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Crows of the Saintly Days

Summary:

A very chaotic Inej, Nina and Jesper go to Ketterdam University. Things start to get interesting when Nina catches the eye of a cute jock in psych class, a very shy and sweet Wylan stumbles into their friend group, and a past associate of Inej's makes more and more appearances.

Text fic with prose :)

Formerly called: Here

Notes:

This is my first fic! I'm really excited to write in this world!

Quick notes:
-There are nods to og series but this is not canon compliant (ergo there are no character deaths other than Jordie, so Matthias doesn't die) although I will try and stick true to every character
-every now and then I put direct quotes from the novels and TV show. i dont claim credit for any of them :)
-TW will be posted each chapter in the beginning notes (there are darker themes in this fic)
-Comments and constructive feedback are always welcome!! I would love to know what you think, good and bad.

the spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1bmgqROQv6gzOt992FkHA8?si=ce031ec577424f4e

edit: im re reading the first couple chapters of my fic and never realized how much the fic 'Staying Strangers' by 3amandcounting has influenced my writing. the fic is seriously a masterpiece, if you love the marauders, do yourself a favor and read it, you won't be disappointed!

I own nothing, all these characters belong to Leigh Bardugo.

Hope you enjoy! <3

Chapter 1: The Tales of Jesper Fahey

Notes:

No TW :)

Chapter Text

Monday, Sept 19th

 

2 people + Jesper

[8:22 am]
Jesper: let me unfold to you a tale children

Jesper: once there was a boy who no one appreciated, despite the fact that he was enigmatic chillingly beautiful and shot people in the heart (metaphorically) with his charm

[8:25]
Nina: the brackets were unnecessary babe xx

Jesper: people were always rudely interrupting him even though he had done nothing to deserve it

Nina: damn you woke up today and chose violence

Jesper: ANYWAYS he was late for his 8am class, just to find someone had stolen his seat. Outrage!

[8:27]
Inej: Hey Jes, kindly, what are you on about?

Inej: It's 8am, if you haven’t noticed. On a Monday.

Jesper: he was interrupted on a new fangled correspondence machine in said class where said culprit had stolen his seat by his best friend in the whole world who had a terrible grasp on the art of subtlety.

Nina: let him get it out of his system.

Jesper: i resent that

Jesper: i digress, there was the most prettiest boy in all the land, who had stolen the boy’s seat and the boy was transfixed, bewildered and lost in a sea of golden eyes and black hair

Inej: I’m confused

Nina: there are too many boys in there jes

Jesper: ;)

Nina: regrettable choice of words

Nina: fml

Jesper: as i was *saying* the prettiest boy in all the- fuck it

Jesper: there’s a cute boy in my class and i’m in love

Nina: good lord

Inej: What's his name?

Inej: Oh also

Jesper: Yeah?

Nina: ^

Inej: It's 8am in the morning!!!!!

Jesper: still stuck on that are you?

Inej: I was sleeping!!! :(

Jesper: there’s something called DnD

Inej: I don’t see how dungeons and dragons factor in here

Jesper: do not disturb inej

Inej: You dropped my phone

Inej: It’s acting all weird now

[8:31]
Jesper: Ah yes. I recall. AS I was saying

 

 

Inej and Jesper

[8:31]
Jesper: i actually am sorry, i’ll pay for it if it’s broken

Inej: It’s fine <3

 

2 people + Jesper

[8:32]
Jesper: he’s really cute and i am going to flirt with him until blissful oblivion. and his name is

Jesper: *drum roll*

Jesper: *pause for suspense*

Jesper: *waits for audience to be rapt in attention*

[8:34]
Nina: oh my GOD

Jesper: kuwei

Jesper: isn’t that the cutest name you’ve ever heard?????

Nina: yes, jes, yes it is

Jesper: HA

Inej: I love you jesper, but why is this relevant?

Jesper: friends share our greatest triumphs, our lowest lows, our dreams, our desires

Inej: Please don’t share your desires

Nina: nice to share your lows with us

Jesper: finally the boy forsooked his friends because they were rude and unsupportive

Nina: forshooked?

Nina: we actually love you tho xx

Jesper: hm, I really feel it

Jesper: i will be flirting now, have fun with singledom

[8:40]
Inej: Do you think he’d do better in an English degree?

Nina: not until he gets a grasp on punctuation

Nina: and nouns

Inej: Nvm he should definitely stick with engineering

Inej: I’m going back to sleep

Nina: sleep well <3

Inej: ly

Inej: Not you jes, just Nina

[8:45]
Jesper: *scoffs in indifference*

 

Jesper and Kuwei

[2:21pm]
Jesper: hey! i’m the guy who asked you for the notes for lecture 4 this morning?

[3:05]
Kuwei: jesper right?

[3:10]
Jesper: yeah. kuwei?

Kuwei: wow you spelt my name right, that’s a first. i'm impressed

Jesper: is that sarcasm i detect?

Kuwei: no genuinely, no one spells my name right.

Jesper: haha then thank you. Is it embarrassing if i said i searched it up?

