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While he may not be at fault for what he is dealing with, he also has noone else to blame - no Pekka Rollins, no Jan van Eck, no Tante Helene, no Brum, no Nina. The only wrongdoing he has encountered - being made ashamed and afraid of his powers by his father - was done from a place of genuine care for his well-being, no matter what you might think of his decision.

kaz is not an angry adult man who can’t let go of a grudge, he’s a teenager who lost his brother only a few years ago who’s still grieving, but is still naive enough to believe that fathers must love their sons.

inej is not a strong adult woman, she is a child still, forced to grow up too fast and fend for herself. her optimism despite the shitty hand fate dealt her has so much to do with her youth.

jesper is not an adult man who can’t control himself. he is young and reckless and grieving his mother and suppressing one of the most important parts of himself.

wylan isn’t a grown man too sheltered to leave his fathers house despite being well past the age he should’ve left by. he was sixteen when his father tried to kill him the first time, young and still hopeful that his father must love him enough to send him to school to make music, the one thing he truly loves.

and nina and matthias were carefully groomed by their countries to maintain their biases from a young age. they are literal child soldiers. their change is so much more impactful because of their age.

and kuwei?? a literal child being held captive by the fjerdan government for the actions of his father, frightened and too intelligent.

and all this isn’t to say that being an adult would make any of their circumstances less tragic. but these characters were originally written as children. Their character arcs, personality, quirks, dialogue, everything was written to align with the fact that they are children. Changing that ten years later just creates a weird dissonance between the characterization of the Crows and their described age.

Even when the cold comes crashing through

I’m putting all my bets on you

papa helvar was big and burly. his hair was brownish-blond and going grey, and he had stubble that never fully grew into a beard. he would lift matthias onto his shoulders, even when he started to grow older and bigger. he taught matthias how to whittle and carve wood. he was kind to every creature, and often would be seen nursing small animals back to health. he took pride in his small vegetable garden. he hated the druskelle. he loved sheep.

mama helvar was tall and muscular. her hair was long and so blonde it was almost white. she would sing matthias lullabies and tuck him into bed with a little stuffed wolf every night. she would chase matthias around the house, and when she caught him, would shower him with tickles and kisses while he squirmed and complained through giggles. when she was pregnant, matthias would give her massages and bring her little gifts of flowers and food and stay by her side as long as he could get away with. she called him “mattie”. she loved wolves.

Wesper first kiss let’s goo🌼🌼🌼

kaz and wylan are brothers, but in the way that kaz has always been a younger brother and wylan was always an only child, so even though kaz is older, they're both bouncing between both older/younger brother roles on a daily basis