Stormlight Archive

Hoid, wandering around Roshar for whatever reason.

Every time Hoid makes an appearance in a book, my brain immediately just thinks of this post

Just imagine being Adolin, the resident “normal dude” for a second throughout the books. Oh the crab people you were fighting ? Turns out they’re actually the native people of this world & also fucking your brother. Speaking of brothers, you have an extra one who you already have a homoerotic relationship with but that’s not that big of a deal. He’s also dead right now but he does that all the time so whatever. Your streak of bad luck with dating? Oh look you found the perfect magic wife good job. Just kidding she’s actually like 4 people & also stuck in cognitive purgatory. Also your dad is god, dead & also killed your mom but you got a message from your god-dad saying he was sorry right before he became your dead dad & honestly that’s all you really need. Also also you’re getting slutshamed by your sword, who is now your leg too.

Shallan and Kaladin after falling into the chasms:

Look I think the heralds are the first to dismiss their own semi divinity. Ishar is the only one that ever was down for calling himself a god, and that was part of his insanity/from dipping into the well of odium. Adolin addressing Kaladin familiarly would probably make them envious but also glad for him.

Everyone on Roshar during the timeskip:

The stormlight archive has taught me that no matter what happens, people always have the choice to turn around and improve themselves. There is never somebody so far gone or set in their beliefs as to be irredeemable.

Honestly my number one problem is an expectation of Kaladin helping those who have caused him distress become better people. Like if Moash wants to become a better person, find redemption, more power to him. He can leave Kaladin out of that journey. Bc redemption is not about earning forgiveness, it might result in that, but I doesn’t have to. Redemption is about owning up to mistakes, and being better.