hear--unless one were Spook.

Durn's rhythm was perfect. Any minstrel would have envied him.

.... Durn frowned, sitting back, thumping the ground with his sticks. It was a complex pattern. Spook could feel the vibrations through the ground, and found them soothing.

- The Hero of Ages, Chapter 16.

[lightblueglazeddiaryonthewall]

music producers are like tineyes

when you get into the process of making music, you watch tutorials, you watch professionals point small details out and slowly but very surely you begin to notice very minute and difficult to catch details in terms of sounds.

you being to feel the small hints of musical notes in kicks and snares, you feel the TEXTURE of the entire drumscape, you notice the small pieces of ear candy left by producers in their songs

you being to notice reverb and the dryness of sounds and so much more

but you simply become more receptive to sounds in general

like a newly snapped tineye, you begin to hear the smallest of sounds

its been 2 years ive been making music and sometimes i go through the process of:

im quiet => can hear the room fan screaming

turns off fan => can hear the bathroom exhaust fan

turns off bathroom exhaust => can hear sounds from around the house

closes door => can hear people talking in the neighboring fucking house [my windows are closed and the walls aren't even connected]

and like a newly snapped tineye, i feel like becoming a savant really isnt that difficult. you notice too much. i have a lot to occupy my mind but otherwise really i might've gone insane

and so i feel in music production, in life and in the process of not going insane, spook's advice was bang on:

what's important is what we can choose to ignore

[luckystar1327]

mistborn book 3 thoughts ch 9-14

!!hero of ages spoilers!!

oooh mare mention! Sazed actually successfully converted someone wow

Flower returns! So its gone from Mare to Dox to Kell to Vin to Sazed. Quite the journey.

I really like TenSoon actually

Oh boy, Cett’s back. Yippee.

i do not like the fact that Spook isn’t here. Give me back the boy.

im gonna cry. although the discussion of kell IS a good place for characterization

I feel so terribly for marsh right now. I forgot does he even know kelsier is dead at this point????

Ah yes he does

This is so morbid oh my god. When i said i wanted marsh back i didnt mean like this

SPOOK!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!

oh dear. Spook buddy. What do you mean you’ve been flaring tin for a year straight. THATS NOT GOOD.

i love spook so much :( I hope he doesn’t die!!

I really want to draw spook i feel like that’d be fun

Damn Spook is a really good Tineye huh

[eleilinnrallin]

A group of friends to dress up as the Era 1 Mistborn central group to then go get food and give them the character names is a NEED

Vin and Kelsier, obviously

TenSoon, maybe

Elend yes, Dockson yes, Ham and Breeze YES

Lestibournes/Spook (my baby child. my darling little tineye boy. yes.)

Clubs for sure

Marsh could be funnn

A little enh on Demoux, Allriane, and some of the more minor ones

Feel free to add on if I missed anyone!

[brightness-summoner-ghost]

Guys. I just realized that kelsier didnt rename lestibournes spook because it "was a mouthful." It was because he understood the reference to the street slang.

And he wanted spook to know he hadn't been abandoned.

I feel like crying now, by.

[lamaery]

Our boy Spook and his progression through the books.

ID by @elseweaver​ 💕 [ID: 3 digital drawings of Spook from Mistborn. In the first drawing, he's a child with a bowl cut. He has a nervous expression on the face, and messes with his hands.

The second drawing shows Spook as an older teenager, no longer with a bowl cut. He now wears an open sleeveless vest over his shirt, and carries a bag on his back. He looks ahead with a neutral expression.

The third drawing shows Spook as a young man. Along with his vest and shirt he now has a belt of rope with several vials hanging from the sides. He has on a blindfold and gloves, and rests his dueling cane on his shoulder. The area behind him is orange like fire.]

[madxmellon]

Spook time 😎

[koravelliumavast]

[sheisrysn]

What’s up my Mistborn

This is a quick PSA to remind you that PEWTER DRAG IS REAL

You’re out there every night hopping across rooftops, fighting bad guys and feeling yourself

You’re out there every day orchestrating the downfall of the Lord Ruler

You’re out at those boring-ass balls just powering through that bullshit

BUT

You gotta rest, my dudes!

