History Has Its Eyes On You

old sketch of the original trio bc I love them🖤

girl’s friend: “wow.. thats so creepy…”

if inej’s character had been male, you wouldn’t be using those phrases that are rooted in sexism, and to ignore all of inej’s achievements and accomplishments to say all she does in the book is stab people at kaz’s behest is deeply disrespectful to her.

inej’s personality is raw, and unfiltered. she is so courageous, true herself and her beliefs, greatly empathetic to others despite her own situation, and deeply unafraid. she’s short tempered and sarcastic, (which is typical of someone her age,) and skeptical of most people. she has a lot of the funniest lines because she roasts the majority of the others thought the book, especially matthias and wylan when she first meets them. she’s unwavering, stubborn and persistent. despite the horrific things she’s endured as a child, she is still strong enough to look past that and find good and search for good everywhere. she makes the most out of being in a bad situation. she never abandons her faith and never forgets her family and her values, even when her values are tested and she has to do things that she wouldn’t have if she had other options. she’s inspirational because she always finds the light when she’s in the dark, she’s still an amazing person whereas if I had been through everything she had, I would not give af. she’s taken a trauma reaction after what happened to her (disappearing while being raped) and turned it into a deadly weapon, to be completely unseen. she’s a talented performer and acrobat and she uses those skills that came from her family and her family’s business (a place of community and love and passed-down talent) and adapted that and used it to survive.

to ignore inej’s complex personality, many arcs and achievements, skills and important part on the crew to narrow her down to her best friend helping her regain her freedom and begin her mission leaves a very bad taste in my mouth. kaz and inej save each other, look out for each other, and help each other up. they can’t count the times they’ve saved each others lives. just inej’s voice can calm kaz and help him to fight off a panic attack. he knows her and he knows what she needs, which included freedom and leverage and power. to turn that into a one sided thing of inej being some helpless damsel is very sad and pitiable.

the book is largely about fighting back against the system that is out to get you and wants you dead. all the crows help each other at different times.

Niklaus Stoecklin (Swiss, 1896-1982)

Waldboden mit Fliegenpilz und Salamander, 1940