[3:11]
Kuwei: not at all, it’s sweet

 

Inej and Jesper

[3:11]
Jesper: he called me sweet!!!!!!

 

Jesper and Kuwei

[3:11]
Jesper: :)

Jesper: i haven’t seen you in this class before

Kuwei: i was on the online portion but seats opened up

Jesper: cool, what’s your major?

Kuwei: fine arts, physics is my elective

Jesper: that’s dope

Kuwei: thanks, you?

Jesper: engineering

Kuwei: oh so you’re smart smart

Jesper: i do alright lol

Kuwei: so why did you miss lecture 4?

Jesper: oh now this is bad

Kuwei: what is?

Jesper: i may or may not have a confession

Kuwei: oh?

Jesper: i already have the notes for that lecture

Kuwei: then why…

[3: 13]
Jesper: you’re really cute

Jesper: i get nervous around cute guys

 

Inej and Jesper

[3:15]
Jesper: i told him he was cute and now he’s not answering me!

Inej: Cute guy from 8 am class?

Jesper: Yep

Inej: How long has it been?

Jesper: 2 min

Inej: Dude

Jesper: i came on too strong!

Inej: It's a compliment, worst comes to worst he rejects you. If that happens I'll buy you ice cream ok?

Jesper: aw inej.

Jesper: WAIT

Jesper: what if he’s straight!!!!

Inej: You told me he had a pride pin on his denim jacket…

Jesper: But he could be ace, trans etc

Inej: He called you sweet. You told me he complimented your jacket.

Jesper: right. forgot

[3: 16]
Inej: Idiot xx

 

Jesper and Kuwei

[3: 20]
Kuwei: and now?

Jesper: sorry?

Kuwei: you’re not nervous anymore?

Jesper: haha of course I am. i’m just shameless about it now

Kuwei: funny

Jesper: what is?

Kuwei: i could have sworn you were shameless in class

Jesper: how do you figure?

Kuwei: the way you ran your hands through your hair and gave me that boyish smile

 

Inej and Jesper

[3:20]
Jesper: holy shoot he is one smooth mf

 

Jesper and Kuwei

[3:21]
Jesper: you’ve got me there

[3:26]
Kuwei: you’re cute too

Kuwei: want to meet up to study? i can help you with that lecture 4?

Jesper: you’re on

 

Inej and Jesper

[5:15]
Jesper: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN HE WANTS TO MEET UP WITH ME

Jesper: I AM THE LEGEND

Jesper: I AM THE MOMENT

Jesper: I SHOULD BE IN A BOND FILM. OR A WESTERN. OR A HEIST MOVIE

[5:32]
Inej: Why is that?

Jesper: because i am smooth as hell. i could totally do stealth shit

Inej: I'm sure

Jesper: i have transcended, your sarcasm no longer touches me

Inej: Hm

Inej: Good job though

Inej: Study and talk later?

Inej: More study than talk tho, we have midterms

[5:33]
Jesper: but talking is so much better

[5:38]
Jesper: ughhh fine we’ll study more

Inej: See you tonight

Jesper: xx

 

Kaz and c1

[6:00pm]
Kaz: Meet me in Jurda hall. 10:30 tomorrow. Near the water fountain.

c1: will do thanks dude

 

2 people + Jesper

[6:46pm]
Nina: ok this guy in class just stole my heart

[6:48]
Jesper: is he cute?

Inej: Is it that guy he stares at you in psych?

Nina: he doesn’t stare at me

Inej: ...ok

Nina: and no, it's not like that

Nina: so he walked into and stumbled on the stairs of the auditorium. then, *then*, THEN

Nina: he APOLOGISED TO THE STEPS. he got so embarrassed.

Nina: then the projector wasn’t working and no one would help, but he got up and told the prof how to work it. even though he was already super red

Inej: That's adorable

Jesper: ^^!!

Nina: he sat next to me and was so jittery he dropped his pen and it broke. i gave him mine and he smiled and thanked me like i had given him the answer key to the exam

Inej: What's his name?

Nina: no clue

Nina: he looks like a simon tho

Inej: What are the requirements for looking like a simon?

Nina: tripping and helping set up a projector and breaking a pen

Inej: Right of course

Nina: i’m adopting him

Jesper: the big question

Jesper: did he give you your pen back?

Nina: he did :,)

Jesper: can i marry him?

Inej: I thought you were going out with the Kuwei guy

Jesper: we are not ‘going out’

Nina: WAIT you got his number?

Jesper: yes, yes i did. and it’s a study date.

Jesper: guys guys i didn’t even need the notes from lecture 4!

Nina: nice job!

Nina: am i supposed to know what that means?

Jesper: it means i am perfect and nothing can ever bring me down from this high

Inej: *Reminds Jes he has a midterm in two weeks*

Jesper: killjoy

Inej: I know <3

Nina: i’m going to invite him to our study session next week

Jesper: you do that while i lecture inej on how to be a good friend

Jesper: *ahem* once upon a time there was a girl who was rude and unsupportive

Inej: Here we go