Not everybody has a ragtag team of allomantic family to fucking LAY you into bed and feed you metals every few hours when you take it too far. If that is not you, promise me you’re gonna pack yourself some snacks & whatnot and listen to your bod when it’s like HEY STOP.

We need you out there, but like not every second. So keep an eye on that pewt, ya beaut.

This has been a PSA from the Ham Council of Pewterarms

[butwhybother]

Poor boy Spook Tineye having to accompany Vin and Elend on their honeymoon...

[pharos-ryoji]

In a post that no one asked for and probably like two people will actually care about... I couldn’t sleep last night and came up with a mistborn AU for mdzs. Mainly just what abilities most of the main group would have. Is three mistborn an absurd amount? Yes. Did I do it anyway? Of course. I’m putting them under a read more because there are a lot of characters and I’m not going to flood anyone’s dashes with that lol

Wei Wuxian is a mistborn. This information is kept quiet, known only among the Jiang family. Outside of them, the belief is that he is a lurcher. Any information regarding his abilities would’ve preferably been kept secret, but there’s no way he could avoid messing with people’s (aka, Jiang Cheng’s) weapons when sparring. A large part of Madame Yu’s dislike of him comes from the fact that he is a mistborn when her son is only a misting. Beyond that, the fact that he has any abilities at all fuels the rumors regarding his parents. When he’s thrown into the Burial Mounds, I think he would be pierced by some hemalurgic spikes, but I haven’t put any thought into that yet.

Jiang Cheng is a coinshot. This one’s a little hard for me to explain, but it just feels right. We see the Jiangs practice archery a lot, and I feel like this would really augment his abilities. Plus, the fighting style with Zidian makes me think he’d be a good coinshot. It makes sense in my mind.

I toyed with the idea of Yanli being a tineye, but I think she’s gotta be an emotional allomancer. So, she’s a soother. It fits with her comforting her brothers, but also she would absolutely push down every one of Jin Zixun’s emotions in a show of strength when he’s trash talking WWX. People underestimate her, but she’s incredibly good with what she does (Breeze levels of subtlety when she doesn’t want to be noticed)

Moving on, both of the Twin Jades are mistborn. I almost made Xichen something else, but he is canonically the highest ranked cultivator. I like the idea that he’s known to be a mistborn (I think a lot of the secrecy behind mistings is lessened, too) Lan Zhan, on the other hand, is assumed to be a smoker. People have tried to mess with his emotions, but with his coppercloud up no one can even hope to.

Time for the Jin clan. Jin Zixuan is one that I really struggled with. I thought of giving him copper, but I really, really love that idea that he ran off when confessing to Yanli because he suddenly starting thinking that someone was messing with his emotions. So, I think I’m just gonna go with rioter for him. We know he doesn’t like talking in front of groups and being the center of attention, but I could see him influencing things from the side while his father talks. Plus, I like him and Yanli complimenting each other’s abilities.

Jin Zixun isn’t a misting because I don’t like him. That’s self care.

Jiggy is a true rarity. I was going to stick with the first eight metals and mistborn, but.... I want him to be able to burn malatium. JGS’s massive amounts of illegit children can be attributed to him trying to find new metals that people can burn. Jin Guangyao was the first successful attempt, revealing his abilities in the Sunshot campaign. He was then promptly accepted into the Jin clan.

Nie Mingjue is a pewterarm. Is anyone surprised?

Nie Huaisang, by contrast, is such a good tineye. He’s constantly brushed aside or forgotten, hanging just far enough back that people assume he can’t hear or see what’s going on. But there is nothing he misses.

Wen Qing is a seeker, the best one they’ve seen for generations. I imagine instead of Yin iron, maybe they’re trying to find things that have allomantic properties. Who better to find them than her? Wen Ruohan uses her abilities to his advantage as much as he can.

Wen Ning is the only one of the main group that isn’t a misting. Instead, at Qiongqi Path, he was stabbed through with a spike of iron. His strength is immensely improved, but sometimes he has to fight to control himself with the spike.

