You’re my flag, you’re my nation

"I'll meet you in the meadow."

bruh

just kill me I guess

well. on one hand they never got to mutilate mal’s arc even more. on the other hand we’ll never see his and alina’s ordinary life full of ordinary things if love could ever be called that

Mal “You Are My Flag, You are My Nation” Oretsev would literally eat SAB Mal alive

you guys insist mal is “better” on the show

im mad that they didn’t let him be angry and traumatized

we are not the same

THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO: MAL ORETSEV, tracker extraordinaire

[Caption: A gifset of Mal from Shadow and Bone. Each gif is colored with a green-to-pink gradient. 1: He’s smiling while on a ship. Text reads, “The beginner’s guide to Mal Oretsev.” 2: 4 gifs of him in various positions with doodles of his zodiac sign, Taurus; the mountains to represent his element, earth; a dashed line to represent his travels and MBTI type, ESFP; and a compass to represent his alignment, neutral good. 3: 4 gifs of his likes and dislikes with flag and push pin doodles. He loves the meadow, hates the swamp, hates the trenches, and loves the open sea. 4: A gif of him smiling and leaning in to speak. Text reads, “Tracker extraordinaire.” End caption.]

Does Mal make some bad choices? Yes. But it's important to remember that the options he had were not bad choice and good choice. They were bad choice and different bad choice.

What is the right thing to do when someone you care about is doing "the right thing" but it puts them in danger? Do you encourage their actions, or do you prioritize their safety?

When the person you love chooses to subject themselves to arrangements that they don't really want to be in, do you try and get them out of it, or do you support their decision?

It's a total grey area. There is no right answer. It's impossible. And frustrating. And his whole world is at stake. But those are the options in front of him

All he can do is try to exist in the space between being asked to leave and being asked to stay.

𝕾𝖍𝖆𝖉𝖔𝖜 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕭𝖔𝖓𝖊 ꜱᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ 2 ʀᴇᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ #56                                               ↳ 𝟸.𝟶𝟸: 𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚊𝚕𝚢𝚎

Malyen Oretsev: Book to Screen

#how could anyone hate this man???? SHADOW AND BONE: 2.01 No Shelter But Me

[Caption: A gifset of Mal from Shadow and Bone. A soldier pursuing him takes a pot from a street vendor and throws it at Mal; the vendor shouts, “Hey! That’s 25 neredi—hey!” Mal crawls back out from another vendor’s cart and pays the vendor back, saying, “I’m sorry,” and the vendor smiles as he runs away. End caption.]

Mal looking at Alina in s1

Whether I was a Saint or a queen or the most powerful Grisha who ever lived, I would always turn to him.

i think i personally deserve to stab everyone who says that mal is whiny