Heartwarming / Six of Crows

• While the "bitter" part of the story's Bittersweet Ending is very bitter... the "sweet" part is very sweet. Highlights include:
  • Kaz reaching out to hold Inej's hand with his bare one for the first time. This is after he told Inej that he wanted a Relationship Upgrade between them, but Inej turned him down because his phobia would never allow for true intimacy (specifically listing off real hand-holding) and she wanted him "without armor or not at all". Now, he proves that he's willing to put real effort into bettering himself, allowing for a possible future between them after all. On top of it, he even bought her the ship she always wanted to hunt slave traders and used his resources to find her parents and arranged for a meeting. Inej becomes so overwhelmed in happiness that she starts crying Tears of Joy. Before she goes to meet her parents for the first time in years, she tells Kaz she wants them to meet him. He accepts and jokingly asks if his tie is on straight.
    • What makes it more heartwarming is that Inej fully planned on bidding Kaz farewell from her life as she met with him, believing it to be the best choice for them at that point. And then she sees he bought her the ship and crew she always dreamed of having. In exchange, Kaz said he only wanted her to come back and visit him. A deeply touched Inej changes her mind about parting ways and instead promises she's "not done with Ketterdam" (or Kaz) just yet; they even decide to take out the worst of Ketterdam's criminals together. Furthermore, when Kaz reminds her that he isn't a good man, Inej proves she's accepted all of him. She tells him that Ketterdam "doesn't need a good man", what it needs is Kaz. She encourages him to "be the monster he says he is" and how they can take out the truly evil of Ketterdam; such as women like Tante Heleen and men like Pekka Rollins. Kaz asks if she really wants to take them all on, and she replies with an easy "Why not?" and he smiles at her.
• Wylan taking control of his father's merchant kingdom and bringing his abused and battered mother home for a new and happy life. People have reported seeing them taking walks, going on boat rides, or painting together.
• Every time Kaz allows Inej to touch him and every time he touches her; considering how much he Hates Being Touched, this speaks volumes about their connection and how strongly he feels about her to at least try to overcome his phobia to properly express his feelings for her.
• In Crooked Kingdom, Inej asks if Kaz would have still bothered to rescue her if Van Eck shattered her legs and she could no longer be the Wraith and his personal spy anymore.
  Dirtyhands would not. The boy who could get them through this, get their money, keep them alive, would do her the courtesy of putting her out of her misery, then cut his own losses and move on.
  "I would come for you," he said, and when he saw the wary look she shot him, he said it again. "I would come for you. And if I couldn't walk, I'd crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we'd fight our way out together—knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that's what we do. We never stop fighting."
• It's both funny and sad, but the fact that Matthias is the only one who knows how to deal with a hormonal Alys Van Eck (who is heavily pregnant) when they take her hostage is rather sweet; having remembered how his mother behaved when she was pregnant with his younger sister.
• Nina and Inej´s friendship as whole for how affectionate it is. The two girls are essentially like sisters who adore and deeply love each other.
• In Crooked Kingdom, when Nina asks Matthias why he hasn't kissed her, she admits she is frightened that it's because he finds her shameful. Matthias takes the time to tell her how he would have courted her if they'd met under other circumstances.
  We would have been chaperoned. I would have dined with your family at least three times before we were ever left alone together […] I would brought you gifts. Winter roses, if I could afford them. A silver comb for your hair. Apple cakes with sweet cream.

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