I’m including Xiao Xingchen and Song Lan because this is my AU and I can. XXC is a tineye as well. However, he’s a savant. I’m not sure which idea I like more; all of Baoshan Sanren’s disciples being savants, or if it happened after he gave up his eyes. But either way, it happened. Is this projecting my love for Spook onto him? Yes, yes it is.

Aaaand finally, Song Lan is a pewterarm as well. But where Nie Mingjue focuses on the strength that comes with the metal, he instead focuses on the grace and speed it lends him. He’s deadly in a fight, his talents legendary.

I’m not including the juniors in this because I’ve listed so many characters already and this was mainly just to throw words down because I love mistborn so much. But yeah, if anyone is interested in writing this please do. Also if anyone wants to talk about this (or just mdzs in general) hit me up

EDIT forgot Wen Zhuliu used aluminum spikes against people okay that's it I'm done now

[luchibelle-throughthecosmere]

Spook was a tineye (only a misting) and even if at first thought it seems to be a lesser power, it isn't.

When you are a mistborn, you have access to all the allomantic metals. As a misting, there is only one for you but you can potentially became the best on that regard. Meanwhile, mistborns try to become good at as many of them as possible and never get to be the best at anything.

Wax and Wayne, as twinborns, have access to one allomantic metal and two powers (one from ferruchemy and the other from allomancy). Just like Spook, they are experts at it. They've mastered their given allomantic metal and it shows.

The concept was briefly introduced in The Hero of Ages and thoroughly explored at Alloy of Law. Thought you might like to think about it. Spook would be proud of Wax and Wayne, they are proving that he was right about what he told to Vin.

[astreamoflight]

I’m really enjoying The Hero of Ages, except I absolutely can’t stand Spook. His angst makes no sense, his obsession with Beldre is creepy, and he’s all sad he’s giving orders only because Sazed and Breeze don’t want to. Also he’s mad he was sent to Urteau to spy but like....he’s a tineye. That’s literally his job in the crew. Idk his whole plotline is boring me.

[libralita]

Reread Review!

Title: Shadows of Self

Author: Brandon Sanderson

Summary:

Shadows of Self shows Mistborn’s society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, democracy contends with corruption, and religion becomes a growing cultural force, with four faiths competing for converts.

This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society now faces its first instance of terrorism, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict. Wax and Wayne, assisted by the lovely, brilliant Marasi, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife stops Scadrial’s progress in its tracks.

Rating: ★★★★★

Original Review

Review:

I’m finally getting back to my Mistborn reread marathon now that school is out! I’m sad it took me this long. First of all if you haven’t read Bands of Mourning or Secret History then I recommend you read my original review because this reread review will have spoilers for those stories. I really enjoyed rereading this book, there was a lot of little secrets that I missed the first time and I wish it hadn’t taken me so long.

“‘Waxillium Ladrian,’ he said. ‘Lawman for hire.’ ‘You’re kidding. That’s how you introduce yourself?’ ‘Sure. Why not?’ She didn’t answer, instead looking away from her rifle, studying him for a few moments. Finally she said, ‘A cravat? Really?’ ‘It’s kind of my thing,’ Waxillium said. ‘The gentleman bounty hunter.’ ‘Why would a bounty hunter need a ‘thing’ in the first place?’ ‘It’s important to have a reputation,’”—Page 18

God this Prologue shows what a dork Wax is. Just everything Wax does is so adorable yet so cringy.

“In the middle distance, beyond the humble buildings, a few giraffes browed lazily, the only sign of animal life in the vast plain.”—Page 22

Giraffes!

“I couldn’t let it die, the book read. It’s not right. Hemalurgy is good now, I figure. Saze is both sides now, right? Ruin isn’t around anymore.”—Page 40

This is a bad idea, Spook.

“I can accept you for who you are, but I am under no illusions. Something will happen at our wedding. A villain will burst in, guns firing. Or we’ll discover explosives in the alter. Or Father Bin will inexplicably turn out to be an old enemy and attempt to murder you instead of performing the ceremony. It will happen.”—Steris, Pages 41-42

Steris, you’ve been reading too much Allomancer Jak.

