Wayne: And Here’s My Award For Most Rules Broken!

bilf (book i'd like to finish)

The dangers and troubles of being a panda zookeeper.

Everytime Kaladin smiles in The Way of Kings.

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Kaladin’s windspren flitted down and inspected Gaz, then closed one of her eyes, imitating him. For some reason, seeing her made Kaladin smile.

-Chapter 6, Bridge 4.

He smirked dully, still staring at the rock in front of him.

(close enough)

-Chapter 9, Damnation.

Of course, it was still just a rock. But for some reason, Kal found himself smiling.

Kal smiled, then lifted the flask and drank.

Kal smiled despite himself, though it quickly faded.

-Chapter 16, Cocoons.

Kaladin smiled as the apothecary shuffled forward with his cane, oblivious to the invisible windspren.

I doubt that’s what it’s intended for, Kaladin thought with a smile.

-Chapter 17, A Bloody Red Sunset.

When he was done, the bleeding had stopped. He sat back smiling.

-Chapter 20, Scarlet.

He smiled at Scar, but got only a scowl in return.

Kaladin smiled at him. A forced smile. Sometimes that was all one could offer.

Kaladin smiled, letting out a deep breath as Scar sat down.

He smiled, joining in the next verse of Dunny’s song.

-Chapter 27, Chasm Duty.

The bridgemen, finished with their mock bridge run, looked toward Kaladin, exhausted but excited. He smiled at them.

Instead, he handed it to Scar and gave an encouraging smile.

Kaladin smiled back, but kept running his finger across the wood.

-Chapter 30, Darkness Unseen.

Kaladin found himself smiling at the man’s nonchalant attitude.

“What if we don’t want to be rid of you?” long-faced Natam asked. Kaladin smiled.

-Chapter 32, Side Carry.

He found himself smiling.

-Chapter 34, Stormwall.

They stared at him, incredulous, and he couldn’t help but smile.

Kaladin smiled, though he found mirth unnatural while watching men die.

-Chapter 40, Eyes of Red and Blue.

For some reason that made Kaladin smile.

-Chapter 44, The Weeping.

The older man scowled, but Kaladin returned a grin.

-Chapter 49, To Care.

Kaladin hid a smile.

-Chapter 55, An Emerald Broam.

Kaladin smiled. Odd, how he could still do that.

-Chapter 57, Wandersail

Kaladin smiled, but was growing to nervous to feel mirth.

-Chapter 62, Three Glyphs.

Kaladin smiled.

-Chapter 63, Fear.

A trickle of stormlight closed the wounds on his arm. He smiled, spear held before him.

-Chapter 67, Words.

Kaladin smiled, leaning back, looking upwards towards the dark sky, and the large sapphire moon.

-Chapter 73, Trust.

It's very bold of the cosmere fandom to say that Dalinar is the one who adopts everyone when Kaladin exists in the same world. Like that boy adopts whole groups of 30+ people literally everywhere he goes. Dalinar's order is about uniting people but Kaladin's the one out there doing the good work.

Please, it’s simple, Dalinar’s strategy is to adopt a few keystone players so that all of their mass-adoptions can still tie back to him, like some multi-level adoption scheme.

Wait for it.

Let’s all be honest, every last one of us wants to stand in the mouth of a dark cave holding a flicking torch in one hand and a sword in the other.

Honor is Dead by Stephen Li