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The Year of the Crows

Summary:

Jesper L. Fahey started a new conversation.
Jesper L. Fahey named the conversation “Year of the Crows 🥳🐦‍⬛!!”
Jesper L. Fahey added Inej Ghafa, Kaz Brekker, Wylan Van Eck, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar

It's the Crows senior year of university (sans Wylan) there is just so much to do before they graduate! With Wylan and Jesper refusing to admit their feelings to each other, Kaz and Inej slowly drifting together, and Nina and Matthias being the cutest couple to ever walk the earth. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THESE SIX FRIENDS IN THEIR LAST YEAR AS STUDENTS.

Your classic Six of Crows texting fic! there will be drama, there will be (minimal) heists, there will be ROMANCE and COMEDY, and also a plot don't worry 😊

Chapter 1: The Beginning of the End

Notes:

HELLO EVERYBODY!!
My name is Scottie and this is my FIRST FAN FICTION (written or posted)
I am in desperate need of critique so please do not hold back.
I am also NOT British or in college, despite this fic taking place in england-ish and in college.
What I am, is a huge fan of the series, book and show alike. I will include references to both because OH MY GOD LEIGH BARDUGO IS AMAZING.
Anyway.
Please enjoy The Year of the Crows!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

11:00 am

 

Jesper L. Fahey started a new conversation.

Jesper L. Fahey named the conversation “Year of the Crows 🥳🐦‍⬛!!”

Jesper L. Fahey added Inej Ghafa, Kaz Brekker, Wylan Van Eck, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar

 

Jesper L. Fahey: oh this wont do

 

Jesper L. Fahey renamed Jesper L. Fahey to The Hot One

The Hot One renamed Inej Ghafa to Spider Girl

The Hot One renamed Kaz Brekker to Kazzle Dazzle

The Hot One renamed Wylan Van Eck to Wylan Van Sunshine

The Hot One renamed Nina Zenik to Waffles

The Hot One renamed Matthias Helvar to Matty

 

The Hot One: MUCH better

 

Kazzle Dazzle renamed Kazzle Dazzle to Kaz Brekker

 

The Hot One: well fuck me then i guess

 

Waffles: YESSSS SENIOR YEAR GROUP CHAT

 

Spider Girl: I’m not entirely sure we need a new one? But nonetheless yayyy senior year of uni!

 

The Hot One: we need a new one, dearest inej, because its symBOLIC

 

Spider Girl: no complaints here!

 

Wylan Van Sunshine: Hello, everybody on the new group chat!

 

Waffles: HI WYLAN

 

Spider Girl: Hey Wylan!

 

The Hot One: WYYYYYYYYY

 

Matty: Hello, Wylan.

Matty: Why is my name “Matty”? My name is Matthias.

Matty: Please change it, Jesper.

 

The Hot One: ☹️

The Hot One: ok, matthias ☹️☹️

The Hot One renamed Matty to Matthias (Party Pooper)

 

The Hot One: 🙁🙁🙁🙁

 

Matthias (Party Pooper): This is acceptable.

 

The Hot One: 😁😁😁😁



Love Birds

 

11:10

Yellow Tulip: Why is Jesper using so many emoticons and changing my name?

 

Little Red Bird: hes being friendly, matthias. 

Little Red Bird: hes trying to make a connection

 

Yellow Tulip: Why?

 

Little Red Bird: i dunno

Little Red Bird: probably because he wants to be friends with you

 

Yellow Tulip: I thought we were already friends?

 

Little Red Bird: closer friends then. Just respond to it cheerfully or something, idk babe

 

Yellow Tulip: Okay. I will respond cheerfully.



Year of the Crows 🥳🐦‍⬛!!

 

Matthias (Party Pooper): 🙂



Love Birds

 

Yellow Tulip: Was that okay?

 

Little Red Bird: YES

Little Red Bird: it was perfect, jes is currently squealing at his phone screen in the cafe

Little Red Bird: also do you want a coffee

 

Yellow Tulip: No, thank you, my love. I would like a scone please.

 

Little Red Bird: (STOP YOURE SO CUTE) of course!

 

 

Year of the Crows 🥳🐦‍⬛!!

 

The Hot One: AHHHH OMG MATTHIAS USING AN EMOJI IS NOT SOMETHING I KNEW I NEEDED IN MY LIFE

 

Matthias Helvar (Party Pooper) Liked a message

 

The Hot One renamed Matthias Helvar (Party Pooper) to Matthias!!



Inej Ghafa and Kaz Brekker

 

11:30

Inej: Are you still in Jespers group chat?

 

Kaz: Yes, why?

 

Inej: You haven’t said anything, lol

 

Kaz: I haven’t needed to.

 

Inej: Fair

Inej: Do you want to go study in the library?

Inej: I know school literally just started but it could be fun anyway

 

Kaz: Yes, I’ll pick you up in front of your dorm.

 

Inej: Okay! I’ll see you around noon.

 

12:00

Kaz: I’m outside.

 

Inej hearted a message



Bros 4 Lyf

 

12:14

Jester: WYWYWYWYWY

Jester: WYLAN

 

12:18

Jester:

Jester: MERCHLING

 

Wy Guy: Jesper? Is everything okay?