“A lot could change in ten years though, and when Brettin had retired—soon after the execution of Miles Hundredlives almost a year ago—”—Page 69

Okay, so I googled it and apparently it’s MeLaan who replaced Brettin.

“Either this is a Feurchemist, or somebody figured out how to fire out of speed bubbles—which is somethin’ we’d really like to know how to do.”—Wayne, 75

I guess we’ll figure that out eventually.

“Ah, that, he thought, shaking it and hearing the pieces rattle inside. How long since this thing actually told time?”—Page 80

I bet Cadmium and Bendalloy Mistings are always too late or early because their watches are wrong. They probably waste their…time with watches. Get it?

“‘The Terris police themselves,’ another of the men said. ‘We have an arrangement.’”—Page 88

The Terris kind of remind me of Native Americans and their sanctuaries. I don’t know if that was Brandon’s intention but it’s interesting to watch.

“Nice chap. He would let Wayne bum rides in exchange for a story.”—Page 88

Worldhopper?

“He made his way up to the university gates, hands stuffed in his coat pockets. The etched letters over the top proclaimed, in High Imperial, WASING THE ALWAYS OF WANTING OF KNOWING. Deep words. He’d heard them interpreted as, ‘The eternal desire of a hungry soul is knowledge.’”—Page 89

I still can’t believe this.

“Allriandre” Is that just a combination between Allrianne and Beldre?

“You should not be defined by what you do, but by what you are.”—Page 98

Wow, granny is for segregation and for defining people by what they are rather than what they do. She’s really racist.

“She walked up to the cart owner with the high prices; the woman stood up stiffly, braids shaking, and shoved her hands into the pockets of her apron.”—Page 112

Khriss?

“Sophi Tarcsel. She’d been making an uproar, writing opinion pieces in the broadsheets about her father, who had supposedly been a great inventor—though Marasi had never heard or read his name before those articles”—Pages 119-120

Oh, hey, Sophi.

“We’re out of our depth, Wax thought, returning to the kitchen. We’ve crept into the realm of the gods. Harmony, Ironeyes, the Lord Mistborn.”—Page 126

Meh, it’s actually not that big of a deal.

“If you’re a Bloodmaker, you’ve got to heal a head wound right as it’s happening. Once a bloke is actually dead, no power—Allomantic or Feruchemical—is bringin’ ‘im back.”—Wayne, Page 127

Oh, how wrong you are, Wayne. People rarely stay dead in the Cosmere.

“‘Never touch the stuff myself,’ Wayne said. ‘Causes headaches. Hey, Hoid. Can I catch a ride up there with you?’ The new coachman shrugged, making room for Wayne on top of the carriage.”—Pages 130-131

What I would give to hear that conversation.

“‘Being God is more complex than a moral can comprehend?’ Wax said. ‘What a surprise.’ Harmony chuckled softly. Wait, Wax thought. Did I just get sarcastic with God Himself?”—Page 133

At least you didn’t punch him.

“You don’t explore, Harmony continued, ignoring Wax’s confusion. Why would you? You have everything you want here. You’ve barely progressed technologically from what I gave you in the books. Yet others, who were nearly destroyed.”—Page 134

The southerners!

“Finally, he said softly. ‘You are twelve years old, and you still speak of this? I expect such foolishness from your sister, but your father should have beaten it out of you by now.’”—Page 144

So Wax’s sister wanted to be a hero.

“‘I doubt that you care,’ Steris said, leaning in, ‘but I consider your motives to be irrelevant. You save lives. You…saved my life. My gratitude is not influenced by what was running through your head as you did so.’”—Page 148

God I love Steris.

“The third entry read, 8:17. Way into the building likely blocked by traffic. Lord Waxillium carries us up to the top floor by Allomancy, which is completely inappropriate and at the same time breathtaking.”—Page 149

Can you feel the love tonight?

