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HOT  COFFEE  ON  AN  AUGUST  AFTERNOON,    and  the  large  starbucks  was  pushed  toward  kaz  in  a  single  movement.      she  was  late  to  the  first  class  (  OF  COURSE!  )  but  she  knew  he  would  save  a  spot  for  her.    crossing  her  legs  in  her  chair,  she  took  a  sip  of  her  own  iced  drink  through  a  reusable  straw.        a  scan  of  the  room,    and  she  narrowed  her  eyes.      ❝    who  is  the  new  kid?  ❞            her  voice  a  near  whisper  as  she  glanced  up  at  him  to  catch  his  eye.     

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marie knew that ketterdam was a rather unsavory place. she knew it was crawling with thieves and gamblers and criminals and slavers and drüskelle–– but that information was no match for her stubborn heart. perhaps it made her naive, but it also made her kind and there was certainly no ridding her of that.

so while she did know that ketterdam was home to more gangs than she could count, she knew little of their members and even less of what they looked like. to her, this young man (who couldn’t be any older than her, if even that) could be anyone. and so, she’d asked the question. what she handed expected, perhaps foolishly, was to be met with such exhaustion at her concern.

suli's  created  a  culture  based  on  traveling  and  moving.  nothing  is  permanent  and  that  comes  through  from  emotions,  to  work,  to  aging,  pleasure.  the  only  thing  in  life  that  is  true  is  love,  and  there  is  a  high  priority  on  family  (found  family  included)  and  relationships.    

soulmates,  or  the  person  that  become  your  red  thread,  have  a  high  priority  in  their  culture.  dating  and  courting  are  encouraged,  and  they  are  a  deep  traditional  pull  to  romance.  both  women  and  men  have  autonomy  in  the  courting  process,  as  gift-giving  and  acts  of  service  to  be  prioritized  over  all  else.  love  is  highly  encouraged  and  celebrated.  there  are  no  heads  of  the  household  and  there  is  a  serious  lack  of  gender  performance  in  family  and  dating  structures.  this  means  gender  fluidity  is  common  for  individuals  as  well.  the  language,  clothing,  parental  roles,  or  even  pronouns  are  all  gender-neutral.    

nearly  every  daily  task  has  a  superstition  on  it.  small  things  like  how  many  stirs  you  should  do  when  prepping  stew  for  good  luck  or  what  time  of  the  day  you  should  sweep  become  second  nature  to  sulis.  the  world  will  deal  out  good  luck  or  bad  luck  depending  on  your  devotion.  

suli  proverbs  are  more  used  like  spells  or  prayers  than  mottos.  they  are  spoken  to  balance  luck  or  reach  the  saints.  

dreams  are  not  subconscious,  but  a  place  that  you  physically  go  to.    I  could  write  about  this  forever,  but  it's  a  lot.  this  is  why  inej's  nightmares  

saints  are  to  worship  in  a  traditional  ravkan  sense.  they  are  used  more  like  deities,  where  you  can  devote  yourself  to  various  ones  based  on  what  personal  goals  you  have.  there  is  no  need  for  churches,  but  icons  are  heavily  used  as  well  as  alters  are  prayer  work  in  nature.  

fortune-telling  is  a  specialized  skill  that  only  a  few  people  can  master  in  their  lifetime.  most  commonly,  they  use  a  classic  deck  of  cards  for  readings.  like  traditional  card  readings,  each  card  has  a  different  meaning,  and  depending  on  the  spread,  will  create  different  paths  for  the  reader.    this  is  why  inej  will  never  voluntarily  touch  a  deck  of  cards  and  has  a  mixed  relationship  with  gambling.  

suli's  don't  have  a  sense  of  possessions.  they  will  share  anything  they  have  and  expect  others  to  do  the  same.  a  good  way  to  think  about  is  that  they  will  take  an  apple  from  a  tree  if  they  need  to  eat,  without  much  care  about  who  owns  the  tree.  the  tree  is  the  giver,  not  the  ownership.    

/ wishlisting.

modern au where jordie is alive and jesper Does Not let kaz have a moment of peace bc ‘jordie’s the hot sibling’

no i’m jk jk. i’d love to do something with jesper & kaz talking about that argument / fight they had. maybe discussing inej’s departure. talking about pekka rollins, even, bc god knows jesper is curious about it all. basically: anything post - ck, with them in the van eck mansion. bros being bros, n’ all that.