 

Jester: NO WYLAN MY BELOVED EVERYTHING IS NOT OK

Jester: I am sitting aLONE in our shARED dorm by mySELF

Jester: where is my funky flautist???!!!!



Wylan Van Eck and Nina Zenik

 

12:20

Wylan: NINA

 

Wylan sent one screenshot:

 

           Jester: NO WYLAN MY BELOVED EVERYTHING IS NOT OK

           Jester: I am sitting aLONE in our shARED dorm by mySELF

           Jester: where is my funky flautist???!!!!

 

Nina: HELP

Nina: Thats so cute wy

Nina: also what the fuck is up with “funky flautist”

 

Wylan: Does he know what this is doing to me 😭

 

Nina: no, he’s an idiot

Nina: hope this helps <3

 

Wylan:



Bros 4 Lyf

 

12:25

Wy Guy: oh, sorry haha.

Wy Guy: I was getting coffee for my train ride to the dorm. Has everyone else settled in?

 

Jester: no worries i was only messing, and no not everyone

Jester: in our building, only adrik, tolya, and I have unpacked. I THINK davids here but idk where really…

Jester: what i do know is that matthias has a single this year so we’ll probably be seeing a lot of our dear zenik lol

 

Wy Guy: lol yeah. Have the rest of our friends gotten into the dorm already?

 

Jester: uhhhhh i dont actually know. I’ll ask the AMAZING SENIOR YEAR GROUP CHAT

 

Wy Guy: Okay, haha.



Year of the Crows 🥳🐦‍⬛!!

 

12:36

The Hot One: MOVE-IN STATUS REPORT PLEASE

 

Waffles: MOVE-IN COMPLETE (minus decorations </3)

 

Kaz Brekker: Inej is sleeping, but she’s moved in. 

 

Waffles: ROOMMATE CONFIRMATION, INEJ IS MOVED IN

Waffles: her knife collection has grown, she has a purple one now

 

The Hot One: we aren’t just going to gloss over the fact that Kazzie here knows Inej is sleeping, right?

The Hot One: care to comment, boss?

 

Kaz Brekker renamed The Hot One to Gambling Addict

 

Gambling Addict: DAMN

 

Wylan Van Sunshine: Kaz that isn’t very nice.

 

Kaz Brekker renamed Gambling Addict to Jesper Fahey

 

Jesper Fahey: This is so much worse

 

Matthias!!: I am also moved in.

 

Jesper Fahey: really?? I havent seen you all day. Neither has the rest of our floor lol

 

Matthias!!: I got here earlier in the week and I don't leave during prime busy hours in the common area. 

Matthias!!: And I am quiet.

 

Jesper Fahey: oookay then. Fair enough. 

 

 

Jesper Fahey and Matthias Helvar

 

12:42

Jesper: Do you want to watch a movie with our floor tonight?

 

Matthias: What movie?

 

Jesper: Fedyor wants to watch how to train your dragon

 

Matthias: I have never heard of it.

 

Jesper: oh trust me, helvar, youll love it

 

Matthias: Okay I trust you. I will make popcorn later.

 

Jesper: THANK YOU MATTHIAS YOU’RE THE BEST

 

Matthias: 👍



Year of the Crows 🥳🐦‍⬛!!

 

12:47

Jesper Fahey: Anyway, I am moved in, Wy is on his way, and i ASSUME kaz is moved in based on his knowledge of Inej’s whereabouts

 

Waffles renamed Jesper Fahey to Funny Guns

 

Waffles: It was hurting my soul

 

Funny Guns: ty neens, it was hurting me too :)



Bros 4 Lyf

 

1:46

Wy Guy: I just got off of the train. I’ll be home in like twenty minutes. 

Wy Guy: I think I have too many bags for train travel haha.


Jester: YAY IM SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU

Notes:

Sooooo. First chapter what do we think? I wrote it in a two am haze when I was supposed to be writing a very important essay. I'll just answer a few things down here that I don't feel like sliding into the text chain:

Jesper is currently a theatre major, he started off as an agriculture major freshman year, switched to chemistry, and has been doing theater since. Colm Fahey the KING is Scottish (Irish maybe) living in Uganda (i stole from Kit Young's parents because i can)

Wylan Van Sunshine is a Chem major, flute minor (Is that a thing? it is now.) He's a year below the rest of them. (I know Inej is the same age but for the sake of the plot she skipped a grade) Again stealing from the actors, Wylan is Welsh/English. Jan Van Eck will pay don't you worry.

Inej is a social political justice major, because we love her. (Lets just assume I'm gonna keep stealing from the actors here) She is Nepali, her family still lives there.

Nina is a nursing major, language minor, which MIGHT change, we shall seeee. Shes British/Russian, because i don't know enough about Russia.

Matthias is of an Unknown major which i will figure out eventually. He's on the hockey team though! He's from Sweden. probably.

and finally we have Kaz Brekker. He's a finance and business major. what a shock. Ketterdam is supposed to be vaguely dutch I believe so we're going to make him English/Dutch. (Nate if you're reading this please forgive me) a lot of people I've see do these bring back Jordie from the dead. WE DON'T DO THAT HERE.

anyway that was super long, I'm going to bed, and hopefully the ao3 author curse isnt real...