“You are like a lion. Most days you’re only partially present, with me. Lounging, half asleep. You do what you must, you fulfill the needs of the house, but you don’t thrive. Then the prey appears. You wake. The burst of spend, the fury and power; the pounding, pulsing, rush of the hunt. This is the real you, Waxillium Ladrian.”—Steris, Page 151

Maybe my Lion King comparison wasn’t so off.

“‘Let me handle it next time,’ Steris said, guiding them around a pedestal displaying—oddly—nothing at all. The plaque read: ATIUM, THE LOST METAL.”—Page 161

Is it 2018, yet?

“Wax followed her down three steps, passing a display shining with nuggets of tin that rattled at his passing, alongside pictures of famous Tineyes, including several sketches of the Lord Mistborn—who had been a Tineye before the Catacendre.”—Page 162

First, I wonder if Mare has a picture. Second, okay so Sazed becoming Harmony is called the “Catacendre” there is no way I’ll be able to remember that.

“Funny, that Steris would remark on someone being boring… ‘You’re thinking,’ Steris said, ‘that it is ironic that I would note that someone is a bore—as I myself have a reputation for the same personality flaw.’”—Page 162

Steris, you are not a bore, you are absolute delight. If anyone says otherwise they can go sleep with Ironeyes.

Steris preparing witty banter and one-liners to amuse Wax is so freaking adorable. God, I love her so much.

“‘Lord Waxillium Ladrian,’ a feminine voice said. ‘I’ve heard about you. You’re more handsome than the stories say.’ He raised his eyebrows toward the speaker, a tall woman waiting to see the governor. Very tall—she had a few inches on him at least. With luscious lips and a large chest, she had creamy skin and hair the color of gunpowder, and she was wearing a red dress missing most of its top half.”—Page 165

MeLaan!

“That woman from before, the pretty one with the large eyes, stood nearby. Who else was suspiciously near? Bleeder won’t be someone I can spot easily, Wax thought. The Faceless Immortals have centuries of practice blending into human society.”—Page 169

Lol, you’d be surprised sometimes they’re super obvious.

“Sometimes he felt he could see her form in their patterns: slight of frame, short hair splayed out as she moved, mistcloak fluttering behind her.”—Page 178

Is Vin going to come back?

“He’d visited koloss camps in the Roughs, even been invited to join their numbers.”—Page 183

Fun and totally not surprising fact.

“By the way, technically I’m not supposed to kill people. I…uh…think I already broke that rule tonight. If we happen to survive, please don’t tell TenSoon that I murdered a bunch of people. It upsets him.”—MeLaan, Page 185

TenSoon! My puppy!

“Or, you know, advocate workers’ rights to bring down working hours, improve conditions, and meet a base minimum of pay.”—Page 217

Give it time.

“‘Inject that into a kandra,’ MeLaan said, ‘and the liquid inside will make her shape droop for a bit. The skin briefly goes clear, reveals who she really is.’ ‘Nifty,’ Wayne said. ‘One problem though,’ MeLaan said. ‘If you stick it into someone who isn’t a kandra, it will kill them.’”—Page 222

I forgot about this.

“‘Oh, yeah,’ MeLaan said, ‘because that makes sense. Worship the guy who died, rather than the one who saved the world.’ ‘The Survivor transcended death,’ Marasi said, looking back, hand on the door, but not entering. ‘He survived even being killed, adopting the mantle of the Ascendant during the time between Preservation’s death and Vin Ascension.’ Rust…was she arguing theology with a demigod. MeLaan, however, just cocked her head. ‘What, really?’ ‘Um…yes. Harmony wrote of it himself in the Words of Founding, MeLaan.’”—Page 237

This is why we reread because Brandon is a sneaky foreshadowing bastard.

“‘Thy snoring,’ MeLaan said, ‘is rather loud.’ ‘I…What?’ ‘It doth be like unto an hundred angry koloss,’ MeLaan said, ‘in the middle of a rockslide. Lo, and it doth come near to waking the dead.’ ‘Right…’ Aradel said. ‘Be on thy way, human,’ MeLaan said.”—Page 249

MeLaan, that was mean.

