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id call him a little ass menace but mf is 6'0. big ass menace

@kibo-ichiro @nono-uwu i felt like you guys would like this

Shuri: I’m cold.

Nora: Here, take my jacket!

Shuri: Aww, thanks!

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Jeremy: I’m cold.

Nora: Well damn, Princess, I can’t control the weather.

So I did a quick Google search, and brooches are often used to indicate someone’s class, status, that sort of thing. On the surface, it may seem like Jeremy gifting Shuri the brooch was a sort of reminder for her to stop tarnishing the family name and act more like a noble.

But brooches also symbolize love, devotion, and hidden desires. Of course, it could be referencing Jeremy’s romantic feelings for Shuri, but I think it could also mean how they both wanted to make up with each other and actually be a family, but they never truly tried to bridge that gap between them. Which is why he gives her a necklace in the 2nd timeline: because they are a true family this time around.

For Nora, it’s insanely obvious that he’s in love with Shuri, but she hasn’t picked up on that yet. So his hidden desire is to be with Shuri in a romantic capacity rather than a platonic one, while also showing his love and devotion towards her no matter what happens between them.

So I’ve always wondered why Jeremy’s brooch changed to a necklace in the second timeline.

Potential spoilers below

I haven’t read the novel so this is a shot in the dark, but… is this supposed to reference the necklace(s) that Shuli has received in the past? Like the mysterious necklace that Johannes discovered and the eagle necklace from Theo?

In fiction, necklaces can be a symbol of devotion and protection, but in this case, it can also symbolize a collar. Spice&Kitty/ORKA use Shuli’s neck scar as a way to remind us of her vulnerability. That she can disappear at any moment. A necklace may shield her, or may be the very item that strangles her.

My theory is that Jeremy’s gift will be used as evidence against them during the holy trial. Theo’s necklace would serve as the perfect narrative decoy for readers to be wary about. Meanwhile, the biggest piece of evidence used against her is the necklace we’ve all come to love.

Penelope Eckhart

Tomás Sánchez (Cuban, b. 1948)

"The Witness" ("El Testigo"), 2000

Oil on linen, 60 x 48 cm. (23 ⁵/₈ x 18 ⁵⁷/₆₄ in.)

Private Collection