“That’s when I came upon a mountain pool of the most perfect blue, fed by the melting snows of the heights. Harmony, but I thought I’d reached Paradise.”—Page 256, Visitors from other Worlds

A southern attempting to go into/came out of a shardpool?

“You’d say, ‘What’s that, Kell?’ And they’d say, ‘That? That there’s the crapper.’ And you’d reply, ‘What do you do with it?’ And they’d say, ‘Well, Wayne, that’s where you put your crap.’”—Page 268

I’m 100% positive that Kell at some point would have this conversation but she you really be using his nickname like this? Isn’t that like using ‘god’ or ‘Jesus’?

“Next time, choose a body that’s been sitting around awhile, would you? Nice and aged is the best flavor for…”—MeLaan, Page 272

You mean rotten. This reminds me of the Vin-TenSoon conversation.

“The kandra are no longer trapped there. We move in society—we have homes, lives. If we want to meet up with others of our kind, we catch them at the pub.”—MeLaan, Page 274

My how things changed.

“Only instead of the Survivor, this time it had been induced by a psychotic murderer.”—Page 285

That’s debatable.

“‘Bother me? Why would it? Immortality is damn convenient.’ ‘Don’t know about that,’ Wayne said. ‘Seems to me that it would be nice to finally be done, you know? It’s like…like you’re running a race, and you don’t know quite where the end is, but you got an idea. An’ you only need to make it that far. I can do that, I figure. But you, you don’t have to end.’”—Page 295

Like…Fleet who was racing a highstorm…did Hoid tell you that story, Wayne? God, Wayne just seems more and more like a worldhopper.

“Hammond, the Lord Mistborn, Lady Truth,”—Page 304

Who’s Lady Truth? Beldre? Tindwyl?

“Others contained depictions of the rebuilding of the world, or other relics such as s replica of both Harmony’s Bands and the Bands of Mourning.”—Page 306

You’re a book too early.

“A wolfhound, easily the largest he had ever seen, of a mottled grey coloring. The pelt reminded him of the mists. ‘I’ve read about you,’ Wax said. ‘Thrilling,’ the kandra growled. ‘I’m so happy Sazed included me in his little book so that drunk people can curse by my name.’ ‘They…do that?’ ‘Yes.’ The wolfhound growled quietly in the back of his throat. ‘There are…stuffed toys too.’ ‘Oh yeah,’ Wax said. ‘Soonie cubs. I’ve seen those around.’”—Page 309

TenSoon, my puppy! You’ve returned! I want all the Soonie cubs.

“Wax stood up slowly. ‘It’s about Harmony,’ ‘Lawman?’ ‘She’s trying to bring down God Himself.’ ‘That’s insane.’”—Page 315

Is it? Is it really?

“For I too would pull a gun on Waxillium Ladrian were I to meet him in person!”—Page 321

Why is Jak so anti-Wax?

“The Lord Mistborn’s clasps of wasing” what on earth is that?

“‘You dug up her corpse?’ Wax asked in a pleading voice. He was having trouble seeing straight. ‘You monster. You dug up her corpse?’”—Page 353

Oh, my poor baby.

“‘She was sent to you long ago,’ TenSoon said, sitting back on his haunches. ‘The woman you knew as Lessie was always so one of us.’”—Page 365

My heart, it hurts.

“‘You don’t tie a belt, kandra,’ Aradel said. ‘You buckle it.’ ‘No, no.’ MeLaan said, pulling it tight. ‘I mean, in making a noose. People always talk about guys hanging themselves in their cells, but I’ll be damned if I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t have killed even the most frail mortal. I’ve got it wrong somehow.’”—Page 372

God, I love MeLaan. I hope she’s in every Mistborn book.

“Another god, Marasi thought, standing in the darkness. Not Harmony, not Ruin, not Preservation.”—Page 375

Ahhhhhhh.

“The two of them remained there, not saying a word, though she did eventually rest her hand on top of his. The fire had felt cold to him, the air frozen, but that hand was warm. Finally, he turned to the side, rested his head on her shoulder, and wept.”—Page 376

Ugh my poor baby! But my ship is sailing.